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"I believe ... in Jesus Christ ... who ... suffered under Pontius Pilot, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead ..." 90. What is meant by the Redemption? By the Redemption is meant that Jesus Christ, as the Redeemer of the whole human race, offered His sufferings and death to God as a fitting sacrifice in satisfaction for the sins of men,...

So few Catholics today know the most basic points of the Catholic faith. They attend CCD for years, and can't give a clear reason for being a Catholic. Those of us who have learned our faith well, have studied the best source, the Baltimore Catechism. We are the traditional Catholics. Do you remember your catechism? Are you able to recall those fundamental, immutable tenets of the Faith? Could you defend the Church if you had to in a discussion? Before you fail when it really matters, take this quiz, and see how well versed you are in the Faith. See...

ACATECHISM OFCHRISTIAN DOCTRINE PREPARED AND ENJOINEDBY ORDER OF THETHIRD PLENARY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE (1884) No. 3 Known also as "Baltimore Catechism No.3" Contains 1,400 Precise and Concise Questions & Answerson Truths We Must Believe and Things We Must Do to Serve God.   CHM Layout © 2002 by CDIA AssociatesLESSON 1: On the End of Man. Q. 126. What do we mean by the "end of man"?A. By the "end of man" we mean the purpose for which he was created: namely, to know, love, and serve God.Q. 127. How do you know that man was created for God alone? A. I know that man was...