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Abortion

	Sing For The Babies, by John Sistare, Seminarian
	On "In Vitro Fertilization", by John Sistare, Seminarian

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Baptism

Miscellaneous

	Infant Baptism
	"Born Again" (Baptism) in the Church Fathers byPhil Porvaznik LINK

Birth Control

On "Humanae Vitae", by John Sistare, Seminarian

Bishop

THE BISHOP: SERVANT OF THE GOSPEL, Synod of Bishops

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Confirmation

Cult

	Enneagram: A Modern Myth, by Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.

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Denominations

Evangelicals Who Journey East, by Fr. Ray Ryland

Dissent

	Academic Dissent: An Original Ecclesiology, by Joseph Costanzo S.J.
	Problem of Dissent by Fr Adriano Garuti O.F.M

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Ecumenism

	A Response to Evangelicals, Catholics and Unity, by Art Kelly
	Catholics, Protestants and History, by Marty Rothwell

Education

	The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium

Eucharist

Miscellaneous

	Q & A  by F.Valliere
	The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist link
	Eucharist link
	The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament link
	The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrifice link
	Holy Communion link
	Communion under Both Kinds link
	Perpetual Adoration link
	Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament link
	Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament link
	Eucharistic Devotion and the Real Presence link
	The Blessed Sacrament is Truly Emmanuel link
	The Eucharist and Evangelization link
	Links to The Eucharist
	The Early Christians Believed in the Real Presence link
	The Real Presence and Perpetual Adoration, by Fr. John Hardon
	Mysterum Fidei (Mystery of Faith) by Pope Paul VI
	Dominicae Cenae (On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist ) by Pope John Paul II
	The Holy Eucharist Is the Whole Christ, by Fr. John Hardon
	Eucharistic Miracles link
	Eucharist and Vatican II, The link
	Easter and the Eucharist, by Fr. John Hardon
	Modern Misconceptions About The Eucharist, by Fr. Regis Scanlon
	Imitating Christ in the Eucharist, by Fr. John Hardon
	Is Christ "Really" Among Us Today? by Regis Scanlon
	Is The Eucharist Really Christ's Body and Blood? by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan
	The Eucharist: Source and Summit of Christian Spirituality by Mark Brumley
	The Eucharist - Witness of the Fathers by Dom Jerome Gassner, O.S.B.
	The Eucharist: To Be Loved, To Be Lived by Thomas J. Tobin
	The Eucharist in John 6, by Dean Perri

Reverence towards....

	Kneeling and Faith in the Eucharist, by Regis Scanlon
	Reverence and the Eucharist, by Francis Valliere
	On Reverence for the Eucharist, Pastoral Letter by Bishop John Keating
	Devotion to the Holy Eucharist Advances Devotion to Jesus' Person, by Fr. John A. Hardon
	The History of Eucharistic Adoration; Development of Doctrine in the Catholic Church, by Fr. John A. Hardon
	Eucharistic Piety: A Strong Recommendation, by Fr Regis Scanlon
	Standing or Kneeling During the Consecration? by Joseph Fessio, S.J

Evangelization

Twelve Painless Ways To Evangelize

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Faith

	Relativism, Central Problem for Faith Today, by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
	The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis (book)
	On The Physical Death Of Jesus Christ
	"How Do Catholics Hear The Gospel?" by Gary Michuta LINK
	On The Augsburg Confession, by Fr. William Most
	Being Catholic and Christian: Faith and Salvation LINK
	The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena Translated by Algar Thorold

Feminism

	Who are the REAL Feminists?, by Charles W. Colson
	FEMINISM, by Dale O'Leary

Franciscan

Rule of the Friars Minor, by Pope Nicholas III, 1279 AD

Fundamentalism

	A Letter to Dr John Ankerberg, by Steve Ray

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Grace

On Nature & the Economy of Grace by Rev Raymond T. Gawronski

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Holocaust

	We Remember: A Reflection On The Shoah by COMMISSION FOR RELIGIOUS RELATIONS WITH THE JEWS
	The Holocaust

Homosexuality

	Statement on Homosexuals Receiving the Eucharist, by Dr. George Pell, Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
	Always Our Children: Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children, Approved by the NCCB Administrative Committee September 10, 1997

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Inquisition

Inquisition, from the Catholic Encyclopedia

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Jehovah's Witnesses

	Judge Rutherford, by Cathleen A. Koenig
	History And Techniques Of The Jehovah's Witnesses
	A Letter To A Jehovah's Witness by Francis J Valliere

Justification

	Justification: "Faith Apart From Works is Barren", by Dave Armstrong
	Catholic Teaching On Justification And Sanctification, by David J. Palm
	Council of Trent: Canons on Justification
	Justification in Catholic Teaching by James Akin LINK

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Liturgy, Ceremony, etc.

