Faith

Question 0

Where can we find the teachings of the Catholic Church?

Answer 0

Scripture, Tradition (precepts of the faith continuously transmitted from the Apostolic Church to the present day), and the Magisterium (teaching authority of the Church)

Question 1

Define the mystery of the Trinity

Answer 1

The Blessed Trinity is the central mystery of our Catholic faith. There are three Divine Persons in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Question 2

What is the Scripture and how do we as Catholics understand it?

Answer 2

Scripture is the inspired word of God as found in the Bible in human words

Question 3

What are the four Marks of the Church?

“One”

Answer 3

One. Holy. Catholic. and Apostolic

The Church is one because of her source, foundation, and bonds of unity in Christ.

Question 4

What are the four Marks of the Church?

“Holy”

Answer 4

The Church is holy because she is united with Christ. Who through the Church sanctifies all people making possible holiness in life.

Question 5

What are the four Marks of the Church?

“Catholic”

Answer 5

The Church is catholic in that the Church is universal (all people, all the time, in all places)

Question 6

What are the four Marks of the Church?

“Apostolic”

Answer 6

The Church is apostolic because she can trace her teachings and authority back to the Apostles and thus to Christ.

Question 7

When did Jesus’s disciples first experience the gift of the Holy Spirit? How does the Sacred Scripture describe the event?

Answer 7

The disciples first experienced the Holy Spirit on the feast of Pentecost (50 days after Easter) (Review paragraph)

Question 8

Name the 10 Commandments

Answer 8

1. I am the Lord your God: you shall not have strange gods before me
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day
4. Honor your father and mother
5. You shall not kill
6. You shall not commit adultery
7. You shall not steal
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
9. You shall not covet your neighbors wife
10. You shall not covet your neighbors goods

Question 9

What are the three central teachings of our Church concerning the Blessed Virgin Mary?

Answer 9

The Immaculate Conception (Mary was conceived without original sin)
Perpetual Virginity (Mary was and remained a virgin-before, during, and after the birth of Jesus)
The Assumption (Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven)

Question 10

Faith

Answer 10

God is revealed to us through Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the Catholic Church