Twelve questions chosen at random. A new selection appears at each visit.
Q295Holy Baptism
The presence of sponsors (godparents) at baptism is a practice traceable to the early Church. Sponsors are witnesses and guarantors before the Church for the faith of the baptized, and they take responsibility to…
Read the answer →Q284The Tenth Article: The Mysteries
In the Scriptures, the Mystery of God is Jesus Christ himself, “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col 1:27; 2:2; 4:3). In the life of the Church, a mystery is therefore a visible,…
Read the answer →Q227The Seventh Article: The Second Coming
Holy Scripture and Tradition speak of the “dread judgment seat of Christ,” which is to be distinguished from the particular judgment, the soul’s understanding and anticipation of its eternal destiny immediately after death, as…
Read the answer →Q484On the Unity between Faith and Love
Love that does not issue in acts of mercy, when opportunity arises, is not real: true love naturally shows itself in good works, as the Lord teaches: “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them,…
Read the answer →Q058The Books of the Bible
Among the most striking prophecies exactly fulfilled are: the long-suffering passion of the Lord, foretold in detail seven centuries beforehand (Isa 53); the crucifixion, with the piercing of his hands and feet, in an…
Read the answer →Q162The Third Article: The Incarnation
Love implies freedom and self-determination, “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2Co 3:17; see Q107, Q233), and freedom, in turn, lives by trust. Adam and Eve could listen to the…
Read the answer →Q554On the Fifth Commandment
Not only Christians, but all people, are called by God: (1) to act respectfully toward their parents; (2) to obey them while living under their tutelage; (3) to support and comfort them in sickness…
Read the answer →Q471The Seventh Beatitude
They who would be blessed must be peacemakers, a work commanded of all: “if possible, so far as it depends upon you, live peaceably with all” (Rom 12:18; see Q427); “Pursue peace with everyone,…
Read the answer →Q210The Fourth Article: The Crucifixion
We have fellowship in the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ through faith, and through the Mysteries (Sacraments) of the Church which unite us to him. As St Paul writes: “I have been crucified…
Read the answer →Q089The First Article: God
God is indeed everywhere, but he has special modes and measures of presence. In heaven, his presence is manifested in everlasting glory to the angels and saints; in the divine services and Holy Mysteries,…
Read the answer →Q539On the Fourth Commandment
According to the Lord Jesus Christ (Mrk 12:10–11), the prophecy of the Psalm has been fulfilled in him: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This is the…
Read the answer →Q318Holy Communion: The Eucharist
Orthodox Christians use the term Liturgy, specifically, the Divine Liturgy for the service in which the Eucharist is celebrated by the people of God, gathered as church around their bishop, presbyters, and deacons. “Liturgy”…
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