Preaching Well
The Rhetoric and Delivery of Sacred Discourse
by William R. Duffey

Code: 096613253X
Price: $25.75 Hardcover ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION

What makes a great sermon -- or a bad one? This prominent speech expert supplied the answers in his guide for Catholics who preach, teach or give speeches Dull, shapeless and uninspiring sermons aren't a uniquely modern phenomenon, but they do seem more common than ever. Why? Lack of proper training, mainly. Decades ago, addressing this problem, the Milwaukee Archdiocese hired Marquette University speech professor William Duffey to instruct priests and seminarians in every aspect of preaching, from composition to delivery. Such was Dr. Duffey's success that, after 30 years of refining his lessons, he distilled them into this widely-used manual. The "lost" art of preaching, regained Professor Duffey delivers a complete course in how to prepare and deliver a sermon or speech, and how to improve one's speaking ability: * The "great rule" for instructing listeners in religious matters * The type of preacher that listeners mistrust most * The 5 proper goals of a sermon, speech or discourse. Why one must be dominant * 5 basic methods of oral presentation (e.g., the memorized speech and the "extempore" speech) and when to use them. Advantages, disadvantages and techniques of each * Different types of pulpit address, and their distinctive styles, characteristics and rules * The unique characteristics of preaching -- and why it should be studied only after other styles are well grasped * The first step in preparing material for a sermon * 4 criteria in choosing a good subject. Five ways of collecting material for sermons * The "decisive moment" in a speech: where it comes, and how to structure a sermon around it * "False leads": the single most common fault of speakers, especially preachers * The 3 basic emotions that, properly kindled in preaching, can best lead men to God. But beware of "emotionalism" * Vocal interpretation of Scriptural passages: How to choose and apply the right "spirit" -- oratorical, narrative, lyrical or dramatic -- depending on content * How to take into consideration the circumstances in which a speech or sermon will be given, and adapt it accordingly * A speaker's most important asset, according to psychologists and rhetoricians * Comparisons and contrasts: essential to effective speaking of any kind. The different types, and how to use them * Citing Scripture: 3 types of instruction the sacred orator should draw from it * How different books of the Bible serve different preaching purposes * 7 types of non-scriptural "authorities." When and how to cite them in sermons * How to choose, and employ, the best examples to illustrate your points. * 4 criteria for choosing examples from Scripture * The importance of a good outline. How to construct one * The basic "divisions" of a properly constructed sermon. What each must accomplish * Timeless advice from great teachers of rhetoric, such as Aristotle and Cicero * Different types of endings -- some to be avoided * "Amplification," "refutation," "conviction" and other speaking techniques. * 3 types of "proofs," and why they're useful * The most powerful motives a preacher can appeal to in order to arouse the will * 17 types of expression which lend force and grace to a sermon * The occasional usefulness -- and more frequent pitfalls -- of slogans, sayings and "well-turned" phrases * Special considerations of oral style in religious discourse * 3 basic types of preaching style, each best suited to certain occasions or audiences * 9 "qualities" of style that should be present in every type of sacred utterance * Faulty notions of preaching style -- nowadays the rule rather than the exception * Special "figures" of words, thought, and construction. How to use them to present thoughts more vividly and memorably * 4 methods for improving style * The 5 less formal types of sacred oratory (e.g., catechism and homily) and the 4 formal types (e.g., sermon and eulogy). Nature, purposes and methods of each * Basics of proper poise, posture and comportment * 6 guidelines for improving bodily expression * 8 guidelines for developing skill in gesture * 7 basics for training the voice * How to diagnose and correct faults, defects and disorders in speech or voice * Techniques for optimizing vocal intensity, pitch and quality. Faults to avoid * Improving your vocal tone and "carrying power" * The 6 elements in the "vocabulary" of vocal expressions * The right use of vocal rhythm. Pauses and phrasing * What is good diction? PLUS: Faults of diction peculiarly associated with preaching * Pronunciation: common errors and pitfalls * 12 suggestions for effective "oral reading" (reading aloud) * Basics of microphone technique: positioning, amplification, voice factors, maintaining correct levels, reading from manuscript. Faults to avoid * The acoustic problem in churches. How to distinguish a "dead room" from a "live" one -- and adapt delivery accordingly * What every preacher must understand "to make himself a useful instrument in the hands of God" The principles of fine preaching "The needs of the faithful come above everything else. Do the people ignore the truth of a dogma? Then the preacher must instruct them. Do they question a truth? Then he must prove it. Is there a disparity between their belief and their conduct? Then he must insist upon the obligation which truth imposes upon them. The practice of morals must be stressed. Are passions in their hearts an obstacle to truth? He must oppose feeling with feeling, emotion with emotion." "A preacher must give the impression that he believes his hearers better than they really are. If he must deal with some major disorder, he infers that it is rare, or that those who are guilty of it are few. He often implies that no grave disorder is present among his listeners, but he must warn people of evil; consequently he signals out this or that disorder to show its terrible consequences. he inspires horror of vice, and in isolating the guilty, frightens them into believing that they stand almost alone." "In the pulpit a preacher should have dignity tempered by modesty and firmness. He must hold a middle ground between unnatural immobility and ridiculous agitation. His body can be held straight without being stiff. His poise can suggest dignity without any element of haughtiness. "The face, habitually calm, grave, and serene, ought to reflect the sense of the discourse. Nothing is more ludicrous than a sermon delivered by a preacher whose lifeless and expressionless face seems to get more blank as the speaker uses stronger words and more precise assertions. The term ´dead pan' rather accurately describes such a performance, and the expression ought to be reserved for a certain type of comedy. The countenance should expand in joy, hope, and desire, taking on an air of happiness and satisfaction." "The following types of exercises may suggest to the seminarian ways of practice for visible speech. "Stand easily erect, arms dangling loosely at the sides, eyes closed; as you inhale, allow your arms to rise gently to chest level. Keep wrists and finger relaxed. Then open your eyes, step forward, and energize your wrist and hand as you make an appropriate gesture to illustrate the sentence: This man is here. Repeat the same exercise, and at the proper time point the index finger as you say: I am pointing at you. Suggest then by gestures that you are reaching for an object; you are warding it off; you are revealing it to listeners. Practice gesturing with a number of phrases locating or describing objects." BONUS: Practice exercises end each chapter APPENDIX: Techniques for improving posture, gesture, breath control, vocal tone and volume Detailed table of contents and extensive index

