Free ebook: “Heaven’s Recent Wonders, or, The Work of Lourdes”, by Dr. Boissarie

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• Heaven’s Recent Wonders, or, The Work of Lourdes, by Dr. Boissarie, translated by Rev. C. Van Der Donckt (Ratisbon, Rome, New York, Cincinnati: Frederick Pustet & Co., 1909). 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. Also available at Google Books.
  • [According to the text, the author, Dr. Prosper Gustave Boissarie, served as Chief Examiner of the Sick at Lourdes]

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Online text: “The Proofs for the Existence of God in the Light of Modern Natural Science”, by Pope Pius XII (English, Français, Italiano)

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• “The Proofs for the Existence of God in the Light of Modern Natural Science”, Address to the Plenary Session and to the Study Week on the Subject ‘The Question of Microseisms’, by the Servant of God Pope Pius XII, 22 November 1951.
  • The text in English may be read online at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and may be read on pages 130-142 of: Papal Addresses to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 1917-2000 and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences 1994-2001 (Scripta Varia 100), by Popes Benedict XV, Pius XI, Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 2003), available in pdf format at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
  • The text in French/Français, “ Les preuves de l’existence de Dieu a la lumiere de la science moderne”, may be read from the 17^th to the 31^st page of the pdf file of: Semaine d’étude sur la problématique des microséismes, Proceedings of Study Week 19-26 November 1951, Scripta Varia 12 (Vatican City: Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 1953) at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
  • The text in Italian/Italiano, “Discorso di Sua Santità Pio XII ai Cardinali, Legati di Nazioni Estere e ai Membri della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze”, may be read online at the Holy See.

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Online text: “How the Declaration of Independence Recognizes and Guarantees the Right to Life for the Unborn”, by Mark Trapp

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• “Created Equal: How the Declaration of Independence Recognizes and Guarantees the Right to Life for the Unborn”, by Mark Trapp, Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 28, Issue 4 (2001): pp. 819-847. Available in pdf format at Pepperdine Digital Commons.

On the secular observance of Independence Day in the United States of America. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, 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: “Thomistic Response to the Theory of Evolution”, by Dr. Mariusz Tabaczek

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• “Thomistic Response to the Theory of Evolution: Aquinas on Natural Selection and the Perfection of the Universe”, by Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P., Ph.D. May be read online at Academia.edu and ResearchGate. (According to the text, it is the accepted manuscript of the article published in Theology and Science, Volume 13, Issue 3 (2015).)

On the secular observance of Darwin Day. 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: “On Making the Case for Life”, by Dr. Francis J. Beckwith

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• “On Making the Case for Life: St. Peter’s Counsel to Always Be Ready”, by Prof. Francis J. Beckwith, Ph.D., The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Volume 13, Issue 4 (Winter 2013): pp. 601-609. Available in pdf format at the Baylor University for Studies of Religion.

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Online text: “The Moral Limits of Medical Research and Treatment”, by Pope Pius XII

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• “The Moral Limits of Medical Research and Treatment”, an address given to the First International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System, by the Venerable Pope Pius XII, September 14, 1952. May be read online on this page of the EWTN Library, and at Papal Encyclicals Online.
  • Also published in The Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 4, Article 2 (1952): pp. 98-107, available in pdf format through this page of The Linacre Quarterly: Journal of the Catholic Medical Association and at Semantic Scholar.

On the anniversary of the decision in the Doctors’ Trial and the proclamation of the Nuremberg Code (20 August 1947). 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: “Population Conference Draft Document Criticized” by Saint John Paul the Great

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• “Population Conference Draft Document Criticized” by Saint John Paul the Great (Pope John Paul II), Vatican, March 18, 1994. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.org, which describes it as thus:
  • “Talk given by Pope John Paul II during a March 18 meeting at the Vatican with Nafis Sadik, executive director of the U.N. Fund for Population Activities. The Pope criticizes a final draft document prepared for the September U.N. International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt.”

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Online text: “Catholic Social Teaching, Human Activity & the Collapse of Biological Diversity” by the Laudato Si’ Research Institute

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• The Wailing of God’s Creatures: Catholic Social Teaching, Human Activity and the Collapse of Biological Diversity: A Report by the Laudato Si’ Research Institute for CIDSE, CAFOD and GCCM on the Current Biodiversity Crisis, March 2021 (Brussels, Belgium:  CIDSE; London: CAFOD, 2021). Available in pdf format at the Laudato Si’ Research Institute.

Posted on the secular observance of Coral Triangle Day, and after the secular observance of World Environment Day and World Oceans Day. 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: “Ecology in Light of Integral Human Development”, by Dr. David L. Schindler

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• “Habits of Presence and the Generosity of Creation: Ecology in Light of Integral Human Development”, by Prof. David L. Schindler, Ph.D., Communio, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Winter 2015): pp. 574-593. Available in pdf format on this page of Communio International Catholic Review (© 2015 by Communio: International Catholic Review).

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Online ebook: Sexuality & Gender: Findings from the Sciences, by Dr. Lawrence S. Mayer and Dr. Paul R. McHugh

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• Lawrence S. Mayer, M.B., M.S., Ph.D. and Paul R. McHugh, M.D., Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences, in The New Atlantis, Number 50 (Fall 2016): pp. 1-143. May be read online, and available in pdf format, at The New Atlantis.

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