What happens when Jesus returns "to judge the living and the dead"? Dr. Schreck explores what happens preceding Christ's second coming and the meaning of a "new heaven…...

Dr. Schreck continues the study of "the Four Last Things" by presenting the Catholic doctrine of heaven and hell. He distinguishes three approaches to doctrines: apologetic  (defense of…...

Continuing the Catholic understanding of the "last things," Dr. Schreck speaks of the particular judgment at the moment of death, including a consideration for the judgment of unbaptized…...

This article of the Apostles' Creed—professing belief in "the resurrection of the body"—begins the presentation of Catholic belief in the four last things: heaven, hell, death, and judgment.…...

Included the "communion of saints" professed in the Apostles' Creed is the saint who has a unique and exalted place in God's plan of salvation: Mary, the mother…...

In the Apostles' Creed, the profession of faith in "the holy Catholic Church" is immediately followed by "the communion of saints." Dr. Schreck talks about how the Church…...

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…...

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…...