Summary of Catholic Doctrine with links to the Summa

Please see the sources below.

Duties of your State in Life
A Basic Rule of Life
The Ten Commandments
The Six Precepts of the Church
The Seven Sacraments
The Three Theological Virtues
The Four Cardinal Virtues
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy
The Eight Beatitudes
The Seven Last Words of Our Lord
The Seven Stages of Sin
Why One Should Sorrow for Sin
Why One Should Go to Confession
The Three Marks of Real Penance
The Seven Penitential Psalms
The Seven Deadly Sins And Contrary Virtues
Ways of Conquering the Seven Deadly Sins
Sins against the Holy Spirit
Sins Crying to Heaven for Vengeance
Nine ways Ways of Being Accessory to Another’s Sin
Three Eminently Good Works
Three Evangelical Counsels
The Four Last Things
Subjects for Daily Meditation

Duties of your state in Life

Duties of the supernatural order: give glory to God by saving your soul; maintain your soul in a state of grace by frequenting the sacraments and fulfilling the six precepts of the Church and the Ten Commandments; overcome sin and grow in virtue; die in a state of grace.

Duties the married:
Mutual duties: mutual love of affection and service; life in common; rendering the marital debt when it is reasonably requested
Husband duties: head and protector of his family to guide his wife and children; duty to provide enough for wife to stay home and children to have proper care; to administer family property wisely.
Wife duties: show due obedience to her husband; to properly care for education of children and the home; holds the right to not be forced to work. She has a right to stay home since the children have a right to their mother full time. Grave cause may force also a mother to work if serious financial or other reasons make it truly necessary.
Children duties: show parents love, reverence, and obedience

Duties at the workplace:
Employer duties: treat employees with kindness; instruct and correct employees; provide for religious observance; pay a just wage to allow a man’s wife to care for the children at home.
Employee duties: due obedience and reverence; faithful service by never stealing employer’s time with personal matters.

A Basic Rule of Life

To hear Mass on every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation
To receive Holy Communion only after careful preparation including fasting, prayer and Confession if necessary
To make an examination of conscience every day and to go to Confession once a month. Choose one virtue each month to acquire. Repeat as much as necessary. Consider seriously at least every month your approaching death.
To say one third of the Holy Rosary (five decades) every day
To fast and abstain on every Friday of the year (excluding Solemnities)
To begin Lent with a definite written rule
To give alms to the needy and support my church
To practice Mental Prayer for 15 minutes each day, particularly on the Passion of our Lord.
To devote some time each week to reading the Holy Scriptures or learning about the faith
On hearing the Holy Name of Jesus profaned, to say at least in one’s heart “Blessed be the Name of Jesus” as an act of reparation and intercession

The Ten Commandments

I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange Gods before Me.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day
Honor thy father and thy mother
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house

The Six Precepts of the Church

To hear Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation
To fast and abstain on the days commanded
To confess our sins at least once a year
To receive the Blessed Sacrament at Easter or within the time appointed
To contribute to the support of our Pastors
Not to solemnize marriage at the forbidden times; nor to marry persons within the forbidden degrees of kindreds, or otherwise prohibited by the Church, nor secretly

The Seven Sacraments

Baptism
Confirmation
Holy Eucharist
Confession (Reconciliation)
Extreme Unction (Anointing of the Sick)
Holy Orders
Matrimony

The Three Theological Virtues

The Four Cardinal Virtues

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Charity
Joy
Peace
Patience
Longanimity
Goodness
Benignity
Mildness
Fidelity
Modesty
Continence
Chastity

The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy

To give counsel to the doubtful
To instruct the ignorant
To admonish sinners
To comfort the afflicted
To forgive offenses
To bear patiently the troublesome
To pray for the living and the dead

The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy

To feed the hungry
To give drink to the thirsty
To clothe the naked
To shelter the needy
To visit the sick
To visit the imprisoned
To bury the dead

The Eight Beatitudes

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land
Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall comforted
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for justice; for they shall be filled
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy
Blessed are the clean of heart; for they shall see God
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

The Seven Last Words of Our Lord

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Amen, I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with Me in paradise.
Woman, Behold thy Son; behold, thy Mother.
My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?
I thirst.
It is finished.
Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit.

