The Community of St. Severin.
Confession: Meaning and Practice.
Notre Dame Indiana.: Fides Publishers. Very Good. 1967. Softcover. 12mo - 18 x 10.5 cm.; 127 pp. First published in French "La Confession" in 1958 translated into English by A. V. Littledale and with an introduction by Rev. John E. Corrigan. In the early 1950's Cardinal Suhard asked a group of priests to revivify a parish St. S�verin in the Latin Quarter in Paris. This book tells of their experiences with the sacrament of Confession or Penance. Mild shelf wear to the covers and like age browning of the text paper otherwise very clean and sound. . Fides Publishers. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28999
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Armstrong April Oursler.
The Tales Christ Told.
New York.: All Saints Press / Pocket Books. Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Softcover. 16mo - 16 x 10.5 cm.; xiii - 204 pp. Pictorial card-stock wraps with the text block edges stained yellow as issued. First published by Doubleday in 1959 this is the first All Saints Press edition. The author is the daughter of Fulton Oursler. "A new narration of the cherished parables of Jesus how they came to be told and what they mean to us today." Forty retold parables are in this collection. Minor wear and soiling to the covers previous owner's name on the inside of the front cover otherwise clean and sound. . All Saints Press / Pocket Books. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28998
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Richards Fr. Hubert J. and Fr. Peter de Rosa.
Christ in Our World: A Study of Baptism Eucharist Penance and Marriage.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.: Bruce Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; xi - 208 pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. A series of 9 co-authored essays the first serving as an introduction and the remaining 8 contrasting the sacrament as in the scriptures and the sacrament as in the world today. Previous owner's name and note on the front free end paper oitherwise clean with a sound binding and showing only very mild shelf wear. The unclipped dust jacket has very mild wear and some light scuffing and rubs. . Bruce Publishing. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 29001
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Buckley SJ. Francis J.
Children and God: Communion Confession and Confirmation.
New York.: Corpus Publications. Very Good. 1970. Soft Cover. 12mo - 19 x 11.5 cm.; 59 pp. "How to prepare children for first communion confession and confirmation with special emphasis on the primary responsibility for the religious education of the young". One of the 'Corpus Papers' series of informative studies on specific contemporary issues in Scripture Doctrine Morality and Counseling. Six pages of notes and 1 page of suggested further readings. Minor wear to the covers with the original price blacked out. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Corpus Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 29000
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Sobosan CSC. Jeffrey.
Act of Contrition: Personal Responsibility and Sin.
Notre Dame Indiana.: Ave Maria Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; 127 pp. Textured black paper over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. From the dust jacket: "This is a book of spirituality designed to provide the reader with guidance that will lead to personal conviction and awareness of sinfulness and an encouragement toward change in thinking and acting . . ." Small remnant of a a previous owner's address label on the front free end paper else fine. The dust jacket has moderate wear to the head and tail edges of the front panel. . Ave Maria Press. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28989
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Aridas Rev. Charles.
Reconciliation Celebrating God's Healing Forgiveness.
Garden City New York.: Doubleday / Image. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. 0385240228 . 12mo - 17.5 x 10.5 cm.; xii - 178 pp. A thorough handbook on the sacrament of reconciliation with historical information theology of the sacrament the Rite of Penance Church guidelines prayers and a question and answer section. Five pages of bibliographical notes at the back. Mild wear to the covers else very clean and sound. . Doubleday / Image. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28990 ISBN : 0385240228 9780385240222
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Sarno SJ. Ronald A.
Let Us Proclaim the Mystery of Faith.
Denville New Jersey.: Dimension Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 12mo - 19 x 11.5 cm.; 180 pp. Dark red paper with a faux leather finish over boards with gilt lettering faded now though on the spine. From the dust jacket: "The key insight of the book is that Christ is a sign of God to the Christian as the Church is a sign of God to man and that the sacraments are the central means of continuing experiential unity with the Lord." Previous owner's name stamped on the the front and back free end papers and the head and tail text block edges. There are 4 lines underlined on page 123. Otherwise clean with a sound binding and showing only mild wear to the book and jacket at the corners and spine tips. . Dimension Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28988
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Brett Laurence F. X.
