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Writings on Faith
William Joseph Chaminade,
Translated by Joseph Roy, SM,
2 volumes (609 pp.)
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Contents

Introduction
Note on the Text

Volume One: Part One
To Live and To Spread the Faith
1796 to 1849

The Correspondence
of William Joseph Chaminade

 

The Spiritual Direction of Mlle de Lamourous
Foundation and Development of the Marian Sodalities
Foundation of the Religious Institutes
Initial Development of the Works
Toward the Northeast of France: Foundation at Saint-Remy
The Projects Keep Multiplying
Growth of the Religious Institutes
Normal Schools in All of France
The Shock of the July Revolution
Father Chaminade at Agen: Conflicts and Difficulties
Visit to the Communities of the Northeast
Return of Father Chaminade to Bordeaux To Prepare for the Future
Steps Taken in Rome in Favor of Religious Institutes
To Study More Profoundly the Spirit of the Religious Institutes
Following the Resignation of the Generalate: The Last Active Years
In Conflict with His Assistants
From the Decree from Rome to the General Chapter
From the General Chapter to the Second Reply from Rome
After the Second Response from Rome
Severance and Arbitration
 

Volume Two: Part Two
Faith in the Writings for the Lay People
1801 to 1844

1. Writings on the Marianist Sodality
410-443
 

The Congregamini Conference
Sodalities under the Title of the Immaculate Conception
     of the Mother of God
Instruction
Collective Agreement of the Young Men of Bordeaux
     To Reestablish Their Sodality
 
Institute of the Young Men's Sodality of Bordeaux under the Title
     of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
 
Answers to the Seven Questions or Objections Usually Raised on the
     New Structure of the Sodalities of Bordeaux and on the Relations
     Between the Sodalities and the Parishes
 
Answers to Objections Ordinarily Made Against Sodalities Established
     on the Plan of That of Bordeaux, on the New Structure Given Them,
     and on Their Relationships with the Parishes
 


2. Writings on the Religious State
in the World

444-446
 

The Religious State Adopted by Young Christians Dispersed in Society
Statutes of Young Religious Sodalists


3. Extracts from the
Manual of the Servant of Mary
447-483
 

Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Act of Consecration
On the Knowledge of Mary
     Chapter 1: Importance and Advantages of the Knowledge of Mary
     Chapter 3: Mary, Mother of God
     Chapter 4: Mary, the New Eve
     Chapter 5: Mary, Mother of Christians
     Chapter 6: Mary Fulfills All the Duties of a Mother in Our Regard
     Chapter 7: The Grandeurs of Mary
     Chapter 8: Importance and Advantages of Consecration to Mary
     Chapter 12: How to Attain Likeness to Jesus by the Imitation of Mary


4. Retreats for the Sodalists
484-514

 

Retreat of 1813
Retreat of 1818
Short Retreat for the Octave of the Immaculate Conception (1819)


