Word: sacramentalism
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...remain faithful to their husbands . . . The dead who see God face to face cannot tolerate in those they have loved . . . inconsistent attachment. What poor human consolation can equal the grandeur of widowhood when it is turned into a means of continuing a union and perpetuating the graces of the sacrament of marriage...
...fine," says Father Kelly in the Homiletic & Pastoral Review. "But there is plentiful mixing of truth and error in his preaching on these points." And Kelly complains that Evangelist Graham leaves out entirely such cornerstones of the Catholic faith as the mediating power of the Virgin Mary, the sacrament of the Mass, the necessity of Baptism, and the unity of the church. "Billy's teachings about the Church are not the same as Christ's teachings...
...intelligent choice of a marriage partner later." But going steady, he finds, is bad for both the body and soul of those too young to contemplate marriage as imminent. "Teenagers going steady are enkindling mutual love in much the same way as courting couples do ... But the sacrament of union is not within their reach as the natural term of their desires. The resulting tension [puts] a heavy strain on the observance of God's law of chastity...
...Assisi one day last June, Don Giovanni Rossi knelt in chapel before the Blessed Sacrament. Outside, a man pounded down the steep, cobbled street loudly singing a popular tune. Don Giovanni's prayer faltered, and he thought ruefully: "If only that fellow were singing of Jesus, my mind wouldn't wander...
Read before the distribution of the elements, the invitation to the Sacrament will include "Come not to the Table because you must, but because you may...Come not to express an opinion, but to seek a Presence..." Buttrick emphasized that the modified form of worship will be in keeping with the simple Protestant heritage of Memorial Church...