The First American Pope
Dr. Matthew Bunson

Jesus’ Ascension, Glorification with the Father, and His Return
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 God the Father almighty” and “from thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.”
Dr. Alan Schreck reflects on the meaning of these events and mysteries of our Christian faith.
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…...