Slogan summarizing Catholic theology

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I thought of this as a potential slogan to introduce both Catholics and non-Catholics to (1) theological jargon, (2) Catholic teaching, and (3) how we weave together out creation, our mission, and our fate.

I’d really appreciate your feedback. Any other useful slogans would be welcome! Here it is:

“Catholicism. Where anthropology, teleology, ecclesiology, and eschatology come tied up with a bow called God’s love!”

What do you think?
 
fnr said:
I thought of this as a potential slogan to introduce both Catholics and non-Catholics to (1) theological jargon, (2) Catholic teaching, and (3) how we weave together out creation, our mission, and our fate.

I’d really appreciate your feedback. Any other useful slogans would be welcome! Here it is:

“Catholicism. Where anthropology, teleology, ecclesiology, and eschatology come tied up with a bow called God’s love!”

What do you think?
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Probably too elaborate, and may turn off anyone who has to scurry to a dictionary to find out what each of these words means.

Plain speaking is better, as in:

“Catholicism … understanding the mind of God.”

I Corinthians 2:16

“Who can know the LORD’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ."
 
fnr said:
I thought of this as a potential slogan to introduce both Catholics and non-Catholics to (1) theological jargon, (2) Catholic teaching, and (3) how we weave together out creation, our mission, and our fate.

I’d really appreciate your feedback. Any other useful slogans would be welcome! Here it is:

“Catholicism. Where anthropology, teleology, ecclesiology, and eschatology come tied up with a bow called God’s love!”

What do you think?
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Honestly, I have a Master’s degree and have to really think about what most of those words mean. Slogans need to be made easy to understand - and be “jargon-free” (unless the only people the slogans are used with already know the jargon). My slogan would be “Catholicism: following Jesus for 2000 years”.
 
fnr said:
I thought of this as a potential slogan to introduce both Catholics and non-Catholics to (1) theological jargon, (2) Catholic teaching, and (3) how we weave together out creation, our mission, and our fate.

I’d really appreciate your feedback. Any other useful slogans would be welcome! Here it is:

“Catholicism. Where anthropology, teleology, ecclesiology, and eschatology come tied up with a bow called God’s love!”

What do you think?
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I like it, although most people (who neither enjoy nor have studied philosophy) won’t have any idea what you are talking about. How about:

“Catholicism: the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth, so Help us God.”

or

“Catholicism: Can’t Beat the Real Thing.” (of course, Coca Cola might not like that)

or

“Catholicism: Your Best Chance at Not Burning in Hell for All Eternity.” 😉

or

“Catholicism: Saving Souls since AD 33”
 
PietroPaolo said:
I like it, although most people (who neither enjoy nor have studied philosophy) won’t have any idea what you are talking about. How about:

“Catholicism: the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth, so Help us God.”

or

“Catholicism: Can’t Beat the Real Thing.” (of course, Coca Cola might not like that)

or

“Catholicism: Your Best Chance at Not Burning in Hell for All Eternity.” 😉

or

“Catholicism: Saving Souls since AD 33”
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Love these!
👍
 
I don’t like slogans, they apeal to emotions (like propaganda) and they are seldom accurate.

The slogan about understanding the mind of God could put many people off as it sounds too pretentious (I like you tried to use a scripture, though).

Those using the words Truth, Real think, Hell, Saving Souls are cute (sorry, could’t come up with a better description) but again they may put people off (or invite lawsuits ;))

But I do like the ones about following Jesus. I just wouldn’t use for 2000 years or since 33 AD (accuracy reasons) but I would use more generic term, something like:

Catholicism: following Jesus since the beginning.

(Some Protestants, though, could take it as an attack on their more recent history. I guess, no matter what you use you are bound to upset somebody:))
 
I would leave sloganeering to politicians and Evangelicals.

We don’t need to introduce anyone to theological jargon. Theological jargon never saved one soul. I have no idea what “weave together our creation, our mission and our fate” means. You can already buy hoodies that say, “Catholicism: Established 33 AD” but nobody ever decided to follow Jesus to the cross and into the tomb because of what they saw on a t-shirt.

What we need to do is to introduce people to the joy and peace which comes from knowing and following Jesus. We do that by demonstrating lives of joy and peace ourselves and this presumes that that we know and follow Jesus ourselves.

-Tim-
 
Hortenzie said:
I don’t like slogans, they apeal to emotions (like propaganda) and they are seldom accurate.

The slogan about understanding the mind of God could put many people off as it sounds too pretentious (I like you tried to use a scripture, though).

Those using the words Truth, Real think, Hell, Saving Souls are cute (sorry, could’t come up with a better description) but again they may put people off (or invite lawsuits ;))

But I do like the ones about following Jesus. I just wouldn’t use for 2000 years or since 33 AD (accuracy reasons) but I would use more generic term, something like:

Catholicism: following Jesus since the beginning.

(Some Protestants, though, could take it as an attack on their more recent history. I guess, no matter what you use you are bound to upset somebody:))
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Should we really be that concerned with making sure that no one is “upset” by Catholicism? Ask yourself WWJD? Was He concerned with phrasing things in a non-confrontational, weak-kneed way?

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jn 14:6 (How offensive to pagans?)

“If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and wife and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple." Lk 14:6
(Could put people off as being too strict)

“All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.” Jn 10:8 (Calling people thieves and robbers? Might that not offend?)

“Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Mt 7:23
(Calling people evildoers might be cute, but that won’t bring people in.)

“I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.” Mt 12:6
(Could anything be more offensive to Jews?)

“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels” Mt 25:41
(Mentioning Hell and Everlasting Fire and the Devil again might turn people off)
 
TimothyH said:
I would leave sloganeering to politicians and Evangelicals.

We don’t need to introduce anyone to theological jargon. Theological jargon never saved one soul. I have no idea what “weave together our creation, our mission and our fate” means. You can already buy hoodies that say, “Catholicism: Established 33 AD” but nobody ever decided to follow Jesus to the cross and into the tomb because of what they saw on a t-shirt.

What we need to do is to introduce people to the joy and peace which comes from knowing and following Jesus. We do that by demonstrating lives of joy and peace ourselves and this presumes that that we know and follow Jesus ourselves.

-Tim-
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St. Paul would disagree:

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” Romans 10:14

It isn’t enough to live peaceful lives, we have to be willing to proclaim the Good News to our brothers who haven’t heard it or who haven’t accepted it. Will slogans save the world? No, but in our soundbite culture they might be someone thinking.
 
PietroPaolo said:
Should we really be that concerned with making sure that no one is “upset” by Catholicism? Ask yourself WWJD? Was He concerned with phrasing things in a non-confrontational, weak-kneed way?

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jn 14:6 (How offensive to pagans?)

Please note the ecomotion next to my comment. It is there for a reason (I said it in a jest).Thank you.

“If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and wife and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple." Lk 14:6
(Could put people off as being too strict)

“All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.” Jn 10:8 (Calling people thieves and robbers? Might that not offend?)

“Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Mt 7:23
(Calling people evildoers might be cute, but that won’t bring people in.)

“I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.” Mt 12:6
(Could anything be more offensive to Jews?)

“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels” Mt 25:41
(Mentioning Hell and Everlasting Fire and the Devil again might turn people off)
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Please, note the ecomotion next to my comment, it is there for a purpose. Thank you. ( I was making fun of the non-controversial, weak- kneed way).
 
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