Sources of Catholic eBooks & Texts

This webpage contains the following lists (which are being currently reorganized):

I. Recommended Sources of Legally Free or Online eBooks
II. Recommended Sources of Worth-It (For Purchase) eBooks
III. Recommended Sources of Essays, Articles, Other Materials
IV. Other Websites
V. Defunct Sources

Index of Websites with Catholic Christian eBooks and Texts

I. Recommended Sources of Legally Free or Online eBooks

• Adoremus;
• Aquinas Translation Project;
• Catholic Liturgical Library;
• Catholic Cultural Resources on Catholic Culture.org, which include:
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church;
  • Catholic Dictionary;
  • Catholic Library;
  • Catholic Teachings: What You Need To Know;
  • Fathers of the Church;
  • The Father William Most Collection;
  • Free Catholic eBooks from Catholic Culture authors, which one may access after (very simple and free) registration;
• Catholic Kingdom’s ebooks library (or “The School Library”);
• Catholic Primer. The original website is sadly defunct, but the resources therein may still be accessed at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, through the 07 September 2011 and 21 October 2012 snapshots of the site.
• Catholic Treasury. Contains various ebooks on Catholic belief, prayers and spiritual teaching;
• CatholiCity;
• Christ’s Faithful People. Sadly the original site is defunct, but a snapshot of the site and its ebooks may be viewed through Internet Archive’s Wayback Engine. Here is the link to the site’s snapshot as of 16 March 2012.
• Christendom Awake: Free eBooks.
• Church in History;
• Corpus Thomisticum;
• The Divine Lamp;
• Documenta Catholica Omnia;
• Dominican Central Archives. This is the archive of the resources contained in the former website of the old website of the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Albert the Great, USA.
• Etica e Politica. Includes Italian and English documents.
• EWTN Library. This is now thoroughly revamped from the former EWTN Libraries, but retains the many valuable texts contained therein.
• Family Life Center International: Including Church Documents;
• Franciscan Archive. Contains works by various members of the Franciscan religious orders, such as St. Bonaventure (the “Seraphic Doctor”);
• G.K. Chesterton’s Works on the Web;
• Good Catholic Books;
• Institute for Sacred Architecture;
• Jacques Maritain Center;
• Josemaria Escriva. Contains works by St. Josemaria Escriva, the Founder of Opus Dei.
• Marian Catechist Apostolate: Multimedia Index;
• Musica Sacra: Church Music Association of America;
• New Advent: Including the Holy Bible, Church Documents, the Church Fathers, the Summa Theologica, the Catholic Encyclopedia;
• Our Lady’s Warriors;
• Real Presence Association: Includes the Essentials of the Catholic Faith and the Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Archives;
• Roman Theological Forum;
• Saint Thomas d’Aquin;
• Saints’ Books;
• Sancta Missa: With Liturgical Books and Resources, and Sacred Music in the Liturgy;
• Sancte Pater Library;
• St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church;
• Women for Faith & Family: which includes Church Documents and the archive from the old website.

II. Recommended Sources of Worth-It (For Purchase) eBooks

• Angelico Press;
• Ascension Press;
• Baronius Press;
• Catholic Answers Shop;
• Catholic Way Publishing;
• Communio: International Catholic Review;
• Corpus Christi Watershed;
• Emmaus Road Publishing;
• Fraternity Publications;
• Ignatius Press;
• Loreto Publications;
• Magnificat Bookstore;
• Mother of Our Savior, Inc. and Refuge of Sinners, Inc.;
• Obras Catolicas: Obras Classicas do Catolicismo;
• Saint Anne’s Helper, which has now moved from the former website;
• Scepter Publishers;
• Sophia Institute Press;
• St. Athanasius Press: Traditional Catholic Library;
• St. Augustine Academy Press;
• TAN Books;

III. Recommended Sources of Essays, Articles, Other Materials

• Adoremus: Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy;
• CanonLaw.info;
• Catholic Answers;
• Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute (C-FAM);
• Catholic United for the Faith;
• Catholic World Report;
• Communio: International Catholic Review;
• Corpus Christi Watershed;
• Crisis Magazine;
• The Crossroads Initiative;
• ELCore.net: Contains Lane’s World CatholicPage (a collection of ecclesiastical documents and other books and texts), Catholicity @ ELCore.Net (a collection of apologetics texts, book excerpts, and some complete books), and Catholic Poets @ ELCore.Net (collected poems of 4 Catholic poets from the early 20th century, including Joyce Kilmer).
• Etica e Politica. Includes treatises in Italian, English, Portuguese on ethics and moral theology;
• Institute for Sacred Architecture;
• Musica Sacra: Church Music Association of America;
• New Theological Movement;
• OnePeterFive;
• Rorate Coeli;
• Second Exodus;
• Thomistic Philosophy;

IV. Other Websites

• Catholic Texts on Internet Archive:
  •  (Use with caution, as it includes non-Catholic Anglican texts. Readers without sufficient doctrinal information are advised to limit their reading to texts with Imprimatur or Catholic publishers like Benziger Brothers, B. Herder, Burns and Oates or Burns and Lambert, &c.)
• Dievas ir Tėvynė: contains Lithuanian books and journals produced by the Lietuvių Katalikų Mokslo Akademijos (Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science)
• JesusMarie.com;
• JGray.org;
• Knights of Columbus: Catholic Information Service;
• Medieval Philosophy Library;
• National Coalition of Clergy and Laity;
• Newman Reader;
• Priests for Life;
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops;
• The Way of the Lord Jesus.

V. Defunct Sources (websites inactive or for sale as of 23 August 2020)

• Abbaye Saint Benoit de Port-Valais: Bibliotheque. The original website is defunct, but the 16 November 2017 snapshot states that its contents may be ordered from the Monastère Saint Benoît de Port-Valais.
• Ascension Catholic Community. Includes Catholic Catechism Topics and Bible Study Resources
• Capuchin Beginnings;
• Catechetics Online;
• Catholic Evangelism;
• Evangelical Catholic Apologetics;
• GCatholic.com: Documents and Speeches;
• Hugh McDonald;
• Joseph Kenny, O.P.: Including Thomas Aquinas’ Works in English;
• Our Catholic Faith: Downloads;
• Le Pater Noster;
• Roman Catholic Resource Index;
• Saint Joseph Software EBooks;
• Saint Wiki;
• Sean O Lachtnain’s Home Page;
• St. Athanasius Press Traditional Catholic Library;
• St. Michael Cyberspace Scriptorium;
• The Summa & Other Matters;