Romanus Cessario, OP (STD, University of Fribourg), holds the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair of Theology at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. He was named and remains an Ordinary Academician of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Cessario has published in the fields of moral and sacramental theology as well as in the history of Thomism. His books include The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics, A Short History of Thomism, and Christian Faith and the Theological Life.

• IntroductionPart 1: Catholic Sacramental Theology1. Catholic Theology2. Sacramental Theology after the Council3. Some Preliminary Notions of Causality4. Some Fresh Perspectives on the Sacramental Economy5. The Saving Work of Christ6. The Sacramental Economy7. Christ, Justification, and Faith8. Efficacy and Sacramental Character9. The Nature of a Sacrament10. The Necessity of the Sacraments11. How Sacramental Mediation Works12. The Number of the SacramentsPart 2: The Seven Sacraments13. Baptism14. Confirmation15. Eucharist16. Penance and Reconciliation17. Anointing of the Sick18. Holy Orders19. MatrimonyConclusionIndexes

Romanus Cessario, OP (STD, University of Fribourg), holds the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair of Theology at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. He was named and remains an Ordinary Academician of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Cessario has published in the fields of moral and sacramental theology as well as in the history of Thomism. His books include The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics, A Short History of Thomism, and Christian Faith and the Theological Life.

• IntroductionPart 1: Catholic Sacramental Theology1. Catholic Theology2. Sacramental Theology after the Council3. Some Preliminary Notions of Causality4. Some Fresh Perspectives on the Sacramental Economy5. The Saving Work of Christ6. The Sacramental Economy7. Christ, Justification, and Faith8. Efficacy and Sacramental Character9. The Nature of a Sacrament10. The Necessity of the Sacraments11. How Sacramental Mediation Works12. The Number of the SacramentsPart 2: The Seven Sacraments13. Baptism14. Confirmation15. Eucharist16. Penance and Reconciliation17. Anointing of the Sick18. Holy Orders19. MatrimonyConclusionIndexes

Romanus Cessario, OP (STD, University of Fribourg), holds the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair of Theology at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. He was named and remains an Ordinary Academician of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Cessario has published in the fields of moral and sacramental theology as well as in the history of Thomism. His books include The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics, A Short History of Thomism, and Christian Faith and the Theological Life.

• IntroductionPart 1: Catholic Sacramental Theology1. Catholic Theology2. Sacramental Theology after the Council3. Some Preliminary Notions of Causality4. Some Fresh Perspectives on the Sacramental Economy5. The Saving Work of Christ6. The Sacramental Economy7. Christ, Justification, and Faith8. Efficacy and Sacramental Character9. The Nature of a Sacrament10. The Necessity of the Sacraments11. How Sacramental Mediation Works12. The Number of the SacramentsPart 2: The Seven Sacraments13. Baptism14. Confirmation15. Eucharist16. Penance and Reconciliation17. Anointing of the Sick18. Holy Orders19. MatrimonyConclusionIndexes