Mary, Mirror of the Church Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap.; Frances Lonergan Villa, Translator Mary is a great gift and example to all Christians because in her God's Word was written and by her it was accepted and its grace manifested. In this she is, as the title indicates, a mirror of the Church, the people of God. She reflects what we are called to be. While this work cannot help but …

The human need for friendship is raised to the supernatural level in Robert Hugh Benson's timeless illustration of the greatest friendship anyone could ever possess. In The Friendship of Christ , first published in 1912, the Catholic convert son of an Archbishop of Canterbury shows how anyone can achieve a deeper relationship with God the Son. The book shows how Christ works in the soul of …

St. Clement's epistle, written c. 96, is called the first epistle, and is a model of a pastoral letter. The epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Smyrna at the beginning of the second century, are addressed to six Christian communities. 

Hans Urs von Balthasar All von Balthasar's theological reflection converges here, and here as nowhere else one can find the systematic elaboration of his Christology, Mariology, Ecclesiology, Anthropology and Trinitarian doctrine.

With the original preface by Hilaire Belloc Flee To The Fields is a collection of essays by the leaders of the Catholic Land Movement which flourished in England and Scotland during the quarter century just prior to the Second World War. It was and remains: a challenge to all those attempting a Faustian bargain with modern, industrial "civilization"; an inspiration for those seeking the vision …

Von Balthasar sets forth and explains the Scriptural evidence for our ability to know the Lord and for His knowledge of us.

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of  the development of philosophy for Catholic  seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume   A History Of Philosophy has  journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to  universal acclaim as the best history of  philosophy in English. Copleston, an Oxford …

Understanding The Trinity Fr. John P. Arendzen Although many religions acknowledge the oneness of God and recognize the good things He does for us, Christians alone have been admitted to sacred intimacy with Him. God has spoken to us about Himself as only a friend dares speak to a friend, telling us about His own inner life. In loving kindness and tender condescension, God has through the …

This is a study of seven of the American Founding Fathers - an examination of their attitudes, values and philosophies, all from the Roman Catholic point of view.  No American who would underestand his heritage can afford to miss what D'Elia gleans from the diaries, letters, books, and lives of Benjamin Rush, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Hamilton and Charles Carroll - the only …

Probably written in 406-408, this dialogue between an unidentified bishop and Theodore, a deacon of the Church of Rome, has as its aim to point out Chrysostom as a model of what a true Christian bishop should be. 

Henri Cardinal de Lubac De Lubac shows that Christian Tradition is a living force and in the Apostle's Creed there is both depth and relevance for today's understanding of the Christian message.

This work, which establishes Irenaeus as the most important of the theologians of the second century, is a detailed and effective refutation of Gnosticism, and a major source of information on the various Gnostic sects and doctrines. 

Socrates Meets Sartre - The Father of Philosphy Cross-Examines the Founder of Existentialism Peter Kreeft This book is one of a series of Socratic explorations of some of the Great Books. The books in this series are intended to be short, clear, and non-technical, thus fully understandable by beginners. Through such Socratic dialogues, Peter Kreeft introduces (or reviews) the basic questions …

This most authoritative dictionary of Christian theology today offers a clear, up-to-date explanation of the meaning, origin and history of key terms that teachers and students of theology need to know. Contains over 50 new entries and updated entries and references to reflect the latest scholarship and research. An index of names has been included. 

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English. Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate …

The Curé of Ars and the Holy Eucharist by Saint John Vianney , compiled by Canon Convert. This inspiring book is a collection from biographies, sermons, local traditions, and unpublished documents that reflect the Saint’s doctrine on the great Sacrament—a rich treasure, which is increased by sacred and touching details concerning the faith of this servant of God—his love, and his sacerdotal …

Fr. Congar masterfully explains why Tradition is an inescapable aspect of a fully biblical Christian faith. Some Christians claim to reject Tradition in preference to a supposedly "Bible only" Christianity. Catholics, on the other hand, venerate Tradition, yet often without adequately understanding it. In this masterful book, the great theologian Yves Congar explains why Tradition is …

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Cardinal Ratzinger wrote this book in response to the dialogue going on today concerning theology and the clarification of its methods, its mission and its limits which he thinks has become urgent. Ratzinger states: "To do theology-as the Magisterium understands theology-it is not sufficient merely to calculate how much religion can reasonably be expected of man and …

This work by Hans Urs Von Balthasar, translated from the German, addresses the Papacy and the Church on the topics of: The Phenomenon The Refusal Forms of Abstract Unity The Real Christ in His Constellation The All-Embracing Motherhood of the Church The Historical Peter in His Successors Love as Self-Transcendence The Crucial Test

This is the 5th volume in the series of popular volumes by the Peter Kreeft, in which the "Father of Philosophy", Socrates, cross-examines various other important philosophers and thinkers (in previous books he examined Marx, Sarte, Machiavelli, and Socrates himself.) Kreeft states that Socrates and Descartes are perhaps the two most important philosophers who have ever lived, …