Apostles

St. Peter and St. Paul

With different backgrounds and separate missions, St. Peter and St. Paul helped the early Church grow by exhibiting the necessary apostolic courage to proclaim...

Pentecost

The Catholic Church celebrates when the Holy Spirit descended on Pentecost, fifty days after Jesus had risen from the dead on Easter. Pentecost commemorates...

The Fathers of the Church

The early Catholic Church was guided, defended, and disciplined by men who accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with the teaching of the...

Pentecost

The Catholic Church celebrates when the Holy Spirit descended on Pentecost fifty days after Jesus had risen from the dead on Easter. Pentecost commemorates...

Sacred Tradition

What Jesus revealed about God to the Apostles through his words and actions 2000 years ago has been handed down in the Catholic Church...

When Jesus began his public ministry, He selected 12 men to accompany Him who would be his closest companions, distinct from the larger group...

A Male Priesthood

The Bible reveals that Jesus was male and that He selected only men to be ordained as his Apostles. Those Apostles and the bishops...

Pentecost

The Church celebrates when the Holy Spirit descended on Pentecost. Pentecost falls fifty days after Easter Sunday marking the end of the Easter season....

Catechesis

Every baptized Catholic has a responsibility to grow in their faith, share their faith with others, and to be a witness to the Gospel....