Online text: “The Liberty of the Church: Source, Scope and Scandal”, by Prof. Patrick McKinley Brennan

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• “The Liberty of the Church: Source, Scope and Scandal”, by Professor Patrick McKinley Brennan (2013). Working Paper Series. 188. Forthcoming in Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues (2013). Available in pdf format on this page of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and linked by Expert Gallery Press . The text, numbered as Villanova University School of Law Public Law and Legal Theory Working Paper No. 2013-3062, is also available at Social Science Research Network (SSRN).

See also the texts listed on–

• the page “Society and Social Teaching”,
• the 28 January 2020 post “Free ebook: Church and State in the Formation of Christendom, by T.W. Allies”,
• the 04 July 2020 post “Online ebook: “Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition”, by John Courtney Murray, S.J.“,
• the 21 October 2020 post “Online text: “Moral Duties Concerning Voting”, by Colin B. Donovan“,
• the 04 July 2021 post “Online text: “Catholicism and the Declaration of Independence”, by Dr. Robert Kraynak“; and
• the 30 December 2021 post “Online text: “Principles Fundamental of the Church-State Controversy”, by Dr. James A. O’Donohoe“

–as well as

Free ebook: History of the Church, Volume 3 (From the Western Schism of Luther), by the Rev. Dr. John Alzog

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• History of the Church, Volume III, by the Rev. Dr. John Alzog [Johannes Baptist Alzog, 1808-1878], translated, with additions, from the 9th German edition, by Rev. Dr. F. J. (Francis Joseph), Pabisch 1825-1879 and Right Rev. Thomas [Sebastian] Byrne (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1912). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats, and may be read online, at Internet Archive.
  • (N.B.: This volume deals with the “Third Period. From the Western Schism of Luther down to Our Times (1517-1878)” according to the Table of Contents—which is itself so thorough as to be a historical summary on its own.)

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Online video & text: “A Patristic Remedy for Modernist Woes”, by Fr. Joseph Carola, S.J.

See this online video and text:

• “Maiorum Traditio: A Patristic Remedy for Modernist Woes”, by Fr. Joseph Carola, S.J. [2021]. 26th Annual Peter Richard Kenrick Lecture on 23 September [2021]. The text is available in pdf format at the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. The video of the lecture is available as a Youtube video linked by the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.

For other related texts and ebooks, see the page Revelation and Faith and the several posts listed on the post “Online text: Open Letter to the Catholic Bishops of the World on the German Synodal Path, by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila“.

On the Memorial of Blessed Pope Pius IX. 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 text: “The Legal Legacy of the French Revolution in Latin America”, by Professor Dante Figueroa

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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.]

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Online text: “Cultural Challenges to Faith: A Reflection on the Dynamics of Modernity”, by Dr. Paul O’Callaghan

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• “Cultural Challenges to Faith: A Reflection on the Dynamics of Modernity”, by Rev. Paul O’Callaghan, Ph.D. [Professor of Theological Anthropology at Pontificia Università della Santa Croce], Church, Communication and Culture, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017): pp. 25-40. May be read online and available in pdf format through this page of Church, Communication and Culture at Taylor & Francis Online.

See also these related texts on the relation of Christianity and culture:

Online video & text: “Is Religious Liberty Possible in a Liberal Culture?”, by David S. Crawford

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• “Is Religious Liberty Possible in a Liberal Culture?”, by Professor David S. Crawford, Communio, Volume 40, No. 2 (Summer-Fall 2013): pp. 422-437. According to the text, it is a “Paper delivered at the conference, “Dignitatis Humanae and the Rediscovery of Religious Freedom,’ at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., 21–23 February 2013”.
  • The video of the lecture is available on this page of the Youtube channel of the John Paul II Institute.
  • The text of the lecture is available in pdf format through this page of Communio (© 2013 by Communio: International Catholic Review).

On the Feast of the three young men, Hanania, Azra and Michaeel in the Maronite Rite. 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.

“How many winds of doctrine have we known in recent decades, how many ideological currents, how many ways of thinking… Every day new sects spring up, and what St Paul says about human deception and the trickery that strives to entice people into error (…) comes true.