Hardcover 284 pages
Code: 096613253X
Price: $25.75 ORDER HERE - ORDER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Finest Roman Catholic Books
with Traditional Roman Catholic Values

Bringing back recent classics of Catholicism since 1985, reprinting such renowned English-language authors as: * Sir Arnold Lunn * Herbert Thurston, SJ * Fr. Giuseppe Ricciotti * Fr. A.E. Breen * Vincent Miceli, SJ * Dietrich von Hildebrand * William A. Marra * John McCaffery * James Cardinal Gibbons * William Kirk Kilpatrick * Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson * John Henry Cardinal Newman * Raoul Plus, SJ * Fr. Joseph Tissot * Adrian Fortescue * Michael Davies * Maria Montessori * John Senior * Fr. B.W. Maturin * St. John Vianney * James Hitchcock * and many more Our apostolate is to promote the traditional teaching of the Church, and our sister organization, Catholic Media Apostolate, for years produced nationally syndicated radio programs featuring Fr. Vincent Miceli, William Marra, Malcolm Muggeridge, Michael Davies, Alice von Hildebrand, and scores of other prominent Catholics. CMA continues to promote Catholic tradition, chiefly through its book publishing arm, Roman Catholic Books.

The Adventures of Sister Regina Marie: A Worker for Jesus, Code: 9780977434510

The Adventures of Sister Regina Marie: Sister Finds a Friend, Code: 9780977434503

Achieving Peace of Heart, Code: 1929291876

Alcoholism
A Catholic approach to dealing with alcoholism Sound advice--practical and spiritual--from men and women who have escaped from the despair of alcoholism... or helped others to

Anecdotes and Examples for the Catechism, Code: 1929291493

Antichrist by Vincent P. Miceli, S.J
"The pope is driven by his foreboding that the world is heading toward a moral apocalypse."-Newsweek

Anti-Catholicism in American Culture -by Robert Lockwood

Apocalypse Explained by H. M. Feret, OP
At last, a scholarly Catholic look at the Apocalypse "Fr. Feret has taken an enigmatic book of the Bible and explained it briefly, clearly and in a thoroughly scholarly fashion." -- Worship

Art of a Happy Marriage by John L. Thomas, S.J.
Early baby boom Catholic moral guidance

Autobiography of a Campaigner for Christ by David Goldstein
This "20th-century St. Paul" brought thousands (many of them fellow-Jews) to the Faith Now, his captivating autobiography is back, full of practical tips on spreading, and defending, Catholicism

Back to the Bible
Catholics: What to tell "Bible Christians" about the Bible

Basic Spiritual Means by Fr. Philip E. Dion
Going nowhere on the path to spiritual and moral improvement? Many fine priests and nuns have felt the same way -- and many found surer footing in this 1936 guide to growth in holiness

Begone, Satan! by Rev. Carl Vogl
If you have any doubts about the reality of demonic possession, this book should lay them to rest

