1. Fr. Allain B. Caparas Foundations of Catholic Theology
Introduction
Fr. Allain B. Caparas
Foundations of Catholic Theology

2. Welcome Name Profession
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3. Universal Call to Holiness
Chapter 1

4. Universal Call to Holiness
“You therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” ~ Mt. 5:48

5. Universal Call to Holiness
Journey to perfection/holiness requires both external and interior obedience
Commitment to the Church’s precepts and teachings and commitment to personal conversion
Commitment to God and commitment to service of others
Discovering our vocation is discover what we were created for
Holiness requires a true relationship with God
Although imperfect, the Church on earth is already endowed with holiness

6. Images of the Church
The Church uses “images” or analogies to help us understand and model for us what it means to be a Holy –to be a Church
The Church as a Pilgrim (ND, 861)
The Church as the Mystical Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12”12-31)

7. A call to be a saint…
To be holy is to become a saint  Jesus becomes “incarnate” in us through our words and actions
To be a saint is to strive to bring and be Christ in our ordinary lives  evangelization
When we live the Gospel joyfully and faithfully, we attract others to Christ
We are called to be credible and effective witnesses (Phil. 2:14-15)
The call to holiness began at our baptism  “priest, prophet, and king”
Live always with the ultimate goal of Heaven in our hearts.

8. Marks of Discipleship We conform ourselves to Christ in word and deed
We seek the will of the Father in all things
We devote ourselves to God’s glory
We seek to love and serve our neighbor
We accept the crosses that inevitably comes to us