Redeemed Creation: Sacramentals Today. Message of the Sacraments Volume 8.
Wilmington Delaware.: Michael Glazier. Very Good. 1984. Softcover. 0894532340 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 176 pp. Two page preface by the series editor Monika K. Hellwig. Four main parts as follows: 1 - "An Approach to Sacramentals" 2 - "The Sacredness of Time" 3 - "The Sacredness of Place" 4 - "The Sacredness of Persons and Things". One page list of recommended reading at the back. Very minor shelf wear to the covers else clean with a sound binding. . Michael Glazier. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28983 ISBN : 0894532340 9780894532344
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Marsh Thomas A.
Gift of Community: Baptism and Confirmation. Message of the Sacraments Volume 2.
Wilmington Delaware.: Michael Glazier. Very Good. 1984. Softcover. 0894532804 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 205 pp. Two page preface by the series editor Monika K. Hellwig. Two main parts as follows: 1 - "Origins and Beginnings: The New Testament" 2 - "Initiation in the Life of the Church". Two page list of recommended reading at the back. The library markings are a label taped on to the lower spine and stamps on the first page and the inside of the back cover. Very minor shelf wear to the covers Otherwise it has the appearance of having been used very little if at all.; Ex-Library . Michael Glazier. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28984 ISBN : 0894532804 9780894532801
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Graham Donald.
From Eastertide to Ecclesia: John Henry Newman the Holy Spirit & the Church.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.: Marquette University press. Very Good. 2011. Softcover. 9780874627954 . 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 231 pp. This is volume 76 in the series "Marquette Studies in Theology" a series edited by Andrew Tallon. From the back cover: ". . . stresses that Newman sees the Lord and Giver of Life working in concert with and working within the God-man to originate indwell equip send and sustain the Church in the Easter Mystery . . ." Twenty page bibliography and a 6 page subject index and a 3 page name index at the back. Signed by the author with a personal inscription to the previous owner on the first half-title page. The externals show minor shelf wear otherwise clean with a sound binding.; Signed by Author . Marquette University press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28982 ISBN : 0874627958 9780874627954
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Brannen Fr. Brett A.
To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood.
Valdosta Georgia.: Vianney Vocations. Near Fine. 2010. Softcover. 9780615345512 . 8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; xii - 409 pp. From the foreword by the Most Reverend William E. Lori: "Fr. Brannen has systematically and comprehensive ly addressed the questions aspirations yearnings and even the fears of a young man who feels - perhaps against his initial inclination - the stirrings of a priestly vocation. Father Brannen is a wise and prayerful priest who has served the Church well in many different capacities and has witnessed some truly extraordinary instances of God's grace working in individual hearts especially through the Catholic priesthood." Five sections at the back of interest: "Rosary for Discerning Diocesan Priesthood" "Notes" "Recommended Reading" "Index of Questions" and "Scripture Passages for Meditation". There is a whisper of soiling on the text block head edge otherwise the book appears to have been used very little if at all. . Vianney Vocations. paperback
Bookseller reference : 26878 ISBN : 0615345514 9780615345512
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Houselander Caryll
The Way of the Cross
New York: Sheed & Ward 1955. Nihil Obstat: Hubertus Richards Censor Deputatus Imprimatur: E. Morrogh Bernard Vic. Gen. 8vo size red cloth cover with small silver cross on front and black and silver titles on spine; 173 pages with black and white illustrations by the author. Books takes the reader through the Stations of the Cross each illustrated with a black and white woodcut done by the author. Caryl Houselander 1901-1954 was a British Roman Catholic writer of several popular religious books. This was her last book. Lightly bumped head and heel of spine and corners. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Houselander Caryll. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Sheed & Ward Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000334
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Martini SJ. Carlo M.
Through Moses to Jesus: The Way of the Paschal Mystery.
