This story is inspired by the monumental work of Santos Sabugal
Without the Creed, personal faith has no content. Without personal faith, the Creed is dead orthodoxy. Without the Church’s faith, both become prey to subjective whim or sectarian distortion. Thus, the believer is never alone: saying the Credo in the liturgy is an act of personal conviction that is simultaneously an act of ecclesial communion.
The commentary integrates the writings of the Church Fathers and official teachings of the Magisterium to explain how the Creed has been interpreted throughout history.
While the full printed book is a major scholarly work, several digital summaries and excerpts are available for study:
This story is inspired by the monumental work of Santos Sabugal
Without the Creed, personal faith has no content. Without personal faith, the Creed is dead orthodoxy. Without the Church’s faith, both become prey to subjective whim or sectarian distortion. Thus, the believer is never alone: saying the Credo in the liturgy is an act of personal conviction that is simultaneously an act of ecclesial communion.
The commentary integrates the writings of the Church Fathers and official teachings of the Magisterium to explain how the Creed has been interpreted throughout history.
While the full printed book is a major scholarly work, several digital summaries and excerpts are available for study: