What if we refuse God's plan for us? Does God have a contingency plan? In one sense no, since God foresees everything, so it's not as though God is caught out by our refusal. But in another sense we can say that God has contingency plans.

God's plan for each of us is fully personal. We are not means to an end, but each of us is willed into existence by God for our own sake.

If God is a God of love, why is there so much wrong with the world? Why did God’s plan have to become a plan for our salvation?

God created the whole cosmos from nothing and bestowed an abundance of life on earth, a special garden, a paradise, in which he placed the first human beings.

This question sets the scene for the whole story of God’s plan to reveal himself to us. The answers given here will serve as an introduction to the whole course. All these matters, treated briefly in this introduction, will be treated in detail in later questions. Question 1 will be examined from nine different angles.

This article reflects on Q 29 of the Compendium of the Catechism, "Why is there no contradiction between faith and science?"

This article is a reflection on Q 27 of the Compendium of the Catechism, "What does it mean in practice for a person to believe in God?"

This article reflects on Q 26 of the Compendium of the Catechism, "Who are the principal witnesses of the obedience of faith in the Sacred Scriptures?"

In this article we look at the Compendium of the Catechism, Q 21. "What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?" Why was a preparation needed for the coming of Christ?

In this short article we consider Q 28. of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "What are the characteristics of faith?"