Life of Christ

by Fulton J. Sheen

Those who choose Christ must choose Him for His own sake, and not

for the sake of a reward.

This Body had the four distinctive marks of life; it had unity, because vivified by one Soul, one Spirit,

As unity in doctrine and authority is the centripetal force which keeps the life of the Church one, catholicity is the centrifugal force which enables her to expand and absorb redeemed humanity without distinction of race or color.

The third note of the Church is holiness, which means that it endures on condition that it keep itself healthy, pure, and free from the disease of heresy and schism. This holiness is ...

Finally, there is the work of apostolicity.