Free ebook: “The Spirit and Genius of St. Philip Neri”, by Frederick William Faber

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• The Spirit and Genius of St. Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratory: Lectures delivered in the Oratory, King William Street, Strand, by Frederick William Faber (London: Burns and Lambert, 1850). Available at the HathiTrust Digital Library. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and epub formats, at Internet Archive.

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• The Excellences of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, translated and abridged by Frederick Ignatius Antrobus, from the Italian original by Francesco Antonio Agnelli (London: Burns & Oates, 1881). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and epub formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• Life of Saint Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome, and Founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, by Mrs. [Anne] Hope (London: Burns and Lambert, 1859). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of St. Philip Neri in the 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: “St. Robert Bellarmine, Conciliarism, and the Limits of Papal Power”, by Prof. Christian D. Washburn, Ph.D.

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• “St. Robert Bellarmine, Conciliarism, and the Limits of Papal Power”, by Prof. Christian D. Washburn, Ph.D., Perichoresis, Volume 18, No. 6 (2020): pp. 21–40. Available at Sciendo, Scholar Portal Journals, ResearchGate.net, and Academia.edu (© Emanuel University of Oradea).
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On the Feast of Pope St. Gregory VII in the 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: “Almsgiving as a Formative Practice of Repentance for Christian Discipleship”, by Dr. James W. Stroud

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• “Almsgiving as a Formative Practice of Repentance for Christian Discipleship: The Gospel of Luke and Daniel 4:24”, by Prof. James W. Stroud, S.T.D., Journal of Moral Theology, Vol. 10, Special Issue 1 (2021): 84–103. Available in pdf format on this page of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.

On the Feast of Saint Toby the Merciful in the Maronite Church within the one true and Catholic Church. 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.

Free ebook: Devotions to St. Rita of Cascia: Life, Novena, etc. (English, German, French, Italian, Polish)

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• Devotions to St. Rita: A Compendium Life of St Rita, Devotional Exercises, Novena and Triduum, Instructions on Novenas etc. (English, German, French, Italian, and Polish edition), compiled by Augustinian Fathers (Chicago: D.B. Hansen & Co., 1914). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format on this page of Catholic Kingdom (whose editors appear to have added the note that the text is for “Private Use Only”)..

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“If we ask St Rita for the secret to this extraordinary work of social and spiritual renewal, she replies: fidelity to the Love that was crucified. Rita, with Christ and like Christ, goes to the Cross always and only through love. Like her, then, let us turn our eyes and hearts to Jesus, who died on the Cross and rose for our salvation. It is he, our Redeemer, who makes the family’s mission of unity and fidelity possible, as he did for this beloved saint, even in moments of crisis and difficulty. And it is he who gives concrete form to the Christian commitment to building peace…” (Saint John Paul the Great)

Free ebook: “The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine”, by Eusebius Pamphilius

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• The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine, by Eusebius Pamphilius (London: Samuel Bagsters and Sons, 1845). With the Oration of the Emperor Constantine which He Addressed “To the Assembly of Saints”; and the Oration of Eusebius Pamphilius in Praise of the Emperor Constantine.  May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and epub formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Sunday of the Fathers at the First Ecumenical Council, and on the Feasts of Saint Constantine the Great and Saint Helena, in the Eastern Catholic Churches. 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: “Trinity and Church in the Light of Vatican II’s Constitution Lumen Gentium”, by Rev. Dr. Leon Siwecki

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• “Trinity and Church in the Light of Vatican II’s Constitution Lumen Gentium”, by Rev. Dr. Leon Siwecki, Roczniki Teologiczne, Vol. 62, No. 2 (2015). Copyright (c) 2015 Roczniki Teologiczne). Available in pdf format through this page of Roczniki Teologiczne (Annals of Theology).

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• “Subsistit In: Full Identity or Discontinuity?”, by Brian Kusek (2016). School of Divinity Master’s Theses and Projects. 16. Available in pdf format on this page of the University of St. Thomas.
• The Mystery of the Church in the Theology of Saint Augustine, by James Kang Hoon Lee. Doctoral dissertation (© Copyright James Kang Hoon Lee 2023). Available in pdf format on this page of CurateND.

