Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Doctrines of the faith
1. The word of God
- God speaks and man listens
- The scriptures and tradition
2. The living God
- The nature of God
- The trinity: mystery and meaning
3. God, man, and the universe
- Author of the universe
- The world of angels
- Origin and nature of man
- The human person
4. Jesus Christ
- Witness of the New Testament
- Synoptic tradition
-Pauline Christology
- Joannine Christology
- Testimony of the church
- Foundations of orthodoxy
- Modern development
-5. Blessed virgin Mary
- Historical background
- Marian Century
- Immaculate Conception
- Assumption into heaven
- Doctrine of the second Vatican council
6. The grace of God
- Biblical origins
- Supernatural life
- Indwelling spirit
-Actual graces
- Infused virtues and gifts
- Theological virtues
- Moral virtues
- Gifts of the holy spirit
7. The church
- Formation of the church
- Biblical images
- Essential attributes and membership
- Infallibility in belief and doctrine
- Sacrament of salvation
- Mission to the world
- Catholic ecumenism
- Church and state
8. Human destiny
- After death comes judgment
- Life everlasting
- Eternal loss
- Purification and intercession

Part 2. Morality and the spiritual life
9. Norms and postulates
10. Commandments of God
- First commandment
- Adoration, prayer, and sacrifice
- Dishonor to God
- Second commandment
- Vows
- Oaths
- Blasphemy and cursing
- Third commandment
- Fourth commandment
- Familial honor in the new testament
- Masters and servants
- Fifth commandment
- Teaching of Christ
- The Catholic tradition
- Preservation of life and bodily integrity
- Euthanasia
- Abortion
- Sterilization
- War and peace
- Sixth and ninth commandments
- Sexual pleasure
- Divorce
- Polygamy
- Fidelity
- Contraception
- Premarital relations
- Seventh and tenth commandments
- Justice in Catholic morality
- Theft and retribution
- Labor and management
- Betting and gambling
- Eight commandment
- Lying and mental reservation
- Secrets
- Detraction and Calumny
- Social communications
11. Growth in holiness
- Universal call to sanctity
- States of perfection
- Masters of the spiritual life
- The way of the saints
- Deep awareness of the plan of God
- Effective self-knowledge
- Practical decisions
- Program of life

Part 3. Ritual and worship
12. The liturgy
- Nature of the liturgy
- Adaptation and development
13. Sacraments of the church
- Sustenance and reconciliation
- Eucharist
- Real presence
- Sacrifice of the mass
- Holy communion
- Worship of the holy Eucharist
- Penance
- The early church
- Council of Trent to modern times
- Permanent character
- Baptism
- Sacramental effects
- Conciliar changes
- Confirmation
- Historical development
- Rite of administration
- Sacramental effects
- Ordination
- Doctrinal principles
- Gradation in the ministry
- Clerical celibacy
- Enduring grace
- Marriage
- Liturgical history
- Since the council
- Anointing
- Bible and tradition
- Ritual changes
14. Sacramentals
- Varieties
- Fast and abstinence
15. Indulgences
- Doctrinal principles
- Historical development
- Postconciliar changes