After taking notice of the terrible consequences that follow from ignoring God and essential moral standards, Catholicism and Life discusses in detail the moral code handed down to us in the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. The book touches on many of the moral dilemmas facing individuals today and offers practical advice on how to resolve those dilemmas by adopting God's blueprint for our lives. Catholicism and Life also traces the scriptural basis for the Sacraments and explains in detail how God pours out His graces on us through these seven channels, particularly through the Holy Eucharist, and how they can help us live the Christian life to the fullest.
Table of Contents: - Commandments and Sacraments
- Morality, Law and Conscience
- The First Commandment
- The Second Commandment
- The Third Commandment
- The Fourth Commandment
- The Fifth Commandment
- Sixth and Ninth Commandments
- Seventh and Tenth Commandments
- Precepts of the Church
- Sacraments: Our Share in God's Life
- Sacramentals: Gifts from God's Church
- Sacrament of Baptism
- Sacrament of Confirmation
- Sacrament of Holy Eucharist
- Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
- Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation
- Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
- Sacrament of Holy Orders
- Sacrament of Matrimony
- Following God's Blueprint
James J. Drummey is a religious educator, co-author of the popular apologetics text "Catholicism and Reason", and editor of the "Catholic Replies" newspaper column.
