Abridged course of religious instruction, apologetic, dogmatic, and moral
Subtitle: for the use of Catholic colleges and schools. Translated from the French, third edition
Publisher: Burns and Oates
Published: 1880
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Part First.; title: APOLOGETIC.; title: Preliminary Articles : 1; title: Art. I. On the End of a Religious Argument 2; title: II. Three Kinds of Demonstration 4; title: 1. Indirect Demonstration 4; title: 2. Summary Demonstration 5; title: chap. 3. Complete Demonstration 9; title: I. Truth of the Christian Religion as opposed to Unbelief 10; title: Art. I. Grounds of Demonstration 10; title: II. Means of Demonstration 26; title: 1. Miracles 26; title: 2. Prophecies 27; title: 3. Authority of the Bible 28; title: I. Historical Authority of the Now Testament 29; title: II. Historical Authority of the Old Testament 33; title: III. Facts and Proofs 38; title: 1. Proof drawn from the Preeminence of Christianity 38; title: 2. Proof drawn from the Prophecies 40; title: 3. Proof drawn from Miracles 41; title: II. Truth of the Catholic Religion as opposed to Heresies 48; title: Art. I. Nature and Institution of the Church 49; title: II. First Proof of the Truth of the Catholic Church, the Existence of the Apostolic See 55; title: Art. III. Second Proof of the Truth of the Catholic Church, her four distinctive Marks 66; title: Unity 67; title: Holiness 68; title: Catholicity 69; title: Apostolicity 60; title: IV. On the Nature, Constitution, and Authority of the Church 62; title: V. Accusations brought against the Church 68; title: 1. Intolerance 69; title: 2. The Inquisition 76; title: 3. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew 78; title: 4. The Antagonism between the Church and Science 80; title: 5. Galileo 81; title: 6. The supposed had Popes 85; title: 7. The Crusades 87; title: 8. The Schism of the East 88; title: 9. The Temporal Power of the Popes, and their Interference with Civil Governments 90; title: 10. Reaction against the Progress of Civilisation 94; title: 11. The Encyclical Letter and the Syllabus, or the Condemnation of Liberalism and modern Liberty 96; title: DOGMATIC.; title: CHAP.; title: I. Preliminary Dogmas 105; title: Art. I. The Holy Scriptures 106; title: II. Tradition 108; title: III. Doctrinal Authority of the Church 109; title: II. God and His Attributes 114; title: Art. I. Quiescent Attributes 115; title: II. Operative Attributes 117; title: III. Moral Attributes 118; title: III. The Blessed Trinity 121; title: Art. I. Doctrine of the Holy Trinity 121; title: II. Mystery of the Holy Trinity 123; title: IV. The Creation of the World — the Angels — Man — Original Sin 126; title: Art. I. The Creation of the World 126; title: II. The Angels 128; title: III. Man and Original Sin 131; title: 1. The Origin and Fall of Man 131; title: 2. Doctrine respecting Original Sin 134; title: 3. Mystery of Original Sin 135; title: IV. The Immaculate Conception 137; title: V. The Incarnation 139; title: Art. I. Jesus Christ considered in His History 139; title: 1. Christ in Prophecy 140; title: 2. Christ on Earth 144; title: 3. Christ in Glory 147; title: II. Jesus Christ considered in His Person 148; title: III. The Work of Jesus Christ 154; title: IV. The Worship due to Jesus Christ 156; title: V. Effects produced by Jesus Christ on Man 158; title: VI. Grace 163; title: Art. I. General Remarks on Grace 163; title: II. Actual Grace 166; title: III. Habitual or sanctifying Grace 169; title: IV. Merit 171; title: VII. The Sacraments in general 174; title: Art. I. True Idea of the Sacraments 174; title: II. Constituent Elements and Conditions, or Matter, Form, Ministration, and Subject of the Sacraments in general 177; title: III. Effects and Efficacy of the Sacraments — Ceremonies 179; title: VIII. Baptism 184; title: Art. I. Baptism considered in itself 184; title: II. Baptism considered in its Administration 188; title: IX. Confirmation 191; title: Art. I. Nature, Effects, Administration 191; title: X. The Blessed Eucharist considered as a Sacrament 193; title: Art. I. Preliminary Notes on the Sacrament of