Category: One Minute Catechism
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One Minute Catechism – What Is Meant by the Unity of the Sacrament of Matrimony?
Question: What is meant by the unity of the Sacrament of Matrimony?Answer: The unity of Matrimony means that marriage is a sacred and lifelong union between one man and one woman, joined together by God. This unity reflects the faithful and unbreakable love between Christ and His Church — it allows no division, no sharing, and no second…
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One Minute Catechism – What Do We Mean When We Say: “Outside the Catholic Church There Is No Salvation”?
One Minute Catechism – What Do We Mean When We Say: “Outside the Catholic Church There Is No Salvation”? Question: What do we mean when we say, “Outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation”?Answer: We mean that all salvation comes through Christ and His Church, which He founded as the means of grace and truth. Those who…
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One Minute Catechism: What Are We Commanded by the Fourth Commandment?
Question: What are we commanded by the Fourth Commandment?Answer: The Fourth Commandment — “Honor your father and your mother” — commands us to love, respect, and obey our parents and lawful superiors. It also calls us to show gratitude, care, and support for them, especially in their needs and old age. Scripture:“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may…
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One Minute Catechism: Why Is the Catholic Church One?
Question: Why is the Catholic Church one?Answer: The Catholic Church is one because all her members are united in the same faith, the same worship, and the same spiritual authority — under one head, the Pope, the successor of Saint Peter. This unity reflects the oneness of God Himself. Scripture:“There is one body and one Spirit… one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God…
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One Minute Catechism – What Is Schism and What Is Heresy?
Question: What is schism, and what is heresy?Answer:Schism is the refusal to submit to the authority of the Pope or to remain in unity with the Church he governs.Heresy is the obstinate denial or doubt of a truth that must be believed with divine and Catholic faith. Both are serious sins against the unity and truth of the Church that Christ founded.…
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One Minute Catechism: What Is the Rosary?
Question: What is the Rosary?Answer: The Rosary is a form of prayer and meditation on the life, death, and glory of Jesus and Mary. It traditionally contains 150 Hail Marys and 15 Our Fathers, divided into fifteen decades, each reflecting on a sacred mystery. Through the Rosary, we grow in faith, hope, and love, and draw closer to God through the Blessed Virgin Mary. Scripture:“All…