Catholic Books
(Doctrine)

Our Lady of Lourdes Traditional Catholic Gifts recommends these solid Catholic books on the faith. These titles are perfect reference books for any serious student of Catholicism.

The Source of Catholic Dogma

Author: H. Denzinger
Pages: 760
Binding: Hardcover
This is an indispensible reference work. Included are Documents of the Roman Pontiffs up to pius XII and the Councils including Vatican I.

Regular Price - $29.95

The Scriptural Roots of Catholic Teaching

Author: Chantal Epie
Pages: 282
Binding: Softcover
This Book is perfect for one that wants to answer Protestants and other non-Catholics about how Catholic teachings are in the Bible.

Regular Price - $16.95

Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism

Author:Amintore Fanfani
Pages: 187
Binding: Softcover
One of the most scholarly and comprehensive treatments of the antagonism between Catholic doctrine and the capitalist spirit. The author was the Chair of Economic History at the University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy, and was the heir to a long and unmatched tradition of Italian Social Catholicism, a tradition effectively sanctioned and promoted by Popes Leo XIII and Saint Pius X. Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism will be of particular interest to those seeking to better understand both the preconceptions and mentalities that the pioneers of the capitalist system possessed, and the Catholic reaction to that system.

My Catholic Faith
( A must for any serious Catholic)

Author:Bishop Louis LaRavoire Morrow, S.T.D.
Pages: 415
Binding: Hardcover
The classic 1954 edition of this fabulous catechism is available again. It is perfect for educating your children in the faith. 193 chapters in three sections: What to Believe, What to Do, and Means of Grace. Abundant It is an excellent tool for dealing with Protestants sects and the many heretics within the Church.

Regular Price - $39.95

Aquinas's Shorter Summa

Author:St. Thomas Aquinas
Pages: 409
Binding: Softcover
St. Thomas Aquinas —wrote a simple summary his Summa for those who lacked the time or the stamina. Here, then, is not only St. Thomas’s concise statement of the key elements of his thought, but a handy reference source for the essential truths of the Catholic Faith.

Regular Price - $22.95

Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma

Author:Dr. Ludwig Ott
Pages: 544
Binding: Softcover
Recognized as the greatest summary of Catholic dogma ever put between two covers. A one-volume encyclopedia of Catholic doctrines. Tells exactly what the Church teaches on any particular topic. Tells when the pronouncement was made and gives the sources from Scripture, Church Councils, Papal statements and the Fathers and Doctors of the Church. Essential for priests, seminarians, parents and teachers. Easily one of our most important books.

Regular Price - $27.50

Moral Theology

Author: Rev. Heribert Jone
Pages: 610
Binding: Softcover
A reprint of Jone's classic 18th English edition. A handbook for the busy priest that will boggle the mind with its organization, thoroughness and detail. Hand pocket size. Every priest should have Jone at his fingertips. There is no other book like it!

Regular Price - $21

The Mystical City Of God
A Popular Abridgment

Author: Ven. Mary of Agreda
Pages: 794
Binding: Softcover
A highly successful abridgment of the monumental 2,676-page, 4-vol. life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as seen in mystic vision by Ven. Mary of Agreda (1602-1665). This book overflows with enthralling information about Our Lord and Our Lady, about the creation of the world, the meaning of the Apocalypse, Lucifer's rebellion, the location of Hell, the hidden life of Jesus, etc.

Regular Price - $21

This Is The Faith
A Complete Explanation of the Catholic Faith

Author:Canon Francis Ripley
Pages:474
Binding: Softcover
Originally published in 1951, the book covers the nature of God, the nature of man, the meaning of life, the nature of religion, the sources of Faith, the necessity of prayer, the duty of belief, the consequences of sin, the Commandments of God, the Holy Trinity, belief in Christ, the Redemption, the supremacy of the Pope, the Mystical Body of Christ, the Sacraments, the Mass, the priesthood, devotion to Mary and the Saints, what happens after death, the devotional life of a Catholic.

Regular Price - $21

The Church Teaches

Author:Jesuit Fathers of St. Mary's
Pages:354
Binding: Softcover
The Church Teaches. 354 pages of famous dogmatic Church pronouncements: The Athanasian Creed, Oath against Modernism, Interpretation of Sacred Scripture, Condemnation of the Modernists, Papal Infallibility, etc. Fully indexed; excellent reference!

Regular Price - $18

The Catholic Religion
Illustrated and Explained for Child, Adult and Convert

Author:Msgr. J.H. Burbach
Pages:186
Binding: Softcover
The Catholic Religion. Illustrated and Explained for Children, Converts and Adults. An extraordinary short catechism. For classroom, converts or adult review! Includes doctrine, Scripture, Bible History and illustrative pictures. Simple, clear, holy, profound and great!

Regular Price - $12.50

Gate of Heaven

Author: Sister Catherine
Pages: 146
Binding: Softcover
Is Catholicism merely one religion amoung many equally as useful or useless as the rest? Or is it unique, God given, and therefore indispensable for a person's salvation. Surely the absolute necessity of membership in the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ is not an issue of secondary importance. It is a matter of life and death, of heaven and hell. For this reason alone, Gate of Heaven is a work which should be read by everyone.

Regular Price - $9.95

Pope or Church

Author: Dom Paul Nau & Canon Berth
Pages: 146
Binding: Softcover
These two essays address the degree of infallibility enjoyed by acts of the ordinary magisterium. This book also shows how the authority of the ordinary magisterium has been downplayed, especially by heretical theologians after Vatican II.

Regular Price - $7.95

Tradition and the Church

Author: Msgr. George Agius D.D. J.C.D
Pages: 323
Binding: Softcover
What exactly is Tradition? This is the only book on the subject that we have ever seen. Published in 1928 by a priest with three doctors degrees, this book exposes all aspects of Tradition, so that once a person has read his book, he will never question the nature of Tradition again. Every priest, bishop and cardinal, every seminarian and everyone who considers himself to be an informed Catholic should also read this providential book - which is reappearing at a crucial time in the history of the Church, to help clarify our understanding about the nature of the Deposit of Faith and how we should all revere and cherish the Tradition of the Church!

Regular Price - $18.50

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