My Catholic Faith

Know it | Profess it | Live it | Share it | Defend it

My Catholic Faith, is a weekly series from St. Joseph Parish that will offer a quick, simple, and easily accessible way for every adult to learn some small aspect of the Catholic faith every week in just a few minutes! There will be many ways to access these short articles: My Catholic Faith will be published in the parish bulletin and posted on our parish website.

My Catholic Faith was conceived by our parish “With One Heart” (WOH) Strategy Team to address our WOH Priority to “Equip Parishioners to Evangelize / Share their Faith”. This priority was identified in response to our parishioners’ feedback on the WOH Diocesan / Parish survey in spring 2023.

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1 My Catholic Faith IssueWelcome To My Catholic Faith

2 My Catholic Faith IssueWho is Jesus Christ?

3 My Catholic Faith IssueWhy Does the Church matter so deeply to our life in Jesus Christ?

4 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is the Church?

5 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat Is Prayer?

5 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Prayer?

6 My Catholic Faith IssuePrayer the Rosary

7 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Liturgy of the Hours?

8 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Lectio Divina?

9 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Personal Devotion?

10 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Mass?

11 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Eucharist Adoration?

12 My Catholic Faith IssueWhat is Original Sin?

13 My Catholic Faith IssueThe Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

14 My Catholic Faith Issue

16 My Catholic Faith IssueMary, Ever-Virgin

17 My Catholic Faith IssueThe Incarnation: Why Did God Become Man?

18 My Catholic FaithMary, Mother Of God

19 My Catholic FaithDid Jesus Need To Be Baptized?

20 My Catholic FaithWhat is a Sacrament?

21 My Catholic FaithWhat Happens to a Person at Baptism?

22 My Catholic FaithWhat Happens to a Person at Confirmation?

23 My Catholic Faith7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

24 My Catholic FaithIs it REALLY the Body & Blood of Jesus in the Eucharist?

25 My Catholic FaithWhy Do We Call the Eucharist "Holy Communion"?

26 My Catholic FaithWhy Go To Mass Every Sunday?

27 My Catholic FaithThe Liturgical Year: Lent, Holy Week & The Sacred Triduum

28 My Catholic FaithWhy Do I Have to Confess My Sins to a Priest?

29 My Catholic FaithDo I Need to Go to Confession If I Haven't Committed Mortal Sins?

30 My Catholic FaithCan I Really Be Forgiven?

31 My Catholic FaithIt's Been a While...How Do I Go to Confession?

32 My Catholic FaithWhat God Has Done For Me: Redemption & Salvation

33 My Catholic FaithIf God Loves Us, Why Is There Suffering?

34 My Catholic FaithThe Liturgical Year: The Easter Season

35 My Catholic FaithDid Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

36 My Catholic FaithWhat is the Role of the Deacon in the Church?

37 My Catholic FaithThe Sacrament of Holy Orders

38 My Catholic FaithGet To Know The New Holy Father: Pope Leo XIV
His first words to the Church after election: "Peace be with all of you"

39 My Catholic FaithThe Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

40 My Catholic FaithThe Sacrament Of Matrimony

41 My Catholic FaithWhat is An Annulment?

42 My Catholic FaithAre Divorced Catholics Allowed to Receive the Eucharist?

43 My Catholic FaithWhat is a Sacramental?

44 My Catholic FaithWhat is OCIA and Who Should Participate?

45 My Catholic FaithWhat is an Indulgence?

46 My Catholic FaithWhat Are Relics?

47 My Catholic FaithLove of God: The First Commandment
How can I love God? The first three Commandments teach us how!

48 My Catholic FaithLove Of God: The Second Commandment
How can I love God? The first three Commandments teach us how!

49 My Catholic FaithLove of God: The Third Commandment
How can I love God? The first three Commandments teach us how!

50 My Catholic FaithWhy Was Mary Assumed Into Heaven?
August 15 - we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

51 My Catholic Faith 08-17-25The Queen of the Blessed Virgin Mary

52 My Catholic FaithStewardship
The care of good management of the entire household of God, all that God gives us in creation and all of God's plan of salvation.

53 My Catholic FaithSeven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching

54 My Catholic FaithThe Corporal Works of Mercy - Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself

55 My Catholic FaithThe Spiritual Works of Mercy - Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself

56 My Cahtolic FaithThe King is in the Room
Honoring The Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist

57 My Catholic FaithWe Need Your input...

58 My Catholic FaithEternal Destiny: Death and Judgement

59 My Catholic FaithEternal Destiny: Heaven & Hell

60 My Catholic FaithEternal Destiny: Purgatory
Final Purification before entering the Heavenly Kingdom

61 My Catholic FaithThe Catholic Funeral Rites

62 My Catholic FaithFuneral Pre-Planning

63 My Catholic FaithWho & What are the Angels?

64 My Catholic FaithAre Satan and Demons Real?

65 My Catholic FaithHow Does Satan Tempt Us Today?

66 My Catholic FaithLiving My Catholic Faith in the Parish: Faith Formation & Sharing

67 My Catholic FaithLiving My Catholic Faith in the Parish: Community & Fellowship

68 My Catholic FaithThe O Antiphons

69 My Catholic FaithLiving My Catholic Faith In the Parish: Community Outreach

70 My Catholic FaithLiving My Catholic Faith in the Parish: Parish & Parishioner Support

71 My Catholic FaithLiving My Catholic Faith in the Parish: Liturgical Ministries

72My Catholic FaithMass Vocabulary - Actions & Items Encountered at Mass

73 My Catholic FaithParts of the Mass - Introductory Rites

74 My Catholic FaithParts of the Mass - Liturgy of the Word

75 My Catholic FaithParts of the Mass - Liturgy of the Eucharist (Part 1)
Offertory and Preparation of the Gifts at the Altar

76 My Catholic FaithParts of the Mass - Liturgy of the Eucharist (Part 2)

77 My Catholic FaithParts of the Mass - Liturgy of the Eucharist (Part 3)
The Communion Rite (part 1)

78 My Catholic FaithParts of the Mass - Liturgy of the Eucharist (Part 4) and Concluding Rite

79 My Catholic FaithSame-Sex Attractions & Same-Sex Unions

80 My Catholic FaithSame-Sex Attractions - How Do We Respond?

81 My Catholic FaithWhat Are Relics?

82 My Catholic FaithThe Chrism Mass

83 My Catholic FaithWhat is Divine Mercy?

84 My Catholic Faith25 Years in the Church - A Personal Testimony

85 My Catholic FaithAsk A Priest!

86 My Catholic FaithMorality & Moral Decision Making Part One - What is Morality?

87 My Catholic FaithMorality & Moral Decision Making Part Two - Sin & Virture

88 My Catholic FaithMorality & Moral Decision Making Part Three - What is Conscience?

89 My Catholic FaithMorality & Moral Decision Making Part Four - Formation of Conscience

90 My Catholic FaithThe Ascension of the Lord

91 My Catholic FaithWhat are Mass Intentions?