This is my first time reading the “Catechism of the Catholic Church”. This is actually my first time reading religious texts since I attended a catholic middle roughly four years ago. I have since lacked comfortability in my knowledge of the writings of and about the catholic church. I appreciated the explanatory nature of these passages, quotes followed by further breakdowns of the context of the text.
I am roughly aware of the stories of the bible but I am not versed in all the details attached. I experienced some confusion, that was followed by googling for clarification, when reading paragraphs 56-64. They were describing ‘The Stages of Revelation’ and the stories within that book of the Bible, including passages about Noah, Abraham, and Moses. After all these years some of those stories have all morphed away from what they originally are and it was nice to have a simple yet concise explanation.
Out of the assigned reading, I most enjoyed paragraph 79 which stated “The Father’s self communication made through his Word in the Holy Spirit, remains present and active in the Church” and is then followed by a passage from a bible discussing God communicates through the Holy Spirit and dwells within the richness of life.
The main aspect of the reading that stuck out to me was the capitalization of certain words that I would not necessary capitalize in daily use. It adds another layer of emphasis and importance the words used describing religion.
Foundations of Theology 