Catechism

Peter, the Rock:
How Christ Established the Papacy in Matthew 16

In Matthew 16, Peter proclaims Jesus as "the Messiah, the Son of the living God," and Christ renames him "Peter," promises him the keys of the kingdom, and gives him authority to bind and loose. Here is what that moment reveals about who Christ is, and how He built His Church and entrusted it to Peter's care.

Rosary, Purgatory, Baptism, Confession, and Prayer for the Dead:
The Scripture Behind Five Catholic Teachings

Five Catholic practices sometimes called "unbiblical" — the Rosary, Purgatory, infant baptism, sacramental confession, and prayer for the dead — examined verse by verse, not just cited by reference.

The Beatitudes Are Not Nice Advice:
They Are a Description of the Kingdom

Drawing on N.T. Wright and the Catechism, this article argues that the Beatitudes are not moral instructions but a portrait of Jesus himself — and an invitation to participate in the life of the Kingdom he inaugurated.

The Four Last Things:
Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell

Most catechesis avoids the Four Last Things. This article presents them directly, explaining particular versus final judgment, the logic of purgatory, the nature of hell as chosen separation, and heaven as total communion — with CCC references throughout.

The Four Pillars of the Catechism — and Why That Structure Is Genius

The CCC's four-part architecture — Creed, Sacraments, Moral Life, Prayer — is not arbitrary. It maps onto four questions every human being is already asking, and follows the actual shape of Christian life.