Online text: “Chastity: The School of Love”, by Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli

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• Chastity: The School of Love, by the Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, February 7, 2019. Available in pdf format in English, in Spanish, and in Polish, and may be read online in English on this page, at Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli’s website.

See also the texts listed on the page Marriage and the Family, as well as related texts:

• Chastity: A Pastoral Letter, by Bishop Joseph F. Martino, Diocese of Scranton, December 8, 2004. May be read online on this page at Catholic Culture.
• Circular Letter “On Holy Purity”, November 2000 (©2021 Opus Sanctorum Angelorum, Inc.). May be read online on this page of Opus Sanctorum Angelorum.
• Pastoral Letter to Young People on Chastity, by the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, January 2011. Updated March 2011. Available in pdf format on this page of the Diocese of London.

On the Feast of Saint Agnes in the Roman 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.

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.

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• “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: “Małżeństwa osób ochrzczonych a niewierzących” (Marriage among Baptized Non-Believers), by Prof. Krzysztof Góźdź

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• “Teologiczne rozumienie małżeństwa osób ochrzczonych a niewierzących” (“Theological Understanding of Marriage among the Baptized Non-Believers”), by Professor Rev. Krzysztof Góźdź, Roczniki Teologiczne, Tom LXVI, zeszyt 2 / Vol. 66, Issue 2 (2019): pp. 19-34. Available in pdf format (Polski) through this page of Volume 66.2 of Roczniki Teologiczne / Annals of Theology.

See also the texts listed on the page Marriage and the Family and Sacraments, and the following texts:

• “Faith and the Sacrament of Marriage: A Response to the Proposal of a New ‘Minimum Fidei’ Requirement”, by the Editors, Communio, Vol. 42, No. 2 (Summer 2015). Available in pdf format through this page of Communio, which also provides a version in Spanish, “La Fe y el Sacramento del Matrimonio una Respuesta a la Propuesta de un Nuevo Requisito de un ‘Minimum Fidei’” and in Italian, “La Fede e il Sacramento del Matrimonio: una Risposta alla Proposta di un nuovo Requisito di un “Minimum Fidei””
• “The Sacramental Character of Faith: Consequences for the Question of the Relation between Faith and Marriage”, by Professor Rev. José Granados, Communio, Vol. 41, No. 2 (Summer 2014). Available in pdf format through this page of Communio and on this page of Academia.edu.

On the Second Sunday after Epiphany in the Latin Church, and the Memorial of the Chains of Saint Peter in the Eastern Churches, within the one true and Catholic Church. 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 Crisis of Faith and the Crisis of the Church”, by Dr. Ralph Weimann

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• “The Crisis of Faith and the Crisis of the Church”, by the Rev. Dr. Ralph Weimann, Nova et Vetera, English Edition, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Summer 2021): pp. 699-712. Available on this page of the journal Nova et Vetera at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

For other related texts, see the ebooks and texts listed on the page Church and Ecclesiology and in the post “Worth-it book: “A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward”, by Dr. Ralph Martin“, as well as the following:

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.

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Worth-it ebook/book: “The Prodigal Church”, by Brandon McGinley

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• The Prodigal Church: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception, by Brandon McGinley (Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2020). The ebook and the printed book may be purchased  on this page of Sophia Institute Press. The printed book may be purchased on this page of Sophia Institute Press (as part of a reduced-price set), on this page of Sophia Institute Press, on this page of Catholic Supply of St. Louis, on this page of Good Shepherd, and on this page of Sunrise Marian Distribution.
  • Interested readers are requested to obtain the book from faithful Catholic booksellers to help them continue their service to the one true Church. Nonetheless, those who are unable to purchase from faithful Catholic booksellers may use the following vendors: Google Play Books, which sells the ebook, and Barnes & Noble, which sells the printed book.
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On the Feast of the Prophet Hosea (Osee) in the Maronite Church. 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: “Are We Living in Apocalyptic Times?”, by Michael D. O’Brien

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• “Are We Living in Apocalyptic Times?”, by Michael D. O’Brien, studiObrien, September 20, 2005. 18 pages in pdf. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.org.

See also these texts on, or containing discussions of, the final trials before the Parousia:

• “Antichrist in the Scriptures”, by Michael J. Gruenthaner, S.J., Homiletic & Pastoral Review (February 1942): pp. 448 – 460. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture.org.
• Eschatology; or, The Catholic Doctrine of the Last Things: A Dogmatic Treatise, by Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1918, c1917). With Imprimatur. Volume XII of Fr. Pohle’s Dogmatic Theology series. Available on multiple formats at Internet Archive and Open Library (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Kelly Library, University of Toronto).

See also these texts on contemporary trials:

• The Catholic Church and the Counter-Faith: A Study of the Roots of Modern Secularism, Relativism, and De-Christianity, by Philip Trower (Family Publications, 2006; Philip Trower, 2014). It may be read online (version 7 January 2014) on this page though the page of Philip Trower at Christendom Awake.
• Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age, by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, in conversation with Diane Montagna (Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2019). May be purchased on this page of Angelico Press, at Amazon, and at Barnes & Noble. May be read for free by Kindle Unlimited members.
• The Church Learned and the Revolt of the Scholars, by Philip Trower (St. Paul, MN: The Wanderer Press, 1979). May be read online through this page of Catholic Culture; and at Christendom Awake through its Philip Trower Home Page (Copyright © Estate of Philip Trower 1979, 2019; Version: 5th March 2019): Chapter I, The First Modernism; Chapter II, The Roots of Modernist Unbelief; Chapter III, Neo-Modernism: An Underground Plague; Chapter IV, Existentialism – The Ugly Intruder; Chapter V, The Essence of Our Present Day’s Tragedy; and Conclusion, The New Religion.
• Turmoil & Truth: The Historical Roots of the Modern Crisis in the Catholic Church, by Phillip Trower (San Francisco: Ignatius; Oxford: Family Publications, 2003). May be read online at Christendom Awake (The webpage states: “Family Publications has now ceased trading. The copyright has reverted to the author Philip Trower who has given permission for the book to be placed on this website.”)

On the Feast of Daniel the Prophet in the Maronite Church. 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.

O Adonái et Dux domus Israël, qui Móysi in igne flammæ rubi apparúisti, et ei in Sina legem dedísti: veni ad rediméndum nos in brácchio exténto. (Text from Divinum Officium)

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)