Notre Dame Indiana.: Ave Maria Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0877933758 . 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; 123 pp. Textured blue paper over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Martini was the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan and this book is the result of an 8 day retreat he gave to a group of priests in 1978 in northern Italy. The talks were taped and then transcribed being published in Italian as "Vita di Mose Vita di Gesu; Esistenza Pasquale" and this English edition is a translation of the fourth edition of that book from 1984. The translator was Sister Mary Theresilde Skerry a Holy Spirit Adoration Sister. The talks are 8 meditations on "the aspects of Moses' life that enable us to understand the life of Jesus and the paschal dimensions of our own lives." Previous owner's name stamped on the front free end paper and the spine tips show a tad of shelf wear otherwise very clean with a sound binding. The unclipped dust jacket has wear to the spine head and the spine itself is darkened a smidgeon. . Ave Maria Press. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28926 ISBN : 0877933758 9780877933755
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Watson OSM. M. Adolorata
Mary; Woman of Faith.
Liguori Missouri.: Liguori Publications. Very Good. 1986. Softcover. 08942432608 . 12mo - 18.5 x 13 cm.; 32 pp. Pale blue and white covers in a saddle stapled binding. A collection of 9 reflections with short questions at the end of each that highlight circumstances and events in Mary's life as recorded in the Gospels. Minor wear to the covers otherwise clean and sound. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Liguori Publications. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28920
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Louth Andrew.
Theology and Spirituality.
Fairacres Oxford UK.: SLG Press. Very Good. 1981. Softcover. 0728300796 . 8vo - 20.5 x 14 cm.; 18pp. Fairacres Publication 55. A paper read to the Origen Society on 30 October 1974 and first published in 1976 revised and expanded in 1978 and reprinted in 1978. "This essay seeks to show that theology even the most rigorous academic theology and spirituality belong together and isolated suffer disintegration and atrophy." Saddle-stapled booklet. Some staining on card stock wraps previous owner's name stamped on the tail margin of the title page. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . SLG Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 28922 ISBN : 0728300796 9780728300798
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Miravalle STD. Dr. Mark.
Our Mother: Co-redemptrix Mediatrix Advocate.
Saint Francis Maine.: Marian Movement of Priests. Near Fine. 2000. Softcover. 8vo - 20 x 13.5 cm.; vi - 41 - 9 pp. Illustrated card stock covers in a saddle stapled binding. From the title page ". . . as contained in To the Priests Our Lady's Beloved Sons and the Papal Magisterium". Four pages of end notes. Minor wear to the covers else fine. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Marian Movement of Priests. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28918
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Marle Fr. Rene.
Identifying Christianity.
St. Meinrad Indiana.: Abbey Press. Very Good. 1975. Softcover. 0807290436 . 8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; xi - 175 pp. First published in French as "La singularit� chr�tienne" and translated into English by Sister Jeanne Marie Lyons MM. Seven pages of notes at the back. From the back cover: "Ren� Marl� discusses and evaluates those authors and movements that have contributed in some way to the contemporary character of Christianty as Bultmann Cox Barth and Bonhoeffer; Death of God Protestant Principle Theology of Faith and Hope as Experience." Mild wear and moderate scuffing to the covers and one mild reading crease in the spine otherwise clean with a sound binding. . Abbey Press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28924
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Marian Year 1987 - 1988 / Marian Year Prayers. 2 books.
Ottawa Ontario.: Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. 0889971633 . 4to - 25.5 x 17.5 cm.; Marian Year 1987-1988: 124 pp. ISBN 0889971633. Blue card covers with white lettering and art work. A collection of approved and recommended liturgies prayers and devotions for the Marian Year as celebrated in Canada. Foreword by Bishop James L. Doyle. Marian Year Prayers: 44 pp. ISBN 0889971641. Blue paper covers with white lettering and art work. A further collection of suitable prayers and litanies for the Marian Year. Both are included. . Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28916 ISBN : 0889971633 9780889971639
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Hamel Ronald P. and Kenneth R. Himes OFM. editors.
Introduction to Christian Ethics: A Reader.
