The epic story of the Catholic Church spans thousands of years. With an unlikely beginning in a remote outpost of the Roman empire, the Catholic Church now claims over a billion living members. The persecutions, martyrdoms, conquests, and triumphs all came together to shape Western civilization as we know it today. Our identity as Catholics means that we are the inheritors of the deeds of holy men and women who for 2,000 years have built a great civilization and spread the Gospel throughout the world. Church history is not just the recitation of popes, people, places, and events; it is a st... View More...
Amid the growing dissatisfaction with Catholic church architecture since the Second Vatican Council, and the general lack of clear and vibrant direction in liturgy, this book responds to the timely question of "How ought we build our churches?" Drawing upon the texts of the Second Vatican Council, recent papal encyclicals, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Schloeder examines this question in depth with regard to history, theology, iconography and symbolism. Schloeder seeks not merely to analyze why modern churches are so uninspiring, but he offers positive direction for the renewal ... View More...
In recent decades a war has been waged within the Catholic Church between traditionalists and those who want to drain its teachings and institutions of much of their meaning. This is the story of that struggle, told through the life of a leading combatant, Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and the leading Churchman "down under", who has spent much of his adult life battling attempts to, in his words, "trivialize Jesus Christ". George Pell, a brilliant student in Rome and Oxford, was chosen by Pope John Paul II to be Archbishop of Melbourne and then Sydney. Pell's unprec... View More...
Baltimore Catechism No. 1. The original 1885 edition with the famous phoneticized words and meanings. Clear and easy to use. Superb teaching tool. Grades 4-7. (Companion to our Balt. Cat. No. 2 and No. 3.) Impr. 64 pgs, View More...
Baltimore Catechism No. 2. The original 1885 edition with the famous phoneticized words and meanings. Clear and easy to use. Superb teaching tool. Grades 6-9. (Companion to our Balt. Cat. No.1 and No.3) Impr. 95 pgs, View More...
Baltimore Catechism No. 3. The original 1885 edition with the famous phoneticized words and meanings. Clear and easy to use. Superb teaching tool. Grades 7-10. (Companion to our Balt. Cat. No.1 and No.2) Impr. 314 pgs View More...
Baltimore Catechism No. 4. A reference work and teacher's supplement for the original Baltimore Catechisms No. 1 and No. 2. Written to explain the questions in greater detail than do the earlier books. Fascinating explanations of many little-known questions pertaining to our Faith will richly reward the questioning reader. Impr. 393 pgs View More...
Through his prolific and highly regarded writing, Thomas Howard's name is familiar to Protestants and Catholics alike, but many have never heard the story of his conversion to Catholicism. With grace, charm, and wit, Dr. Howard describes his journey from Evangelicalism to Anglicanism, and finally, to the Church of Rome. In a world saturated with fashionable unbelief, Howard's testimony inspires and informs. Fr. Richard Neuhaus calls it "a marvelously engaging remembrance." "Dr. Howard is keenly aware that there are many reasons why one might become a Catholic, some of them very attractive r... View More...
n his first full-length book since converting to Roman Catholicism over ten years ago, Thomas Howard presents his wonderful, refreshing insights on the "glad tidings" of the deeper meaning of Catholic piety, dogma, spirituality, vision and practice, rendered in his unique style of prose for which he is well-known. The book's chapters take the form of lay meditations on Catholic teaching and practice, opening up in practical and simple terms the richness at work in virtually every detail of Catholic prayer, piety, liturgy and experience. "Tom Howard has done it again. With gentle and compell... View More...
In the wake of Pope John Paul II’s death, many are asking: What is the future of the Catholic Church? Given its recent scandals, students of theology might discount its influence on Western civilization and simply cast it off as a corrupt religion. That would be a big mistake; as New York Times bestselling author Thomas Woods chronicles in his book, the Church has had a pivotal role in shaping Western civilization for the last two thousand years. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization uncovers the lost truth of the Church’s contributions to our history, including: * How t... View More...
You and your friends will be staggered by the mountain of scriptural evidence Tim Staples has complied to prove the truth of even the most controversial Catholic teachings: Why do Catholics call priests "father" when Matthew 23:9 says, "call no man on this earth father, for you have one father in heaven"? How can Catholics claim that a priest can forgive sins when Isaiah 43:25 says God forgives our sins? Why do Catholics pray to saints when the Bible says we are to pray to God? Why do Catholics fast in public and place ashes on their foreheads during Lent when such practices where conde... View More...
Step-by-step answers to 14 common arguments posed to Catholics on the divinity of Christ, the Eucharist, confession, means of salvation, and more. Packed with Scriptural evidence for Catholicism, this charitable book teaches you the basics of apologetics. This book is very effective because it shows how non-Catholics think, and it uses Scripture to provide powerful responses. With insights as a former Evangelical, Tim Staples is one of the leading apologists today. Soft cover 137 pages View More...
Here are the compelling stories of eleven "reverts", Catholics who fell away from the Church and eventually came back home. Some of the people are very well-known, like Fr. John Corapi, Rick Strom and Jesse Romero, and others are known only in their smaller circles. But each person's story of why he left the Catholic Church and why he returned is a unique and moving tale of God's mercy, love and grace. There is one common denominator, though, among the writers of Welcome Home! To parapharse Archbishop Fulton Sheen, few hate the Catholic Chruch for what she teaches, but millions hate it for ... View More...
Edited by Msgr. Eugene Clark Catholicism does not suggest political systems nor does it disapprove all pragmatic solutions to difficult questions. But conscience does draw a line. The Wethersfield Institute invited sensitive observers of unadorned politics to find the line that conscience draws between the clever and the destructive. Six fine thinkers, Russell Kirk, Russell Hittinger, Fr. Francis Canavan, William Bentley Ball, James Hitchcock and Mary Ellen Bork carried their studies beyond contemporary practice into those particular strengths required of any good citizen, especially a Cath... View More...
