Spirit of Truth, High School > Course IV > Unit 1
Chapter 1: The Origin, Foundation, and Manifestation of the Church
The Church was born from the blood and water that poured out from Jesus’ side on the Cross.
The Church was born from the blood and water that poured out from Jesus’ side on the Cross.
The Holy Spirit lives within the Church, directing her mission and providing the gifts she needs to carry it out.
The Church has both a divine and human dimension.
As the sacrament of salvation, the Church contains everything we need for communion with God. Through her, Gods grace is made visible to humanity; she lacks nothing.
Human beings are the crown jewel of creation, alone out of all of Gods creatures made in His image and likeness.
The eternal life of Heaven, to which we are destined, is a gift from God offered to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Reason and free will separate us from animals and are how we are made in the image and likeness of God.
Having faith requires us to put our trust in another. Faith is an essential part of being human.
The Church is a community of disciples. All disciples are called to evangelize.
We can only fully understand Catholicism by following Jesus and striving to live like saints.
Every human person desires to know God.
Every vocation must be lived in communion with others because it is a sign of God’s love and mercy towards us.
Discernment is the process for hearing and answering a call by God to some work or ministry and to our particular vocation.
Social sin occurs when sinful behavior is established as a pattern within a population so that it forms the culture of a people and shapes collective values.
The Decalogue is God’s simple framework for how to love God and love your neighbor.