Pocket Catholic Catechism A Concise and Contemporary Guide to the Essentials of the Faith

by HARDON, JOHN

• ISBN13: 9780385242936
• ISBN10: 038524293X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-03-15
• Publisher: Image
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Summary

This comprehensive and portable catechism is ideally suited to the needs of the inquirer as well as for private or group study. Here are the major elements of the Catholic faith within the areas of doctrine and dogma, morality and the spiritual life, and ritual and worship. This pocket edition, by its very size, is just the catechism for those who want a compact source-book of the Church's principal teachings and is a fitting companion to the author's bestselling The Catholic Catechism. Book jacket.

Author Biography

John A. Hardon, S.J. was a member of the Society of Jesus for over fifty years. He died in December, 2000. Father Hardon held a Master's Degree in Philosophy from Loyola University and A Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. He taught at the Jesuit School of Theology at Loyola University in Chicago and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Catholic Doctrine at St. John's University in New York as well as helped organize and publish the Christ Our Life series of religion books for elementary schools and Confraternity of Christian Doctrine programs. Father Hardon was the author of many books, including: The Catholic Catechism, Religions of the World, Protestant Churches of America, Christianity in the Twentieth Century, and Spiritual Life in the Modern World.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
The Apostles' Creed
The Basic Profession of Faith	p. 15
"I Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth"	p. 17
"And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord"	p. 31
"Who Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary"	p. 39
"Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died, and Was Buried"	p. 54
"He Descended into Hell. On the Third Day, He Rose Again from the Dead"	p. 61
"He Ascended into Heaven, and Is Seated at the Right Hand of God, the Father Almighty"	p. 66
"From Thence He Shall Come to Judge the Living and the Dead"	p. 70
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"	p. 75
"The Holy Catholic Church: the Communion of Saints"	p. 80
"The Forgiveness of Sins"	p. 92
"The Resurrection of the Body"	p. 94
"Life Everlasting"	p. 105
Channels of Grace
The Sacraments	p. 115
Baptism	p. 127
Confirmation	p. 136
The Eucharist	p. 146
Penance	p. 167
Anointing of the Sick	p. 176
Holy Orders	p. 182
Marriage	p. 192
The Will of God
Christian Morality	p. 205
The Ten Commandments	p. 220
First Commandment	p. 224
Second Commandment	p. 233
Third Commandment	p. 240
Fourth Commandment	p. 247
Fifth Commandment	p. 255
Sixth and Ninth Commandments	p. 268
Seventh and Tenth Commandments	p. 281
Eighth Commandment	p. 291
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
The Lord's Prayer	p. 303
The Invocation: "Our Father, Who Art in Heaven"	p. 309
"Hallowed Be Thy Name"	p. 312
"Thy Kingdom Come"	p. 314
"Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven"	p. 317
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread"	p. 319
"Forgive Us Our Trespasses as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us"	p. 323
"Lead Us Not into Temptation"	p. 325
"Deliver Us from Evil. Amen"	p. 328
Index	p. 333
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