Beyond Vatican II, Code: 1929291833,

Bible History Ignatius Schuster

Blessed Padre Pio by John McCaffery
The man who knew Padre Pio best and wrote a book about him long forgotten, until now

The Blessed Sacrament and the Mass St Thomas Aquinas

The Blessed Sacrament and the Mass, Code: 1929291698

The Bridge Over the World, Code: 1-978-929291-90-8,

Brother Solomon, Code: 192929154X,

The Book of Job by Rev Edward J Kissane, D.D., L.S.S. Dom Hubert van Zeller

Catechetical Instructions of St. Thomas Aquinas
Back in Print: St Thomas Aquinas's "last testament" to ordinary Catholics. Let the Church's greatest theologian answer your questions about the Faith, in his ONLY catechism for laymen

Catechism of Trent
The catechism compiled by a saint and approved by St. Pius V, and now it's available in a reader-friendly edition.

Cardinal Mercier's Retreat to His Priests by Joseph Cardinal Mercier

Catholic Family Book of Novenas
When was the last time you prayed a novena? Some of the most efficacious praying in Catholic life is done with novenas. Yet the great majority of practicing Catholics ignore them.

The Catholic Almanac's Guide to the Church -by Matthew Bunson

Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life -by William E. May

Catechism of the Summa Theologica, Code: CST, Price:

Celebrate the Third Millennium: Facing the Future with Hope
by Pope John Paul II selected and arranged by Paul Thigpen, Ph.D.
10 or 20 years from now, will anyone remember these two works of timeless wisdom and inspiration by Pope John Paul II? You, certainly. And anyone else who's had the good fortune to read the pope's reflections on the 2000th anniversary of the coming of Christ

Charitable Anathema
"20th-century doctor of the Church" offers solutions to our crisis

Charity and Sex and the Young Man by Herbert J. Raterman, S.J.
The frankest book ever written for teenage boys

Chastity by Gerald Kelly, S.J.
Advice on sex for young, unmarried Catholics

The Child on His Knees, Code: 0912141069,

The Church and the Market, Code: 0739110365,

Church and Spiritualism by Herbert Thurston. S.J.
Is it possible to communicate with the souls of the dead? Is it permissible? Solid answers, some unexpected, from 20th century Catholicism's foremost authority on the paranormal

The Church Before Pilate

Christ and the Powers of Darkness, Code: CPD,

Christ in the Home by Fr Raoul Plus

Christ's Twelve by Rev. F.J. Mueller

Christ in Dachau, Code: 1929291566,

Come and See, Code: 1932021086,

Concordance to the Bible Rev. Newton Thompson, S.T.D. and Raymond Stock
"Priests have long been hoping for a Catholic Concordance. Here is one -- and a good one." --Ecclesiastical Review, 1942

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis

The Coasts of the Country

The Conservative Bookshelf, Code: 0806525371,

Cranmer's Godly Order by Michael Davies
They created a wasteland, and called it "renewal"

Creative Love by C.C.Martindale, S.J.

The Cube and the Cathedral Code: 9780465092666

Darwin Day in America -by John G. West

Dealing with Scruples by Dermot Casey, S.J.
It's possible to be too hard on yourself Or maybe on others, too, who suffer from scruples

Death and Life by Fr Martin D'Arcy

The Death of Christian Culture

The Deceiver: Our Daily Struggle with Satan, Code: 1929291639,

Death of the West by Patrick J. Buchanan
20% off Pat Buchanan's new book - , for the first time, there were more Muslims in the world than Catholics

Defeating Jihad, Code: 192865326X,

De-coding DaVinci -by Amy Welborn Price:

The Deceiver: Our Daily Struggle with Satan by Fr Livio Fanzaga Price:

Difficulties in Mental Prayer by Father M. Eugene Boylan
Can you overcome the obstacles in your prayer life? Without question, said this humble Cistercian monk

Discourses to Mixed Congregations by John Henry Newman
Newman's Catholic sermons

Divine Providence, Code: 1929291868,

Doctor at Calvary by Pierre Barbet, M.D.
What the Gospels don't reveal about Christ's sufferings, science does

Doctrine of Spiritual Perfection, Code: 082451887X,

Does God Matter for Me? by C.C. Martindale, S.J.
How many people think there is no God? Surprisingly few. But the number of people who behave as if there were no God is legion

Dominic Savio by Peter Lappin
"This boy had a strange power over his own associates during his life." Ave Maria

Everyman's Theology
Why did yesterday's average layman know his faith better than many a priest today? One reason: this ernormously popular primer on Church doctrine, hailed as "a complete course in theology" for ordinary Catholics

