49 The Church Will Help You Reach Heaven

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