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Discourses by the great Dominican preacher on the existence of God, the inner life of God, the creation of the world by God, God's plan of creation and his relationship to man.

Born in Ireland in 1800 of English Stock and raised in a strongly Protestant surrounding, Kenelm Henry Digby entered the Roman Catholic Church while writing his first great masterpiece, The Broadstone of Honour, first published in 1822. The Broadstone treats of the origin, spirit and institutions of Christian Chivalry and the true practice of the same. It was his deep study of these lofty ideals and the "Ages of Faith, " which he had been rais...

English priest Father Drinkwater spent years gathering the over 700 stories presented in this book. Each story, culled from newspapers, hagiography, the Bible, etc., explains an aspect of the Catechism. Valuable reading on its own but also excellent as a teacher's resource as each story catches the attention and impresses the memory.

Discourses by the great Dominican preacher on life in general and life supernatural, moral, private and public.

A guide-book to the official prayer of the Catholic Church, the Divine Office explaining the benefits and method of saying the traditional Breviary. Contains sample outlines of the Hours.

First published in 1875, a fascinating and detailed look into the world of the Freemasons.

Containing in alphabetical order the names of saints with Latin and modern language equivalents, nicknames, brief biography, representation in art and pronunciation. With a daily calendar of feasts and lists of patron saints.

A narative of Moslem rule in the days of St. Eulogius, one of the martyrs of Cordova.

Casti Connubii, or On Christian Marriage is the essential papal encyclical on marriage, the family and society. With an insightful commentary by Fr. Vincent McNabb, O.P.

A Catholic artist looks on the theology of work.

Geared for young readers, the thrilling tale of the English Martyr St. John Fisher of Rochester. Illustrated.

With his facile pen and from the wealth of his nation-wide experience, the well-known author treats anything and everything that might be included under the heading of home education: the pre-marriage training of prospective parents, the problems of the pre-school days down through the years of adolescence. No topic is neglected. "What is most praiseworthy is Fr. Lord's insistence throughout that no educational agency can supplant the work tha...

An excellent statement of the principle rules and practices of the spiritual life.

There are many good and popular English books on the Mass. Some of them treat the subject after the manner of a Rationale, explaining the significance of the prayers and ceremonies of the Eucharistic rite, others are historical and antiquarian, and elucidate the origin and evolution of the ceremonial - while of devotional books there is no end. This book, however, is a treatise on the folklore and minor antiquities of the Mass, by which are me...

First published in 1912, this delightful book outlines the meaning and importance of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for children. With a brief introduction by Fr. Vincent McNabb.

An examination of the Catholic Church teaching: "outside of the Church there is no salvation.

Practical, honest discourses for women by the Bishop of Montpellier. Chapters include: The Love of God, The Flight of the Love of the World, The Pleasures of the World, Duties of the Rich, Portrait of the Christian Woman, Woman's Sunday, The USeful Life, Woman's Conversation, The Life of Union With God, The Exercise of Prayer and Meditation, THe Life of Self-Denial, The Christian Mission of Women.

First published in 1948, a detailed photo-tour of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church according to the traditional Roman Rite. The photos take us step by step through the various rituals with informative text explaining the signifigance, prayers, history and meaning of each of the Sacraments.

Written in 1945, Forming a Christian Mentality discusses the religious guidance of youth intended for parents, teachers and priests. The first part, entitled Faith, leads man through life from the cradle to the grave, guided by Revelation, principally on the basis of Holy Scripture. The second part, entitled Worship, conducts man through the life of grace. It is based predominantly on the liturgy of the Mass and some Sacraments. The author has...

Here this treatise on By-Paths to the Presence of God will help us. It gives us the whole of life in terms of Christ. It shows him as the Beginning of all things and their perfect End. It tangles Hm with the roots of the Universe, discovers him twin-made with all the world. The writer makes us realise in words of beauty that all life is sweet with a fragrant remembrance of Him: night with its companion sleep, food and drink, brambles and lilli...