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The Sacrament of the Eucharist
The Holy Mass and the celebration of the Eucharist are the height and summit of Catholic worship.
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The Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation fills the baptized soul with the life of the Holy Spirit.
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The Sacrament of Baptism
Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole of Christian Life.
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What are Venial and Mortal Sin?
Venial and Mortal Sin are measures of the seriousness of the fault against God.
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The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
According to Catholic teaching, there are seven gifts of the Holy Spirit which descend upon believers at the time of their confirmation.
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What are the Cardinal Virtues?
It was St. Ambrose who first defined the four cardinal virtues.
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What are the Theological Virtues?
There are three Theological Virtues and Four Cardinal Virtues in the Catholic Church.
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What is Dogmatic Theology?
Dogmatic theology can be defined as the investigation of the truths of revelation and their connection to one another.
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What is Moral Theology?
There are two areas of science regarding morality in Catholicism: moral philosophy and moral theology.
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What is Ascetical Theology?
Ascetical theology emerged very early on in the Church when St. Anthony left the world around the year 270 A.D. to become a desert hermit and many followed him.
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What is Mystical Theology?
Catholicism contains within it a very well-defined mystical theology which has arisen from the life of the mystical saints.
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Who Were the Waldensians?
Heresies emerged in the early church in part because there was no uniformity in doctrine.
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Who were the Pelagians?
Many heretics ended up dying for their cause at the hands of the crusaders.
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What Was Nestorianism?
Nestorianism was a heresy that began in the fifth century. At the time, a heretic in death could only receive absolution by the Pope.
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What Was Montanism?
Catholic teaching indicates that God expects believers to submit their understandings to the doctrine of the Church.
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What Was Monophysitism?
In Catholic teaching before the Reformation, formal heresy involved rebellion against God.
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Who Were the Men of Intelligence?
A heretic chooses another means to his eternal end by rejecting one or more of the articles of faith of the Catholic Church.
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What Was Manichaeism?
Since St. Thomas of Aquinas claims Christian belief is an essential part of heresy, those who have never been Christians are not considered heretics.
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Who Were the Luciferans?
Some heretics had a way of turning Christianity in upon itself in their belief, Luciferans were among these.
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Who Were the Lollards?
Heresy, According to St. Thomas Aquinas, implies Christian belief.
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Who Were the Knights Templar?
St.Thomas of Aquinas defines heresy in his Summa Theologica.
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What is Jovinianism?
Tertullian said that a heretic is condemned by the very fact of choosing their own doctrine when a Christian only received the Apostolic Teaching.
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What is Iconoclasm?
Some heretics institute false sections of their own. The word heresy has been utilized to indicate sectarianism in the Acts of the Apostles.
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Who Were the Hussites?
Some heretics would choose of their own will a false doctrine.
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Who Were the Gugliemites?
Tertullian gave the name of heretic to those who of their own choose false doctrines.
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What Was Gnosticism?
St. Ignatius utilized the word heresy as term of serious reproach.
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Who Were the Free Spirits?
St. Peter spoke of false prophets and teachers who would bring in heresies of perdition.
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Who Were the Fraticelli?
St. Paul placed heresies on the same level with serious sins.
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Who were the Flagellant Sects?
Heresies indicated divisions which had grown into distinct and organized belief systems which were not in concert with Catholic Teachings.
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Who Were the Ebionites?
In the New Testament, the word heresy has been known to refer to an exacerbated form of division.
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What is Donatism?
The Sadduccees and Pharisees of Judaism were the first sects to become considered heretical.
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What is Docetism?
The word heresy was used in later Greek to denote different philosophical sects and parties.
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Who Were the Collyridians?
Most heresies occurred between the years 100 A.D. to 1600 A.D. The Collyridians were among the heretics
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Who Were the Cainites?
Heresy became outlawed in countries with civil supported churches.
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Who Were the Bogomils?
In the Roman Empire, heresy became punishable by civil law.
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Who Were the Beguines?
Heresy became a crime in the Roman Empire. Beguines were among the heretical groups that existed opposite of the Catholic Church.
