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Categories of beliefs

Ultimate reality

Nature and purpose of human life

The meaning of suffering

Death and the afterlife

Relationship between ultimate reality and humanity

Relationship between humans

Relationship between human life and the rest of the natural world

Ultimate reality evidence

Genesis 1:1

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"

Ultimate reality evidence

CCQ 48-49

"The Church expresses their trinitarian faith by professing a belief in the oneness of God, in whom there are three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."

The nature and purpose of human life evidence

Genesis 1:26

"Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

The meaning of suffering evidence

CCQ 82

"Jesus crucified and then risen; he is the Suffering Servant"

The meaning of suffering evidence

CCQ 314

"By his own passion and death he gave new meaning to our suffering which, when united with his own, can become a means of purification and of salvation for us and for others."

Death and the afterlife evidence

Apostles creed

"I believe in ... the resurrection of the body and life everlasting."

The relationship between ultimate reality and humanity evidence

CCQ 63

"The human person is the summit of visible creation in as much as he or she is created in the image and likeness of God."

The relationship between humans evidence

John 13:34

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."

The relationship between human life and the rest of the natural world evidence

CCQ 64

"There exist an interdependence and a hierarchy among creatures as willed by God."

"At the same time, there is also a unity and solidarity among creatures since all have the same Creator,"

The Trinity

Sacred Stories

Mark 1:9-11

The Baptism and Testing of Jesus

"Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."

The Trinity

S,P,T & A

Trinity Sunday

Rublev's Icon

The Trinity

Texts

Luke 1:35

"The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God."

The Trinity

Rituals

CCQ 263

Baptism

"It makes the baptized person a participant in the divine life of the Trinity"

The Trinity

Symbols

Making the sign of the cross

The Trinity

Social Structures

CCQ 147

"The word Church refers to the people whom God calls and gathers together from every part of the earth. They form the assembly of those who through faith and Baptism have become children of God, members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit."

The Trinity

Ethics

CCQ 374

"An upright and true moral conscience is formed by education and by assimilating the Word of God and the teaching of the Church. It is supported by the gifts of the Holy Spirit and helped by the advice of wise people."

The Trinity

Spiritual experiences

Acts 7:55

"But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God."

Death and eternal life

Sacred stories

Matthew 13:47-50

"The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous"

Death and eternal life

S,P,T & A

Easter Sunday

Christ's Descent into Hades icon

Death and eternal life

Texts

CCQ 205

"After death, which is the separation of the body and the soul, the body becomes corrupt while the soul, which is immortal, goes to meet the judgment of God..."

Death and eternal life

Rituals

Funeral rite

Death and eternal life

Symbols

Paschal candle

The Paschal candle is a large, white candle lit during the Easter service. The candle is often decorated with symbols of Christ's resurrection, such as a cross or an image of the resurrected Christ. The Paschal candle also represents Jesus' resurrection and triumph over death, and is a symbol of hope and new life.

Death and eternal life

Social structures

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Death and eternal life

Ethics

Luke 16:22

"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried."

Death and eternal life

Spiritual experiences

John 11:25

"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die"

Oscar Romero

how he was initially described

"Oscar Romero was described as a conservative, not wanting to break from tradition."

Oscar Romero

March 23rd quote

"I beg you, I implore you, I order you, in the name of God, stop the repression!"

Oscar Romero

abuse quote

"Whoever tortures a human being, whoever abuses a human being, whoever outrages a human being, abuses God's image."

Oscar Romero

Law of God quote

"Any human order to kill must be subordinate to the law of God, which says, 'Thou shalt not kill'"

Oscar Romero

Child Jesus quote

"We must not seek the child Jesus in the pretty figures of our Christmas cribs..."

Oscar Romero

Hebrews 5:7-8

"He learned obedience by the things which He suffered."

Oscar Romero

1 Peter 1:10-11

"He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow"

Oscar Romero

The Eight Beatitudes of Jesus

"Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called children of God."

Oscar Romero

Corporal Works of Mercy

1 Feed the Hungry

2 Give drink to the thirsty

3 Clothe the naked

4 Shelter the homeless

5 Comfort the imprisoned

6 Visit the sick

7 Bury the dead

Oscar Romero

Catholic Social Teachings

Dignity of the Human Person

Common Good

Solidarity

Preferential Option for the Poor

Peace

Arianism

God and Jesus quote

"If God and Christ were equal then Christ should be called God's brother, not God's Son."

Arianism

Jesus non-existance quote

"There was a time when He was not."

Arianism

John 14:28

"for the Father is greater than I"

Arianism

Psalm 8:5-6

"...thou madest Him"

Arianism

Nicene Creed

"We believe in one God,

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,"

Arianism

John 1:1

"He was in the beginning with God"

Arianism

John 10:38

"Father is in me and I am in the Father."

The Great Persecution

Exodus 20:13

"You shall not murder."

The Great Persecution

2 Timothy 3:12

"Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,"

The Great Persecution

John 15:20

"If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you"

Human Trafficking

Pope Francis

"We must unite our efforts to free the victims and stop this increasingly aggressive crime with threatens not only individuality but the basic values of society..."

Human Trafficking

Psalm 82:3

"maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute."

Human Trafficking

Proverbs 31:8-9

"Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy"

Climate Change

Genesis 2:15

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it."

Climate Change

US Catholic Bishops

"not only because we are destroying resources that future generations of humans need, but because we are engaging in actions that contradict what it means to be human"

Climate Change

Laudato Si

#49

"Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another."

Climate Change

Laudato Si

#139

"We are part of nature, included in it, and thus in constant interaction with it"

The Protestant Reformation

Papal indulgences quote

"Papal indulgences must be preached with caution.."

The Protestant Reformation

Rome quote

"They say six or seven masses in the time it takes me to say one, for they take money for it and I do not."

The Protestant Reformation

Sola Fide quote

"Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people."

The Protestant Reformation

Authority quote

"Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason-I do not accept the authority of popes and councils..."