"I Believe" 

Longing for God: our desire for happiness. The "revealing" of God to man. 

Development of Revelation from Genesis to Jesus Christ. How to interpret the Bible. Creation and evolution. Creation and salvation. 

Human freedom and the moral good. Freedom of choice. Choose what?  Care for creation: a privelege and a responsibility. Human progress and ecology. 

Male and female He created them. Anthropology and human sexuality. The mystery of sin and the mystery of God's mercy. 

The Gospels: the authors, authenticity, historical reliability. And the Word was made flesh. Who is Jesus Christ?

The Paschal Mystery: Passion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension. Pentecost: The Holy Spirit and his action in the Church. 

The Church: origin, foundation, and mission. Universal sacrament of salvation. The Shepherds of the Church. Ministerial Priesthood. 

The Church in the world. Christian secularity. Common priesthood of the faithful. 

Can God intervene in history? What about our freedom? The problem of evil. Creation of the human person: created out of love, created to love. 

The Christian meaning of death and the hereafter. Celebration of the Paschal Mystery: the Sacraments.

Baptism: entrance into Christian life. Confirmation: special infusion of the Holy Spirit. Holy Eucharist: Body and Blood of Christ.

Penance: the liberating effect of confessing our sins. Anointing of the Sick: preparation for eternal life. Marriage: matrimonial consent. Conjugal love. Holy Orders: the one priesthood of Christ. 

Christian life: law and conscience. Prayer in the life of a Christian. The Lord's Prayer.