When you have questions about the Catholic Church, where do you turn? Exploring the Catholic Church is the right place to begin looking for answers. Dr Marcellino D' Ambrosio, one of the Church's best popular teachers, gives readable and inspiring explanations of Catholic teaching and practice. WHAT DO CATHOLICS DO? Exploring the Catholic Church is the perfect starter book for seekers and inquirers, for new Christians, for graduates of programs such as Alpha for Catholics, for candidates in the Rite of Christian initiation for Adults (RCIA), or for Catholics who just want to refresh the... View More...
Margherita Guarducci, acclaimed scholar of ancient literature, extending her research to various disciplines, such as philology, ancient history, archaeology and epigraphy, demonstrates how they contribute toward clarifying and resolving a centuries-old problem: the primacy of the Church of Rome over the other Christian Churches. The resulting picture spans over two millennia of history, illuminated by several “primacies” of Christianity, gathered and evaluated together for the first time: ownership of the oldest Christian basilica, the oldest portrait of Christ, the oldest icon of Mary, an... View More...
Take an amazing journey into Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, and explore the literal, allegorical, moral, and analogical senses of Scripture. This is an invaluable tool that will help you see biblical revelation anew, as Christians have done for 2,000 years. Written in a winsome and witty style that makes the book as accessible to the beginner as it is to the advanced. Soft cover, 272 pp View More...
This book is a popular overview and study guide to the history of the Catholic Church. Written for non-scholarly readers with little historical background, it includes descriptions of society in different historical eras in order to make the history of the Church more understandable. The book explains important doctrinal, spiritual, and historical questions and developments. It identifies many popular saints and includes interesting historical characters. Catholics seeking a deeper spiritual life and a closer relationship with God will find many helpful ideas to trust God’s love and care fo... View More...
Sure to be the subject of much discussion, this book takes a look at the post Vatican II approach to liturgy through the eyes of a man who says the Church has lost much and gained nothing through the promulgation of the “Novus Ordo” Mass. An accomplished novelist and writer, German author Martin Mosebach gives a plea for a return to the preconciliar Latin Rite, giving a persuasive and compelling argument against what he sees as a jarring break in tradition. Yet there is another way to approach the Liturgy. In his foreword, Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., points out the difference between Mosebach’... View More...
That ours is a time of intellectual, cultural, moral, and religious turmoil does not need to be argued. What does need to be argued, and what Glendon argues with force and freshness, is that our response to turmoil requires a greater honesty in coming to terms with tradition, and with traditions in conflict. That is little understood by many on both the political left and right. Quoting one of her favorite thinkers, theologian Bernard Lonergan, she urges us to be “big enough to be at home in the both and old and new; and painstaking enough to work out one at a time the transitions to be made.”... View More...
The authors lead the reader through the homosexual marriage debate in these key areas: Same-Sex unions and society, the nature of marriage debate in these key areas: Same-sex unions and society, the nature of marriage, political considerations, what the church teaches, what the Bible says, and what medical science reveals. Their goal is to help citizens recover a known but marginalized truth: Marriage and family life ordered to the divine design builds healthy communities. It is nothing less than the human future. 141 pages. View More...
As Christians, we learn the ten commandments and use them as guides to help us in our relationships with our loved ones, our neighbors, and God. God gave the ten commandments to us because He only wants what's good for us. But what do they tell us about living in today's world? How do we follow guides that were written thousands of years ago? Living the Ten Commandments as a Catholic Today is written to "open up" the commandments and make them understandable and relevant for our lives today. Their messages are timeless--tell the truth, respect your parents, don't commit adultery--but it's h... View More...
Rediscovering Catholicism takes us on and adventure of life-changing proportions. Begining with our common yearning for happiness, Kelly reveals the essence of authentic Catholic spirituality while addressing some of the most important questions we face today both as individuals and as a Church. 311 pages View More...
A Short History of the Roman Mass. A short, authoritative, enthralling history of the Roman Mass from the Last Supper to the "Tridentine Mass" as said today. Covers Low Mass, Sacramentaries, other Western Rites, etc. Highlights the reforms of Popes St. Gregory the Great (590-604) and St. Pius V (1566-1572). Says neither "reform" produced a "new" liturgy. 53 pages View More...
Religious Liberty. A very thought-provoking analysis of the Church's traditional stand on religious liberty and a discussion of the controversy caused on the subject by the "Declaration on Religious Liberty" of Vatican II. Shows this statement is not a declaration of Faith and that therefore "it is not disloyalty to the faith to seek a clarification of its ambiguities." to quote a July 3. 1977 article in National Catholic Register. View More...
The Catholic Sanctuary. In this very important little pocket booklet, Michael Davies sets forth the amazing thesis that Vatican II and the Post Vatican II legislation did not mandate any changes in the Catholic sanctuary: that is, they did not mandate moving the Tabernacle from the central point in the altar, nor placing a chair in the middle of the sanctuary - or even Mass facing the people. Filled with quotes from the relevant passages of the actual Church documents, this valuable little handbook is a wonderful aid for those trying to education, discuss and fight a modernist update of the sa... View More...
In this very important little book. Michael Davies sets forth the amazing thesis that Vatican II and the Post-Vatican II legislation did not mandate any changes in the Catholic sanctuary: that is, they did not mandate moving the tabernacle from the main altar, nor placing a chair in the middle of the sanctury-nor even Mass facing the people! In this process, he quotes the relevant passages in Church documents, making this a most valuable little handbook for those fighting the updating of the sanctuary in their parish church. 44 pages View More...
Virtues are sources of action in conformity with the true objectives of human life. They are the barometers we use to determine if an act is good or bad, right or wrong. According to Catholic tradition and the Living Word of the Gospels, they work together to form a total domain that creates the central principle behind moral goodness. A primer on the seven qualities of a blessed Catholic life--the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love; and the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance--this book presents an accessible and informed discussion that demonstrates ... View More...
As Catholics in the modern world, we have certain responsibilities to our nation, our families and ourselves. What duties we owe can be a matter of considerable debate. Popular culture tells us that we shouldn't speak about religion and politics in the public arena. But what is our authentic role as Catholics in today's world? 45 pp View More...
Confession - A Little Book For the Reluctant. This popular nineteenth century French Catholic writer has assembled over 30 common objections to going to Confession and has answered them all with kindness, wit and wisdom. A book to allay fears and to give courage in approaching Confession, that Sacrament which will unlock the Gates of Heaven for many. Includes How to go to Confession. 68 pages View More...
At last, a complete ceremonial manual for the celebration of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours. Faithful to the renewal of worship authorized by the Second Vatican Council, Ceremonies combines precise guidance to these rites with a pastoral and spiritual approach. A high ideal of noble Catholic worship is consistently maintained, respecting the "continuity of our tradition". Ceremonies sets out the liturgical duties of bishops, priests and deacons, acolytes and servers, lectors and eucharistic ministers etc., hence it is invaluable for clergy and seminarians and all who teach or st... View More...
