Welcome to this course on Part I of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Profession of Faith.
COURSE OVERVIEW
In this course we will review the fundamentals of the faith we profess at Mass each week in the Creed. The principal text is Part I of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 26-1065 (or the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 1-217). Links to online copies of the text are below.
The course begins on Wednesday 28 July 2021.
Time: Wednesday 7.30-8.15pm (followed by optional Q&A/discussion until 8.30pm).
SESSIONS
Session 1: The Existence of God
Session 2: Revelation
Session 3: Supernatural Faith
Session 4: God’s Nature and Action
Session 5: The Most Holy Trinity
Session 6: Creation
Session 7: Elevation to the Supernatural Order and Original Sin
Session 8: Jesus Christ, True God and True Man
Session 9: The Incarnation
Session 10: Passion and Death on the Cross
Session 11: Resurrection, Ascension and Second Coming
Session 12: I Believe in the Holy Spirit. I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church.
Session 13: I Believe in the Communion of Saints & Forgiveness of Sins
Session 14: History of the Church
Session 15: The Church and the State
Session 16: I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting
COURSE MATERIALS
Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 26-1065. VIEW
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nn. 1-215. 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: SUPERNATURAL FAITH (11 August 2021)
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
Slides VIEW
RECORDING OF THE CLASS | VIEW
SESSION 4: GOD'S NATURE AND ACTION (18 August 2021)
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
Slides VIEW
RECORDING OF THE CLASS | VIEW
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
Slides VIEW
RECORDING OF THE CLASS | VIEW
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
Slides
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
Slides
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
Slides
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
Slides
SESSION 16: I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY AND LIFE EVERLASTING
