Family is a vital part of being a healthy human. Through our families, we learn who we are, and also how to function as part of a larger group. God knew this and gave us a universal family: The Church. Through the Church, we are given a universal, spiritual family.
This bond with our brothers and sisters in faith is united around love, care, dignity
and mercy. Together, we choose to follow the Lord, and help each other in that journey. But we have the decision to accept this family, the Church and build our lives around it. It’s up to us.
Up Next in Unit 9 | The Holy Catholic Church
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One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
The Catholic Church is more than the building you visit on Sundays. In the Creed, we say we believe in, “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” These four characteristics help us understand the invisible realities of the Church. Jesus left us one Church. It’s being led by God. It is universa...
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Why do we say "I believe in the Church?"
Join Emily and Edmund as they dive into the mystery of the Church! Unit 9 is all about the Church as one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. This episode breaks open the invitation of unity offered to us by the Catholic Church, and reveals how the Catechism articulates that invitation. Emily referenc...
