Are You a “Child of God”?

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Will only Catholics go to Heaven? Is there any hope for those outside the Catholic Church? Fr. Mike Schmitz explores the doctrine, "Outside the Church there is no salvation," to help us understand God's plan for redemption and His intention to save all, both Catholic and non-Cath ...  Show more

Nous poursuivons notre série de Carême en compagnie de Jésus. Et dans ce numéro, nous découvrons un nouvel aspect de sa personnalité : sa revendication d’être Fils de Dieu. Nous sommes tellement habitués à penser Dieu comme le Père et Jésus comme le Fils que c’est presque comme s ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss the nature of God, “who” God is, beginning with God the Father. Our reading explains how the Creed begins with God the Father because he is the first Divine Person of the most Holy Trinity. God is one Divine Being made up of three persons, and his iden ...  Show more

The Catechism describes the various ways that God has revealed himself to us as Father over the ages, and gives us insight into God the Father “in relation to his only Son,” Jesus. Fr. Mike entreats us to examine our relationships with our earthly fathers and how they might be im ...  Show more

As we continue to learn about the name of Jesus and the titles given to him, we encounter in today’s readings the unique title that belongs to Jesus as the only “Son of God.” Fr. Mike clarifies how this title is different from the term “son of God” found in the Old Testament and ...  Show more