“The Sacrament of Penance and St. Cyprian’s De Lapsis”, by Maurice Bévenot, S.J., Theological Studies, volume 16, issue 2 (1955): pp. 175-213. Available in pdf format at Theological Studies.
“Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities: and iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions… and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit… For I desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God, return ye, and live.” (Ezechiel xviii, 30-32)
N.B., The work consists of various essays by Cardinal Muller, including the following essays which may be read online:
“Faith’s Political Witness: The Demands of Justice and Love”—earlier published on this post at First Things (April 2013);
“Testimony to the Power of Grace: On the Indissolubility of Marriage and the Debate Concerning the Civilly Remarried and the Sacraments”—from “L’Osservatore Romano, ed. quotidiana, Anno CLIII, n. 243, Merc. 23/10/2013”, earlier published at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith;
See also the following essays and audio on the work:
Encyclical “Arcanum” on Christian Marriage, by Pope Leo XIII (10 February 1880). May be read online at the Holy See.
Included in the larger work: 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 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 Juridical and Christian Anthropological Study of the Indissolubility of Canonical Marriage in the Light of Canon 1056, by Clothilde Ngwe Wanki (Rome, 2011). Doctoral thesis in canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross – Faculty of Canon Law. 580 pages. Available in pdf format at Bibliotecanonica.
[N.B., This is an admirably comprehensive historical-theological overview of Catholic Christian teaching on the unity and indissolubility of marriage, which shows (i) its fidelity to divine revelation and natural law, seen in the continuity of apostolic, patristic, scholastic, and modern canonical legislation, especially on sacramental marriages; and (ii) its development on matters subject to positive law, such as the effect of privileges in favour of the faith on non-sacramental marriages.]
Lettre Encyclique “Casti Connubii” sur le Mariage Chrétien Considéré au Point de Vue de la Condition Présente, des Nécessités, des Erreurs et des Vices de la Famille et de la Société, du Souverain Pontife Pie XI (31 décembre 1930). Disponible sur le site officiel du Saint-Siège. [D’apres Wikipedia : « Elle forme l’essentiel de l’enseignement doctrinal de l’Église sur le sacrement matrimonial et la vie conjugale. »]
Originally printed on pages 426–469 of Seventeen Short Treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, translated [by C.L. Cornish and H. Browne, according to Hathitrust Digital Library], with notes and indices (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: F. and J. Rivington, 1847), which is volume XXII of A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West, translated by members of the English church, with notices of the respective Fathers, and brief notes by the editors, where required, and summaries of chapters and indices, edited by Rev. E.B. Pusey, Rev. John Keble, and Rev. C. Marriott. Available at Google Books, Hathitrust Digital Library and Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
See also these related texts:
“Augustine, Aquinas, and the Absolute Norm Against Lying”, by Christopher Tollefsen, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 86, No. 1 (2012): pp. 111-134. Uploaded by C. Tollefsen at Academia.edu.
The Eighth Commandment: Truth, by Peter Kreeft (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001). Part of the Luke E. Hart Series: Basic Elements of the Catholic Faith (General Editor, Father John A. Farren, O.P.). The audiobook may be listened to, and is available in mp3 format, and the ebook may be View Online and is available in pdf format, at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus.’
Originally printed on pages 382–425 of Seventeen Short Treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, translated, with notes and indices (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: F. and J. Rivington, 1847) (translated by C.L. Cornish and H. Browne, according to Hathitrust Digital Library), which is volume XXII of A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West, translated by members of the English church, with notices of the respective Fathers, and brief notes by the editors, where required, and summaries of chapters and indices, edited by Rev. E.B. Pusey, Rev. John Keble, and Rev. C. Marriott. Available at Google Books, Hathitrust Digital Library and Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
[Treatise on Truth and Falsity], by Saint Thomas Aquinas. Questions 109-113 of the 2nd Part of the 2nd Part (Secunda Secundae) of the Summa Theologica, translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago by Benzinger Brothers, 1917). May be read online:
“Why Redefining Lying with the Qualifier ‘Right to Know’ is a Mistake”, by John Skalko. CTS Colloquium Series (Friday, January 30th, 2015, with slight revisions February 4th). Uploaded by John Skalko on this page of Academia.edu.
God Our Father, by a Father of the Society of Jesus (Rev. F.J. Boudreaux, S.J.) (London: Burns and Oates, 1878). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. An earlier impression (Baltimore: John Murphy & Co.; New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1873) with Imprimatur and superior’s approbation is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
See also these other texts relating to God the Father:
Catechesis on God the Father, by Pope John Paul II (General Audiences from December 16, 1998 through December 1999). Indexed and linked on this page of Pierced Hearts.
