Sexual Sins – CERC - Catholic Education Resource Center
The Catholic Church continues to teach that sexual love between a man and woman is both sacred and good, but is reserved to marriage. This teaching is rooted in the creation account of Genesis Book 1, Chapter 1 of Sacred are: First, God creates man in His own image and likeness, making them male and female (Gen 1:27).
The Amazing Truth of Our Lady of Guadalupe – CERC
Human sacrifice ended in Mexico forever. Our Lady of Guadalupe, which means Crusher of the serpent’s head, brought the light of the true faith, crushed the false gods of Mexico, and established an era of peace. The Image as Pictograph. The Image of Our Lady is actually an Aztec Pictograph which was read and understood quickly by the Aztec ...
The Four Marks of the Church – CERC - Catholic Education …
Fr. William Saunders. In the Nicene Creed, we profess, “We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church”: these are the four marks of the Church. They are inseparable and intrinsically linked to each other. Our Lord Himself in founding the Church marked it with these characteristics, which reflect its essential features and mission.
Justice, Wisdom, Courage, and Moderation: The Four Cardinal …
Peter Kreeft. The four cardinal virtues – justice, wisdom (prudence), courage (fortitude), and moderation (self-control, temperance) – come not just from Plato or Greek philosophy. You will find them in Scripture. They are knowable by human nature, which God designed, not Plato. Plato first formulated them, but he did for virtue only what ...
Is Missing Mass a Mortal Sin? – CERC - Catholic Education …
Keep in mind when such serious circumstances arise, a person does not commit mortal sin for missing Mass. In examining this question, a person must really reflect on how valuable the Mass and the Holy Eucharist is. Every day, faithful Catholics in the People’s Republic of China risk educational and economic opportunities and even their very ...
Proper Etiquette – CERC - Catholic Education Resource Center
Fr. William Saunders. A proper etiquette does exist for how we address our Church leaders. As a point of courtesy, all Catholics should be familiar with these forms of address. Even though we may live in an increasingly informal world, such good formalities help to make us respectful of proper authority. So lets start at the top — the Pope.
The Missing Books of the Bible – CERC - Catholic Education …
In 1534, Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. He grouped the seven deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and I & II Maccabees) of the Old Testament under the title “Apocrypha,” declaring, “These are books which are not held equal to the Sacred Scriptures and yet are useful and good for reading ...
Getting to the Root of It All: Jesus Family Tree
It is significant that the first title Matthew bestows on Jesus is the “son of David” (1:1). Another link between David and Jesus is that they are the only individuals who are given titles. David is described as “the king” (1:6) and Jesus is called “the Christ” meaning “anointed one” (1:16), a title given to a Davidic king when ...
Catholic Doctrine on the Holy Trinity – CERC
Catholic Doctrine on the Holy Trinity. The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the most fundamental of our faith. On it everything else depends and from it everything else derives. Hence the Churchs constant concern to safeguard the revealed truth that God is One in nature and Three in Persons. Father John A. Hardon, S.J.
The Easter Triduum: Entering into the Paschal Mystery
Through this yearly cycle, the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, “the various aspects of the one Paschal mystery unfold”(CCC 1171). The Easter Triduum holds a special place in the liturgical year because it marks the culmination of the yearly celebration in proclaiming the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.