Catechism of The Catholic Church #2245
2245 The Church, because of her commission and competence, is not to be confused in any way with the political community. She is both...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1479
1479 Since the faithful departed now being purified are also members of the same communion of saints, one way we can help them is...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #149
149 Throughout her life and until her last ordeal when Jesus her son died on the cross, Mary's faith never wavered. She never ceased...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1917
1917 It is incumbent on those who exercise authority to strengthen the values that inspire the confidence of the members of the group and...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #636
636 By the expression "He descended into hell", the Apostles' Creed confesses that Jesus did really die and through his death for us conquered...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #986
986 By Christ's will, the Church possesses the power to forgive the sins of the baptized and exercises it through bishops and priests normally in the sacrament of Penance.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church #2549
2549 It remains for the holy people to struggle, with grace from on high, to obtain the good things God promises. In order to possess and contemplate God, Christ's faithful mortify their cravings and, with the grace of God, prevail over the seductions of pleasure and power.
Catechism of The Catholic Church #42
42 God transcends all creatures. We must therefore continually purify our language of everything in it that is limited, imagebound or imperfect, if we...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #2342
2342 Self-mastery is a long and exacting work. One can never consider it acquired once and for all. It presupposes renewed effort at all...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #2732
2732 The most common yet most hidden temptation is our lack of faith. It expresses itself less by declared incredulity than by our actual...