“I believe in God: the almighty Father”, by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience of 30 January 2013). May be read online in عربى , Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Magyar, Italiano, e Portugues at the Holy See; and may be read online in English at the Catholic News Agency (which provides a summary on this page). A video of the audience, in which the address delivered in English is much shorter than the prepared text, is available on Youtube. Both the prepared text and the text as delivered may be read online at Zenit.
See also these texts and audio on the Lord’s Prayer (“Our Father”, “Pater Noster”):
The Lord’s Prayer, by Frederick N. Lynk, S.V.D. (Techny, Illinois: Mission Press, S.V.D., 1915). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. [Legal Notice: We believe that this work is in the public domain in the United States in view of its year of publication; but we are uncertain if it is in the public domain in other jurisdictions, as we are unable to determine the year of the author’s decease. Advice on this point would be highly appreciated.]
The “Our Father”: A Booklet for Young and Old, from the German of F.X. Wetzel (St. Louis, Mo., B. Herder, 1899). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. [No Imprimatur, but printed by a reliably faithful and orthodox publishing house]
The Our Father, Analyzed According to the Doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas, by Rev. J.G. Haen, S.J., translated by a Visitation Nun (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
Saint Teresa’s Pater Noster: A Treatise on Prayer, by Joseph Giuseppe Frassinetti, translated by William Hutch, D.D. (London: Burns & Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society Co., 1887). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
See also these texts relating to the Blessed Trinity:
Catechesis on the Holy Trinity, by Pope John Paul II (General Audiences from November 16, 1997 to December 15, 1999). Indexed and linked on this page of Pierced Hearts.
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.
The Divine Trinity: A Dogmatic Treatise, by the Rev. Joseph Pohle, Ph.D., D.D., authorized English version with some abridgment and numerous additional references, by Arthur Preuss. With Imprimatur. Volume II of the Dogmatic Theology series of Professor Joseph Pohle and Arthur Preuss.
Posted for the Feast of the Holy Trinity in the one true and Catholic Church; and in solidarity with the celebration of Father’s Day in the United States and other nations. [N.B., And is it not a gift of our provident Lord that, in this evil year when both the Divine Paternity and men’s spiritual and physical fatherhood are obscured by error and sin, Father’s Day is being celebrated on the same day as the Solemnity of the Triune God? Pater noster, sanctificetur nomen Tuum!]
“[G]o out, making disciples of all nations, and baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all the commandments which I have given you.” (St. Matthew xxviii, 19-20)
“[W]hen he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth… All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine. Therefore, I said, that he shall receive of mine, and will shew it to you” (St. John xvi, 13, 15)
Stations of the Cross, composed by Saint Alphonsus Liguori [or St. Alphonsus De Liguori] (Alexandria, VA: Sacred Spaces Liturgical Design Inc., 2011). Produced by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Gainesville, Virginia, with verses from the hymn “Stabat Mater” and “pictures of the Stations of the Cross taken from Church of the Holy Trinity, Gainesville, Virginia by TimeLine Media”. Available in pdf format on this page at The New Evangelization: Share Your Catholic Faith, by Father Francis J. Peffley and on this page at Holy Angels Catholic Church.
The audio of a similar version is provided in the video “Stations of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori – Sacred Art Series” at the Youtube channel of Will Bloomfield. It is narrated by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (“Fr. Z”) of www.wdtprs.com, with the verses of the “Stabat Mater” chanted, visually accompanied by the “Stations of the Cross painted by Pietro Rudolfi, St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, California”, and with “Crux Fidelis during closing credits by Schola Sanctae Scholasticae, UK; St. Cecilia’s Abbey UK”.
The text of a similar version with the verses of the “Stabat Mater”, with responses, is provided in:
The text of a similar version, with Scriptural references and the stanzas of the Stabat Mater (in Latin and English), may read online at Fish Eaters. [N.B., The text is hosted on a website that rejects the hermeneutic of continuity and reform proposed by Pope Benedict XVI; hence readers are advised to exercises prayerful caution if they peruse the site.]
The version without the verses of the “Stabat Mater” is available in pdf format on this page at Holy Angels Catholic Church, and, under the title “Traditional Stations of the Cross”, on this page at Sophia Institute for Teachers; and it may be read online on this page at e-Catholic2000 and at Daily Catholic. [N.B., The last-mentioned host of the text, Daily Catholic, appears to reject the hermeneutic of continuity and reform proposed by Pope Benedict XVI; hence readers are advised to exercises prayerful caution is they peruse the rest of the site.]
Via Crucis, or, The Holy Way of the Cross:containing a novena for the passion of Our Lord, a devout method for performing the stations of the cross, prayers at mass, &c.; with concise instructions on the scapular, and the novena of St. Francis Xaverius &c. &c. &c. compiled for the congregation of St. Patrick’s Church. (Quebec: Augustin Cote & Co., 1844) With episcopal approbation. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
A leaflet version of the text, entitled “Stations of the Cross” and containing brief summaries of the meditations for the stations, is available in pdf format on this page of San Josemaria Escriva, Fundador del Opus Dei. [N.B., Notwithstanding the availability of the summary, we heartily recommend the use of the original longer text for meditation.]
