Online ebook: A Comparison of the Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II with St. Thomas Aquinas, by Thomas Petri

Fresco of Marriage at Cana, Annunciation Cathedral (Jerusalem). Photo by See The Holy Land. Image from Wikimedia Commons

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• Locating a Spousal Meaning of the Body in the Summa Theologiae: A Comparison of a Central Idea Articulated in the Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II with the Mature Work of St. Thomas Aquinas (Dissertation), by Thomas Petri, S.T.D. (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 2010). 452 pages. Copyright and All Rights Reserved by Thomas Petri. Available in pdf format (on this page) at the Catholic University of America University Libraries.

On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite and of St. Agnes in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. See also our posts: “A Beginner’s Guide to Saint Thomas Aquinas” and “Free eBooks by (and about) Saint Thomas Aquinas“.

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Online ebook: “A Treatise of Spiritual Life”, translated by D.A. Donovan

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• A Treatise of Spiritual Life: Leading Man by an Easy and Clear Method from the Commencement of Conversion to the Very Summit of Sanctity, 2^nd revised edition,  translated from the Latin of Mgr. Charles Joseph Morrozo, by Rev. D. A. Donovan, O.Cist. (New York and Cincinnati, Fr. Pustet & Co., 1901). With Imprimatur. Available in various formats at Internet Archive and at the HathiTrust Digital Library. An earlier edition (Poplar Bluff, Mich.: published by the author, 1893) is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
  • [N.B., Although the text attributes the Latin original of the work to the abbot and bishop Mgr. Charles Joseph Morrozo (Carlo Giuseppe Morozzi), HathiTrust Digital Library cites a scholar who states that the author of the work was Giovanni Bona, whom we assume to have been Giovanni Cardinal Bona.]

Posted on the Feast of Saint Angela of Foligno; with prayer for the souls of the author and translator, requiescant in pace. For other online and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

 

Online ebook & audiobook: “Mary”, by Peter Kreeft

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• Mary, by Peter Kreeft (New Haven: Connecticut: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001). With Imprimatur. 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.

On the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and on New Year’s Day, 2019. 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). Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus!

“And in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God… To a virgin… and the name of the virgin was Mary. And the Angel… said to her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women… Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name, Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High… The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God… And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. 

“And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb: and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.” (St. Luke I, 26, 27, 28, 31-32, 35, 38, 41-45, formatting supplied)

Free ebook: “New Practical Meditations for Every Day in the Year, on the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ”, by Father Bruno Vercruysse, S.J.

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• New Practical Meditations for Every Day in the Year, on the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ; Chiefly Intended for the Use of Religious Communities, by the Rev. Father Bruno Vercruysse, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1875). With approbation of bishops and religious superiors. Available at the HathiTrust Digital Library. Also available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive: Volume 1, January to June; and Volume 2, July to December.
  • [N.B., Although the text states that it is chiefly intended for religious communities, we submit that it would be a helpful spiritual aid for Christians and people of good will in all states of life.]

See also these related ebooks:

• The Manna of the Soul: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, 2nd edition, by Father Paolo Segneri (New York: Benziger Bros, 1892).
  • Volume 1 is available in various formats (mobi/kindle, pdf, epub, etc.) at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive; and is also available at Google Books and HathiTrust Digital Library. The paperback of Volume 1 may be purchased at Amazon.com. With a second copy at Amazon.com.
  • Volume 2 is available at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive, and a third copy at Internet Archive; and is also available at Google Books and HathiTrust Digital Library. The paperback of Volume 2 may be purchased at Amazon.com.
• Meditations for Every Day in the Year; Collected from Different Spiritual Writers, and Suited for the Practice Called “Quarter of an Hour’s Solitude”, edited by Rev. Roger Baxter, S.J., revised by Rev. P. Neale, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1884). With ecclesiastical approbations. Available in various formats (mobi/kindle, pdf, epub, etc.) at Internet Archive and Open Library. A different imprint is also available at Internet Archive.
  • An earlier edition with older orthography, Meditations for Every Day in the Year; Collected from Different Spiritual Writers, first written in Latin by N.B., translated into English by E.M., in the year 1669, and now revised by Rev. R. Baxter (Georgetown, D.C.: Joseph Milligan, 1823), is available at Internet Archive and at HathiTrust Digital Library.

On New Year’s Eve in the Gregorian Calendar. 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).

Online text and video: “Martyrdom for the Faith in Our Times”, by Cardinal Raymond Burke

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• “Martyrdom for the Faith in Our Times”, address by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke on 7 May 2016, delivered at the Rome Life Forum organized by the Voice of the Family.
  • The video of the address may be watched on this page of the LifeSiteNews youtube channel; and on this page of Gloria.tv.
  • The text of the address may be read on this page of Voice of the Family, and on this page of Gloria.tv, which webpages also have the embedded video of the address.

