In this chapter your students will learn that…
■ Eucharistic miracles are rare external signs of Jesus’ Real Presence in the Eucharist.
■ Recent Eucharistic miracles have occurred in Tixtla, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Sokółka, Poland.
■ While evidence alone will not move us to Faith, it can enhance our Faith and love for the Lord.
The first three Commandments help us to order our lives towards heaven.
The Church is one because God Himself is one.
A major stumbling block to interreligious dialogue is religious violence. Catholics and Muslims should work together to establish peace and mutual respect through interreligious dialogue.
New Age Spirituality is an eclectic combination of beliefs and practices, some of which resemble Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as certain ancient Christian heresies such as Gnosticism.
Christians must life according to their beliefs and not as practical atheists presuming upon God’s mercy.
Evangelization is the means by which the Church carries out her mission of salvation.
The early Church operated under the principle of subsidiarity.
Until the year 1054, the Catholic Church and what we now call the Eastern Orthodox Church were one.
The Protestant Reformation was sparked by Augustinian priest Martin Luther. More movements of reform and schism quickly swept across Europe and, as time went on, throughout the United States.
Conflict brewing between the various European powers broke out into the First World War in 1914, bringing tragedy and destruction on a scale never before seen.
Following the grueling years of war and turmoil, the world and the Church needed renewal to move forward.
Protestantism took root in Germany, and other Protestant movements quickly swept across Europe, inspired as much by politics as differences in theology.
While the Romans worshipped many gods, they found it difficult, if not impossible, to accommodate the Christian monotheistic religion which led to many Christian martyrs.
