The First American Pope
Dr. Matthew Bunson

The Church is One: The Call to Ecumenism
Dr. Schreck begins a study of the four marks of the Church, which we profess in the Apostles’ Creed. We begin with our belief that the Church is one—the perfect unity modeled on the Blessed Trinity and for which Christ prayed (Jn. 17:21). In response, the Catholic Church calls all her members to actively engage in ecumenism: “a movement, fostered by the grace of the Holy Spirit, for the restoration of unity among all Christians” (Vatican II, “Decree on Ecumenism” art. 1).
After reviewing how lay people participate in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly ministries of Christ today, Dr. Schreck describes the important vocation and apostolate those who consecrate themselves…...
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…...