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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... perfect, and unsurpassable Word. In him he has said everything; there will be no other word than this one . . . 'because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts, he has now spoken all at once by giving us . . . His Son' 2” (CCC 65 ...
... perfect , and unsur- passable Word . In him he has said everything ; there will be no other word than this one ... ' because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts , he has now spoken all at once by giving us ... His Son ' 2 ...
... perfect embodiment " ( CCC 144 ) —because she spoke her Yes to God with all her being ( see Lk 1:38 ) . Good works the works of love are a requirement for salvation just as much as faith is , as roses are a requirement for a rose bush ...
... perfect and absolute ideals lead in opposite directions ? Could the human heart be so badly designed as that ? 17. Faith as certainty yet mystery Faith is not simply bright and clear , like the noonday sun . Nor is it simply dark , like ...
... perfect ! The Gospels are the most beautiful of all works of art because they are portraits in man's words of the Word of God , the God - man , the Author who became a character in his own story . Yet the divine Inventor of all earthly ...
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 |