On the Church
Q: Did God give us a way to go to
Heaven?
A: Yes, God made Man (Jesus) created
the Catholic Church in order for
people to go to Heaven.
Q: What does “Catholic” mean?
A: Catholic means “universal”. The
Church is Catholic because it was
made for the salvation of all people
who wish to be saved in it.
Q: How do we know the Catholic
Church to be the true Church?
A: We know the Catholic Church to
be the true Church because it bears all
four marks of the true church.
Q: What are the four marks of the
true Church?
A: The four marks of the Church are that
it is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.
Q: What do you mean by “One”?
A: What is meant by “One” is that all
of the members of the Church believe
in one faith, and are subject to one
visible head.
Q: What do you mean by “Holy”
A: What is meant by “Holy” is that the
Church was created by God (Jesus
Christ), it teaches holy doctrine, invites all
to a holy life, and because of the holiness
of thousands of its children (members).
Q: What is meant by “Apostolic”?
A: What is meant by “Apostolic” is it
was founded by Christ on His
Apostles, and is governed by their
lawful successors, and because it has
never ceased, and never will cease, to
teach their doctrine.
Q: Who are the successors of the
Apostles?
A: The successors of the Apostles are
the bishops of the Catholic Church.
Q: Who makes up the head of the
Catholic Church?
A: The Catholic Church has Jesus
Christ as its invisible Head, and the
Pope, the successor of St. Peter, as its
visible earthly head as set up by Jesus
Christ while on earth.
Q: Are there any other titles for the
Pope?
A: The Pope is also called the Vicar of
Christ, the Supreme Pontiff, the Bishop
of Rome, and the Holy Father
Q: Can the Church teach
something that is not true?
A: No, the Church can never formally
teach something that is not true. This
is in effect whenever the Pope declares
something that must be believed by all
Catholics, or when all of the world’s
bishops get together at a council and
declare something to be believed.
Q: What is this protection from
error called?
A: This protection from error is
called “infallibility” which was
granted by Jesus to His Church.
Q: Why can there be only one true
religion?
A: There can be only one true religion,
because a thing cannot be false and true
at the same time, and, therefore, all
religions that contradict the teaching of
the true Church must teach falsehood. If
all religions in which men seek to serve
God are equally good and true, why did
Christ disturb the Jewish religion and
the Apostles condemn heretics?
Q: What types of members are there
in the Catholic Church?
A: There are two types of members of
the Catholic Church; 1.) Living
members, being those who are in a state
of grace, and 2.) dead members, being
those who are in a state of mortal sin yet
still in the Church.
Q: Are there other “churches” that
claim to be “Christian”?
A: There are thousands of “churches”
which claim to be Christian but none
of them were created by Jesus Christ
or have the marks of the Church.
Q: Who then created these other
churches?
A: These other churches were created
by men and are therefore deprived of
holiness and cannot lead its members
to Heaven.
Q: Can anyone be saved outside the
Catholic Church?
A: No, nobody can be saved outside
the Catholic Church.
Q: What are we to think about non-
Catholics?
A: We are to view non-Catholics with
sadness that they are not in the Church,
and to then have immense fervor in
praying for their conversion and leading
them to the Faith so that they may be
saved.
Q: Are there different sections of the
Church?
A: Yes, there are those Church members
in Heaven (the Church Triumphant),
those Church members on earth (the
Church Militant), and those members in
Purgatory (the Church Suffering). The
Church Militant are called to pray for
the Church Suffering.
 Q: Can someone be removed from the Catholic Church?
A: Yes, someone can be removed from the Catholic Church through apostasy
(rejection of the Church’s teachings), heresy (intentionally believing a false
teaching), and schism (refusal to submit to the Pope, the bishops and other lawful
authority). This process, once legal, is now automatic. One can re-enter the Faith
through the sacrament of Confession.

