Spirit of Truth, High School > Course I > Unit 2
Chapter 6: How Was the Bible Put Together?
The controversy over which books were truly inspired ultimately led to the formation of the Biblical canon, or list of inspired books.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course I > Unit 3
Chapter 8: Authentic Interpretation of Scripture
Jesus entrusted to the Church the authority to interpret Scripture, not personal interpretation.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 2
Chapter 6: Unity, Diversity, and Schism in the Early Church
The early Church operated under the principle of subsidiarity.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 2
Chapter 7: The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
Until the year 1054, the Catholic Church and what we now call the Eastern Orthodox Church were one.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 5
Chapter 14: The Nature and Forms of Consecrated Life
Everyone who enters consecrated life takes solemn vows that bind them to the practices of poverty, chastity, and obedience, in the imitation of Christ.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 4
Chapter 10: The Protestant Reformation
Protestantism took root in Germany, and other Protestant movements quickly swept across Europe, inspired as much by politics as differences in theology.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 4
Chapter 11: The Council of Trent and the Counter-Reformation
The Council of Trent reaffirmed and again definitively established some of the principles that the Catholic Church had always taught such as the true sacrifice of the Mass, Christs Real Presence in the Eucharist through Transubstantiation, the canon of Scripture, and that we are justified by the grace of God, our good works also merit grace, and that grace is communicated through the Sacraments.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 5
Chapter 12: In the New World
With the discovery of the New World, rich Western countries extended their territories, funded profit-making exploration, and simultaneously strove to spread the Catholic Faith to the far corners of the globe.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 5
Chapter 14: The Church Comes to North America
Spanish colonies, French missionaries, and many immigrants expanded the Catholic faith into the Americas.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 6
Chapter 16: Revolutions and Restorations
The Industrial Revolution swept across the world turning societies into mass consumers and bringing economic, political, social, and spiritual challenges.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 6
Chapter 17: Labor, Catholic Immigration, and World War
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.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 7
Chapter 18: The Battle for Civilization
The Church continued to work for peace and shine a spiritual light as the errors of Nazisism, communism, modernism, and war darkened the world.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 7
Chapter 19: Renewing the Church
Following the grueling years of war and turmoil, the world and the Church needed renewal to move forward.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 2
Chapter 5: The Middle Ages
The distinction between the Church and State became blurred during the Middle Ages.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 3
Chapter 7: Reform and Revival
Learning was revived in Western Europe and accelerated around 1100 when the first universities were founded.
