“On the Importance of Biblical Hebrew in Catholic Seminaries and Academic Institutions”, by André Villeneuve, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology, Saint John Vianney Seminary, Denver, CO (January 2017). Available at ResearchGate and Academia.edu.
Manual of Devotions in Honour of Our Lady of Sorrows, 2nd edition, reprinted and enlarged (London: R. Washburne, F.A. Little, 1868). Available on this page of the Catholic Harbor of Faith and Morals (which states that it the 1861 edition was translated by Fr. Ambrose St. John). Also available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive, with another copy at Internet Archive.
See also these related texts and ebooks:
A Crown of Tribulation: Being Meditations on the Seven Sorrows of Our Blessed Lady Mary, by Elizabeth Parker (New York : P.J. Kenedy, 1920), With Imprimatur. Available in multiple formats at Internet Archive and Open Library.
The Devotion of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 32 pages. Available in pdf format at The Fatima Center.
Manual of Devotions in Honour of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2nd edition, by Father Sebastian of the Blessed Sacrament (London: Denis Lane, 1868). Available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive, with another copy at Internet Archive.
Mary in Sorrow and Desolation, Help of the Holy Catholic Church: with the Ritual of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Dolours (London: Burns, Oates, and Co., 1868). Cum permissu superiorum. Available in various formats (pdf, epub, kindle/mobi, etc.) at Internet Archive.
The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. 20 pages. According to the text, the prayers and meditations were composed by Fr. Scott McCaig, CC, a convert to the Catholic Faith; and the booklet was published in celebration of the Year for Priests from June 2009 to June 2010. Available in pdf format at the Companions of the Cross.
“And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother: Behold, this child is set for the ruin, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted. And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.” (St. Luke ii, 34-35)
Trafficking of Human Slaves, by Barbara Krallis (2006). A 16-part series on human trafficking and slavery, comprising the following essays first published on Renew America and Catholic World Report, which have been made available at Catholic Culture:
Letter to Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran on the Occasion of the International Conference “Twenty-First Century Slavery – the Human Rights Dimension to Trafficking in Human Beings”, by Pope John Paul II, 15 May 2002. From L’Osservatore Romano 18.5.2002, p.4; L’Osservatore Romano, Weekly Edition in English, n.23, p.9. May be read online at the Holy See.
“Migrations: Pilgrimage of Faith and Hope”: Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (2013), by Pope Benedict XVI, 12 October 2012. May be read online at the Holy See.
Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking (Vatican City: Migrants & Refugees Section, Integral Human Development, 2019). Available in pdf format at Migrants & Refugees.
See also these texts on the larger subject of slavery:
“Anglicanism, Catholicism and the Negro Slave”, by Herbert S. Klein, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Volume 8, Issue 3 (April 1966): pp. 295-327. Available in pdf format (on this page) of Stanford University.
“Do not think of him any longer as a slave; he is something more than a slave, a well loved brother, to me in a special way; much more, then, to thee, now that both nature and Christ make him thy own.” (Philemon i, 16)
Œuvres du R.P. Claude de la Colombière, de la Compagnie de Jésus: contenant ses sermons prêchés devant S.A.R. Madame la duchesse d’Yorck, ses réflexions chrétiennes sur divers sujets de piété, ses méditations sur la passion, sa retraite, et ses lettres spirituelles (Avignon: Seguin Aîné, 1832). Disponible dans Internet Archive: Tome Premier, Tome Second, Tome Troisieme, Tome Quatrieme, et Tome Cinquieme, contenant ses sermons; Tome Sixieme contenant des réflexions et méditations; et Tome Septieme contenant des retraite et lettres spirituelles.
See also these texts specifically relating to courtship:
A Better Way: A Pastoral Letter to the People of God in the Province of Kansas Addressing Cohabitation before Marriage, by the Kansas Catholic Conference, June 4, 1998 (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2007). Available in PDF format (on this page) of the Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service.
Cultural Apologetics (articles), by Jason Evert, Matt Fradd, Dr. Janet Smith, Ryan T. Anderson, Abby Johnson. Available on this page of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, which describes it as a series of articles “designed to help you and your disciples wrestle with teachings of the Church, which are often difficult in today’s cultural context.”
Theology of the Body for Families & Single People, plus Family Chastity Formation in Virtue and Purity of Heart: Universal Truths about Human Sexuality for People of All Ages, with Extensive References to the Official Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church (Kettle River, Minnesota: Communitas Dei Patris, 2006-2017). (Rev: 1/25/2017). Available in pdf format (here) through this page of Family Prayer Night.
Apostolic Letter “Dies Domini” on Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy, by Pope John Paul II (Saint John Paul the Great), 31 May 1998. May be read online on this page of Adoremus, and at the Holy See.
