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Catholic Essentials
Chapter 4
The Church:
Christ’s Mission
Continues in the World Today
November 6, 2013
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Reading Guides Due
Ch 4 Exam…pencil and SG!
Ch 5 Assignment:
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Answer Questions on Pages 190, 199,
217…finish for homework!!!
Film: Nativity Story
The Cross: Our Only Hope
Edith Stein /
Sr. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
St. Edith Stein
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Born in Germany
Edith Stein was murdered in
the Nazi death camp of
Poland.
She dedicated her life to a
pursuit of truth, drawing first
on her roots in Judaism.
She studied Catholicism and
ultimately lead her life as a
Carmelite.
She served God with prayer,
scholarship and dedication to
her fellow human beings.
Pentecost
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The Church became
visible to the whole
world.
The Holy Spirit came
to make the Church
holy and to lead her
in her mission.
St. Paul
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Saul: a tentmaker, a
Pharisee, a Roman
citizen, a persecutor of
Christians, an educated
man.
Paul: the greatest
missionary for the early
Church.
The Apostle to the
Gentiles.
A Single Deposit of Faith
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God wants everyone to be saved.
Jesus Christ is the final revelation of God.
The faith is handed on through Scripture and
Tradition.
The Mystery of the Church
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Pope Paul VI called
the Church “a reality
filled with God’s
hidden presence.”
The Church is a
mystery and a
sacrament where the
human and the
divine meet.
The People of God
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Is the Church.
Has origins in the
Chosen People of
Israel.
Offers membership
through faith in Christ
Jesus and through
Baptism.
The Three-fold Offices of Christ
The Church: The Body of Christ
The Church is One
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Unity in the Trinity.
Jesus died to save
all of us.
The Holy Spirit
continues to fill
each of us.
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The same creed.
A common worship
and sacraments.
Recognition of the
Magisterium.
The Church is Catholic
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The Church is catholic or universal – for all
people everywhere.
Although the Church is for everyone, not
everyone belongs to the Church in the same
way.
Missionary Efforts of the Church
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It is absolutely necessary for all Catholics to help lead
others to Christ through the Church, and to repair
Christian unity.
The love of God spurs us onward for Christ.
The Holy Spirit drives our missionary efforts.
Laity and Religious
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The laity includes any
baptized Catholic who
has not received Holy
Orders, and who is not
a member of a religious
order.
Members of religious
orders take vows of
chastity, obedience,
and poverty.
We are called to be the salt of the
earth and the light of the world.