I am the only one in my family of origin that is still Catholic—everyone else now worships at the local Assembly of God. I have been asked, “Why do Catholics pray to and worship saints?” I'm told that it is idolatry, and it takes away from Jesus’ role as the “one mediator between God and mankind”

There’s no denying it. The sacraments are the heart and soul of the Catholic Faith, so much so that when people speak of returning to the Catholic Church after being

Seven sacraments—seven great gifts of love from God to his Holy Church. Within the Christian family of believers only Roman Catholics and various Eastern Orthodox churches have 7 sacraments. Most Protestant communities have two — baptism and communion.