Welcome to this course on the Catholic Faith Online.
COURSE OVERVIEW
In this course we will review the fundamentals of the faith we profess at Mass each week in the Creed, followed by the Sacraments, the Ten Commandments and Life of Prayer. The principal text is the Catechism of the Catholic Church, (or the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church). Links to online copies of the text are below.
The course begins on Thursday, 1 February 2024
Time: Wednesday 7.30-8.30pm (including Q&A).
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COURSE MATERIALS
Catechism of the Catholic Church, VIEW
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, VIEW
Summaries of Catholic Teaching (ebook: brief summaries of the teaching of the Catholic Church on key points of faith and morals, prepared by professors at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.) VIEW
SESSION 3: DEVELOPMENT OF REVELATION
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 142-197.
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 25-32.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
St Josemaria Escriva, Homily “Living By Faith,” in Friends of God. VIEW
Pope Francis, ‘Dialogue Between Faith, Reason and Science’, in Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, on the Proclamation of the Gospel in Today’s World, 24 November 2013, nn. 242-243. VIEW
Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Fides et Ratio, on the Relationship Between Faith and Reason, 14 September 1998. VIEW
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SESSION 4: GOD'S NATURE AND ACTION
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 199-231, 268-274.
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 36-43, 50.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
Commentary on Exodus 3:13-15, The Navarre Bible: Pentateuch, (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2003), pp. 258-259. VIEW
Why pray if we can’t change God’s mind? VIEW
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SESSION 6: CREATION (1 September 2021)
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church , nn. 279-374.
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 51-72.
St. Josemaria, Homily “Passionately Loving the World”, in Conversations with Msgr. Escrivá de Balaguer , 113-123. VIEW
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
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SESSION 9: THE INCARNATION
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 484-570, 720-726, 963-975.
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 94-111, 141-142, 196-199.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
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SESSION 10: JESUS CHRIST'S PASSION AND DEATH ON THE CROSS
SESSION 11: JESUS CHRIST'S RESURRECTION, ASCENSION AND SECOND COMING
SESSION 12: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 683, 688, 731-741.
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 136-146.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
St Josemaria, “The Great Unknown”, in Christ Is Passing By, 127-138. VIEW
St Josemaria, “Loyalty to the Church”, in In Love with the Church. VIEW
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SESSION 13: I BELIEVE IN THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS AND THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 946-959; 976-987.
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 177-201.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
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SESSION 14: HISTORY OF THE CHURCH
SESSION 15: CHURCH AND STATE
Readings
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 2104-2109; 2244-2246, 2419-2425.
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, nn. 49-55, 60-71, 189-191, 238-243, 377-427.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching VIEW
Saint Josemaria, “Passionately Loving the World,” in Conversations with Msgr. Escrivá de Balaguer , 113-123. VIEW
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