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The Catholic Church has put together a thorough list of the teachings of the Church as transmitted from Jesus. This is an invaluable reference and is also referenced throughout Pathways to Discipleship
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A brief overview of Sacred Scripture.
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Church teaching on the seven sacraments.
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The catechism’s teaching on the Sacrament of Baptism.
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The catechism’s teaching on the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.
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The catechism’s teaching on the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
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The catechism’s teaching on the sacrament of Holy Orders.
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The catechism’s teaching on the sacrament of Matrimony.
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The catechism’s teaching on the various types of prayer, including intercessory prayer.
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This is a detailed explanation of the Our Father prayer.
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A spiritual inventory tool from the Diocese of Cleveland.
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The pope explains the relationship between faith and reason in a deeply philosophical document. This can be challenging to read but is rich in meaning to our culture. Additional resources to interpret it may be helpful.
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This was Pope Benedict’s first papal encyclical and is an exploration of divine love.
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Apostolic Exhortation on the Proclamation of the Gospel in Today’s World.
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The Pope wrote this letter to artists to encourage them in their vocations and convey the relationship and importance of beauty and the Gospel.
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Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. Chapters one and two treat the church’s nature and historical existence, chapters three and four treat different roles in the church, chapters five and six treat holiness and religious life, while chapters seven and eight discuss the saints and Mary.
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This was the first social encyclical (1891), and addresses economic questions through the lens of faith and reason. Useful for anyone who wishes to learn more about the just use of money.
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The pope explains how the Church draws her life from the Eucharist and joyfully experiences the constant fulfilment of the promise: “Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age” (Mt 28:20).
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The US Catholic bishops offer these reflections on the Eucharistic faith and practice of the Church to encourage Eucharistic renewal in parishes and communities. (Visit www.eucharisticrevival.org)
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This document is the text of the 129 Wednesday audiences delivered by St. John Paul II between 1979 and 1984, popularly known as the “Theology of the Body.” His reflections are based on Scripture and contain a vision of the human person truly worthy of man. Emphasizing the theme of love as self-gift, they counteract societal trends which view the body as an object of pleasure or as a machine for manipulation.
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