Online text: “The Foundations of International Criminal Law”, by Judge Hanne Sophie Grev (with video & audio)

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• “Inter Homines Esse: The Foundations of International Criminal Law and the Writings of Ambrose, Augustine, Aquinas, Vitoria and Suárez”, by Judge Dr. Hanne Sophie Greve, in Philosophical Foundations of International Criminal Law: Correlating Thinkers, edited by Morten Bergsmo and Emiliano J. Buis (Brussels: Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, 2018): pp. 111-164. The text is available in pdf format on this page of the ICC Legal Tools Database (linked from Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher); and may be read as part of the larger work at Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher.
• Notes on the text:
  • According to the text, its author Dr. Greve is Vice President of the Gulating High Court, Norway, and member of the International Commission against the Death Penalty, and was previously Judge at the European Court of Human Rights.
  • Catholic Christians without adequate theological formation are cautioned against perusing other essays in the larger work, as they are mainly texts written from non-Catholic perspectives.
  • The larger work states that it “may be openly accessed and downloaded through the web site http://www.toaep.org … All rights are reserved. You may read, print or download this publication or any part of it from http://www.toaep.org for personal use, but you may not in any way charge for its use by others, directly or by reproducing it, storing it in a retrieval system, transmit-ting it, or utilising it in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording, or otherwise, in whole or in part, without the prior permission in writing of the copyright holder.”
• Media are also available of Dr. Greve’s lecture on the subject, which necessarily abbreviates the discussion in the text: “The Foundations of International Criminal Law and the Writings of Ambrose, Augustine, Aquinas, Vitoria and Suarez” (lecture), by Judge Dr. Hanne Sophie Greve, delivered on 25 August 2017 at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
  • The video may be viewed at the Centre for International Law Research and Policy.
  • The audio/podcast is available at the Centre for International Law Research and Policy. (To find the said audio, search on the page for “Hanne Sophie Greve”, which will show 3 talks by Judge Greve, or “The Foundations of International Criminal Law and the Writings of Ambrose, Augustine, Aquinas, Vitoria and Suarez”)

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• “The Catholic Neo-Scholastic Contribution to Human Rights: The Natural Law Foundation”, by Robert John Araujo, S.J., Ave Maria Law Review, Volume 1, No. 1 (2003): pp. 159-174. Available in PDF format at Loyola University.
• Catholic Social Doctrine and Human Rights (Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Acta 15: Proceedings of the 15th Plenary Session, 1-5 May 2009), edited by Roland Minnerath, Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli, and Vittorio Possenti (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2010). 630 pages. Available in PDF format on this page of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
• “Conceptual Foundations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Human Rights, Human Dignity and Personhood”, by Dr. Thomas Finegan, Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, Vol. 37 (2012), pp. 182-218. Available in pdf format at the Australasian Legal Information Institute.
• “The Influence of Catholic Social Doctrine on Human Rights”, by Professor Mary Ann Glendon, in Catholic Social Doctrine and Human Rights (Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Acta 15: Proceedings of the 15th Plenary Session, 1-5 May 2009), edited by Roland Minnerath, Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli, and Vittorio Possenti (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2010). The essay is available in PDF format (here) and the entire volume is available in PDF format on this page at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The essay was reprinted in the Journal of Catholic Social Thought, Vol. 10, No. 1 (2013), pp. 69-84, available in PDF format (on this page) at Villanova University.
• “Natural Human Rights: The Perspective of the Ius Commune,” by Richard. H. Helmholz, Catholic University Law Review, Vol. 52 (2003): 301-326. Available in pdf format at Chicago Unbound Collections.
• “The ‘New’ Evangelization in the Americas: On the Catholic Origins of Human Rights”, by David Lantigua, Ph.D., Church Life: A Journal for the New Evangelization (Fall 2012): pages 75-84. Available in pdf format (on this page) at the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy.
• “Our Debt to De Vitoria: A Catholic Foundation of Human Rights”, by Robert John Araujo, S.J., Ave Maria Law Review 10:2 (2012), pages 313-329. Available in PDF format on this page of the Ave Maria School of Law—Law Review.
• “Retrieving a Catholic Tradition of Subjective Natural Rights from the Late Scholastic Francisco Suárez, S.J.”, by Steven J. Brust, Ph.D., Ave Maria Law Review, Vol. 10, Issue 2 (Spring 2012). Available in pdf format through the index of issues at Ave Maria Law Review.
• Universal Rights in a World of Diversity: The Case of Religious Freedom (Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Acta 17: Proceedings of the 17th Plenary Session, 29 April-3 May 2011), edited by Mary Ann Glendon and Hans E. Zacher (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 2012). 700 pages. Available in PDF format on this page of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. N.B., This corpus includes various scholarly addresses and articles, including “How Christians and Other Native Minorities are Faring in the Unfolding Arab Turmoil of 2011” by Habib C. Malik, “What Is or Should Be the Role of Religiously Informed Moral Viewpoints in Public Discourse (Especially Where Hotly Contested Issues Are Concerned)?” by Vittorio Possenti, and “Fundamentalist and Other Obstacles to Religious Toleration” by Malise Ruthven.]

