Online text: “Same Sex Attraction: Catholic Teaching and Pastoral Practice”, by Father John F. Harvey

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• Same Sex Attraction: Catholic Teaching and Pastoral Practice, by Father John F. Harvey, O.S.F.S. (New Haven, CT: Catholic Information Service, Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2007). Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Knights of Columbus website.

On the Feast of Saint Charles (Kaloli) Lwanga and Companions. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Free ebooks: “The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference” (1907, 1913)

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• The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, in 16 volumes, edited by Charles G. Herbermann, Ph.D., LL.D., Edward A. Pace, Ph.D., D.D., and Conde B Pallen, Ph.D., LL.D. (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907; The Encyclopedia Press, 1913). With Imprimatur.
  • May be read online on this page at New Advent (copyright Kevin Knight, 2012), with active links to other relevant articles and to relevant Bible passages; on this page at e-Catholic 2000 (copyright 1999-2016, e-Catholic2000.com); on this page at CatholiCity; at Catholic Online; and at Wikisource.
  • The individual volumes may be downloaded in various formats (pdf, epub, kindle/mobu, etc.) from the links at the Online Books Page.
• N.B.1, Catholic Online rightly notes that: “The Catholic Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive resource on Catholic teaching, history, and information ever gathered in all of human history.” As the original Preface states:
  • “The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. What the Church teaches and has taught; what she has done and is still doing for the highest welfare of mankind; her methods, past and present; her struggles, her triumphs, and the achievements of her members, not only for her own immediate benefit, but for the broadening and deepening of all true science, literature and art—all come within the scope of The Catholic Encyclopedia… It records all that Catholics have done, not only in behalf of charity and morals, but also for the intellectual and artistic development of mankind. It chronicles what Catholic artists, educators, poets, scientists and men of action have achieved in their several provinces.”
•  N.B.2, Note that, although the original texts may be in the public domain, the online editions may be subject to copyright. Kindly observe the relevant laws when quoting or otherwise using them.

On the Feast of St. Isidore of Seville in the one true Church. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Online ebook: “The Forgiveness of Sins”, by Peter Kreeft

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• The Forgiveness of Sins, by Peter Kreeft, general editor Father John A. Farren, O.P. (New Haven, CT: Catholic Information Service-Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Catholic Information Service–Knights of Columbus Supreme Council.

On the Memorial of Mary, Mother of Mercy, in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (clendar of Ukraine). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. (An Act of Contrition, from EWTN).

Free ebooks: “Outlines of Dogmatic Theology”, by Sylvester Joseph Hunter, 2nd ed., in 3 volumes

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• Outlines of Dogmatic Theology, 2nd ed., by Sylvester Joseph Hunter, S.J. (London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909). With Imprimatur.
  • Volume I (Christian Revelation, Channel of Doctrine, Holy Scripture, the Church, the Roman Pontiff, Faith) may be read online and is available in pdf, epub, kindle/mobi and other formats at Internet Archive and Open Library.
  • Volume II (The One God, the Blessed Trinity, Creation and the Angels, Man Created and Fallen, the Incarnation, the Blessed Virgin Mary) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
  • Volume III (Actual Grace, Justification, the Sacraments, the Last Things) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of St. Alexander I of Alexandria in the Maronite church and in the Latin church (calendars of Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Swaziland in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite).  For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

 

Texto en linea: Discursos del Santo Padre Benedicto XVI a la Rota Romana (2006-2013)

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• Discursos del Santo Padre Benedicto XVI a los Prelados Auditores, Defensores del Vínculo y Abogados de la Rota Romana (2006-2013). Disponible en esta pagina de Un Puente de Fe, y  en esta pagina de Ratzinger-Gänswein: Doctor de la Iglesia, y en la Santa Sede. Los Discursos de 2006-2010 están disponibles en formato PDF en el Tribunal Eclesiástico Metropolitano de Madrid.

En la Fiesta de San Raimundo de Peñafort en la forma extraordinaria del rito romano. Para más libros, por favor ingrese a la lista de los libros electrónicos gratis (Ordenados por título) y la lista de los libros gratis (Agrupados por tema).

“Recientemente, algunas corrientes de pensamiento han puesto en guardia contra el excesivo apego a las leyes de la Iglesia, comenzando por los Códigos, juzgándolos, en realidad, como una manifestación de legalismo…

“[E]ste planteamiento no supera el positivismo que denuncia… Falta encontrar el sentido de un derecho objetivo, ya que queda a merced de las consideraciones que pretendiendo ser teológicas o pastorales, al final están expuestas al riesgo de arbitrariedad. (Discurso de 21 de enero de 2012)

[And if the grammar is wrong, pray correct me. Gracias!]

