My discoveries and reflections on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Principles of faith, morality, and doctrine that shape my Christian life.
The concrete gestures of Christ—touching, breathing, anointing, mixing clay, washing and blessing—are not mere pious stagings. They reveal a profound theology rooted in the very structure of reality and in the history of salvation. In God made man, invisible grace is communicated by visible means, and the sensible world becomes a pathway to the divine.
No. 1436 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “daily conversion and penance find their source and nourishment in the Eucharist.” This statement reveals the intimate bond between two sacraments which, although distinct, converge upon the same reality: the reconciliation of man with God and his perseverance on the path to holiness. Penance is the continual return of the heart to the Father; the Eucharist is the food that sustains this return.
No. 1434 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers a realistic synthesis of Christian anthropology: “The interior penance of the Christian can have many different expressions. Scripture and the Fathers insist above all on three forms: fasting, prayer and almsgiving, which express conversion in relation to oneself, to God and to others.”
The account of the wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1–11), in which Jesus turns water into wine, is not merely the record of Christ’s first miracle, but the inauguration of a new stage in the history of salvation.
Christianity does not arise from an idea, a myth, or a philosophy. It is born of an encounter. At the heart of faith stands a living Person: Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God, sent by the Father to reveal His love and to offer salvation. This is the Good News, the Gospel that the Church has proclaimed since apostolic times.
Is Death the Absolute End of Our Existence?Comments for catechesis on Heaven, Hell, the Final Judgement, and the New Creation in the light of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Eternal hope in the risen Christ.
When we begin the profession of faith by saying “I believe”, we affirm more than a mere intellectual assent; we make an act of trust and surrender.
Tradition and Sacred Scripture are the two fundamental sources of the Christian faith within the Catholic Church. To grasp the depth and importance of these elements, we need to explore how these pillars have been handed down over time, especially to catechumens — the new Christians who, upon accepting the faith, required formation.
This is a highly pertinent question that was asked during a catechesis group session. To answer it, we turn to the Catechism of the Church: CCC 609. In sharing, within his human heart, the love of the Father for humankind, Jesus…
