What faith is

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J.

Vol. I, Bk. V, Pt. I, Chapter I. Necessity of Faith, n. 1 — FAITH is here understood in the sense in which it is used by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews and elsewhere in Holy Scripture. It is an act of the intellect assenting to the truth of a proposition, not because it… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 6 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article I. On the Theological Virtue of Faith, nn. ¶1, 354, 355, 356, 357 & 358 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J.

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Theological Virtues, n. 356 — On the Object of Faith. “For even if the matter concerned that submission which is to be rendered by an act of divine faith, it would nevertheless not have to be limited to those things which have been defined by express decrees of ecumenical C… Read in context →

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 10 passages

Vol. I, Treatise On Virtues, Chapter I. On Faith, n. 186 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Treatise On Virtues, Ch. I, Article II. On the Object of Faith, n. 193 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 6 passages

Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Treatise I: On the Virtue of Faith, n. 1 — Usefulness. The treatise on Faith, which is the solemn beginning of dogmatic theology, also vindicates for itself no slight moment in moral theology. For the virtue without which it is impossible to please God founds the… Read in context →

Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. I, Title I: Notion of Faith and Act of Faith. Merit of Its Obedience, nn. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 17 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Chapter I. On the nature of theological faith, nn. 478 & 479 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Ch. I, Article I. On the act of theological faith, n. ¶71 — Definition. The act of faith is a supernatural, firm, and free assent given to revealed truths on account of the authority of God speaking, or, as St. Thomas says: "an act of the intellect assenting to divine truth by th… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Ch. I, Art. I, § 1. On the subject of the act of faith, nn. 480 & 481 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Ch. I, Art. I, § 2. On the object of the act of faith, nn. ¶72, 482, 483, 484, 485 & 486 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Ch. I, Art. I, § 3. On the properties of faith, nn. ¶73, 487, 488, 489, 490 & 491 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 5 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Chapter I: On the Nature of Faith, nn. ¶1 & ¶420 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. I, § 1. On the Material Object of Faith, n. ¶421 — 421. The primary MATERIAL object of faith is God himself, the highest Truth in being; the secondary object is other truths revealed by God to us. To the point, thus the Vatican Council (Const. Dei Filius, III): "All thos… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. I, § 2. On the Formal Object of Faith, n. ¶422 — 422. The FORMAL object of faith is the authority of God revealing, who, since he is the highest Truth, can neither be deceived nor deceive. Whence the most holy Vatican Council (l. c.) defined: "faith ... to be a superna… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. I, § 3. On the Subject of Faith, n. ¶423 — 423. The SUBJECT of faith is the intellect, which is moved by the will so that it assents to things to be believed. This is expressed in the definition by these words: inclining us to assent. Faith is in the intellect as… Read in context →

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 6 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON VIRTUES, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON THE OBJECT OF FAITH, nn. ¶256, ¶257, ¶258, ¶259, ¶260 & ¶261 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 223 passages

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, nn. 659, 660, 661, 662 & 663 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, First Part: On the Object of Faith, nn. ¶1, 664, 665 & 666 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, First Part: On the Object …, Question One: On the Formal Object of Faith, nn. ¶1, 667, 668, 669 & 670 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, First Part: On the Object …, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article I: On the Material Object in Itself, nn. ¶1, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675 & 676 (29 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, First Part: On the Object …, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article II: On the Conditions Required for the Material Object, nn. ¶1, 677, 678, 679, 680 & 681 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, First Part: On the Object …, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article III: On the Evolution of the Material Object, nn. ¶1, 682, 683 & 684 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, First Part: On the Object …, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article IV: On the Church Proposing the Object of Faith, nn. ¶1, 685, 686, 687 & 688 (28 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Second Part: On the Act of…, Ch. I, Question One: On the Essence of the Act of Faith, nn. ¶1, 689, 690 & 691 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Second Part: On the Act of…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Analysis of the Act of Faith, nn. ¶1 & 692 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Second Part: On the Act of…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Analy…, Article I: On the Act Itself of Faith, nn. ¶1, 693, 694 & 695 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Second Part: On the Act of…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Analy…, Article II: On the Affection Itself of Credulity, nn. ¶1, 696, 697 & 698 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Charles-René Billuart, O.P. — 62 passages

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Object of Faith, n. 1 — (St. Thomas, q. 1.)Read in context →

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Object of Faith, What is the object of faith?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Object of Faith, Into what is the ultimate resolution of our faith?, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Object of Faith, Whether faith can rest upon what is false?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Object of Faith, On the obscurity in the object of faith and the evidence in the one attesting, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 216 passages

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question I: What faith signifies, and what it is, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question II: What the object of faith is, nn. 1–74 (74 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question III: Whether the object of faith is something complex, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question IV: Whether the object of faith can be false, nn. 1–37 (37 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question V: Whether the object of faith can be evident scientifically, nn. 1–36 (36 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question VI: Whether faith is concerned with those things which are seen by vision in this life, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 8 passages

Bk. III, Diss. I, Chapter III — On Faith, and its division, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Issued by order of Pope St. Pius V — 8 passages

Pt. I, Faith and the Creed, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)