The Sacraments
May 14th, 2019What is a sacrament? Before we explore the meaning and significance of the sacraments, it would only be right that we explain the force and meaning of the word sacrament itself. According to the writings of the early Church Fathers sacrament signifies a sacred thing which lies concealed. The Greeks often expressed the same idea […]
Last Things
May 14th, 2019The Last Things, also known as eschatology, is the part of Catholic theology that is concerned with death, judgment and the final destiny of the human soul in heaven or hell. Death Is the moment in which the soul and body are separated at the moment one’s earthly life has expired. Death is also the […]
The Church & Papacy
May 14th, 2019The Church The Catholic Church is a self-governing society constituted in a hierarchical form, as Christ did not confer his authority and power directly upon the faithful, but on his apostles whose successors are comprised of the body of bishops and the pope. Christ is the supreme head of the church, and all power in […]
What We Believe
May 14th, 2019The Catholic Church is comprised of a community of believers across the globe. Even our name “catholic” means universal. Our core beliefs are summed up in our Creed, as a sign of our unity with Christ and his church. We are the original Christian church, founded by Jesus himself who said to Peter, “And you […]
God & Jesus Christ
May 14th, 2019God The notion of the one, true God we find in God’s own revelation in the book of Isaiah, where he says: “You are my witnesses’, says the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, […]
Mary & the Saints
May 14th, 2019Mary, the Mother of God It is often the teaching on Mary that confounds and creates obstacles for our non-Catholic brethren. As Catholics we believe Mary plays a special part in the salvific mission of Christ because of her privileged role as mother of the redeemer. It is important to note that when we speak […]