	The Religious Habit, by Fr. Jay Finelli, LINK
	General Instruction on the Roman Missal, book
	Kneeling by Gerald Hofmann
	SACRED SIGNS by ROMANO GUARDINI

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Magisterium

Mary

Our Lady In Doctrine and Devotion, by Fr. William G. Most

Meditation

What if God....., submitted by Kristin Urra, author unknown

Morality

	St. John Vianney on Temptation
	The Desacralization of Venus by Christopher Derrick
	"The Moral Question of Abortion" by Dr Steven Schwartz LINK
	Moral Theologians And "Veritatis Splendor"

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Orders

A Priest Forever by Blessed Josemaria Escriva

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The Papacy

	POPES THROUGH THE AGES, by Joseph Brusher S.J.
	Papal Protection of the Jews Pope Gregory X 1272
	Was Peter the First Pope? by Art Kelly
	Was Peter the First Pope Part II? by Art Kelly

Primacy & Infallibility

	A Light In The Darkness, by Fr Jay Finelli, LINK
	The Primacy of the Pope in the Church, by Pedro Rodriguez
	Why The Pope Rules By Russell Shaw

Pius XII and the Holocaust

	Pius XII: Guilty as Charged? by Charles DeCelles
	Pius XII and the Holocaust, A Catholic League Publication, LINK
	Pius XII and the Holocaust, by Thomas Craughwell
	Pope Pius XII And The Holocaust
	Did Pius XII Remain Silent? by Fr. William Saunders
	The Truth About Pope Pius XII, by Sister Margherita Marchione, Ph.D.

On Slavery

	Papacy has Long Opposed Slavery, by Fritz Wenisch
	Against Slavery, SUBLIMUS DEI, Pope Paul III
	The Popes and Slavery: Setting the Record Straight, by Fr. Joel S. Panzer
	On the Abolition of Slavery, IN PLURIMUS, Pope Leo XIII
	On Slavery in the Missions, CATHOLICAE ECCLESIAE, Pope Leo XIII
	On the Indians of South America, LACRIMABILI STATU, Pope Pius X
	Condemning the Slave Trade, IN RUPREMO APOSTOLATUS, Pope Gregory XVI