5. Faith in the Notes d'Instruction
515-789
 

About Faith
On Faith
The Twelve Articles of the Creed and the Twelve Apostles
Forgetfulness of God: Atheistic Morality
On the Resurrection
On the Church
Unity of the Body of the Church
On Conscience
On Prayer
On Examen
Rule of Life
On the Life of Faith
Notes on the Word of God
Jesus Christ, Light Eternal and Substantial
On the Authority of the Church in the Domain of Faith
On the Virtues
Renewal of the Baptismal Vows
Dispositions for Receiving Communion
On Faith that Justifies: The Just One Lives by Faith
On the Practice of Union with Jesus Christ
On the Sign of the Cross
On the Efficacy of the Cross
Explanation of the Magnificat
On the Virtues of the Blessed Virgin
The Assumption of Mary
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin: Its Foundations
For the Conception of the Blessed Virgin
The Compassion of the Blessed Virgin
On Saint Joseph
On the Most Holy Trinity
On Schism
On Jesus Christ, the Word of God to Us
The Fruits of the Nativity of Jesus Christ: Faith, Hope, and Charity
Sermon for the Ascension
On the Fruits of the Tree of Life, or on Holy Communion
On the Presence of God
On Contrition
The Faith of Mary
Feast of Saint John: Homage Rendered to Jesus Christ, the Model
On Curiosity
Conferences on Faith
On the Life of Faith
Supernatural Light as Opposed to Spiritual Blindness
The Sacrament of Confirmation
On the Faith of Saint Peter
Sermon for the Feast of Saint John
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
On the Name "Christian"
On the Word of God
On the Parable of the Sower
On Charity
On the State of Grace
Examen on the First Commandment
Instruction on the Necessity of Faith
On the Certainty of Faith
The Darkness of Faith
On Faith
Sermon on the Happiness of Believing
The Features of Faith
On the Martyrs
Conference on Faith
Conferences on Faith
     Doubts Concerning Faith
     Remarks and Explanations Concerning the Conferences on Faith
     Remarks on the Obligation To Grow in Faith
On the Death of the Just
The Death of the Just: A Happy Death
On the Last Judgment
Reflections on the Judgment of Christians
On the Fear of the Judgments of God
On Paradise
On Hell Considered as Eternal
Proofs of the Eternity of the Punishments of Hell
On Belief in the Eternity of the Pains of Hell
Second Conference on Humility
On the Truth of a Future
Fifth Apparition: To the Two Disciples on the Way to Emmaus
On Christian Philosophy
To Know and To Follow the Will of God
On the Three Garments of the Spouse: Faith, Hope, and Charity
On Saint Joseph
On the Gospel of the Good Shepherd
On the Gospel of the Fourth Sunday after Easter
Conference on the Gospel of the Fourth Sunday after Easter
On the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin
Man Acquiring Faith by Means of His Reason
Spiritual Nuptials
On the Holy Spirit
On the Characteristics of Jesus Christ and the Spirit of the World
On Providence
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
On Continuous Prayer
On Meditation
The Degrees by Which Grace Leads the Sinner to Justification
Notes for an Instruction on Abjuration from Heresy
Credo in Deum Patrem Omnipotentem, Creatorem
Remarks on the Eleventh Chapter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews


Volume Two: Part Three
Faith in the Writings for the Religious Life
1815-1841
 


1. Faith in the Constitutions
790-863
 

The Institute of the Daughters of Mary (Grand Institut)
The Institute of the Daughters of Mary (Petit Institut)
The Institute of Mary
Statutes of the Society of Mary
Constitutions of the Society of Mary, 1829
Constitutions of the Society of Mary, 1839
Constitutions of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary, 1839


2. Faith in the Writings on Direction
864-943

 

Direction in the Society of Mary
Direction Concerning the Society of Mary in the Way of Salvation
Manual of Direction to the Religious Life and Virtues
     in the Society of Mary
Advice to the Novice Master
Letters to a Novice Master
Autographic Essays on Direction in the Society of Mary, Cahier D
General Rule, Novitiate of Saint-Laurent, Bordeaux


3. Faith in the Retreat Notes
944-1031
 

Retreat of 1817
Retreat of 1818
Retreat of 1819
Retreat of 1820
Retreat of 1821
Retreat of 1824
Retreat of 1826
Retreat of 1827
Retreat of 1829


4. Other Instructions and Conferences
1032-1106

 

Third Conference to the Miséricorde
Conferences to the Daughters of Mary on Faith and Mental Prayer
Instructions on the Creed
Conference at Saint-Laurent
Conferences at the Novitiate of Sainte-Anne, 1843
Notes on the Love of God


5. Faith and Mental Prayer
1107-1266

 

A Method of Mental Prayer
On Mental Prayer
On the Excellence of the Light of Faith
Reflections in the Light of Faith
The Other Method
The Common Method
Précis of Mental Prayer
Guidelines for the Method of Mental Prayer
Mental Prayer of Faith and of the Presence of God
The Practice of Mental Prayer: The Purgative Way
Method of Meditation on the Creed
 
Biblical Index
Index of Biblical Persons
Topical Index
Bibliography

 

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