Dr. Edward N. Peters The complete textual history of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, with line-by-line correlations formatted for rapid identification in each successive version of the law. Cross-referenced to coetus reports in Commiunicationes and to the Plenaria of 1981. The appendices identify the outcome of every numbered norm during the revision process. Text in Latin , with introduction and …

Guidelines for Doctrinally Sound Catechetical Materials United States Catholic Conference Provides guidelines for producing catechetical materials consistent with Church teachings.

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

Enchiridion on the Family Pontifical Council for the Family Finally, all of the Church's major documents on the family in one volume! This comprehensive resource covers current topics on marriage, family, life issues, poplulation trends, human rights, drug addiction, and more. The documents also present the objectives and goals of the Pontifical Council for the Family: to promose the family as …

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 …

An introduction to the law of the Church for those approaching the subject for the first time. This book presents a panorama of Western canon law, and is intended to assist in the study of juridical texts, such as the Code of Canon Law. This handbook follows the structure of the Code, with references to texts from the Second Vatican Council, the Holy See, and national bishops' conferences. …

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.

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 …

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 …

Compiled by Edward N. Peters These tables facilitate a study of the various drafts through which each canon passed, as well as the discussions which led to the final text of the law.

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

The Church and the Bible is a resource book that all branches of theology will find useful: not only Bible studies, but dogmatic, moral, liturgical, pastoral and spiritual theology. Typical examples are the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s studies on Christology, the Church, interpretation of the Bible, and the Jewish people and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible. These, and …

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

This is the authoritative catechism produced by the Council of Trent and published by order of St. Pius V. which was originally commissioned during the Reformation period, in order to explain the Faith clearly and calmly in the face of Protestant objections. It still serves as an excellent compendium of the Church’s traditional life and belief.

"Without his help man and woman cannot achieve the union of their lives for which God created them 'in the beginning.'" ~Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1608 This eight-sided pamphlet talks about marriage as a sacrament, why annulment is necessary, the Church's teaching on different religion marriages, if divorce is a sin, grounds for annulment, the process, the blessing of …

The lectures in this edition take the perspective of Pope John Paul II: “The judge must... abide by canonical laws, correctly interpreted. Hence, he must never lost sight of the intrinsic connection of juridical norms with Church doctrine. Indeed, people sometimes presume to separate Church law from the Church’s magisterial teaching as though they belonged to two separate spheres; …

The vitality of the pastoral phenomenon of Opus Dei required provisional solutions to bridge the canonical gap. Saint Josemaria covered the gap through several delicate, very well-studied, canonical steps in order to be able to enjoy the least inconvenient canonical framework at each historical moment of the growing institution. The aim of this book is to make a brief historical presentation …

This book is intended for those who are taking the first steps in the knowledge of canon law and, above all, to those who are starting to specialize in it through study and research. This book covers two subject groups: the first subject is about the law of the People of God or the juridical dimension of the Church, and the second, about gnoseology and methodology. The first one answers the …