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up Apologetics

Catholicism and Fundamentalism
Author: Mr. Karl Keating
Ignatius Press, 1988
0-89870-177-5 -- 343 pages.

up Bible Study

New American Bible
Imprimatur: His Eminence Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1986
436 pages.

Understanding The Scriptures: A Complete Course On Bible Study
Author: Dr. Scott Hahn
Midwest Theological Forum, 2005
978-1-89017-747-8 -- 548 pages.

Catholic Bible Study Handbook, The
Author: Rev. Jerome Kodell
Servant Publications, 1985
0-89283-185-5 -- 244 pages.
Every Catholics Guide to the Sacred Scriptures
Author: Rev. Jerome Kodell
Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1975
0-8407-3186-8 -- 399 pages.

Collegeville Bible Commentary, The - Old Testament
Imprimatur: Rev. Jerome Hanus
Liturgical Press, 1992
0-8146-2210-0 -- 857 pages.

Collegeville Bible Commentary, The - New Testament
Imprimatur: Rev. Jerome Hanus
Liturgical Press, 1992
0-8146-2211-9 -- 439 pages.

up Classic Theology

Summa Theologica, Volume I-V
Author: St. Thomas Aquinas
Christian Classics, Inc., 1981
0-87061-064-3 -- 580 pages.

Treasury of Catholic Wisdom
Editor: Rev. John A Hardon
Ignatius Press, 1995
0-89870-539-8 -- 737 pages.

up Councils

Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent
Imprimatur: Most Rev. Joannes J Glennon
Tan Books and Publishers, 1978
0-89555-074-1 -- 293 pages.

Vatican Council II, Vol 1
Author: Rev. Austin Flannery
Costello Publishing Company, 1992
0-918344-15-8 -- 1,016 pages.
Vatican Council II, Vol 2
Author: Rev. Austin Flannery
Liturgical Press, 1982
0-8146-1299-7 -- 919 pages.

up Doctrine & Faith

Catechism of the Catholic Church
Imprimi Potest:
    His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1994
0-385-47967-0 -- 825 pages.

Catholic and Christian
Author: Mr. Alan Schreck
Servant Publications, 1984
0-89283-181-2 -- 217 pages.

Catholic Answer Book, The
Author: Rev. Peter M Stravinskas
Our Sunday Visitor, 1990
0-87973-458-2 -- 185 pages.

Catholic Answer Book 2, The
Author: Rev. Peter M Stravinskas
Our Sunday Visitor, 1994
0-87973-737-9 -- 238 pages.

Catholic Challenge, The
Author: Mr. Alan Schreck
Servant Publications, 1991
0-89283-684-9 -- 241 pages.
Code of Canon Law
Imprimatur: Rev. Msgr. John F Donoghue
Canon Law Society of America, 1983
0-943616-20-4 -- 668 pages.

Companion to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Ignatius Press, 1994
0-89870-481-2 -- 975 pages.

Concise Companion & Commentary...New Catholic Catechism
Author: Mr. James Tolhurst
Christian Classics, Inc., 1994
0-87061-203-4 -- 196 pages.

Handbook for Today's Catholic
Imprimatur: Mr. Edward J O'Donnell
Liguori Publications, 1994
0-89243-671-9 -- 110 pages.

Introduction to the Catechism of Catholic Church
Author: His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Ignatius Press, 1994
0-89870-485-5 -- 97 pages.

up General Information

Catholic Source Book
Author: Rev. Peter Klein
Brown Publishing - ROA Media, 1990
0-697-02984-0 -- 471 pages.

Mere Christianity
Author: Mr. C. S Lewis
Macmillan Publishing Company, 1952
0-02-086830-8 -- 190 pages.

Mother Teresa - A Simple Path
Compiler: Ms. Lucinda Vardey
Ballantine\Epiphany, 1995
0-345-39745-2 -- 202 pages.

Orthodoxy, The Romance of the Faith
Author: Mr. G. K Chesterton
Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1936
0-385-01536 -- 160 pages.
Religion and Self Acceptance
Author: Mr. John F Haught
Paulist Press, 1976
0-8091-1940-4 -- 189 pages.

Screwtape Letters, The
Author: Mr. C. S Lewis
MacMillan Publishing Company, 1961
0-02-086740-9 -- 172 pages.

Touching the Holy
Author: Mr. Robert J Wicks
Ave Maria Press, 1992
0-87793-490-8 -- 155 pages.

up Liturgy

Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy Newsletter 86-90
Author: BCOL
Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications, 1993
1-56854-014-0 -- 240 pages.

Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy Newsletter 91-95
Author: BCOL
Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications, 1996
1-56854-147-3 -- 240 pages.

Dictionary of Liturgy
Imprimatur: Rev Patrick J Sheridan
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1989
0-89942-273-X -- 681 pages.

Lector's Guide to Biblical Pronunciations
Author: Mr. Joseph M Staudacher
Our Sunday Visitor, 1979
0-87973-773-5 -- 72 pages.

Liturgy Made Simple
Author: Dr. Mark Searle
Liturgical Press, 1981
0-8146-1221-0 -- 95 pages.

Reading at Mass
Author: Mr. Frank J Mulligan
Liturgical Press, 1990
0-8146-1907-X -- 252 pages.
Sacramentary
Concordat cum Originali: Rev. John A Gurrieri
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1985
1,163 pages.

St. Joseph Sunday Missal (New)
Imprimatur: Rev Joseph T O'Keefe
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1974
1,586 pages.

St. Joseph Weekly Missal (New) - Volume I
Imprimatur: Most Rev. James P Mahoney, D.D.
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975
1,306 pages.

St. Joseph Weekly Missal (New) - Volume II
Imprimatur: Most Rev. James P Mahoney, D.D.
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975
1,306 pages.

Workbook for Lectors & Gospel Readers 2008
Author: James L. Weaver
Liturgy Training Publications, 2008
978-1-56854-618-6.

up Papal Writings

Crossing the Threshold of Hope
Author: His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
0-669-44058-5 -- 244 pages.

Gospel of Life, The
Author: His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Times Books, 1995
0-8129-2671-4 -- 189 pages.
Word Made Flesh, The
Author: His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985
0-06-064203-3 -- 129 pages.

up Prayer

An Hour with Jesus
Imprimatur: Most Rev. Carl K Moeddel
Publisher: Riehl Foundation, 1994
1-877678-27-9 -- 109 Pages

Catholic Prayer Book, The
Imprimatur: Rt. Rev. Thomas McMahon
Servant Publications, 1986
0-89283-283-5 -- 273 pages.

Christian Prayer
Concordat Cum Originali: Most Rev. James P Mahoney
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1976
2,079 pages.

History and Devotion of the Rosary, The
Imprimi Potest: Rev. Carl F Ebey
Our Sunday Visitor, 1952
0-87973-521-X -- 196 pages.
Liturgy of the Hours, I-IV
Concordat Cum Originali: Most Rev. James P Mahoney
Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975
1,716 pages.

Meditations before Mass
Author: Mr. Romano Guardini
Sophia Institute Press, 1993
0-918477-17-4 -- 204 pages.

Prayers and Devotions
Author: His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Penguin Books, 1984
0-670-86179-0 -- 466 pages.

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, The
Imprimatur: His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman
Image Books, 1989
0-385-02436-3 -- 200 pages.

up Saints

Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volumes I-IV
Author: Rev. Herbert J Thurston
Christian Classics, Inc., 1956
0-87061-045-7 -- 705 pages.