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Catholic Essentials
Chapter 4
The Church:
Christ’s Mission
Continues in the World Today
The Cross: Our Only Hope
Ave Crux, Spes Unica
Edith Stein /
Sr. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
St. Edith Stein
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Born in Breslau, Germany,
Edith Stein was murdered in
the Nazi death camp of
Auschwitz, Poland. She
dedicated her life to a pursuit
of truth, drawing first on her
roots in Judaism. She went
from adolescent agnosticism to
the study of philosophy, to
Catholicism and ultimately to
life as a Carmelite. She served
God with prayer, scholarship
and dedication to her fellow
human beings.
The Church Reflects Christ
The Origins of the Church
The
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began
The Church began
The Church was
inaugurated
The Church
was formed
The Church
The Church was born
was born
Pentecost
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The Church became
visible to the whole
world.
The Holy Spirit came
to make the Church
holy and to lead her
in her mission.
The Church
Welcomes Gentiles
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Salvation was intended for Gentiles as well as
Jews.
The Council of Jerusalem decided what was
necessary to become a follower of Jesus.
Christians needed to keep three basic Jewish
laws. What were they?
By the end of the first century, Christianity was
a religion for both Jews and Gentiles.
St. Paul
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Saul: a tentmaker, a
Pharisee, a Roman
citizen, a persecutor of
Christians, an educated
man.
Paul: the greatest
missionary for the early
Church.
The Apostle to the
Gentiles.
Journeys and Letters of St. Paul
A Single Deposit of Faith
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God wants everyone to be saved.
Jesus Christ is the final revelation of God.
The faith is handed on through Scripture and
Tradition.
The Mystery of the Church
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Pope Paul VI called
the Church “a reality
filled with God’s
hidden presence.”
The Church is a
mystery and a
sacrament where the
human and the
divine meet.
The People of God
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Is the Church.
Has origins in the
Chosen People of
Israel.
Offers membership
through faith in Christ
Jesus and through
Baptism.
The Three-fold Offices of Christ
The Church: The Body of Christ
Marks of the Church
The Church is One
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Unity in the Trinity.
Jesus died to save
all of us.
The Holy Spirit
continues to fill
each of us.
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The same creed.
A common worship
and sacraments.
Recognition of the
Magisterium.
Ruptures in Unity
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Great Schism – 1054
 Between East (Constantinople) and West
(Rome).
 Over the authority of the Pope.
Protestant Reformation-16th Century
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Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox.
Protested abuses in the Church.
Differences related to the authority of the Pope,
nature of the priesthood, they way grace works in our
lives, and celebrating Sacraments.
Pray for Unity
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“so that they may
all be one, as you,
Father, are in me
and I in you.”
Ecumenism is the
name given to the
efforts to build
unity among all
Christians.
The Church is Holy…
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because she is the Body of Christ.
because the Holy Spirit dwells in her.
because of her intimate connection with God.
The way to holiness is love. We become holy
through acts of penance and seeking
forgiveness for our sins.
Communion of Saints
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On Earth - The Pilgrim
Church
In Purgatory - The
Church Suffering
In Heaven - The Church
in Glory
The Church is Catholic
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The Church is catholic or universal – for all
people everywhere.
Although the Church is for everyone, not
everyone belongs to the Church in the same
way.
Other Christians do not profess the Catholic faith
in totality.
Muslims share with Catholics a belief in the one
Creator God, and devotion to Abraham, our
Father in faith.
Missionary Efforts of the Church
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It is absolutely necessary for all Catholics to help lead
others to Christ through the Church, and to repair
Christian unity.
The love of God spurs us onward for Christ.
The Holy Spirit drives our missionary efforts.
The Church is Apostolic
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The Church was founded on
the Apostles chosen by Jesus
himself.
She continues the mission
given by Jesus to the Apostles.
She teaches the same things
the Apostles taught.
Her leaders are the successors
of the Apostles.
The Magisterium
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The official teaching
authority of the Church
composed of the Pope
and the bishops united
with him.
The Magisterium teaches
with Christ’s own
authority.
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The Holy Spirit bestows
the gift of infallibility on
the Magisterium when
teaching doctrine or
morals ex cathedra or in
an ecumenical council.
Laity and Religious
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The laity includes any
baptized Catholic who
has not received Holy
Orders, and who is not
a member of a religious
order.
Members of religious
orders take vows of
chastity, obedience,
and poverty.
We are called to be the salt of the
earth and the light of the world.