Twelve questions chosen at random. A new selection appears at each visit.
Q098The First Article: God
The Creed teaches precisely what the book of Genesis revealed, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Gen 1:1; see Q092, Q537). The Apostle Paul, speaking of Jesus Christ, the Son…
Read the answer →Q363Holy Matrimony
Fertility is a great blessing, as the Scriptures proclaim: “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Behold, thus shall the…
Read the answer →Q003Catechesis is not merely the acquisition of intellectual knowledge; its purpose is to awaken and strengthen the faith of those who hear the Word of God. As the Apostle writes, “without faith it is…
Read the answer →Q233The Seventh Article: The Second Coming
Christians do not know when the Son of God will return in his glory; therefore, we should live so as to be always ready: “Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day…
Read the answer →Q542On the Fourth Commandment
The Church has appointed holy convocations in memory of the chief events of the Incarnation of the Son of God for our salvation, and, after these, in honor of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary,…
Read the answer →Q382The Twelfth Article: The Life of the Age to Come
By the grace and mercy of God, there are those who shall be saved “only as through fire” (1Co 3:15). Divine Revelation clearly teaches degrees of glory and diverse rewards of the righteous, as…
Read the answer →Q534On the Third Commandment
The words of the Savior are clear: “Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have…
Read the answer →Q157The Third Article: The Incarnation
Sin is a turning away from the Good, made possible by the divine gift of self-determination, the freedom which belongs to the image of God. God did not create sin; he created freedom, without…
Read the answer →Q510On the First Commandment
The First Commandment teaches us to respond to the love of God: “We love him, because he first loved us” (1Jo 4:19). With the Psalmist, we exclaim: “Let the morning bring me word of…
Read the answer →Q064The Composition of the Catechism
For the doctrine of hope, we shall consider the Beatitudes of the Lord (Mat 5:3–12; see Q437, Q477) and the Lord’s Prayer (Mat 6:9–13; see Q083), the one showing the blessedness for which we…
Read the answer →Q067The Creed of the Orthodox Christian Faith
The Creed of Nicaea-Constantinople, commonly called the Nicene Creed, is reproduced below and should be memorized: 1. I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things…
Read the answer →Q199The Fourth Article: The Crucifixion
Jesus Christ was crucified to deal with the power of sin, which brings about spiritual slavery, as all human beings have sinned and can be called “enemies” of the thrice-holy God (Rom 5:10; see…
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