Online text: “A Philosophical Proposal for the Sanctification of Work”, by Dr. Maria Pia Chirinos

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• “A Philosophical Proposal for the Sanctification of Work”, by Maria Pia Chirinos, Ph.D., Romana No. 45 (July – December 2007): pp. 342-357. May be read online on this page of Romana. Available in pdf format on this page of the Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer and Opus Dei Virtual Library at Unversidad de Navarra.

On the Memorial of Saint Josemaria Escriva in the Latin Church (Revised Roman Rite).  For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text: “Aquinas on the Virtue of Truth-Telling”, by Dr. Fainché Ryan

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• “Truth Matters: Living in Dangerous Times: Aquinas on the Virtue of Truth-Telling”, by Dr. Fainché Ryan, European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas, Vol. 37 (2019). Available in pdf format at Sciendo.

On the secular observance of National Catfish Day in the United States (and yes, the humor of posting this text on this observance was intentional). For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text: “Freeing the New Evangelization: Removing Doctrinal Confusion”, by Dr. Ralph Martin

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• “Freeing the New Evangelization: Removing Doctrinal Confusion”, by Dr. Ralph Martin. The text is available in pdf format on this page of Renewal Ministries.

On the Feast of Saint Prosper of Aquitaine. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Free ebook: “Imitation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus”, by Rev. F. Akstoudt

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• Imitation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by Rev. F. Akstoudt, S.J., translated from the Latin of J. M. Fastre (New York, Cincinnati, and St. Louis: Benziger Brothers, 1865). May be read online on this page through the Catholic Classics archive of Catholic Tradition. Available in pdf format on this page of the Catholic Harbor of Faith and Morals. (Note: Although the administrators of this latter site espouse sedevecantism, the out-of-print materials they uploaded are valuable. Therefore, readers are advised to read those old materials but be wary of recent essays.) May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Latin Church. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access

Online text: “The Ecclesial Fruit of the Eucharist in St. Thomas Aquinas”, by Fr. Giles Emery

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• “The Ecclesial Fruit of the Eucharist in St. Thomas Aquinas”, by Fr. Giles Emery, O.P., Nova et Vetera, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 2004): p. 43-60. Available on this page of the Spring 2004 issue of Nova et Vetera at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, as well as at Fribourg Open Library and Archive and at CORE.

On the Octave of Corpus Christi and the Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in the Latin Church. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Discount* ebook: “Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide”, by Prof. Edward Feser ($0.99)

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• Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide, by Prof. Edward Feser, Ph.D. (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2009). Available at Amazon for the discounted price* of US$0.99 (as of 19 June 2022).

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Online text: “Nature and Effects of Spiritual Communion”, by Rev. Francis D. Costa

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• “Nature and Effects of Spiritual Communion”, by Rev. Francis D. Costa, S.S.S., Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, 13 (2012): pp. 139-148. Published with the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Convention, Saint Paul, Minnesota, June 23-26, 1958. Available in pdf format (published 2012-09-01) through this page of the Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

See also the following related text(s):

• “Is Spiritual Communion for Everyone?”, by Fr. Paul J. Keller, O.P., Nova et Vetera, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Summer 2014): pp. 631-655. Available on this page as part of the Summer 2014 (Vol. 12, No. 3) issue of Nova et Vetera at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
• “Spiritual Communion”, by a Parish Priest (identified as Fr. Frederick William Faber by Internet Archive). May be read online at Internet Archive. Being chapter v, on pages 60 – 64, of the author’s The Blessed Sacrament: Preparation, Attendance, Giving of Thanks, Spiritual Communion, Drawn from the Writings of the Saints (London, J. Toovey, 1879). The larger work may be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive.

On the External Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday) and the Feast of St. Juliana Falconieri in the Latin Church. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Free ebook: “A Complete Manual of English Hymns & Latin Chants”, by Rev. J.B. Young,

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• The Roman Hymnal: A Complete Manual of English Hymns & Latin Chants, for the Use of Congregations, Schools, Colleges and Choirs, compiled and arranged by Rev. J.B. Young, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati: F. Pustet & Co., 1884). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint Ephrem the Syrian in the Maronite Church and the Latin Church (Roman Rite). For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.

Online text: “The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church”, by the Synod of Bishops General Secretariat

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• “The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church”, Lineamenta by the Tenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops General Secretariat, 25 February 2004. May be read online at the Holy See.

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Online text: “Sacred Architecture”, Volume 36

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• Sacred Architecture (Journal of the Institute of Sacred Architecture), Volume 36 (Fall 2019). May be read online and available in pdf format at the Institute for Sacred Architecture. [N.B., This issue includes the address “We Must Rebuild it as it was Before” by Robert Cardinal Sarah, and the essays “Notre-Dame and Modern Secular France” by Jean Duchesne, “The Throne of Paris” by C. J. Howard, and “Stones Calling to Conversion” by Abbé Eric Iborra.]

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