On the Spiritual Life

Q: What is the spiritual life?
A: The spiritual life is the life we
live in response to God’s grace.
Q: Can you remind me what
“grace” is?
A: Grace is the help we receive from
God. All good things done by man
are a result of God’s grace.
Q: What is the goal of the spiritual
life?
A: The goal of the spiritual life is to
become a saint; that is, to be holy
and show heroic virtue so as to
immediately go to Heaven after
death.
Q: Is it easy or hard to become a
saint?
A: Sainthood can be easier or harder
for people depending on how much
grace they receive and how much
they cooperate with it.
Q: Must we all be saints?
A: Yes, that life which does not end
in sainthood is a waste of life.
Q: What happens if I do not die a
saint?
A: If you do not die a saint, you will
either be in a lower level in Heaven,
or, if still not perfected on earth,
suffering in Purgatory until all
spiritual blemishes are removed.
Q: I don’t know what the saints
did, how may I know how to
become one?
A: All Catholics must acquire the
habit of learning about the saints so
that we may know about their lives
and therefore be inspired. However,
all that is necessary to be perfect is
contained in the four Gospels in the
words of Jesus Christ.
Q: How do I become perfect?
A: Jesus answered this clearly when asked
by the young man who followed all of
the commandments from his youth when
He said; “If you are to be perfect, go sell
what you have, and give it to the poor,
and you shall have treasure in heaven: and
come follow me.”
Q: Is Heaven attainable through
human effort?
A: No, for Jesus said “With men this
is impossible, but with God all
things are possible.”
Q: Are some saints greater than
others?
A: Yes, we know for a fact that the
Blessed Virgin Mary is the greatest saint
to ever live and She is the greatest
creature that there ever will be.
Q: What is prayer?
A: Prayer is the lifting of our hearts
and minds to God.
Q: Is prayer necessary to go to
Heaven?
A: Yes, one who does not pray,
cannot go to Heaven.
Q: Can I just copy Jesus to go to
Heaven?
A: Yes, you can and should copy Jesus.
Q: What must I do to go to
Heaven?
A: To go to Heaven, one must have
done what God wanted them to do
throughout their life and die in a state
of grace in the Catholic Church.
Q: How do I know what God
wants from me?
A: To find out God’s will for your life,
you need to frequent the sacraments
and engage in both mental prayer and
vocal prayer.
Q: Please explain mental prayer
and vocal prayer.
A: Mental prayer is when we think
about God or a truth He has
revealed and we are then persuaded
to lead saintly lives.
Vocal prayer is when we pray pre-
made prayers which reflect the ideas
acquired in mental prayer.
Q: Is one form of prayer more
important than the other?
A: Vocal prayer is very useful to acquire
grace and to create a routine of prayer,
but mental prayer is where we find out
the truth about God, His will, and the
truth about ourselves.
 On the Religious Life
Q: What is a religious?
A: A religious is someone who has
listened to Christ’s counsel to give
everything up and follow Him in
the form of formal isolation
(cloister), communal living, a life of
charity, or the priesthood.
Q: What do most religious swear
to do?
A: Most religious swear never to
marry, be poor, and obey those in
higher positions of authority in the
Church.
Q: Are most saints religious?
A: Yes, most saints, that we know
of, are religious.
Q: Why do religious swear to
never marry?
A: Religious swear never to marry
because Jesus said "For there are
eunuchs, who were born so from
their mother's womb: and there are
eunuchs, who were made so by
men: and there are eunuchs, who
have made themselves eunuchs for
the kingdom of heaven. He that can
take, let him take it.”
Q: Is it better never to marry?
A: Yes, St. Paul states in the Bible;
“Therefore, both he that giveth his
virgin in marriage, doth well; and he
that giveth her not, doth better.”

Q: How do I know if God wants Q: Is it a sin to avoid the

me to be a religious? religious life, if I believe it is
A: Through mental prayer and what God wants for me”
frequenting the sacraments, we may A: Yes, all must consider the
find out if God wants us to be a religious life, and it is a sin to avoid
religious. it if we believe it is what God is
calling us to do.
Q: I’d like to learn more about
the religious life, are there any
saints I should learn about?
A: Of course, for men, great
religious saints are St. Vincent De
Paul, St. Bruno, and St. Francis of
Assisi, and for women, great saints
are St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese
of Lisieux, and St. Rose of Lima.