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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... essential and fundamental contents of Catholic doctrine, as regards both faith and morals, in the light of the Second Vatican Council and the whole of the Church's Tradition. Its principal sources are the Sacred Scriptures, the Fathers ...
... essential data , rather than any particular interpretation , of the Catholic faith , as C. S. Lewis did half a century ago in Mere Christianity for Christian faith in general . Most converts from Protestantism say they have only added ...
... essential and fundamental contents of Catholic doctrine , as regards both faith and morals , in the light of the Second Vatican Council and the whole of the Church's Tradition . Its principal sources are the Sacred Scriptures , the ...
... essential thing in different words , words that seemed contradictory but perhaps were not . Returning to the common data Scripture reveals that both key words , " faith " and " salvation " , are used in two senses : sometimes more nar ...
... essential prin- ciples of morality for mankind are absolute and unchangeable : because they " go all the way up " into the nature of God , and we are made in the image of this God ( see Gen 1:27 ) . c . God is both just and merciful ...
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 |