Papal Writings

Pope Gregory IX

The Bull of Pope Gregory IX canonizing St. Francis of Assisi July 16, 1228

Pope Pius XI

Mortalium Animos "Threatening Doctrinal Error" by Pope Pius XI, 1928

Pope Pius XII

	Communism and the Church in China (Ad Apostolorum Principis) Jun 29, 1958 LINK
	Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary (Ad Caeli Reginam) October 11, 1954 LINK
	On the SupraNationality of the Church (Ad Sinarum Gentem) October 7, 1954 LINK
	Combatting Atheist (Propaganda Anni Sacri) Mar 12, 1950 LINK
	Prayers for World Peace and the Solution of the Problems in Palestine (Auspicia Quaedam) May 1, 1948 LINK
	Ending the 2nd World War (Communium Interpretes Doloraum) Apr 15, 1945 LINK
	Lamenting the Sorrowful Events in Hungary & Condemning the Ruthless Use of Force (Datis Nuperrime) Nov 5, 1956 LINK
	Should We Define the Assumption? (Deiparae Virginis Mariae) May 1, 1946 LINK
	On Sacred Scripture (Divino Afflante Spiritu) Sept 30, 1943 LINK
	On St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Last of the Fathers (Doctor Mellifluus) May 24, 1953 LINK
	St. Boniface (Ecclesiae Fastos) Jun 5, 1954 LINK
	Promotion of Catholic Missions (Evangelii Praecones) Jun 2, 1951 LINK
	Ctholic Missions, Esp. in Africa (Fidei Donum) Apr 21, 1957 LINK
	Proclaiming a Marian Year (Fulgens Corona) Sept 8, 1953 LINK
	Brilliant Light of St. Benedict (Fulgens Radiatur) Mar 21, 1947 LINK
	Draw Refreshing Water From the Sacred Heart (Haurietis Aquas) Sept 8, 1953 LINK
	Current Problems (Humani Generis) Aug12, 1950 LINK
	Prayers for Peace in Palestine (In Multiplicibus Curis) October 24, 1948 LINK
	On Reciting the Rosary (Ingruentium Malorum) Sept 15, 1951 LINK
	St. Andrew Bobola (Invicti Athletae) May 16, 1957 LINK
	Pray for Peace in Poland, Hungary, and the Middle East (Laetamur Admodum) Nov 1, 1956 LINK
	Against Materialism and Apparitions at Lourdes (Le Pelerinage De Lourdes) Jul 2, 1957 LINK
	Prayers for Peace and Freedom of Hungary (Luctuosissimi Eventus) October 28, 1956 LINK
	On the Sacred Liturgy (Mediator Dei) Nov 20, 1947 LINK
	Prayers for the Persecuted Church (Meminisse Iuvat) Jun 14, 1958 LINK
	Crusade for Prayers for Peace (Mirabile Illud) Dec 6, 1950 LINK
	On the Communication Fields: Movies, Television, and Radio (Miranda Prorsus) Sept 8, 1957 LINK
	Defining the Dogma of the Assumption (Munificentissimus Deus) Nov 1, 1950 LINK
	Sacred Music (Musicae Sacrae) Dec 25, 1955 LINK
	The Mystical Body of Christ, the Church (Mystici Corporis) Jun 29, 1943 LINK
	Prescribing Public Prayers for Social and World Peace (Optatissima Pax) Dec 18, 1947 LINK
	250th Anniversary of Reunion of the Ruthenian Church with Rome (Orientales Omnes Ecclesiae) Dec 23, 1945 LINK
	On St. Cyril, Patriarch of Antioch (Orientalis Ecclesiae) Apr 9, 1944 LINK
	Pleading for Care for the World's Destitute Children (Quemadmodum) Jan 6, 1946 LINK
	On Holy Places in Palestine (Redemptoris Nostri Cruciatus) Apr 15, 1949 LINK
	On Holy Virginity (Sacra Virginitas) Mar 25, 1954 LINK
	On the Eighth Centenary of the Independance of Portugal (Saeculo Exeunte Octavo) Jun 13, 1940 LINK
	On the the Council of Chalcedon (Sempiternus Rex Christus) Sept 8, 1951 LINK
	150th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hierarchy in the USA (Sertum Laetitiae) October 7, 1954 LINK
	A Call For Public Prayers for Peace (Summi Maeroris) Jul 19, 1950 LINK
	On the Unity of Human Society (Summi Pontificatus) October 10, 1939 LINK
	Thoughts for the Clergy of the World (Menti Nostrae) Sept 23, 1960 LINK
	Applied Psychology Apr 10, 1958 LINK
	The States Of Perfection Dec 12, 1957 LINK
	Guiding Principles Of The Lay Apostolate October 5, 1957 LINK
	On Laws of Fasting and Evening Mass Sacram Communionem (Holy Communion) Mar 19, 1957 LINK
	Canonisation Of St Pius X (Si Diligis) May 31, 1954 LINK
	On Psychotherapy And Religion Apr 13,1953 LINK
	Concerning the Discipline to be Observed with Respect to the Eucharistic Fast (Christus Dominus) Jan 6, 1953 LINK
	The Moral Limits Of Medical Research And Treatment Sept 14, 1952 LINK
	The Function Of Art Apr 8, 1952 LINK
	The Proofs For The Existence Of God In The Light Of Modern Natural Science Nov 22, 1951 LINK
	Counsel To Teaching Sisters Sept 15, 1951 LINK
	Papal Directives For The Woman Of Today Sept 11, 1947 LINK
	On Rural Life Nov 15, 1946 LINK
	Democracy And A Lasting Peace Dec 25, 1944 LINK
	The Internal Order Of States And People Dec 25, 1942  LINK

