Do you really make proper use of Lent? Pre-Vatican II Catholics had more help in using Lent properly. Not just the more rigorous disciplines, but sounder preaching and a wealth of solid spiritual …
Special Introductory Price! "As beautiful a Sunday missal for the old Latin Mass as has ever been published." -Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro, Rome. 20 full-color, full-page illustrations. …
It's finally back! One of us at Roman Catholic Books picked up this World War II-era prayer book from a used book dealer. It could have fit easily into a shirt pocket. There is a scribbled note …
What the Gospels don't reveal about Christ's suffering, science does. The Gospels reveal only the barest essentials about the physical sufferings of Our Lord. But in this mind-opening book, Dr. …
And possible only with the gracious permission of Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York. A facsimile reproduction of the 1960 altar Missal for priests. Contains a sticker to add St. Joseph to the …
"What earlier generations held as sacred remains sacred and great for us too." - Pope Benedict XVI, on the Latin Missal of 1962 In the 1990s, EWTN's Mother Angelica, fed up with …
Why did yesterday's Catholic kids know the Bible so much better than today's? One MAJOR reason: this magnificent Bible picture book Even back in the Fifties, this book was considered ambitious. …
For more than four centuries it was known simply as "The Roman Catechism" - the source, guide and standard for all other catechisms. Commissioned by the Council of Trent, written under …
Herbert Thurston "Remarkable collection of studies of eccentric sanctity ... of extreme interest." Times Literary Supplement The renowned Jesuit author Herbert Thurston's final book …
Wrath Of God - The Days Of The Antichrist Fr. Livio Fanzaga What should Catholics believe about the end of the world? Now, the answers -- in a major new book saluted by the Vatican’s …
Christ in Dachau Rev. John M. Lenz Forgotten Priests in a Nazi Hellhole Dachau concentration camp held the largest number of Catholic priests—more than 2400—in the Nazi camp system. They came from …
Manual of prayers an guide for priests using the old Latin rituals. Complied in accordance with the 1961 edition of the Rituale Romanum . Steinmueller in Homiletic and Pastoral Review in 1961: …
How to teach—and learn—like the clearest teacher in history: St.Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas is Catholicism’s greatest teacher. His crowning achievement, the Summa …
If God is just, why do the innocent suffer and the wicked prosper? That question, one of the most profound and troubling in life, finds its definitive answer in the New Testament. But it was first …
Vol I From the Beginning to the Exile and Vol II From the Exile to AD 135 By far the most readable history of the Old Testament ever written Abbott Giuseppe Ricciotti renders it …
In war it is necessry, not just to have adequate forces for attack and defense, but also to study the enemy's past and present strategy and tactics. This is staff work, for which, in the …
Vatican II mandated that the Church's "treasury of sacred music is to be preserved and cultivated with great care" -in particular, Gregorian chant and Latin were to retain pride of place. …
What to do until you find a spiritual director Back in 1958, Father Edward J. Hogan of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore observed, “There are countless souls ripe for sanctity, full of …
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 …
Father Giuseppe Riccioti, chaplain of his regiment, lay in a World War I field hospital, hovering between life and death. If he lived, he promised, he would use his expertise in Biblical languages …
Dealing with Scruples by Dermot Casey, S.J. It’s possible to be too hard on yourself Or maybe on others, too, who suffer from scruples “Scruples” -- defined in the old …
Herbert Thurston, S.J.’s “invaluable work of reference” (said the Times Literary Supplement in 1952) is back in print for Catholics crying out for guidance—and getting …
Dr. Maria Montessori's most valuable book. Every conceivable element of the traditional Mass unfolds before the eyes of children 8 to 15. 36 illustrations assist in answering hundreds …
Common fallacies about Purgatory They’re cleared up, in a book that liberated many a struggling Catholic half a century ago. In 1949, this English translation of Fr. Martin Jugie’s acclaimed book …
This book brings together the writings of the popes on sacred music. Many of these documents are almost totally unknown, some are found only in Latin, and a great number are inaccessible to …
Early baby boom Catholic moral guidance, brief, authoritative and readable, by a priest who wrote seven such books well before the turbulent 1960s. The chapters are all derived from his …
Extensively revised and nearly doubled in length, and also newly enriched with dozens of historical illustrations, this second edition of Cranmer's Godly Order is in effect a new book. Wth …
Days before his death at 43, the famed British convert completed work on his last book. It is not a novel, but a prayer book for those suffering anxiety due to the death or wounding of a loved one …
St. John's Apocalypse, better known as the Book of Revelation, is perhaps the most profound, fascinating and frequently misinterpreted book in the Bible. All manner of heretics, …
