Life of St. Vincent de Paul, by Frances Alice Forbes (London: R. & T. Washbourne, Limited, 1919). With Imprimatur. Part of the series Standard-bearers of the Faith: A Series of Lives of the Saints for Young and Old.
The History of St. Dominic, The Founder of the Friars Preachers, with Illustrations, by Augusta Theodosia Drane, O.P. (Mother Francis Raphael) [1823-1894] (Gastonia, NC: TAN Books, 1988). The original edition has an Imprimatur. The ebook and printed book may be purchased for worthwhile prices on this page of TAN Books, at Google Books, and at Amazon. [Note: The ebook on Amazon bears the publisher information—Omaha, NE: Patristic Publishing, 2019.]
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“Twenty-One Theses on the Legal Legacy of the French Revolution in Latin America”, by Professor Dante Figueroa, The Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 39, No. 1 (2011): pp. 39-120. Available in pdf format on this format of the The Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.
[It is uncertain if the author is a Catholic Christian. However, his analysis is based in part on Catholic principles drawn from reason and revelation, and demonstrates awareness of the true though imperfect good of Christian civilization and its normative heritage.]
Life of Saint Dominic, by the Reverend Father H.D. [Jean Baptiste Henri D.] Lacordaire, O.P., translated by Mrs. Edward Hazeland (London: Burns and Oates, 1883). With approbation. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
The original French text is also posted on the Project: Vie de Saint Dominique, par le Révérend Père Henri-Dominique Lacordaire.
Translated as: An Examination of the Principles of the French Revolution, by a late dignitary of the Gallican church [Jean-Baptiste Duvoisin, Eveque de Nantes] (London, G. Cawthorn, 1796). Available at Internet Archive.
Publié le 14 juillet, et avant la fête de saint henri II. Voir aussi ces livres liés:
Ensayo sobre el Catolicismo, el Liberalismo y el Socialismo; Considerados en Sus Principios Fundamentales, por D. Juan Donoso Cortes, Marques de Valdegamas (Barcelona, 1851). Disponible en Internet Archive y Open Library. La PDF edicion de 2003 esta disponible en Biblioteca Virtual Universal (“Reservados todos los derechos… permitido el uso sin fines comerciales”).
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism, and Socialism: Considered in Their Fundamental Principles, by Juan Donoso Cortes, Marquis of Valdegamas, translated from the Spanish by Rev. William McDonald, A.B., S.Th.L. (Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1879). May be read online and available in pdf, epub, djvu, kindle/mobi, Daisy, and txt formats at Online Library and Internet Archive.
Liberalism is a Sin, by Felix Sarda y Salvany, translated and adapted by Conde B. Pallen, Ph.D. (St Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1899). May be read online at Liberalism is a Sin, at EWTN Library, and at St. Michael Cyberspace Scriptorium. [N.B., The original Spanish text by Don Felix, El Liberalismo es Pecado, bears the approbation of the Holy See (through the Sacred Congregation of the Index) and of various bishops.]
Les Martyrs de la Foi pendant la Revolution Française; ou Martyrologe des Pontifes, Prêtres, Religieux, Religieuses, Laïcs de l’un et l’autre Sexe, Qui Périrent alors pour la Foi, par l’Abbe Aimé Guillon (Paris: German Mathiot, 1821).
“The Sixteen Discalced Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne: Blameless Victims of a Revolution Gone Awry”, Saints Journeying With Us, Vol.1, No.1. 10-page tract. Available in PDF format on this page of Hagiography Circle.
De l’Union Intime de la Foi Catholique et de la Foi Monarchique en France, par Ch. De Caqueray (Paris: Allouard et Kaeppelin, 1850). Disponible en Internet Archive et Open Library.
“A Light in the Darkness: The Interaction between Catholicism and World War I”, by Maggie Brennan, The Purdue Historian 6, 1 (2013): pp. 14-33. Available in pdf format (on this page) at The Purdue Historian. [N.B., This text focuses mainly on the effect of the conscription of clergy on the Catholic Church in France.]
“Roman Catholic Army Chaplains During the First World War: Roles, Experiences and Dilemmas”, by Martin Purdy (Masteral Thesis at the University of Central Lancashire) (January 2012). Available in pdf format at the University of Central Lancashire.
[N.B., Although this text does not appear to have been written by a Catholic Christian, it is useful for containing a detailed study of Catholic chaplains in the British Army as a group during the War of Nations. Notably, it attributed the remarkable willingness of Catholic chaplains to risk death at the front lines to their awareness of and response to the critical importance of the sacraments for the salvation of the soldiers they served.]
On the feast of Saint Martin of Tours in the Roman Rite; and in commemoration of the end of the First World War (Armistice or Remembrance Day in Commonwealth countries) and Veterans Day in the United States. 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).
Schuman’s Europe: His Frame of Reference, by Dr. Margriet Krijtenburg (Doctoral Thesis, Leiden University, 2012). 314 pages. Available in pdf format (as a single file and as multiple files) at Leiden University Repository. As published by the Leiden University Press (2013), the work is offered for sale at Amazon.com.
In this dissertation, Dr. Krijtenburg shows that Robert Schuman’s vision of European unity was rooted in his Catholic faith and Alsatian borderland background, which lent his thought a supranational and supernatural orientation and gave him common ground with the other Christian Democratic architects of modern Europe. Thus page 116, footnote 204 of the work quotes the following passage by Ferdinand Kinsky: “Konrad Adenauer, Alcide de Gasperi and Robert Schuman thought their task of uniting Europe to be in accordance with the social and political doctrines of the Catholic Church. They were encouraged by Pope Pius XII, a convinced European and world federalist.”
Robert Schuman: Neo-Scholastic Humanism and the Reunification of Europe, by Dr. Alan Paul Fimister (Brussels: I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales, 2008). Available for sale at Amazon.com, with another copy on this page.
Posted on Europe Day or Schuman Day, 2018, in prayer that the once-Christian peoples of Europe may return to the Catholic Faith, for the salvation of souls and the restoration of civilisation.
‘Christianity in fact has shaped Europe, impressing upon it certain basic values. Modern Europe itself, which has given the democratic ideal and human rights to the world, draws its values from its Christian heritage. More than a geographical area, Europe can be described as “a primarily cultural and historical concept, which denotes a reality born as a continent thanks also to the unifying force of Christianity, which has been capable of integrating peoples and cultures among themselves, and which is intimately linked to the whole of European culture”
‘Today’s Europe however, at the very moment it is in the process of strengthening and enlarging its economic and political union, seems to suffer from a profound crisis of values. While possessed of increased resources, it gives the impression of lacking the energy needed to sustain a common project and to give its citizens new reasons for hope…
‘Europe, as you stand at the beginning of the third millennium,“Open the doors to Christ! Be yourself. Rediscover your origins. Relive your roots”. Down the centuries you have received the treasure of Christian faith. It has grounded your life as a society on principles drawn from the Gospel, and traces of this are evident in the art, literature, thought and culture of your nations. But this heritage does not belong just to the past; it is a project in the making, to be passed on to future generations…
‘Be certain! The Gospel of hope does not disappoint! Throughout the vicissitudes of your history, yesterday and today, it is a the light which illumines and directs your way; it is the strength which sustains you in trials; it is the prophecy of a new world; it is the sign of a new beginning; it is the invitation to everyone, believers and non- believers alike, to blaze new trails leading to a “Europe of the spirit”, in order to make the continent a true “common home” filled with the joy of life.’ (Pope St. John Paul II, “Ecclesia In Europa”)
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!)
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