“Today, having a clear faith based on the Creed of the Church is often labeled as fundamentalism… We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires.

“We, however, have a different goal: the Son of God, the true man…  An “adult” faith is not a faith that follows the trends of fashion and the latest novelty; a mature adult faith is deeply rooted in friendship with Christ… Truth and love coincide in Christ.” (Homily of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 18 April 2005)

O Sapiéntia, quæ ex ore Altíssimi prodiísti, attíngens a fine usque ad finem, fórtiter suavitérque dispónens ómnia: veni ad docéndum nos viam prudéntiæ. (Text from Divinum Officium)

Texto en linea: “Católicos y Vida Pública”, por Obispo Thomas J. Olmsted

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• Católicos y Vida Pública, 4ta Edición Revisada, por Su Excellencia Thomas J. Olmsted, Obispo de Phoenix, con Prólogo por Arzobispo José H. Gómez, Arzobispo de Los Ángeles (Saint Benedict Press, 2016). Disponible en esta pagina de la Diocesis de Phoenix.

Ver también estos textos:

Online audiobook & ebook: “The Christian Constitution of States”, by Pope Leo XIII

See this online audiobook and ebook:

• Encyclical “Immortale Dei” on the Christian Constitution of States, by Pope Leo  XIII (1 November 1885).
  • The ebook may be read online, and available in mobi format and epub format, at Papal Encyclicals Online; and it is available in .doc format through this page of Documenta Catholic Omnia. It may also be read online on this page of Catholic Culture; on this page of the EWTN Library; at Wikisource; and at the Holy See.
  • The LibriVox audiobook, read by Maria Therese, is available at Internet Archive linked through LibriVox.
  • A different audio recording is provided in this video (45:23) on the Youtube channel of Danilo Zugic.
• A different English translation is provided in:
  • Encyclical of Our Holy Father by Divine Providence Leo XIII on the Christian Constitution of States: Latin Text and Authorised Translation (London, 1886). Available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive.

The encyclical is also included in these collections:

• The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII: Translations from Approved Sources, with Preface by Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur.
  • The ebook may be read online, and is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library. It may also be read online at Wikisource; and it is available in pdf format at Today’s Catholic World.
  • The audiobook, read by Maria Therese, may be listened to online and downloaded in mp3 and other formats at LibriVox and at Internet Archive. [N.B., The recording states that it is in the public domain.]
  • The LibriVox audio is also reproduced for Youtube in 2 parts at Classic Catholic Audiobooks: Part 1 of 2 (11:16:51) and Part 2 of 2 (7:70:43), said Part 2 being also available at Padre Manuel Antonio Garcia Salcedo; and in 2 parts at Full Audiobooks: Part 1/2 (9:10:55) and Part 2/2 (9:56:40); and in 13 parts at Priceless Audiobooks: Part 1/13, Part 2/13, Part 3/13, Part 4/13, Part 5/13, Part 6/13, Part 7/13, Part 8/13, Part 9/13, Part 10/13, Part 11/13, Part 12/13, and Part 13/13.  A portion of the recording (4:26:34) is available at Padre Manuel Antonio Garcia Salcedo and Free Audio Books, and likewise, a part (10:42:14) is available at GreatAudioBooks In Public Domain.
• The Pope and the People; select letters and addresses on social questions, by His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, edited by the Rev.  William H Eyre (London and Leamington: Art and Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1895). With Imprimatur. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite; on the anniversary of the Vision of the Emperor Constantine; and on the secular observance of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. 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).

Free audiobook & ebook: “The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII”

See this legally free audiobook and ebook:

