General Information | What We Believe | Marriage | Year of Faith
General Information |
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| The Archdiocese of Chicago’s website. | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Catholics Come Home is part of the Strategic Pastoral Plan through the Archdiocese of Chicago. Here you can find information to help lead you on your way back to the Catholic Church. | Catholics Come Home |
| The Loyola Press is a Jesuit Ministry which provides many materials for the Catholic Faith and Faith Formation. | Loyola Press |
| Saint of the Day is part of the American Catholic Website. The link leads you to a calendar which outlines the feast days for most saints and holy people. | Saint of the Day |
| Part of Catholic.org gives Catholics daily bible readings with a reading, psalm, and gospel. The site also provides online versions of both the New and Old Testaments. | Daily Bible Reading |
| The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry is a nonprofit organization that advocates for Catholic Youth Ministry on the national, diocesan, and local levels. | National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry |
| The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops purpose is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind. | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Chicago Priest has many programs in the Chicagoland area for young men to attend. | Chicago Priest |
What We Believe |
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God |
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| Why do we believe in God? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2rLgrBtTI |
| How do we know we are encountering God? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NoRbPEPzs |
| What images of God are present in the Old Testament? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTZ4KAmriM |
| What images of God are present in the New Testament? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxCyTva08TM |
| So what about God? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_aXZftsyZc |
| Why is there so much disorder in the universe? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvqWTx8ykzg |
| What are the most common views of God? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMNfBC3E56Y |
| Who God Is and Who God Isn’t | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zMf_8hkCdc |
| God and Morality | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fisH54IFoEw |
The Trinity |
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| What is the Trinity? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMI4rA4cuiM |
| Is the truth of the Trinity found in Scripture? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jGS1hXxIfw |
| Can we completely understand the Trinity? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBqG2hjTVjY |
| How does the Church fit into and save the Trinity? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IArnmmwQoDo |
| Can God really be both one and many? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMuA0kn1GCs |
| How can Jesus be both God and human? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpegmEtg6ew |
Jesus |
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| Who is Jesus? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y4xacvLUXo |
| Why did Jesus die the way he did? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtcKV65-9uY |
| Resurrection of Jesus | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEp8IPJ-YZE |
| How do we know Jesus rose from the dead? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ny0T9NoLpQ |
| How Can Jesus Be Both God and Human? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpegmEtg6ew |
Holy Spirit |
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| The Holy Spirit | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INut0Gi09Q |
Books |
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| Practice Makes Catholic: Moving from a Learned Faith to a Lived Faith | http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Makes-Catholic-Moving-Learned/dp/0829433228 |
| Why Do Catholics Do That? | http://www.amazon.com/Why-Do-Catholics-That/dp/0345397266 |
| What Catholics Really Believe: Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Faith | http://www.amazon.com/What-Catholics-Really-Believe-Misconceptions/dp/0898705533 |
| Youcat (Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church) | http://www.amazon.com/Youcat-Cardinal-Christoph-Schonborn-editor/dp/1586175165 |
| United States Catholic Catechism for Adults | http://www.amazon.com/United-States-Catholic-Catechism-Adult/dp/1574554506 |
| Catechism of the Catholic Church | http://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Catholic-Church-Second/dp/B000M4LJYK |
Marriage |
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| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website devoted to the Promotion and Defense of Marriage. | www.marriageuniqueforareason.org |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website offering guidance, resources and an e-newsletter to strengthen marriage. | www.foryourmarriage.org |
| When Two Become One: A Pastoral Teaching on the Definition, Purpose and Sanctity of Marriage; Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark | http://www.rcan.org/archbish/jjm_letters/wtbo.pdf |
Year of Faith |
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| The Church celebrates the “Year of Faith” through November 24, 2013. Some helpful resources are: Vatican website for “Year of Faith” | http://www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en.html |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website for “Year of Faith” | http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/year-of-faith/ |
| New Evangelization for the Transmission of Christian Faith | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9983 |
| Apostles and Disciples | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=10029 |
| Church Fathers | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=10030 |
| Medieval Theologians | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=10031 |
| Women of Faith | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=10032 |
| Prayer | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=10036 |
| More Year of Faith – Articles and websites | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=10033 |