NEW! Catholic Teaching on Church

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“Why be a Catholic?” is the conversation starter in this resource. It provides the basis for rich and rewarding discussions about the life of the Church. What is the Church? How did it begin? What do we believe about the Church? What is its relationship to other religions? What is its role in our world today? Does being a member of the Catholic Church make any difference? These basic questions are explored in this publication. Insights from the Catechism of the Catholic Church support a renewed understanding of Church.

Today’s Church reflects its scriptural foundations and significant historical events, including the Second Vatican Council. This booklet begins by describing God’s relationship to the people in Old Testament times. It continues with Jesus, his ministry, and an exploration of the Paschal Mystery that shaped the foundation of the early Church. The later history of the Church is painted in broad strokes and considers laws, cultural conditions, and life styles that fostered its development over the centuries. The booklet emphasizes the Second Vatican Council document, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which concretizes the nature and mission of today’s Church. The concluding section describes what contemporary Catholics believe and understand the Church to be, and brings the reader back to the initial conversation question, “Why be a Catholic?”