• The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII: Translations from Approved Sources, with Preface by Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur.
  • The ebook may be read online, and is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library. It may also be read online at Wikisource; and it is available in pdf format at Today’s Catholic World.
  • The audiobook, read by Maria Therese, may be listened to online and downloaded in mp3 and other formats at LibriVox and at Internet Archive. [N.B., The recording states that it is in the public domain.]
  • The LibriVox audio is also reproduced for Youtube in 2 parts at Classic Catholic Audiobooks: Part 1 of 2 (11:16:51) and Part 2 of 2 (7:70:43), said Part 2 being also available at Padre Manuel Antonio Garcia Salcedo; and in 2 parts at Full Audiobooks: Part 1/2 (9:10:55) and Part 2/2 (9:56:40); and in 13 parts at Priceless Audiobooks: Part 1/13, Part 2/13, Part 3/13, Part 4/13, Part 5/13, Part 6/13, Part 7/13, Part 8/13, Part 9/13, Part 10/13, Part 11/13, Part 12/13, and Part 13/13.  A portion of the recording (4:26:34) is available at Padre Manuel Antonio Garcia Salcedo and Free Audio Books, and likewise, a part (10:42:14) is available at GreatAudioBooks In Public Domain.

• The work (audiobook/ebook) includes the following encyclicals and other letters (as listed on LibriVox):
  • On the Evils Afffecting Modern Society “Inscrutabili”;
  • Socialism, Communism, Nihilism “Quod Apostolici Muneris”;
  • The Study of Scholastic Philosophy “Aeterni Patris”;
  • Christian Marriage “Arcanum Divinae”;
  • Freemasonry “Humanum Genus”;
  • The Christian Constitution of States “ Immortale Dei”;
  • Human Liberty “Libertas Praestantissimum”;
  • The Right Ordering of Christian Life “Exeunte Jam Anno”;
  • On the Chief Duties of Christians as Citizens “Sapientiae Christianae”;
  • The Condition of the Working Classes “Rerum Novarum”;
  • Allegiance to the Republic “Au Milieu des Sollicitudes”;
  • The Pope and the Columbus Tercenary “Quarto Abrupto Saeculo”;
  • The Study of Holy Scripture “Provindentissimus Deus”;
  • The Reunion of Christendom “Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae”;
  • Catholicity in the United States “Longuinque Oceani”;
  • To the English People “Amantissima Voluntatis”;
  • The Unity of the Church “Satis Cognitum”;
  • Anglican Orders “Apostolicae Curae”;
  • The Prohibition and Censorship of Books “Officiorum ac Munerum”;
  • The Holy Spirit “Divinum Illud”;
  • True and False Americanism in Religion “Testem Benevolentiae”;
  • On the Consecration of Mankind to the Sacred Heart of Jesus “Annum Sacrum”;
  • Christ Our Redeemer “Tametsi”;
  • Christian Democracy “Graves de Communi”;
  • The Religious Congregations in France;
  • Congratulations to the American Hierarchy;
  • The Most Holy Eucharist “Mirae Caritatis”;
  • The Holy Scriptures; The Biblical Commission “Vigilantiae”;
  • The Church in the Philippines; and
  • Review of His Pontificate.

In remembrance of Pope Leo XIII (d. 20 July 1903), vicarius Ss. Petri et Pauli, faithful shepherd and teacher. 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).

Livre gratuit: “Défense de l’Ordre Social, contre les Principes de la Révolution Française”, par J.-B. Duvoisin

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• Défense de l’Ordre Social, contre les Principes de la Révolution Française, nouvelle edition, par J.-B. [Jean-Baptiste] Duvoisin, Eveque de Nantes (Paris: Société Catholique des Bons Livres, 1829). Disponible à Internet Archive et Open Library, Internet Archive et Open Library (copie 2e), Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, et Google Play.
  • 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.]
• El Liberalismo es Pecado: Cuestiones Candentes, por Felix Sardà y Salvany (Barcelona: Librería y Tipografía Católica, 1885). Con aprobacion eclesiastica. Disponible en Internet Archive (3a edicion, 1885), Internet Archive (6a edicion, 1887), Mercaba, Comunion Tradicionalista, y Hispanidad.
• 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).
  • Tome 1 est disponible dans Internet Archive et Open Library, avec deuxieme copie dans Internet Archive et Open Library.
  • Tome 2 est disponible dans Internet Archive et Open Library, avec deuxieme copie dans Internet Archive et Open Library, et troisieme copie dans Internet Archive et Open Library.
  • Tome 3 est disponible dans Internet Archive et Open Library, avec deuxieme copie dans Internet Archive et Open Library.
  • Tome 4 est disponible dans Internet Archive et Open Library.
• “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.

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).

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