A strange title veils what is probably Hilaire Belloc's most important book. For here this great Catholic historian analyzes for us-in sort of a culminating statement-what is the position of the Catholic Church in the world today, particularly as seen vis-a-vis her enemies. It is the Church's enemies, he maintains, and the nature of their attacks upon her, that reveal what exactly is her place …
Is the chapel veil extinct? Apparently not! This booklet gives the reasons, based on Holy Scripture and the Church Fathers, why two young ladies in college wear the chapel veil in the presence of our Lord. In these two essays the chapel veil is shown as a symbol which helps the faithful understand the vocation and identity of woman, both in the order of creation and in the New Covenant …
Peter Kreeft There are few writers or thinkers in the twentieth century who have more lucidly grasped the meaning of modern times--the failed promise of the enlightenment--than the great C. S. Lewis. Here Peter Kreeft, one of the foremost students of Lewis' thought, distills Lewis' reflections on the collapse of western civilization and the way to renew it. Kreeft shows that Lewis, and …
G. K. Chesterton Chesterton gives his remarkably perceptive analysis on social and moral issues more relevant today than even in his own time. In his light and humorous style, yet deadly serious and philosophical, he comments on feminism and true womanhood, errors in edication, the importance of the child and other issues, using incisive arguments against the trendsetters' assaults against the …
Closed - 99 Ways To Stop Abortion Joseph M. Scheidler In this now-famous book, probably THE expert on Pro-Life activism shares his vast experience and practical know-how on preventing abortions, either directly or indirectly. He explains what works and what does not. Writing 2 and 3-page chapters and approaching the problems from scores of angles, he includes "Sidewalk Counceling," TV & …
If there is one power in modern society which is justly called all-pervasive, it is the Media. It is not a power that equals that of Church or State, but one that increasingly towers above them. Let a cleric speak out against something dear to the hearts of media owners, and he will be blasted as "medieval" and accused of "mixing religion and politics." Let an elected representative do the …
In Rabbi David G. Dalin's controversial new book, he explodes the newly resurrected, widely accepted, yet utterly bankrupt smearing of Pope Pius XII, whom Jewish survivors of the Holocaust considered a righteous gentile.
Margherita Marchione Yours Is a Precious Witness contains information about the Holocaust and the relationship between Jews and Catholics in wartime Italy. This outstanding work encourages readers to look beyond the superficial treatment afforded to Pope Pius XII and the misrepresentations that have circulated in the past. Noted scholar Margherita Marchione traces both documentary and …
In 1998 Pope John Paul II issued the following document which added penalties to the codes of canon law of both Eastern and Western churches concerning dissent from Catholic doctrine. The document also contains the profession of faith and oath of fidelity that all who hold a position in the Church based on Canon 833 n. 5-8 are supposed to take. The document is divided into the following …
Book Description: “History must be made to march in the direction of genuine human progress; world affairs have no intrinsic momentum that necessarily results in the victory of decency. Maintaining the morale necessary to achieving progress in history requires us to live our lives, today, against a moral horizon of responsibility that is wider and deeper than the quest for personal …
Eugene F. Hemrick Washington D.C. has been home to so many scandals and so much blatant disregard for morality, it's easy to forget that America was soundly founded on religious values. This unique guide to our nation's capital points out the overt religious imagery contained in our most famous public monuments and buildings. In these pages you will discover such fascinating facts as: The …
What They're Saying about this book ... "(Kopff's) clean and lively style throughout constitutes a very cogent arguing point for teaching the classical languages again: would that we all wrote so well." — Booklist "Reading E. Christian Kopff's The Devil Knows Latin is like hearing a series of liberal arts lectures from a brilliant, entertaining and deliberately controversial professor." — …
Edited by Janet E. Smith For the 25th anniversary year of the historic document Humanae Vitae (1968), Janet Smith has gathered together twenty-one outstanding essays and articles by well-respected thinkers to provide the demonstration that Pope Paul VI was not simply correct, but prophetic. While this document is still widely neglected and misunderstood, the Church continues to proclaim that …
The Beloved Archbishop Sheen, whose cause for canonization is open in Rome, presents a profound and deeply spiritual look at the meaning of the priesthood and relationship of the priest with Christ as an "alter Christus." Sheen delves deeply into what he considers the main character of the priesthood, and one not often discussed, that of being, like Christ, a "holy victim." To be like …
David Carlin When author David Carlin was a young man, it was scandalous for a good Catholic to be anything but a good Democrat. In the pews, pubs, and union halls of America’s cities, millions of poor European immigrants and their children pledged allegiance to the Church of Rome and the party of FDR. All that changed in the 1960s, with the rise of a new kind of Democrat: wealthy, secular, …
Fr. Frank A. Pavone Beginning with the proclamation, “Jesus Christ is risen from the dead” this pamphlet reminds us that to stand with Christ, means to defend life - to preach the Gospel of Life. The court decision (Roe vs. Wade) legalizing abortion has had far-reaching effects. Many are surprised to learn that the decision did not deny that the unborn child is human. Does this …
A HISTORY OF APOLOGETICS Avery Cardinal Dulles Cardinal Avery Dulles provides a overview of Christian apologetics, from its beginning in the New Testament through the Middle Ages and on to the present. Dulles shows how Christian apologists have at times both criticized and drawn from their intellectual surroundings to present the reasonableness of Christian belief. No student of apologetics …
More Catholic Than The Pope - An Inside Look At Extreme Traditionalism Patrick Madrid Peter Vere Faithful remnant, or fanatic schismatics? It can be difficult to distinguish defenders from defectors. Many traditionalist schisms that have sprung up since the Second Vatican Council are filled with devotion to the Blessed Mother; they remain extremely conservative with regard to most moral issues …
Addresses 72 different issues raised by the bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code , including: How Paul’s Letter to the Galatians proves Jesus did not wed Mary Magdalene, How Christians understand the place of pain in the world, Correct interpretation of The Last Supper and The Madonna of the Rocks, Where the Mona Lisa’s name comes from, Why pagan symbols have a role in Christian artwork, The …
The Kinsey Corruption: An Expose On The Most Influential "Scientist" Of Our Time Susan Brinkmann Since the sexual revolution escalated forty years ago, morality in America has been in a state of rapid decline. In only four decades, we have gone from a country of traditional family values to a nation of widespread promiscuity, cohabitation, soaring divorce rates, and an explosion of sexual …