„Du bist Petrus, und auf diesen Felsen werde ich meine Kirche bauen, und die Mächte der Unterwelt werden sie nicht überwältigen. Ich werde dir die Schlüssel des Himmelreiches geben: Was du auf Erden binden wirst, wird im Himmel gebunden sein, und was du auf Erden lösen wirst, wird im Himmel gelöst sein.“ (Mt 16:18-19)
Dieser Abschnitt erschließt die Grundlagen des katholischen Glaubens – seine Lehre, seine Theologie, seine Geschichte und seine lebendige Tradition – und zeigt, was die Kirche glaubt und warum dieser Glaube heute von Bedeutung ist.
The mystery of Christ’s sacrifice--our Paschal Lamb--is at the heart of the Christian faith. But the biblical notion of sacrifice is obscure to most people today. What does Christ’s sacrifice really mean? And how do the sacraments—especially Reconciliation and the Eucharist—manifest the Lord’s sacrifice? The sacrifices of the Old Testament help us to gain insight into these questions.
Weiterlesen: The Spiritual Life: Sacrifice – Path to Communion
I like to say that studying Judaism made me Catholic. Many years ago, I was a zealous, anti-Catholic evangelical Christian living in Jerusalem and active in the Messianic Jewish movement. Messianic believers are eager to rediscover the Jewish Jesus and the Jewish practices of the Early Church before it became tainted and compromised—so they say—with gentile beliefs and practices.
Franciscan University and Azusa Pacific University Reveal two radically different models of Christian higher education: one is solidly rooted in the Bible and Christian tradition; the other is increasingly influenced by radical progressive ideas and in danger of losing its Christian identity.
The doctrine of original sin is an essential component of the Christian faith. If catechists don’t explain well the nature, effect, and consequences of original sin, they will find it very difficult not only to address the major moral issues of our day, but also to effectively communicate the Gospel.
Weiterlesen: The Bad News and the Good News: Original Sin and the Gospel Message
The reign of the Antichrist will appear in the form of "a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth." Will you be fooled into facilitating and enabling his rise to tyrannical world domination?
Was sollten Katholiken von der Endzeit halten? Hat Jesus gesagt, daß wir keine Vorstellung davon haben könnnen, wann er zurückkehrt? Oder hat er uns gewarnt und uns aufgetragen, auf die "Zeichen der Zeit" achtzugeben? Welches sind einige dieser Zeichen, die wir erwarten können, während wir das Ende der Geschichte kommen sehen? Wieviele dieser Zeichen haben sich schon erfüllt? Was sollten wir vom Antichrist halten? Sollten wir Hoffnung auf Frieden im Nahen Osten haben?
No one could stand beneath the Cross there who wasn't willing to join Jesus on the Cross, to suffer with him. But only those who truly loved Jesus could do that, so only those who truly loved Jesus were worthy to stand with him beneath the Cross--and who truly loved him? Only those whose love the Gospel declares: The Blessed Virgin, Mary Magdalene, and the disciple whom he loved.
Haben Sie manchmal das Gefühl, daß Ihrem Glauben etwas fehlt? Sehnen Sie sich danach, Teil der Kirche zu werden, die Jesus ursprünglich gegründet hat? Was bedeutet es, "katholisch" zu sein? Was kann die katholische Kirche bieten, was Sie in keiner anderen Denomination finden können? Welches sind die zehn (plus einen) Gründe dafür, ein Katholik zu werden?
This article presents an overview of salvation history, covering creation, the fall, God's covenants with His people, the coming of the Messiah, and the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church which Jesus founded.
Ten basic steps outlining God's plan of salvation for us: God created us out of love and made a covenant with us; by sinning we have broken His covenant; God sent Jesus the Messiah to restore us to communion with Him; and He restores this communion through the Catholic Church He established and especially the seven sacraments.
Are you an evangelical Christian or a Messianic Jew? What makes Evangelicalism so attractive? What is the recipe for its success? What are the tensions and problems inherent in Evangelical Christianity? Does Messianic Judaism provide a solution or does it add new problems? If you are an Evangelical, in which direction is your faith tending: Stagnation/unbelief, liberalism, fundamentalism, or Catholicism? What are the main stumbling blocks that keep good believers from entering into the fullness of truth?