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Who Were the Beghards?
Later Christian writings utilized the word heresy to any belief held by a Catholic Christian in opposition to the teachings of the Church.
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What is Arianism?
The word heresy has been utilized to indicate sectarianism in the Epistles of St. Paul.
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What is Antinomianism?
The word heresy has been utilized to indicate sectarianism in the Acts of the Apostles.
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Who Were the Anabaptists?
The term "heresy" comes from a Greek word "Hairesis" which means to choose for oneself.
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Who Were the Albigensians?
The Albigensians and the Arians were the cause of more General Councils of the Church being called than any of the other heretical groups.
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Who Were the Albaneses?
If a person professes the belief of the Catholic Church but believes doctrines contrary to it, that is a heresy.
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Who Were the Adamites?
Any religious doctrine not in concert with the Catholic Church teachings can be considered heresy.
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Rosa Mystica
Mary appeared for the sole purpose of bringing her religious - priests, nuns, monks - back to the heart of Jesus in December, 1947.
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Our Lady of Zeitoun, Egypt
Our Lady of Zeitoun reportedly appeared to millions of people over a three year period beginning in 1968; many of the apparitions were caught on film.
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Our Lady of the Roses
Veronica Leuken, who lived from 1923 to 1995, was a wife and mother of five in addition to being the messenger of Mary.
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Our Lady of the Rosary
The origin of this name for Mary goes back to an apparition of the Blessed Virgin to St. Dominic in 1208 in the city of Prouille.
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Our Lady of the Pillar
Having trouble with his mission, St. James saw the Blessed Lady upon a pillar carried by angels accompanying him to Jerusalem.
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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
It was the last thing the simple nun, Catherine, expected when a young girl appeared in her cell to lead her to the convent chapel.
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Our Lady of the Americas
Estela Ruiz of Phoenix, Arizona began seeing the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 3, 1988.
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Our Lady of Soufanieh
Myrna Nazour has been having visions of the Blessed Virgin. She now bears the Stigmata and her icon cries tears of oil.
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Our Lady of Reconciliation
Mystic, Maria Esperanza Biancini is the visionary who drew thousands to witness Mary's appearances in Venezuela.
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Our Lady of Pontmain
Our Lady of Pontmain is a unique apparition of Mary who is reported to never take her face off the Cross of Christ.
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Our Lady of Pellevoisin
Estelle Faguette began to see apparitions of Mary while dying of consumption.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel
In honor of the official recognition finally given to their order, the Carmelites instituted the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
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Our Lady of Medjugorje
It began in the middle of the 1980's when eight young children began to hear the voices of Mary and have not ceased since.
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Our Lady of Lourdes
Bernadette Soubirous was the most unlikely candidate for a Marian apparition.
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Our Lady of La Salette
On September 19, 1846, Our Blessed Mother came to speak to two children who had been hired as cowherds.
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Our Lady of Hungary
Our Lady of Hungary was captured on film by a builder and his photographer who were planning to restore an old church.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe was meant to bring the Indian people of South and Central America to the Catholic faith.
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Our Lady of Good Counsel
The story of Our Lady of Good Counsel begins in Genazzano, Italy in 1467.
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Our Lady of Garabandal
In the writings left behind about the apparitions, the visionaries said that the messages they received were about prayer, penance and Eucharist.
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Our Lady of Fatima
It was while watching their sheep that three young children, Francesco, Jacinta and Lucia experienced a Marian Apparition.
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Our Lady of Czestochowa
Legend states that Mary told St. Luke about the life of Jesus while he painted her.
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Our Lady of Conyers, Georgia
Nancy Fowler has the unique distinction of receiving detailed messages for years at a time.
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Our Lady of Beauraing
Beauraing is near to the French borders, and it was in 1932 that Mary began appearing to five children.
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Our Lady of Banneux
Our Lady of Banneux appeared near Belgium and not far from Germany.
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Our Lady of America
A special devotion to Mary was propagated through this apparition by the mystic, Sister Mildred Mary Neuzil.
