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Rachel84
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Any suggestions on things every Catholic should know and have memorized? I’ve already got a few prayers and the ten commandments…I was curious to know if there are any other suggestions. Thanks!
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fbl9
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Who that person in the mirror “really” is.
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Angels_Unaware
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Why we genuflect…and where the tabernacle is. A lot of people think we genuflect to the crucifix. Related- how to properly receive communion.
The Mass responses, especially the Nicene creed since it is so long.
What the catechism is, and how to use it.
What the liturgical colors mean, and the liturgical year.
When the Holy Days of Obligation are.
Gosh, I could go on an on. There are alot of things to learn.
The Mass responses, especially the Nicene creed since it is so long.
What the catechism is, and how to use it.
What the liturgical colors mean, and the liturgical year.
When the Holy Days of Obligation are.
Gosh, I could go on an on. There are alot of things to learn.
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Timbothefiveth
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For evangelism? Matthews 16:18
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Tietjen
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How to pray the rosary.
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Barzillai
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I know this is not what you were asking about, but I will give what contact I had with Catholics and their approach with me before I decided to become a Catholic.
As a comfortable evangelical Protestant in the Reformed Tradition, I was not dissatisfied with what I knew about the Bible or my faith. In fact I was not seeking a new way at all.
By one of those chance decisions, my wife and I visited a Catholic Benedictine monastery as part of our long-standing and weekend-based day trips to quiet, restful places in Florida.
We could tell we were on holy ground as soon as we arrived at the monastery. We began visiting the monastery and talking with the Benedictine monks who ran their bookstore and gift shop. We never talked with the monks about Catholicism because we were definitely NOT Catholic and had no desire to become one.
We did like their easy, friendly manner, and their good humor. In fact, they were so welcoming at one point we felt that we needed to make sure they were not misled into thinking we were Catholic, so we mentioned one day that we were not Catholic, without hesitation came the reply with their warm smile, “that’s OK” and we continued our conversation of whatever we had been talking about — nothing to do with religion.
So, in our case, we only talked with two Catholics and the only thing they said about Catholicism before we decided to become Catholic was that it was OK that we were NOT Catholic.
As a comfortable evangelical Protestant in the Reformed Tradition, I was not dissatisfied with what I knew about the Bible or my faith. In fact I was not seeking a new way at all.
By one of those chance decisions, my wife and I visited a Catholic Benedictine monastery as part of our long-standing and weekend-based day trips to quiet, restful places in Florida.
We could tell we were on holy ground as soon as we arrived at the monastery. We began visiting the monastery and talking with the Benedictine monks who ran their bookstore and gift shop. We never talked with the monks about Catholicism because we were definitely NOT Catholic and had no desire to become one.
We did like their easy, friendly manner, and their good humor. In fact, they were so welcoming at one point we felt that we needed to make sure they were not misled into thinking we were Catholic, so we mentioned one day that we were not Catholic, without hesitation came the reply with their warm smile, “that’s OK” and we continued our conversation of whatever we had been talking about — nothing to do with religion.
So, in our case, we only talked with two Catholics and the only thing they said about Catholicism before we decided to become Catholic was that it was OK that we were NOT Catholic.
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Zundrah
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…(a heretic)…
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Zundrah
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Amen!
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fbl9
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Whew at first i thought you was calling me a heritic…(a heretic)…
duh me…You a heretic? no! A product of heretics yes.
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Zundrah
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Oh no, I wasn’t calling you a heretic darling!fbl9;5659987]Whew at first i thought you was calling me a heritic
…huh?
You mean me? …“one person from a whole bunch of heretical sects”?Yeah, I’ve had that one thrown at me before…
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Rachel84
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Please do! And thank you to everyone else!
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nomie
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The Beatitudes (Mt 5-7)
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Angels_Unaware
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I think I would probably organize things first around the sacraments, and then around revelation (the Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition), and then maybe the Communion of the Saints.
First, starting with baptism, the first sacrament, and salvation. Staying on that subject, there are many peripheral subjects that would covered, such as the whole process of sanctification, which includes purgatory after death if we are not perfected, and why we cross ourselves with Holy Water when we enter worship space to remind ourselves our our baptism, and again do this when we come into contact with Holy Water. Then of course you would move on to Communion, and you would cover the real presence, and peripheral issues such as not allowing the host to touch the floor, how to hold your hands, crossing yourself after receiving, etc. When you get to marriage and holy orders you would necessarily cover the meaning of a sacramental marriage and the meaning of annulments, and Natural Family Planning.
So, just by organizing your topics around the sacraments you are going to cover a lot of ground.
Then, you could go on to the history of God’s revelation, and the role of Sacred Tradition, and you would cover a lot of issues such as what it means when the Holy Father speaks ex cathedra, etc., and the history of the Mass, the liturgical calendar, the Mass responses. You’d also necessarily emphasize the differences between Protestant and Catholic beliefs here.
Last, as you move on to the Communion of the Saints, you would of course touch on how we call upon the saints to pray for us and the role of the Blessed Mother and the rosary, and also clear up peripheral issues like why we don’t worship statues. Here is an excellent opportunity to explain how as Catholics we believe that we are to emulate the perfected state of the saints and our Blessed Mother’s role as New Eve.
I think you’d get almost everything by organizing the information around those three categories.
Just a thought… good luck.
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ThuriferAcolyte
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arcee
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I would like to suggest to you the book “The Catholic Answer Book” by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinkas. I think there are several books by him. The format is a question and answer type of narration. Topics are Scripture, Doctrine, Morality, Sacraments, Divine Worship, Catholic Practices and the like.
Just to name a few questions on the topics:
Holding hands in the Lord’s Prayer
Lenten practice
Liturgy of the hours
Indulgences and their applications
God bless. Live Jesus in our hearts.
Just to name a few questions on the topics:
Holding hands in the Lord’s Prayer
Lenten practice
Liturgy of the hours
Indulgences and their applications
God bless. Live Jesus in our hearts.
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Joe_5859
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Just look at the Table of Contents for the Catechism of the Catholic Church and see how it is organized:
- Part 1: Profession of Faith (i.e. creed)
- The Apostle’s Creed/Nicene Creed
- Part 2: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery (i.e. liturgy & sacraments)
- The Seven Sacraments
- Part 3: Life in Christ (i.e. morality)
- Section 1: The Beatitudes / The Virtues
- Section 2: The Ten Commandments
- Part 4: Christian Prayer
- The Our Father
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CalCatholic
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“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words” (St. Francis of Assisi).
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