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Free Download The Last Catholic in America By John R. Powers; Amy Welborn; Andrew M. Greeley
2005 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0829421300 | EPUB | 1 MB
"It is fast-moving and often downright funny."-New York Times"He has recaptured childish innocence and presented it with adult enlightenment-plus a touch of cynicism-yet never with irreverence."-Book-of-the-Month Club NewsFirst confession and its terrors. Eighty-four first graders in a classroom ruled by just one nun. The agony and the ecstasy of Lent. The dubious honor of being declared the worst altar server ever. Dinah Shore and the Blessed Virgin haunting your dreams. This is Eddie Ryan’s world as he grows up in the intensely Catholic world of South-Side Chicago’s St. Bastion’s parish in the 1950s. In this classic coming-of-age novel, John Powers draws readers into Eddie Ryan’s world with deep affection and bittersweet humor.

Free Download The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work By Randy Hain
2011 | 137 Pages | ISBN: 0764820524 | EPUB | 1 MB
The Catholic Briefcase helps Catholics integrate their faith with their jobs through practical tips, relevant examples, and the inspirational stories of others who have successfully learned how to bring their Catholic identity with them to work.This book provides tips and ideas for finding time for prayer and reflection throughout the day and explores ways to make business decisions through the filter of Catholic teaching. Being a "light for Christ" is ultimately the best way to share your faith with others as they will be drawn to you by your good example and joy.The Catholic Briefcase helps the reader evaluate where they have been in their business life and where being a "light for Christ" can take them. The practical nature of the content gives the reader a roadmap to a deeper faith in an area (the workplace) they have likely ignored in the past.Paperback

Free Download Tea Party Catholic: The Catholic Case for Limited Government, a Free Economy, and Human Flourishing By Samuel Gregg
2013 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0824549813 | EPUB | 1 MB
Over the past fifty years, increasing numbers of American Catholics have abandoned the economic positions associated with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and chosen to embrace the principles of economic freedom and limited government: ideals upheld by Ronald Reagan and the Tea Party movement but also deeply rooted in the American Founding. This shift, alongside America’s growing polarization around economic questions, has generated fierce debates among Catholic Americans in recent years. Can a believing Catholic support free markets? Does the Catholic social justice commitment translate directly into big government? Do limited government Catholic Americans have something unique to contribute to the Church’s thinking about the economic challenges confronting all Catholics around the globe?InTea Party Catholic, Samuel Gregg draws upon Catholic teaching, natural law theory, and the thought of the only Catholic Signer of America’s Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll of Carrollton-the first "Tea Party Catholic"-to develop a Catholic case for the values and institutions associated with the free economy, limited government, and America’s experiment in ordered liberty. Beginning with the nature of freedom and human flourishing, Gregg underscores the moral and economic benefits of business and markets as well as the welfare state’s problems. Gregg then addresses several related issues that divide Catholics in America. These include the demands of social justice, the role of unions, immigration, poverty, and the relationship between secularism and big government.Above all, Gregg underlines how economic freedom’s corrosion in America is undermining the United States’ robust commitment to religious liberty-a principle integral not only to the American Founding and the life of Charles Carroll but also the teaching of the Second Vatican Council. As a creative minority, Gregg argues, limited government Catholics can help transform the wider movement to reground the United States upon the best insights of the American Experiment-and thereby save that Experiment itself.

