Fundamentals of Catholicism: God, Trinity, Creation, Christ, Mary |
Contents
UNITY OF | 11 |
Our Knowledge of God | 13 |
Man Can Know God with Certainty | 16 |
On Proving the Existence of God | 19 |
Two Ways to God | 22 |
God Is Known through Creatures | 25 |
Our Imperfect but True Knowledge of God | 28 |
By Your Light We See the Light | 32 |
CHRISTOLOGY | 195 |
Jesus Christ Is True God | 197 |
Jesus Divine Knowledge and Power | 200 |
The Divinity of Jesus in St Johns Gospel | 203 |
St Paul on the Divinity of Jesus | 206 |
Jesus Christ Is Truly Human | 210 |
The Perfect Man | 213 |
Jesus Is a Divine Person | 216 |
Whats in a Name | 35 |
Gods Absolute Perfection | 38 |
There Is Only One God | 41 |
God Tells Nothing but the Truth | 44 |
No One Is Good but God Alone | 47 |
Before Abraham Ever Was I Am | 50 |
Where Could I Flee from Your Presence? | 53 |
God and Intelligence | 56 |
Prayer and Gods Knowledge of the Future | 59 |
Gods Will and the Problem of Evil | 62 |
For God Everything Is Possible | 65 |
God Is Infinitely Just | 68 |
His Mercy Is Everlasting | 71 |
TRINITY | 75 |
The Most Holy Trinity | 77 |
God Is Both One and Three | 80 |
The Fatherhood of God | 83 |
The Son and the Holy Spirit | 86 |
The Origin of the Son and the Holy Spirit | 89 |
Jesus Is the Perfect Image of the Father | 93 |
The Origin of the Holy Spirit | 96 |
Three Divine PersonsOne God | 99 |
What Is a Divine Person? | 102 |
The Father and I Are One | 106 |
The Works of the Trinity | 109 |
Father Son and Holy Spirit Dwell in Us | 112 |
The Trinity Is an Absolute Mystery | 115 |
CREATION | 119 |
God Created the Heavens and the Earth | 121 |
Why Did God Create the World? | 124 |
The Best Possible World? | 127 |
The Beginning of the World | 130 |
God Keeps the World in Existence | 133 |
The Divine Plan for Creation | 136 |
The Origin of Man | 139 |
All the Children of Adam and Eve | 142 |
Body and Soul | 146 |
Where Does the Human Soul Come from? | 149 |
The Idea of the Supernatural | 152 |
Adam and Eve before the Fall | 155 |
The Sin of Our First Parents | 159 |
The Transmission of Original Sin | 162 |
What Is Original Sin? | 165 |
Never Make Light of Sin | 168 |
Do Infants Dying Without Baptism Go to Limbo? | 171 |
Angels by the Millions | 174 |
What Is an Angel? | 177 |
The Angels Were Tested Too | 181 |
Where Did the Devil Come from? | 184 |
Each Person Has a Guardian Angel | 187 |
The Power of the Devil | 190 |
Jesus Is Both God and Man | 219 |
The Two Wills in Christ | 222 |
His Kingdom Will Have No End | 225 |
The Hypostatic Union | 228 |
The Whole Trinity Brought about the Incarnation | 231 |
We Adore Thee O Christ | 234 |
Heart of Jesus Burning Furnace of Love | 237 |
Talking about Jesus | 240 |
Jesus Soul Possessed the Immediate Vision of God | 243 |
Jesus Suffering and Glory | 247 |
Ignorance or Error Exist in Christ? | 250 |
Jesus Possessed Both Infused and Acquired Knowledge | 253 |
Jesus Was Free from All Sin and Could Not Sin | 257 |
Jesus Possesses the Fullness of Grace | 260 |
The Power of Christ | 263 |
Jesus Suffering and Human Feelings | 266 |
Why Did God Become Man? | 269 |
Jesus ChristRedeemer and Liberator of Mankind | 273 |
Fallen Man Cannot Save Himself | 276 |
The Divine Teacher | 279 |
King of Kings and Lord of Lords | 282 |
Jesus Is a Priest Forever | 286 |
Jesus Sacrifice on the Cross | 289 |
What Do We Mean by Redemption? | 292 |
Jesus Died Not for Himself but for All Men | 295 |
Jesus Merited Grace for Us | 298 |
The Descent of Christ into Hell | 301 |
Jesus Glorious Resurrection | 304 |
The Ascension of Jesus | 308 |
MARIOLOGY | 313 |
Church Teaching about Mary the Mother of God | 315 |
Mary Is a Gift of God | 318 |
Mary the Immaculate Mother of God | 321 |
Hail Mary Full of Grace | 324 |
Mary Was Free from All Evil Desire | 327 |
Mary Our Sinless Sister | 330 |
Marys Fullness of Grace | 333 |
Joseph and Mary Husband and Wife | 337 |
Mary the Mother of God | 340 |
Mary Freely Said Yes to God | 343 |
The Virginal Conception of Jesus | 346 |
Marys Virginity during Childbirth | 349 |
What about the Brothers and Sisters of Jesus? | 353 |
Our Spiritual Mother | 356 |
Mary Our GoBetween | 359 |
Mary Cooperated in Our Redemption | 362 |
Mary Prays for All of Us | 365 |
The Dormition of Mary | 368 |
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 372 |
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