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We integrate daily life with faith. All family members - adults as well as children - work, learn and pray together. They share their faith with each other, and often with other families.

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God and His Perfections
   started on September 14, 2020

Chapter 1: God Is the Supreme Being
Discussion: Who is God? Who made God? Can there be more than one God? Why must there be a God? Why is God an infinitely perfect being?
Chapter 2: God’s Perfections
Discussion: What are God’s perfections? Is God infinitely good? Is God eternal? Why is God all-knowing? Is God present everywhere? Is God almighty?
Chapter 3: More of God’s Perfections
Discussion: Is God all-wise? Why is God all-holy? Why is God all-merciful? Why is God all-just?
Chapter 4: Worship of God
Discussion: In what ways has God shown His love for us? How should we respond to God’s goodness? In what ways do we worship God? What should we hope to receive from the goodness of God? Why is it that so few people pay attention to God? Does every man have some desire for God?

The Revelation of God: The Holy Spirit
​   started on September 21, 2020

Chapter 5: God Reveals Himself
Discussion: What is the history of salvation? How did God deal with mankind? How did God choose to show Himself to the people of the Old Testament?
Chapter 6: The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
Discussion: What is the mystery of the Holy Trinity? Why do we believe in the mystery of the Holy Trinity? How is the mystery of the Holy Trinity revealed in the New Testament? What did Jesus reveal about Himself? How was God the Father revealed by Jesus? How did Jesus reveal the Holy Spirit?
Chapter 7: The Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Discussion: What did Jesus teach His disciples about God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? Who is God the Father? Who is God the Son? Who is God the Holy Spirit? In what ways can we honor the Holy Trinity?

Creation: Material and Spirit
​   started on September 28, 2020

Chapter 8: Creation
Discussion: What is creation? Can we know God through created things?
Chapter 9: Angelic Creation and the Fall of the Bad Angels
Discussion: When did the mystery of salvation begin? Who are the angels? Who are the devils? Where are the angels who remained faithful to God?

The Creation of Man
​   started on October 26, 2020

Chapter 10: The Creation of Man
Discussion: How was man created? In what way was man created in the image and likeness of God? Is the soul directly created by God?
Chapter 11: Our First Parents: Adam and Eve
Discussion: What special gifts did God give to Adam and Eve? What commandment did God give Adam and Eve? What was God’s first gift leading us to Christ?
Chapter 12: God’s Presence in Created History
Discussion: What did God’s action in the Old Testament reveal and prove to us? In what event is God’s all-powerful action for our salvation especially seen? How should we regard creation? How was God especially present in the history of man? How is God present to us in our own day?

The Sins of Man: Original Sin & Personal Sin
​   started on November 2, 2020

Chapter 13: The Fall of Man and Original Sin
Discussion: What was the original sin? Why are all men conceived and born in original sin? What happens in Baptism? Was anyone exempt from original sin?
Chapter 14: Personal Sin
Discussion: What is actual or personal sin? When someone commits a personal sin, what happens?
Chapter 15: Mortal and Venial Sin
Discussion: What is mortal sin? What are the effects of mortal sin? What is venial sin? Under what conditions does a Christian commit a mortal sin? When is an act right or wrong?

Part II: The Sins of Man - Original Sin & Personal Sin
​   started on November 9, 2020

Chapter 16: Knowing God’s Will and His Merciful Forgiveness
Discussion: How do we know God’s will? Does God forgive our sins? How does God draw the sinner to salvation? How are venial sins forgiven?
Chapter 17: Capital Sins
Discussion: What is a capital sin? What are the capital sins?
Chapter 18: Temptation
Discussion: What is temptation? Where do temptations come from?

The Incarnation
​   started on November 16, 2020

Chapter 19: The Incarnation
Discussion: Of all of God’s works, which is the greatest? What does the Incarnation mean? Why did God the Son come into the world?
Chapter 20: Jesus Is God
Discussion: Is Jesus Christ true God? How does the Nicene Creed express our faith in Christ’s divinity? Did Jesus say He was God? During His Passion, did Jesus say that He was God? Does the Catholic Church teach that Jesus is truly God? Is there any further evidence in the New Testament pointing to Jesus as God? How does the New Testament portray Jesus? 