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Our Lady of Akita, Japan
Sr. Agnes Sasagawa began what would become a series of eight year apparitions when she received three revelations in 1973 regarding future chastisements.
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The Mysterious Incorruptibles
Many of the saint's bodies after death remained intact and did not decay according to natural law.
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The Rare Phenomenon of Mystical Knowledge
Uneducated saints were able to explain deep mysteries of the Catholic faith and this is called mystical knowledge.
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The Gift of Tongues
Catholic Saints with the Gift of Tongues were able to speak in their native tongue to crowds of people from many countries - all of whom understood them.
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The Holy Stigmata
Saints who bore the Stigmata had wounds in their feet, hands and side - corresponding to the wounds of Christ on the Cross.
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The Spiritual Gift of Invisibility
Many Catholic Saints had the ability to become invisible to perform works of charity or to engage in private prayer when the crowds would not leave.
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The Gift of Prophecy
Prophecy in the lives of the Catholic Saints was usually related on a personal level regarding the lives of individual people, rather than world events.
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Multiplication of Food in Lives of the Saints
Although the multiplication of food in the Gospels is well known, it is a lesser known mystery that many Catholic saints were able to produce similar miracles.
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The Gift of Miraculous Transportation
Unusual speed, unlikely vehicles, arriving at destinations without being aware that travel has occurred are all hallmarks of miraculous transport miracles.
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Transverberation or Mystical Hearts
Not as well known to Catholics as some other miraculous events, the Transverberation is a spiritual wounding of the heart.
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The Odor of Sanctity
Holy Saints who emitted the Odors of Sanctity are said to have emitted the aroma of virtue.
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Levitation as a Gift of the Holy Spirit
Some saints who experienced levitation explained that they also felt a rapture at the same time as they were lifted off the ground.
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The Unusual Gift of Bilocation
Bilocation has been reported in the lives of many saints by many credible sources throughout time.
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The True History of King Arthur
The true story behind the legends is coming to light from new anthropological and archaeological evidence.
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The Love Dare
A companion to the movie Fireproof, The Love Dare provides a 40-day program to see whether or not divorce really needs to be in your future.
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Fireproof - The Movie
For those in mildly or profoundly troubled marriages, the movie Fireproof has become a saving grace.
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The Holy Catholic Triduum
Easter, for Catholics, begins on Ash Wednesday. Forty days before the blessed event, Catholics begin praying and fasting like Jesus did.
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The Second General Council of the Vatican
The Second General Council of the Vatican made radical changes to the manner in which the church worshipped worldwide.
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The First General Council of the Vatican
The first General Council to be held at the Vatican occurred during the reign of Pope Pius IX.
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The General Council of Trent
There have been 21 General Councils in the Catholic Church since they began to acknowledge them in 325 A.D.
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The Fifth General Council of the Lateran
The General Councils of the Church arose because of doctrinal difficulties.
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The General Council of Constance
General Councils involved the bishops of the church and special dignitaries who came together to define and unify their teachings.
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The General Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence
Some General Councils were held within decades of one another, whereas others were held off for a couple of centuries or more.
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The Second General Council of Lyons
The General Councils represent the gradual correction of misperceptions of the teachings of the Apostles after the church began.
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The General Council of Vienne
One purpose of the General Councils was to define terms such as 'person' or 'divinity' so that doctrine would be more clear.
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The First General Council of Lyons
Each of the General Councils of the church arose from a crisis in church dealings.
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The Third General Council of the Lateran
Another task of the General Councils was to supply a common understanding between the different languages spoken by those attending.
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The Fourth General Council of the Lateran
There is little order in the timing of the General Councils of the church.
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The Second General Council of the Lateran
Later General Councils of the church were very cautious about redefining dogmas already discussed in previous councils.
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The First General Council of the Lateran
The General Councils of the Church are scattered across 1700 years of church history.
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The Fourth General Council of Constantinople
It is the pope who legally reigns over the General Council of his time.
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The Second General Council of Nicaea - Concludes
The Second General Council of Nicaea was actually meant to be held at Constantinople.
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