God and Revelation
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10 AnswersCan we actually know that God exists?
Yes. The Catholic Church teaches that human reason, starting from the world we can see and the kind of creatures we are, can arrive at real certainty that God…
Did God create the world, and why?
Yes — the Church teaches that God freely created everything that exists out of nothing, and that he didn't have to. He created not because he was lonely or…
How has God revealed himself to us?
God has not stayed hidden. Freely and out of love, he stepped toward us — first in small, patient ways through history, and finally in person in Jesus Christ.…
What are angels?
Angels are real, personal beings God created — pure spirits, without bodies, with intelligence and free will. The word means "messenger," and that's their…
What does it mean to be made in God's image?
To be made in God's image means that every human being reflects something of God himself — we can think, love, choose freely, and enter into relationship, the…
What is faith?
Faith is saying yes to God — trusting him and accepting what he has revealed because he is utterly trustworthy. It is more than agreeing that God exists; it is…
What is Sacred Tradition?
Sacred Tradition is the living handing-on of everything Jesus entrusted to the apostles — passed down through the Church in her teaching, worship, and life,…
What is the Bible, and why do Catholics trust it?
The Bible is the written Word of God — a collection of books in which God himself is the true author, working through real human writers. Catholics trust it…
What is the Trinity?
The Trinity is the Christian belief that the one God is three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — who are not three Gods but one God, equally and…
Why do Catholics call God 'Father'?
Catholics call God "Father" first because Jesus did, and he taught us to. The name says two true things at once: that within God, the Father is eternally the…