Livre en ligne: “Théologie Séraphique: Extraite et Traduite des Oeuvres de Saint Bonaventure”

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• Théologie Séraphique: Extraite et Traduite des Oeuvres de Saint Bonaventure; Contenant “L’Itineraire de l’Ame vers Dieu”, “Le Traité du Mepris du Monde”, “L’Ecuelle d’Or des Vertus”, “Le Bouquet Spirituel”, “Le Traité des Vertus”, et “L’Incendie de l’Amour”, par l’Abbé Celeste Alix, et par Acc. Alix (Paris: Jacques LeCoffre et Cie., 1853). Disponible dans Internet Archive.

Pour la Fête de Saint Bonaventure.

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Online ebook: “The Catholic Home”, by Father Alexander, O.F.M.

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  The Catholic Home, by Father Alexander, O.F.M., with a Foreword by the Bishop of Salford (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow: R. & T. Washbourne, 1914). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in epub, mobi, pdf, and other formats at Internet Archive.

Posted on the Feast of Saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin.

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church, and delivered himself up for it, that he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, nor any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

“So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh: but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall adhere to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.

“This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ, and in the church.”  (Ephesians v, 25-32)

Online ebook: “The Ritual of the New Testament”, by T.E. Bridgett

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• The Ritual of the New Testament: An Essay on the Principles and Origin of Catholic Ritual in Reference to the New Testament, 3^rd edition, by Rev. T.E. Bridgett, C.Ss.R. (London, Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1887). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc. formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive, Open Library and Open Library, and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books, at Google Books, at HathiTrust Digital Library, and (with some pages reserved for members) at Forgotten Books.

On the anniversary of the issuance of the Apostolic Letter Given Motu Proprio “Summorum Pontificum” on the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970, by Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007), for which we offer our own prayer of thanksgiving:

Our God and Savior Jesus Christ, we thank You for giving us Summorum Pontificum through Your faithful vicar Benedict, who thus affirmed and strengthened our liberty to celebrate the living Forms of the Roman Rite. Grant that we, who are nourished by the liturgy and tradition of Your Body the Church, may be ever filled with Your grace and truth, that we might remain in Your love until death and dwell with You forever in heaven. Amen.

Online ebook: “The Glories of Divine Grace”, by Matthias Joseph Scheeben

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• The Glories of Divine Grace: a free rendering of the original treatise of P. Eusebius Nieremberg, S. J, by Matthias Joseph Scheeben, translated from the fourth revised German edition by a Benedictine Monk of St. Meinrad’s Abbey, Ind., with the consent of the author and the permission of the superior (New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis: Benziger Brothers; London: R. Washbourne; Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1886). With Imprimatur for the original and approbation for the translation. Available at Open Library and Internet Archive.

See also:

• The Catholic Doctrine of Grace, by George Hayward Joyce (London: Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1920). With Imprimatur. Available at Open Library and Internet Archive.
• The Catholic Doctrine on Justification: Explained and Vindicated, by the Right Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick (Philadelphia, Eugene Cummiskey, 1841). Available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• The Catholic Understanding of Justification, Sanctification, and Grace Compared with the Protestant, by Msgr. Lawrence Moran and Ronald J. Eldred. 98 pages. Available in PDF format through this page of Reasons to Believe: Catholic Apologetics.
• The Coming Home Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1: Salvation and Justification. 43 pages. Available in PDF format through this page at The Coming Home Network. Includes the following articles:
  • “We Do Not Stand Alone” by Todd von Kampen,
  • “One Saving Action” by Dwight Longenecker,
  •  “But How ARE Catholics Saved?” from the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
  • “Salvation from the Perspective of the Early Church Fathers” by Chris Erickson,
  • “Justification By Faith” by Dr. William Marshner,
  • “NOT By Faith Alone” by James Akin, and
  • “Faith Alone, Faith and Works, or Is It Something Else?” by Marcus C. Grodi
• Dogmatic Theology VII. Grace, Actual and Habitual: A Dogmatic Treatise, by Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo.: Herder, 1919). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF, Full Text and DjVu at Internet Archive. Another copy of the 1919 edition with Imprimatur is available in PDF, Full text, and EPUB formats at Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg. [NB, These are the best PDF copies online.] Still another copy of the 1919 edition is available in mutiple formats at Open Library and Internet Archive. The 1915 edition with Imprimatur is available in various formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.
• Living Tradition: Organ of the Roman Theological Forum, no. 25 (September 1989). Contains “Faith, Works and Justification”, by Brian W. Harrison, and “Wolfgang Smith: Teilhardism and the New Religion”, a review by John F. McCarthy. Available at the Roman Theological Forum.
• Outlines of Dogmatic Theology, 2nd edition, in 3 volumes, by Sylvester Joseph Hunter, S.J. (London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909). With Imprimatur. Volume III (Actual Grace, Justification, the Sacraments, the Last Things) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• The Sacraments Explained According to the Teaching and Doctrine of the Catholic Church; with an Introductory Treatise on Grace, by Arthur Devine (London: R. & T. Washbourn, 1918). With Imprimatur. Available at Open Library and Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint Prosper of Aquitaine; and on the anniversary of publication of the Augsburg Confession expounding the Lutheran heresy.