The audio, read out by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, is available in mp3 format on this page of Fr. Z’s Blog, and it is published on this video (embedded in this post) at the bedwere Youtube channel. [The meditations and prayers for each Station are in English, while the responses are in Latin.]
Posted on Holy Friday (Good Friday), 2019 in the one true and Catholic Church. 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). We adore You, oh Christ, and we bless You, for by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world!
The Chief Sources of Sin: Seven Discourses on Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, Sloth, by Michael V. McDonough [b. 1863] (New York, Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1910). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi,. And other formats at Internet Archive and Open Library.
[N.B., This work appears to be in the public domain under US law. As to other jurisdictions, an online search yielded a date of death of 02 November 1933 for a certain Rev. Michael V, McDonough, chaplain of St. Mary’s Home, New Bedford (vide Anchor, October 29, 2010, p.19). If this is the author, then the work would also have entered the public domain in jurisdictions where the copyright period is reckoned based on the author’s lifetime + 70 years. Advice on this matter would be appreciated.]
See also these related texts:
Encyclical Letter “Veritatis splendor”, by Pope St. John Paul II (6 August 1993). Available at the Holy See and at IntraText. [According to Wikipedia: “The encyclical is one of the most comprehensive and philosophical teachings of moral theology in the Catholic tradition”]
“If, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die: thou declare it not to him, nor speak to him, that he may be converted from his wicked way, and live: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand. But if thou give warning to the wicked, and he be not converted from his wickedness, and from his evil way: he indeed shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul.” (Ezechiel iii, 18-19)
“Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou hast recovered thy strength; do not sin any more, for fear that worse should befall thee” (St. John v, 13)
“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death… and there is a sin not unto death.” (II John v, 16-17 KJV)
The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Volume III, Penance, 2nd revised edition, by Rev. Joseph Pohle, Ph.D., translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo. and London: B. Herder, 1918). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. The 1st edition (1917) is also available at Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: New York Public Library), with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
[N.B., This is the 10th volume of the Dogmatic Theology series by Rev. Joseph Pohle, Ph.D., translated by Arthur Preuss.]
Posted in belated observance of the Memorial of Mary, Mother of Mercy, in the Roman Rite (national calendar of Ukraine), and the Feast of Saint Mary of Egypt: Sanctae Mariae, orate pro nobis peccatoribus! For other online texts and more legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).
“Once more Jesus said to them, Peace be upon you; I came upon an errand from my Father, and now I am sending you out in my turn. With that, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit; when you forgive men’s sins, they are forgiven, when you hold them bound, they are held bound.” (St. John xx, 21-23)
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See also this related text previously posted on the Project:
Man and His Immortal Soul: A Course of Seven Lenten Sermons, by a Priest of the Diocese of Nottingham (New York: Joseph F. Wagner, 1905). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive.
“[W[hat is the greatest love we show for God and neighbor? Is it not to see as many people as possible, including ourselves, come to know the love and mercy of God and be with him one day forever in heaven? … Our mission is, only by the grace of God, to seek the salvation of our souls, and to bring as many with us to Heaven as we can, again only as God uses us as his instruments of grace and mercy.” (Archbishop Alexander Sample, “The supreme law of the Church”)
“We must take more care of our soul than of our body, because in losing our soul we lose God and everlasting happiness… To save our souls, we must worship God by faith, hope, and charity; that is, we must believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him with all our heart.” (Baltimore Catechism No. 3, 153-154)
“[T]he salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church, is to be kept before one’s eyes.” (Code of Canon Law, can. 1752)
Meditations for the Use of the Secular Clergy, new revised edition, from the French of Father Chaignon, S.J., by the Right Rev. L. De Goesbriand, Bishop of Burlington (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1907). With Imprimatur.
Volume I may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
Volume II may be read online, and is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
Posted on the Feast of Saint Peter Damian in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in prayer that the shepherds of the one true Church may heed his call for the reform of the morals of the clergy, through the grace and truth of Christ our Lord. 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).
“He who looks upon those entrusted to him with the love of God and, in his spiritual ministry and Christ-like way of life, orients himself after the high priest whom he serves: such a man is the true pastor. The good shepherd distinguishes himself from the hireling because he loves men with the heart of Jesus and Mary and because he lays down his life for the flock. The apostle is collaborator of God, servant of Christ, steward and dispenser of the mysteries of God (1 Cor 4:1; 2 Cor 6:1). He is about one thing only: knowing the fear of the Lord, to win men for Christ (1 Cor 5:11).” (Gerhard Cardinal Müller, Homily on 15 September 2018)
