Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchIgnatius Press, 2001 - 426 pages For the first time in 400 years the Catholic Church has authorized an official universal catechism which instantly became an international best-seller, the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Using this official Catechism, the highly-regarded author and professor Peter Kreeft presents a complete compendium of all the major beliefs of Catholicism written in his readable and concise style. Since the Catechism of the Catholic Church was written for the express purpose of grounding and fostering catechisms based on it for local needs and ordinary readers, Kreeft does just that, offering a thorough summary of Catholic doctrine, morality, and worship in a popular format with less technical language. He presents a systematic, organic synthesis of the essential and fundamental Catholic teachings in the light of the Second Vatican Council and the whole of the Church's Tradition. This book is the most thorough, complete and popular catechetical summary of Catholic belief in print that is based on the universal Catechism. |
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Page 52
... evil spirits . Just as good spirits help us , evil spirits seek to harm us by tempting us to sin . Any baptized and believing Christian has the power to resist temptation , whether it comes from " the world , the flesh , or the devil ...
... evil spirits . Just as good spirits help us , evil spirits seek to harm us by tempting us to sin . Any baptized and believing Christian has the power to resist temptation , whether it comes from " the world , the flesh , or the devil ...
Page 53
... evil means two different things : moral evil and physical evil , sin and suffering , the evil we do and the evil done to us . " Moral evil [ is ] incommensurably more harmful than physical evil ” ( CCC 311 ) because it harms our eternal ...
... evil means two different things : moral evil and physical evil , sin and suffering , the evil we do and the evil done to us . " Moral evil [ is ] incommensurably more harmful than physical evil ” ( CCC 311 ) because it harms our eternal ...
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... evil There are only two alternatives to the Fall , two other possible answers to the question of the origin of evil . If evil is not our fault , it must be the fault of either what is greater than us or of what is less than us : either ...
... evil There are only two alternatives to the Fall , two other possible answers to the question of the origin of evil . If evil is not our fault , it must be the fault of either what is greater than us or of what is less than us : either ...
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