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Podcast: Deep Dives with Fr Sean: the Super Catholic Catechesis Podcast
Episode: Sacraments #1: What are they? Why do we have them?
Description: Send us Fan MailWe look at the definition of a sacrament: (1) a sacred sign (2) instituted by Christ (3) to efficaciously give grace (4) and so build up the Church. Each dimension is essential.There are three parts of all the sacraments: the "sacrramentum" (the visible sacrament that the Church celebrates), the "res" (the inner grace that is put into the soul), and the "res et sacramentum" (the enduring element of the sacrament that allows the grace to be accessed in the future).The sacraments are fitting because of two primary reason (among others):1) G...