The First American Pope
Dr. Matthew Bunson

Spirit in the Old Testament: Purifying and Life-Giving
Dr. Schreck introduces the ethical and moral work of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament, purifying or cleansing God’s people of sin in the images of fire and water. After this purification, the restorative, life-giving action of the Spirit follows.
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…...