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 The Framework of
a Christian State
With religious freedom threatened, Roman Catholic Books is bringing back the finest volume about Catholic social teaching.
 The real social teachings of the Church, developed over centuries by a long line of popes, saints and approved Catholic thinkers, are quite different from modern liberalism. This monumental volume, once a standard reference, covers the range of those teachings, their basis in Catholic doctrine, and how they apply to modern society. A sampling:
- Which form of government is closest to the Catholic ideal
- The family as "prior" to the state: a fundamental.
- Principles of just taxation. When taxes are unjust. How citizens may respond
- The benefits -- yes -- of social inequality
- Private ownership: not just permissible, but necessary to social peace and welfare.
Detailed Table of Contents and 25-page index speed you to sound Catholic answers to more than 2000 questions Footnotes point you to hundreds of Church documents, primary sources and important references.
$34.95
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 Back to the Bible
Catholics: What to tell "Bible Christians" about the Bible
 Most Catholics know that Protestant "private interpretation" of Scripture leads to grave errors. But how many know exactly what those errors are-or what the Church really does teach about the Bible?
This smoothly written treatment of Catholic "Bible basics" by a renowned Scripture scholar shows Catholics how-and how not-to read and interpret the Word of God, which, after all, He entrusted to His Church. It also shows how to refute the errors of both Protestants and secular Bible critics.
$19.95
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Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma
After half a century, still the greatest one-volume compendium of Catholic teaching ever published
 First published in German in 1952, Professor Ludwig Ott's Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma instantly became an indispensable reference for priests, teachers and families. Comprehensive yet concise, it provides in a single large volume clear explanations of every Catholic doctrinal teaching along with their foundations in Scripture, Tradition, Church councils, papal pronouncements, and the Fathers and Doctors of the Church. And unlike any other compendium of doctrine before or since, it provides the "Theological Grade of Certainty" for every teaching it contains. Now this timeless masterwork is available in durable hardcover for the first time in decades.
Ott begins with an introduction to the science of theology itself, explaining its principles, methods, vocabulary, and system of classification. He also shows you how to distinguish the Catholic understanding of the "development of dogma" from the heretical version, and how to differentiate the three kinds of Catholic truth and the six grades of theological certainty.
$44.95
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The Complete Catholic Handbook
A portable, comprehensive source-book of traditional doctrine, liturgy, prayers, and more
- Compete catechism of Christian faith and morals (the classic Penny Catechism, with supplementary questions from the Baltimore Catechism)
- Complete Missal containing the Ordinary and Proper of the traditional Latin Mass, with English translation
- Traditional Catholic prayers, many in both English and Latin
- Compendium of the most important elements of Holy Scripture
Plus special sections on...
Important Catholic terms-definitions for over 100 • Principal Catholic devotions (some with complete text) • Chief heresies in Church history • The Bible and its contents • What is Tradition? • The hierarchy of the Church • The Councils of the Church • Vestments: names, descriptions, usage and significance • The gifts and fruits of the Holy Ghost • Principal feasts of the liturgical year, with explanations • Principal Catholic sacramentals and ceremonies, explained • Miracles of the Old and New Testaments • Parables of Our Lord (text and commentaries) • Making a spiritual communion
$19.80
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Priestly Zeal for Souls
"A priest needs to have a way to evaluate and meditate upon his priestly performance." - Catholic pastor
Adds the same veteran, about his fellow-priests,
"We can always make small improvements. So many souls will be affected. If one soul is affected, that is worth everything."
He recommends this title, whose author, the esteemed Fr. John Janssen, SVD, drew the attention of hundreds of thousands of 20th century readers—many of them laymen—by stressing the life of the Holy Spirit in a priest's daily routine. "The Forgotten Paraclete," he called Him, whom "we priests, as a class, are so slow and remiss in promoting."
$18.80
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Discovering the Camino de Santiago
"What an enjoyable, insightful, enriching journey….The beautiful universal insights and lessons in this gem help us all realize how to live a blessed pilgrimage in life’s journey too."
– National Catholic Register
A month of walking
through Spain?
But no ordinary month—this was the fabled pilgrimage to the Tomb of St. James.
If Fr. Gregory Markey can do it, well, you can too. At least from your armchair.
A priest-pastor chronicles the month-long life and times of a pilgrim, in a delightful yet sober account, as he endures, and enjoys, the much-celebrated Camino de Santiago. This peaceful journey—Web-free, phone-free, and TV-free—generated an astonishing array of brief but meaty spiritual reflections. Roman Catholic Books asked Fr. Markey to put the writings into this book.
Fr. Markey did not conceal his priesthood, choosing on the contrary to wear the traditional Roman collar. And, unsurprisingly, the resulting conversation with pilgrims was serious… reflective… practical. But there was also plenty of private time along the 500-mile trail for Fr. Markey, a 41-year-old pastor of St. Mary's in Norwalk, Connecticut.
- Dealing with discomfort, with Scripture always in mind
- Balancing human concerns when suffering with God's purpose for you
- The requirements of a pilgrimage, and how they bring out the best in people
- Practical concerns, for those pondering long pilgrimages How to fit a prayer life perfectly into a pilgrimage
- What not to bring, in your mind and in your backpack
- The magnetic pull of Mass, even on such a trip
- How to acquire genuine perspective and distinguish its counterfeit
Foreword by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Indiana
Hand-sized, quality color softcover
$9.95
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On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, September 14, at the famed shrine church, the Basilica of Loreto, Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos of the Vatican celebrated Mass to mark the advent of a new era in the Church, ushered in by Pope Benedict's directive, 'Summorum Pontificum. His Eminence used our 1962 Missal.
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Missale Romanum 1962
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As the new papal document on the traditional Latin Mass goes into effect, now is the time to DONATE -- at only $110 -- the traditional Latin altar missal from 1962, Missale Romanum, to your parish, hospital chapel, or priest friends. We will ship your purchase anywhere you instruct.
Click here for a detailed description of the Missale Romanum.
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Musical Implications of Pope Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum
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