New York.: Paulist Press. Very Good. 1989. Softcover. 0809130653 . 8vo - 23 x 17.5 cm.; viii - 597 pp. A basic introduction with contributions from leading moral theologians as well as psychologists and scripture scholars. Divided into 6 main sections; 1 - "Situating Ourselves" - 5 readings 2 - "Moral Theology: The Nature of the Discipline" - 5 readings 3 - "The Moral Self and the Sort of Person One Is and Becomes" - 12 readings 4 - "Making Moral Choices: Resources for Reflection" - 14 readings 5 - "The Voice of Experience: The Nature Use and Limits of Moral Norms" - 5 readings 6 - "Making Moral Choices: What Ought I To Do" - 4 readings. Light wear to the covers and a previous owner's name stamped on the first page. Otherwise clean with a sound binding. . Paulist Press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28927 ISBN : 0809130653 9780809130658
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Murray Lorraine V.
Grace Notes: Embracing the Joy of Christ in a Broken World.
Totowa New Jersey.: Resurrection Press / Catholic Book Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1878718738 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 173 pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. Two page foreword by Rebecca Laird. Questions for reflection and discussion present after several of the chapters. Two page bibliography at the back. Lorraine talks about her rather eventful life and the small illuminations of Christ's presence on her journey. The book appears to have never been used. . Resurrection Press / Catholic Book Publishing. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28901 ISBN : 1878718738 9781878718730
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Lepetit Charles.
Two Dancers in the Desert: The Life of Charles De Foucauld
Maryknoll New York.: Orbis Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Hard Cover. 0883445115 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; x - 118 pp. Yellow cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine. Four page foreword by Carlo Carretto. Translated from the French edition of 1981 "Plus loin sur la piste . . . Charles de Foucauld" by John Griffiths. Includes glossary of proper names and a biographical summary and is illustrated with several black and white photographs and 1 map. Previous owner's book plate on the front paste down end paper and the book has some minor wear at the spine tips. The unclipped dust jacket has wear at the spine tips and the spine is faded. . Orbis Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28914 ISBN : 0883445115 9780883445112
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Huber Georges.
My Door Is Always Open.
Notre Dame Indiana.: Fides Publisher. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. 8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; xiv - 158 pp. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. A biography of Cardinal Lercaro of Bologna. Translated from the 1959 French edition "Le Cardinal Recoit Toujours!" by Thomas Finlay. Pius XII called him the "perfect bishop". Illustrated with 4 pages of black and white photographs. Previous owner's impressive and large stamp on the half title page. Loosely laid in is a newspaper clipping a review of the book from "Our Sunday Visitor" of July 26 1959. This clipping has browned the front end papers. Otherwise the book itself is clean with a sound binding and having very mild wear to the spine tips. The dust jacket is worn on the edges more so at the spine head where it has been tape repaired on the inside. . Fides Publisher. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28907
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Sheppard Lancelot.
Spiritual Writers in Modern Times.
New York.: Hawthorn Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. 8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; 125 - 3 pp. Decorated gray cloth over boards with blue cloth and gilt lettering on the spine. This is volume 42 of the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism under section IV - "The Means of Redemption". Two page select bibliography at the back. Minor wear to the book at the spine tips and head edges while the unclipped dust jacket has similair wear and some light scuffing. Otherwise clean with a sound binding. . Hawthorn Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28908
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Glynn Paul
Song For Nagasaki
Grand Rapids MI: William B. Eerdmans 1990. First American edition. Paperback. Fine. 12mo 267 pages pictorial white wrappers <br/><br/>Inscribed for Madeleine by the author a Marist priest whose mission was to reconcile Japan and Australia after WWII. This is the story of Takashi Nagai scientist convert and survivor of the second atomic bomb. Photos. Foreword by Shusaku Endo a writer and Japanese Roman Catholic. Endo was callled the Japanese Graham Greene and like Greene came close but never received the Nobel Prize for Literature. Dr. Nagai succumbed to leukemia in 1951 after a remarkable life: he may onecday be declared a saint by the Vatican. William B. Eerdmans paperback
Bookseller reference : 0007787
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DHU Helen pseudonym. LESTER Mrs. Ellen Brown
STANHOPE BURLEIGH. The Jesuits In Our Homes. A Novel
New York: Stringer & Townsend 1855. First edition. Hardcover. fair. lithographed title. 12mo 408 pages foxing original brown embossed cloth rear hinge breaking half-ionch horizontal strip missing from spine. <br/><br/>"A word in regard to this Book. Although it appears in the form of a Romance it is not a creature of imagination. The characters and events have their originals; and nothing has been written in the spirit of exaggeration. The reader who goes thoroughly over THE SECRET INSTRUCTIONS OF THE JESUITS which are incorporated into the volume will find that this work is but an illustration of the operations of Jesuitism in its natural and legitimate forms." Anti-Catholic. Wright II 1541. Lithographed frontispiece and title-page. Stringer & Townsend hardcover
Bookseller reference : DEMO004483I
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van Straaten Werenfried.
