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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... flesh . That is why it is called Sacred Tradition— " sacred " because it came from God , not mere man , and " tradition " because it was handed down ( the word " tradition " means " handed down " ) . The Church gives us her Tradition ...
... flesh ( Christ ) . b . Therefore the Old Testament is to be interpreted in light of the New ( and vice versa ) , for Christ came not " to abolish the law and the prophets ... but to fulfil them " ( Mt 5:17 ) . c . Saints are the best ...
... flesh , " full of grace and truth " ( Jn 1:14 ) —like the " grace " of a great dancer or football player . His " moves " were perfect ! The Gospels are the most beautiful of all works of art because they are portraits in man's words of ...
... flesh . He is the perfect and complete revelation of God ( see Col 1 : 15-20 ) . Third , when Christ ascended to heaven , he left his Holy Spirit and his Body , the Church , to continue his work . The Church is the Mystical ( invis ...
... flesh , or the devil " —that is , ( a ) from the external world of fallen human society , ( b ) from the internal world of our own fallen , selfish instincts , of body or soul , or ( c ) from the supernatu- ral world of evil spirits ...
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 |