Answer · Questions / God
Who is God?
God is the Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things.
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Answer · Questions / Human person
What is man?
Man is a creature composed of a body and soul, and made to the image and likeness of God.
Answer · Questions / Human person
How is the soul like to God?
The soul is like God because it is a spirit that will never die, and has understanding and free will.
Answer · Questions / Christian life
Why did God make you?
God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him for ever in the next.
Answer · Questions / God
What is God?
God is a spirit infinitely perfect.
Answer · Questions / God
Had God a beginning?
God had no beginning; He always was and always will be.
Answer · Questions / God
If God is everywhere, why do we not see Him?
We do not see God, because He is a pure spirit and cannot be seen with bodily eyes.
Answer · Questions / Trinity
How many persons are there in God?
In God there are three divine persons really distinct and equal in all things—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Answer · Questions / Trinity
What do you mean by the Blessed Trinity?
By the Blessed Trinity I mean one God in three Divine Persons.
Answer · Questions / Faith and reason
What is a mystery?
A mystery is a truth which we cannot fully understand.
Answer · Questions / Creation
How did God create heaven and earth?
God created heaven and earth from nothing, by His word only; that is, by a single act of His all-powerful will.
Answer · Questions / Creation
What are angels?
Angels are pure spirits without a body, created to adore and enjoy God in heaven.
Answer · Questions / Jesus Christ
What do you believe of Jesus Christ?
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, true God and true man.
Answer · Questions / Jesus Christ
How many natures are there in Jesus Christ?
In Jesus Christ there are two natures; the nature of God and the nature of man.
Answer · Questions / Jesus Christ
What do you mean by the Incarnation?
By the Incarnation I mean that the Son of God was made man.
Answer · Questions / grace
What do you mean by grace?
By grace I mean a supernatural gift of God bestowed on us, through the merits of Jesus Christ, for our salvation.
Answer · Questions / grace
What is sanctifying grace?
Sanctifying grace is that grace which makes the soul holy and pleasing to God.
Answer · Questions / Virtues
What do you call those graces or gifts of God by which we believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him?
Those graces or gifts of God by which we believe in Him, and hope in Him, and love Him, are called the divine virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
Answer · Questions / Faith and reason
What is faith?
Faith is a divine virtue by which we firmly believe the truths which God has revealed.
Answer · Questions / Virtues
What is hope?
Hope is a divine virtue by which we firmly trust that God will give us eternal life and the means to obtain it.
Answer · Questions / Virtues
What is charity?
Charity is a divine virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.
Answer · Questions / sacraments
What is a sacrament?
A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.
Answer · Questions / sacraments
How many sacraments are there?
There are seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
Answer · Questions / baptism
What is Baptism?
Baptism is a sacrament which cleanses us from original sin, makes us Christians, children of God, and heirs of heaven.