Rev. Edward J. Hayes, Rev. Msgr. Paul J. Hayes, Dorothy Ellen Kelly, R.N., James J. Drummey Is it morally permissible to do everything that is scientifically possible? This is one of the most important questions of the day as advances in medical science and technology have made a reality of things that were only in the realm of science fiction a short time ago. Catholicism and Ethics takes up …

Dale Ahlquist Dale Ahlquist, the President of the American Chesterton Society, and author of G. K. Chesterton -The Apostle of Common Sense , presents a book of wonderful insights on how to "look at the whole world through the eyes of Chesterton". Since, as he says, "Chesterton wrote about everything", there is an ocean of his material to benefit from GKC's insights on a kaleidoscope of many …

Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII, was one of the few unalloyed heroes of World War II. At great personal risk, he saved some 800,000 Jews from extermination by the Nazis. Jewish refugees were given asylum in the Vatican, swelling the number of Swiss Guards. No Allied leader can match his glorious record. Golda Meir lauded Pius XII after the war, and the chief rabbi of Rome became a Roman Catholic, …

Fr. Frank Pavone In a collection of stirring and informative pro-life essays, the author convincingly portrays the negative ramifications that the abuse of freedom and the right to choose have unleashed on our society since abortion was legalized.  Father Pavone insists that people of goodwill can end the scourge of abortion and restore the right to life for those who cannot speak for …

The nature of the Church and the authority of the Pope explained Recent scandals have led many to claim that the Catholic Church is inherently flawed and that to save it, the Pope and bishops must yield decision-making authority to the laity. With clarity and verve, Ronald Knox here shows that by the very terms of its commission from Christ, the Catholic Church cannot become a democracy. …

Discernment can often be a difficult process.  But it is also a vital one.  Scripture cautions us to test all spirits and warns us that Satan is prowling about the world like a hungry lion.  And the very first Commandment of God tells us implicitly that He alone is our God. The New Age Movement preaches a different Gospel.  Moreover, it is interwoven into a complex array of …

The Cube and the Cathedral by George Weigel Why do Europeans and Americans see the world so differently?  Why do Europeans and Americans have such different understandings of democracy? One of America's foremost public intellectuals argues that Europe's abandonment of its spiritual and cultural roots raises urgent questions about democracy's future around the world - including the United …

The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often labeled as conservative who …

David Carlin The Roots of the crisis that's rocked the pulpits and emptied the pews Many Catholics blame Vatican II for the decline of the Church in America these past 30 years: traditionalists say it caused too many changes, liberals say too few. In this groundbreaking book, sociologist David Carlin shows that although Vatican II was the flashpoint for change in the Church, the roots of …

  Building the Free Society Edited by George Weigel and Robert Royal Through the insightful and thought-provoking commentaries of ten distinguished Catholic writers, Building the Free Society critically examines a century of Catholic reflection and argument on human freedom, the just society, and the international order. Adopting the best from A Century of Catholic Social Thought , …

Sixty years ago , the UN declared the family the “natural and fundamental” unit of society. Today no one knows what “family” means. In response to this unprecedented confusion, The Natural Family: A Manifesto defines the family based on universal human experience. Insisting, without apology, on the reality of the “natural family,” the manifesto issues a …

Ironically, as abortion has become more common in American life, our insight into the reality of life within the womb has grown. Advancements in ultrasound methods now show us three-dimensional images of the undeniable human features of children long before they are born. With unequivocal answers and thought-provoking discussion, this pamphlet offers support for the Church's teachings about …

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger with Peter Seewald Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, well-known Vatican prelate and head of the Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith, gives a full-length interview to a secular journalist on a host of controversial and difficult issues facing Catholicism and Christianity at the end of the millennium. Similar to his best-selling book interview in 1985, The Ratzinger …

Behind the Lodge Door  is at once an in-depth and probing analysis of Masonic activity in four principal areas of influence, especially as they relate to the United States, but it is also an overview of the Masonic fraternity in general thatwill enlighten and inform the reader and make a perusal of this book most worthwhile. Those four areas are1) the religious education issue in the …

These days Catholics and non-Catholics alike are asking, "How did the American Catholic priesthood go from an image of wise, strong men like Spencer Tracy in Boys Town and Bing Crosby in Going My Way , to an image of "pedophile priests"?" In the best-selling book Goodbye, Good Men , Catholic author and investigative reporter Michael S. Rose provides the shocking answer - an answer that you …

William E. May Never has the gift of human life been more threatened. Euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, genetic counseling, assisted suicide, "living wills," persistent vegetative state, organ transplants... modern science has brought complex bioethical decisions about life into every Catholic household. Now, Professor William E. May fearlessly tackles these hot-topic issues, examining them …

Until recently is was possible for Americans to ignore Islam since there were so few Muslims in the country. However, today there are millions of adherents in the United States - more, in fact, than there are Episcopalians, Methodists, or Presbyterians. Because of the rise of global transportation and communication, of Muslim immigration to America, and of militant Islamic terrorism, it is …

Catholics must learn how to vote—not just as citizens, but as Catholics too. They need to judge each candidate individually based on where he stands on key moral issues. They need to exclude from their consideration any candidate who is wrong on any of these issues. And that’s where the Voter’s Guide for Serious Catholics comes in. The voter’s guide helps you cast your …

How did the American Catholic priesthood go from an image of wise, strong men like Spencer Tracy in Boys Town and Bing Crosby in Going My Way to an image of "pedophile priests"? In Goodbye, Good Men , investigative reporter Michael S. Rose provides the shocking answer that the mainstream news media have missed. He uncovers how radical liberalism, like that found on many college campuses, has …

Stefan Heid Heid presents a penetrating and wide-ranging study of the historical data from the early Church on the topics of celibacy and clerical continence. He gives a brief review of recent literature, and then begins his study with the New Testament and follows it all the way to Justinian and the Council in Trullo in 690 it the East and the fifth century popes in the West. He thoroughly …