Topic 15: The Church and the State
The salvation achieved by Christ, and hence the mission of the Church, is directed to the human person in his or her integral being.
Topic 20: The Eucharist (II)
The Holy Mass is a true sacrifice because it makes present, in the “today” of the Church’s liturgical celebration, the unique sacrifice of our redemption carried out on the Cross.
Topic 19: The Eucharist (I)
The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s Paschal mystery, making present his unique sacrifice in the liturgy of the Church.
Topic 23: Penance (II)
Priests receive from God the power to forgive sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Topic 13: I Believe in the Communion of Saints and the Forgiveness of Sins
The Church is a communion of saints—the community of all men and women who have received the grace of regeneration from the Spirit, making them children of God and brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
Topic 12: I Believe in the Holy Spirit. I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church.
The Holy Spirit intimately unites the faithful to Christ so that they form a single body, the Church, with a diversity of members and functions.
Topic 9: The Incarnation
The Incarnation is the supreme demonstration of God’s love for mankind, when the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity took on our human nature while remaining a divine Person.
Topic 18: Baptism and Confirmation
Baptism “justifies” us in God’s sight, while Confirmation brings us the supernatural gifts of Christian maturity.
Topic 39: Prayer
Prayer is absolutely necessary for our spiritual life. It is, as it were, the “breathing” that permits the life of the spirit to develop.
Topic 38: Ninth and Tenth Commandments
These two commandments help us to live holy purity (the ninth) and detachment from material goods (the tenth) in our thoughts and desires.