The Seven Stages of Sin

Suggestion
Pleasure
Consent
Act
Habit
Slavery
Spiritual Blindness

Why One Should Sorrow for Sin

Because sin grieves and offends God
Because sin is yielding to the Evil One
Because sin brought the fall of man
Because sin brought sorrow and suffering
Because sin caused the Death of Christ
Because sin separates us from God
Because sin crucifies Jesus Christ afresh
Because sin resists the Holy Spirit
Because sin ruins our character
Because sin deadens our conscience
Because sin prevents the working of Grace
Because sin imperils our immortal souls
Because “the wages of sin is death.”

Why One Should Go to Confession

It shows sorrow for sin
It expresses the need for God’s Grace
It strengthens the will and enlightens the mind
It increases the beauty of holiness
It brings peace to the mind and soul
It keeps from presumption and pride
It seeks pardon in God’s appointed way
It releases from the eternal punishment
It reduces temporal punishment
It cleanses in the Blood of Jesus Christ
It restores to a state of Grace
It fits the soul for death and judgment
It show Faith, Hope, and Charity
It marks the Cross in our lives
It leaves nothing undone to ensure pardon

Three Marks of Real Penance

In the Heart – Contrition
In the Mouth – Confession
In the Life – Amendment

The Seven Penitential Psalms

The Seven Deadly Sins and Contrary Virtues

Pride……………….Humility
Covetousness…..Liberality
Lust…………………Chastity
Wrath………………Meekness
Gluttony…………..Temperance
Envy………………..Brotherly love
Sloth……………….Diligence

Ways of Conquering the Seven Deadly Sins

In General: Prayer, fasting and alms; practice of self-denial, detachment and recollection in God’s presence.
Pride: Cultivation of simplicity; seeking meekness and humility of heart; meditations upon the life of Our Lord
Anger: Practicing self-control; silence before speaking; signing the Cross; recognizing the possibly of acts of violence; praying for others or self; rendering good for evil; kindness, patience, forbearance, forgiveness.
Envy: Cultivating charity, magnanimity, rejoicing in the joy or success of others.
Covetousness: Caring little for earthy things; never hoarding; being generous to man grateful to God, giving liberally to the Church and all good works; sharing with others.
Gluttony: Ruling our desires; being temperate and moderate; fasting; avoiding excess; taking less than desired.
Lust: Cultivating purity in thought, word, and deed; refusing to look at, speak or think of suggestive things; avoiding sources of temptation including movies, music or the internet; regular habits; exercise; prayer; fasting; flight in special bodily temptations; recognizing the awful consequences of lust.
Sloth: Living by Rule; being with useful or profitable employment; doing our duties conscientiously to the best of our ability as in the sight of God, for God’s glory; taking proper rest or recreation, but resisting idleness or laziness; singing spiritual hymns or psalms while we work.

Sins Against the Holy Spirit

Presumption upon God’s mercy
Despair
Impugning the known truth
Envy of another’s spiritual good
Obstinacy in sin
Final Impenitence

Sins Crying to Heaven for Vengeance

Willful murder
The sin of Sodom
Oppression of the poor
Defrauding laborers of their wages

Nine Ways of Being Accessory to Another’s Sin

By counsel
By command
By consent
By provocation
By praise or flattery
By concealment
By partaking
By silence
By defense of the ill done

Three Eminently Good Works

Prayer
Fasting
Alms (or works of mercy)

Three Evangelical Counsels

Poverty
Chastity
Obedience

The Four Last Things

Subjects for Daily Meditation

Remember, O Christian Soul, that thou hast this day and every day of thy life:

God to glorify
Jesus to Imitate
The Angels and Saints to Invoke
A soul to save
A body to mortify
Sins to expiate
Virtues to acquire
Hell to avoid
Heaven to gain
Eternity to prepare for
Time to profit by
Neighbors to edify
The world to despise
Devils to combat
Passions to subdue
Death perhaps to suffer
And judgment to undergo

[1] These lists are taken from the 1962 Roman Daily Missal published by Angelus Press as well as the Saint Ambrose Prayer Book published by Lancelot Andrews Press, 1st Ed. V. Rev. Fr. J. Guy Winfrey, editor. The Duties of State in Life are taken from Prummer, nos. 461ff as well as Fr. Chad Ripperger.