Facing Relativism and the Challenge of Truth, by Dr. Donald DeMarco (New Haven CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2008-2021). Part of The Veritas Series “Proclaiming the Faith in the Third Millennium”, edited by Father Juan-Diego Brunetta, O.P. Available in pdf format on this page of the Catholic Information Service at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council.
“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.
See also the following relevant text(s):
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 morrow the sins of the earth shall be washed away, and the Saviour of the world will be our King.
The Lord cometh! Go ye out to meet Him, and say How great is His dominion, and of His kingdom there shall be no end! He is the Mighty God, the Ruler, the Prince of Peace, Alleluia!
On the morrow ye shall be saved, saith the Lord God of hosts.
The Saviour of the world shall rise like the sun, and come down into the womb of the Virgin as the showers upon the grass. Alleluia.
The Via Pulchritudinis, Privileged Pathway for Evangelisation and Dialogue, by the Pontifical Council for Culture, March 27-28, 2006. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.
The Cultural Heritage of the Church and Religious Families, by the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church, 10 April 1994. May be read online at the Holy See.
“Cultural Challenges to Faith: A Reflection on the Dynamics of Modernity”, by Rev. Paul O’Callaghan, Ph.D. [Professor of Theological Anthropology at Pontificia Università della Santa Croce], Church, Communication and Culture, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017): pp. 25-40. May be read online and available in pdf format through this page of Church, Communication and Culture at Taylor & Francis Online.
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“Via pulchritudinis: respuesta de la iglesia a la crisis contemporánea”, por Padre Santiago Canals Coma, Cuestiones Teológicas, Vol. 39, No. 92 (julio – diciembre, 2012): pp. 345-369. Disponible en linea y en formato PDF en SciELO Colombia.
The Beer Option: Brewing a Catholic Culture, Yesterday & Today, by R. Jared Staudt, Ph.D. (Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2018). The printed book may be purchased on this page of Angelico Press, at Amazon, and at Barnes and Noble.
Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hour, by Michael P. Foley (Washington, DC: Regnery History, 2015). The ebook and the printed book are available on Amazon (linked by Catholic Mom). The printed book is available on this page of Ignatius Press, and on this page of Catholic Company.
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“Jacob said to himself, Why, this is the Lord’s dwelling-place… What a fearsome place is this!… This can be nothing other than the house of God; this is the gate of Heaven. So it was that, when he rose in the morning, Jacob took the stone which had been his pillow, and set it up there as a monument, and poured oil upon it; and he called the place Bethel, the House of God… This stone, too, which I have set up as a monument, shall be called the House of God.” (Genesis xxviii, 16-19, 22)
“It is a matter of justice that the sacrifices of parishioners and benefactors result in a beautiful church, one that manifests Christ to our world. Even those who are unable to contribute monetarily to the building of the church, including the poor, have a right to expect their church to be beautiful, a sign of God in our midst.” (Bishop Jerome E. Listecki, Norms for the Construction and Ordering of Church Buildings in the Diocese of La Crosse)
N.B., The work consists of various essays by Cardinal Muller, including the following essays which may be read online:
“Faith’s Political Witness: The Demands of Justice and Love”—earlier published on this post at First Things (April 2013);
“Testimony to the Power of Grace: On the Indissolubility of Marriage and the Debate Concerning the Civilly Remarried and the Sacraments”—from “L’Osservatore Romano, ed. quotidiana, Anno CLIII, n. 243, Merc. 23/10/2013”, earlier published at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith;
See also the following essays and audio on the work:
Encyclical “Arcanum” on Christian Marriage, by Pope Leo XIII (10 February 1880). May be read online at the Holy See.
Included in the larger work: The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII:Translations from Approved Sources, with Preface by Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur.
The audiobook, read by Maria Therese, may be listened to online and downloaded in mp3 and other formats at LibriVox and at Internet Archive. [N.B., The recording states that it is in the public domain.]
The Juridical and Christian Anthropological Study of the Indissolubility of Canonical Marriage in the Light of Canon 1056, by Clothilde Ngwe Wanki (Rome, 2011). Doctoral thesis in canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross – Faculty of Canon Law. 580 pages. Available in pdf format at Bibliotecanonica.
[N.B., This is an admirably comprehensive historical-theological overview of Catholic Christian teaching on the unity and indissolubility of marriage, which shows (i) its fidelity to divine revelation and natural law, seen in the continuity of apostolic, patristic, scholastic, and modern canonical legislation, especially on sacramental marriages; and (ii) its development on matters subject to positive law, such as the effect of privileges in favour of the faith on non-sacramental marriages.]
Lettre Encyclique “Casti Connubii” sur le Mariage Chrétien Considéré au Point de Vue de la Condition Présente, des Nécessités, des Erreurs et des Vices de la Famille et de la Société, du Souverain Pontife Pie XI (31 décembre 1930). Disponible sur le site officiel du Saint-Siège. [D’apres Wikipedia : « Elle forme l’essentiel de l’enseignement doctrinal de l’Église sur le sacrement matrimonial et la vie conjugale. »]