A collection of G. K. Chesterton's provocative writings on a subject close to his heart--the family, and the corresponding themes of men and women, children, sex, marriage and divorce. The family was a central element in Chesterton's vision, a unifying theme of his literary work. His eloquent defense of the sacredness of the home is even more applicable in our times because of the tremendous moral problems in our society that threaten the modern family.
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With so much heard about this subject, this study will be welcomed by Catholics who are sick to death over the compromising stands being taken in the Novus Ordo Church today. Covers Catholic teaching regarding homosexuality and how the Church and society have always legislated against it.
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Book 3 of Fr. Laux's Course in Religion for Catholic schools and academies. Covers every basic aspect of Catholic morality.
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Modern Man in the Insistent Dialectic. A huge, unique, impelling study of what man has thought in the past about God and his moral obligations, plus what the scenario will be to our present age of disbelief and neopaganism--all done in a brilliant, profound historical overview. A unique thesis supported by a commanding view of philosophy and related sciences!
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Here is an in-depth look at the role myth, morality, and religion play in J.R.R. Tolkien’s works such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion—including Tolkien’s private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien’s extraordinary ability to touch his readers’ lives through his storytelling—so unlike much modern literature—accounts for his enormous literary success.
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One of the great Catholic textbooks in ethics written in the Thomistic Scholastic tradition. Used for years to form college students. Based on what man can know by reason alone, it covers Natural Law, conscience, lying, capital punishment, contraception, divorce, war, animal rights, private property, etc., etc. Helps one see through today's moral confusion. Great!
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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!
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Fr. Gannon shows how the Commandments, as interpreted by the Church, provide solid answers to a wide range of moral and social questions -- and why the widespread flouting of any one of them brings disastrous results for the whole of society.
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From global conferences to tiny parish gatherings, pro-family advocate Dale O’Leary has traveled the world defending marriage against radical activists intent on rewriting its age-old definition. Now, in One Man, One Woman, the first book of its kind written for Catholics, O’Leary shares her knowledge and experience of every facet of the gay-marriage debate.
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Dr. Rudolf Allers, a younger contemporary of Freud, argued that only the Catholic view of man could explain abnormalities and produce positive personality changes. He alone linked moral and spiritual growth to mental health.
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Ethics both in theory and practice. Phrased in non-technical language, Right and Reason is a thoroughly competent book in the philosophy of Ethics, which gives the science of morality from the Aristotelian-Thomistic, common-sense school of thought--which is none other than the Perennial Philosophy of the Ages, the philosophy outside of which one's positions quickly become absurd and all reasoning ends up in dead-ends.
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Everyone, unfortunately, will see himself described in the pages of this little book, since all our sins are traceable to these seven roots: Pride, Covetousness (Avarice), Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. The Seven Capital Sins explains the true nature, degrees, acts and family relationships (or connecting links) among these seven vices, and it gives the remedies and safeguards against them.
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Proves why classroom sex education is always wrong and always harmful, that it destroys modesty, awakens the passions, promotes sexual activity and fosters acceptance of sexual sins. Shows where it comes from, who promotes it, that it is all-pervasive. Gives the Church's position, that sex education is the right and duty of parents only, which may be delegated to others, but never usurped! A must for parents, teachers and priests.
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Former LAPD detective and New York Times best-selling author Mark Fuhrman applies his highly respected investigative skills to examine the medical evidence, legal case files, and police records surrounding the death of Terri Schiavo. Fuhrman’s findings answer many questions about the nature of Terri’s marriage, collapse, illness, and death including-but going beyond—the legal and ehtical controversies that surrounded her plight.
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One of Chesterton's last books, this book is considered by Chesterton critics and fans as one of his finest collections of essays on a variety of cultural, social and moral issues that seem even more urgent today. His trademark wit and perceptive analysis of the absurdities and excesses of modern life are here, but with a more serious tone than usual.
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Father Doyle admits that for years he found it "a most difficult and frustrating task" to think of something suitable to say to penitents in confession. Then he had an inspiration: he would base his spiritual direction on the Epistles and Gospels from the upcoming Sunday Mass. "Then," he says, "when the person hears the Epistle or Gospel read again on the following Sunday, the chances are good that the words of the confessor will be recalled and suitably applied."
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