Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church : The Sacraments

by Miller, Michael J.; von Schonborn, Christoph Cardinal; Saward, John

• ISBN13: 9780898707274
• ISBN10: 0898707277
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the editor of the monumental Catechism of the Catholic Church, a worldwide best seller, provides a brief and profound commentary on the second part of the Catechism, the sacraments. Schönborn gives an incisive, detailed analysis of the sacraments, providing a specific meditation for each week of the year on how to better live the Catholic faith with the aid of the sacraments and the Mass, and explained in the Catechism. Through these 52 meditations, Schönborn's hope is for the reader to not just have a better grasp of the Catholic doctrine and belief, but especially to grow in a greater love of and devotion to the person of Jesus Christ.

"Faith is a whole. It has only one heart, one center, Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. Christ must therefore also be the center of catechesis whose object is 'putting people…in communion…with Jesus Christ; only He can lead us to the love of the Father in the Spirit". — Cardinal Christoph Schönborn

Author Biography

Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, is a renowned spiritual teacher and writer. He was a student of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and with him was co-editor of the monumental Catechism of the Catholic Church. He has authored numerous books including Jesus, the Divine Physician, Chance or Purpose?, Behold, God's Son, and Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(11)
What is liturgy?	11	(2)
God the Father: source and origin of the whole liturgy	13	(2)
The work of Christ in the liturgy	15	(2)
The power of the Holy Spirit in the liturgy	17	(2)
Christ in his sacraments	19	(2)
The sacraments of the Church	21	(2)
Faith and sacrament	23	(3)
The sacraments: gates of eternal life	26	(3)
Who celebrates the liturgy?	29	(3)
Signs and symbols	32	(2)
Church music	34	(3)
Liturgy and image	37	(2)
``Today!''	39	(2)
The Church's year	41	(3)
Sunday	44	(3)
The Liturgy of the Hours	47	(3)
In the house of God	50	(3)
Liturgical unity and diversity	53	(2)
Why seven sacraments?	55	(2)
The sacraments of initiation?	57	(2)
Jesus' baptism---our baptism	59	(3)
The baptismal rite as ``mystagogy''	62	(3)
Why baptize infants?	65	(2)
The grace of baptism	67	(2)
Baptism and confirmation	69	(3)
Confirmation: age, sponsors, ministers	72	(3)
The grace of confirmation	75	(3)
The sacrament of sacraments	78	(2)
How did Jesus celebrate the Last Supper?	80	(3)
Continuity and change in the Mass	83	(3)
The Sacrifice of the Mass	86	(2)
The Mass---sacrifice of Christ and sacrifice of the Church	88	(2)
The presence of Christ in the Eucharist	90	(2)
Eucharistic Communion	92	(3)
Eucharistic adoration	95	(2)
Ecumenism at the Lord's Supper?	97	(3)
The pledge of future glory	100	(3)
Healing through the sacraments	103	(2)
Who can forgive sins?	105	(2)
Confession---the forgotten sacrament?	107	(3)
Contrition and confession	110	(3)
The different forms of penance, confessors, spiritual direction	113	(3)
The anointing of the sick	116	(3)
The sacrament of holy orders	119	(2)
The ministry of bishops	121	(2)
The ministry of priests	123	(2)
The ministry of deacons	125	(3)
The sacrament of matrimony	128	(2)
Yes forever?	130	(2)
Yes to life	132	(2)
A many-colored garland: the sacramentals	134	(2)
Wellsprings flowing into eternal life	136