Free ebook: “A Short and Simple Exposition of Catholic Doctrine”, by Rev. Joseph Faà di Bruno

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• Catholic Belief; or, A Short and Simple Exposition of Catholic Doctrine, by the Very Rev. Joseph Faà di Bruno.
  • The 5th edition  (London, Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1884), with a letter from the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Manning, may be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and epub formats, at Internet Archive.
  • The 2nd edition (London, Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1878), with Imprimatur, is available at Internet Archive.
  • The author’s American edition, edited by Rev. Louis A. Lambert (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1884), with Imprimatur, is available at HathiTrust Digital Library.

On the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, and of St. Irenaeus of Lyon in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and in belated observance of the Memorial or Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles in the Maronite and Byzantine Rites. 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: Questions of Present Importance in the Life of the Church, by Cardinal Müller

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• [Reflections on Questions of Present Importance in the Life of the Church], by Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller. Available at First Things in 5 parts:
  • “What Does It Mean to Say ‘I Absolve You’?” (December 15, 2017);
  • “By What Authority? On the Teaching Office of the Pope” (January 16, 2018);
  • “Development, or Corruption? (Can there be “paradigm shifts” in the interpretation of the deposit of faith?)” (February 20, 2018);
  • “Is There a Saving Truth? The Salvific Relevance of the Rule of Faith” (March 13, 2018); and
  • “Who May Receive Communion?” (April. 20, 2018)

Posted for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in 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.

“Jesus answered him, Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jona; it is not flesh and blood, it is my Father in heaven that has revealed this to thee. And I tell thee this in my turn, that thou art Peter, and it is upon this rock that I will build my church… From that time onwards Jesus began to make it known to his disciples that he… must be put to death, and rise again on the third day. Whereupon Peter… began remonstrating with him; Never, Lord, he said; no such thing shall befall thee. At which he turned round and said to Peter, Back, Satan; thou art a stone in my path; for these thoughts of thine are man’s, not God’s…” (St. Matthew xvi, 16-18, 21-24)

“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?… Blessed Moses… writes thus in Deuteronomy… ‘For the Lord, your God, trieth you, to know whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.’” (St. Vincent of Lerins, Commonitorium)

“The Roman Pontiff – like all the faithful – is subject to the Word of God, to the Catholic faith, and is the guarantor of the Church’s obedience… He does not make arbitrary decisions, but is spokesman for the will of the Lord, who speaks to man in the Scriptures lived and interpreted by Tradition; in other words, the episkope of the primacy has limits set by divine law and by the Church’s divine, inviolable constitution found in Revelation.” (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “The Primacy of the Successor of Peter in the Mystery of the Church”, quoted by Bishop Athanasius Schneider)

Free ebook: “The Veiled Majesty: or, Jesus in the Eucharist”, by W.J. Kelly

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• The Veiled Majesty: or, Jesus in the Eucharist, by Very Rev. W. J. Kelly (London : R.&T. Washbourne; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger, 1903). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Corpus Christi in the Roman Rite. For the other texts and ebooks on the Blessed Eucharist, see the pages Sacraments and Liturgy. For other texts and ebooks on various sobjects, 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.

“For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the night in which he was betrayed, took bread, And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, which shall be delivered for you: do this for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as often as you shall drink it for the commemoration of me.

“For as often as you shall eat this bread, and drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the Lord until he come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.” (I Corinthians xi, 23-29)

Free ebook: “The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church & the World”, by Pope John Paul the Great

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• Encyclical “Dominum et Vivificantem” on the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World, by Saint John Paul the Great (Pope John Paul II), 18 May 1986. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture; at IntraText; and at the Holy See.

