Category: One Minute Catechism

Baptism is the sacrament that gives our souls the new life of sanctifying grace by which we become Christians children of God, and heirs of heaven. The sacrament of Baptism was instituted by Christ at his own Baptism, and commanded at His Ascension. Why is Baptism necessary for the salvation of all men? Baptism is…

Christ Himself revealed His divine identity. His words and actions were understood by His hearers as making a claim to divine authority. When Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30), the Jews took up stones to stone Him. When they explained why, they said: “You, a man, are making yourself God” (John 10:33). At His trial,…

The three Divine Persons are perfectly equal to one another, because all are one and the same God.

In summary, the infallibility of the Catholic Church means that Christ has given her a special charism (gift) of the Holy Spirit so that she cannot err when she definitively teaches on matters of faith (what we must believe) or morals (how we must live according to God’s law). This protection prevents the Church from teaching error as official doctrine in…

This division has been standard in Catholic teaching for centuries (as noted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 190, which references an ancient tradition from St. Ambrose symbolizing the fullness of the apostolic faith through the number of the Twelve Apostles). Each “article” is a distinct truth or clause in the Creed. Here’s…

The chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ is that He is the Incarnate Son of God—fully God and fully man—and the central mystery of Christian faith and salvation. Everything in Catholic doctrine revolves around Him as the fullness of God’s revelation, the Redeemer, and the way to the Father.According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), which is…