Jesus Is True Man and Our Redeemer
​   started on November 30, 2020

Chapter 21: Jesus Is True Man
Discussion: Is Jesus Christ true man? In what ways did Jesus show His concern for us?
Chapter 22: Jesus Our Savior and Redeemer
Discussion: Why did Jesus Christ become man? What do we mean when we say that Jesus is our Savior? Is there any other Savior besides Jesus? How did Jesus Christ redeem us?
Chapter 23: The Passion of Our Lord: The Agony on Mount Olivet
Discussion: What did the agony and prayer in the garden express? Why were the sufferings Christ bore for us so severe?
Chapter 24: The Passion of Our Lord: Jesus before Pilate
Discussion: Before His death what trials did Jesus undergo? What was Christ’s mission on earth? In what sense do we speak of the necessity of the Passion and death of Jesus? Did Jesus Himself declare that He had to suffer?
Chapter 25: The Passion of Our Lord: The Crucifixion of Jesus
Discussion: What did Jesus suffer upon the Cross? What are the “seven last words” of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels? How did Jesus die? What effects did the Passion of Jesus have?

The Resurrection
​   started on December 7, 2020

Chapter 26: The Resurrection
Discussion: How did Jesus Christ show the power He has as the Son of God? Why is the Resurrection of our Lord so important? Why does the Resurrection of Jesus play a central part in the life of faith? What was the Easter proclamation?
Chapter 27: Jesus Appears to the Apostles
Discussion: How did Jesus lead His Apostles to faith in His Resurrection? How did the Holy Spirit lead the Apostles towards faith in the Resurrection of Jesus? 
Chapter 28: Belief in the Resurrection
Discussion: What does the Church teach about the Resurrection? What does it mean to believe in the bodily Resurrection of Jesus from the dead?

The Ascension
​   started on December 14, 2020

Chapter 29: The Benefits of the Resurrection
Discussion: What has Jesus Christ done for us through His Resurrection? How does the risen Jesus help us now?
Chapter 30: The Ascension: Jesus Returns to the Father
Discussion: What is the meaning of the Ascension of Christ? What are the two distinctive aspects of the mystery of the Ascension? What has Christ done for us through His Ascension? How is Christ present with the Church?
Chapter 31: Christ The King: Center of Our Life
Discussion: What plan does God have for mankind? Is Jesus Christ the center of all God’s saving work?

The Person of the Holy Spirit
​   started on January 11, 2021

Chapter 32: The Holy Spirit
Discussion: Who is God the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. What is meant by this? What did Jesus Christ say about the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church
​   started on January 19, 2021

Chapter 33: The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Church
Discussion: When did the Holy Spirit descend upon the Church? How does the Holy Spirit carry out Christ's work in the Church? Where is God the Holy Spirit most present? What does God the Holy Spirit accomplish for the Church? Why does the Holy Spirit called the soul of the Church? What is the task of the Holy Spirit in the Church?
Chapter 34: Devotion to the Holy Spirit
Discussion: How should the Holy Spirit be honored?

The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian
​   started on January 25, 2021

Chapter 35: Sanctifying Grace
Discussion: What takes place when a person accepts the Spirit of Christ? What is sanctifying grace? What does this new life of sanctifying grace do for man? What does God’s gift of grace do for us? 
Chapter 36: Actual Grace
Discussion: What is actual grace?
Chapter 37: The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Man
Discussion: What does the indwelling of the Holy Spirit do for man? What is our greatest dignity?

Theological & Cardinal Virtues & the Seven Gifts of the Spirit
​   started on February 1, 2021

Chapter 38: The Theological Virtues
Discussion: What are the theological virtues? What is the theological virtue of faith? What is the theological virtue of hope? What is the theological virtue of charity?
Chapter 39: The Cardinal Virtues
Discussion: What are the cardinal virtues? Why are prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance called cardinal virtues?
Chapter 40: The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Discussion: What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? 

The Church
​Part 1 of 3
​   started on February 15, 2021

Chapter 41: What Is the Catholic Church?
Discussion: What is the Catholic Church? When did Jesus start the Catholic Church? 
Chapter 42: Gifts of God to the Catholic Church
Discussion: What are some of the basic gifts given by God to the Catholic Church? What are the two sources of divine truth which constitute the truths of the faith? What are some other gifts of the Catholic Church besides the truths of the faith? Are there other gifts of the Church besides the truths of the faith and the sacraments? By means of these gifts, what does the Catholic Church do for mankind?
Chapter 43: The Catholic Church Belongs to Christ
Discussion: Why does the Catholic Church belong entirely to Christ? How does the Catholic see the Church? Why is the Catholic Church a living continuation of Christ on earth? Why is the Catholic Church called the sacrament of Christ? What do we mean when we speak of the Church in heaven?