Pope Paul VI

	Address During The Last General Meeting Of Vatican II Dec, 7, 1965 LINK
	Mother of Christ (Christi Matri) Sept 15, 1966 LINK
	Confronting The Devil's Power Nov 15, 1972 LINK
	Credo Of The People Of God Jun 30, 1968 LINK
	Implementing Four Council Decrees (Ecclesiae Sanctae) 6, 1966 LINK
	Paths of the Church (Ecclesiam Suam) Aug 6, 1964 LINK
	Election Of The Roman Pontiff October 1, 1975 LINK
	Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi) Dec 8, 1975 LINK
	On Christian Joy (Gaudete In Domino) May 9, 1975 LINK
	General Catechetical Directory Apr 11, 1971 LINK
	On the Regulation of Human Births (Humanae Vitae) Jul 25, 1968 LINK
	On the Revision of Indulgences (Indulgentiarum Doctrina) Jan 1, 1967 LINK
	On the Admission of Women to the Priesthood (Inter Insigniores) October 15, 1976 LINK
	Right Ordering and Development of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marialis Cultus) Feb 2, 1974 LINK
	In the Month of May (Mense Maio) Apr 30, 1965 LINK
	Promulgation of Revised Missal (Missale Romanum) Apr 3, 1969 LINK
	On the Doctrine and Worship of the Eucharist (Mysterium Fidei) Sept 3, 1965 LINK
	On Religious Life May 23, 1964 LINK
	On Penance (Paenitemini) Feb 17, 1966 LINK
	Pastoral Norms For General Sacramental Absolution Jun 16, 1972 LINK
	Powers and Priviliges of the Bishop (Pastorale Munus) Nov 30, 1963 LINK
	On the Progression of Peoples (Populorum Progressio) Mar 26, 1967 LINK
	Renewal Of The Religious Life Jun 29, 1971 LINK
	On Priestly Celibacy (Sacerdotalis Caelibatus) Jun 24, 1967 LINK
	On the Sacred Liturgy (Sacram Liturgiam) Jan 25, 1964 LINK
	On Restoring the Permenant Diaconate (Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem) Jun 18, 1967 LINK
	Vatican Council II Closing Speech Dec 8, 1965 LINK
	St Mary: A Great Sign (Signum Magnum) May 13, 1967 LINK
	The Eightieth Anniversary Of "Rerum Novarum" May 14, 1971 LINK
	The Sacrament Of Anointing Of The Sick Nov 30, 1972 LINK
	Who Belongs to the Church (Voi Forse Sapete) Jun 1, 1966 LINK

Pope John Paul II

	On Combatting Abortion and Euthanasia May 19, 1991.LINK
	Augustine of Hippo (Augustinum Hipponensem) August 28, 1986.LINK
	Catechesis in our Time (Catechesi Tradendae) 1979 LINK
	On the Catholic Universities 1989 LINK
	The Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World (Christifideles Laici) December 30, 1988 LINK
	Christmas Message to Children December 15, 1994. LINK
	John Paul II to All Consecrated Persons Marian Year LINK
	"Cure of Ars" 1986 LINK
	On the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist (Dominicae Cenae) February 24, 1980 LINK
	Ecclesia Dei Feb 7, 1988 LINK
	Freedom of Conscience and Religion 1980  LINK
	Letter to Families February 2, 1994  LINK
	On Human Work (Laborem Exercens) 1981  LINK
	Dignity and Vocation of Women (Mulieris Dignitatem) 1988.  LINK
	Negotiation-Solution to War 1982  LINK
	To the Eastern Churches (Orientale Lumen) May 2, 1995  LINK
	I Will Give You Shepherds (Pastores Dabo Vobis) March 25, 1992  LINK
	John Paul II to Priests, Holy Thursday 1988  LINK
	St. Joseph: Guardian of the Redeemer (Redemptoris Custos) August 15, 1989.   LINK
	Mother of the Redeemer (Redemptoris Mater) 1987  LINK
	On the Permanent Validity of the Church's Missionary Mandate (Redemptoris Missio) December 7, 1990  LINK
	The Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (Salvifici Doloris) LINK
	On Ecclesial Universities and Faculties (Sapientia Christiana) April 29, 1979   LINK
	On Social Concerns (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis) 1987.  LINK
	Truth in the Magisterium (Con Viva) 1988  LINK
	The Inalienable Rights of the Disabled Nov 21, 1993  LINK
	Disarmament (to United Nations) 1988  LINK
	Consciences Must Be Formed to Discern the Objective Moral Law
	Courageously Preach the Truth Without Yielding to Compromise
	Faith on Earth

Penance

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE IN THE EARLY CHURCH

Philosophy

	Liberalism Is A Sin, by Fr. Don Felix Sarda Y Salvany
	The Christian Personalism of Jacques Maritain, By Dr. Donald DeMarco
	On Spiritual Intuition In Christian Philosophy by Christopher Dawson
	Religious Freedom, Truth, And American Liberalism:, by David L. Schindle
	What is Man, by Jacques Maritain

Psychology

	Always Our Children: Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children, Approved by the NCCB Administrative Committee September 10, 1997
	The Story of a Repentant Psychologist

Purgatory

	Treatise on Purgatory, by St. Catherine of Genoa
	How To Explain Purgatory To A Protestant, LINK

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Reformation

	Condemning The Errors Of Martin Luther, Pope Leo X
	Martin Luther (1483-1546) by Erik Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

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Sacred Scripture

Miscellaneous

The Church or the Bible?, by Rev Arnold Damen, S.J. ca. 1880 AD

Saints

St Therese, by Rev John A. Sistare, November 4, 2000

Spirituality

	Meditations of St. Francis De Sales
	Lectio Divina and the Practice of Teresian Prayer, by Sam Anthony Morello, OCD

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Theology

THE SEVEN WORDS ON THE CROSS, by St Robert Bellarmine

Tradition

Tradition, Bible or Both?

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