Though art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church. All too often Catholics abandon the teaching of the Church because they do not understand it, or cannot defend it. Abortion, birth control, the Holy Father, the meaning of scripture are under constant attack. If we do not know the teaching of our Church and the knowledge that supports its proclamations, we are vulnerable to deception and easily confused. We cannot protect our faith in a secular world if we do not know the truths revealed by Christ and His Church.
Faith requires work.
We cannot grow without effort. We must have knowledge of our faith if we are to use the wisdom God has passed on to us through scripture and the Church, to help us through our trials and daily lives. The liturgical life of the Catholic Church revolves around the sacraments because they are the gifts from God that sustain and strengthen us in our journey toward heaven. They are our real encounters with Christ. We must never forget the power the sacraments convey.