In the sequence I have laid out of books to read, the only persons explicitly named are: Jesus Christ and his mother, the Queen Mother of heaven, Mary. Many protestant sects down play the significance of Mary, the mother of God. Do they think that Jesus Christ will take kindly to the slighting of… Continue reading Books on Mary
Category: Religion
Books on Popes and popes on the Liturgy
This list will start with a book that gives a biography of each pontiff from the first one – Peter, appointed by God (the second person of the Blessed Trinity, Jesus Christ) all the way to John Paul II elected in 1978. It is entitled “The Popes” by Eric John (Editor) Publisher :… Continue reading Books on Popes and popes on the Liturgy
Sacramentals
As I remember it was only as of a few years ago (few being a relative term) that I first heard about sacramentals and subsequently wondered what they were. Well item 1667 from the catechism of the catholic church (1667 CCC) describes sacramentals as :” . . . These are sacred signs which bear a… Continue reading Sacramentals
Books on History of the Church
I understand that one of the better books or really set of books on church history from its inception until the reformation is by Philip Hughes and is called “A History of the Church,” the first Volume of the set being on The Church and the World in Which It Was Founded. Publisher :… Continue reading Books on History of the Church
[Warning: Adult Content] Why Contraception and Sexual Self-Abuse is harmful Psychosocially and Spiritually, Part 3 of a 3 part book review of ” Contraception and the Natural Law”
The following is an argument against contraception as well as self-pleasuring based on the perverted-faculty argument given in the book Contraception and the Natural Law by Germain G. Grisez, Copyright 1964 by the Bruce Publishing Company: “ A fortiori, the suppression of the effect of the generative function seems legitimate provided that the remaining… Continue reading [Warning: Adult Content] Why Contraception and Sexual Self-Abuse is harmful Psychosocially and Spiritually, Part 3 of a 3 part book review of ” Contraception and the Natural Law”
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
Traditional Thomistic Catholic 