March 19, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two, Article 2: The Transmission of Divine Revelation, The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE 2: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION II. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADITION AND SACRED SCRIPTURE One common source. . . 80 "Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture, then, are bound closely together, and...Posted by HolyFamily at 08:07 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 05, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two, Article 2: The Transmission of Divine Revelation, The Apostolic Tradition
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE 2: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION 74 God "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth":29 that is, of Christ Jesus.30 Christ must be...Posted by HolyFamily at 07:57 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 27, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two, Article 1: The Revelation of God, In Brief
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD IN BRIEF 68 By love, God has revealed himself and given himself to man. He has thus provided the definitive, superabundant answer to the questions that...Posted by HolyFamily at 02:29 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 19, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two, Article 1: The Revelation of God, Christ Jesus -- "Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation"
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD III. CHRIST JESUS -- "MEDIATOR AND FULLNESS OF ALL REVELATION"25 God has said everything in his Word 65 "In many and various ways God spoke of...Posted by HolyFamily at 09:16 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 05, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two, Article 1: The Revelation of God, The Stages of Revelation
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD II. THE STAGES OF REVELATION In the beginning God makes Himself known 54 "God, who creates and conserves all things by his Word, provides men with...Posted by HolyFamily at 07:29 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 29, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two, Article 1: The Revelation of God, God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness"
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD I. GOD REVEALS HIS "PLAN OF LOVING GOODNESS" 51 "It pleased God, in his goodness and wisdom, to reveal himself and to make known the mystery...Posted by HolyFamily at 07:33 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 20, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter Two: God Comes To Meet Man
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN 50 By natural reason man can know God with certainty, on the basis of his works. But there is another order of knowledge, which man cannot possibly arrive at by his own...Posted by HolyFamily at 10:48 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 16, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter One - Man's Capacity For God, In Brief
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD IN BRIEF 44 Man is by nature and vocation a religious being. Coming from God, going toward God, man lives a fully human life only if he freely lives by his bond with...Posted by HolyFamily at 11:08 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 14, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter One - Man's Capacity For God, How Can We Speak About God?
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD IV. HOW CAN WE SPEAK ABOUT GOD? 39 In defending the ability of human reason to know God, the Church is expressing her confidence in the possibility of speaking about him to all...Posted by HolyFamily at 02:04 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 07, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter One - Man's Capacity For God, The Knowledge Of God According To The Church
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD III. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH 36 "Our holy mother, the Church, holds and teaches that God, the first principle and last end of all things, can be known with...Posted by HolyFamily at 10:37 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 06, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter One - Man's Capacity For God, Ways Of Coming To Know God
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD II. WAYS OF COMING TO KNOW GOD 31 Created in God's image and called to know and love him, the person who seeks God discovers certain ways of coming to know him. These...Posted by HolyFamily at 10:21 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
January 04, 2005
The Profession Of Faith: Section One, Chapter One - Man's Capacity For God, The Desire For God
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD I. THE DESIRE FOR GOD 27 The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to...Posted by HolyFamily at 09:04 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 30, 2004
The Profession of Faith: Section One, "I Believe" - "We Believe"
PART ONE THE PROFESSION OF FAITH SECTION ONE "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE" 26 We begin our profession of faith by saying: "I believe" or "We believe". Before expounding the Church's faith, as confessed in the Creed, celebrated in...Posted by HolyFamily at 09:00 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 29, 2004
Prologue, VI. Necessary Adaptations
VI. NECESSARY ADAPTATIONS 23 The Catechism emphasizes the exposition of doctrine. It seeks to help deepen understanding of faith. In this way it is oriented towards the maturing of that faith, its putting down roots in personal life, and...Posted by HolyFamily at 05:41 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 24, 2004
Prologue, V. Practical Directions For Using This Catechism
V. PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS CATECHISM 18 This catechism is conceived as an organic presentation of the Catholic faith in its entirety. It should be seen therefore as a unified whole. Numerous cross-references in the margin of the...Posted by HolyFamily at 07:44 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 22, 2004
Prologue, IV. Structure Of This Catechism
Continuing with our reflections on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we now turn our attention toward the actual "layout" of the Catechism. IV. STRUCTURE OF THIS CATECHISM 13 The plan of this catechism is inspired by the great tradition...Posted by HolyFamily at 03:47 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 20, 2004
Prologue, III. The Aim And Intended Readship Of The Catechism
III. THE AIM AND INTENDED READERSHIP OF THE CATECHISM 11 This catechism aims at presenting an organic synthesis of the essential and fundamental contents of Catholic doctrine, as regards both faith and morals, in the light of the Second...Posted by HolyFamily at 12:23 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 18, 2004
Prologue, II. Handing On The Faith: Catechesis
PROLOGUE II. HANDING ON THE FAITH: CATECHESIS 4 Quite early on, the name catechesis was given to the totality of the Church's efforts to make disciples, to help men believe that Jesus is the Son of God so that...Posted by HolyFamily at 08:58 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 17, 2004
Something New....Reading the Catechism
In an effort to assist each of you in growing in your Catholic faith, we here at Living Catholicism have decided to start something new, an ongoing reflection on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. On a regular basis we...Posted by HolyFamily at 12:01 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack
