Catholic Truth Society: 314 books

2016 marked the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Dominican Order of Preachers. This history sets St Dominic and his Order’s developing mission in the context of major social changes through the centuries and across the globe. The story is enriched by the contribution of major saints and...

Caryll Houselander’s Christ within Me is a compressed meditation on the humility of God, who comes to us in the form of bread and uses what seem to us trivial and insignificant things, the routine monotonies and despairs of daily life, so as to be present, through us, to the world. Her writing is...

Father Considine was particularly sympathetic to those he believed to be overanxious in their approach to God. His Words of Encouragement have helped generations of ordinary people who, though honest and sincere, often find themselves timid and puzzled. His ability to relate the Gospel to the practical and immediate needs of the individual remains as convincing as it ever was.

What role did the Church play during the First World War and what effect did the Great War have on the Church? In this international conflict, Catholics were facing Catholics in the trenches, and everyone looked to their own Bishops and the Pope for a response. This eBook examines the role of Pope...

Prayer is at the heart of the Christian life, but is always a battle. This eBook explores the opportunities of some of the main methods of Christian prayer, as well as the problems and pitfalls. Sr Mary David uses the wisdom of the Church Fathers to lead the reader into a deeper relationship with God.

The events of the Reformation led to centuries of bitter theological disputes, wars, persecutions and power struggles, and its consequences endure to this day. This ebooklet looks at the events which led up to the Reformation in Europe, and particularly in England. It shows how much that was good was lost in this conflict.

History has been less kind to Belloc than to his great friend and collaborator Chesterton. Yet for several decades at the turn of the twentieth century, he was considered one of the great literary figures of the age. President of the Oxford Union as a student and later on a Member of Parliament, it...

Lourdes is one of the best known places of pilgrimage in modern Christendom. This is the story of Bernadette Soubirous, the eighteen appearances of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her in 1858, and her life and trials.In this comprehensive and detailed account, David Baldwin draws out the truly inspirational...

This companion for those who are specifically going to Lisieux on pilgrimage, takes you to the principal places of Thérèse, provides you with a coherent commentary, and suggests some appropriate prayers and meditations at each place. For anyone on holiday in the region, it may be worth just slipping...

Since beyond the mists of history people have been drawn to making pilgrim journeys. In this modern, frenetic world, pilgrimage is on the increase. This ebook seeks to answer why, as well as giving insights, inspiration and ideas for anyone contemplating pilgrimage. It also highlights some popular, and not so well known, pilgrim destinations, and proposes ‘Reasons to Go’.

This eBook is the ideal pilgrim guide to Fatima especially in this centenary year 2017, in which the author tells the story of Fatima, describes the events, summarises the messages of Our Lady, and explains how the apparitions were approved by the Church and their meaning for us all. A narrative description...

This great Spanish saint (1515-1582), mystic and Doctor of the Church spearheaded the reform of the Carmelite order, founding dozens of new convents in her own lifetime. Admired and disliked in equal measure, her strong will and incredible energy were supplemented by a great human compassion, frankness...

This excellent introduction details the life and spirituality of Francis, and the context in which his order of 'little brothers' (Friars Minor) were born and how they had such great and immediate impact upon the Church and the world. From wild, youthful knight and prisoner of war to humble beggar,...

Mgr Vernon Johnson's classic text on what Bernadette has to teach us about suffering has been expanded here by Donal Foley, particularly in the light of the teaching and experience of Pope St John Paul II and others. The 150th anniversary of the apparitions at the Lourdes grotto offers Christians...