They Call Me the Bacon Priest.
San Francisco California.: Ignatius Press. Fine. 1991. Softcover. 8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; 241 pp. First published in German in 1961 as "Sie nemen mich Speckpater" this is the later Ignatius Press English edition. Illustrated with 33 black and white photographs. From the back cover: "The powerful moving story of how a young Norbertine priest by orders from his superiors left the silence of the abbey in Belgium in 1947 to find some way to relieve the distress of the masses of refugees in Europe and Asia after World War II. He went on to found the organization Aid to the Church in Need . . ." An as-new book that had been wrapped in shrink wrap which was removed in order to obtain the information described above. . Ignatius Press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28894
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Dooley Agnes W.
Promises to Keep: The Life of Doctor Thomas A. Dooley.
New York.: Farrar Straus and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; 10 - 272 pp. Light blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The text block fore edge is uncut while the head which is stained blue and tail edges are trimmed all as issued. Both sets of end papers are illustrated with photographs of the Congressional Medal awarded to Dr. Dooley. The book is also also illustrated with 32 pages of black and white photographs. Agnes Dooley was Dr. Dooley's mother and she writes eloquently of his life and work. The book shows mild wear to the spine tips and is otherwise clean with a sound binding. The unclipped dust jacket has mild wear to the edges and moderate wear to the spine tips. . Farrar, Straus and Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28904
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Klimeck OP. Esmond L.
A Modern Crusader.
London UK.: Blackfriars. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; ix - 163 pp. Black cloth over boards with giklt lettering on spine. A somewhat biographical retelling of the author's life and pilgimage towards the love of the Blessed Virgin with a preface written on the centenary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The library markings are stamps on the end papers and a library number in white on the lower spine. The book is otherwise clean with a sound binding. The dust jacket is quite worn and is missing the lower half of the spine.; Ex-Library . Blackfriars. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28899
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Dirvin CM. Joseph I.
Mrs. Seton: Foundress of the American Sisters of Charity. New Canonization Edition.
New York.: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; xix - 3 - 498 pp. Blue paper over boards with black cloth and gilt lettering on the spine. First published in 1962 this is the new edition following upon the anouncement of her canonization which was in 1963. Five page foreword by Terence Cardinal Cooke. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Eight pages of cited sources 5 page bibliography and a 28 page index. Previous owner's name blacked out on both paste down end papers and stamped not crossed out on the title page. The head edges of the boards are faded otherwise the books shows only very mild wear and is otherwise clean with a sound binding. . Farrar, Straus and Giroux. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28900
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Huber Georges.
My Door Is Always Open.
Notre Dame Indiana.: Fides Publisher. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. 8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; xiv - 158 pp. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering faded on the spine. A biography of Cardinal Lercaro of Bologna. Translated from the 1959 French edition "Le Cardinal Recoit Toujours!" by Thomas Finlay. Pius XII called him the "perfect bishop". Illustrated with 4 pages of black and white photographs. The library a Cistercian monastery markings are on the dust jacket only - sticker scar and ghost on the lower spine. The book itself is clean with a sound binding and having mild wear to the board corners and spine tips. The dust jacket is worn on the edges more so at the spine tips and the already mentioned label remnants.; Ex-Library . Fides Publisher. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28903
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Higgins Michael W. and Douglas R. Letson.
My Father's Business: A Biography of His Emminence G. Emmett Cardinal Carter.