See also these related addresses:

• “Catholic Faith and Martyrdom”, lecture by the Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan. The audio of the lecture, together with the question-and-answer session that followed, is available at Soundcloud, posted by Radio Maria; and the text of the lecture be read online at Echt Katholiek.
• “Christian Martyrdom in the Thought of the Servant of God, Father John A. Hardon, S.J.” (lecture), by Raymond Cardinal Burke. Delivered 13 March 2012, at the 15th Annual Lenten Symposium on “The Christian Vocation: A Call to Martyrdom” of the Holy Trinity Apostolate. A video of the lecture, entitled, Cardinal Burke on Fr John Hardon’s ‘Call to Martydom’, published on 12 March 2013, may be viewed on this page of the Youtube channel of Sensus Fidelium. Another copy of the same video, entitled Call to Martyrdom talk by Cardinal Burke, published on 22 February 2013, may be viewed on this page of the wwwtldmorg Youtube channel.
• ‘“Intrepid, Even to the Shedding of His Blood”: Homily on the occasion of the Ordinary Public Consistory, November 20, 2010′, by Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D., from Inside the Vatican, November 23, 2010. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture. Another copy is reproduced in the post “The Calling of a Cardinal: ‘Intrepid, Even to the Shedding of His Blood’”, 28 June 2017, at OnePeterFive. Also reproduced, with comments by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, in the post “Card. Burke’s first big sermon as Cardinal S.R.E.” at Fr. Z’s Blog.
• “Religious Freedom, Persecution of the Church, and Martyrdom”, by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. Address delivered at the University of Notre Dame, 4 November 2012. Th text of the address is available in PDF format on this page of the Institute for Church Life, Notre Dame University. The video of the address may be viewed on this page of the Institute for Church Life Youtube channel.

On the Feast of St. Stephen the Protomartyr in the one true 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).

Online text: “Catholic Action: A Particular Lay Vocation”, by Father Pietro Baudena

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• Catholic Action: A Particular Lay Vocation, 2nd improved edition, by Father Pietro Baudena, MC and CA leaders of Nyeri Metropolitan Dioceses (2004). Also identified as: The ABC of Catholic Action, by Nyeri Metropolitan, Kenya. Available in pdf format at International Forum Catholic Action.

Posted in observance of the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development. 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 ebook: “The Miraculous Medal”, by M. Aladel

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• The Miraculous Medal: Its Origin, History, Circulation, Results, by M. Aladel, C.M., translated from the French by P.S. (Philadelphia: H.L. Kilner & Co., 1880). Available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive and Internet Archive (2^nd copy); and also available at DePaul University Library and, in pdf format, at Hoyle Tutoring. Another imprint (Baltimore: John B. Piet, 1880) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• This appears to have been translated from: La Médaille Miraculeuse: Origine, Histoire, Diffusion, Résultats, par M. [Jean Marie] Aladel (Paris: Pillet et Dumoulin, 1881). Disponible a Internet Archive et Open Library.

See also these related texts:

• The Conversion of Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne: Original Narrative of Baron Theodore de Bussieres; Followed by a Letter from Mr. Ratisbonne to Rev. Mr. Dufriche-Desgenettes, Cure of Notre Dame des Victoires at Paris, edited by the Rev. W. Lockhart (New York: T.W. Strong). With an 1842 declaration. Available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• The Externals of the Catholic Church: Her Government, Ceremonies, Festivals, Sacramentals, and Devotions, by Rev. John Francis Sullivan (New York : P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1917). With Imprimatur. May be read online or downloaded in multiple formats at Internet Archive and Open Library (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Kelly Library, University of Toronto). The 2nd edition with Imprimatur, revised to conform to the new code of canon law (New York: P. J. Kenedy & sons, 1918), may be read online or downloaded in multiple formats at Open Library. [See Chapter ii: “The Cardinals and the Roman Court”.]
• 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.
• The Sacramentals of the Holy Catholic Church, by Rev. A.A. Lambing (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benzinger Brothers, 1892). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in multiple formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive, Internet Archive (2nd copy), Internet Archive (3rd copy), Internet Archive (4th copy) and Internet Archive (5th copy).
• Sacred Signs, by Romano Guardini, translated and with a preface by Grace Branham (St. Louis, Mo.: Pio Decimo Press, 1956). With Imprimatur. A reprint by Fr. Peter Kwasniewski (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015) may be purchased at Amazon.com and Amazon.de. Sections from the book entitled “Evening” and “Kneeling” may be read at the New Liturgical Movement.
• The Visible Church, Her Government, Ceremonies, Sacramentals, Festivals and Devotions, a Compendium of “The Externals of the Catholic Church”, 5th ed., rev., by Rev. John F. Sullivan; with 120 illustrations from pen drawings by the author. (New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1922). Available at Open Library.

