Since the opinions in most of these publications go against popular politics in the Catholic Church plus are after the Imprimatur was “in vogue,” (the Imprimatur was in vogue for about 400 years from about the time of the council of Trent to about 1968, though it existed to some extent even after that) only… Continue reading Books on the Crisis in the Church Precipitated by Vatican II and Rewriting the Traditional Catholic Latin mass by a Committee Using Protestant Ministers as Experts on How it should be Rewritten
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The Purpose of Lent and Quotes from a book entitled The Devil to Help Bring into Focus that Purpose
The purpose of lent as I understand it is repentance. Unlike what I used to think, that free will was a gift from God, it was a curse, which mankind choose when it decided it wanted the knowledge of good and evil. Man could have lived in blessed bliss of knowing only the good… Continue reading The Purpose of Lent and Quotes from a book entitled The Devil to Help Bring into Focus that Purpose
Books on the Sacraments
There are so many books on the sacraments because of their importance to the religion – Roman Catholicism. They impart sanctifying grace, the actual life of God Himself. For this reason I am only citing 4 books or sets of books, one with complete technical detail for the clergy (Deacons, sisters, priest bishops etc.) and… Continue reading Books on the Sacraments
The Bible and Books on It
In my opinion the best bible printed, for precisely as language will allow, is of course the Latin Vulgate. But if you have not study Latin in school the best English Language alternative is the “Douay-Rheims & Clementina Vulgate (English and Latin Edition),” so you can see the Latin and possibly get clarification of a… Continue reading The Bible and Books on It
Bible Verses Expounding on the bible verse Exodus 20:12 Honor your Father and your Mother
A quote from Ecclesiasticus 3:1-20 (a book in the Latin Vulgate version Holy Bible, the Latin Vulgate bible being first book printed on the printing press, upon its invention, which I do not think is included in most protestant Bibles, though I think it is included in the king Jame Version of the bible. This… Continue reading Bible Verses Expounding on the bible verse Exodus 20:12 Honor your Father and your Mother
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 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
Traditional Thomistic Catholic 