direct route. So, in this chapter, we’ll review the Church’s basic teaching on the sacraments. The Catechism of the Catholic Church had not yet been written when I first began to research the sacraments. It is an enormous advantage to us as we approach the sacraments today. The traditional definition is very good, as far as it goes. But it doesn’t really explain fully what sacraments are. The Baltimore Catechism explained where sacraments come from: They are instituted by Christ. It explained