The central image of the Church presented at the Second Vatican Council is as the people of God. God has chosen to save us, not as individuals, but…...

Dr. Alan Schreck begins to explore the Catholic Church's belief in and understanding of the Church. The Church is the work of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,…...

The teaching on the Holy Spirit continues with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Dr. Alan Schreck also discusses the Holy Spirit's action in the lives…...

The creeds profess Christian belief in the Holy Spirit, but many do not understand who the Holy Spirit is and his importance in God's plan of salvation and…...

After his Resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples until he was taken up to heaven—the Ascension—where he, as the Apostles' Creed professes, "sits at the right hand of…...

Dr. Alan Schreck begins by summarizing why it was necessary for Jesus to undergo his passion and death. He explains the meaning and centrality of "the Resurrection of…...

How does the death of one person more than 2,000 years ago atone for sins the whole human race and reconcile us with God? Dr. Alan Schreck explains…...

The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "The Paschal Mystery of Jesus... stands at the center of the Christian faith because God's saving plan was accomplished…...

What does God "look like"? Jesus says simply: "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father... I am in the Father and the Father is in me"…...

Jesus' "hidden life" ends and his public ministry begins with his baptism in the Jordan River by John. Jesus' proclamation that "the kingdom (or reign) of God is…...