Everyday Graces, Code: 9781932236095,

The Essential Russell Kirk

The End of the Modern World - by Romano Guardini

The Fall of the Russian Empire by Fr. Edmund Walsh, S.J. Price:

Faith of the Fatherless by Dr. Paul Vitz
Many of history's biggest monsters lost their fathers... ...or were abused by them

The Eternal Sacrifice -by Michael Davies

The Faithful Departed - by Philip F. Lawler

Frequent Confession by Benedict Baur, OSB

Forming Character in Adolescents by Rudolf Allers, M.D., Ph.D.
Will your children's Catholic faith -- and morals -- survive adolescence? How to steer them safely through their teen years

Forgotten Catholic Heroes

Fr. Leopoldo
Another Italian Saint? They're exploring his cause...

Friendship of Christ by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson
Who wrote most movingly about your relationship with Jesus? Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson, naturally

Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, Code: 192929185X,

General Introduction to Holy Scripture by A. E. Breen, Ph.D., D.D.
The Catholic approach to Holy Scripture? Here's the volume that showed the way, a century ago

The Gods of Atheism, Code: 091214100X, Price:

God in the Dock, Code: 0802808689, Price:

God and Ronald Reagan Price:

In God's Garden, Code: 1929291329, Price:

Guidance in Spiritual Direction by Charles Hugo Doyle
What to do until you find a spiritual director

History of Europe by W. Eugene Shiels, S.J.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CRADLE OF CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION? More important: what do you suppose your children or grandchildren know? `

History of Israel, Code: 1929291418, Price:

History of St. Patrick's Cathedral by Most Rev. John M. Farley, D.D. Archbishop of New York
New York is the capital of the world. Pope John Paul II

The Heresy of Formlessness, Code: 978-1-586171278, Price:

How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, Code: 0895260387, Price:

How to Pray Always by Raoul Plus, S.J.
Is it really possible -- or necessary -- to "pray without ceasing"? Yes. Here's how

How to Pray Well by Raoul Plus, S.J.
Distraction or "dryness" in prayer? There are remedies.

How to Win the Culture War, Code: 0930823166,

Holy Hour of Reparation for Boys and Girls

I Am With You Always by Michael Davies
Six common errors in traditionalist circles Why they're errors. How to respond to those who hold them. And why, once confronting the problems raised, your faith can be stronger than evereven in times of crisis

In God's Garden
Why does this newly reissued (and very rare) book differ from other lives of the saints for children? Because it not only gives you 14 lovely and inspiring stories for young children, it also includes reproductions of masterpieces by some of civilization's greatest artists -- all in full color on glossy stock In

In Praise of Work by Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J.
How to find more meaning, and perhaps even joy, in your work And accomplish more than you ever thought yourself capable of!

In Sacristy and Sanctuary by Rev William A O'Brien, M.A.
The most popular pre-Vatican II sacristy manual

Index of Leading Catholic Indicators by Kenneth Jones

Inner Search by Dom Hubert van Zeller
Sometimes real breakthroughs in your spiritual life only come about after searing self-examination "A top ranking spiritual writer at his best."-- Ave Maria (1957)

Inside the Passion, Code: 1932645772, Price:

Instructions before Marriage by Fr. Wenceslaus Hertvik, O.F.M.
pay no postage/handling on this booklet By far the most common questions about marriage All 81 answered, simply and concisely, by an experienced priest/moral theologian

In Tiers of Glory, Code: 0967637120,

Intellectual Life, Code: 1929291604,

It Takes a Family, Code: 9781932236835,

Isaias: Prophet for Our Time, Code: 1929291647,

Islam Unveiled by Robert Spencer
Disturbing questions about the world's fastest growing faith

Iota Unum: A Study of Changes in the Catholic Church in the 20th Century

Key to the Psalms, Code: 1929291272,

Latin Hymns edited and translated by Adrian Fortescue
In one volume: the Church's most treasured Latin hymns Collected and translated into English by one of the century's greatest liturgical scholars

Latin-English Sunday Missal, Code: 9781929291922,

Last Things First, Code: 1929291612,

The Last Letters of Thomas More, Code: 0802843948,

Learning to Serve: A Guide for New Altar Boys
It's back: the popular illustrated guide for boys

Life of Christ by Giuseppe Ricciotti"As a blend of comprehensiveness and high scholarship, this work on the Gospels may well be considered among the very best obtainable in English." -- Orate Fratres magazine

A Life of Our Lord for Children, Code: ALOL

Life of the Venerable Francis Libermann
Son of a rabbi becomes a priest, converts thousands of Africans to Christ

Loyola and the Educational System of the Jesuits by Rev. Thomas Hughes, S.J.
What makes a school great? St. Ignatius Loyola discovered the formula centuries ago.

