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

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

Books for and About Children

First and foremost is a good children’s bible.  Children love stories and there is no better way to ignite a love of God than to read them the stories of his goodness and salvation throughout history. The best children’s bible I’ve seen with not only good accurate catholic biblical story telling but beautiful illustrations is… Continue reading Books for and About Children

Part One of the book Review on The Social Rights of the Divine Lord Jesus Christ the King by Denis Fahey and some Passages in the Book Regarding Religious Indifferentism and Spiritual Blindness in Societies

     In the book he speaks of how other “deficient” [my wording not Father Fahey’s] typical civil societies are as opposed to the one Body of Christ – The Catholic Church, and since they only exist on earth, their chastisement will be earthly. What he says is: “      Leo XIII and Pius X spoke In… Continue reading Part One of the book Review on The Social Rights of the Divine Lord Jesus Christ the King by Denis Fahey and some Passages in the Book Regarding Religious Indifferentism and Spiritual Blindness in Societies

Review Of the 4 books in the Religion Essentials Series by way of a quote from the Preface of “Service”

        I have not read the series in its entirety, but from what I have read it is quite technically complete and as the “Catholic Faith: A Catechism,” I think, is the best question and answer type 3 book catechism I have seen, the Religious Essentials Series for high school is the best readable prose… Continue reading Review Of the 4 books in the Religion Essentials Series by way of a quote from the Preface of “Service”