Catholic Life is a rare book and a great find for the Catholic family. Originally published in 1908, it does a superb job explaining the meaning of the holy days, feasts, fasts and ceremonies of Holy Church. This knowledge should beget the proper spirit for their observance. With 45 different chapters, these pages go through Sundays—Advent—Lent—Feast Days—Corpus …

Handbook For Today's Catholics Revised Edition Forward by Cardinal George Fully indexed to the Catechism,Handbook for Today's Catholic explores the beliefs, practices, and prayers of the Catholic faith, offering practical suggestions to help Catholics integrate faith into their lives. Perfect for parish programs, religious education, community ministry, and wherever people discuss and …

Excommunication and the Catholic Church Edward Peters Excommunication. To our modern ears, the very word evokes something dark and foreboding, something out-of-place in contemporary society.  Many associate excommunication with the medieval Church, with the Inquisition and witchhunts, and think it has no place in our more elightened and tolerant times.  Yet this ecclesiastical …

A Lexicon Of Saint Thomas Aquinas Roy J. Deferrari Because Church Latin has never been in colloquial use, its standards are set in stone (or ink, if you will). It has never changed (except by the addition of new theological or canonical terms) since the Church adopted it. Many of the more gifted fathers and doctors have made use of the poetic beauty of classical Latin, but when one comes to …

Should we hold hands during the "Our Father"? Is liturgical dancing OK? Should the priest say "Good morning" at Mass? And what about those water lillies sprouting in our new font? Msgr. Peter Elliott responds to these and many other current liturgical questions in a clear and, at times humorous way. He deals with the questions people are asking about the way Mass and the Sacraments are meant …

William E. May FAITH & MORALS An Introduction to Moral Theology, Second Edition, offers a clear, complete, and convincing examination and explanation of Catholic doctrine. Here - carefully documented, annotated, and indexed - is not only what the Church teaches but also why it is obligated to do so. And why its members are obligated to examine and to apply that teaching. This updated and …

John Trigilio Brighenti, Kenneth Phd Toborowsky, Jonathan John Paul II, the first Polish pope, was a religious leader whose convictions transformed the Catholic Church and changed the course of history. Published just in time for Easter and the first anniversary of John Paul II's death, this accessible guide explores the late pontiff's role in the overthrow of Communism in Eastern Europe, his …

From the very first "Who are you?" to the final "What other prayers does the Church recommend?" What Catholics Believe is the ideal pocket-sized guide to the teachings of the Catholic Church.   Using the popular question-and-answer format, authors Mike Aquilina and Father Kris D. Stubna explain the saving truths that Jesus taught in short, …

This document from Vatican II explains the nature of the Church and Its members. Sections include: Introduction Chapter I: The Mystery of the Church Chapter II: On the People of God Chapter III: On the Hierarchical Structure of the Church and in Particular on the Episcopate Chapter IV: The Laity Chapter V: The Universal Call to Holiness in the Church Chapter VI: Religious Chapter VII: The …

Fr. Leo von Rudloff, OSB Why did yesterday's average layman know his faith better than many a priest today? One reason: this ernormously popular primer on Church doctrine, hailed as "a complete course in theology" for ordinary Catholics Good catechetical materials weren't hard to come by sixty years ago, when this book first appeared in English. Still, Catholic reviewers lavished it with …

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

Also known as A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, The Penny Catechism gives 370 Questions and Answers on all aspects of the Catholic Faith.  Having been approved by the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Wales for use in their dioceses, it is an official catechism of the Catholic Church.  Topics covered include God, the Sacraments, the Ten Commandments, the Precepts of the Church, …

Rev. A. Lodders, C.SS.R. Essential Catholic Teachings in Accordance with the New U.S. Bishops' Teaching Directory. Content God Rational Creatures The Holy Spirit The Church Man's Last Ends Our Life on Earth The Ten Commandments of God The Commandments of the Church The Supernatural Vurtues The Holy Sacraments The Most Important Prayers The Mysteries of the Rosary

St. Thomas Aquinas "The Church believes today, as she believed from the first, that Thomism is an ark of salvation, capable of keeping minds afloat in the deluge of doctrine. She does not confuse it with faith, nor yet with knowledge in all its fullness; she knows that it is fallible, and that in respect of passing theories, it has shared the errors of different times; but she judges that …

This is the only reference tool that presents not only the absolute best of the traditional items from the first nineteen-and-a-half centuries of the Church, but outstanding selections from its most recent decades, too. This book features: -Thousands of accurate quotations -All items arranged by topic in alphabetical order - Short biographies of each person quoted -A complete index making it …

Why Do Catholics Genuflect? - And Answers To Other Puzzling Questions About The Catholic Church Al Kresta Mary and the other saints, the Eucharist and the confessional, popes and purgatory, mortal sin and holy water... Are you puzzled by all that "Catholic stuff"? To encounter the Catholic Church is to discover a rich, complex heritage of Christian faith and practice. Its ancient …

This book presents the canonical institutions - principally potestas regiminis and ecclesiastical offices - which are the backbone of the entire governance structures within the Catholic Church, from the Roman Pontiff to the parish priest. It offers a canonical treatment of the material which at the same time refers to the underlying theological principles. It is, as well a reflexion on the …

A complete course in Catholicism by the well-known editor of Homiletic and Pastoral Review.