Contents — Dialog of Catherine of Siena

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Dialog of Catherine of Siena · CCEL ThML source edition

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103 sections in this edition

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How some others hold positions of authority, and bring forth fruits of injustice. source.xml#iv.iii.xviii
How through these and through other defects, one falls into false judgment; and of the indignity to which one comes. source.xml#iv.iii.xix
Of the words that Christ said: “I will send the Holy Spirit, who will reprove the world of injustice and of false judgment;” and how one of these reproofs is continuous. source.xml#iv.iii.xx
Of the second reproof of injustice, and of false judgment, in general and in particular. source.xml#iv.iii.xxi
Of the four principal torments of the damned, from which follow all the others; and particularly of the foulness of the Devil. source.xml#iv.iii.xxii
Of the third reproof which is made on the Day of Judgment. source.xml#iv.iii.xxiii
How the damned cannot desire any good. source.xml#iv.iii.xxiv
Of the glory of the Blessed. source.xml#iv.iii.xxv
How, after the General Judgment, the pain of the damned will increase. source.xml#iv.iii.xxvi
Of the use of temptations, and how every soul in her extremity sees her final place either of pain or of glory, before she is separated from the body. source.xml#iv.iii.xxvii
How the Devil gets hold of souls, under pretense of some good: and, how those are deceived who keep by the river, and not by the aforesaid Bridge, for, wishing to fly pains, they fall into them; and of the vision of a tree, that this soul once had. source.xml#iv.iii.xxviii
How, the world having germinated thorns, who those are whom they do not harm; although no one passes this life without pain. source.xml#iv.iii.xxix
How this soul was in great bitterness, on account of the blindness of those who are drowned below in the river. source.xml#iv.iii.xxx
How the three steps figured in the Bridge, that is, in the Son of GOD, signify the three powers of the soul. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxi
How if the three aforesaid powers are not united, there cannot be perseverance, without which no man arrives at his end. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxii
An exposition on Christ's words: “Whosoever thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” source.xml#iv.iii.xxxiii
The general method by which every rational creature can come out of the sea of the world, and go by the aforesaid holy Bridge. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxiv
How this devoted soul looking in the Divine mirror saw the creatures going in diverse ways. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxv
How servile fear is not sufficient, without the love of virtue, to give eternal life; and how the law of fear and that of love are united. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxvi
How, by exercising oneself in servile fear, which is the state of imperfection, by which is meant the first step of the holy Bridge, one arrives at the second step, which is the state of perfection. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxvii
Of the imperfection of those who love GOD for their own profit, delight, and consolation. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxviii
Of the way in which GOD manifests Himself to the soul who loves Him. source.xml#iv.iii.xxxix
Why Christ did not say “I will manifest My Father,” but “I will manifest myself.” source.xml#iv.iii.xl
How the soul, after having mounted the first step of the Bridge, should proceed to mount the second. source.xml#iv.iii.xli
How an imperfect lover of GOD loves his neighbor also imperfectly, and of the signs of this imperfect love. source.xml#iv.iii.xlii
A TREATISE OF PRAYER source.xml#iv.iv
Of the means which the soul takes to arrive at pure and generous love; and here begins the Treatise of Prayer. source.xml#iv.iv.i
Here, touching something concerning the Sacrament of the Body of Christ, the complete doctrine is given; and how the soul proceeds from vocal to mental prayer, and a vision is related which this devout soul once received. source.xml#iv.iv.ii
Of the method by which the soul separates herself from imperfect love, and attains to perfect love, friendly and filial. source.xml#iv.iv.iii
Of the signs by which the soul knows she has arrived at perfect love. source.xml#iv.iv.iv
How they who are imperfect desire to follow the Father alone, but they who are perfect desire to follow the Son. And of a vision, which this holy soul had, concerning diverse baptisms, and of many other beautiful and useful things. source.xml#iv.iv.v
How worldly people render glory and praise to GOD, whether they will or no. source.xml#iv.iv.vi