Advice on sex for young, unmarried Catholics Young Catholics find it difficult to go to elders for advice on private matters regarding sex. But that doesn't mean they don't need help. And unless …
IS SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT CONSIDERING A RELIGIOUS VOCATION? Here’s the still-unsurpassed guide to discernment—grounded in the theology of Aquinas. On the question of religious …
Back in print: cherished guidebook for distressed souls, and their loved ones, by the late Monsignor Edmund J. Goebel “…Belongs in Catholic homes…for the sick and the …
“The entire morale of the Priesthood,” wrote the famed Cardinal Gibbons, “is found in the terse and almost inspired maxim, ‘acerdos alter Christus.’ Jesus lives and …
Catholics tend to shy from St. John’s Apocalypse (or “The Book of Revelation”), and understandably so: perhaps no other book of the Bible has been more abused by Protestants who …
It’s back: the popular illustrated guide for boys Tens of thousands of altar boys prior to Vatican II learned how to serve the old Latin Mass with the help of this easy-to-read book. …
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 …
In plain English, by the great stylist who had produced over a dozen books when he died in his forties: why you're Catholic-and why your Protestant neighbor should be one, too. "Not a …
"I cannot but believe that a main unexpected thing of the future is the return of Islam." Thus warned Hilaire Belloc in 1936 -- long before the Christian West permitted millions of Moslems to …
Why does this newly reissued (and very rare) book differ from other lives of the saints for children? Because it not only gives you 14 lovely and inspiring stories for young children, it also …
The book that integrated the Passion of Our Lord with genuine mental health To the initial astonishment of Catholic moral theologians a century ago, psychology discovered to provide invaluable …
Going nowhere on the path to spiritual and moral improvement? Many fine priests and nuns have felt the same way -- and many found surer footing in this 1936 guide to growth in holiness. …
Pray to God exactly as the greatest saints did. A large element of the saints’ holiness: they knew how to pray. The words they directed to God, and the directions on praying that they gave …
The Reform of the Roman Liturgy Msgr. Klaus Gamber The Reform of the Roman Liturgy by Msgr. Klaus Gamber. Thirteen years ago when Pope Benedict was still ‘Cardinal Ratzinger’ he wrote the …
Sins of Parents By Charles Hugo Doyle Mistakes parents make in raising their children. How to avoid them. Or, how to lessen their impact, if made. One unfortunate result of Freudianism is that …
Attain spiritual and emotional calm amid suffering, anxiety, or daily trials Celebrated Jesuit provides a detailed plan for every kind of challenge to internal peace Fr. Narciso Irala, SJ, …
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Sometimes real breakthroughs in your spiritual life only come about after searing self-examination. Even in the 1950s, when books on Catholic prayer and spirituality could become bestsellers, the …
“A strikingly beautiful defense of Christ’s solution for the ills of man.” …
Catholics: how many of your classics do you know? Now, one big volume introduces you to them all Traditional Catholics busy with life – and the struggle in the Church – often neglect good reading. …
Fr. John LaFarge How to conquer any fear of aging - and make your senior years your At 84, Fr. John LaFarge was struck by the many advantages and blessings of aging, and he observed that …
One American Jesuit was there when Lenin and Stalin disemboweled Christian Russia. Now, his towering masterpiece is back, after 75 years. When Fr. Edmund Walsh, SJ, first crossed from Latvia …
Now you can quickly locate hundreds of Scripture verses supporting the entire edifice of Catholic belief Where in the Bible do you find the basis of Catholic teachings—including those commonly …
A vast repository of forgotten Catholic prayers, devotions & meditations. When this big prayer book first appeared half a century ago it was hailed as the most original ever compiled in …
Universally hailed book on the mystical life and how each of us may pursue it BACK IN PRINT, AT LONG LAST Central themes task of the mystic “the dominion of the devil” the mystic in …
For Catholics who strive daily to give God the love He deserves “A small book with great dimensions of love and wisdom.”—Ave Maria The great Jesuit pastor of souls, C. C. …
Now in one beautiful volume! Msgr. Boylan’s acclaimed twin commentaries on Scripture readings. Inspiration for priests and ordinary Mass-goers. Considered one of the finest Scripture …
12 Requirements for being a holy and effective priest Considered one of the great spiritual writers of the 20th century, Dom Hubert Van Zeller wrote many books for a general Catholic audience — …
by Fr. Alfred Wilson, C.P. Fr. Alfred Wilson was one of the foremost confessors and writers of the mid-20th century. The importance of Confession - why Catholics do not just confess …
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CRADLE OF CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION? More important: what do you suppose your children or grandchildren know? Christian civilization sprouted out of Europe, feeding off …