The Faith Explained

Chapters and subsections

• 1 The Purpose of Man's Existence
• 2 God and His Perfections
• 3 The Unity ad Trinity of God
• 4 Creation and the Angels
• 5 Creation and Fall of Man
• 6 Actual Sin
• 7 The Incarnation
• 8 The Redemption
• 9 The Holy Spirit and Grace: The Unknown Person,What is Grace?
• 10 The Holy Spirit and Grace: The grace that comes and goes, Wellsprings of life, What is merit?
• 11 Virtues and Gifts of the Holy Spirit: What is virtue? Hope and Love
• 12 Virtues and Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wonders within us, The moral virtues
• 13 The Catholic Church
• 14 The Marks and Attributes of the Church: Where do we find it?
• 15 The Marks and Attributes of the Church: Holy and Catholic
• 16 The Marks and Attributes of the Church: Reason and faith - and myself
• 17 The Communion of Saints and Forgiveness of Sins
• 18 The Resurrection and Life Everlasting
• 19 The Two Great Commandments: Faith proven by Deeds
• 20 The Two Great Commandments: Accenting the Positive
• 21 The First Commandments of God: Our First Duty
• 22 The First Commandments of God: Sins against Faith
• 23 The First Commandments of God: Hope and Love
• 24 The First Commandments of God: Sacrilege and superstition
• 25 The Second and Third Commandments of God: Holy is his name
• 26 The Second and Third Commandments of God: Bless and do not curse
• 27 The Second and Third Commandments of God: Why Sunday Mass?
• 28 The Fourth and Fifth Commandments of God: Parents, children and citizens
• 29 The Fourth and Fifth Commandments of God: Life belongs to God
• 30 The Sixth and Ninth Commandments of God
• 31 The Seventh and Tenth Commandments of God
• 32 The Eighth Commandment of God
• 33 The Commandments of the Church
• 34 The Sacraments: We begin the sacraments
• 35 The Sacraments: Why seven sacraments?
• 36 Baptism: The Beginning of Life
• 37 Baptism: The mark of a Christian
• 38 Baptism: Getting baby baptised
• 39 Baptism: Before childbirth and after
• 40 Baptism: The birth of a soul
• 41 Baptism: Who can baptise?
• 42 Confirmation: the sacrament
• 43 Confirmation: the meaning of the sacrament
• 44 The Eucharist: The greatest sacrament
• 45 The Eucharist: The Promise is kept
• 46 The Eucharist: Bread no longer
• 47 The Eucharist: Bread and wine and priest
• 48 The Mass: We begin the Mass
• 49 The Mass: What makes a sacrifice?
• 50 The Mass: Every Mass is our Mass
• 51 The Mass: The Mass has a history
• 52 The Mass: The Mass of the Faithful
• 53 The Mass: Why have vestments?
• 54 The Mass: The Roman Missal
• 55 The Mass: Participating in the Mass
• 56 Holy Communion: So close to Christ
• 57 Holy Communion: Who may receive?
• 58 Holy Communion: The Eucharistic fast, practical pointers for communicants
• 59 Penance: The sacrament of Penance
• 60 Penance: Preparing for Confession
• 61 Contrition: When is sorrow real?
• 62 Contrition: Thank God for confession!
• 63 Confession: Telling our sins
• 64 Confession: Sin and punishment
• 65 Temporal Punishment and Indulgences: Indulgences
• 66 Temporal Punishment and Indulgences: Plenary Indulgences
• 67 Anointing of the Sick: Sacrament of the Sick
• 68 Anointing of the Sick: When to call a priest
• 69 Holy Orders: What is a priest?
• 70 Holy Orders: What is Holy Orders?
• 71 Holy Orders: Bishop - and others
• 72 Matrimony: God made marriage
• 73 Matrimony: Matrimony has special graces
• 74 Matrimony: Foresight makes happy marriages
• 75 Matrimony: Responsible parenthood
• 76 The Sacramentals
• 77 Prayer: The what and why of prayer
• 78 Prayer: Prayer that reaches God
• 79 Prayer: For whom shall I pray?
• 80 The Our Father
• 81 The Bible