Std: 14 books
by Jeffrey Archer, Francis J. Moloney, SDB
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
"The very name of ‘Judas' raises among Christians an instinctive reaction of criticism and condemnation…The betrayal of Judas remains…a mystery."
—Pope Benedict XVI, October 2006
The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariot sheds new light on the the mystery of Judas—including...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Catholic Catechism
The Core Teachings of Catholicism in Plain English
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Operating instructions for being a Catholic.
The Catechism is an amazing collection of Church teachings and rules that cover everything from the basics, like honoring God, to more unusual subjects, such as paying just wages and respecting animals. Perfect for students, lay teachers, Catholics,...
The Liturgical Year
Lent, the Sacred Paschal Triduum, Easter Time (vol. 2)
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
When Adrien Nocent's The Liturgical Year was published in the 1970s, it was the very first comprehensive commentary on the three-year lectionary in relation to the Sacramentary/Missal as these were revised following the Second Vatican Council. Expressed on nearly every page was Nocent's conviction...
The Liturgical Year
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany (vol. 1)
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
When Adrien Nocent's The Liturgical Year was published in the 1970s, it was the very first comprehensive commentary on the three-year lectionary in relation to the Sacramentary/Missal as these were revised following the Second Vatican Council. Expressed on nearly every page was Nocent's conviction...
Whose Mass Is It?
Why People Care So Much about the Catholic Liturgy
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
When changes happen to the Catholic Mass, opinions are strong and diverse. Everyone feels in some way that the Mass is theirs. It is. Or is it? Whose Mass is it? And what should people do to claim it?
Whether or not adult Catholics attend Mass regularly, they strongly bond with it. Within a...
The Liturgical Year
Sundays Two to Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time (vol. 3)
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
When Adrien Nocent's The Liturgical Year was published in the 1970s, it was the very first comprehensive commentary on the three-year lectionary in relation to the Sacramentary/Missal as these were revised following the Second Vatican Council. Expressed on nearly every page was Nocent's conviction...
Charity as Divine and Human Friendship
A Metaphysical and Scriptural Explanation According to the Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
The purpose of this work is to explore and explain St. Thomas’ curious description of charity as a “kind of friendship of man for God.”
This is achieved in two symphonic movements:
An investigation into the metaphysical substructure of friendship;
Analysis of St. Thomas’...
One Love
A Pastoral Guide to The Order of Celebrating Matrimony
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
The publication of the second edition of The Order of Celebrating Matrimony provides new liturgical and pastoral opportunities for presiders and parishes. In One Love, Fr. Paul Turner—one of the most reliable experts in Catholic liturgy today—provides sound guidance and instruction on the rite....
Christianity and the Culture of Relativism in the Anthropologies of Joseph Ratzinger and Stanley Hauerwas
(Rediscovering the Truth of Christianity)
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Joseph Ratzinger rates relativism as the greatest challenge of the Church today. What he describes is not a new phenomenon but his theology highlights its origins and magnitude. Stanley Hauerwas fights the same battle on the Protestant side. This book attempts to discover and streamline their deliberations,...
by Rev. Msgr. Chester P. Michael, STD
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A Christian Worldview discusses aspects of Christian worldviews applicable today, incorporating the events of September 11, 2001, and provides tools to discern God's plan for humanity.
Inseparable Love
A Commentary on The Order of Celebrating Matrimony in the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
This book provides a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on the Catholic Church's Order of Celebrating Matrimony. Readers will learn about the history and theology of the elements of the rite and of the pertinent texts in the Roman Missal. Paul Turner provides translations of reports of the study group...
Let Us Pray
A Guide to the Rubrics of Sunday Mass
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Since its initial publication in 2006, Paul Turner'sLet Us Pray has become a valuable resource for understanding, planning, and celebrating the Eucharist.This new edition, thoroughly updated by the author to be in full continuity with the Revised English Translation of The Roman Missal, will be one...
Glory in the Cross
Holy Week in the Third Edition of The Roman Missal
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The principal liturgies of Holy Week underwent a series of revisions between 1951 and 2011. In this book, noted liturgist Paul Turner charts the rubrics and prayers of the current rites paragraph by paragraph, explaining the historical development of individual components, how and why the post 'Vatican...
Light in the Darkness
Preparing Better Catholic Funerals
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
Although the Catholic funeral rite has not changed in the past few decades, society has. Parishes have new questions to face that their liturgical book does not consider: eulogies by family members, the final disposition of cremated remains, and the collapse of the traditional three-stage funeral...