Lead Kindly Light by Michael Davies

Manual of Confirmation, Code: 192929171X,

Made for Heaven by C.S. Lewis

Man, the Saint by Fr. J. Urteaga Loidi

Marine Corps Prayer Book
It's finally back!

Martyrs, Code: 1929291485,

Mass Explained to Children by Maria Montessori
BACK IN PRINT Dr. Maria Montessori's most valuable book

Mass Facing the People -by Michael Davies

The Mass in Slow Motion -Monsignor Ronald Knox

Meditations for Every Day
Some books lift the spirit. Others improve character. Others sharpen the mind. This one does all three "A remarkable dogmatic, ascetic and mystical synthesis" -- The Guide to Catholic Literature

Meditations for Lent by St. Thomas Aquinas
Do you really make proper use of Lent?

Miracles by Ronald Knox

Mental Health in a Mad World by James A. Magner
Stressed and confused? One Catholic psychologist saw the developing social collapse 50 years ago, analyzed the causes, and offered the solutions. Mental anxiety and moral confusion may seem to be the unique hallmarks of our time... but they're not.

Merry in God, Code: 1929291655,

Minute Meditations by Fr J. E. Moffat
CAN YOU SPARE A MINUTE A DAY, TO BECOME HOLIER? This ingenious book provides the means AND the method

Miracles
The primer on miracles

Missale Romanum 1962
(Ultimate Roman Missal 1962)
At long last, available again And possible only with the gracious permission of Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York

Mission Memoirs Code: 0932653308 Price:

Montessori Method by Maria Montessori
The most useful teaching guide ever written Considered daring a century ago, Dr. Maria Montessori's methods are now universally applauded

Moslems
"I cannot but believe that a main unexpected thing of the future is the return of Islam."

Mother Teresa: A Life in Pictures

Myth of Hitler's Pope, Code: 0895260344,

Newman on Lent by Cardinal John Henry Newman

Newman on Sin and Spiritual Rebirth by Cardinal John Henry Newman

Neuroses and Sacraments by Fr. Alan Keenan

No Greater Love, Code: NGL,

No Popery! by Herbert Thurston, S.J.
Can you refute these anti-Catholic slanders? Fr. Herbert Thurston's classic of apologetics -- now back in print -- shows you how

The New Sanctuary Manual, Code: 1929291302,

Occult Phenomena by Alois Wiesinger, O.C.S.O.
Church teaching on the occult? Surprisingly nuanced To learn all about ESP, clairvoyance and other "paranormal" phenomena, people once turned to this distinguished theologian

Old Law and the New Morality
Who said this? "The Ten Commandments are mere lumber nowadays ... unsuited and inadequate to modern needs." The answer is George Bernard Shaw -- but it could have been any number of 20th-century skeptics. Today, their once "shocking" views are held by countless millions, and sustained by unceasing propaganda from Hollywood, public schools and the government. Result? A widespread moral meltdown whose catastrophic consequences are just beginning to be felt. Yes, there is hope. But the hour is even later than when P.J. Gannon, SJ, spelled out our stark choices some 65 years ago:"Humanity has really two courses open to it -- to get back to clear thinking and right moral principles, or to continue its perilous drift towards the abyss."

On the Proper Use of Time -by John Henry Cardinal Newman and Fr. William Gahan

Orestes Brownson -by R. A. Herrera

One Who is to Come by Matthew J. MacDonald, editor

Blessed Padre Pio
The man who knew Padre Pio best and wrote a book about him long forgotten, until now

Papal Legislation on Sacred Music, Code: 0814610129,

Parables of Christ Leopold Finck, SJ
"A classic on the subject." America magazine, 1915

Paradoxes of Catholicism Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson
Troubled by nagging "inconsistencies" in the Faith or problems in Church history? Here's help

Pardon and Peace by Fr. Alfred Wilson, C.P.
Back: the Best selling laymen's guide to getting the full spiritual, mental, and even physical benefits from Confession Back in the late 1940s, when Freud's theories were at the peak of their influence, one prominent psychiatrist shocked the intelligentsia with this surprising admission:

Parish Priest Code: 9780060776848

Partisans of Error, Code: PART,

Paved with Good Intentions by C.S. Lewis

Persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich
Dramatic proof of their (and the German Church's) resistance, and of Hitler's merciless persecution of Catholics, was compiled in this volume in 1941

Penance and Fasting by Msgr. P. E. Hallet

The Pius War Code: 0739109065

The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism, Code: 1-978-929291-91-5,

