“For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice” (John 18:37).
I want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth ….
You owe it to yourself to learn all about Christ’s life and teaching and what the Church believes. The goal is exposure to the entire content of the faith—not just a few things sprinkled willy-nilly. It ultimately boils down to truth, and truth matters!
The Catholic Online School RCIA program is carefully designed to provide you with a systematic, comprehensive education in the divine faith of the Church. The goal is to make you “of the truth” by exposing you to the voice of Christ.
We begin with “The Creed: The Divine Faith We Profess and Believe.”
The Creed—the faith we profess as Christians—is the first of the four main pillars of the faith we’ll be exploring. Here are some of the topics you’ll learn about in this section:
- The longing for God and why happiness is found in God alone
- Creation, the human person, reason, and the Church as paths to knowledge of God
- God’s plan to share his blessed life with you
- Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the saving Gospel
- The gift of faith and living as a Christian
- The mystery of God, the Holy Trinity, and creation
- Man and woman, original sin, angels, and the devil
- God sends his Son, Jesus Christ, into the world
- The saving death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
- The Holy Spirit
- The mystery of the Church
- The Christian faithful of the Church: hierarchy, religious, and laity
- The communion of the saints and praying to the saints
- The Virgin Mary, Mother of God
- Life everlasting: death, judgement, purgatory, heaven, and hell
- The resurrection of the dead
- The new heaven and the new earth
From all of us at Catholic Online School: May Christ bless you on your journey of faith.
“The Creed: The Divine Faith We Profess and Believe" is broken up into 8 different chapters.
In this course, students will work through Chapter 2.
Students will cover -
- Course 4 - Transmission of Divine Revelation
- Course 5 - The Gospel
- Course 6 - The Interpretation of Sacred Scripture
Earning a certificate of completion in this online course is not a substitute for completing a parish-based RCIA program. The Sacraments of Initiation can only be conferred by a bishop or priest. This certificate means you have successfully completed a course of study that is intended to supplement your parish RCIA program.