Jul 2024
Evangelizing Catechesis
Bishop Frank Caggiano
Franciscan University Presents
Franciscan University Presents
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 explores the last two chapters of Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. He shows how the Church extends from now into the eschaton, or end…...
Dr. Schreck discusses the Catholic Church's understanding of God's plan for the leadership and hierarchy of his Church, based on chapter three of Lumen Gentium.
Dr. Alan Schreck continues to reflect on Lumen Gentium and addresses the question, "Who belongs to the Church?" He explores the Catholic Church's relationship to other Christians and…...
