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And yes, the successors of the apostles do include our own bishop, Bishop Kagan. Finally, we know that the Catholic Church is the one true Church because the Catholic Church’s teachings have remained untarnished and unchanged since the very beginning. Everything the Church believes was believed by the early Church (and we have testimony to ...
Sep 7, 2021 · Ephesians 1:22-23 “ the church, which is his body ”. 1 Corinthians 12:20 “As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.”. 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it .28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing ...
Jan 16, 2013 · The second of the three marks of a true church is the pure administration of the sacraments. The two sacraments that Christ Himself instituted are baptism ( Matt. 28:18–20) and the Lord’s Supper ( Matt. 26:26–29 ). Because of our continuing struggle with sin, the visible Word of the sacraments supplements the audible Word of the gospel ...
Oct 1, 1999 · The four marks of the true Church are that it is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. I would humbly and unofficially suggest a “fifth” mark: the true Church is also opposed. Just as Jesus was a sign of contradiction and a stumbling block (1 Cor. 1:23), so his Church is a lightning rod for hatred, calumny, misunderstanding, suspicion, and ...
Aug 6, 2000 · The Church's universal mission is born from the command of Jesus Christ and is fulfilled in the course of the centuries in the proclamation of the mystery of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the mystery of the incarnation of the Son, as saving event for all humanity. The fundamental contents of the profession of the Christian faith are ...
Jun 5, 2001 · This validity is possible because Christ is the true minister of the sacrament: Christ is the one who truly baptizes, whether it is Peter or Paul or Judas who baptizes (cf. Augustine, Treatise on the Gospel of John VI, 1,7; cf. CCC n. 1127). The Council of Trent, confirming this tradition, defined that Baptism administered by heretics in the ...
Our Mission Our purpose is to make fully committed disciples of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:19-20) Our Process is to help people... Come to Christ. (Acts 4:8-12) Connect with each other. (Acts 2:42) Contribute to our community and beyond. (Matthew 22:34-40) Our Beliefs There is one God. (Creator of the world, all powerful and all knowing) who exists as three persons- Father, Son and Holy Spirit ...
