Books on Saints

Of Course, on the subject of saints there is one standard and that is Father Alban Butler’s ORIGIONAL “Lives of the Saints” in 7 volumes: Publisher ‏ : ‎ Loreto Publications (December 31, 2020) ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1622921763 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1622921768 The following approbation on my 4 volume set (of which I only actually possess… Continue reading Books on Saints

Interesting Articles on the Role of a Wife in a Christian Catholic Marriage

      An article at the URL https://bbn1.bbnradio.org/english/tools-home/a-christian-home/christian-home-wife-heart-home/ talks about the role and glory of a wife in a Christian marriage.  It talks about her role in being tolerant of her husband’s foibles and a teacher to her children so that they at least grow into the Christian faith.  Another article from the Catholic Mom website… Continue reading Interesting Articles on the Role of a Wife in a Christian Catholic Marriage

The Censoring of Catholic Books: The Index, Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur

The Church started censoring books in the 1500s shortly after the invention of the printing press when common people began to have access to books, because prior to the printing press books were time consumingly painstakingly hand copied, i.e. the information they received about religion could come from somewhere other than the pulpit at mass,… Continue reading The Censoring of Catholic Books: The Index, Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur

Books to Assist Priests Writing Homilies and Sermons

   During last lent, I wrote a post that said I would give the complete identification and approbations for the book I obtained the information on receiving benefit from the stations if unable to attend at your parish. That book is the first of this list and is entitled: “A Manual of Pastoral Theology: A… Continue reading Books to Assist Priests Writing Homilies and Sermons

Books for Those Considering Becoming Religious

The first book has no official approbations but were subjects for meditations given to His Eminence Richard Cardinal Cushing by various religious communities and he brought them together to be published, basically under his name sometime in 1959, by the daughters of St. Paul, Boston, Massachusetts, my copy being the fourth printing of the second… Continue reading Books for Those Considering Becoming Religious

[Warning: Adult Content] Contraception and the Natural law, Part 2 of a 3-part book review

     This is my ongoing set of multiple part book reviews, the first showing how the book covers some relevant point, maybe a summary (maybe from the dust cover) possibly the table of contents and the second either looking at another relevant point and/or then discussing an overall look at the book. This one will… Continue reading [Warning: Adult Content] Contraception and the Natural law, Part 2 of a 3-part book review

Biblical Support of the fact God Wants Priests, and Wants to be Able to Choose His Priest and that Peter is Special as Well as the Fact that the Church is the Continuation and Indeed the Fulfilment of the Jewish Religion Supported by a quote from the book “Pope Peter” and the Final Half of the Review of that Book

       The book Pope Peter by Joe Heschmeyer is an entire book “defending the Church’s most distinctive doctrine in a time of Crisis,” that of course is that God Almighty wanted one church, the fulfilment of the Jewish religion, with the arrival of the Messiah (Jesus Christ the Son of God to be the one… Continue reading Biblical Support of the fact God Wants Priests, and Wants to be Able to Choose His Priest and that Peter is Special as Well as the Fact that the Church is the Continuation and Indeed the Fulfilment of the Jewish Religion Supported by a quote from the book “Pope Peter” and the Final Half of the Review of that Book

Books for traditional Catholic Priests for Inspiration and Clarity on Their Vocation

Though this first book was translated evidently around 1971 by Rev. Patrick O’Connell, D.D. it was first written in Italian by St. Joseph Cafasso and first published in 1947. My copy was published in 1971 by Tan Books, Rockford IL. The title says it all: “The Priest the Man of God: His Dignity and His… Continue reading Books for traditional Catholic Priests for Inspiration and Clarity on Their Vocation

First Part of a Book Review on Joe Heschmeyers Book Pope Peter

      This book in my opinion was a great defense of the papacy and the fact that Jesus Christ wanted the organized priesthood to continue to offer sacrifice, though an actual sacrifice, that in some mysterious way is exactly the one offered at Calvery but in a special identical way renewed. This mystery like the… Continue reading First Part of a Book Review on Joe Heschmeyers Book Pope Peter