The First American Pope
Dr. Matthew Bunson

How Jesus’ Death Saves Us, His Burial, and “Descent into Hell”
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 four ways Catholic theology has sought to understand this mystery of Christ’s saving work, as well as the burial of Jesus and what he accomplished when he “descended into hell.”
Following the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, the Catechism of the Catholic Church reveals a new emphasis and clarity on the essential role and mission of lay…...
Jesus' promise that the Holy Spirit would guide the Church into all truth is fulfilled in this gift of infallibility: that God's people would know with certainty the…...
Jesus commissioned his Apostles to guide and lead his Church, and they passed on this authority to others. By the beginning of the second century, each local church…...