YOUCAT*: “No one can believe alone and by himself, just as no one can live alone and by himself. We receive the faith from the church and live it out in fellowship with the people with whom we share our faith.” [CCC 781-786] Yes, faith is a personal act, but our faith was passed on […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What is the pope’s responsibility?
YOUCAT*: As successor of St. Peter and head of the college of bishops, the pope is the source and guarantor of the Church’s unity. He has the supreme pastoral authority and the final authority in doctrinal and disciplinary decisions. [CCC 880-882, 936-937] Washington, D.C. New York City. Philadelphia. Yep, Pope Francis is visiting those U.S. […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: How should we treat the environment?
YOUCAT*: “We fulfill God’s commission with regard to creation when we care for the earth, with its biological laws, its variety of species, its natural beauty, and its dwindling resources, as a living space and preserve it, so that future generations also can live well on earth.” [CCC 2415] In Genesis 2:15 we read, “The […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: Why sacraments? Isn’t faith in Jesus enough?
YOUCAT*: We can and should come to God with all our senses, not just with our intellect. That is why God gives himself to us in earthly signs — especially in bread and wine, the Body and Blood of Christ. [CCC 1084, 1146-1152] It’s important that we have faith. No doubt about that. But, at […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: How is the church structured?
YOUCAT*: In the Church there are the laity and clerics. As children of God, they are of equal dignity. They have equally important but different tasks. The mission of the laity is to direct the whole world toward the kingdom of God. In addition, there are the ordained ministers (clerics), who have the duties of […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: Is the confessional confidential?
YOUCAT*: The secret of the confessional is sacred. It cannot be violated for any reason, however weighty. [2490] Come on, you know you’ve thought about it — will the priest share my confession with his buddies, or worst yet, people who know me? As a teenager, it did cross my mind. My friends and I […]
Manaolana | Lisa Gomes: What is necessary for a Christian marriage?
YOUCAT*: A sacramental marriage has three necessary elements: (a) free consent, (b) the affirmation of a lifelong, exclusive union, and (c) openness to children. The most profound thing about a Christian marriage, however, is the couple’s knowledge: “We are a living image of the love between Christ and the Church.” [1644-1654, 1664] I was recently […]
Manaolana | Lsa Gomes: Why is it called the ‘Good News’?
YOUCAT*: Without the Gospels we would not know that God sends his Son to us men out of his infinite love, so that despite our sins we might find our way back to eternal fellowship with God. [422-429] Nowadays we receive good news in a variety of ways — a text message, through Facebook or […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s Catechism Corner: What does the Holy Spirit do?
YOUCAT*: The Holy Spirit makes me receptive to God; he teaches me to pray and helps me to be there for others. [738-741] St. Augustine calls the Holy Spirit “the quiet guest of our soul.” Pope Benedict XVI explained that the Holy Spirit is “God eternally giving himself.” Keeping this in mind … … The […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s Catechism Corner: What happens in Baptism?
YOUCAT*: In Baptism we become members of the Body of Christ, sisters and brothers of our Redeemer, and children of God. We are freed from sin, snatched from death, and destined from then on for a life in the joy of the redeemed. [CCC 1262-1274, 1279-1280] April 15 was Tax Day. Had a baby? Got […]
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