Dogmatic Theology

God (Dio)

• Appropriation (APPROPRIAZIONE) Vol. I, p. 1015
  APPROPRIATION. - «Manifestation of the divine person through the attributes proper to the divine essence» (Sum. theol., 1ᵃ, q. 39, a. 1).…
• Circumincession (CIRCUMINSESSIONE (CIRCUMINSESSIO, CIRCUMINCESSIO)) Vol. III, p. 995
  CIRCUMINCESSION. - A term of Greek derivation, by which is indicated the mutual immanence of the three persons of the Most Holy Trinity,…
• Creation (CREAZIONE) Vol. IV, p. 481
  CREATION. - Production of a being from absolute nothingness. SUMMARY: I. The Catholic dogma of c. - II. Christian iconography of c. I. THE…
• Creationism (CREAZIONISMO) Vol. IV, p. 488
  CREATIONISM. - It may indicate the philosophical system that affirms that the universe had its origin through creation (v.); or, in…
• Demon (DEMONIO) Vol. IV, p. 831
  DEMON. - In ecclesiastical language, it designates an angel who has fallen through rebellion against God and is punished in hell. While the…
• Demoniacal, Manifestations (DEMONIACHE, MANIFESTAZIONI) Vol. IV, p. 829
  DEMONIACAL, MANIFESTATIONS. - Given the existence of the devil, the question arises whether, beyond the indirect or moral operations of…
• Divine Missions (MISSIONI DIVINE) Vol. VIII, p. 677
  DIVINE MISSIONS. - The mission (from the Latin mittere = to send) consists of two essential elements: the sending of one person by another…
• Divine Notions (NOZIONI DIVINE) Vol. VIII, p. 1156
  DIVINE NOTIONS. - These are theological terms that express those characteristic notes by which the individual Divine Persons can be…
• Divine Power (POTENZA DIVINA) Vol. IX, p. 1102
  DIVINE POWER. - It is one of the divine attributes, which also goes under the name of omnipotence. Power is the faculty of receiving or of…
• Divine Science (SCIENZA DIVINA) Vol. XI, p. 84
  DIVINE SCIENCE. - The term science is to be understood here as simple intellectual cognition, albeit in an eminent degree, such as befits…
• Divine Will (VOLONTÀ DIVINA) Vol. XII, p. 998
  DIVINE WILL. - It comprises the whole complex of acts and virtues that form the affective life of the Supreme Being, Goodness by essence,…
• Eternity (ETERNITÀ) Vol. V, p. 410
  ETERNITY. - It is the proper measure of the divine nature, absolutely immutable in its simple fullness and in the totality of the presence…
• Final Perseverance (PERSEVERANZA FINALE) Vol. IX, p. 730
  FINAL PERSEVERANCE. - It indicates the continuation of the just man (that is, of one who is already in a state of sanctifying Grace and is…
• Holy Spirit (SPIRITO SANTO) Vol. XI, p. 686
  HOLY SPIRIT. - Name of the third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit is summarized in the encyclical of…
• Indwelling Of God In Man (INABITAZIONE DI DIO NELL'UOMO) Vol. VI, p. 1007
  INDWELLING OF GOD IN MAN. - It is the special permanent presence of the Most Holy Trinity in the soul that is in a state of grace; it must…
• Justification (GIUSTIFICAZIONE) Vol. VI, p. 502
  JUSTIFICATION. - In the active sense it designates the act by which God transforms a soul, causing it to pass from the state of sin to the…
• Molinism (MOLINISMO) Vol. VIII, p. 740
  MOLINISM. - A theological system that takes its name from Molina (v.). On 10 Oct. 1567, Pius V, with the bull Ex omnibus afflictionibus,…
• Natural Desire for God (DESIDERIO NATURALE DI DIO) Vol. IV, p. 860
  NATURAL DESIRE FOR GOD. - An age-old problem, both philosophical and theological, which has had various and conflicting solutions through…
• Physical Premotion (PREMOZIONE FISICA) Vol. IX, p. 1159
  PHYSICAL PREMOTION. - It is the prior and immediate concurrence or influence of God upon the activity of every creature and especially upon…
• Providence (PROVVIDENZA) Vol. X, p. 142
  PROVIDENCE. - I. NOTION AND EXISTENCE. - It indicates in general the divine government of the world insofar as the divine intelligence…
• Pure Nature (NATURA PURA) Vol. VIII, p. 999
  PURE NATURE. - A theological expression used at least from the 16th century onward, to signify the hypothetical state in which God could…
• Reincarnation (REINCARNAZIONE) Vol. X, p. 403
  REINCARNATION. - Term used to indicate the passage of the soul from one human body to another. It has a narrower meaning than…
• Salvation (SALVEZZA) Vol. X, p. 1019
  SALVATION. - The idea of salvation includes that of safety and preservation. It is also the sense of the Greek σωτηρία which often recurs…
• Salvific Will (VOLONTÀ SALVIFICA) Vol. XII, p. 1003
  SALVIFIC WILL. - It is the will by which God wills the supernatural salvation of men. It is universal, serious, sincere and operative,…
• Sophiology (SOFIOLOGIA) Vol. XI, p. 542
  SOPHIOLOGY. - Philosophical-theological or gnostic doctrine (v. GNOSIS Russian contemporary) of a series of recent Russian thinkers on the…
• Supernatural, Order of the (SOPRANNATURALE, ORDINE) Vol. XI, p. 581
  SUPERNATURAL, ORDER OF THE. - I. TERMINOLOGY AND HISTORY. - According to the common doctrine now prevailing in the Church, it is a truth of…
• Symbol and Symbolism (SIMBOLO E SIMBOLISMO) Vol. XI, p. 376
  SYMBOL AND SYMBOLISM. - From αὐv = "with, together" and βάδω = "I throw," with the meaning of "putting together," bringing objects and…
• The Elect And Election (ELETTI E ELEZIONE) Vol. V, p. 151
  THE ELECT AND ELECTION. - The elect are those whom God chooses to be the object of his supernatural gifts in this life or the next. In the…