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Swear to God: The Promise and Power of the Sacraments is unavailable, but you can change that!

The most solemn, majestic, and beautiful gifts that Jesus Christ gave to the world are his sacraments. He endowed them with unprecedented and unparalleled power—power to change lives, save souls, and share God’s very life. The sacraments are the ordinary means by which God directs the course of each human life and all of world history. The Church celebrates seven sacraments: baptism, Eucharist,...

woman was cured of her chronic hemorrhage. “And all the crowd sought to touch Him, for power came forth from Him and healed them all” (Lk 6:19). This, it seems, is the essence of Jesus’ ministry. “God so loved the world” that He “became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 3:16, 1:14). He had a human body, so that we could see Him and touch Him; and through His touch, He brought healing to “all the crowd.” His physical cures win our attention, but these are not His most important works. He Himself subordinated
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