One topic I have found myself discussing a lot recently is marriage. Marriage is one of the seven sacraments, but it is actually the only one to predate (in a sense) the ministry of Jesus. It goes all the way back to the beginning, when in Gen. 2:24 we are told: “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.” But in John 2, at the Wedding at Cana, Jesus’ changing of water into wine is meant to signify his taking marriage (something already present and good in itself) and changes it into something new and of the highest quality, a sacrament. 

There are some topics of the Faith which, for one reason or another, few ever seem to talk about. The Anointing of the Sick is one such topic, and even though I have talked about it a lot in recent years, it continues to be misunderstood or forgotten. So let’s review.