Posted on the Feast of the Martyrs of Compiegne, Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine and companions; and on the World Day for International Justice. 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).

“Must it be the sinners still, Lord, the sinners still that triumph? … See, Lord, how they crush down thy people, afflict the land of thy choice, murder the widow and the stranger, slay the orphan! And they think, The Lord will never see it, the God of Israel pays no heed. Pay heed, rather, yourselves, dull hearts that count among my people; fools, learn your lesson ere it is too late. Is he deaf, the God who implanted hearing in us; is he blind, the God who gave us eyes to see? He who gives nations their schooling, who taught man all that man knows, will he not call you to account?” (Psalm xciv, 3, 5-10)

Online ebook: “The Beauty and Truth of the Catholic Church”, volume 2, adapted and edited by the Rev. Edward Jones

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• The Beauty and Truth of the Catholic Church, Volume II, sermons from the German, adapted and edited by the Rev. Edward Jones, with an Introduction by the Most Rev. John Ireland (St. Louis, London: B. Herder, 1913). With Imprimatur. Available at Internet Archive. [N.B., This volume collects sermons/discourses on the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist.]

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• Dogmatic Theology VII. Grace, Actual and Habitual: A Dogmatic Treatise, by Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo.: Herder, 1919). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF, Full Text and DjVu at Internet Archive (Book contributor: University of Toronto). Another copy of the 1919 edition with Imprimatur is available in PDF, Full text, and EPUB formats at Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg (Book contributor: Project Gutenberg). [NB, These are the best PDF copies online]. Still another copy of the 1919 edition is available in mutiple formats at Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Kelly Library, University of Toronto). The 1915 edition with Imprimatur is available in various formats at Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: New York Public Library).
• Dogmatic Theology VIII. The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Volume 1. The Sacraments in General, Baptism, Confirmation, by Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1917) With Imprimatur. Available on multiple formats at Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Regis Library, University of Toronto).
• Illustrated Explanation of the Holy Sacraments: A Complete Exposition of the Sacraments and the Sacramentals of the Church, adapted from the original of Rev. Hermann Rolfus, with a reflection and practice on each sacrament, by Very Rev. Ferreol Girardey (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1898). With Imprimatur. Available in multiple formats at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• Instruction on Infant Baptism “Pastoralis Actio”, by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by Pope St. John Paul II, October 20, 1980. May be read online at the Holy See, the EWTN Library and the Catholic Information Network.
• The King’s Highway: or, The Catholic Church the Way of Salvation as Revealed in the Holy Scriptures, 2^nd edition, by the Rev. Augustine F. Hewit, of the Congregation of St. Paul (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1879). Available in various formats (pdf, epub, kindle/mobi, etc.) at Internet Archive; and also available at Google Books and HathiTrust Digital Library. The 3^rd edition (New York: Catholic Book Exchange, 1893) is available at Internet Archive; and it is also available (albeit with pages restricted to members) at Forgotten Books, with a second copy at Forgotten Books. The 1^st edition (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1874) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a second copy at Internet Archive; and it is also available at HathiTrust Digital Library, with another copy at HathiTrust Digital Library, as well as at Google Books.
• The Sacraments Explained According to the Teaching and Doctrine of the Catholic Church; With an Introductory Treatise on Grace, by Arthur Devine (London: R. & T. Washbourn, 1918). With Imprimatur. Available atOpen Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Kelly Library, University of Toronto).
• 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.
• 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.

