Introduction

What to Believe: The Creed

• "I believe in God": Does God exist?
• "Father Almighty": Who is God the Father?
• "Creator of heaven and earth": Where did we come from?
• "And in Jesus Christ, his Only Son, our Lord": Who and What is Jesus Christ?
• "Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary": What is Mary's Role in God's Plan?
• "Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, died and was buried": Did Jesus Christ Really Suffer and Die?
• "He descended to the dead": What is Purgatory?
• "On the Third Day He Rose Again. He ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty": What is Heaven Like?
• "He will come to judge the living and the dead": What Happens after Death?
• "I believe in the Holy Spirit": Who and What is the Holy Spirit?
• "(I believe) in the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints": How Does One Know the True Church?
• "(I believe) in the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting": What Will Happen at the End of Time?

What to Do: The Commandments

• The Christian Life: Life with Christ
• The First Three Commandments: Faith, Hope, and Love of God
• "Honour thy Father and thy Mother": The Fourth Commandment. Authority and Obedience
• "Thou shalt not kill": The Fifth Commandment. Respect for Life
• "Thou shalt not commit adultery": The Sixth Commandment. Holy Purity
• "Thou shalt not steal": The Seventh Commandment. Respect for Property
• "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor": The Eighth Commandment. Truthfulness and Charity
• "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife": Purity in Thought and Desire
• "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods": Detachment from Material Things

What to Receive: The Sacraments

• The Christian Armory
• Sacrament of Initiation I: Baptism
• Sacrament of Initiation II: Confirmation
• Sacrament of Initiation III: Holy  Eucharist
• Sacrament of Service I: Marriage
• Sacrament of Service II: Holy Orders
• Sacrament of Healing I: Penance/Reconciliation
• Sacrament of Healing II: Anointing of the Sick

How to Pray: The Our Father

• Why pray?
• "Our Father who art in heaven"
• Petition I: "Hallowed be thy Name"
• Petition II: "Thy kingdom come"
• Petition III: "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
• Petition IV: "Give us this day our daily bread"
• Petition V: "And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us"
• Petition VI: "And lead us not into temptation"
• Petition VII: "But deliver us from evil"
• "Amen"