LET US PUT THE MEANS TO KNOW AND LIVE OUR CATHOLIC FAITH. Lack of doctrine has always been the greatest enemy of Christ’s Church. St Pius X exhorts: “Observe, we pray and entreat you, and reflect on the great loss of souls due solely to ignorance of divine things.” These great losses, and this need…
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KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH. The mysteries of the life of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1. Compendium (101-111)
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH. The mysteries of the life of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Compendium (101-111) 101. In what sense is the life of Christ a Mystery? The entire life of Christ is a revelation. What was visible in the earthly life of Jesus leads us to the invisible mystery of his…
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH 6. “I believe in Jesus Christ, the only Son of God.” (Compendium nn. 79-111)
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KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH 5. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. (Compendium nn. 50-78)
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH 5. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. (Compendium nn. 50-78) 50. What does it mean to say that God is almighty? God reveals himself as “the strong One, the mighty One” (Psalm 24:8), as the One “to whom nothing is impossible” (Luke 1:37). His omnipotence…
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH. I believe in God the Father. Compendium nn. 33-49.
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH 4. I believe in God the Father. Compendium nn. 33-49. The Creed The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin…
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH. Man’s response to God. “I believe”. Compendium nn. 25-32
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH CHAPTER THREE: Man’s Response to God Compendium nn. 24-32 I Believe 25. How does man respond to God who reveals himself? Sustained by divine grace, we respond to God with the obedience of faith, which means the full surrender of ourselves to God and the acceptance of his truth insofar…
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR FAITH MORE IN 3 MINUTES: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION (Compendium nn. 11-17)
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH 2: The Transmission of Divine Revelation Compendium nn. 11-17 11. Why and in what way is divine revelation transmitted? God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4), that is, of Jesus Christ. For this reason, Christ must be proclaimed to…
WHY DO CATHOLICS PRAY TO SAINTS? Summary vid + full text.
WHY DO CATHOLICS PRAY TO SAINTS? Summary vid + full text. OUTLINE What we do in our daily life: ask prayers and help from our friends The Saints, as models of prayer, intercessors and friends The doctrine of the sole mediation of Christ does not exclude subordinate mediations. A young man asked me the…
WHY CONFESS TO A PRIEST IF I CAN CONFESS DIRECTLY TO GOD? Summary vid + full text.
WHY CONFESS TO A PRIEST IF I CAN CONFESS DIRECTLY TO GOD? svSummary vid + full text. OUTLINE 1, Why confess to a priest if one can talk directly to God? 2. Where can you find God’s desire to forgive through his chosen ministers in the Bible and the institution of the Sacrament of Confession? 3. But isn’t…
Summary of Catholic Teaching Topic 8: JESUS CHRIST, TRUE GOD AND TRUE MAN.
Summary of Catholic Teaching Topic 8: JESUS CHRIST, TRUE GOD AND TRUE MAN. Rev. Prof. Antonio Riestra Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) OUTLINE The Incarnation of the Word Jesus Christ, true God and true man The Hypostatic Union Christ’s Sacred Humanity Basic Bibliography Footnotes 1. The Incarnation of the Word But when the…
WHY DO WE CATHOLICS LOVE THE POPE? HERE ARE THE REASONS. Audiovisual (02:37s)
WHY DO WE CATHOLICS LOVE THE POPE? HERE ARE THE REASONS. Audiovisual As we greet Pope Francis and pray for him for his 80th birthday on Dec, 17, 2016, (see http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-1KZ ), it is a good occasion to review the theological reasons why we Catholics love the Pope, whoever he may be and pray…
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