The Moveable Feasts, Fasts, and Other Annual Observances of the Catholic Church, by Rev. Alban Butler, with life of the author by Charles Butler, to which is added, a continuation of the feasts and fasts, by a Catholic priest (Dublin: James Duffy, 1839). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
“I am not asking you if you are a Christian, but if you have taken part in the assembly or if you have a book of the Scriptures [said the pagan magistrate] …
“O foolish and ridiculous question of the judge! As if a Christian could be without the Sunday Eucharist, or the Sunday Eucharist could be celebrated without there being a Christian! Don’t you know, Satan, that it is the Sunday Eucharist which makes the Christian and the Christian that makes the Sunday Eucharist, so that one cannot subsist without the other, and vice versa?…
“When you hear someone say ‘Christian,’ know that there is an assembly that celebrates the Lord; and when you hear someone say ‘assembly,’ know that a Christian is there” (from the acts of the martyrs of Abitene, quoted in Aleteia)
“A Critique of the English Translations of the Roman Canon with a Comparative Study of Their Implications” (Masteral Thesis), by Giorgio Nulley (School of Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame Australia, 2015). Available in pdf format at the University of Notre Dame Australia.
San Pedro Nolasco: Fundador de la Orden de la Merced, por Profesor Manuel Andrés Díaz Salas (Provincia Mercedaria de Chile, 2015). Un libro por los niños. Disponible en formato pdf en la Provincia Mercedaria de Chile.
Ver tambien este biografia:
San Pedro Nolasco, por Fray Joaquín Millán Rubio (Lérida: Instituto Histórico Padre Faustino Gazulla, 2012). Disponible en formato pdf en la Provincia Mercedaria de Chile.
Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom, by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies (London, Burns & Oates, 1882). May be viewed online, and available in epub, mobi, and plaintext format, at Project Gutenberg. A later impresion (London, Burns & Oates, 1887) may be viewed online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. A yet later impression (London: Burns & Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1898) is available at Hathitrust Digital Library.
See these other texts on the relation of Church and State:
Catholic Church and Christian State: a Series of Essays on the Relation of the Church to the Civil Power, Volume 1, translated, with the permission of the author, from the German of Dr. Joseph Hergenröther (London: Burns and Oates, 1876). May be read online, and available in pdf, djvu, epub, kindle/mobi, Daisy, and txt formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy on this page and a 3rd copy of this page, and at Open Library. Volume I contains the following essays: I. The Holy See and Civil Allegiance; II. Doctrine of Infallibility; III. The Vatican Council; IV. The Pope and the Bishops; V. The Syllabus and Modern States; VI. Fundamental Principles of the Middle Ages;VII. Civil Rulers and the Holy See; and VIII. Pope Gregory VII.
Encyclical of Our Holy Father by Divine Providence Leo XIIIon the Christian Constitution of States: Latin Text and Authorised Translation (London, 1886). Available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive.
“The Internal Order of States and People: Christmas Message of 1942”, by the Venerable Pope Pius XII. May be read online (on this page) at the EWTNLibrary. Another translation, entitled “The Rights of Man: The Feast of Christmas and Suffering Humanity”, may be read online at Catholic Tradition. Brief comments on the Christmas message may be found at Locus Theologicus and Paul on Pius.
See these texts relating to Christian monarchy:
Charlemagne and Kingship: The Responsibility of Absolute Power (M.A. Thesis), by Jane Swotchak Ourand, Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts (1988). Available in pdf format through ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst.
Posted on the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; in memory of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans (+28 January 814 AD); and on the anniversary of the lifting of the excommunication of Henry IV at Canossa. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).
“Your life amidst the Gentiles must be beyond reproach; decried as malefactors, you must let them see, from your honourable behaviour, what you are; they will praise God for you, when his time comes to have mercy on them. For love of the Lord, then, bow to every kind of human authority; to the king, who enjoys the chief power, and to the magistrates who hold his commission to punish criminals and encourage honest men… Give all men their due; to the brethren, your love; to God, your reverence; to the king, due honour.” (I Peter ii, 12-14, 17)
The Cistercian Fathers: or, Lives and Legends of Certain Saints and Blessed of the Order of Citeaux, translated by Henry Collins, with a Preface by Rev. W.R. Brownlow (London, Dublin, Derry: Thomas Richardson and Son; New York: Henry H. Richardson and Co., 1872). Available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library.
See also the following ebooks earlier posted in the Project:
Life of St. Stephen Harding: Abbot of Citeaux and Founder of the Cistercian Order, by J.B. Dalgairns, edited by Blessed John Henry Newman, new edition with notes by Herbert Thurston, S.J. (London, Leamington: Art and Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1898). With Imprimatur. Available at the HathiTrust Digital Library; and available in pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, and other formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2nd copy at Open Library and Internet Archive.