On the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. 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). O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!

“And I will establish a feud between thee and the woman, between thy offspring and hers; she is to crush thy head, while thou dost lie in ambush at her heels.” (Genesis iii, 15)

e-Livre gratuit: “De la Vie et des Vertus Chretiennes Considerees dans l’Etat Religieux”, par Charles Gay

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• De la Vie et des Vertus Chretiennes Considerees dans l’Etat Religieux, par l’Abbe Charles Gay (Poitiers: Henri Oudin; Paris: Victor Palme, 1874). Disponible à la Bibliothèque nationale de France: Tome I et Tome II.
• De la Vie et des Vertus Chretiennes Considerees dans l’Etat Religieux, 2e edition, par l’Abbe Charles Gay (Poitiers, Paris: Henri Oudin 1875). Disponible à Internet Archive: Tome I et Tome II.
• De la Vie et des Vertus Chretiennes Considerees dans l’Etat Religieux, 15e edition, par Mgr. Charles Gay (Poitiers, Paris: Henri Oudin). Disponible à Internet Archive: Tome I et Tome II.
• De la Vie et des Vertus Chretiennes Considerees dans l’Etat Religieux, 19e edition, par Mgr. Charles Gay, l’Eveque d’Anthedon (Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils). Disponible à Internet Archive: Tome I et Tome II.

Pour la fête de la Présentation de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie dans le rite romain. 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).

“Chers hommes et femmes consacrés, faites de votre vie une attente fervente du Christ, allant à sa rencontre comme les vierges sages qui vont à la rencontre de l’Époux. Soyez toujours prêts, fidèles au Christ, à l’Église, à votre Institut et à l’homme de notre temps. De jour en jour, vous serez ainsi renouvelés par le Christ, pour construire avec l’aide de son Esprit des communautés fraternelles, pour laver avec Lui les pieds des pauvres et pour apporter votre contribution irremplaçable à la transfiguration du monde.” (Pape St. Jean-Paul le Grand, Exhortation “Vita Consecrata”)

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

Online audiobook & ebook: “Becoming a Real Man of God”, by Roger J. Landry

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• Becoming a Real Man of God, by Father Roger J. Landry (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council—Catholic Information Service, 2007). With Imprimatur. The ebook may be viewed online and downloaded in pdf format, and the audiobook may be listened to online and downaloaded in mp3 format, through this page of the Knights of Columbus (with links from this page of Catholic Preaching).

On the same theme, see also this ebook and audiobook:

• Into the Breach: An Apostolic Exhortation to the Men of the Diocese of Phoenix, by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, September 29, 2015 (Diocese of Phoenix, 2015). Available in pdf format (on this page of Into the Breach; and on this page of the Knights of Columbus. Also available at document Issuu.com (linked by Catholic Men’s Ministry). Excerpts are made online on this page of Pagadian Diocese and on this page of Church Militant. The audiobook is available on SoundCloud (linked by Into the Breach)

See also:

• Fr. Landry’s excellent and still-timely sermon: “Answering Scandal with Personal Holiness”, homily by Father Roger J. Landry, Fall River Diocese (Domus Enterprises, February 12, 2002). May be read online on this page of the Catholic Education Resource Center; on this page of Catholic Culture; on this page of To Thee, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul, on this page of The Evangelization Station; on this page of the website of Roseanne Therese Sullivan; on this page of In Pectore; ad at The Catholic News (Archdiocese of Singapore).
• Other homilies by Father Landry, collected at Catholic Preaching.

On the Feast of Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski (Józef Kalinowski) and in observance of International Men’s Day. 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). 

“Up, then, gird thee like a man, and speak out all the message I give thee. Meet them undaunted, and they shall have no power to daunt thee. Strong I mean to make thee this day as fortified city, or pillar of iron, or wall of bronze, to meet king, prince, priest of Juda, and common folk all the country through; impregnable thou shalt be to their attack; am I not at thy side, the Lord says, to deliver thee?” (Jeremias i, 17-19)

Free ebook: “A Thought from Dominican Saints for Each Day of the Year”

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• A Thought from Dominican Saints for Each Day of the Year, translated by a Sister of Charity (New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis: Benziger Brothers, 1886). Available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats at Internet Archive; and available at HathiTrust Digital Library. A reprint may be purchased at Amazon UK.

On the Feast of Dominican Saints and Blesseds. 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).