Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchIgnatius Press, 21. veebr 2011 - 425 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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... Creator ; who , out of his love , designed us for a life of love , in this world and in the next . Faith in the gospel , the good news of the man who said he was God come down from heaven to die on the Cross to save us from sin and to ...
... Creator . We are certain not of our minds but of God's mind . Faith is also mysterious , for the very same reason : because its object is God . God is infinite , and our understanding is finite . As St. Augustine said , we could sooner ...
... Creator " ( Rom 1:25 ) ; f . the scandal of bad example on the part of believers ; g . the unfashionableness of religion in a secular society ; h . the refusal to repent and give up some cherished sin ; i . fear of the unknown , fear of ...
... creator , a giver - of - existence . ( 3 ) Everything in the universe changes , moves . All motion requires a mover , and ultimately a " first mover " , a beginning . If there is no first , there is no second or third or any others ...
... Creator and creature . The language of faith thus draws on the human experience of parents , who are in a way the first representatives of God for man . But this experience also tells us that human parents are fallible and can disfigure ...
Contents
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The holy Catholic Church | 97 |
The forgiveness of Sins | 117 |
The Sixth and Ninth Commandments Sexual Morality | 241 |
The Seventh and Tenth Commandments Social and Economic Morality | 258 |
The Eighth Commandment Truth | 269 |
Sacraments and Prayer How Catholics Worship | 279 |
Introduction to Catholic Liturgy | 281 |
Introduction to the Sacraments | 296 |
Baptism and Confirmation | 307 |
The Eucharist | 320 |
The Resurrection of the Body | 132 |
Life Everlasting | 142 |
Morality How Catholics Live | 153 |
The Essence of Catholic morality | 155 |
Human Nature as the Basis for Morality | 167 |
Some Fundamental Principles of Catholic Morality | 181 |
Virtues and Vices | 190 |
The First Three Commandments Duties to God | 200 |
The Fourth Commandment Family and Social Morality | 213 |
The Fifth Commandment Moral Issues of Life and Death | 226 |
The Sacrament of Penance | 336 |
Matrimony | 348 |
Holy Orders | 362 |
Anointing of the Sick | 370 |
Prayer | 375 |
The Lords Prayer | 391 |
Mary | 404 |
Conclusion | 423 |
Abbreviations | 425 |