- “By its very nature infant Baptism requires a post-baptismal catechumenate… for the necessary flowering of baptismal grace in personal growth.” Catechism of the Catholic Church 1231
Catecheses for those interested in the catechumenate offered in our parish
Start date: Monday 21st September
Time: 8pm
Time Table: Every Monday and Thursday
(15 Sessions)
At the Crypt of St Charles Borromeo, 8 Ogle Street W1W 6HS
oglestreet@oglestreet.org.uk
Or ring:
02076362883
Christianity is fundamentally Good News!
We were dead and have come back to life.
We were lost and have been found.
We had missed the mark and now can hit it again.
Were dead because we had no hope beyond the grave and Christ has opened wide for us the way to Eternal Life.
We were lost because we did not know our origin and our destination but Christ has shown us both as he showed us the Father.
We had missed the mark because we thought that life was about doing something other than loving but by loving unto death and being raised to life by virtue of his love Christ has confirmed beyond all doubts that this is the point to life. And now he shares with us his Spirit to enable us to love as he has loved us.
This is the Good News of Jesus Christ!
Here is a good treatment to read more on this topic.
https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/what-precisely-is-the-gospel
A different style by one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century, Joseph Ratzinger (the late Benedict XVI)
| Why Do We Need Faith? – Pope Benedict XVI LegacyJoseph Ratzinger What It Means to Be a Christian. Editor’s note: In the original Preface to What It Means to Be a Christian, written in MŸnster on Easter 1965, Joseph Ratzinger wrote the following: This little book presents in written form three sermons that the author preached in the Cathedral at MŸnster to a congregation from the Catholic Student Chaplaincy, December 13-15, 1964.benedict16legacy.com |
And finally, here is a link to the Catechism of the Catholic Church which compiles a summary of what has been the uninterrupted faith of historical Christianity for two thousand years.
It may appear daunting at first -since is quite a vast book- but it’s basic structure is pretty simple.
The text is divided into four parts that explain 1. What is the Christian faith; 2. How it is celebrated; 3. How is it lived and 4. How it leads us to pray.