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BRO HERS
SACRED HEART OF THE
(universal, encompassing all the lo-
cal churches), and apostolic (active
and communal). In other words we
believe that to be Christian is not
just to follow a set of rules or ad-
here to a set of beliefs; being Chris-
tian by its very nature means being
part of a community that traces its
roots to the earliest Christian com-
munities. It means sharing God’s
word, breaking bread together, and
living out the gospel in fellowship
with others.
You are loved
The Creed took centuries to develop
and will take more than the lifetime
of each believer to fully comprehend,
but its main truth is disarmingly
simple: You are loved. You were cre-
ated out of love, your life’s purpose
is to love and be loved, and nothing
can separate you from your one true
love, who is eternal, real, steadfast,
and ever-present.
The details of how that love
gets expressed are unique to each
believer—some may choose to live
their lives in service to the poor;
others to fight social injustice; still
others to teach and offer counsel.
Some may choose to commit to a
celibate lifestyle and live in a religious community while others may
choose different forms of consecrated life, Holy Orders, Matrimony, or
single life. All ways are holy, yet not
all ways are right for each of us. Our
main purpose as Christians is to find
the best way to live out God’s call to
love.
Our path is not always apparent,
but we are not without help along
the way. We have the church, consisting of the community of faithful,
the magisterium (the pope, cardinals, bishops, and so on who make
up the teaching church), scripture,
and tradition, all of which point to
the many ways people throughout
salvation history have accepted and
expressed God’s love. We also have
God in the person of Father, Son,
and Spirit continually drawing us
into Divine goodness.
Live joyfully
One thing is certain: No matter
which way we turn, no matter where
we put our focus and energy and
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