Practical Psychology in Character Development by Rudolf Allers, M.D.
How to recognizeand eliminatecommon obstacles to your normal spiritual development Your advisor? The pioneering Catholic psychologist who proved the importance of religion

Preaching Well by William R. Duffey
What makes a great sermon -- or a bad one? This prominent speech expert supplied the answers in his guide for Catholics who preach, teach or give speeches

The Pius War, Code: 0739109065,

Prisoners of the King by H.J. Coleridge, SJ
Questions or concerns about Purgatory? This century-old sourcebook covers the topic more authoritatively than any other

Psychiatry and Asceticism by Fr. Felix D. Duffey
The groundbreaking book on spirituality, bad psychology -- and helpful psychology Blending the truths of the Faith with Christian Psychology

Psychological Seduction by William K. Kilpatrick
Prominent psychologist warns: Christianity and modern psychology are now competing religions!

Psychology and the Cross, Code: PTC,

Psychology in Questions and Answers by Hilarion Duerk, OFM
What makes traditional Catholic psychology so helpful?

The Psychology of the Saints, Code: 1929291531,

Philosophy of Teaching of St Thomas Aquinas, Code: 9781929291953,

Purgatory and the Means to Avoid It by Father Martin Jugie
Common fallacies about Purgatory They're cleared up, in a book that liberated many a struggling Catholic half a century ago

Rebuilding a Lost Faith by John L. Stoddard
Protestantism turned him against Christianity -- until Catholicism made him its inspired champion Then, he wrote this extraordinary but neglected apologetic

Reflections on God the Father by Pope John Paul II

Reflections on Growing Old
How to conquer any fear of aging -- and make your senior years your best "Consolation in old age; and even more, sound advice in preparing for it." -- Review for Religious (1963)

Reform of the Roman Liturgy, Code: 1-92929-88-4,

The Religious Life, Code: 1929291590,

Rendezvous with God
Father Vincent Miceli's last gift to his Catholic friends

Return to Tradition by Francis Beauchesne Thornton, editor $49.95 Shouldn't you know more about the Catholic renewal in high gear before Vatican II? Shouldn't your children and grandchildren? Sample the finest Catholic writing of the past two centuries in this massive anthology, now back in print after nearly half a century

Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way, Code: 0446577812,

Roman Liturgical Vestments
This is the essay that helped to stimulate renewed interest in the ancient Roman vestment Now available from Roman Catholic Books in a handsome limited edition booklet, generously illustrated

Roots of Violence by Vincent P. Miceli, S.J.
Hatred. Brutality. Viciousness. THAT'S US In the "civilized" world, violence has reached epidemic proportions. The late Vincent P. Miceli, SJ, wouldn't be the least surprised. He once wrote a book analyzing its roots, and prescribing the cure

The Rule of Saint Benedict, Code: 1929291086,

Rules for the Spiritual Life by Jos˙ Guadalupe Trevino
18 Time-honored rules of the spiritual life Which ones are you breaking?

The Sacred Legacy of Paris, Code: B00004HYQV,

Sacred Then and Sacred Now : The Return of the Old Latin Mass by Thomas E. Woods

Saints at Prayer, Code: 1929291434,

Saints to Help the Sick and the Dying

Saint Thomas Aquinas: Meditations for Every Day

Sacred Blood, Sacred Image, Code: 0970568207,

Scripture by Topic, Code: 0912141514,

School of Love by Alban Goodier, SJ
80 years ago, the most practical advice on improving your spiritual life came from this one little gem of a book

The Scholar and the Cross, Code: 9781929291973,

Scriptural References for the Baltimore Catechism by Rev. G. H. Goodier
Now you can quickly locate hundreds of Scripture verses supporting the entire edifice of Catholic belief

The Secret of Dreams, Code: 1929291736,

Selected Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas Rev. M.C. D'Arcy
The best way to acquaint yourself with the writings of Aquinas? Start here

Self Improvement by Rudolf Allers, M.D., Ph.D.
Personality flaws CAN be conquered Catholic University psychologist's celebrated guide has no equal in half a century

The Self -Edited by Paul C. Vitz & Susan M. Felch

Self-Knowledge and Self-Discipline by Fr. B. W. Maturin
"Don't ever let this book go out of print. It has helped too many people."

Self-Delusion and True Contrition -by Alfred Wilson, C.P.