Toronto Ontario.: Macmillan. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 077159108X . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xv - 256 pp. Light beige cloth over boards with red lettering on the spine. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. One page list of "Persons interviewed" 10 pages of endnotes and a 10 page index. Both the book and the unclipped jacket show a whisper of wear to the spine tips else fine. . Macmillan. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28892 ISBN : 077159108X 9780771591082
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Talbot John Michael. with Steve Rabey.
The Music of Creation: Foundations of a Christian Life.
New York.: Jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam / Penguin. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0874779839 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 14 - 235 - 8 pp. Orange paper over boards with gray paper and copper gilt lettering on the spine. From the dust jacket: " . . . a passionate spiritual and intellectual journey into the traditional heart of Catholicism." Minor shelf wear to the spine tips of both the book and the unclipped dust jacket else fine. . Jeremy P. Tarcher / Putnam / Penguin. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28902 ISBN : 0874779839 9780874779837
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Klimeck OP. Esmond L.
A Modern Crusader.
London UK.: Blackfriars. Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; ix - 163 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine. A somewhat biographical retelling of the author's life and pilgimage towards the love of the Blessed Virgin with a preface written on the centenary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Library book plate a conventual library on the front paste down end paper inked number on the front free end paper and tape remains on the lower spine. The spine is quite sunned faded while the interior is clean and the binding is solid.; Ex-Library . Blackfriars hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15701
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National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Heritage and Hope: Evangelization in the United States - Pastoral Letter on the Fifth Centenary of Evangelization in the Americas Edition Bilingue
Washington DC: National Conference of Catholic Bishops 1990. Bilinguasl: English & Spanish. Paperback. VERY GOOD. As new except for corner crease on bottom corner of back cover. Full text in both English and Spanish. ISBN: 1555863868. National Conference of Catholic Bishops paperback
Bookseller reference : 30P005 ISBN : 1555863868 9781555863869
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De Las Casas Fr. Bartolome Atenogenes Santamaria trans. From the Latin
Del Unico Modo de Atraer a Todos Los Pueblos a la Verdadera Religion
Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica #CP137 1942. secunda edicion 1975. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Appears unread but is slightly tilted with slight wear to spine ends. Spanish translation of "Un libro de mano en latin intitulado en la cubierta de pegamino: "De cura Regibus Hispaniarum habenda circa orbem Indiarum et de unico vocationes sic modo omnium gentium ad veram religionem " en sessenta y tres hojas escritas en folio " Advertencia preliminar de Agustin Millares Carlo. Introduction Lewis Hanke. "Si el Padre Las Casas es todavia ahora una figura polemica ello se debe la audacia y la lucidez de su obra." 478 pages. Text in Spanish. Fondo de Cultura Economica (#CP137) paperback
Bookseller reference : 22P010
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Ratzinger Joseph Benedicto XVI
Jesus de Nazaret: Primera Parte - Desde el Bautismo a la Transfiguracion SPANISH EDITION Original title: Jesus von Nazareth - Von de Taufe im Jorda bis zur Veeerklarung
Planeta 2007. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for light corner bump. "He intendo presentar al Jesus de los Evangelios como al Jesus real como el 'Jesus historico' en sentido propio y verdadero." Written by Pope Benedict XVI. 447 pages. Text in Spanish. ISBN: 9789703707058. Planeta paperback
Bookseller reference : 19H003 ISBN : 970370705x 9789703707058
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Connell CSSR. Francis J.
Outlines of Moral Theology.
Harrison New York.: Roman Catholic Books. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Hard Cover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xii - 247 pp. White paper over boards with black and red lettering on the spine and the front board. First published in 1952 this is a newer reprint with no reprint date being noted. Contents: Part I - General Moral Theology. Part II - The Virtues in Particular. Part III - The Sacraments. A summary aimed at the educated layman. Thirteen page comprehensive index at the back. The externals show just a whisper of shelf wear otherwise the book appears to have been used very little if at all. . Roman Catholic Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28888
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Rolheiser OMI. Fr. Ronald.
The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality.
