“What is Opus Dei?”……Answer: According to the official Opus Dei website – http://www.opusdei.org, Opus Dei is "a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church that helps ordinary lay people seek holiness in and through their everyday activities, especially through work." Opus Dei was founded in 1926 by Fr. Josemar├¡aEscriv├í (canonized as St. Josemar├¡aEscriv├í October, 2002). In […]

“What happened at the Council of Trent?”……After the separation of the Eastern and Western churches in 1054, the holding of councils by the pope became a way to give guidance to the church, both locally and ecumenically (for the entire church), on varying ecclesiastical matters. One of the most significant of these was the Council […]

“What is Ecclesiology?”……Ecclesiology is the study of the church. The word Ecclesiology comes from two Greek words meaning “assembly” and “word” – combining to mean “the study of the church.” The church is the assembly of believers who belong to God. Ecclesiology is crucial to understand God’s purpose for believers in the world today. Some […]

“What does it mean that the church is the bride of Christ?”……The imagery and symbolism of marriage is applied to Christ and the body of believers known as the church. These are those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their personal savior and have received eternal life. In the New Testament, Christ, the Bridegroom, […]

“What is the Desposyni / Rex Deus?”……Answer: Desposyni is a name given to the blood-relatives of Jesus through His mother, Mary. They are believed by some to have had a large part in the leadership of the Church in its formative years up through the 4th century, at which time references to the Desposyni seem […]

“What is the church?”……Answer: Many people today understand the church as a building. This is not a biblical understanding of the church. The word "church" comes from the Greek word ekklesia which is defined as "an assembly" or "called-out ones." The root meaning of "church" is not that of a building, but of people. It […]

“What is the Apostles’ Creed?”……Answer: The Apostles' Creed is not found in the Bible. The Apostles' Creed was not written by the apostles. Rather, it was written at least 150 years after the apostles had all died. It is called the Apostles' Creed because it is supposed to be a record of what the apostles […]