Sensitive Souls, Code: 1929291574, Price:

Sermons of the Cure of Arts,

Sex Psychology by Rudolf Allers, M.D., Ph.D.
Landmark Catholic book on the psychology of sexuality

The Shroud of Turin by C.Bernard Ruffin Price:

Shakespeare's Use of the Arts and Language, Code: 1589880250,

The Scholar and the Cross

Sins of Parents by Fr. Charles Hugo Doyle
Mistakes parents make in raising their children How to avoid them. Or, how to lessen their impact, if made

Social Manual for Seminarians by Reverend Thomas F. Casey and Reverend Leo C. Gainor, O.P. Foreword by Richard Cardinal Cushing
"Intended primarily for seminarians, but it would be of great help to priests as well." Continued the venerable Homiletic and Pastoral Review in 1963: "Every rectory should have one copy; every seminary should have a few copies at least. However, ordinandi would be getting off easy at the Price:, and would be well advised to get their own copies well in advance of their first solemn Mass. This chapter alone is invaluable."

Solzhenitsyn and the Modern World -
Even before Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II helped finish off the Soviet Communist regime, one man took them on alone, with a series of novels the Soviets refused to allow in print. Faced with the choice of killing Solzhenitsyn or kicking him out of the USSR, they exiled him. They flinched. It was the beginning of the end for the Soviets.

Spiritual Despondency and Temptation by Rev PJ Michel, S.J.
Nearly everybody's unspoken spiritual problem

Spiritual Problems, Code: 192921892,

The Spirit of the Liturgy, Code: 0898707846,

Springtime of Evangelization Preface by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Foreword by Richard John Neuhaus Edited and Introduced by Rev. Thomas D. Williams, L.C.
"John Paul II has an extraordinary grasp of the modern -- and espcially the modern ´American' -- spiritual terrain." Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap., Archbishop of Denver

St. Peter and the First Years of Christianity by Abbe Constant Fouard $27.95 The early Church: we know more than most people think And one reason is we had scholars who could write as compellingly as Constant Fouard

St Peter's Basilica CD Rom, Code: STPB,

St John and the Apocalypse, Code: 1929291795,

State of Emergency, Code: 0312360037,

Story of Therese Neumann by Albert Paul Shimberg
Why was Hitler consumed with hatred for this German Catholic stigmatist?

Sunday Epistles and Gospels by Msgr. Patrick Boylan
Now in one beautiful volume! Msgr. Boylan's acclaimed twin commentaries on Scripture readings Inspiration for priests and ordinary Mass-goers

The Supremacists, Code: 1890626554,

Superstition by Herbert Thurston, S.J.
A lot of people are superstitious (Even some Catholics)

Surprising Mystics by Herbert Thurston P

Spiritual Conferences by Father Frederick Faber

Swift Victory by Walter Farrell, O.P., and Dominic Hughes, O.P.
Do you pray to the Holy Spirit?

The Sword of the Prophet, Code: 1928653111, Price:

The Catholic Bible in Pictures

The Gospel Priesthood by Dom Hubert Van Zeller
Requirements for being a holy and effective priest

The History of Israel by Giuseppe Ricciotti
By far the most readable history of the Old Testament ever written Abbott Giuseppe Ricciotti renders it comprehensible

The New Jerusalem by G K Chesterton
Here's how leading Catholics once could talk about the Middle East

The New Psychologies by Rudolph Allers
Freud's dogma of psychology-without-a-soul Dr. Rudolph Allers demolished it in his "brilliant pages on the new psychologies and the old faith" (Commonweal, 1933). But he also taught Catholics how to use the valuable points of modern psychology in a Christian way

The Theology of Religious Vocation by Fr. Edward Farrell, OP
IS SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT CONSIDERING A RELIGIOUS VOCATION? Here's the still-unsurpassed guide to discernmentgrounded in the theology of Aquinas

Tempered Optimism and the Grace of Confession -by Alfred Wilson, C.P.

The Training of the Will by Johann Lindworsky, S.J.
Just how weak is your will-power? There are ways to find out, and Catholic methods to strengthen it

The Twelve Fruits by C J Woollen
12 most powerful tools God offers us to change our half-hearted lives

Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings, Code: 1929291035,

Treasury Of Prayer edited by Father Lawrence Lovasik
A vast repository of forgotten Catholic prayers, devotions & meditations

The True Meaning of Christmas

Understanding Children and Preparing Them for Life

Triumph by H. W. Crocker, III

Vexilla Regis by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson
Devotions and intercessions for all affected by war Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson's last book

The Virtue of War, Code: 1928653170,

Virtue and Vice by C.S. Lewis

What God Has Joined Together by Robert Vasoli
The other scandal in the Church

What Every Bride and Groom Should Know -by Rev. Harold A. Buetow

What to Say to the Penitent by Fr. Charles Hugo Doyle

What is Secular Humanism by James Hitchcock
Why do the Clintons think the way they do?

What's Wrong With Freud by Rudolph Allers
Society's Sex Obsession: Freud didn't discover it. He practically caused it.

