In today’s episode we talk about the Catholic Church. How it was founded by Jesus Christ and enlivened by the Holy Spirit. We speak about how it has a human element and a divine element. We talk about what IS the Catholic Church; some of the names given it in the New Testament; and some of the symbols used to describe it. We look at the example of St. Edmund Campion, S.J., an English martyr, as a model of fidelity to the Church of Christ in spite of terrible persecution.
- All the things we speak about in this episode can be found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, numbers 748 – 810.
- The Encyclical “Mystici Corporis” of Pope Pius XII, that speaks clearly and profoundly about the Catholic Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, can be found here: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_29061943_mystici-corporis-christi.html
- The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, of the Second Vatican Council, can be found here: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html
- Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order.
- Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org
- This Podcast’s Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org
- To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/
- Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan.
- Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone
- Intro music from pond5.com