On the 6th Sunday after Easter and the External Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the 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: “The Economic Teaching of the Scholastics”, by Marek Micuch

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• “The Economic Teaching of the Scholastics”, by Marek Micuch, Procesos de Mercado: Revista Europea de Economía Política, Vol. VI, n.º 1 (Primavera 2009), pp. 161 a 174. Available in pdf format on this page of Procesos de Mercado, and on this page of the Fundacion Dialnet.

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• “The Economic Thinking of Scholastics: A Symbiosis between Faith and Reason”, by Plopeanu Aurelian-Petrus, European Journal of Science and Theology, Vol. 16, No. 1 (February 2020): pp. 151-164. Available at ResearchGate.
• “Introductory Reflections on Scholastic Economic Thought: From the Thomistic Approach to the Franciscans”, by Giovanni Patriarca, Iberian Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Vol. 8, No. 1 (2021): pp. 81-92. Available at Fundacion Dialnet, ResearchGate, and Semantic Scholar.

On the Feast of St. Bernardine of Siena in the 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: “Newman’s Idea of a University and Its Relevance for the 21st Century”, by Rev. Ian Ker

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• “Newman’s Idea of a University and Its Relevance for the 21st Century”, by Rev. Ian Ker, Australian eJournal of Theology, Vol. 18, No. 1 (April 2011). [According the text, it was delivered by the author at a public lecture on 21 February 2011.] The text is available in pdf format on this page at the University of Navarra, and at Yumpu.

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• A Proposal for the Fulfillment of Catholic Liberal Education: The Founding and Governing Document of Thomas Aquinas College (1969), with Introduction by Michael F. McLean (Santa Paula, CA, Northfield, MA: Thomas Aquinas College, [2020]). Available in pdf format on this page of Thomas Aquinas College.

On the Feast of St. Alcuin of York. 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.

Free ebook: “Jesus is Waiting: Appeals and Reproaches from the Prisoner of Love”, by Matthew Russell, S.J.

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• Jesus is Waiting: Appeals and Reproaches from the Prisoner of Love, by Matthew Russell, S.J. [1834-1912] (London: Burns & Oates; New York: Benziger Brothers, 1911). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

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On the Vigil of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Commemoration of St. Paschal Baylon in the Roman Rite of the Latin Church. 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: “The Call to Teach: Church Guidance for Catholic Teachers”, by Dr. Dan Guernsey, Dr. Denise Donohue, Dr. Jamie F. Arthur

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• The Call to Teach: Church Guidance for Catholic Teachers, revised version by Dr. Dan Guernsey and Dr. Denise Donohue, original by Dr. Jamie F. Arthur (Manassas, VA: The Cardinal Newman Society, 2015, 2023). May be read online and available in pdf format at The Cardinal Newman Society, which also provides an overview of the document in Powerpoint format.

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On Monday of the Rogation Days and the Commemoration of St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle in the Roman Rite of the Latin Church. 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.

“First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth… Truth speaks to the individual in his or her entirety, inviting us to respond with our whole being. This optimistic vision is found in our Christian faith because such faith has been granted the vision of the Logos, God’s creative Reason, which in the Incarnation, is revealed as Goodness itself.”

“[T]he task of a teacher is not simply to impart information or to provide training in skills intended to deliver some economic benefit to society; education is not and must never be considered as purely utilitarian. It is about forming the human person, equipping him or her to live life to the full – in short it is about imparting wisdom. And true wisdom is inseparable from knowledge of the Creator…”

“Every subject you study is part of a bigger picture…. The world needs good scientists, but a scientific outlook becomes dangerously narrow if it ignores the religious or ethical dimension of life, just as religion becomes narrow if it rejects the legitimate contribution of science to our understanding of the world… A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints.”

(Pope Benedict XVI, Addresses of 17 April 2008 and 17 September 2010)