Catechism Answers w/ Dr. Scott Sollom - January 25, 2024

Have questions about the Catechism? We have answers!

💬 Today, Dr. Sollom will be answering the following questions:

1. Listening to Day 17 and Father Mike is discussing the different ways of Spiritual Senses of interpretation of Scripture. The anagogical sense has me wondering how we're anagogically interpreting "bad" situations in the Old Testament. For characters who have no redeeming qualities, what are we getting from them anagogically?

2. In paragraph 198, it says "the Credo begins with God, the Father, for the Father is the first divine person of the Most Holy Trinity: our Creed begins with the creation of heaven and earth..." Does this mean the God, the Father was the creator of heaven and earth in Genesis? Did I miss this explained somewhere else?

3. Paragraph 153 states that “Faith is a gift of God.” Is this gift given to all people?

4. Why was RCIA changed to OCIA? Will there be lots of changes ? Will the catechism change, too ?

📣 Catechism expert Dr. Scott Sollom from Franciscan University will be going LIVE each week to answer your questions about the Catechism as we journey through The Catechism in the Year podcast! Join us every Monday at 12:30pm ET.

Dr. Scott Sollom is a Professor of Theology at Franciscan University and the Director of the Catechetical Institute at Franciscan’s Center for Evangelization and Renewal. He has been blessed to engage in various catechetical workshops across the country as well as consult for the USCCB Institute for the Catechism. Scott has previously served as a DRE in Stillwater, Minnesota, and College Station, Texas, and as a youth minister in Hudson, Wisconsin. Scott and his wife, Mary, have five children and enjoy spending time outdoors as a family.

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