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The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

by Scott Hahn

Of all things Catholic, there is nothing that is so familiar us the Mass. With its unchanging prayers, the Mass fits Catholics like their favorite clothes. Yet most Catholics sitting in the pews on Sundays fail to see the powerful supernatural drama that enfolds them. Pope John Paul II described the Mass as "heaven on Earth," explaining that what "we celebrate on Earth is a mysterious participation in the heavenly... (more)

Handing on the Faith in an Age of Disbelief

Handing on the Faith in an Age of Disbelief

by Benedict

Why does it seem so hard to transmit the Catholic faith today? What are the obstacles that hinder modern men, women, and children from hearing and embracing the Gospel? Are science, technology, and mass media at odds with Christianity? Are new teaching methods helping to solve the crisis in catechesis or making matters worse? How can the Church do a better job of handing on her precious patrimony to subsequent... (more)

Building the Free Society: Democracy; Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching

Building the Free Society: Democracy; Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching

by George Weigel

With a challenging foreword by Richard John Neuhaus on Christians as "resident aliens" of any earthly city, the book will interest those who wish to think more closely about the Christian contribution to social questions after the fall of communism, as it explores and critically examines a century of Catholic reflection and argument on human freedom, the just society, and the international order.

Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite: The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours : A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries

Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite: The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours : A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries

by Peter J. Elliott

Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite is a manual for clergy and all those involved in liturgical ministries.

Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries

Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries

by Peter J. Elliott

Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church

Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church

by Michael S. Rose

The story behind the crisis in the Catholic Church is far worse than you think... Intimidation, Discrimination, Molestation, Rape, Sexual Promiscuity, and Cover-Ups-That's What Going on Inside Many Catholic Seminaries Across the Country As the controversy surrounding the Catholic Church deepens, many people are asking: How could this have happened? In a new book, Goodbye, Good Men , author Michael... (more)

The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (Studies in Ethics and Economics)

The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (Studies in Ethics and Economics)

by Thomas E. Woods

Filling a lapse in the debate on the role of religious thought in economic theory, The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy, informed by the history of Catholic economic thought, shows that the long-seen contradiction between Catholic faith and support for the market economy does not exist.

St. Joseph Children's Missal - Black

by Rev. H. Hoever

Illustrated in full color! This most precious little missal contains the Mass, Gospel stories for all Sundays and Feastdays, Daily Prayers, Prayers for Confession, Prayers for Holy Communion, The Stations of the Cross, explanation of the Holy Rosary along with all fifteen mysterieswith full color pictures on almost every page! Illustrations of vestments, objects for Mass and diagram of the Plan of Holy Mass. A... (more)

Tumultuous Times

by Francisco Radecki

This book is an easy-to-read, well-documented story of the Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church. The second part of this work analyzes Vatican II and its effect on our world today. The turbulent history of the Catholic Church will come alive as the centuries unfold before the reader. God's tender care for His children amid life's storms and tumultuous times is evident and unmistakable.

The Advent-Christmas Book (Living and Celebrating Catholic Customs and Traditions)

The Advent-Christmas Book (Living and Celebrating Catholic Customs and Traditions)

by Joan Marie Arbogast

Brightest and Best: Stories of Hymns

The 1917 Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law

The 1917 Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law

by Edward N. Peters

How Christ Changed the World: The Social Principles of the Catholic Church

How Christ Changed the World: The Social Principles of the Catholic Church

by Msgr. Luigi Civardi

In "How Christ Changed the World--the Social Principles of the Catholic Church", Msgr. Luigi Civardi, the foremost name in the great Catholic Action movement, describes briefly just what sort of changes Our Lord and His Faith have made, most of which people today merely take for granted. The religion of Jesus Christ eventually put an end to slavery, elevated women to equality with men, ennobled children,... (more)

Advent & Lent Activities for Children: Camels, Carols, Crosses, and Crowns (Bestseller)

Advent & Lent Activities for Children: Camels, Carols, Crosses, and Crowns (Bestseller)

by Shiela Kielly

Religion of Peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't

Religion of Peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't

by Robert Spencer

Christianity or Islam: which is the real "religion of peace"? Almost any liberal pundit will tell you that there's a religion bent on destroying our Constitution, stripping us of our liberties, and imposing religious rule on the U.S. And that religion is . . .Christianity! About Islam, however, the Left is silent--except to claim a moral equivalence between the two: if Islam has terrorists today, that's nothing... (more)

Salvation Is from the Jews: Saving Grace in Judaism and Messianic Hope in Christianity

Salvation Is from the Jews: Saving Grace in Judaism and Messianic Hope in Christianity

by Aaron Milavec

Most Christians imagine that the poison of anti-Judaism has been largely eliminated. In contrast, Milavec reveals how this poison has gone underground. At each step of the way, Milavec's sure hand builds bridges of mutual understanding that enable both Christians and Jews to cross the chasm of distrust and distortion that has infected both church and synagogue over the centuries. Milavec securely brings... (more)

Sacred Then and Sacred Now: The Return of the Old Latin Mass

Sacred Then and Sacred Now: The Return of the Old Latin Mass

by Thomas E. Woods

Examines what is now called the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (the old Latin Mass) in light of Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio allowing any priest to say it and any parishioner to request and attend it. Looks at what happened to the old Mass after Vatican II, why the Novus Ordo was so divisive and what led the Pope to issue his motu proprio.

Within the Market Strife: American Catholic Economic Thought from Rerum Novarum to Vatican II (Studies in Ethics and Economics)

Within the Market Strife: American Catholic Economic Thought from Rerum Novarum to Vatican II (Studies in Ethics and Economics)

by Kevin E. Schmiesing

From populism and progressivism to the New Deal and post-World War II conservatism, Catholic economists and social thinkers have confronted the same problems as other Americans. Within the Market Strife recounts the history of American Catholic views on economic issues and places those views firmly wihtin the context of their time.

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The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

by Scott Hahn

Handing on the Faith in an Age of Disbelief

by Benedict

Building the Free Society: Democracy; Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching

by George Weigel

Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite: The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours : A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries

by Peter J. Elliott

Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year: A Manual for Clergy and All Involved in Liturgical Ministries

by Peter J. Elliott

Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church

by Michael S. Rose

The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy (Studies in Ethics and Economics)

by Thomas E. Woods

St. Joseph Children's Missal - Black

by Rev. H. Hoever

Tumultuous Times

by Francisco Radecki

The Advent-Christmas Book (Living and Celebrating Catholic Customs and Traditions)

by Joan Marie Arbogast

Brightest and Best: Stories of Hymns

The 1917 Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law

by Edward N. Peters

How Christ Changed the World: The Social Principles of the Catholic Church

by Msgr. Luigi Civardi

Advent & Lent Activities for Children: Camels, Carols, Crosses, and Crowns (Bestseller)

by Shiela Kielly

Religion of Peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't

by Robert Spencer

Salvation Is from the Jews: Saving Grace in Judaism and Messianic Hope in Christianity

by Aaron Milavec

Sacred Then and Sacred Now: The Return of the Old Latin Mass

by Thomas E. Woods

Within the Market Strife: American Catholic Economic Thought from Rerum Novarum to Vatican II (Studies in Ethics and Economics)

by Kevin E. Schmiesing

The Bible and the Mass

by Peter M. J. Stravinskas