what site can i go to, to learn about catholic and its religion?

Question

im christian, and i used to go to the church of christ.. and we didnt have much traditions (if your a member of church of christ you would know) but, my fiancee knows everything in the church... but nothing form the bible.. ive been going to a catholic church for about 3 months and they do all these crosses and signs... and i dont know any of them.. and long as i have been there... i've never seen anyone carrying a bible in or out of the church... if youre catholic.. where do you learn about the god??? and his word? ive been going to a catholic church for 3 months.. and if i didnt have my bible studies at church of christ.... then i wouldnt know anything about god... so my question is.... does the catholic church believe anything the bible says?

Answer 1

http://www.catholic.org/

Answer 2

Thank you for caring enough to ask questions.

+ Some Websites +

Bob up above lists some good web sites.

+ The Bible +

Catholics are encouraged to read the Bible.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: The Church forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful to learn ‘the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,' by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures.

‘Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.'

Although some Catholics that do not read the Bible on a regular basis, we all listen to the Word being proclaimed and explained in every Mass.

In every Sunday Mass there are at least four Bible readings
+ First Reading - usually from the Old Testament
+ A Psalm is prayed by all
+ Second Reading - usually from a New Testament Epistle
+ Gospel Reading
+ Then the priest bring them all together and helps us apply them to our lives in the homily

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.htm#131

+ Learning about God and His Word +

All Catholic parishes have Religious Education programs. These may include:
+ Elementary school classes
+ Middle school classes
+ High school classes
+ Adult classes
+ Bible study
+ Sacrament preparation classes for
. + Baptism
. + Eucharist
. + Reconciliation (Confession)
. + Confirmation
. + Marriage

There is also a program just for adults who who are interested in joining the Catholic Church called the Rite of Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

+ Does the Catholic Church believe anything the Bible says? +

Yes, the Catholic Church believes that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.

Almost every prayer in the Mass is based on the Bible.

Almost every doctrine of the Catholic Church is based on the Bible. However ...

+ Sources of Doctrine +

The Catholic Church does not use Holy Scripture as the only basis of doctrine. It could not. The early Catholic church existed before and during the time that the New Testament was written (by Catholics).

There were hundreds of Christian writings during the first and second centuries. Which New Testament writings would become official was not fully decided until about 400 AD.

Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding the early church (and is guiding the church today) to make the correct choices about things like:
+ The Holy Trinity (which is also only hinted at in the Bible)
+ Going to church on Sunday instead of Saturday (which is actually directly against one of the Ten Commandments)
+ The Communion of Saints
+ Which writings include in the New Testament?

Things that are even more modern like
+ Slavery is bad. Slavery is never declared evil in the Bible. This was one of the justifications for slavery in the Confederate States.
+ Democracy is good. The Bible states that either God should be the leader of the nation like Israel before the kings or kings should be the leader, "Give to Caesar that which is Caesar's." This was talked about a lot during the American Revolution.

This second source of doctrine is called Apostolic Tradition.

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.htm#80

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 3

Faith.com is a great resource for all things religious. I am sure they have a wealth of information for you. You could also search online. I found:

http://www.vatican.va/ - self billed as the hub of the catholic church

Catholic.org
Catholic.net
Catholic.com
AmericanCatholic.org

All by searching Yahoo.com.

As far as learning about god, I think that most Catholics have the instructions throughout their lives. They go to sunday school, catholic school (where they learn in depth) for 12 years, and I am sure they do additional work and study for each of the sacraments (first holy communion, etc.) - they even go to classes for weeks before they get married (another sacrament).

There is also the Catholic stores where one assumes you can purchase the bible and other things (prayer books, etc.) if only for the kids when they need them for school. They surely don't need to bring a bible to church - they are awaiting them at every seat.

If you want to learn from church and not from your own reading and studying, then I would try to use the time at church to your advantage. Sit in the back and read through the book a bit yourself while the service is going on. No big deal if you don't participate if you are in the last row - you are there to learn about god, so read the book if you can't follow the service.

I think too that the story kind of begins at a certain spot in the year. It either starts at christmas time with jesus' birth or it start after easter, or some such, and if you listen to the story from the beginning, sort of thing, you can then start to see the pattern - the cycle is pretty much the same from year to year (or maybe every other year).

Peace!

Answer 4

Yes, the Catholic Church believes in the Bible.
The readings your hear at Mass are from the Bible. Not everything the Catholic Church teaches comes from the Bible, we also have sacred tradition. There are many site you can go to. Here are a few that I like to look at.
www.catholic.com
www.thecatholicfaith.com/Teach...
www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/t...
www.catholic.net
www.newadvent.org

Hope this is helpful to you.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 5

The Catholic Church is deeply rooted in the Bible. Having been to Mass for three months, I suggest you pull out your Bible and read Revalation. The Mass is a beautiful representation of the worship of Heaven described in the Revalation.

Catholics are notoriously bad at knowing Scripture. It's very unfortunate, because Catholics would be much better at explaining their faith to Protestants if they knew Scripture. As a Protestant convert to Catholicism, I wish there were Bibles in the pews of Catholic Churches and Bible studies every day of the week. But there is movement in that direction, and hope for the Catholic Church in this regard.

Here are some websites to check out for information on Catholic doctrines, forums to discuss things, and a site of Scripture references related to Catholic doctrines.

www.newadvent.org
www.catholic.com (click on forums for message boards!)
www.scripturecatholic.com

As for the "crosses and signs". These are the kinds of rituals you learn over time. Check out "Catholicism for Dummies" and talk with the RCIA director at your parish.

Answer 6

Do a search and you will get all kinds of sites
That's the way I do it on anything I want to know
No, I don't think the Catholic Church teaches correct
My husband and all of his immidiate family have found others churches that do teach all of the word of God
He was an alter boy,
When he found out about Jesus he was really upset and still is today
He said why didn't they teach it???
Do some research and find a good church.

Answer 7

As far as carrying in a Bible, Why would we, we have our Bibles at home, and we hear three readings from the Bible, and a Psalm at every Mass.

Here are a few good Catholic websites:

Official Sites:
The Vatican: http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm...
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org/index.shtml...
+ Catholic Bible: http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/...
+ Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/inde...
+ Code of Canon Law: http://www.vatican.va/archive/eng1104/_i...
+ Documents of Vatican II: http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_counc...

Other sites:
Catholic Online: http://www.catholic.org/
Catholic.net: http://www.catholic.net/
Catholic Encyclopedia: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.ht...
Catholic Exchange: http://www.catholicexchange.com/...
ETWN: http://www.ewtn.com/
Catholic Answers: http://www.catholic.com/library.asp...
Catholic Culture: http://www.catholicculture.org/...

Answer 8

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Answer 9

www.catholic.com
www.scripturecatholic.com
- are two of my favorites.

You can also visit http://360.yahoo.com/catholiccatechism
(This is a shameless promotion for my blog)

www.catholictradition.org is a site I recently discovered. It looks great.

Answer 10

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8030_1.html