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Catholic Essentials Chapter 4

Catholic Essentials Chapter 4. The Church: Christ’s Mission Continues in the World Today. November 6, 2013. Reading Guides Due Ch 4 Exam…pencil and SG! Ch 5 Assignment: Answer Questions on Pages 190, 199, 217…finish for homework!!! Film: Nativity Story. The Cross: Our Only Hope.

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Catholic Essentials Chapter 4

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  1. Catholic Essentials Chapter 4 The Church: Christ’s Mission Continues in the World Today

  2. November 6, 2013 • Reading Guides Due • Ch 4 Exam…pencil and SG! • Ch 5 Assignment: • Answer Questions on Pages 190, 199, 217…finish for homework!!! • Film: Nativity Story

  3. The Cross: Our Only Hope

  4. Edith Stein / Sr. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Born in Breslau, Germany,

  5. St. Edith Stein • Born in Germany • Edith Stein was murdered in the Nazi death camp of Poland. • She dedicated her life to a pursuit of truth, drawing first on her roots in Judaism. • She studied Catholicism and ultimately lead her life as a Carmelite. • She served God with prayer, scholarship and dedication to her fellow human beings.

  6. Pentecost • The Church became visible to the whole world. • The Holy Spirit came to make the Church holy and to lead her in her mission.

  7. St. Paul • Saul: a tentmaker, a Pharisee, a Roman citizen, a persecutor of Christians, an educated man. • Paul: the greatest missionary for the early Church. • The Apostle to the Gentiles.

  8. God wants everyone to be saved. Jesus Christ is the final revelation of God. The faith is handed on through Scripture and Tradition. A Single Deposit of Faith

  9. The Mystery of the Church • Pope Paul VI called the Church “a reality filled with God’s hidden presence.” • The Church is a mystery and a sacrament where the human and the divine meet.

  10. The People of God • Is the Church. • Has origins in the Chosen People of Israel. • Offers membership through faith in Christ Jesus and through Baptism.

  11. The Three-fold Offices of Christ Priest Prophet King

  12. The Church: The Body of Christ

  13. Unity in the Trinity. Jesus died to save all of us. The Holy Spirit continues to fill each of us. The same creed. A common worship and sacraments. Recognition of the Magisterium. The Church is One

  14. The Church is Catholic • The Church is catholic or universal – for all people everywhere. • Although the Church is for everyone, not everyone belongs to the Church in the same way.

  15. Missionary Efforts of the Church • It is absolutely necessary for all Catholics to help lead others to Christ through the Church, and to repair Christian unity. • The love of God spurs us onward for Christ. • The Holy Spirit drives our missionary efforts.

  16. Laity and Religious • The laity includes any baptized Catholic who has not received Holy Orders, and who is not a member of a religious order. • Members of religious orders take vows of chastity, obedience, and poverty.

  17. We are called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

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