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Announcements • Mass on Friday! • Bring supplies on Monday (Quiz

grade)• HW: turnitin.com (yes- it’s a grade!)

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CatholicChurch History

Why Study it?!

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The Desire for God “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. ONLY in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for.”

(CCC 27)

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TOP 10 REASONS TO STUDY CHURCH HISTORY

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To Understand Today • Study the past to

understand the present

• Helps us to appreciate blessings of today

• To realize we are not different than those who lived in the past

• Helps us avoid sins and mistakes made in the past

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To Understand Tomorrow • To understand –

predict –the future • To formulate ideas

where current trends will lead

• Understanding where current trends will lead us helps us avoid destructive paths

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To Understand Error

• The history of the Church is a history of action and reaction

• To see which errors (heresies) have already arisen

• To uncover revitalized heresies

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To Understand People

• To come and know the Saints (and sinners) of the Church

• To uncover how Christians have lived out the Gospel Message

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To Understand Endurance • The Church has

prevailed for two thousand years

• The Church is stronger than ever

• The Church has given witness to wars, reformations, and scandals, but has never disengaged

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To Gain a Sense of Identity

• To understand who we are as God’s people

• To uncover Man’s Salvation History

• To uncover our own personal salvation history

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To Understand Why We Do the Things that We Do

• Why is Mass celebrated like it is today?

• Why do we pray for the intersession of the Saints

• Why do we celebrate seven sacraments?

• Why do Catholic eat fish on Fridays?

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Faith Denominations Will Uncover Shared Beliefs, Etc.

• Catholics and Non-Catholics will come to a greater understanding of each other

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To Get to Know and Understand Jesus

• Who was the historical Jesus?

• Where did He live? • What was His life like? • What did He instruct His

people to do? • What is His message for

us today?

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God Tells Us To

• The Bible encourages believers to search out and remember the past

• Looking to the past gives us glimpses of what God promises to us in the future