by Creed 101 Team | Jul 13, 2015 | Church, Prayer
Who created the Bible and how should we interpret it? Who decided which books comprise the Bible? Father Boyle states, “The Church.” 350 years after the death of Jesus Christ, the councils of the Church and the popes decided which should be included and which...
by Creed 101 Team | Jul 7, 2015 | Church
Why do Catholics have so many rituals? Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers states, “The beautiful thing about rituals is that they draw us out of ourselves and connect us more deeply with the lives of others.” Birthdays are an example. There’s cake, candles, balloons,...
by Creed 101 Team | Jun 29, 2015 | Church
Br. Andrew Dominic Yang shares with us why organized religion is still necessary in our society. These days, it is pretty common for organized religion to be discussed with negative connotations. It is spoken of as a series of rules or laws that we have to conform to....
by Creed 101 Team | Jun 25, 2015 | Church, Sacraments
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers tells us how to obtain an indulgence. Indulgences can be obtained, once the three prerequisites are met. First, you must receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The indulgence is not about just getting a free pass to Heaven. Reconciliation...
by Creed 101 Team | Jun 22, 2015 | Church
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers discusses what indulgences is in the Catholic Church. After the Fall in the Garden of Eden, when original sin entered the Earth, there were two effects of sin. Eternal punishment of sin is the loss of sanctifying grace that we need to get to...
by Creed 101 Team | Jun 18, 2015 | Church
Fr. Mark Bentz states that we are not able to buy indulgences to get to Heaven. The Church has never taught that and never will. So you may wonder, why did people sell indulgences in the middle ages? Well, most of these were sold by Johann Tetzel, which was wrong and...
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