Research The Catechism Section I ICON: Religious painting traditional among many Eastern Christians. Christian iconography expresses in images the same Gospel message that Scripture communicates by words (1160). ICONOCLASM: A…
Research The Catechism Section H HAIL MARY: The prayer known in Latin as the Ave Maria. The first part of the prayer praises God for the gifts he gave to…
Research The Catechism Section G GENERAL CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION: A communal form of the Sacrament of Penance in which, in a case of grave necessity, a priest may give absolution…
Research The Catechism Section E EASTER: The greatest and oldest Christian feast, which celebrates Christ’s Resurrection from the dead. Easter is the “feast of feasts,” the solemnity of solemnities, the…
Research The Catechism Section D DEACON, DIACONATE: A third degree of the hierarchy of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, after bishop and priest. The deacon is ordained not to priesthood…
Research The Catechism Section C CALUMNY: A false statement which harms the reputation of others and gives occasion for false judgments concerning them (2477). See Slander. CANON LAW: The rules…
Research The Catechism Section B BAPTISM: The first of the seven sacraments, and the “door” which gives access to the other sacraments. Baptism is the first and chief sacrament of…
Research The Catechism Section A ABORTION: Deliberate termination of pregnancy by killing the unborn child. Such direct abortion, willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to…
Start your Journey Today“But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar…