Fundamentals of Catholicism: Grace, the Church, the Sacraments, Eschatology |
Contents
The Mystery of Divine Grace | 13 |
Actual Grace Enlightens the Mind | 19 |
The Necessity of Grace | 25 |
Is It Possible to Avoid All Sins? | 31 |
The Gratuity of Grace | 37 |
The Perplexing Problem of Predestination | 43 |
Grace Does Not Destroy Human | 50 |
From Death to Life | 56 |
The Necessity of Baptism | 202 |
What Happens to Infants Who Die without Baptism? | 205 |
Who Can Baptize? | 208 |
Who Can Be Baptized? | 211 |
ConfirmationA Second Gift of the Spirit | 214 |
The Fragrance of Christ | 217 |
Why Confirmation? | 220 |
The Sacrament of Christian Maturity | 223 |
What Is Sanctifying Grace? | 62 |
Children of | 68 |
Grace Can Be Lost | 74 |
The Conditions of Merit | 80 |
THE CHURCH | 87 |
The Faithful of the Whole World | 89 |
Jesus Personally Founded the Catholic Church | 92 |
Why Did Christ Establish His Church? | 95 |
The Mystical Body of Christ | 98 |
A Hierarchical Church ΙΟΙ | 101 |
Bishops Are Successors of the Apostles | 104 |
The Primacy of St Peter | 107 |
The Primacy of the Pope ΠΙΟ | 110 |
The Pope Is Judged by No One | 113 |
When Is the Pope Infallible? | 116 |
What Is a Bishop? | 119 |
Some Notes on Collegiality | 122 |
Christ Is the Head of the Church | 125 |
The Soul of the Church | 128 |
The Everlasting Church | 131 |
The House of Truth | 134 |
The Visible Church | 137 |
The Four Marks of the Church | 140 |
Who Are Members of the Church? | 143 |
Outside of the Church There Is No Salvation | 146 |
The Communion of Saints | 149 |
Masterpieces of Gods Grace | 152 |
Prayers for the Poor Souls in Purgatory | 155 |
Church and World | 158 |
THE SACRAMENTS | 161 |
A Sacrament Is a Sacred Sign | 163 |
What Constitutes a Sacrament? | 166 |
The Outward Sign | 169 |
The Sacraments Contain and Cause Grace | 172 |
Sacramental Grace | 175 |
Sacramental Character | 178 |
Christ Himself Instituted the Seven Sacraments | 181 |
God Desires the Salvation of All | 184 |
Who Can Administer the Sacraments? | 188 |
Who Can Receive a Sacrament? | 191 |
Baptism into the Body of Christ | 194 |
Water and Words | 197 |
Baptism Has Consequences | 200 |
Jesus Gave Thanks | 226 |
The Catholic Doctrine of the Real Presence | 229 |
My Flesh Is Real Food and My Blood Is Real Drink | 232 |
Water into Wine Wine into Blood | 235 |
A Wonderful Change | 238 |
Presence of the Whole Christ | 241 |
How Long Is the Lord Present in the Eucharist? | 244 |
A Pledge of Future Glory | 247 |
Ministers of the Eucharist | 250 |
Reception of Holy Communion | 253 |
The Meaning of Sacrifice | 256 |
The Mass Is a True Sacrifice | 259 |
The Mass and the Cross | 262 |
Where Is the Sacrifice? | 265 |
Power of the Mass | 268 |
Each Mass Benefits All | 271 |
A Life Preserver on the Ship of Salvation | 274 |
The Keys of the Kingdom | 277 |
A Tribunal of Mercy | 280 |
Sorrow for Sin | 283 |
Perfect Contrition | 286 |
Imperfect Contrition | 289 |
Importance of Confession | 292 |
Confession of Venial Sins | 295 |
Punishment Is Not Popular | 298 |
Reconciliation with God | 301 |
Who Can Hear Confessions? | 304 |
A Sacrament for the Sick | 307 |
Healing for Soul and Body | 310 |
Who Should Be Anointed? | 313 |
The Meaning of Holy Orders | 316 |
Holy Orders Comes in Three Stages | 319 |
Sacred Rite of Ordination | 321 |
Once a Priest Always a Priest | 324 |
Who Can Ordain and Who Can Be Ordained? | 327 |
Why Women Cannot Be Ordained | 330 |
God Created Them Male and Female | 333 |
Christian Marriage Is a Sacrament | 336 |
What Is the Purpose of Marriage? | 339 |
Whats Wrong with Polygamy? | 343 |
The Question of Divorce | 346 |
The Marriage Contract | 349 |
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