the Eucharist 194; title: II. Constituent Parts of the Blessed Eucharist 197; title: III. The Eucharist as it regards the Faithful ; the Adoration, Administration, Effects, and Sacramental Signs of the Blessed Eucharist 200; title: XI. The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrifice 203; title: Art. I. Nature of the Eucharistic Sacrifice 203; title: II. Celebration and Effects of the Mass 208; title: XII. The Sacrament of Penance 211; title: Art. I. The Nature of the Sacrament of Penance 211; title: II. On the Reception of the Sacrament of Penance 214; title: Appendix : Indulgences 218; title: XIII. Extreme Unction 220; title: Art. I. Nature, Effects, and Reception of Extreme Unction 220; title: XIV. Holy Orders 222; title: Art. I. Meaning, Degrees, Nature, and Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders 222; title: XV. Matrimony 226; title: Art. I. Nature, Impediments, Celebration, and Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony 226; title: XVI. On the Virtues 229; title: Art. I. Virtues in general 230; title: II. The Theological Virtues 235; title: 1. Of the Theological Virtues in general 235; title: 2. Faith 236; title: 3. Hope 240; title: 4. Charity 241; title: XVII. The Four Last Things 246; title: Art. I. The Passage from this Life to the next 246; title: II. Relations between the Living and the Dead 256; title: III. End of the World 261; title: XVIII. Recapitulation of Revealed Doctrine 266; title: MORAL.; title: I. Laws 273; title: Art. I. Nature of Laws 273; title: II. Distinction of Laws 275; title: Appendix: Conscience 279; title: II. The Decalogue; title: General Meaning of the Decalogue 280; title: First Commandment : 'I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me' 283; title: I. Obligation 283; title: 1. Qualities of Worship 286; title: 2. Acts of Worship 286; title: 3. Worship of the Saints 288; title: II. Sins against the First Commandment 289; title: Second Commandment : 'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain' 293; title: Third Commandment : 'Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath-day' 298; title: Fourth Commandment : 'Honour thy father and thy mother' 298; title: I. The Duties of Children 299; title: II. The Duties of Parents 302; title: III. The reciprocal Obligations of other Superiors and Inferiors 306; title: Fifth Commandment : 'Thou shalt not kill' 311; title: i. Homicide, or Murder 311; title: ii. Scandal 313; title: Sixth and Ninth Commandments : 'Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife' 315; title: Seventh and Tenth Commandments : 'Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods' 317; title: Eighth Commandment : 'Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour' 319; title: III. Commandments of the Church 323; title: First Commandment of the Church : To keep certain appointed days holy, with the obligation of resting from servile work 324; title: I. Meaning of Holidays or Feast-days 324; title: ii. General View of the Liturgical Year 326; title: Second Commandment of the Church : To hear Mass on all Sundays and holidays of obligation 330; title: Third Commandment of the Church : To keep the days of fasting and abstinence appointed by the Church 332; title: Fourth Commandment of the Church : To confess our sins to our pastors at least once a year 335; title: Fifth Commandment of the Church: To receive the Blessed Sacrament at least once a chap.year, and that at Easter or thereabouts 337; title: 17. Sin 339; title: Art. I. The Nature of Sin 339; title: II. Distinction of Sins 341; title: V. Virtues and Good Works 350; title: Art. I. The Theological Virtues 350; title: 1. Faith 350; title: 2. Hope 352; title: 3. Charity 353; title: II. Moral Virtues, Gifts, and Fruits of the Holy Ghost 359; title: III. Good Works 363; title: VI. Christian Perfection : Evangelical Counsels, States of Life, Vocation 365; title: VII. The Sacraments 366; title: Art. I. Confession 367; title: II. Holy Communion 373; title: III. Holy Orders 375; title: IV. Matrimony 377; title: VIII. Prayer 381; title: IX. Feasts, Ceremonies, and Religious Practices of the Church 389