My narration of a book of Catholic apologetics. The text of this book is available at Project Gutenberg here.
A plain exposition and vindication of the Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ. Published in Baltimore in 1876, it became a best-selling apologetical work and by 1980 was in its 111th printing.
IntroductionChapter 1 The Blessed Trinity, The Incarnation, etc.Chapter 2 The Unity of the ChurchChapter 3 The Holiness of the ChurchChapter 4 CatholicityChapter 5 ApostolicityChapter 6 Perpetuity of the ChurchChapter 7 Infallible Authority of the ChurchChapter 8 The Church and the BibleChapter 9 The Primacy of PeterChapter 10 The Supremacy of the PopesChapter 11 Infallibility of the PopesChapter 12 Temporal Power of the PopesChapter 13 The Invocation of SaintsChapter 14 The Blessed Virgin MaryChapter 15 Sacred ImagesChapter 16 Purgatory and Prayers for the DeadChapter 17 Civil and Religious LibertyChapter 18 Charges of Religious PersecutionChapter 19 Grace – The Sacraments – Original Sin – Baptism – Its Necessity – Its Effects – Manner of BaptizingChapter 20 The Sacrament of ConfirmationChapter 21 The Holy EucharistChapter 22 Communion Under One KindChapter 23 The Sacrifice of the MassChapter 24 The Use of Religious Ceremonies Dictated by Right ReasonChapter 25 Ceremonials of The MassChapter 26 The Sacrament of PenanceChapter 27 IndulgencesChapter 28 Extreme UnctionChapter 29 The PriesthoodChapter 30 Celibacy of the ClergyChapter 31 Matrimony
