Dogmatic Theology

Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary (Gesù Cristo e Maria Vergine)

• Agony of Jesus Christ (AGONIA DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. I, p. 315
  AGONY OF JESUS CHRIST. - By "the a. of J. C." is meant that immense accumulation of sufferings to which Jesus was subjected in the garden…
• Assumption (ASSUNZIONE) Vol. II, p. 143
  ASSUMPTION. - This term is customarily used to express the privilege according to which Mary Most Holy, at the end of her earthly life, was…
• Communication of Languages (IDIOMI, COMUNICAZIONE DEGLI) Vol. VI, p. 918
  COMMUNICATION OF LANGUAGES. - The term "i." which, according to its etymology, means property and in vulgar usage means native tongue,…
• Co-Redemptrix (CORREDENTRICE) Vol. IV, p. 376
  CO-REDEMPTRIX. - This is the technical term used by theologians to express Mary Most Holy's cooperation in the work of the redemption of…
• Evangelism (EVANGELISMO) Vol. V, p. 547
  EVANGELISM. - It is a movement of Catholic reform of the first half of the 16th century. The name, however, is of recent origin and was…
• Filioque Vol. V, p. 779
  « FILIOQUE ». - A term introduced by the Latin Church into the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, usually recited at Holy Mass (« Et in…
• Freedom of Jesus Christ (LIBERTÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. VII, p. 772
  FREEDOM OF JESUS CHRIST. - Free will (v. LIBERTÀ) is an essential property of an intellectual or rational nature. I. CATHOLIC DOCTRINE. -…
• Hypostasis (IPOSTASI) Vol. VII, p. 120
  HYPOSTASIS. - It is the transcription of the Greek word ὑπόστασις, which has the same etymology as the Latin words substantia,…
• Hypostatic Union (UNIONE IPOSTATICA) Vol. XII, p. 519
  HYPOSTATIC UNION. - Dogmatic expression that refers exclusively to Jesus Christ considered in his intimate structure as God-Man, a…
• Immaculate Conception (IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE) Vol. VI, p. 960
  IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - By these terms is indicated the Catholic doctrine according to which "the most Blessed Virgin, in the first…
• Incarnation (Σάρκωσις) (INCARNAZIONE (ΣΆΡΚΩΣΙΣ)) Vol. VI, p. 1011
  INCARNATION (Σάρκωσις). - A term with a Semitic flavor, derived from the Johannine expression (John 1:14: καὶ ὁ Λόγος σάρξ ἐγένετο), in…
• Jesus Christ (GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. VI, p. 154
  JESUS CHRIST. - The second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that is, the Son of God made man. SUMMARY: I. The life of J. C. according to…
• Kenosis (KENOSI) Vol. VII, p. 424
  KENOSIS. - From the Greek ἐκνῶσις (ἐκνῶς "I empty"), it is equivalent to divesting, annihilation, and is the subject of a modern…
• Kingship of Jesus Christ (REGALITÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. X, p. 378
  KINGSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST. - I. THE TITLE AND ITS MEANING. - The title of king is the one that seems best to express the universal primacy…
• Logos (Λόγος, Latin Verbum) (LOGOS (ΛΌΓΟΣ, LAT. VERBUM)) Vol. VII, p. 893
  LOGOS (Λόγος, Latin Verbum). - Title attributed by St. John the Apostle to the Only-Begotten Son of God, who became man in the Incarnation…
• Merit of Jesus Christ (MERITO DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. VIII, p. 439
  MERIT OF JESUS CHRIST. - Since all the conditions of supernatural merit are verified in Jesus Christ (freedom, the state of a wayfarer,…
• Mystical Body (CORPO MISTICO) Vol. IV, p. 346
  MYSTICAL BODY. - The doctrine of the Mystical Body constitutes one of the central points, if not indeed the central point, of Christianity.…
• Priesthood of Christ (SACERDOZIO DI CRISTO) Vol. X, p. 914
  PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST. - I. DOCU- MENTI DELLA RIVELAZIONE [DOCUMENTS OF REVELATION]. - The religious relationship between creatures and the…
• Primacy of Jesus Christ (PRIMATO DI GESÙ CRISTO) Vol. X, p. 29
  PRIMACY OF JESUS CHRIST. - The primacy of J.C. in the history of humanity is a fact, attested by chronology. His appearance in the world…
• Redemption (Gr. Ἀπολύτρωσις) (REDENZIONE (GR. ἈΠΟΛΎΤΡΩΣΙΣ)) Vol. X, p. 370
  REDEMPTION (Gr. Ἀπολύτρωσις). - It is equivalent to ransom, evoking the idea of the liberation of slaves. In Christian doctrine the R.…
• Sacred Heart of Jesus (CUORE DI GESÙ) Vol. IV, p. 626
  SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - I. CULT OF THE SACRED H. OF J. - 1. History. The constitutive elements of the cult of the Sacred H. of J. are…
• Saints, Cult of the (SANTI, CULTO DEI) Vol. X, p. 1094
  SAINTS, Cult of the. - It is the demonstration of the religious veneration of which the blessed in heaven are the object, on account of the…
• Vicarious Satisfaction (SODDISFAZIONE VICARIA) Vol. XI, p. 535
  VICARIOUS SATISFACTION. - Etymologically (satis facere) it indicates sufficient compensation, in the place of and on behalf of a person,…
• Virginity of Mary (VERGINITÀ DI MARIA) Vol. XII, p. 811
  VIRGINITY OF MARY. - According to Catholic doctrine, Mary was a virgin before the birth, in the birth and after the birth. The v. of M.…