Sacramental Talk
By Paula De Angelis
I bet I can tell you three things about Fr. Paul D. Seil, host of Our Daily Bread that you didn’t know!
1. The D. stands for Dillon.
2. He has his bachelor’s degree in theology from St. Bonaventure University.
3. He has his masters of divinity from Christ the King Seminary and the topic of his major paper was “Comparing Eucharistic Devotions Outside of Mass to What Happens at Mass.”
Why am I telling you such details? Well the “Dillon” I just think is cool. But I wanted you to know Fr. Paul’s educational background because on the next Our Daily Bread show, which will air March 13th at 5:30 a.m. and noon, on WKBW-TV Channel 7, he will be talking about the sacrament of Holy Eucharist. Now I can tell you, just by doing some research, that the sacrament of Holy Communion is one of the sacraments of initiation, which welcomes us into the Church. I am going to leave the rest up to Fr. Paul to tell you, because he IS the expert.
Now if you want to talk about the sacrament of confirmation, which is also a sacrament of initiation, your expert would be a bishop. So we asked our spiritual leader, Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, 13th Bishop of Buffalo to join Fr. Paul in the kitchen and enlighten us on how the strength of the Holy Spirit enriches our lives.
On this show we will also look at the sacrament of reconciliation, with rector and teacher of this topic at Christ the King Seminary, Fr. Peter Drilling. Personally, the sacrament of reconciliation is one of my favorites. This sacrament is a wonderful representation of God’s profound love and infinite forgiveness. It’s also the most nerve racking and humbling. But in listening to Fr. Drilling, I must say, he calmed my nerves and taught me a few things I didn’t know.
Now I know what you are thinking, and NO I haven’t gotten to a confessional yet, but hopefully by the time this Our Daily Bread show airs,March 13th at 5:30 a.m. and noon, on WKBW-TV Channel 7, I will have. And don’t worry there are lots of tasty recipes which tie in wonderfully with these sacraments. So remember to check the recipe section to add them to your collection.