Life in Christ—Part I
ECHO with Bishop Donald Hying
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4m 50s
"I came that they might have life and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) These words of Jesus from the Gospel of John are a powerful summary of the Catholic moral vision. All that God proposes to us through Christ and the Church in the moral life is given to us not to be a burden or to take away our freedom, but to give us fullness of human life and love. God our loving Father wants nothing but what is best for us and that plan is revealed through the moral life. This session will explore the foundations of the Catholic moral vision for authentic life, love, and freedom that can only be found in life in Christ.
Read and Study: United States Catholic Catechism for Adults Chapter 23 (pgs. 307-321)
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