The Church as a Priestly, Prophetic, and Kingly People, and the Mark of Unity

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July 22, 2026

The central image of the Church presented at the Second Vatican Council is as the people of God. God has chosen to save us, not as individuals, but as a people.

Dr. Alan Schreck begins to explore the Catholic understanding of the Church as a priestly, prophetic, and kingly people and the first “mark” or characteristic of the Church—that the Church is “one.”

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