Reclaiming our Roman Catholic Birthright
Reclaiming our Roman Catholic Birthright

Author: Peter Kwasniewski

Publisher: Angelico Press

Published: 2020-05-23

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 162138537X

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At the crest of volatile years of experimentation, a new rite of Mass was introduced in 1969—no mere cosmetic treatment but a radical reconstruction of the Church’s central act of worship. A minority of the faithful continued to hold fast to the traditional rite, which John Paul II and Benedict XVI gradually freed from restrictions. The steady growth of this “traditionalist” movement inevitably prompts questions in the minds of more and more people. What is it that Catholic laity, clergy, and religious are discovering and falling in love with? Could you—should you—be among them? In this engaging book, Peter Kwasniewski draws on decades of experience and, presuming no specialized knowledge, explains why the traditional Mass operates the way it does, what its distinctive features and benefits are, and how it still captures hearts with a beauty deeply rooted and perennially green. Every reader—whether already a lover of the Mass of Ages or a complete newbie, whether committed or curious, perplexed or skeptical, sitting on the fence or bouncing back and forth between old and new—will find life-changing insights in these pages.

The Traditional Mass
The Traditional Mass

Author: Michael Fiedrowicz

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-12

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9781621385240

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This work attends to the organic process by which the Roman rite was built up from its foundations into a magnificent structure, marked by the accumulated riches of each age through which it passed, and characterized by order, beauty, and piety in its texts, gestures, rubrics, chants, and calendar-from the major elements to minute details.

Nothing Superfluous
Nothing Superfluous

Author: James Jackson

Publisher: Sophia

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9781644135884

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In clear language, Fr. Jackson reveals the rich theological meaning behind the art, architecture, words and gestures of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the Rite of St. Gregory the Great. Immerse yourself in this simple guide to fully appreciate all that is the Traditional Latin Mass. This comprehensive book will help Catholics to appreciate ever more deeply the profound beauty expressed in the Mass.

The Raccolta
The Raccolta

Author: Joseph P. Christopher

Publisher: St Athanasius Press

Published: 2000-09

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 9780970652669

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This book is an unedited reprint of the 1957 edition. From Title page: Edited and in part newly translated into English from the 1950 official edition "Enchiridion Indulgentiarum--Preces et Pia Opera" issued by the Sacred Penitentiary Apostolic by authorization of the Holy See. All prayers originally in Latin in the Typical Edition are given in English and Latin. Other prayers in English Only. These are the official prayers of the Catholic Church. Even though the Church has changed indulgences these prayers are timeless and an excellent aid to the Interior Life.

True Obedience in the Church
True Obedience in the Church

Author: Peter Kwasniewski

Publisher: Crisis

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781644136744

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Pope Benedict XVI affirmed the ongoing growth and perpetual validity of the Traditional Latin Mass, insisting that "what earlier generations held as sacred remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful." However, with the 2021 release of Traditionis Custodes, his successor has declared precisely the opposite, sending shockwaves through the Church by calling for the restriction and eventual suppression of her most beautiful and venerable form of worship -- and the one experiencing the most dramatic and impassioned growth. What is a conscientious Catholic to do? In this pivotal book, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski offers an essential treatise on the question of obedience in the Church--whence it derives and how it is to be properly and prudently understood and lived. He explores St. Thomas Aquinas's guidelines on the subject, what type of obedience is necessary for salvation, and which types are lawful and unlawful. Can there be situations where the usual structures of obedience become impediments to, rather than facilitators of, the Church's mission and the good of souls? Have there been instances in Church history where faithful priests have exercised their ministry in violation of ordinary canonical norms? How should the clergy respond if the traditional Latin Mass is forbidden to them or if it were to be declared "abrogated"? What is the proper role of conscience and how are liberal and conservative views of it defective? Other questions on obedience that Dr. Kwasniewski deftly engages include: Is it ever licit for individuals to follow Enlightenment ideology and be their own authority? What should you do when your superior instructs you to do something in contravention of God's law? Why is opposing the traditional liturgy equivalent to opposing the work of the Holy Spirit and harming the Church's common good? Are Catholics required to live in blind obedience, even in situations of anarchy or breakdown, corruption or apostasy? Can Catholics who strive to preserve traditional beliefs and practices ever be credibly denounced as disobedient revolutionaries? Why are unjust laws acts of violence?

I, Citizen
I, Citizen

Author: Tony Woodlief

Publisher: Encounter Books

Published: 2021-12-07

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1641772115

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This is a story of hope, but also of peril. It began when our nation’s polarized political class started conscripting everyday citizens into its culture war. From their commanding heights in political parties, media, academia, and government, these partisans have attacked one another for years, but increasingly they’ve convinced everyday Americans to join the fray. Why should we feel such animosity toward our fellow citizens, our neighbors, even our own kin? Because we’ve fallen for the false narrative, eagerly promoted by pundits on the Left and the Right, that citizens who happen to vote Democrat or Republican are enthusiastic supporters of Team Blue or Team Red. Aside from a minority of party activists and partisans, however, most voters are simply trying to choose the lesser of two evils. The real threat to our union isn’t Red vs. Blue America, it’s the quiet collusion within our nation’s political class to take away that most American of freedoms: our right to self-governance. Even as partisans work overtime to divide Americans against one another, they’ve erected a system under which we ordinary citizens don’t have a voice in the decisions that affect our lives. From foreign wars to how local libraries are run, authority no longer resides with We the People, but amongst unaccountable officials. The political class has stolen our birthright and set us at one another’s throats. This is the story of how that happened and what we can do about it. America stands at a precipice, but there’s still time to reclaim authority over our lives and communities.

Into the Deep
Into the Deep

Author: Abigail Rine Favale

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-10-25

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1532605021

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Into the Deep traces one woman's spiritual odyssey from birthright evangelicalism through postmodern feminism and, ultimately, into the Roman Catholic Church. As a college student, Abigail Favale experienced a feminist awakening that reshaped her life and faith. A decade later, on the verge of atheism, she found herself entering the oldest male-helmed institution on the planet--the last place she expected to be. With humor and insight, the author describes her gradual exodus from Christian orthodoxy and surprising swerve into Catholicism. She writes candidly about grappling with wounds from her past, Catholic sexual morality, the male priesthood, and an interfaith marriage. Her vivid prose brings to life the wrenching tumult of conversion--a conversion that began after she entered the Church and began to pry open its mysteries. There, she discovered the startling beauty of a sacramental cosmos, a vision of reality that upended her notions of gender, sexuality, identity, and authority. Into the Deep is a thoroughly twenty-first-century conversion, a compelling account of recovering an ancient faith after a decade of doubt.

The Case for Liturgical Restoration
The Case for Liturgical Restoration

Author: Joseph Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-10

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781621384410

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The Case for Liturgical Restoration takes up one by one the most controversial topics in liturgy today-among them, active participation, the role of the laity, eastward orientation, extensive silence, Latin and Gregorian chant, male-only service of the sanctuary, communion received on the tongue, the calendar, the lectionary, and veiling.