By receiving the sacraments, we become living members of the Body of Christ, one of the many images used to describe the Church. Have you ever realized, however, that “living members” of the Church are more than just those visibly living on earth? Yup. The dead are living members too and, further, more fully alive. Tune in to make sense of this point, clarified by Fr. Donato Infante’s explanation of the Church Militant, Suffering, and Triumphant.
Further Resources:
- Online Video: Brief video from Fr. Mike Schmitz on the Communion of Saints.
- Online Audio: Homily by Fr. Robert Barron on the Communion of Saints
- Online: Brief article by Patrick Madrid of Catholic Answers on the Communion of Saints
- Book: Angels and Saints: A Biblical Guide to Friendship with God’s Holy Ones, by Scott Hahn, 2013.
