A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of the Third Council of Baltimore, or simply the Baltimore Catechism, was the national Catholic catechism for children in the United States, based on Robert Bellarmine’s 1614 Small Catechism.
The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled “The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325” and abbreviated as ANF, is a collection of books in 10 volumes (one volume is indexes) containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the…
Heretics is a collection of 20 essays by G. K. Chesterton and published by John Lane in 1905. While many of the chapters center on Edwardian intellectuals and literary figures, Chesterton's themes are as relevant to the "vague moderns" of the 21st century as they were to those of the 20th. He quotes at length…
De doctrina Christiana (English: On Christian Doctrine or On Christian Teaching) is a theological text by Augustine of Hippo. It consists of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. The first three books were published in 397, and the fourth was added in 426. By writing this text, Augustine set three…
The Ball and the Cross is a novel by G. K. Chesterton. The title refers to a more worldly and rationalist worldview, represented by a ball or sphere, and the cross represents Christianity.
The way to perfection is simple—to unite one’s will with God’s, putting into action the prayer “Thy will be done.” In this precious booklet, St. Alphonsus Ligouri explains the importance of conforming one’s will to God’s and how to do so, how to gain peace of mind and serenity by trusting in God, accepting what…
In his book, Chesterton argues that eugenic laws are a means of suppressing the poor, and predicts the abuse of eugenics. The book was influential enough that the British Parliament began to question eugenic legislation (Sparkes, 1999), and indeed eugenic legislation as existed in the United States was never passed in Great Britain.
The Everlasting Man is a Christian apologetics book written by G. K. Chesterton and published in 1925. It is, to some extent, a deliberate rebuttal of H. G. Wells’ The Outline of History, disputing Wells’ portrayals of human life and civilization as a seamless development from animal life and of Jesus Christ as merely another…
Introduction to the Devout Life is a book by Saint Francis de Sales, the first edition published in 1609. It enjoyed wide popularity and was well-received in Protestant and Catholic circles.
The Summa Theologiae or Summa Theologica (transl. ’Summary of Theology’), often referred to simply as the Summa, is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), a scholastic theologian and Doctor of the Church. It is a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Catholic Church, intended to be an instructional guide for theology…
‘The Interior Castle’ is a classic of Christian mysticism, written with some reluctance by its author, St Teresa of Avila. The saint spent most of her life as a Carmelite nun and was noted for her piety and the frequency of her visions.
On the City of God Against the Pagans, often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD. The book was in response to allegations that Christianity brought about the decline of Rome and is considered one of Augustine’s most…
‘Confessions’ is an autobiographical work by Saint Augustine, consisting of 13 books written in Latin between AD 397 and 400. The work outlines Saint Augustine’s sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity.
A little, true book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be in a state and about the new island Utopia”) is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516. The book is a frame narrative depicting a fictional island society and its…
The Apologia is undoubtedly one of the greatest literary and spiritual classics.
Two and a half years before her death in 1897 at the age of 24, as Thérèse Martin began writing down her childhood memories at the request of her blood sisters in the Lisieux Carmel, few could have guessed the eventual outcome.
Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe’s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of ‘Thursday’.
The Managing Editor of Saint Dominic's Media sat down with the author of The Divine Divine Symphony: An Exordium to the Theology of the Mass to ask him some questions about this new book and his approach to the orthodoxy of the faith.
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