“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them: he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father: and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him… If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and will make our abode with him…

“I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If any one remaineth not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather him up, and cast him into the fire, and he burneth…

“As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.” (St. John xiv, 21, 23, xv, 5-6, xvi, 9)

 

Online ebook: “On the Mysteries of Faith & the Interior Life”, by Rev. Henry Collins

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• Spiritual Conferences on the Mysteries of Faith and the Interior Life, by Rev. Henry Collins (London: R. Washbourne, 1875). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive; and also available at Google Books and Google Play Store.
• Spiritual Conferences, by Rev. Henry Collins, edited by Rev. Joseph Degen, with an Introduction by Bishop John Keily (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow: Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1920). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in the Roman Rite.

“He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet, Isaias, said… I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not. The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.” (St. John i, 23, 26-27)

Online text: “On the Council of Ephesus”, by Pope Pius XI

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• Encyclical “Lux Veritatis” on the Council of Ephesus, by Pope Pius XI, 25 December 1931. May be read online on this page at the EWTN Libraries (copyright 1999), at Papal Encyclicals Online, and at the Catholic News Agency; and available in .doc format on this page through Documenta Catholica Omnia.

On the Memorial of the Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus in the Maronite church.

“[O]ur Lord Jesus Christ is true God and true man, perfect in his divinity and perfect in his humanity, consubstantial with the Father and consubstantial with us in all things but sin. His divinity and his humanity are united in one person, without confusion or change, without division or separation. In him has been preserved the difference of the natures of divinity and humanity, with all their properties, faculties and operations. But far from constituting “one and another”, the divinity and humanity are united in the person of the same and unique Son of God and Lord Jesus Christ, who is the object of a single adoration.” (Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East, 11 November 1994)

Online ebook: On Integral Human Development in Charity and Truth, by Pope Benedict XVI

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• Encyclical Letter “Caritas in Veritate” on Integral Human Development in Charity and Truth, by Pope Benedict XVI, June 29, 2009. May be read online at the Holy See; and available in pdf format (here) at the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

See also the following materials or index of materials concerning the encyclical:

• “Caritas in Veritate: Resource Material” at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• Fraternity, Reciprocity and New Economic Problems, a brilliant and incisive lecture by Professor Stefano Zamagni, 15 April 2010.
• “Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical ‘Caritas in Veritate’”, a list of links to online resouces, by Christopher Blosser, July 7, 2009, at First Things.

Posted on the occasion of World Humanist Day 2018. From the text:

“Only if we are aware of our calling, as individuals and as a community, to be part of God’s family as his sons and daughters, will we be able to generate a new vision and muster new energy in the service of a truly integral humanism. The greatest service to development, then, is a Christian humanism that enkindles charity and takes its lead from truth, accepting both as a lasting gift from God.

“Openness to God makes us open towards our brothers and sisters and towards an understanding of life as a joyful task to be accomplished in a spirit of solidarity. On the other hand, ideological rejection of God and an atheism of indifference, oblivious to the Creator and at risk of becoming equally oblivious to human values, constitute some of the chief obstacles to development today. A humanism which excludes God is an inhuman humanism…

“Development requires attention to the spiritual life, a serious consideration of the experiences of trust in God, spiritual fellowship in Christ, reliance upon God’s providence and mercy, love and forgiveness, self-denial, acceptance of others, justice and peace… All this is of man, because man is the subject of his own existence; and at the same time it is of God, because God is at the beginning and end of all that is good, all that leads to salvation…”

 

 

 

 

 

Online text: “Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity”, by the Pontifical Council Cor Unum

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• Refugees: A Challenge to Solidarity, by the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” and the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, October 2, 1992. May be read online at the Holy See.

One may also look at the following essays prudentially applying the norms set out in the above document to current issues concerning the movement of refugees/migrants/asylum-seekers from the Middle East to Europe:

• “A Catholic Answer to the Refugee Crisis”, by Mark Mallett, February 6, 2017 at The Now Word (linked from Saint Philip Parish)
• “Refugees: ‘A Shameful Wound of Our Time’?”, by Charlie Johnson, November 21, 2015 at Catholic Stand.

