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Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Catholicism x
Introduction xi
Part I History of Roman Catholicism
01 The Apostolic, Patristic, and Medieval Church (0-1400) 1
Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus 2
Acts of the Apostles 4
Life and Ministry of St. Paul 5
Christianity and the Roman Empire 6
Orthodoxy and Heresy 6
Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas 7
Catholicism in the Medieval World 8
The Orthodox-Catholic Split 10
02 The Reformation and Counter Reformation (1400-1648) 12
The Great Western Schism 13
The Catholic Reformation 14
The Protestant and Radical Reformers 17
The Counter Reformation 20
The Era of Exploration 22
03 Revolution and Restoration (1648-1962) 24
Gallicanism 25
The French Revolution 26
Napoleon and the Restoration 27
The Challenge of the Nineteenth Century 28
The Roman Response 30
Vatican I 31
The Church of the Twentieth Century 32
04 The Church of Vatican II (1962-Present) 34
The 1960s: A Time of Challenge 35
The Church and Pope John XXIII 35
Vatican II 36
The Documents 39
The Rise of the Lay Apostolate 41
Popes John Paul II (1978-2005) and Benedict XVI (2005-present) 42
The American Catholic Experience 43
Part II Revelation In Roman Catholicism
05 The Bible and Sacred Tradition 45
Ancient Writings 46
Criteria for Canonicity 48
Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) Structure 48
Authors of the Hebrew Bible 51
New Testament Structure 52
Authors of the New Testament 54
Why Are There Differences in Bibles? 55
Sacred Tradition as Revelation 56
Biblical Criticism 56
06 The Magisterium 58
Historical Questions and Issues 59
Conciliarism 59
Ordinary Magisterium 60
Extraordinary Magisterium 62
Synod of Bishops 63
The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) 65
07 The Creed 67
Roots of the Creed 68
Latin Church Roots 69
Eastern Church Roots 70
What the Creed Is and What It Is Not 71
Functions of the Creed 74
Part III God
08 The Trinity 75
The Concept of the Trinity 76
Old Testament Ideas of the Trinity 76
New Testament Ideas of the Trinity 77
Economic Versus Immanent Trinity 78
Heresies Associated with the Doctrine of the Trinity 80
Official Church Teachings on the Trinity 81
God as a Community 82
Trinitarian Heresies Explained 83
09 Jesus Christ 84
Jesus the Messiah 85
Christian Understanding of Jesus as Messiah 86
Catholicism's Teachings about Jesus 88
Understanding Jesus Today 94
10 The Holy Spirit 96
The Pentecost Event 97
The Holy Spirit in Scripture 97
The Tradition and Theology of the Holy Spirit 98
Charismatic Catholics 102
Part IV Roman Catholic Theology
11 The Sacraments of Initiation 104
The Concept of Sacraments 105
History of Sacraments and Sacramentality 106
Baptism 109
Confirmation 111
The Eucharist 112
12 The Sacraments of Commitment and Healing 116
Concept of Discipleship 117
Marriage 118
Holy Orders 122
Concept of Sin 124
The Sacrament of Penance 125
Sacrament of the Sick 128
13 Moral Theology 130
Pre-Vatican II Understanding of Moral Theology 131
Post-Vatican II Understanding of Moral Theology 131
Moral Theology Today 134
Sin and Grace 138
14 Salvation 140
Salvation in the Bible 141
History of the Doctrine of Salvation 143
Salvation Outside the Church 146
Judgment 147
15 Mariology 153
Church Teachings on Mary 154
Four Marian Dogmas 157
Additional Teachings on Mary 161
Mary and Popular Devotion 162
Part V Study of the Church (Ecclesiology)
The Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic 165
Biblical Foundations and Development of the Church 166
The Church Is One 169
The Church Is Holy 171
The Church Is Catholic 172
The Church Is Apostolic 173
Basic Roman Catholic Church Organization 173
Models of the Church 176
17 Priesthood, Religious Life, and Lay Ministry 179
The Sacramental Priesthood 180
Religious Life-Concept of the Consecrated Life 184
History of Religious Life 184
Status of Priesthood and Religious Life Today 188
The Permanent Diaconate 189
"Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People" 190
Lay Ministries in the Church 191
The Question of Women in the Church 192
The Four Categories of Roman Catholics 193
Part VI Spirituality
18 Life of Prayer 195
What Is Prayer? 196
Popular Devotions 198
Saints 201
Sacramentals 203
The Mass 204
The Spiritual Works of Mercy 206
19 The Liturgical Year 207
Basic Premises of the Liturgical Year 208
Liturgical Seasons 208
The Sanctoral Cycle 214
Liturgical Precedence and Order 216
Part VII Contemporary Issues
20 Social Catholicism 218
The Social Question in Christianity 219
Rerum Novarum 221
Papal Encyclicals on Social Catholicism 222
Catholic Action 223
Catholics and Organized Labor 226
Nine Basic Themes of Catholic Social Teaching 227
The Corporal Works of Mercy 229
21 Contemporary Moral Issues 230
Birth Control 231
Alternative Reproductive Methods 233
Life and Death Issues 235
Homosexuality 237
Manipulation of Human Genetics 239
22 Dissent in the Church 242
Pay, Pray, and Obey 243
Vatican II, Humanae Vitae, and Licit Dissent 245
Role of the Theologian 247
Catholic Common Ground Initiative 248
The Question of Women's Ordination 249
Catholicism Divided 251
23 Catholics and Other Religions 254
Catholics and Other Religions: An Historical Overview 255
Vatican II's Teaching on the Relationship of Catholics and Non-Catholics 257
Ecumenical Dialogue Today 260
Interfaith Dialogue 262
Contemporary Issues 263
Appendix A A List of Significant Dates in Church History 265
Appendix B Basic Roman Catholic Prayers 267
Index 270
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