Explanation of Catholic Morals

Stapleton John H.

ISBN 10: 1612034578 / ISBN 13: 9781612034577

Published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing, 2012

pp. 206 3:B&W 7.5 x 9.25 in or 235 x 191 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam. Seller Inventory # 131131710

Synopsis:

THE contents of Explanation of Catholic Morals appeared originally in The Catholic Transcript, of Hartford, Connecticut, in weekly installments. These "Briefs" are offered here to all desirous of a better acquaintance with Catholic Morals. Morals pertain to right living, to the things we do, in relation to God and His law, as opposed to right thinking, to what we believe, to dogma. Dogma directs our faith or belief, morals shape our lives. By faith we know God, by moral living we serve Him; and this double homage, of our mind and our works, is the worship we owe our Creator and Master and the necessary condition of our salvation. Faith alone will save no man. It may be convenient for the easy-going to deny this, and take an opposite view of the matter; but convenience is not always a safe counselor. It may be that the just man liveth by faith; but he lives not by faith alone. Or, if he does, it is faith of a different sort from what we define here as faith, viz., a firm assent of the mind to truths revealed. We have the testimony of Holy Writ, again and again reiterated, that faith, even were it capable of moving mountains, without good works is of no avail. The Catholic Church is convinced that this doctrine is genuine and reliable enough to make it her own; and sensible enough, too. For faith does not make a man impeccable; he may believe rightly, and live badly. His knowledge of what God expects of him will not prevent him from doing just the contrary; sin is as easy to a believer as to an unbeliever. And he who pretends to have found religion, holiness, the Holy Ghost, or whatever else he may call it, and can therefore no longer prevaricate against the law, is, to common-sense people, nothing but a sanctified humbug or a pious idiot.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Explanation of Catholic Morals
Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New