New York.: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First American Edition. Hard Cover. 0385494181 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm; xi - 257 pp. Green paper on boards with grey/green cloth and gilt lettering on the spine. First published in the UK in 1998 this is the fourteenth printing of the American edition. Fr. Rolheiser is one of those Catholics priests that evokes strong emotions in people of faith. Perhaps he is one of God's modern prophets - he certainly writes like one. From the dust jacket: "In posing the question - What is spirituality Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel that restlessness that deep desrie into a healthy spirituality." Minor wear to the tail of the spine otherwise fine. The unclipped dust jacket has very minor wear to the spine tips. . Doubleday. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28890 ISBN : 0385494181 9780385494182
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LaVerdiere MM. Claudette.
On the Threshold of the Future: The Life and Spirituality of Mother Mary Joseph Rogers Founder of the Maryknoll Sisters.
Maryknoll New York.: Orbis Books. Very Good. 2011. Softcover. 9781570759420 . xv - 160 pp. Four page foreword by Janice McLaughlin MM. From the back cover: "The inspiring story of the founder of the Congregation of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic the first American-based mission congregation of women religious." The congregation was founded in 1912. Seven page chronology of the Mother Mary's life 24 pages of notes a 2 page bibliography and a 4 page index at the back. The top fore edge corner and several pages following have a mild corner crease. Otherwise the book is very clean with a sound binding. . Orbis Books. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28891 ISBN : 1570759421 9781570759420
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Miravalle STD. Mark I.
Mary: Coredemptrix Mediatrix Advocate. 2 copies.
Santa Barbara California.: Queenship Publishing. Very Good. 1993. Softcover. 1882972104 . 8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; xvi - 80 pp. Photographic blue covers with white lettering in a saddle stapled binding. A scholarly and theological study of three of Mary's attributes. Foreword by Luigi Cardinal Ciappi OP. The covers show mild edge wear. Both booklets are included. . Queenship Publishing. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28881 ISBN : 1882972104 9781882972104
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Kindelmann Erzebet Elizabeth Szanto.
The Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Excerpts from Her Spiritual Journal.
Longueuil Quebec.: The Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Fine. 2012. Softcover. 9780987976529 . 8vo - 20.5 x 14 cm.; 96 pp. Full colour covers in a saddle stapled binding. Excerpts from the diary/journal of Erzebet Szanto of Hungary from 1961 to 1981. Ten page biography of Elizabeth at the front by Father Gabriel R�na SJ who translated the original journals from Hungarian into Spanish. The translation into English is not accredited. . The Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28880 ISBN : 0987976524 9780987976529
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Cushing Richard Cardinal.
The Way of the Cross in Short Form.
New York.: Paulist Press. Very Good. 1943. Softcover. 16mo - 15 x 9.5 cm.; 47 - 1 pp. Wrappers in a saddle stapled binding. Each station is illustrated with a suitable reproduction on the verso left hand page and the prayers/reflection on the recto right hand page. The pamphlet conludes with the "Stabat Mater" in both Latin and English followed by a reflection from St. Th�r�se of Lisieux. Previous owner's name a Canadian Armed Forces Chaplain stamped in the booklet on several pages. Otherwise the booklet is near fine. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Paulist Press. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28882
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Wood Stephen.
Breaking Free: 12 Steps to Sexual Purity for Men. 2 copies.
Greenville South Carolina.: Family Life Center Publications. Near Fine. 2007. Softcover. 0972757112 . 12mo - 18 x 11.5 cm.; 48 pp. Glossy covers in a saddle stapled binding. First published in 2003 this is the revised third printing. Seven page appendix; "Scripture Memory for a Pure Mind" and a 5 page section listing various resources. Very minor soiling to the covers else fine. Both copies are included. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Family Life Center Publications. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28878 ISBN : 0972757112 9780972757119
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Wood Stephen.
Breaking Free: 12 Steps to Sexual Purity for Men. 2 copies.
Greenville South Carolina.: Family Life Center Publications. Near Fine. 2007. Softcover. 0972757112 . 12mo - 18 x 11.5 cm.; 48 pp. Glossy covers in a saddle stapled binding. First published in 2003 this is the revised third printing. Seven page appendix; "Scripture Memory for a Pure Mind" and a 5 page section listing various resources. Very minor soiling to the covers else fine. Both copies are included. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Family Life Center Publications. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28879 ISBN : 0972757112 9780972757119
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Gelineau Joseph.
