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The Faith of Our Fathers — James Gibbons

The Faith of Our Fathers

James Gibbons

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 464 pages

The Faith of Our Fathers is a collection of essays by James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. It offers a plain exposition and defense of Catholic doctrine, covering topics such as the Trinity, the Church, and the papacy. It is worth listening to for its clear and accessible presentation of Catholic beliefs.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Contents
  2. Dedication.
  3. Preface To The Eleventh Edition.
  4. Preface To The Forty-Seventh Edition.
  5. Preface.
  6. Preface To Eighty-Third Revised Edition.
  7. Introduction.
  8. Chapter I. The Blessed Trinity, The Incarnation, Etc.
  9. Chapter II. The Unity Of The Church.
  10. Chapter III. The Holiness Of The Church.
  11. Chapter IV. Catholicity.
  12. Chapter V. Apostolicity.
  13. Chapter VI. Perpetuity Of The Church.
  14. Chapter VII. Infallible Authority Of The Church.
  15. Chapter VIII. The Church And The Bible.
  16. Chapter IX. The Primacy Of Peter.
  17. Chapter X. The Supremacy Of The Popes.
  18. Chapter XI. Infallibility Of The Popes.
  19. Chapter XII. Temporal Power Of The Popes.
  20. Chapter XIII. The Invocation Of Saints.
  21. Chapter XIV. Is It Lawful To Honor The Blessed Virgin Mary As A Saint, To Invoke Her As An Intercessor, And To Imitate H
  22. Chapter XV. Sacred Images.
  23. Chapter XVI. Purgatory And Prayers For The Dead.
  24. Chapter XVII. Civil And Religious Liberty.
  25. Chapter XVIII. Charges of Religious Persecution.
  26. Chapter XIX. Grace—The Sacraments—Original Sin—Baptism—Its Necessity—Its Effects—Manner Of Baptizing.
  27. Chapter XX. The Sacrament Of Confirmation.
  28. Chapter XXI. The Holy Eucharist.
  29. Chapter XXII. Communion Under One Kind.
  30. Chapter XXIII. The Sacrifice Of The Mass.

and 10 more chapters

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