Holiness

Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?

If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17

In your journey of Spiritual Transformation:

Start each day and each prayer by praising God.
Desire to live a prayerful and sacramental life.
Access the CFC YouTube channel and subscribe to the Only By Grace Reflections. Get daily reflections.
- Click any of the reflections.
- Then click "SUBSCRIBE".
Know about our Saints (EWTN)

for it is written, "Be holy because I (am) holy."

1 Peter 1:16

Life in CFC

Attend teachings on the CFC Formation Track.
Seek out to have one-on-one dialogue with your members and household leaders.
Desire to serve in the CFC and parish communities.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,

so that you may abound in hope by the power of the holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

Holy Spirit

Know how the Holy Spirit lives through you and our community.

- Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Fruit of the Holy Spirit

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb,

and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,

cried out in a loud voice and said,

“Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Luke 1:41-43

Journey Through Scripture - Matthew Leonard (St Paul Center for Biblical Theology)

Lesson 1: A Biblical Introduction to Mary (25:57)

Lesson 2: Mary the Handmaid of the Lord (11:29)

Lesson 3: Wedding at Cana, Garden of Eden (22:11)

Lesson 4: The New Eve (22:24)

Lesson 5: Mary, the Arch of the New Covenant (58:00)

Lesson 6: Born of a Virgin (24:33)

Lesson 7: The Promised Mother (25:30)

Lesson 8: Mary Crowned in Glory (21:20)

Lesson 9: Mary Full of Grace (20:58)

Lesson 10: All Holy (18:47)

Lesson 11: The Assumption (29:55)

Lesson 12: Always a Mother (23:18)

And so I say to you, you are Peter,

and upon this rock I will build my church,

and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18

Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)

CCC - courtesy of Vatican Archives

CCC - courtesy of US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

CCC - courtesy of St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Compendium of CCC (Vatican Archives) - brief / summarized version of CCC

Catechism in a Year (Ascension Press) - podcast

May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened,

that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,

what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,

Ephesians 1:18

Papal Encyclicals and Apostolic Exhortations

Read the Papal Encyclicals.

- Ad Gentes - The Second Vatican Council’s Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church
- Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) (9 videos from CCCB) - Apostolic Exhortation
- Deus Caritas Est - A 2005 encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, in large part derived from writings by his late predecessor, Pope John Paul II. Its subject is love, as seen from a Christian perspective, and God’s place within all love.
- Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospels, 2013) - A 2013 apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis on “the church’s primary mission of evangelization in the modern world”. - Pope Francis [Apostolic Exhortation] - Vatican Archives
- Evangelii Nuntiandi (Evangelization in the Modern World, 1975) - Pope Paul VI - Vatican Archives, Papal Encyclicals Online
- Redemptoris Missio (The Mission of the Redeemer, 1990) - St John Paul II - Vatican Archives - An encyclical by Pope John Paul II published on 7 December 1990. It is devoted to the subject of “the urgency of missionary activity” and in it the pope wished “to invite the Church to renew her missionary commitment."
- Ubicumque et Semper (Everywhere and Always, 2010) - Pope Benedict XVI (Motu Propio) - Vatican Archives
- Familiaris Consortio (The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World, 1981) - St John Paul II - Vatican Archives

Various powerful resources

Formed.Org (web and app)

Bible study
Lectio series (great talks!)
Movies about the saints and more
Movies for kids
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Ascension app (free)

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Online Bible (RSV2CE), CCC, and more!
Bible studies (paid subscription)

Catholic Online School

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Laudate app (free)

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Prayers, readings for the day, saints for the day, and more!

Magisterium AI (web and app) (free)

Q&A for questions about our Catholic faith and teachings
Prayers and many other resources and references
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