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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
The Sheed & Ward Anthology of Catholic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the evolution of Catholic philosophy from Biblical times to the present day. The first comprehensive collection of readings from Catholic philosophers, this volume aims to sharpen the understanding of Catholic philosophy...
by Joseph Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Catholic author Joseph Anthony offers readers a solid introduction to the "Summa Theologica" of St. Thomas Aquinas. Beginning with St. Thomas's life and times, readers will explore the literary genre of the "Summa," why St. Thomas wrote it and his intended audience, and will take a walk through...
Corpus Mysticum
The Eucharist and the Church in the Middle Ages
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 1990
One of the major figures of twentieth-century Catholic theology, Henri Cardinal de Lubac was known for his attention to the doctrine of the church and its life within the contemporary world. In Corpus Mysticum de Lubac investigates a particular understanding of the relation of the church to the eucharist....
Unity of Spirit
Studies on William Of Saint-Thierry in Honor of E. Rozanne Elder
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
William of Saint-Thierry (ca. 1080–1148) became abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Thierry in about 1119, holding that office for about sixteen years and writing a large number of works, some for the guidance of the monks of his abbey and others as theological treatises. But during that same...
Moral Choices
The Moral Theology of St. Alphonsus Liguori
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 1998
This book chronicles Saint Alphonsus Liguori's contribution to the evolution of moral theology, a contribution that continues to influence contemporary Christian society more than 200 years after his death. Readers will come away with a renewed appreciation for this method of living and acting morally.
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Thomas and the Thomists
The Achievement of Thomas Aquinas and his Interpreters
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
Thomas Aquinas (1224–1274) is one of the most important thinkers in the history of western civilization. A philosopher and theologian, a priest and preacher, Aquinas bequeathed to the world an enduring synthesis of philosophy, theology, and Christian spirituality. Aquinas championed the integration...
The Jesuits II
Cultures, Sciences, and the Arts, 1540-1773
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Recent years have seen scholars in a wide range of disciplines re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. In 1997, a group of scholars convened a major international conference to discuss the world of the Jesuits between 1540 and 1773 (the year of its suppression by papal edict). This meeting...
Style, Sex, and Substance
10 Catholic Women Consider the Things that Really Matter
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Who is to say who the authentic Catholic woman is?And how do the perils and pitfalls of modern society impact that vision? Here is a fresh look at life from the perspective of ten Catholic women who live in the spotlight of the Internet ten bloggers who keep it real every day with their personal posts...
by Hilaire Belloc
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2003
Belloc turns his powerful mind, erudition, robust common sense and supreme confidence in the Catholic Faith to a host of topics, including The New Paganism, Legend, Usury, The Schools, The Two Cultures of the West, The Catholic Church and The Modern State, etc. Belloc predicted--and explains--the chaos we now witness. This brilliant work is a tonic sorely needed by Catholics today!
The Lion of Munster
The Bishop Who Roared Against the Nazis
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
“The dear God placed me in a position in which I had a duty to call black 'black' and white 'white'.” These words were spoken by Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, the bishop of the diocese of Münster in Germany from 1933 to 1946. In so doing, he risked death at the hands of the Nazis, one Gestapo...
Bernhard Lichtenberg
Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of the Nazi Regime
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Bernhard Lichtenberg: Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of the Nazi Regime is the definitive English biography of the martyred Nazi-era Berlin provost, Bernhard Lichtenberg. This work presents a broad overview of Bernhard Lichtenberg’s life (1875–1943) in the context of history. It discusses the...
On the Road to Vatican II
German Catholic Enlightenment and Reform of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
In the present day, there is widespread confusion regarding the theological achievements of the Catholic Enlightenment. This book outlines such contributions in the fields of biblical exegesis, church reform, liturgical renewal, and the move toward a more tolerant view of other churches and religions....
The Unholy Trinity
Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
It's now or never for conservative values.
This highly anticipated debut from Matt Walsh of The Blaze demands that conservative voters make a last stand and fight for the moral center of America. The Trump presidency and Republican Congress provides an urgent opportunity to stop the Left's...
Search for the Meaning of Life
Essays and Reflections on the Mystical Experience, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2003
Throughout twelve chapters derived from talks and lectures, Jäger helps the reader understand the mystical meaning of life. Also discusses the role of science and mysticism, the nature of transpersonal experience, the search for the Whole, the development of mystical experience in Eastern and Western...