The Gelineau Psalms: Book One. 2 copies.
Toledo Ohio.: Gregorian Institute Of America. Good. 1956. Soft Cover. 16mo - 15 x 10 cm; 24 pp. Light blue wraps with black lettering in a saddle stapled binding. Subtitled: "A selection of twelve psalms and a canticle from the larger collection 24 Psalms and a Canticle". Contents: Psalms 2 8 22 41 42 92 99 116 121 129 and 135. Two page introduction entitled "How these psalms are to be sung". This GIA edition is a reprint courtesy of the Grail of England. Previous owner's name written on the top margin of the front cover of each. Tape stains and minor scars on the inside fore edge margins of the covers. The covers are faded with the original seller's name stamped on the front otherwise clean with sound bindings. Both copies are included. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced when ordered. . Gregorian Institute Of America. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28876
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Celebrating the Saints: Readings and Prayers in Honor of the Saints and the Solemnities of Our Lord and Our Lady. Adapted from the Liturgy of the Hours.
New York.: Pueblo Publishing. Very Good. 1978. Softcover. 091613430X . 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 12 - 384 pp. From the preface: "The book follows the structure of the Proper of the Saints in the Liturgy of the Hours as set forth in the Roman Calendar: there is a brief sketch of the life of the saint; then a reading from the Fathers traditional Chuirch writers or the saint himself; a responsory type of reflection; and finally the prayer of the Mass of the day." The excerpts are taken from the 1973 edition of the Roman Missal and the 1974 edition of the Liturgy of the Hours. Six page "Index of Celebrations" at the back. The book has mild shelf wear to the covers and is otherwise clean with a sound binding. . Pueblo Publishing. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28875 ISBN : 091613430X 9780916134303
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Rahner SJ. Karl. edited by Martin Redfern
Karl Rahner SJ. Theologians Today
London: Sheed and Ward. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 12mo - 19 x 12.5 cm.; 128 pp. Purple cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. "An introductory selection from the writings of one of today's leading Roman Catholic theologians." Four articles by Rahner: 1 - "The Prosepct for Christianity" 2 - "The Sacrifice of the Mass notes" 3 - "The Inspiration of the Bible notes" 4 - "Action in the Church". Footnotes follow each article as needed. The book appears to have never been used. The dust jacket has a faded spine and some very minor shelf wear to the edges. . Sheed and Ward. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28873
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Marcoux Carmen.
Arms of Love.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan.: One Way Publishing House. Fine. 2014. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 384 pp. First published in 2002 this is the fifth printing. From the back cover: "This novel beautifully portrays Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body - packaged in an exciting and captivating sequence of events which inspire the reader to embrace the heart of this teaching more fully." This is an as-new and unused book. . One Way Publishing House. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28863
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Toups Father David L.
Reclaiming Our Priestly Character.
Omaha Nebraska.: Institute for Priestly Formation / Creighton University. Very Good. 2010. Softcover. 9780980045505 . 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xxix - 216 pp. First published in 2008 this is a later printing. Prologue by Rev. James Rafferty. Well annotated with extensive notes at the end of each chapter. Written with an eye to dealing directly with post-conciliar confusion of the 1960's and onward Fr. Toups focuses on the sacramental nature of the priesthood and the conformation to the priesthood of Christ. The covers show mild shelf wear else clean with a sound binding. . Institute for Priestly Formation / Creighton University. paperback
Bookseller reference : 28865 ISBN : 0980045509 9780980045505
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Toups Father David L.
Reclaiming Our Priestly Character.
Omaha Nebraska.: Institute for Priestly Formation / Creighton University. Fine. 2008. Softcover. 9780980045505 . 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xxix - 216 pp. Prologue by Rev. James Rafferty. Well annotated with extensive notes at the end of each chapter. Written with an eye to dealing directly with post-conciliar confusion of the 1960's and onward Fr. Toups focuses on the sacramental nature of the priesthood and the conformation to the priesthood of Christ. . Institute for Priestly Formation / Creighton University. paperback
Bookseller reference : 27993 ISBN : 0980045509 9780980045505
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