Repertory of Dialogues

Correction

Against prelates In the Catholic Church, a prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy, such as a bishop or abbot, who has authority over others. who do not correct their subjects. Chapter 118.
Faulty prelates cannot correct their subjects; and subjects do wrong by not accepting correction even if the prelates are wicked. Chapter 125.
Prelates who do not correct their subjects are the cause of all evils. Chapter 125.
On the correction by holy prelates toward their subjects. Chapter 119.
How one ought to correct their neighbor without false judgment. Chapter 102.

Side

For many reasons, Christ opened his side on the cross. Chapter 75. This refers to the wound in Jesus's side, which Catherine frequently describes as a refuge for the soul and a symbol of God's open heart.

Cruelty

On cruelty against one's neighbor. Chapter 6.

Damnation

The damned cannot desire any good. Chapter 40.
Their punishment will increase on the day of judgment upon seeing the glory of the blessed. Chapter 42. In medieval theology, the "pain of loss" was intensified for the damned by witnessing the joy they rejected.

Desires

What the desires of the righteous are. Chapter 2.
Desires of the perfect, and especially in suffering pain for Christ. Chapters 78, 79.
How much the desire to suffer pain pleases God. Chapter 5.
How it is necessary to walk through the virtues with desire. Chapter 54.
One walks with desires when the powers of the soul are united. Chapter 54. The "powers of the soul" traditionally refer to the memory, the intellect, and the will.
According to the soul's desire, God manifests Himself to it. Chapter 61.
On the desire for tears original: "lachryme." In mystical tradition, the "gift of tears" is a physical manifestation of deep spiritual contrition or love. and how much it pleases God. Chapter 91.
On the infinite desire of tears. Chapter 92.
God fulfills the holy desires of those who persevere in knocking at the door. Chapter 107. A biblical reference to Matthew 7:7: "Knock and the door will be opened to you."
God delays His gifts to make our desires grow. Chapter 42.