father smith instructs jackson
father smith instructs jackson
John Francis Noll
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Old Testament Scripture citations in this work are taken from the Douay-Rheims, 1899 American Edition. New Testament Scripture citations in this work are taken from New American Catholic Edition of the Holy Bible 1961, Confraternity Version.
Note: citations of the Psalms and the book of Kings, many of which are numbered differently in modern-day Catholic Bibles, have the contemporary number in brackets next to the Douay-Rheims number.
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Preface and Archbishop John Francis Noll biography written by Michael R. Heinlen.
Introduction by Scott P. Richert, copyright © 2019 by Our Sunday Visitor.
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A contemporary selection of Catholic classics, curated for the modern reader by Our Sunday Visitor in the spirit of our founder, Archbishop John Francis Noll.
Dedication
To the pupils in the higher grades of our schools; to the thousands, who never enjoyed the advantages of daily religious instruction at school; to the many, who have received their (mis)information about the Catholic Church from those who know her not, this little book is respectfully dedicated.
Contents
Preface by Michael R. Heinlein
Introduction by Scott P. Richert
Introduction by Archbishop John Francis Noll
God’s Church and her teachings
The fundamentals of the Christian Faith
The Fall of Man and original sin
God’s plan to save man after the Fall
The principal events in Christ’s life
Proof that Christ was truly God
Jackson receives a correct concept of God’s Church
The relation of the Bible to the Church
The Church of Christ was to be “one fold under one shepherd”
The true Church must be infallible
The “Bible only” theory has proved a failure
If the Catholic Church cannot decide, none can
Heaven a reward for definite service of God