Pearls of the Universal Church
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Key
Chapter 1 Who is God? Why did he create me? Now what do I owe Him?
Chapter 2 Would an All-Powerful God really send His Son to die for me? (Jesus)
Chapter 3 The Holy Spirit and how he helps us
Chapter 4 Christ’s Body is still here with us – The Church
Chapter 5 Were there really bad Popes? (Church History)
Chapter 6 Angels and Satan: are they still around us now?
Chapter 7 God's love letter to us (Sacred Scripture)
Chapter 8 Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell - Four Last Things
Chapter 9 How to be more judgmental (Morality, Moral Relativism, and Holiness)
Chapter 10 I can't really be a saint, can I? The Communion of Saints
Chapter 11 Can a woman really be the Mother of God? (Mary)
Chapter 12 How can I get to know God? (Prayer)
Chapter 13 How can I grow in my relationship with God? (Spirituality)
Chapter 14 Why do I have to go to Mass?
Chapter 15 Why can’t I just go to a Protestant service? (Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide)
Chapter 16 Social Justice, Solidarity, and Subsidiarity - do I have to be politically liberal to be a good Catholic?
Chapter 17 Theology of the Body
Chapter 18 The bleeding edge of the battle against Satan today (Life and Human Dignity)
Chapter 19 Why do Catholics have Sacraments? (Sacramentalism)
Chapter 20 Adopted into God’s family (Baptism)
Chapter 21 How do I know God forgives me? (Reconciliation)
Chapter 22 The source and summit of the Catholic Faith (Eucharist)
Chapter 23 Becoming a soldier for Jesus (Confirmation)
Chapter 24 Can Catholics divorce? (Marriage)
Chapter 25 Where does a Priest get His authority? (Holy Orders)
Chapter 26 The Church can make dying easier (Anointing of the Sick)
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Whom should I listen to? The Ten Commandments or Popular Culture?
Appendix 2 The Necessity of Forgiveness
Appendix 3 Reflections on what Christ did for us on Good Friday
Appendix 4 The Necessity of Faith