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Table of Contents

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Abbreviations Used for the Books of the Bible

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General Abbreviations

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Overview

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Catholic Prayers and Devotions

1
Chapter 1:
Faith and Revelation

1a
Chapter Planning Guide

1e
Chapter Objectives

1e
Keys to this Chapter

1f
Key Ideas

3
Introduction

4
Man in Search of God

4
Sidebar: The Human Desire to Know God

5
Sidebar: Do You Know, or Do You Really Know?

6
God in Search of Man

7
Where Can God Be Found?

7
Certainty of Truth Is Only Given by Faith

8
The Human Heart Is Satisfied by God Alone

8
Reasoning God’s Existence

9
Sidebar: Not Such a “Dumb Ox” After All

9
St. Thomas Aquinas on Reason

9
 The First Mover

10
 The First Cause

10
 The Grand Architect

11
Limitations of Human Reason

11
Sidebar: Seeing God Face-to-Face

12
Revelation

12
Divine Revelation in the Old Testament

12
Jesus as the Ultimate Truth of Revelation

13
An Encounter with Jesus Christ

14
How Christ Is Present Among Us

14
 Christ Is Present in His Church

14
 Christ Is Present in His Sacraments

15
Sidebar: Christ Present in the Liturgy

16
 Christ Is Present in His Word

16
Sidebar: St. Jerome, The Passionate Scholar

17
 Christ Is Present in Our Prayer

18
 Christ Is Present in His Followers

18
Effects of the Encounter

19
Sidebar: Are You Blind, Like Bartimaeus?

21
The Beginning of Faith

21
Faith in God Is Received from Others and for Others

22
Sidebar: Faith Calls . . .

23
Faith Is Verified by Our Personal Experience

23
Faith Comes Alive when Lived in Communion

24
A Faith Professed

24
The Deposit of Faith

24
Sacred Tradition

25
Sacred Scripture

25
 Sacred Scripture Is Inspired

26
Sidebar: How the Bible Came to Be

28
 Sacred Scripture Is Inerrant

28
The Magisterium

29
Sidebar: The Apocryphal Books of the Bible

30
Sidebar: Bible Translations: The Word in Words

31
Conclusion

32
Supplementary Reading

35
Vocabulary

37
Study Questions

38
Practical Exercises

39
From the Catechism

43
Chapter 2:
Understanding the Trinity

43a
Chapter Planning Guide

43c
Chapter Objectives

43c
Keys to this Chapter

43d
Key Ideas

44
Introduction

46
Part I: Getting to Know God

46
God’s People, God’s Covenants

47
Sidebar: Abraham, Our Father in Faith

48
The Name of “YHWH”

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Sidebar: God Reveals His Name to Moses

50
Attributes of God

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God Is Perfect

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God Is Pure Spirit

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Sidebar: Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist

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God Is Immutable (Unchanging)

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God Is Eternal

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God Is Omnibenevolent (All-Loving)

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God Is Omniscient (All-Knowing)

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Sidebar: The Problem of Evil

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God Is Omnipotent (All-Powerful)

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God Is Omnipresent (Present Everywhere)

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Part II: God as a Trinity of Persons

57
Understanding Three-in-One

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The Language of the Trinity

58
The Trinity Is One God in Three Divine Persons

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The Trinity Is of One “Substance” or Nature

59
St. Patrick: the “Apostle of Ireland”

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The Trinity Revealed

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The Trinity Foreshadowed in the Old Testament

60
 “In Our Image”

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 Abraham and the Three Visitors

61
The Blessed Trinity Revealed by Christ

62
God the Father in Scripture

63
Sidebar: St. Augustine: How Late He Loved God

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God the Son in Scripture

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God the Holy Spirit in Scripture

66
The Blessed Trinity and the Christian Life

68
Part III: Early Trinitarian Heresies

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The Blessed Trinity in the Early Church

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Heresies that Challenged the Doctrine of the Blessed Trinity

69
 Tables on the Heresies

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Sidebar: St Athanasius: Defender Against the Arian Errors

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Heroes in Defense of the Faith

75
The Ecumenical Councils

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 Table of Ecumenical Councils

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Sidebar: The Nicene Creed

77
Conclusion

78
Supplementary Reading

79
Vocabulary

79
Long-Term Assignment

82
Study Questions

83
Practical Exercises

84
From the Catechism

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Chapter 3:
God the Father

87a
Chapter Planning Guide

87c
Chapter Objectives

87c
Keys to this Chapter

87d
Key Ideas

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Introduction

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God as Father

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Sidebar: The Our Father

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God the Creator

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Why Did God Create the Universe and Human Beings?

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The Beginning of Creation

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Sidebar: Creation and Evolution

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God Created a World that Is Good

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Preservation, Providence, and Government

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Sidebar: The Sacrament of Marriage

97
Angels

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Sidebar: Hierarchy of Angels

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The Fall of the Angels

101
The Ministry of Angels

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Sidebar: Guardian Angel Prayer

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God Creates Man in His Own Image and Likeness

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The Nature of the Soul

102
The Nature of the Body

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Mind and Free Will

103
The Fall of Humanity

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Man’s Original State

104
The Original Sin

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The Transmission of Original Sin

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Sidebar: Raising Cain: Offering our Best to God

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Holiness: Humanity’s Purpose

107
Sidebar: St. Dominic and the Dominicans

108
Conclusion

109
Supplementary Reading

110
Vocabulary

112
Study Questions

113
Practical Exercises

114
From the Catechism

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Chapter 4:
The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ

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Chapter Planning Guide

117e
Chapter Objectives

117e
Keys to this Chapter

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Key Ideas

118
Introduction

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The Early Life of Jesus

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Jesus Is Born

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Jesus’ Infancy

122
Jesus as an Adolescent

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The “Hidden Life” of Jesus

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Lessons from Jesus’ “Hidden Life”

125
Sidebar: Jesus and the Essenes

126
The Baptism of Christ

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Sidebar: The Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism by St. Maximus of Turin

128
Temptation in the Desert

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Sidebar: Forty Days and Forty Nights

129
The Call of the Apostles

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Sidebar: St. John Chrysostom, On St. John’s Gospel, “We Have Found the Messiah”

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Jesus’ Healing Ministry

132
Sidebar: St. John Paul II and Youth

134
The Parables of Jesus

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Sidebar: Who Is My Neighbor? by Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, 15

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Sidebar: The Good Samaritan

136
How to Pray

138
Proclaiming the Kingdom

139
The Sermon on the Mount

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The Beatitudes

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Sidebar: St. Francis of Assisi

143
The Perfection of the Mosaic Law

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Motivated by Love: Purity of Intentions

145
The Last Supper

145
The Washing of Feet and the New Commandment

146
The Eucharist

148
Passion and Death

150
The Resurrection

151
Conclusion

153
Supplementary Reading

155
Vocabulary

155
Long-Term Assignment

158
Study Questions

159
Practical Exercises

160
From the Catechism

163
Chapter 5:
Jesus Christ — True God and True Man

163a
Chapter Planning Guide

163c
Chapter Objectives

163c
Keys to this Chapter

163d
Key Ideas

164
Introduction

167
Sidebar: Non‑Biblical References to Christ

168
God Incarnate

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The Humanity of Christ

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Christ was Fully Man

170
Christ, Like Us, Is a Descendant of Adam

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Like Us, Christ Felt Emotion, Pain, and Suffering

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The Divinity of Christ

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Christ Is the True and Only Son of God

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Scripture Attests to Christ’s Divinity

173
True God, True Man

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Christ Has Two Distinct Natures

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Sidebar: The Difference Between Nature and Person

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The Promised Messiah

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Redemption

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Only God Could Redeem Mankind

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Christ Freely Embraced the Father’s Plan of Redemption

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Christ Freely Gives Us the Grace to Follow Him

181
Christ as Viewed in Other Religions

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Christ in Judaism

181
Christ in Islam

182
Christ in Buddhism

182
Christ in Hinduism

184
Conclusion

185
Supplementary Reading

187
Vocabulary

188
Study Questions

188
Practical Exercises

189
From the Catechism

191
Chapter 6:
The Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Blessed Trinity

191a
Chapter Planning Guide

191e
Chapter Objectives

191e
Keys to this Chapter

191f
Key Ideas

192
Introduction

194
The Holy Spirit and Pentecost: The Foundation of the Church

194
Awaiting the Promised Spirit

194
Sidebar: The Upper Room

194
Descent of the Holy Spirit

196
The Holy Spirit Enables us to Perceive God

198
The Holy Spirit and the Sacrament of Confirmation

198
Sidebar: Symbols of the Holy Spirit

200
The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church

201
Sidebar: The Charismatic Gifts of the Holy Spirit

202
The Holy Spirit in Sacred Scripture

202
Inspiring the Authors of Scripture

202
Revealing Christ in Scripture

203
The Work of the Holy Spirit

203
Revealed as Third Person of the Blessed Trinity

205
Theological Virtues of the Holy Spirit

205
Sidebar: Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

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The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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Sidebar: Prayer to the Holy Spirit

206
1. Wisdom (Enjoying the Presence of God)

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2. Understanding (Discerning Divine Truths)

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Sidebar: St. Simeon

208
3. Counsel (Making Wise Decisions)

208
Sidebar: St. Philip and the Ethiopian

208
4. Fortitude (Having Strength of Character)

209
5. Knowledge (Using Created Things Wisely)

209
Sidebar: St. Maximilian Kolbe

209
6. Piety (Knowing God as “Abba” Father)

210
Sidebar: St. Stephen

211
7. Fear of the Lord (Serving God Faithfully)

211
Sidebar: The Early Christians and Possessions

212
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit

213
Sidebar: St. Therese of Lisieux

214
Sidebar: St. Faustina Kowalska

215
Conclusion

216
Supplementary Reading

217
Long-Term Assignment

218
Vocabulary

219
Study Questions

219
Practical Exercises

220
From the Catechism

223
Chapter 7:
The Blessed Virgin Mary: Mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son

223a
Chapter Planning Guide

223c
Chapter Objectives

223c
Keys to this Chapter

223d
Key Ideas

224
Introduction

226
The Life of Mary

229
Mary, Mother of God

230
Sidebar: St. Joseph

231
Immaculate Conception

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Mary Ever Virgin

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Sidebar: Our Lady of Lourdes

235
The Assumption

236
Mother of the Church and all Christians

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Intercessor for Mankind

239
Sidebar: Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat

240
Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary

241
Sidebar: Our Lady of Guadalupe

243
Conclusion

244
Supplementary Reading

246
Vocabulary

248
Study Questions

249
Practical Exercises

250
From the Catechism

STUDENT WORKBOOK

Student Workbook

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Chapter One

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven

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Chapter Tests

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Quizzes

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven

Vocabulary Reviews

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven