Catholic Teachings
What the Catholic Church teaches and what the faithful believe.
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A Promised Victory
After original sin, God still called man and even promised a victory. He announced that there would be a Messiah…
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Jesus – God’s Gift in Time’s Fullness
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman… (Gal 4-5). This…
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All Feel The Effects Of Sin
All of us feel the effects of sin. “Death spread to all men because all men sinned” (Rom 5:12). However, all…
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Root of Faith
The Trinity has always been the very root of the Church’s faith (expressed in the baptismal liturgy). Paul summarized this…
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Why Did God Not Prevent The First Man From Sinning?
St. Leo the Great responds, “Christ’s inexpressible grace gave us blessings better than those the demon’s envy had taken away.”…
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Equality of Man and Woman
God willed that man and woman would have perfect equality as human persons. “Being man” or “being woman” is a…
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Only One Nature
The spiritual soul is the “form” of the body. Man is not the union of two natures. In man, spirit…
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In God’s Image
Animated by a spiritual soul, the human body shares in the dignity of “God’s image.” The human person, body and…
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Man – Body and Soul
Using symbolic language, the Bible says that God willed man to be both corporeal and spiritual. “Then the Lord God…
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United In Christ
This mystery of man becomes clear only in the mystery of Christ. “That is why Christ took on himself the…
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