The Church
​Part 2 of 3
​   started on February 22, 2021

Chapter 44: Leaders of the Catholic Church
Discussion: Does the Catholic Church have leaders? Who is the Holy Father, the Pope? Who are the bishops of the Church? What are the chief responsibilities of the Pope and bishops of the Catholic Church? Who directs Christ’s work in the Catholic Church?
Chapter 45: Members of the Catholic Church
Discussion: What is owed to the Pope and bishops by the faithful? Why is respect owed to everyone in the Church? Why is the Catholic Church a community? Is everyone in the Church equal? Who in the Church is called to a life of holiness?
Chapter 46: The Role of the Catholic Church
Discussion: Why is the Catholic Church essentially missionary? What is the role of the Church in the world? How does the Catholic Church minister to our spiritual needs? How does the Catholic Church minister to the bodily needs of people? How can we help unbelievers find God? What is our duty towards the world?
Chapter 47: Christian Unity
Discussion: Why is the unity of Christians in faith and love God’s will? How is Christian unity promoted by Catholics? Why should we respect all men of good will?

The Church
​Part 3 of 3
​   started on March 1, 2021

Chapter 48: The Catholic Church: Means of Salvation
Discussion: What do we believe about the Catholic Church and salvation? How do the laity share in Christ’s mission? How is the Catholic Church an institution of salvation?
Chapter 49: The Marks of the Church: The Church Is One
Discussion: What are the marks that point out the true Church founded by Jesus? Why is the Catholic Church one? How did Jesus indicate that His Church is one? Why are we united by a spiritual leader? Why are we united in worship?
Chapter 50: The Marks of the Church: The Church Is Holy
Discussion: Why is the Catholic Church holy?
Chapter 51: The Marks of the Church: The Church Is Catholic
Discussion: Why is the Church catholic or universal? How long has the Catholic Church been in existence? Does the Catholic Church teach all the truths that Jesus Christ taught?
Chapter 52: The Marks of the Church: The Church Is Apostolic
Discussion: Why is the Catholic Church apostolic?

The Communion of Saints
​   started on March 8, 2021

Chapter 53: The Communion of Saints
Discussion: What do we mean when we say, “I believe in the Communion of Saints"? Why is the Church called the Church Militant? How do we help each other? What is the Church Suffering? What is our duty toward the deceased? What is the Church Triumphant? Why does the Church honor the canonized saints?

The Forgiveness of Sins
​   started on March 15, 2021

Chapter 54: The Forgiveness of Sins
Discussion: What do we mean when we say, “I believe in the forgiveness of sins”? 

The Sacraments in General
​   started on March 22, 2021

Chapter 55: Sacraments: Actions of Christ
Discussion: In what way is the saving work of Christ continued? How does the Church continue Christ’s work? What are the sacraments? What do the sacraments reveal? Why are the sacraments referred to as actions of Christ?
Chapter 56: The Purpose of the Sacraments
Discussion: Why did Jesus institute the sacraments? Why does the Church encourage Catholics to receive the sacraments? What purpose do the sacraments serve?
Chapter 57: Sacramentals
Discussion: What are sacramentals? What is the effect of the sacramentals? What are some of the sacramentals?

The Individual Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Penance
​   started on March 29, 2021

Chapter 58: The Sacrament of Baptism
Discussion: What is the sacrament of Baptism? What relationship with God is begun at Baptism?
Chapter 59: The Sacrament of Confirmation
Discussion: What is the sacrament of Confirmation? What happens when we receive the seal of the Spirit at Confirmation?
Chapter 60: The Sacrament of Penance
Discussion: What is the sacrament of Penance? How does the sacrament of Penance help us? If a Catholic has committed a mortal sin, is it necessary for him to go to confession? What does perfect sorrow for sin do for a person? What does the Church desire concerning confession? What do we gain by confessing venial sins?
Chapter 61: Reparation for Sin and Indulgences
Discussion: Must we still suffer for our sins in other ways even after they are forgiven? What is an indulgence? How does the Church have the power to grant indulgences? What are the conditions for gaining an indulgence? May we gain an indulgence for the benefit of the departed? What is the difference between a plenary and a partial indulgence? What are some examples of partial indulgences?

Sacraments: Matrimony, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick
​   started on April 5, 2021

Chapter 62: The Sacrament of Holy Orders
Discussion: What is the sacrament of Holy Orders? What does episcopal consecration or ordination confer? What special grace is given by Jesus in the sacrament of Holy Orders? What can priests do as representatives of Jesus?
Chapter 63: The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
Discussion: What is the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick? When is the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick best received? What does the Church ask the Lord for by this anointing? What does the Church ask the sick to do?
Chapter 64: The Sacrament of Matrimony
Discussion: Who instituted the sacrament of Matrimony? Who elevated marriage to the dignity of a sacrament? Who are the ministers of the sacrament of Matrimony? In what ways can we see the dignity of the sacrament of Matrimony? What do Christian spouses commit themselves to do in the sacrament of Matrimony? Why did God institute marriage? How long does the bond of sacramental marriage last?
Chapter 65: The Sacrament of Matrimony and the Family
Discussion: What is the purpose of conjugal love and family life? What is every family’s calling? How does the Christian family show the Savior’s living presence in the world?

