Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, vol. 3: Life in Christ
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.
This volume provides a brief and profound commentary on the third part of the Catechism, “Life in Christ.” Giving wisdom on living the Christian life, Schönborn provides meditations on how to better live the Catholic faith as presented in the Catechism.
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- Provides over 50 meditations covering life in Christ
- Includes insights from the Catechism’s primary editor
- Offers pastoral advice for living a faithful and Christ-centered life
Top Highlights
“Christian ‘moral teaching’ distinguishes three elements: the ‘object’ of my action; the end in view or the intention in what I am doing; and the circumstances of this deed (CCC 1750).” (Page 23)
“But what is holiness? It begins when there is cooperation between our actions and God’s working, when we comply with God’s word and prompting and, by his help, allow ourselves to be led by him. How does that happen? Only through love that is lived day by day.” (Page 83)
“Therefore God’s commandments are not there to spoil our enjoyment of life as men but, rather, to show us the way to a happy life.” (Page 17)
“First of all, that every man possesses a unique, indestructible dignity: he is willed by God” (Page 14)
“The concupiscible power is the yearning, the ‘passionate’ striving for what one recognizes or imagines to be good; the irascible power is the angry urge that passionately wards off what it regards as evil, harmful, or something to be avoided.” (Page 26)
- Title: Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church, vol. 3: Life in Christ
- Author: Christoph Schönborn
- Publisher: Ignatius Press
- Publication Date: 2001
- Pages: 160
- 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.