This letter contains the following: "Seventy is the sum of our years..." A complex century toward a future of hope The autumn of life The elderly in Sacred Scripture Guardians of shared memory "Honor your father and mother" "You show me the path of life...In your presence there is fullness of life An encouragement to live life to the full

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Fifth Instruction "For the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council" This document provides the official guidelines for the translation of liturgical texts. Of great importance is the rejection of the equivalent language approach to translation that claims to preserve the …

This is the Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II on The Redeemer of Man. Chapters include: I.  Inheritance II.  The Mystery of the Redemption III.  Redeemed Man and His Situation in the Modern World IV.  The Church's Mission and Man's Destiny

A letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons and Non-Discrimination Against Homosexual Persons--Some Considerations Concerning the Response to Legislative Proposals

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Fourth Instruction for the Right Application of the Conciliar Constitution on the Liturgy This document addresses the idea of adaptation of the liturgy to a local culture. It explains when this should occur and to what extent adaptions may be made. The document is divided into the following sections: Introduction I. The …

Redemptionis Sacramentum Congregation For Divine Worship This document is the latest document from Rome meant to curb liturgical abuse as well as provide a system for the reporting and correction of such abuse. Sections include: Preamble Chapter I - The Regulation of the Sacred Liturgy 1. The Diocesan Bishop, High Priest of His Flock 2. The Conference of Bishops 3. Priests 4. Deacons Chapter …

The Popes Against Modern Errors In 1789, the French Revolution took place and launched a host of religious, political and social errors which the Popes for over 160 years afterwards wrote and legislated against. Yet most of these errors have spread and today have filtered down to the common man ... with the result that most people now take for granted many fundamental assumptions that are …

In 1998 Pope John Paul II issued this letter dealing with the authority of bishops' conferences. Among the issues discussed are the lack of binding authority of documents from conferences that aren't voted on by the entire conference. The letter is divided into the following sections: Introduction Collegial Union amon Bishops Episcopal Conferences Complimentary Norms Regarding the Conferences …

St. Malachy of Armagh (in Ireland), on a trip to Rome around 1140 A.D., wrote a prophetic title for every Pope from his own time to the End of Time. His prophecy for Leo XIII was "A light in the heavens." And truly he was, as these great Encyclicals more than prove shedding the light of the Faith on virtually all the major problems of the world that we still face. Though written …

Pope Paul VI This document contains official regulations concerning marriages between Catholics and non-Catholics as well as a discussion of problems and concerns arising from such arrangments. The booklet also contains a Statement on the Implementation of the Apostolic Letter on Mixed Marriages issued by the US Conference of Bishops in 1971.

Bull of Indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, by Pope John Paul II, the Mystery of the Incarnation.  

John E. Fagan This volume summarizes 38 of the Pope’s major documents making his teachings more accessible to busy people, with an emphasis on aspects of most interest to the laity. Pope Benedict XVI has stressed the need to study the many documents issued by his predecessor. “All this is a rich patrimony that has not yet been assimilated by the Church. My personal mission is...to ensure that …

Quotes:  Pope Benedict teaches that the Eucharist finds its source within the wellspring of love that is the Trinity, the love that is so abundantly expressed in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and in the new life of the Holy Spirit that flows into the hearts of those who participate in his sacrifice and receive him in Communion. The Holy Father also shows how the Eucharist is the …

Aeterni Patris: Restoring Christian Philosophy. An exhortation by Pope St. Leo XIII on the reasons for Christian philosophy, primarily Thomism, and the problems that have resulted because of its neglect.

By the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People --a reflection on the functions of shrines "All Christians are invited to become part of the great pilgrimage that Christ, the Church and mankind have made and must continue to make in history. The shrine which is the goal of that pilgrimage is to become 'the Tent of Meeting,' as the Bible calls the …

This is the Encyclical Letter of Pope Paul VI on Paths Of The Church. Chapters include: Prologue: The Paths of the Church I.  Awareness II.  The Renewal III.  The Dialogue

Pope John Paul II issued this encyclical to reflect on the concerns of the working class 100 years after the first encyclical on this topic. Sections Include: Introduction I: Characteristics of Rerum Novarum II: Towards the "New Things" Of Today III: The Year 1989 IV: Private Property And The Universal Destination Of Material Goods V: State And Culture VI: Man Is The Way Of The Church Notes

This is the Encyclical Letter Of His Holiness Pope John XXIII on Peace on Earth. Sections include: I.  Order Between Men II.  Relations Between Individuals and the Public Authorities Within a Single State III.  Relations Between States IV.  Relationship of Men and of Political Communities with the World Community V.  Pastoral Exhortations