The Holy Eucharist
​   started on April 19, 2021

Chapter 66: The Holy Eucharist
Discussion: What is a sacrifice to God? What is the Holy Eucharist? Why does the Church celebrate the Eucharist?
Chapter 67: The Eucharist Made Present
Discussion: What takes place when a priest speaks the words of Eucharistic consecration? How is Jesus present in the Eucharist?
Chapter 68: The Sacrifice of the Mass
Discussion: What is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? What is the liturgy? What is the most important form of all Christian liturgy? What are the two principal parts of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? Why is the Holy Mass offered? How do lay people participate in the Mass?
Chapter 69: The Mass: Remembrance and Sacrifice
Discussion: Why is the Mass both a sacrifice and a sacred meal? Why is the Mass the one sacrifice of Christ? Who has been empowered to offer the Eucharistic Sacrifice?
Chapter 70: Holy Communion
Discussion: What is Holy Communion? Why is the Holy Eucharist a sacrament of unity? What does Jesus do for properly prepared Catholics in the Eucharist?
Chapter 71: The Effects of Holy Communion
Discussion: Does reception of the Holy Eucharist at Holy Communion increase the supernatural life of our soul? Does Holy Communion unite our souls more closely to Jesus? Does Holy Communion increase our love for God? Does Holy Communion increase our love of neighbor? Why is Holy Communion a pledge of future glory?
Chapter 72: The Real Presence
Discussion: Why does Jesus become present in the Holy Eucharist? Why is the Holy Eucharist reserved in our churches? What do we owe to Jesus, reserved in the Blessed Sacrament? Why is the Holy Eucharist the center of all sacramental life?

Prayer
​   started on April 26, 2021

Chapter 73: What Prayer Is
Discussion: What is prayer? What is mental or interior prayer? Why is prayer necessary? What are the four purposes of prayer?
Chapter 74: How We Should Pray
Discussion: How should we pray? Why is Jesus the divine Model of prayer?
Chapter 75: The “Our Father”
Discussion: Why is the “Our Father” a prayer of perfect and unselfish love?

The Ten Commandments
​   started on May 31, 2021

Chapter 76: The Moral Life of Christians
Discussion: If we want to answer God’s love with our love, what must we do? What does Catholic morality teach? How is Catholic morality supported and guided? What is conscience? Should each person have a right conscience? How should a Catholic form a right conscience? What does obedience to the Holy Spirit entail?
Chapter 77: Perfect Christian Love
Discussion: What is the summary of all of the commandments? Why is the love of God called the soul of morality? What is man’s greatest responsibility? How does a person obtain holiness? Why do men and women enter into consecrated vocations?
Chapter 78: Our Duties Toward God
Discussion: How do we know the duties which flow from love of God and man? What can be said in general about a Christian’s duties toward God? How do we sin against God’s honor?
Chapter 79: Our Duties Toward Our Neighbor
Discussion: What responsibilities do we have toward other people? How can we show the justice and charity of Christ to others? How should our judgments of others and our speech be ruled? In obedience to lawful authority, how do we show our love for our neighbor? In what ways do we sin against our neighbor
Chapter 80: Our Duties Toward Self
Discussion: What responsibilities do we have towards self? What does the thought of the duties and obligations which flow from the love of God and man help the Christian to do?

Final Union with God
​   started on June 14, 2021

Chapter 81: Death, Judgment, Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven
Discussion: Why should a Christian face death with courage and joy? What is the particular judgment? What is hell? What is Purgatory? What is the Beatific Vision?
Chapter 82: Resurrection of the Body
Discussion: What do we mean when we say, “We believe in the resurrection of the body”? What do we mean when we say, “We believe in life everlasting”?
Chapter 83: The Last Judgment
Discussion: What is the Last Judgment? What will take place on the day of the Last Judgment? What will take place when Christ returns with power? When will we fully reach our eternal destiny?
Chapter 84: Mary, Mother of God and of the Church
Discussion: Why does Mary, after Christ, have the highest place in the Church? What are some of the special gifts which God gave to Mary? What is the wish of the Catholic Church concerning devotion to Mary?

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