Index ☩ ii

Concerning Saint Catherine

The love that God has for the creature In Catherine's writing, "creature" almost always refers to human beings as the pinnacle of God's creation.: it constrains Him to mercy. Chapter 143.
On divine providence regarding imperfect love. Chapter 144.
On spiritual love toward any particular creature. Chapter 144.
For what the perfect in love grieve. Chapter 145.

Soul

On the three powers of the soul These are Memory, Intellect, and Will. Catherine teaches that these must be unified and focused on God to reach spiritual maturity.. Chapter 51.
One cannot have perseverance if the powers of the soul are not united. Chapter 52.
When the powers of the soul are united, one walks with desire. Chapter 54.
All the punishments of the body were made by God for the sake of the soul. Chapter 142.

Apostles

The apostles are sent to rebuke the world. Chapter 36.
Against those who do not correct themselves through the rebuke of the apostles. Chapter 36.

Auarice

Avarice original: "Auaritia." Catherine views greed as a "leprosy" that blinds the soul to spiritual truth. is the cause of every evil. Chapter 33.
On the avarice of clerics & their simony original: "symōia." The sin of buying or selling sacred things or church offices.. Chapter 27.
On the evils that proceed from avarice. Chapter 150.
On the blindness of avarice & their punishment. Chapter 150.
How the riches of the world ought to be used. Chapter 47.
On the instability of temporal riches. Chapter 150.
On their gravity and how they impede the way of paradise. Chapter 150.
On the damages that result from loving riches. Chapter 151.
More regarding this avarice.

Baptism

On holy baptism. Chapter 14.
On various baptisms Catherine discusses the "Baptism of Blood" (martyrdom) and the "Baptism of Fire" (the Holy Spirit/desire) which can save even those unable to receive the "Baptism of Water.". Chapter 75.
On the glory of the blessed. Chapters 41, 82.
How the blessed have no pain from the offense against God: & how they?