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Sacraments
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Sacraments and the rituals surrounding them are not harsh burdens placed on humans by God—rather, they are manifestations of God’s abundant grace. To put it simply, the sacraments are not for God; they are for us. Sacramental worship exhibits a deep understanding of our nature as human beings: our dependence on the senses, on food and water for sustenance, our need for tangible signs. What better way for God to supply us with sanctifying grace than through these signs made alive?
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― Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion
― Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion
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I have never quite managed to see how we can make sense of the sacramental life of the Church without a theology of the risen body; and I have never managed to see how to put together such a theology without belief in the empty tomb. If a corpse clearly marked ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ turned up, I should save myself a lot of trouble and become a Quaker.
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