Where the Right Went Wrong, Code: 0312341156,

Why I Became a Priest, Code: 1929291396,

Why Jews Became Catholics, Code: 1929291728,

Wife, Mother and Mystic, Code: 0912141000,

Women Priests & Other Fantasies by Vincent P. Miceli, S.J.
The Fearless Jesuit Fr. Vincent Miceli's best essays

Women Who Make the World Worse

World's Great Catholic Literature by George N. Schuster, editor
In the desert of modern culture, a Catholic oasis Catholics: how many of your classics do you know? Now, one big volume introduces you to them all

Wrath of God by Livio Fanzaga
What should Catholics believe about the end of the world? Now, the answers -- in a major new book saluted by the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano

 

Back to the List of Finest Roman Catholic Books

 

Finest Roman Catholic Books

Videos and Books on Sr. Faustina and Divine Mercy plus Diary of Sr. Faustina

Bishop Fulton Sheen - Audio Tapes, Videos and Books

 

BIBLES
Books and Videos on Padre Pio
CATHOLIC BIBLES - Family Bibles, Spanish Bibles, Church, School and Study Bible Edidions
Bishop Fulton Sheen - Audio Tapes, Videos and Books
THE DOUAY-RHEIMS BIBLE - Now in Larger Print!
Why Should You Read Only the Douay-Rheims Catholic Translation of the Bible?
Text of The Third Secret of Fatima - Complete Text

 

New DVDs on Padre Pio and Sr. faustina

New DVD on Canonization of Padre Pio

Catholic Music

 

Home Page / Statues / Crucifixes / Catholic Resources / Catholic DVD Videos / Catholic Books / Catholic Audio Tapes / Christian Music / Catholic News / Angels / Anti-Semitism / Animated 1 / Animated 2 / Animated - The New Testament / Animated - The Old Testament / Apparitions of Blessed Virgin Mary - Ave Maria / Apologetics / Art Gallery / Audio Tapes / The Beatification of Padre Pio / Hilaire Belloc / Bible / Bibles / Books on Bible / Bishop Fulton Sheen / Books / Books on Divine Mercy / A Catholic Theme Park / Children and Youth - Animated / Church Documents / Church History / Creation vs Evolution / Creature of Jekyll Island / Devil - Satan / Catholic Family Resources / Divine Mercy / Diary of Sister Faustina / Dr. Bernard Nathanson / Errors - Problems of Modern Times / Eucharist and the Mass / Family and Marriage / Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria / Freemasonry / Garabandal / Gifts / Anti-Christian Yoga Conspiracy and the Gods of the New Age / Global Tyranny / Health / Hell, Heaven and Purgatory / Home Schooling / John Paul II Collection / Joan of Arc / Spiritual Journeys of the Soul / Latest Message / Marianland / Marian / Marian Videos / Mariology / Charismatic / Marx and Satan / Medjugorje Miracles and the Message / Miracles in Catholic Church / Money System of the World / Mother Teresa / Music / MP3 - Free MP3 Music Downloads / Yoga / One World Government / Padre Pio (Videos) / Padre Pio (Books) / Pious Publications / The Priesthood / Pro-Life Videos and DVD / Pro-Life Books / Prophecy / Prophecy of The Third Secret of Fatima / Rafael's Art Gallery / Prof. Libor Brom / Religious Education-Adult / Religious Education-Grade School / Religious Education - High School / Pro-Life Movement vs Rock/Pop Music, MTV, Hollywood and Satan / ROSARY / Saints Part 1 / Saints Part 2 / Saints Part 3 / St. Patrick Apostle of Ireland / Scott Hahn, Kimberly Hahn, Bishop Sheen / Shocking Videos on Current Events / Spanish Videos / Spiritual Life / Sr. Faustina / Stigmata and Stigmatist / Theology / True Church and Bible / The UN's Crusade Against God and Family / Vatican II / Videos - Main Section / J. Paddy Nolan / Wayne Weible - Medjugorje and the Queen of Peace - Gospa / Latest news / Sin and Repentance / Fr. Faber / Catholic Catholic Marian DVDs and Videos as Seen on EWTN - Roman Catholic Network of Mother Angelica - Catholic Television Network by Mother Angelica / Mother Teresa / Text of The Third Secret of Fatima / Catholic Books and Audio Tapes

 

THE DOUAY-RHEIMS BIBLE

The Douay-Rheims Bible - Hardbound

The best, most accurate, safest English translation that you can use.
A careful word-for-word translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible
(the official Bible of the Church) - plus of the original New Testament Greek.
Douay Rheims Bible Product Details

 

Free MP3 Music Downloads