An edition of Abridged course of religious instruction, apologetic, dogmatic and moral, transl
(1879)
Abridged course of religious instruction, apologetic, dogmatic, and moral
for the use of Catholic colleges and schools. Translated from the French, third edition
by François-Xavier Schouppe
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
Part First.
APOLOGETIC.
Preliminary Articles : 1
Art. I. On the End of a Religious Argument 2
II. Three Kinds of Demonstration 4
1. Indirect Demonstration 4
2. Summary Demonstration 5
chap. 3. Complete Demonstration 9
I. Truth of the Christian Religion as opposed to Unbelief 10
Art. I. Grounds of Demonstration 10
II. Means of Demonstration 26
1. Miracles 26
2. Prophecies 27
3. Authority of the Bible 28
I. Historical Authority of the Now Testament 29
II. Historical Authority of the Old Testament 33
III. Facts and Proofs 38
1. Proof drawn from the Preeminence of Christianity 38
2. Proof drawn from the Prophecies 40
3. Proof drawn from Miracles 41
II. Truth of the Catholic Religion as opposed to Heresies 48
Art. I. Nature and Institution of the Church 49
II. First Proof of the Truth of the Catholic Church, the Existence of the Apostolic See 55
Art. III. Second Proof of the Truth of the Catholic Church, her four distinctive Marks 66
Unity 67
Holiness 68
Catholicity 69
Apostolicity 60
IV. On the Nature, Constitution, and Authority of the Church 62
V. Accusations brought against the Church 68
1. Intolerance 69
2. The Inquisition 76
3. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew 78
4. The Antagonism between the Church and Science 80
5. Galileo 81
6. The supposed had Popes 85
7. The Crusades 87
8. The Schism of the East 88
9. The Temporal Power of the Popes, and their Interference with Civil Governments 90
10. Reaction against the Progress of Civilisation 94
11. The Encyclical Letter and the Syllabus, or the Condemnation of Liberalism and modern Liberty 96
DOGMATIC.
CHAP.
I. Preliminary Dogmas 105
Art. I. The Holy Scriptures 106
II. Tradition 108
III. Doctrinal Authority of the Church 109
II. God and His Attributes 114
Art. I. Quiescent Attributes 115
II. Operative Attributes 117
III. Moral Attributes 118
III. The Blessed Trinity 121
Art. I. Doctrine of the Holy Trinity 121
II. Mystery of the Holy Trinity 123
IV. The Creation of the World — the Angels — Man — Original Sin 126
Art. I. The Creation of the World 126
II. The Angels 128
III. Man and Original Sin 131
1. The Origin and Fall of Man 131
2. Doctrine respecting Original Sin 134
3. Mystery of Original Sin 135
IV. The Immaculate Conception 137
V. The Incarnation 139
Art. I. Jesus Christ considered in His History 139
1. Christ in Prophecy 140
2. Christ on Earth 144
3. Christ in Glory 147
II. Jesus Christ considered in His Person 148
III. The Work of Jesus Christ 154
IV. The Worship due to Jesus Christ 156
V. Effects produced by Jesus Christ on Man 158
VI. Grace 163
Art. I. General Remarks on Grace 163
II. Actual Grace 166
III. Habitual or sanctifying Grace 169
IV. Merit 171
VII. The Sacraments in general 174
Art. I. True Idea of the Sacraments 174
II. Constituent Elements and Conditions, or Matter, Form, Ministration, and Subject of the Sacraments in general 177
III. Effects and Efficacy of the Sacraments — Ceremonies 179
VIII. Baptism 184
Art. I. Baptism considered in itself 184
II. Baptism considered in its Administration 188
IX. Confirmation 191
Art. I. Nature, Effects, Administration 191
X. The Blessed Eucharist considered as a Sacrament 193
Art. I. Preliminary Notes on the Sacrament of the Eucharist 194
II. Constituent Parts of the Blessed Eucharist 197
III. The Eucharist as it regards the Faithful ; the Adoration, Administration, Effects, and Sacramental Signs of the Blessed Eucharist 200
XI. The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrifice 203
Art. I. Nature of the Eucharistic Sacrifice 203
II. Celebration and Effects of the Mass 208
XII. The Sacrament of Penance 211
Art. I. The Nature of the Sacrament of Penance 211
II. On the Reception of the Sacrament of Penance 214
Appendix : Indulgences 218
XIII. Extreme Unction 220
Art. I. Nature, Effects, and Reception of Extreme Unction 220
XIV. Holy Orders 222
Art. I. Meaning, Degrees, Nature, and Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders 222
XV. Matrimony 226
Art. I. Nature, Impediments, Celebration, and Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony 226
XVI. On the Virtues 229
Art. I. Virtues in general 230
II. The Theological Virtues 235
1. Of the Theological Virtues in general 235
2. Faith 236
3. Hope 240
4. Charity 241
XVII. The Four Last Things 246
Art. I. The Passage from this Life to the next 246
II. Relations between the Living and the Dead 256
III. End of the World 261
XVIII. Recapitulation of Revealed Doctrine 266
MORAL.
I. Laws 273
Art. I. Nature of Laws 273
II. Distinction of Laws 275
Appendix: Conscience 279
II. The Decalogue
General Meaning of the Decalogue 280
First Commandment : 'I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me' 283
I. Obligation 283
1. Qualities of Worship 286
2. Acts of Worship 286
3. Worship of the Saints 288
II. Sins against the First Commandment 289
Second Commandment : 'Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain' 293
Third Commandment : 'Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath-day' 298
Fourth Commandment : 'Honour thy father and thy mother' 298
I. The Duties of Children 299
II. The Duties of Parents 302
III. The reciprocal Obligations of other Superiors and Inferiors 306
Fifth Commandment : 'Thou shalt not kill' 311
i. Homicide, or Murder 311
ii. Scandal 313
Sixth and Ninth Commandments : 'Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife' 315
Seventh and Tenth Commandments : 'Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods' 317
Eighth Commandment : 'Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour' 319
III. Commandments of the Church 323
First Commandment of the Church : To keep certain appointed days holy, with the obligation of resting from servile work 324
I. Meaning of Holidays or Feast-days 324
ii. General View of the Liturgical Year 326
Second Commandment of the Church : To hear Mass on all Sundays and holidays of obligation 330
Third Commandment of the Church : To keep the days of fasting and abstinence appointed by the Church 332
Fourth Commandment of the Church : To confess our sins to our pastors at least once a year 335
Fifth Commandment of the Church: To receive the Blessed Sacrament at least once a chap.year, and that at Easter or thereabouts 337
17. Sin 339
Art. I. The Nature of Sin 339
II. Distinction of Sins 341
V. Virtues and Good Works 350
Art. I. The Theological Virtues 350
1. Faith 350
2. Hope 352
3. Charity 353
II. Moral Virtues, Gifts, and Fruits of the Holy Ghost 359
III. Good Works 363
VI. Christian Perfection : Evangelical Counsels, States of Life, Vocation 365
VII. The Sacraments 366
Art. I. Confession 367
II. Holy Communion 373
III. Holy Orders 375
IV. Matrimony 377
VIII. Prayer 381
IX. Feasts, Ceremonies, and Religious Practices of the Church 389
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