Piety and Personality
Rosemary McGuire Berry

Intro: What is The Spirit and the Bride?
Dr. Alan Schreck, professor emeritus of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, introduces himself and his podcast series, The Spirit and the Bride. This title, taken from Revelation 22:17, refers to both the Holy Spirit—a “spring of water welling up to eternal life” (Jn 4:14)—and the Bride of Christ, which is the Church (Eph 5:21-32). Dr. Schreck introduces the podcast’s first series on the Second Vatican Council and how, under the Holy Spirit’s guidance, it addressed the nature of the Catholic Church and its mission in the world today.
Dr. Schreck reviews how God has revealed himself through the material order (or "natural revelation") and how God as creator has been confirmed by scientific discoveries in the…...
Dr. Alan Schreck starts to unfold the riches of the Catholic faith with the opening sections of his Essential Catholic Catechism. The story of God's saving plan of…...
Dr. Alan Schreck introduces his new podcast series, based on his popular and acclaimed Essential Catholic Catechism published by TAN Books. This catechism, fully referenced to The Catechism of the Catholic Church,…...