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)

Online text: “The Message of Montfort: A Modern Commentary on the Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin”, by Patrick Fannon

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• The Message of Montfort: A Modern Commentary on the Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, by Patrick Fannon, D.D. (Liverpool: The Montfort Press, 1964). With Imprimatur. Available in 2 parts at Christendom-Awake.org: Part 1, and Part 2.
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On the Feast of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 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)

 

Free ebook: “St. Anselm’s Book of Meditations and Prayers”

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• St. Anselm’s Book of Meditations and Prayers, by Saint Anselm of Canterbury, translated by M.R., with a Preface by the Archbishop of Westminster, Henry Edward Manning (London: Burns and Oates, 1872). With Imprimatur. Available in various formats at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On Divine Mercy Sunday in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and on the Feast of Saint George. 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).

Jesus, King of mercy, I trust in You!

Online text: “The Risk of Faith”, by Father Dwight Longenecker

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• The Risk of Faith, by Father Dwight Longenecker (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2008). With Imprimi Potest. Part of the Veritas Series “Proclaiming the Faith in the Third Millennium” (general editor, Father Juan-Diego Brunetta, O.P.).  Available in PDF format (here) at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council.

On the Memorial of St. Polycarp in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and in belated remembrance of Monsignor Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation (+22 February 2005).   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).

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: “Purity”, by Rev. Bede Jarrett, O.P.

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• Purity, by Rev. Bede Jarrett, O.P. (+1934) (London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Newcastle, Derby: Catholic Truth Society, 1929). Pamphlet. May be read online and available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library. May be read online on this page at e-Catholic 2000. Available in PDF format on this page of Catholic Pamphlets.net.
• Another edition (London: Catholic Truth Society No. 293, 1973) is readable online and available in PDF format at Catholic Truth Society Pamphlets.

On the Feast of Saint Agnes in 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). From the spirit of fornication, oh Lord, deliver us!

“Thoughts on a New Knighthood”, address by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput

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• “Thoughts on a New Knighthood”, address by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (Archdiocese of Denver, October 25, 2010). Delivered to Catholic cadets at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on October 25, 2010. May be read online on this page at Catholic Culture; at Faith and War; on this page of the Evangelization Station; on this page at Pierced Hearts (Living Love in the Heart of the Church).

Posted on the anniversary of the canonization of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (18 January 1174). 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).

Free ebook: “The Science of the Spiritual Life”, by Father Francis Neumayr

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• The Science of the Spiritual Life, by Father Francis Neumayr of the Society of Jesus (London: Burns and Oates, 1876). Available in various formats (mobi/kindle, pdf, epub, etc.) at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of Saint Anthony the Great in the one true and Catholic 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 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 video: “Spreading the Gospel Back Then and All Over Again”, by Steve Ray

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• “Spreading the Gospel Back Then and All Over Again”, by Steve Ray (published on Jun 17, 2013). From Defending the Faith Conferences, July 28, 2012. 57:56. Available on this page at the Youtube channel of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

On the Feast of Blessed Peter Donders. 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)