The Four Marian Dogmas (With CCC References for Catechetical Study)
Victor R. Claveau, MJ________________________________________1. Mary’s Divine Motherhood (Theotokos)Defined: Council of EphesusMary is truly the Mother of God (Theotokos) because she bore Jesus Christ, who is one divine Person with both a human and divine nature.Doctrinal Significance• Affirms the hypostatic union• Proclaims Jesus Christ as true God and true man• Establishes Mary as Mother of the […]
The Didache
The word Didache (Pronounced Did-a-kay) is Greek for doctrine, didactic, or teaching. It is one of the earliest Christian writings. It was probably written sometime around A.D. 60 to A.D. 100. THE DISCOVERY OF THE DIDACHE. In the year 1873, Philotheos Bryounnios, Archbishop of Nicomedia, found among the manuscripts in the Jerusalem monastery of the Holy Sepulcher […]
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, ARTICLE 7, THE VIRTUES
1803 “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”62 A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good […]
Authority of the Church
CCC §144— “To obey (from the Latin ob-audire, to “hear or listen to”) in faith is to submit freely to the word that has been heard, because its truth is guaranteed by God, who is Truth itself. CCC §156—What moves us to believe is not the fact that revealed truths appear as true and intelligible […]
Hell, in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
§1033 We cannot be united with God unless we freely choose to love him. But we cannot love God if we sin gravely against him, against our neighbor or against ourselves: “He who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal […]
Heaven in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
§1023 Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ. They are like God forever, for they “see him as he is,” face to face: By virtue of our apostolic authority, we define the following: According to the general disposition of God, the souls of all the saints… and […]
Heaven in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
CCC §1023—Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live for ever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they “see him as he is,” face to face: By virtue of our apostolic authority, we define the following: According to the general disposition of God, the souls of all […]
Indulgences in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
§1471—The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance. The Punishments of Sin §1472—To understand this doctrine and practice of the Church, it is necessary to understand that sin has a double consequence. Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes […]
The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Didache)
Victor R. Claveau, MJ The Teaching of the Lord to the Gentiles by the Twelve Apostles, or The Teaching of the (Twelve) Apostles, as it was known in ancient times, or simply the Didache [Pronounced: DID-uh-kay], (“The Teaching”), as it is usually referred to today, is one of the most fascinating documents to emerge from […]
Brown Scapular and the Sabbatine privilege
From the book The Five Scapulars by R. J. Miller, C.SS.R. with 1960 imprimatur We copy what is to be known about the Brown Scapular and the Sabbatine privilege. Page 24 & ff. “We now come finally to the prayers that have to be said or good works done in order to gain the benefits […]