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“[T]herefore, 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” (St. Matthew xxviii, 19-20)

“[A] man cannot see the kingdom of God without being born anew…. [N]o man can enter into the kingdom of God unless birth comes to him from water, and from the Holy Spirit” (St. John iii, 3, 5)

“Christ shewed love to the Church when he gave himself up on its behalf. He would hallow it, purify it by bathing it in the water to which his word gave life” (Ephesians v, 25-26)

“Conversion to Christ is joined to Baptism not only because of the Church’s practice, but also by the will of Christ himself, who sent the apostles to make disciples of all nations and to baptize them… Baptism is… the sacrament which signifies and effects rebirth from the Spirit, establishes real and unbreakable bonds with the Blessed Trinity, and makes us members of the Body of Christ, which is the Church… (Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Missio)

“[T]he Catholic Church keeps a careful balance… between recognising what is true and holy in other religions, and yet insisting on the importance of an explicit faith in Christ and membership of the Church through Baptism. Thus the promotion of dialogue has not diminished the necessity of proclaiming the Gospel and calling those who do not believe in Christ to conversion while fully respecting the liberty of each person… (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Meeting God in Friend & Stranger)

Online ebooks: “Sermons on the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven”, in 2 volumes, by Father Francis Hunolt

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• Sermons on the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven: Adapted to All the Sundays and Holydays of the Year, Volume 1, by the Rev. Father Francis Hunolt, priest of the Society of Jesus, translated by the Rev. J. Allen (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1897). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive; and also available in pdf format (on this page) at Saints’ Books (also linked from Sancte Pater).
• Sermons on the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven: Adapted to All the Sundays and Holydays of the Year, Volume 2, by the Rev. Father Francis Hunolt, priest of the Society of Jesus, translated by the Rev. J. Allen (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1897). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive; and also available in pdf format (on this page) at Saints’ Books (also linked from Sancte Pater).
  • Another edition, The Christian’s Last End; or, Sermons on the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven, in Seventy-Six Sermons: Adapted to All the Sundays and Most of the Holy-Days of the Year; with a Full Index of All the Sermons, an Alphabetical Index of the Principal Subjects Treated, and Copious Marginal Notes, Volume 2, 2^nd edition, by the Rev. Father Francis Hunolt, priest of the Society of Jesus, translated from the original German edition of Cologne, 1740, by the Rev. J. Allen (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1893), may be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Christ the King, 2018, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit down upon the throne of his glory, and all nations will be gathered in his presence, where he will divide men one from the other, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats…

“Then the King will say to those who are on his right hand, Come, you that have received a blessing from my Father, take possession of the kingdom which has been prepared for you since the foundation of the world…

“Then he will say to those who are on his left hand, in their turn, Go far from me, you that are accursed, into that eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels… And these shall pass on to eternal punishment, and the just to eternal life.” (St. Matthew xxv, 31-32, 34, 41, 46)

Online ebook: “Sacred and Sublime Orations”, by Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Newman, Cardinal Manning, etc.