Posted on World Refugee Day, 2018.

“‘[{T}he universal common good] includes the whole family of peoples, beyond every nationalistic egoism. The right to emigrate must be considered in this context…’ At the same time, States have the right to regulate migration flows and to defend their own frontiers, always guaranteeing the respect due to the dignity of each and every human person. Immigrants, moreover, have the duty to integrate into the host Country, respecting its laws and its national identity…

“The situation of refugees and of the other forced migrants, who are an important part of the migration phenomenon, should be specifically considered in the light of the theme ‘One human family’. For these people who flee from violence and persecution the International Community has taken on precise commitments. Respect of their rights, as well as the legitimate concern for security and social coherence, foster a stable and harmonious coexistence.” (Pope Benedict XVI, Message for the 97th World Day of Migrants and Refugees [2011])

 

Free ebooks: “The Arians of the Fourth Century”, by Cardinal Newman (various editions)

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• The Arians of the Fourth Century: Their Doctrine, Temper, and Conduct, Chiefly as Exhibited in the Councils of the Church, between A.D. 325, & A.D. 381, 2^nd edition, by Blessed John Henry Newman (E. Lumley, 1854). May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, epu, mobi/kindle, etc.), at Open Library and Internet Archive, with a second copy at Open Library and Internet Archive, and another copy at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  • The 1^st edition of the same title (London: J. & F. Rivington, 1833), written before Blessed Newman was converted to the one true and Catholic faith, is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, and a third copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, and a fourth copy at Open Library and Internet Archive; and it may be read online at e-Catholic 2000.
• Subsequent editions have the shorter title, The Arians of the Fourth Century:
  • The 3^rd edition (London: E. Lumley, 1871) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a second copy at Open Library and Internet Archive, and at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  • The 4^th edition (London: Basil Montague Pickering, 1876) is available at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  • An edition “Printed for Private Circulation Only”, as stated in the copyright page (London, 1871) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive.
  • The 5^th edition (London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1888) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive, with another impression (London: Pickering and Co., 1883) available at Open Library.
  • The 6^th edition (London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a second copy at Internet Archive.
  • The 7^th edition (London, New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive, and a third copy at Internet Archive; and at Hathi Trust Digital Library and Google Books.
  • A “New Edition” (London, New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive, and at Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  • A “new impression” (London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1897) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive.
  • A subsequent impression (London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
  • A later impression (London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1908) is available at Open Library and Internet Archive, and may be read online at Newman Reader (revised September 2002).
  • An even later impression (London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1919) may be read online, and is available in various formats (pdf, epu, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Open Library and Internet Archive.
• The work is also available for purchase:
  • An ebook of an unknown edition may be purchased at Google Books.
  • The Birmingham Oratory Millennium Edition, in hardback format, may be purchased at the Catholic Truth Society Bookshop. [N.B., With introduction and notes by Dr. Rowan Williams, a noteworthy but non-Catholic scholar and formerly the seniormost ecclesiastic in the Anglican communion. We have not read the work and hence cannot suggest whether Catholic Christian readers, especially those without sufficient theological formation, should avoid reading the said introduction and notes or should read them with prayerful caution.]

On the anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea (ended 19 June AD 325).

“But some one will ask, How is it then, that certain excellent persons, and of position in the Church, are often permitted by God to preach novel doctrines to Catholics?… Let us listen, then, to Holy Moses… [who] writes thus in Deuteronomy… For the Lord, your God, tries you, to know whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. The reason is clearer than day why Divine Providence sometimes permits certain doctors of the Churches to preach new doctrines — That the Lord your God may try you” (Saint Vincent of Lerins, Commonitory For the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All Heresies, x)

 

 

Online ebook: “Growth in Holiness”, by Frederick William Faber

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• Growth in Holiness; or, The Progress of the Spiritual Life, by Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 (Baltimore: John Murphy and Co.; Pittsburgh: George Quigley, 1855). With approbation. Available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive; and available at Hathitrust Digital Library and Google Books.

On the Feast of Saint Ephrem the Syrian, Doctor of the Church, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

“Would that other ecclesiastical teachers learn from him how skilfully, how diligently they must work in preaching the doctrine of Christ! And indeed the piety of the faithful has nothing stable and advantageous except to adhere entirely to the mysteries and precepts of the faith. Those who legitimately teach the Sacred Scriptures are warned by the example of the Edessine not to distort the Sacred Scriptures to the good pleasure of their own inclinations, nor, in investigating them, to depart a finger’s breadth from the constant interpretation of the Church.” (Pope Benedict XV, Encyclical on St. Ephrem the Syrian “Principi Apostolorum Petro“, 16)