It is organized chronologically, meaning that dogmatic teachings are presented in the order they appeared. It is a common reference for theologians and contains a vast amount of authoritative, dogmatic teaching. Since that time, Denzinger’s work has undergone dozens of editions and multiple language translations. In 1854, he released the first edition of his famous book that contained a wealth of the dogmatic teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Heinrich Denzinger was a priest and a professor of dogmatic theology in nineteenth century Germany. Enchiridion Symbolorum by Heinrich Denzinger If you offer donuts and coffee - the virtual fifth food group of the American Catholic diet - you might have a rousing success on your hands. Many Catholics have formed study groups to read and learn the Catechism together. But for man to be able to enter into real intimacy with him, God willed both to reveal himself to man, and to give him the grace of being able to welcome this revelation in faith.”(35) “Man’s faculties make him capable of coming to a knowledge of the existence of a personal God. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator.”
“For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. The Catechism of the Catholic Church wastes no time in expressing God’s love for man. Moreover, there are sections of the Catechism that are beautifully written. The Catechism, promulgated by Pope Saint John Paul II, is obviously authoritative, as well as being clear and concise. (The Vatican’s website even has an online version available for free.) That’s too bad.īeginning with an exposition of The Apostles Creed and progressing to a discussion of the sacraments, how to live a Christian life, and ending with an exposition of the Our Father, Catholics would be well-advised to spend some time with the Catechism. Many Catholics are aware that the Catechism exists far fewer seem to have read it or have even used it for a reference. These are my “go to” books for researching Catholic dogma. To that end, I suggest the following works. If that is true, the laity must learn their faith. We have a duty of apologetics - that is, we must learn our Faith so we can defend our Faith.īishop Fulton Sheen is reported to have said that it is the laity who will save the Church. We, the laity, have a responsibility to learn dogmatic teaching ourselves.
While this ensues, it is worth remembering that dogma is not the exclusive domain of the clergy. With the commotion surrounding the synod in Rome, the topic of Catholic dogma has risen to the fore.
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