Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, vol. 1: The Creed
Overview
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the editor of the monumental Catechism of the Catholic Church, provides concise, sage commentary on the same Catechism. Through this volume’s meditations, Schönborn’s hope is not only for the reader to have a better grasp of Catholic doctrine and belief, but to grow in a greater love of the person of Jesus Christ. With practical advice and insight that synthesizes Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the wisdom of the saints, this volume is meant to move the spirit into closer devotion to the Christ who envisioned it all. Conveniently segmented into 52 meditations which you can take as chapters, weekly devotionals, or study notes for your small group—this volume connects the paragraphs of the Catechism to the life of faith.
In The Creed Schönborn gives an incisive, detailed analysis of the Apostles’ Creed, providing a specific meditation for each week of the year on how to better live the Catholic faith as explained in the Catechism and expressed in the Creed, the “oldest Roman catechism,” as it were.
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- Provides over 50 meditations covering the Apostle’s Creed
- Includes insights from the Catechism’s primary editor
- Offers pastoral advice for living a faithful and Christ-centered life
Top Highlights
“Man’s greatness does not lie in his strength—the lion is much stronger and the gazelle much faster—but in his intellectual and spiritual nature: he alone can know and love and therefore recognize that he knows and loves. That is why the Council says that man is ‘the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake’ (Gaudium et spes, no. 24:3).” (Page 58)
“To see God, to know God—that means to live, but it is a living that is no longer of this world. Here on earth, in our life of pilgrimage, what John says holds true: ‘No one has ever seen God’ (Jn 1:18). Hence, this earthly life is still not the full, true life; it is like a shadow, passing as if windblown, even when it lasts for many years.” (Page 9)
“This unique status held by man we express through the term ‘person’.” (Page 58)
“‘When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete’” (Page 10)
“Our reason can lead us to the certain insight that God exists. In other words, it is not through revelation that we are first able to know God but already through our natural cognitive faculty.” (Page 15)
A masterpiece of thoughtfulness and clarity in explaining the way of Jesus. Schönborn teaches what Jesus taught about God and the way to Heaven. An outstanding book.
—Fr. Rawley Myers, author, Daily Readings in Catholic Classics
- Title: Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, vol. 1: The Creed
- Author: Christoph Schönborn
- Publisher: Ignatius Press
- Publication Date: 1995
- Pages: 162
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Devotionals
- Topic: Christian Living
Christoph Schönborn is an Austrian theologian and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He currently serves as the archbishop of Vienna and the president of the Austrian Bishops Conference.
He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1970 and received his Licentiate of Sacred Theology only a year later. He later studied under professor Joseph Ratzinger in Regensburg, and shortly later received his doctorate in Sacred Theology in Paris. He was a professor of dogmatics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, in the 1970s, and in 1980 was appointed a member of the International Theological Commission of the Holy See. In 1987, he became the editorial secretary for the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In 1991, he was chosen to be an auxiliary bishop of Vienna, and in 1995 became its archbishop.