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Clear all filtersAugustine of Hippo · Book I, paragraph beginning “Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy p…”
Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 1, question 9
To save our souls we must worship God by faith, hope, and charity; that is, we must believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him with all our heart.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 10, question 106
Those graces or gifts of God by which we believe in Him, and hope in Him, and love Him, are called the Divine virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 10, question 107
Faith is a Divine virtue by which we firmly believe the truths which God has revealed.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 11, question 115
The Church is the congregation of all those who profess the faith of Christ, partake of the same Sacraments, and are governed by their lawful pastors under one visible head.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 12, question 124
By the infallibility of the Church I mean that the Church cannot err when it teaches a doctrine of faith or morals.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 12, question 125
The Church teaches infallibly when it speaks through the Pope and the bishops, united in general council, or through the Pope alone when he proclaims to all the faithful a doctrine of faith or morals.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 12, question 127
These attributes are found in their fullness in the Pope, the visible Head of the Church, whose infallible authority to teach bishops, priests, and people in matters of faith or morals will last till the end of the world.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 12, question 129
The Church is One because all its members agree in one faith, are all in one communion, and are all under one Head.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 14, question 160
Baptism of blood is the shedding of one's blood for the faith of Christ.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 15, question 171
By anointing the forehead with chrism in the form of a cross is meant, that the Christian who is confirmed must openly profess and practice his faith, never be ashamed of it, and rather die than deny it.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 15, question 174
Persons of an age to learn should know the chief mysteries of faith and the duties of a Christian, and be instructed in the nature and effects of this Sacrament.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 15, question 175
It is a sin to neglect Confirmation, especially in these evil days when faith and morals are exposed to so many and such violent temptations.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 16, question 176
The effects of Confirmation are an increase of sanctifying grace, the strengthening of our faith, and the gifts of the Holy Ghost.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 16, question 183
We receive the gift of Understanding to enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith.Read the source passage →
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