Serving the Poor and the Persecuted
Dr. Stephen Rasche

Vatican II’s Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life
Part of the Second Vatican Council’s overarching concern in presenting the Catholic Church’s nature and mission in our times was its teaching on religious and consecrated life.
Dr. Schreck talks about the council’s decree on “The Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life,” or in Latin called “Perfectae Caritatis,” the perfection of charity.
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, "The Paschal Mystery of Jesus... stands at the center of the Christian faith because God's saving plan was accomplished…...
What does God "look like"? Jesus says simply: "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father... I am in the Father and the Father is in me"…...
Jesus' "hidden life" ends and his public ministry begins with his baptism in the Jordan River by John. Jesus' proclamation that "the kingdom (or reign) of God is…...