The Faith of Our Fathers: A Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ by James Cardinal Gibbons The Faith of Our Fathers always has been an incredibly popular and successful book explaining the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith and why we hold them. It delves into the historical background of virtually everything people find hard to understand about …
Fr. John Laux Packed with fascinating information. Scores hundreds of points without a wasted word. Full of brief Bible quotes that show how Catholic teaching is truly Scriptural. Topics include the Sources of Faith (Scripture and Tradition), the Blessed Trinity, creation, Angels, Original Sin, Christ the Redeemer, the Blessed Virgin, Sanctifying & Actual Grace, good …
Pocket Edition of St. Thomas - The Summa simplified. Part I. God and His Creatures The One God Knowledge and Love of God The Trinity Creation The Angels Man and His World God's Work in the World Creatures' Work in World Government Part IIa. Happiness Part IIb. The Divine Life in Man Part III. The God Man
About The Holy Spirit by Francisca Javiera del Valle First published in Spanish in 1932, this 10-day devotion to the Holy Spirit has attracted many readers to a deeper appreciation and veneration of the "Great Unknown". The author was a poor dressmaker who, in spite of her very limited education, testified to an extraordinary understanding of the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit …
The Little Book of the Holy Spirit by Fr. Bede Jarrett, O.P. CHRIST SAID THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS WITHIN EACH OF US - loving us, sanctifying us, protecting us from sin, and leading us in the ways of virtue and prayer. In these pages, Fr. Bede Jarrett helps you penetrate this great mystery of God's presence in our hearts. He explains the ineffable dignity that this presence gives you, no …
Fr. John H. Hampsch, CMF Widespread ignorance about the Triune God can be described as nothing short of "abysmal." This is especially true of knowledge about the least understood Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit. In a Barna survey in 1997, a disappointing 61% of US residents surveyed agreed with the statement that "the Holy Spirit is a symbol of God's presence or power, but is …
Contemplating the Trinity Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa Translated by Marsha Daigle-Williamson, PH.D. Unity, joy, simplicity, beauty, truth—these are the hallmarks of the three Persons in one God, the Trinity. In Contemplating the Trinity, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher to the papal household, invites readers to turn to the Trinity so that they can enter into and experience the …
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The Comforter: The Spirit of Joy Fr. Andrew Apostoli The joy which comes from God -- like His peace -- is a joy which the world cannot give. It has its source in a loving relationship with the Spirit of God and produces in the soul a unique delight in the things of God. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Joy enabling us to taste the sweetness of the Lord. He comes to us as a Gift of God at the …
The Advocate: The Spirit of Truth in the Life of the Individual Christian Fr. Andrew Apostoli In an age where image is everything and the very idea of truth is often relegated to the irrelevant, it is refreshing to find a book that restores this stable and necessary value to the place of prominence it once held in society when people accepted the truth and based their lives on it. Opinion …
Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. Foreward by Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. Nothing but the truth. That's what Jesus promised when he told his apostles that after his death the Spirit of Truth would com upon them. Twenty-one centuries later, we might ask: What happened next? Did the Spirit descend? Did the Spirit stay? Is the Spirit with us today? If so, how does the Spirit …
Come, Creator Spirit Meditations on the Veni Creator Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap.; Denis and Marlene Barrett, Translators Written particularly for the Charismatic Renewal in the English-speaking world, Come, Creator Spirit is a helpful guide for a better understanding of the Holy Spirit. In this detailed commentary on the famous hymn Veni Creator , sung at the beginning of every new year, …
William K. McDohough Foreward by Scott Hahn In this fourth title in the series of contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough offers a popular explanation of the meaning of the Trinity, "the fundamental doctrine of the Catholic faith," and its relation to the body of Christian revelation. He presents a synthesis of the Catholic faith: the triune life of God; the Person of the …
The Gift of God: The Holy Spirit Fr. Andrew Apostoli During the past two decades more references to the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of God have probably been made than were made in the last several centuries. The Second Vatican Council stirred a new interest in the identity and the activity of the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity and opened up whole new avenues of study into the scriptural …
Understanding The Trinity Fr. John P. Arendzen Although many religions acknowledge the oneness of God and recognize the good things He does for us, Christians alone have been admitted to sacred intimacy with Him. God has spoken to us about Himself as only a friend dares speak to a friend, telling us about His own inner life. In loving kindness and tender condescension, God has through the …
Holy Spirit of God An Essay in Biblical Theology François-Xavier Durrwell; Translated by Sister Benedict Davies, O.S.U.; Foreword by Scott Hahn "We have here [Durrwell's] mature thought on the most important subject-the wellspring of our faith, our hope, our charity, our joy, our consolation, our worship, our moral life, our afterlife—the Holy Spirit of God." —Dr. Scott Hahn, in …
The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus The Mystery of Christ's Baptism Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap.; Alan Neame, Translator In the New Testament, Jesus reassures the Apostles before he ascends to heaven by saying, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses . . . to the ends of the earth." What of this Spirit? In what way was that Spirit …
In this book of meditations, based on a series of homilies and meditations presented and compiled by the author shortly before he became Archbishop of Munich-Freising, in 1977, theologian Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) presents his profound thoughts on the nature and person of God, building a bridge between theology and spirituality as he makes wide use of the Sacred Scriptures to …
First published at the outbreak of World War II, The Holy Ghost (renamed The Holy Spirit for this printing) answers the need of many people for "a deeper and more accurate knowledge of the Holy Spirit," in the author's words. The Holy Spirit's role in creation as the fountain of life and the first of God's gifts is studied along with the Spirit's mission, divine filiation, and the …
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