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• Catholic Oratory: A Compilation of Sacred and Sublime Orations, selected from the Sermons and Discourses of Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Newman, Cardinal Manning, The Lenten Lectures and Sermons of Cardinal Wiseman, Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia; Bishop Keane, Catholic University, Washington; Bishop Conroy, Father Buckley, Father Merrick, SJ.; Father Brandi, SJ.; Father O’Keeffe, Father Lambing, and Rev. Dr. Brann. Also Father Maguire’s “Refutation of Heresies, and Defence of Catholic Dogma”; besides Sermons and Essays of other Eminent Ecclesiastics. Embellished with portraits of the American and English cardinals and numerous beautiful engravings (New York: Duggan Publishing Company, 1891). With Imprimatur. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

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“I adjure thee in the sight of God, and of Jesus Christ, who is to be the judge of living and dead, in the name of his coming, and of his kingdom, preach the word, dwelling upon it continually, welcome or unwelcome; bring home wrong-doing, comfort the waverer, rebuke the sinner, with all the patience of a teacher. The time will surely come, when men will grow tired of sound doctrine, always itching to hear something fresh; and so they will provide themselves with a continuous succession of new teachers, as the whim takes them, turning a deaf ear to the truth, bestowing their attention on fables instead. It is for thee to be on the watch, to accept every hardship, to employ thyself in preaching the gospel, and perform every duty of thy office, keeping a sober mind.” (I Timothy iv, 1-5)

Online ebook: “Hebrew Catholics and the Mission of the Church”

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• You Shall Be My Witnesses: Hebrew Catholics and the Mission of the Church (Saint Louis, MO.: Association of Hebrew Catholics, 2010, 2012). Available in PDF format on this page of the Association of Hebrew Catholics.

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Let us also pray for the Jews: that our God and Lord may illuminate their hearts, that they acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the Savior of all men. (From the Revised Good Friday Prayer for the Jews, translated by Father John Zuhlsdorf)

Free ebook: Lectures by Cardinal Manning

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• Lectures, by Henry Edward Manning (Baltimore: J.B. Piet). Includes: The Four Great Evils of the Day, The Sovereignty of God, and The Grounds Of Faith. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

In remembrance of the Great Convert, Henry Edward Cardinal Manning (1808–1892). For more legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). Eternal rest grant unto him, oh Lord.

Free ebook: “The Divine Praises: Addresses to Holy Name Societies”, by William Graham

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• The Divine Praises: Addresses to Holy Name Societies, by William Graham (New York: J.F. Wagner, 1908)  May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, djvu, txt, daisy, and kindle/mobi formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library. [This book contains reflections on each of the Divine Praises.]

On the Feast of the Most Holy Name of JESUS 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). 

[G]rant us the gift of Thy divine charity, that we may ever love Thee with our whole heart and with all our words and deeds, and may never cease from praising Thee. (From the Litany of the Most Holy Name of JESUS)

Free ebook: “Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas; including the Famous Treatise on the Incarnation”

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• Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas; including the Famous Treatise on the Incarnation called “Missus Est”, by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, compiled and translated from the 1508 edition of his Sermons and Letters, with Introduction by the Right Rev. J.V. Hedley, OSB, Bishop of Newport (London, Manchester, Glasgow: R.T. Washbourne; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati: Benziger Bros., 1909). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, djvu, txt, Daisy, and kindle/mobi formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.

On the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Christmas) in the one true Church. O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine!

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.'” (Isaiah 9:6, Biblia Clerus)

Online ebook: “How to Prepare a Sermon”, by Rev. Bernard Feeney

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• Manual of Sacred Rhetoric; or, How to Prepare a Sermon, by Rev. Bernard Feeney (St. Louis, MO.: B. Herder, 1901). With Imprimatur. 356 pages. May be read online, and available in pdf, txt, djvu, kindle/mobi, epub, and Daisy formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.

On the Memorial of Saint Flannán mac Toirrdelbaig in the Roman Rite (Calendar of Ireland). 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: “On the Blessed Trinity”, by Rev. Dr. J.J. O’Connell

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• Conferences on the Blessed Trinity, by the Rev. Dr. J.J. O’Connell, O.S.B. (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1882). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, kindle/mobi, Daisy, djvu, and txt formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.

On the Feast of St. Eusebius of Vercelli in the Extraodinary 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). Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us!