Christoph Schönborn Libros

Who is Jesus Christ? People have been asking this question for two thousand years. The search for the answer beings with the four Gospels, but how are they to be understood? Sunday after Sunday, Christoph Cardinal Schonborn explains the Gospel in an understandable way. By following the Gospels over the course of a year, there emerges in this book a comprehensive picture of Jesus.

Cardinal Schoenborn, who regularly gathers the people of his diocese in the beautiful medieval cathedral of Vienna, Austria, knows how to communicate the great Christian mysteries in modern ways. He has the gift to integrate contemporary everyday experience with the knowledge passed on from tradition and the great thinkers and theologians of the church In this volume, focusing on the beauty and power of the Holy Eucharist, the renown Cardinal and prolific author also explores how these rituals often connect to the Jewish roots of the Christian story. Accessible to all those who want to know more about the essential source of Christian spirituality in order to elevate the depth of their experience in it, this work defines the origins of the Eucharist in the Passover celebration and the Last Supper, along with other key elements of the liturgy, including sacrifice, transubstantiation, the transformation of the bread and wine, and the significance of the Eucharist today. A readable, beautifully insightful book for everyone who desires to understand and experience more profoundly the central sacrament of Christian life.

How can Christians really live what we believe as followers of Christ? How can our faith in Jesus transform our daily lives? In simple but profound words and vibrant images from the renowned Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schšnborn, the doctrine and the practice of the faith are fruitfully brought together to help us truly to follow Jesus every day. Cardinal Schšnborn addresses the basic questions of Christian morality, and how we live what we believe as followers of Christ. He shows how we are not left alone in the difficult task of coping with lifeÕs challenges: GodÕs grace is a strong help for us. Thanks to this divine help, good moral conduct is possibleÑ as we see in the shining examples of the saints. The Cardinal leads from the basic questionÑWhat is ethical conduct, and how is it possible?Ñto the question of holiness: How are we to become saints? Each of his reflections on morality begins with human experience, and then leads into a discussion of the specific character of Christian morality. He explores many important questions about Christian moral living, referring to the teachings of Jesus Christ, as well as insights from the Church Fathers and the saints on such topics as sin, grace, freedom, virtue, conscience, holiness, and more.

Looks at God's merciful love, focusing on God's mercy found in the Scriptures, the life of Christ, the sacraments, and the works of the Church.

Bishop Schoenborn, the editor of the monumental Catechism of the Catholic Church , a worldwide best seller, provides a brief and profound commentary on the first part of the Catechism, the Creed. Schönborn gives an incisive, detailed analysis of the Creed, providing a specific meditation for each week of the year on how to better live the Catholic faith as expressed in the Creed and explained in the Catechism. Through these 52 meditations, Schoenborn's hope is for the reader to not just have a better grasp of Catholic doctrine and belief, but especially to grow in a greater love of and devotion to the person of Jesus Christ.

ÊCardinal Christoph Schšnborn, the editor of the monumentalÊCatechism of the Catholic Church, a worldwide best seller, provides a brief and profound commentary on the third part of theÊCatechism,ÊLife in Christ.ÊSchšnborn gives an incisive, detailed analysis of living the Christian life, providing a specific meditation for each week of the year on how to better live the Catholic faith as presented in theCatechism. Through these 52 meditations, Schšnborn's hope is for the reader to not just have a better grasp of the Catholic doctrine and belief, but especially to grow in a greater love of and devotion to the person of Jesus Christ.

The book offers profound meditations on the Incarnation, exploring the significance of the Son of God's birth in relation to human longings. Cardinal Schönborn presents a clear theological framework, aligning his reflections with the sections of the Creed and examining the cultural and artistic representations of Christmas. He emphasizes the importance of choosing faith in Christ as a guiding path, contrasting it with a more self-centered search for meaning. The meditations invite readers to connect deeply with the essence of Christmas amid contemporary commercial distractions.

Komentář třetí části Katechismu katolické církve o křesťanské morálce. Autor svůj výklad rozložil do 52 úvah, ve který vykládá s vypravěčským talentem problematiku, již současný svět pokládá za něco překonaného, zastaralého a jakoby odtrženého od života.