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

See this worth-it ebook:

• 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:

Online text and media: “Reflections on the Foundations of Law”, by Pope Benedict XVI

See the following online text and media:

• “The Listening Heart: Reflections on the Foundations of Law”, address of Pope Benedict XVI at the Reichstag Building, Berlin on the occasion of his visit to the Bundestag on 22 September 2011 (during his Apostolic Journey to Germany, on 22-25 September 2011) (© 2011, Libreria Editrice Vaticana).
  • The text of the lecture may be read online at the Holy See. Synopses of the address are available in pdf format on this page of The Athenaeum of Ohio, and at Catholic News (Archdiocese of Singapore).
  • The text also forms part of a larger text: Faith and Reason according to Benedict XVI: Six Key Texts: Subiaco, Regensburg, Paris, London, Berlin (Opus Dei Information Office, 2017). Available in ePub format and Mobi format, and may be downloaded at iTunes iBooks and Google Play Books, through Opus Dei. Also available at Google Books.
  • The video of the lecture (with the English translation in voiceover) may be viewed at Youtube, with a second copy (without English voiceover) on this page and on this page.

See also this related text and media:

Online text: On Reconciliation and Penance, by Pope John Paul II

See this online text:

• Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation “Reconciliatio et Paenitentia” on Reconciliation and Penance in the Mission of the Church Today, by St. John Paul the Great (2 December 1984). Available on this page of Catholic Culture; in 2 parts, part 1 here and part 2 here, at Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary; at the Holy See; and at IntraText.

See also the following related text(s):

• The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Volume III, Penance, 2^nd revised edition, by Rev. Joseph Pohle, Ph.D., translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo. and London: B. Herder, 1918). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet  Archive. The 1^st edition (1917) is also available at Open Library and Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
• Theory and Practice of the Confessional: A Guide in the Administration of the Sacrament of Penance, 2^nd edition, by Prof. Caspar Erich Schieler, edited by Rev. H.J. Heuser, with an Introduction by Archbishop S.G. Messmer (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1905). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archiveand Open Library, and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at HathiTrust, with a 2^nd copy at HathiTrust.

On Holy Wednesday, 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. We adore You, oh Christ, and we bless You: for by Your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Free ebook: “A Course of Religious Instruction for Catholic Youth”, by Rev. John Gerard

See this legally free ebook:

• A Course of Religious Instruction for Catholic Youth, by Rev. John Gerard, S.J. [1840-1912] (London: Burns & Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1901). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive. The 4th edition is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, which is also Tuesday of Holy Week, 2020. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). 

Online text: “Health Care’s Ills: A Catholic Diagnosis”, by Angus Sibley

See this online text:

• “Health Care’s Ills: A Catholic Diagnosis”, by Angus Sibley, Linacre Quarterly, vol. 83, no. 4 (November 2016): pp. 402–422. Available at the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Posted in advance of World Health Day, 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.

Online Texts & Media on Forgiveness of Sins outside Confession

See these online texts and media on the forgiveness of sins, especially mortal sins, outside the Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Online text: “A Catholic Perspective on the Human Right to a Dignified Death”

See this online text:

• Death and Dignity: New Forms of Euthanasia: A Catholic Perspective on the Human Right to a Dignified Death; With a Selection of Texts from the Church’s Engagement on Euthanasia (Chambésy: The Caritas in Veritate Foundation, 2016). Available in pdf format (on this page) at The Caritas in Veritate Foundation.

See also these related texts on the sin of euthanasia:

Online text: ‘Children, Springtime of the Family and Society’, by the Pontifical Council for the Family

See this online text:

• Themes for Reflection and Dialogue in Preparation for the Third World Meeting of the Holy Father with Families (Jubilee of Families): “Children, Springtime of the Family and Society”, Rome, October 14-15, 2000, by the Pontifical Council for the Family. May be read online on this page of Priests for Life; and at the Holy See, with a second copy at the Holy See.

Posted for World Down Syndrome Day 2020, with earnest prayer that all nations will recognize and defend the natural dignity and supernatural destiny of all human beings without exception. See also this related text:

• “The Sophistication of Ellis Island in Prenatal Diagnosis with Subsequent ‘Selective Termination’ of Babies with Disabilities”, by Adam J. Hildebrand, The Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 66, No. 3, Article 6 (August 1999): pp. 45-69. Available in pdf format at The Linacre Quarterly.

For other online texts and more legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Online text: On the Need for Interior and Exterior Penance, by Pope John XXIII

See this online text:

• Encyclical “Paenitentiam Agere” on the Need for the Practice of Interior and Exterior Penance, by Pope John XXIII, July 1, 1962. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture, on this page of the EWTN Library, and the Holy See. May be read online, and available in mobi and epub formats, at Papal Enyclicals Online. The 1962 edition published by the National Catholic Welfare Conference is available at Open Library.

On Ash Wednesday, 2020 AD, in the Roman Rite. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Online text: “The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse”, by Pope Benedict XVI

See this online text:

• “The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse”, by Pope Benedict XVI, translated by Anian Christoph Wimmer. Published on 11 April 2019 at Catholic News Agency and Catholic Herald.

See also these related texts: