Santa Maria Addolorata/RCIA

In the previous weeks, we’ve discussed the Trinity. We’ve touched on the following statements.    1. The Dogma of the Church (Dogma means a truth revealed by God)   2. It is the core belief of all Christians   3. There are three unique Divine Persons in One God   Father   Son    Holy Spirit   This week’s session was on the topic of “Mary & Saints” which can be found in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults, chapter 12.   I’ve included the PowerPoint presentation in this blog including some of my notes.    Click Here .    Next week’s reading assignment will be on the F our Marks of the Church  (chapter 11) and the Resurrection of the body (chapter 13).  Please read chapter 11 ONLY.    I’ve  already touch  on a few points on the resurrection of the body during this week’s session and I will continue next week.    Also,...

Good Afternoon. As we bring the last two weeks' topic on the Holy Trinity to a close, I would like to share some related articles, class notes and additional resources on the Most Holy Trinity. Just click on the underlined links in this article for the resources....    The Trinity is a  mystery.  So, it is impossible to explain who is God in his fullness. All we know and understand is only in part or a hint. Just like St. Paul calls it in  1 Corinthians 13:12 , a "reflection in a mirror"...some scripture translations say a " dim mirror ." I personally like this translation. Imagine this if you will; if we hold up a dim or dirty mirror to ourselves, we would only see an obscure or blurry image of our true self. We can see a hint of that reflection and trust that the image we see is truly us, just a bit fuzzy.    In the same way, this is how we see God now. We know He is there, but our perception of Him is not clear enough to see. This is where...

Although we have already started our classes, I would like to use this blog to welcome you to the RCIA/Adult Religious Ed program and share some about the program. We are currently using the US Catholic Catechism for Adults and have already read Chapter 1 & soon to read Chapter 5.