Created And Redeemed Study Guide Christopher West Drawing on Pope John Paul II ' s Theology of the Body, author and video host Christopher West shares God ' s original plan for marriage and sexuality and how an understanding of this plan gives profound meaning to all our lives—married, single, and consecrated celibates. The Theology of the Body has been called " one of the boldest …

Rev. John A. Nageleisen Charity for the Suffering Souls is not only a complete explanation of the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory, but it is also a devotional and inspirational book conceived to instill in its readers a lasting and powerful devotion to the Poor Souls in Purgatory. This is a profound, provocative and well-rounded study which treats of the sufferings, consolations and duration of …

Rev. Edward J. Hayes, Rev. Msgr. Paul J. Hayes & James J. Drummey At a time in history when there is such widespread confusion about the role of marriage and family there is a great need for solid information about these essential building blocks of society. That information is presented in both clear and practical terms in Catholicism and Society. Starting with the Christian role in …

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-11530), one of Christianity's greatest mystics and father of what was perhaps the most influencial new monastic order of the Middle Ages - Cistercians - devoted eighteen years of his life to his literary masterpiece, Sermons on the Song of Songs. Although the Song of Songs , a brief book in the Old Testament, contains no explicit mention of God, the passionate love …

Scott Hahn pulls from the history of ancient Israel, the Gospels, the writings of the early Church, and the lives of the saints to make the argument that Western society is eroding because its people have not kept their covenants with God.  

On The Way to Jesus Christ Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) Jesus Christ is as popular as ever. Films, books, and news articles ask,"Who was Jesus Christ?" Even outside of Christianity he continues to appeal to people. And yet for so many, the popular Jesus is not the Jesus of Christianity. The popular Jesus makes no demands and never challenges people. In this series of meditations, …

Athanasius (c. 295-373), Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, was a major figure of 4th-century Christendom.  The Life of Antony is one of the foremost classics of asceticism.  The Letter to Marcellinus is an introduction to the spiritual sense of the Psalms.

This letter addresses the topic of spreading the faith in the modern world. Sections Include: Introduction I: From Christ The Evangelizer To The Evangelizing Church II: What Is Evangelization? III: The Content Of Evangelization IV: The Methods Of Evangelization V: The Beneficiaries Of Evangelization VI: The Workers For Evangelization VII: The Spirit Of Evangelization Conclusion Endnotes

John Saward Following up on his acclaimed Redeemer in the Womb, John Saward returns to the mystery of Christ's Incarnation. He draws upon the rich traditions of the Church, as well as the writings of the great Christian mystics, to create a work that is both new and old, revolutionary and orthodox. This profoundly moving meditation will aid any contemplation on the life of Christ. The subject …

 He said..., "So, could you not watch with me one hour?" (Mt 26:40). For centuries, Catholics have answered Christ's plea by placing themselves before His presence in the Blessed Sacrament. Now, for the first time, the theological, historical, and psychological reasons for Eucharistic devotion are revealed. Unlike books that merely present the technical aspects of setting up Eucharistic …

Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom is a Catholic library in miniature, a one-volume microcosm of what the Church's great minds have thought and said since the apostolic age. Indeed, in The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom , noted theologian Fr. John A. Hardon has compiled the works of thirty-three of the greatest Catholic thinkers and writers, representing every period of the …

Fr. Frederick William Faber, D.D. Describes and analyzes with the precision of a theologian and the artistry of a poet each of Our Lady's Seven Sorrows, relating them to our own spiritual life.  Says, "We never advance more rapidly in love of the Son than when we travel by the Mother, and that what we have built most solidly in Jesus has been built with Mary.  There is no time lost …

The Blessed Sacrament and The Mass St Thomas Aquinas Translated and Edited by Fr. F. O'Neil A first for the layman: Aquinas on the Holy Eucharist and the Mass Perfect Companion at Adoration Chapels, or in Private Prayer In this concise volume are all the sections of the Summa in which St. Thomas explains the Church’s understanding of the Holy Eucharist and the Mass. For newcomers to …

This encyclical on the importance and issues concerning labor was issued on the 90th anniversary of the famous encyclical Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII. It contains the following sections: Introduction Human Work on the Nintieth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum In the Organic Development of the Church's Social Action and Teaching The Question of Work, the Key to the Social Question Work and Man …

Charles E. Rice Charles Rice, professor of the jurisprudence of St. Thomas Aquinas for the last twenty years at Notre Dame Law School, presents a very readable book on the natural law as seen through the teachings of Aquinas and their foundations in reason and Revelation. Reflecting on the most persistent questions asked by his students over the years, Rice shows how the natural law works and …

Philip Bess "The city comes into existance... for the sake of the good life."  So wrote Aristotle nearly 2,400 years ago, articulating an idea that prevailed throughout most of Western culture and the world until environmental consequences of the Industrial Revolution called into question the goodness of traditional urban life.  Urban history ever since has consisted largely of …

This is a collection of three important essays written by St. Thomas More.

This document includes the following: Jesus Christ, the Only Savior The Kingdom of God The Holy Spirit:  the Principal Agent of Mission The Vast Horizons of the Mission Ad Gentes The Paths of Mission Leaders and Workers in the Missionary Apostolate Cooperation in Missionary Activity Missionary Spirituality

"Christ, in instituting the Eucharist ... expressed the relationship between man and woman."     - Pope John Paul II, On the Dignity of Women, #26 That's an amazing statement. It needs an explanation. The nine meditations here not only explain that sentence, they  illuminate the relationship between man and woman, between parents and children and between family and the …

"If the Son is a king," says St. Athanasius, "the Mother who begot Him is rightly and truly considered a Queen and Sovereign." "No sooner had Mary," says St. Bernardine of Siena, "consented to be Mother of the Eternal Word, than she merited by this consent to be made Queen of the world and of all creatures." Since the flesh of Mary" remarks the Abbot Arnold of Chartres, "was not different from …