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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... soul : the life of God himself . This is why Christ came to earth : " that they may have life [ zoē , supernatural ... souls ( that is what faith is ) , then we will have God in our souls ( that is what salvation is ) . If we do not , we ...
... soul . The thief on the cross ( Lk 23 : 33-43 ) had no time for good works , but he was saved by his faith . To summarize , then , a . we are neither justified ( forgiven ) nor sanctified ( made holy ) by intel- lectual faith alone ...
... souls were made , only bodies . ( Souls leave no fossils ! ) Nor does evolution say where the very first matter that began to evolve came from . Not only does faith not contradict reason , but reason leads to faith , dis- covers clues ...
... soul ( see CCC 813 ) . That is why he said , " As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren , you did it to me " ( Mt 25:40 ) , and why he said to St. Paul , when Paul before his conversion was persecuting Christians , " Why ...
... souls , destined to exist eternally . When God creates a new human soul out of nothing , he does so only when a man and a woman make a new body out of their previously existing matter and genetic form by sexual intercourse . That is why ...
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 |