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• The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul, by Bede Jarrett, O.P. (New York: Cathedral Library Association, 1918). With Imprimatur. Includes the text of the Encyclical Letter for Pentecost “Divinum Illud Munus” (1897) of Pope Leo XIII. Available in multiple formats at Manybooks, in somewhat fewer formats at Project Gutenberg. Available in epub, fulltext and kindle formats at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• Come Holy Spirit – Help Us To Pray, by Benedict Heron OSB (1997). May be read online at Christendom Awake.
• FILIOQUE: A Response to Eastern Orthodox Concerns, by Mark J. Bonocore. May be read online on this page and available in PDF format at Catholic Bridge. [N.B., This tract/article, which reaches 50 PDF pages, is a thorough explanation of the teaching on the “Filioque” and why it poses no barrier to the reunion of separated Eastern churches with the Catholic Church.]
• Glories of the Holy Ghost: A Series of Studies, a Collection of Tributes, an Account of Certain Movements Bearing on the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, with 100 Illustrations, by Rev. Wm. F. Stadelman, C.S.Sp. (Techny, Ill., Mission Press, S. V. D., 1919). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
• The Holy Ghost and His Work in Souls, by Edward Leen, 1885-1944 (London: Sheed & Ward 1937). Available in Daisy format on Internet Archive and Open Library (Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive; Book contributor: Internet Archive).
• The Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier, by Henry Edward Manning (London: Burns and Oates, 1880). Available at Open Library and Internet Archive.
• Special Devotion to the Holy Ghost: A Manual for the use of Seminarians, Priests, Religious and the Christian People, by the Very Rev. [Bishop]  Dr. Otto Zardetti, with a letter of introduction by the Very Rev. John Keane, D.D., Bishop of Richmond (Milwaukee: Hoffman Brothers, 1888). With Imprimatur. Available at Google Books and Hathitrust Digital Library. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.
  • N.B., The discussion under Part III. The Office of the Holy Ghost, on pages 187 to 357, provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of Catholic Christian teaching on the Person of the God the Holy Spirit and His mission from creation to the eschaton.
• The Temporal Mission of the Holy Ghost: or, Reason and Revelation, by Henry Edward Manning, Archbishop of Westminster (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1865). Available at Internet Archive and Open Library (Digitizing sponsor: National Institute for Newman Studies, Book contributor: Saint Mary’s College of California).

Posted on Pentecost (Whitsunday), 2020. 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: “An Explanation of the Apostles’ Creed”, by H. Rolfus

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• An Explanation of the Apostles’ Creed: A Thorough Exposition of Catholic Faith; With Numerous Examples from Holy Scripture, The Fathers, and Other Sources, by H. [Hermann] Rolfus (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1907). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Latin Church. For similar texts, see the pages Catechisms and Explanations of the Faith and Education. 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.

“[Y]ou shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.” (Acts i, 8-9)

Online text: “The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life of the Pilgrim Church”, by Saint John Paul the Great

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• Encyclical “Redemptoris Mater” on the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life of the Pilgrim Church, by Pope St. John Paul II, 25 March 1987. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture, and at the Holy See.

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Free ebook: “Spirago’s Method of Christian Doctrine: A Manual for Priests, Teachers, & Parents”

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• Spirago’s Method of Christian Doctrine: A Manual for Priests, Teachers, and Parents, by Franz Spirago, edited by Archbishop Sebastian Gebhard Messmer (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1901). With Imprimatur. Available on Internet Archive and Open Library, with a second copy at Open Library and Internet Archive, and another copy at Open Library.

On the Feast of St Robert Bellarmine in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For similar texts, see the pages Catechisms and Explanations of the Faith and Education. 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.

“Going, therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.” (St. Matthew xxviii, 19-20)

“I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom: Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season, reprove, entreat, rebuke with all patience and doctrine.” (II Timothy iv, 1-2)

Worth-it book: “Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age”, by Bishop Athanasius Schneider

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• Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age, by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, in conversation with Diane Montagna (Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2019). May be purchased on this page of Angelico Press, at Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble. May be read for free by Kindle Unlimited members.

See also the videos included in the playlists Talks by Bishop Athanasius Schneider and About: Crises in the Church; and the following texts and media (both free and worth-it) relating to contemporary errors:

Free ebook: “Jesus the Good Shepherd”, by Bishop Louis De Goesbriand

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• Jesus the Good Shepherd, by the Right Rev. L. [Louis] De Goesbriand, Bishop of Burlington (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1895). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.

On the Second Sunday of Eastertide. 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 ebook: “Creation”, by Peter Kreeft

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• Creation, by Peter Kreeft (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council—Catholic Information Service, 2001). With Imprimatur. Part of the Luke E. Hart Series on Basic Elements of the Christian Faith (edited by Father John A. Farren, O.P.) The audio and the ebook in pdf format may be accessed through the CIS Booklets page of the Knights of Columbus.

Posted for the occasion of Earth Day, 2020. For links to texts specifically relating to ecological issues, see the index of links in the post “Online text: ‘Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation’, by Pope John Paul II“. 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.

Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem coeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.