The First American Pope
Dr. Matthew Bunson

The Reason for Jesus’ Death, and the Meaning of His Resurrection
Dr. Alan Schreck begins by summarizing why it was necessary for Jesus to undergo his passion and death.
He explains the meaning and centrality of “the Resurrection of Jesus…the crowning truth of our faith…” (Compendium, 126); “…the fulcrum on which all of Christian faith turns…” (Bishop Robert Barron, What Christians Believe, p.71).
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…...