Free Download Shakespeare on Love: Seeing the Catholic Presence in Romeo and Juliet By Joseph Pearce
2013 | 160 Pages | ISBN: 1586176846 | EPUB | 1 MB
Having given the evidence for William Shakespeare’s Catholicism in two previous books, literary biographer Joseph Pearce turns his attention in this work to the Bard’s most famous play, Romeo and Juliet. Star-crossed Romeo and Juliet are Shakespeare’s most famous lovers and perhaps the most well-known lovers in literary history. Though the young pair has been held up as a romantic ideal, the play is a tragedy, ending in death. What then, asks Pearce, is Shakespeare saying about his protagonists? Are they the hapless victims of fate, or are they partly to blame for their deaths? Is their love the real thing, or is it self-indulgent passion? And what about the adults in their lives? Did they give the young people the example and guidance that they needed? The Catholic understanding of sexual desire, and its need to be ruled by reason, is on display in Romeo and Juliet, argues Pearce. The play is not a paean to romance but a cautionary tale about the naivete and folly of youthful infatuation and the disastrous consequences of poor parenting. The well-known characters and their oft-quoted lines are rich in symbolic meaning that points us in the direction of the age-old wisdom of the Church. Although such a reading of Romeo and Juliet is countercultural in an age that glorifies the heedless and headless heart of young love, Pearce makes his case through a meticulous engagement with Shakespeare and his age and with the text of the play itself.

Free Download James L. Heft, "The Future of Catholic Higher Education"
English | ISBN: 0197568882 | 2021 | 296 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The Catholic Church has gone through more change in the last sixty years than in the previous six hundred. These changes have caused a significant shift in the future outlook of Catholic higher education as the United States has developed a culture that has grown less receptive to religious traditions and practices. Drawing upon his extensive experience, James Heft lays out the current state of Catholic higher education and what needs to be done to ensure that Catholicism isn’t fazed out of the educational system. Heft analyzes the foundational intellectual principles of Catholic Higher Education, and both the strengths and weaknesses of the present day system in order to look at possibilities for its future.

Free Download The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours By Daria Sockey
2013 | 116 Pages | ISBN: 1616365285 | EPUB | 1 MB
You don’t live in a cloister or a monastery, but you take your prayer life seriously and want to explore ways to pray regularly and better.The Liturgy of the Hoursis one of those ways-but for those of us who find it a little intimidating, Daria Sockey provides a solid overview to this ancient prayer practice.The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hourswill answer questions like:What is the history of the Liturgy of the Hours?How can the Liturgy of the Hours fit into a busy schedule?Why is the Liturgy of the Hours relevant today?Print or online resources: Which is better?There is a rhythm of prayer, not just throughout the day, but throughout the year. Sockey explores the spiritual riches of the seasons, the saints, and special feast days, which add depth and variety to prayer. She also addresses the practice of praying the Scriptures, especially the psalms, and helps the reader to appreciate the universal beauty of these ancient prayers.Don’t let concerns about "what page am I supposed to be on?" scare you away. Sockey will be your guide to answer common questions and overcome common fears. Your prayer life will never be the same!

Free Download Behold the Mystery: A Deeper Understanding of the Catholic Mass By Mark Hart
2014 | 186 Pages | ISBN: 1593252285 | EPUB | 1 MB
As Catholics, the Mass should be a mountaintop experience for us. Often, though, we go through the motions at Mass without an appreciation for what has really happened. Popular speaker and author Mark Hart helps Catholics move beyond the repetition and ritual to see the Mass for what it really is: a heavenly banquet, a wedding feast, in which heaven and earth meet. In his engaging style, Hart guides readers toward a deeper understanding of the Massits roots in the Jewish Sabbath, its sacrificial character, and its signs and symbols. As we are told to go in peace, he inspires us to see the Mass as a place to be nourished so that we can further Christs mission in the world. In the last part of the book, Hart provides pithy answers to frequently asked questions, such as Why cant I leave right after Communion? or Why did the words change? Finally, Hart offers ten things we can do to get more out of Mass.

Free Download Catholic Women and Mexican Politics, 1750-1940 by Margaret Chowning
English | January 3, 2023 | ISBN: 0691177244 | True EPUB/PDF | 376 pages | 8.8/6.96 MB
How women preserved the power of the Catholic Church in Mexican political life

Free Download Edward Feser, "All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory"
English | ISBN: 1621645800 | 2022 | 163 pages | PDF | 7 MB
What does the Catholic Church teach about racism? What should Catholics think about Critical Race Theory, which is currently being widely promoted in the name of antiracism