Creed IV

Before Class

• Read chapters 9-11 in U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults
• Read the following handouts:
  • The Holy Spirit
  • Infallibility
  • Separated Brethren (Miscellaneous)

Homework

• Read chapters 12-13, 35-36 in U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults
• Read the following handouts:
  • The Five Doctrines on Mary
  • The New Heavens and the New Earth: The Real Rapture
  • Introduction to Prayer
  • Types of Prayer
  • The Battle of Prayer

To Make Up an Absence

If you are unable to attend this class, please submit to the instructor at the next class written responses to two questions from each chapter and one from the handouts below (for a total of seven questions). Each response should be 2-3 paragraphs in length and address the question completely.

Chapter 9: Receive the Holy Spirit

1. Why do we call the third Person of the Trinity the "Holy Spirit"? (see CCC, no. 691) Why do we refer to the Holy Spirit as "he" and never "it"?
2. "When the Father sends his Word, he always sends his Breath" (CCC, no. 689). Explain the meaning of this statement, and give as evidence at least two passages from Scripture.
3. Describe how the Holy Spirit is revealed and how this method of revelation demonstrates God's own teaching method (see CCC 684, 687). What are some implications of the character of divine pedagogy for your own teaching method?
4. Choose two symbols of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Catechism (p. 107, CCC nos. 696-701). Citing at least two specific passages, briefly describe how each symbol appears in the Old and New Testaments. Compare and contrast the two images of the Holy Spirit. What qualities of the Holy Spirit does each express?

Chapter 10: The Church: Reflecting the Light of Christ

1. List the different meanings of the word "Church" (see also p. 130). What is the primary meaning of "Church" in this chapter? Be specific. Does the multiplicity of uses of the word have the potential to confuse? Explain.
2. How was the Church prefigured in the people of Israel? Cite specific examples.
3. How is the Church both visible and invisible (spiritual)? Discuss some errors that arise from denying either the visible or invisible reality of the Church.
4. How does the description of the Church as the body of Christ (see 1 Cor. 12:12ff) illustrate both her unity and her need for various organizational structures?

Chapter 11: The Four Marks of the Church

1. In what ways is Bl. Junípero Serra an appropriate patron of this catechetical institute? How did he exemplify two of the four marks of the Church?
2. How can the four marks of the Church be used to identify Christ's Church? Why might the four marks be accepted as a dependable means of identification?
3. How is the institution of the papacy integral to the oneness of the Church? Cite historical examples.
4. What do we mean when we call the Church "catholic"? How are not all Catholics "Roman Catholics"? How does the Church's catholicism give her a relationship with all people?
5. How is the Church holy? Include a reference to Scripture in your answer. Do the sins of her members diminish the Church's holiness?
6. Describe three specific ways that the pope and the bishops exercise the Church's charism of infallibility (p. 133-134). Can you cite examples of each?

Handouts

• The Holy Spirit
  "Everything that Jesus has, the Father has given to the Holy Spirit for the sake of his Church." Describe the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church, using at least two passages from Scripture.
• Infallibility: God's Perfect Gift to His Imperfect Church
  Describe the precise conditions under which the Pope and the Bishops in union with him are preserved from teaching error. What is the difference between infallibility and impeccability?
• Separated Brethren
  Describe the role of the Church and of individual Catholics in working for Christian unity. Why is it important to recognize the dangers of false ecumenism?