Online text: “The Permanent Validity of the Church’s Missionary Mandate”, by Pope St. John Paul II

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• Encyclical Letter “Redemptoris Missio” on the Permanent Validity of the Church’s Missionary Mandate, by Pope St. John Paul II (7 December 1990). May be read online through this page at EWTN Library; at the Holy See; at IntraText. Available in PDF format through this page of The Catholic Society.
  • [See also this summary and comment, “The Crisis of Faith and the Theology of Mission: A Relection on Redemptoris Missio”, by Timothy T. O’Donnell, S.T.D. (April 29, 1992). From the Spring 1992 issue of Faith & Reason; found in L’Osservatore Romano, Jan. 28, 1991 and in Origins, Jan. 31, 1991, Vol. 20, No. 34, pp. 541-568. May be read online at EWTN Library.]

On the Memorial of St. Joseph Vaz in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (calendars of Sri Lanka and India). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew xxv, 19-20)

Online Text: “The Coming Home Journal: Salvation and Justification”

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• 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

On the anniversary of the approval of the Decree Concerning Justification at Session VI of the Council of Trent (13 January 1547). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:11)

Free ebooks: Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent

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• The Canons and Decrees of the Sacred and Oecumenical Council of Trent, celebrated under the Sovereign Pontiffs Paul III, Julius III and Pius IV, translated by Rev.  James Waterworth; to which are prefixed essays on the external and internal history of the Council (London: Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society Company) Available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle) at Open Library and Internet Archive. [N.B. The index page says copyright year 1888, while the preface states that it was written in 1848.] Another edition (London: Dolman, 1848) may be read online at the Hanover Historical Texts Project (Scanned by Hanover College students in 1995).
• Documents of the Council of Trent may be read online at Internet Archive (the 17 May 2013 snapshot of the apparently defunct Catholic Community Forum).
• Dogmatic Canons and Decrees: Authorized Translations of the Dogmatic Decrees of the Council of Trent, the Decree on the Immaculate Conception, the Syllabus of Pope Pius IX, and the Decrees of the Vatican Council (New York: Devin-Adair Co., 1912). With Imprimatur. Available at Open Library and Internet Archive [N.B., According to the Preface, it includes Canon Waterworth’s translation for the Council of Trent, Cardinal Manning’s for the First Vatican Council, and the translation of the Syllabus authorized by Cardinal McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin.]
• The Canons on the Holy Mass and the Blessed Eucharist, by the Council of Trent. May be read online at Catholic Liturgical Library. These include canons concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist (September 5, 1551); on Communion Under Both Species and that of Little Children (June 4, 1562); and on the Sacrifice of the Mass (September 17, 1562).

On the Memorial of the Holy Ecumenical Council of Trent in the Maronite church. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

e-livre gratuit: “Valeur des Décisions Doctrinales et Disciplinaires du Saint-Siège”, par Lucien Choupin

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• Valeur des Décisions Doctrinales et Disciplinaires du Saint-Siège: Syllabus; Index; Saint-Office; Galilée; Congrégations romaines; L’inquisition au moyen âge, 2e edition, par Lucien Choupin (Paris: Gabriel Beauchesne, 1913). Avec Imprimatur. Disponible sur Internet Archive, avec une deuxième copie sur Internet Archive et Open Library.

En la fête de Pape St. Agatho dans l’Eglise romaine. Pour plus de livres gratuits, vous pouvez accéder à la liste des eBooks gratuits (par titres) et la liste des eBooks gratuits (regroupées par sujet).

Dieu, notre refuge et notre force, regardez le peuple qui crie vers Vous ; et, par l’intercession de la Glorieuse et Immaculée Marie toujours Vierge, Mère de Dieu, avec Saint Joseph, son très chaste Epoux, Saint Michel Archange, Saint Jean Baptiste, Vos Saints Apôtres Pierre et Paul, André, et tous Vos Saints, écoutez avec bienveillance et miséricorde, les prières que nous Vous adressons pour la conversion des pécheurs, pour la liberté et le triomphe de notre Sainte Mère l’Eglise. Par le même Christ notre Seigneur. Amen.

(And if the grammar is wrong, please correct me. Merci!)

Free ebook: “A Treatise on Baptism: also a Treatise on Confirmation”, by Francis Patrick Kenrick

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• A Treatise on Baptism: also a Treatise on Confirmation, by Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore (Baltimore: Hedian and O’Brien, 1852). May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, text, etc.), at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at HathiTrust and HathiTrust (2nd copy) through this page as indexed by the Online Books Page on Archbishop Kenrick.
  • An earlier edition includes a translation of St. Basil the Great (of Caesarea)’s exhortation to receive baptism: A Treatise on Baptism; with an Exhortation to Receive It, Translated from the Works of St. Basil the Great; to which is added, a Treatise on Confirmation, by Francis Patrick Kenrick, then Bishop of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: M. Fithian, 1843). Available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books, Google Books (2nd copy), and at HathiTrust (through this page as indexed by the Online Books Page on Archbishop Kenrick)
  • An ebook edition of the 1843 imprint (Aeterna Press, 2015), which incorrectly attributes the authorship of the entire work to St. Basil, may also be purchased at Google Books.

On the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)