
4/22/26 - Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP - Why Did Communion in the Hand Begin?
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Canon Benjamin Norman, ICKSP, was ordained in 2018. He currently serves at Most Holy Rosary Chapel (St. Vincent's School For Boys) in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
In Today's Show:
- Is breaking the first three commandments the worst crime one can commit?
- When and why did the distribution of Holy Communion in the hand begin?
- Is it possible to pray perfectly?
- What is Canon Norman's opinion on the Divine Mercy Novena?
- How can a layman best live the spirituality of the ICKSP living in the world, in the midst of their manifold duties?
- Can secular work be gratifying and not just toil?
- And more.
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