Catholic Truth Society: 314 books

Explaining the basics of the Faith. What is the Catholic religion? How should it affect your everyday life? How does one pray? These are just some of the basic questions answered in this eBook. It offers enquirers of any faith or none a concise and accurate summary of Christian belief and the Catholic...

Christian prayer is always an encounter with God. Drawing from a rich treasury of prayer spanning the Old Testament, the Fathers of the Church and the great saints of the Middle Ages, down to more recent times, this newly edited collection will help those seeking a fuller prayer life. Often too unsure...

This excellent catechism provides a wealth of detailed guidance on, and explanation of, the Catholic faith. It explains Faith in God and the Apostle's Creed, Hope and Christian Prayer, Charity as lived out in the Ten Commandments and other guidance of the Church. It also explains the Seven Sacraments,...

The Catholic Church teaches that adherence to Freemasonry is incompatible with being a faithful Christian. This ebook looks at what Freemasonry is and at Catholic teaching about it. It examines the place of Freemasonry within contemporary British society and how this relates to Catholic teaching about...

To anyone interested in learning something of the Catholic faith, this 'twenty-steps' ebook will be a treasure. Different people have so many different questions: about marriage and family life, about faith, whether God exists, the truth of the Gospels, or about justice and peace in the world. While...

The most famous and best loved prayers are collected here in a handy format to accompany one of the most popular Catholic devotions.

Enriched by the history, customs and scripture that surround the Holy Rosary, many today are rediscovering this prayer which lies at the heart of Catholic spirituality. Through ‘this school of prayer’ (St John Paul II) disciples grow in love for Christ through Mary, mother of the Lord. Designed...

The Common Good, option for the poor, subsidiarity- concepts like these have become part of the currency of Catholic teaching, but what do they mean? What are their foundations in scripture and tradition which make them distinctively Catholic? This eBook examines key aspects of human social relations...

These prayers and meditations offer couples a ready, thorough and reliable support to the daily challenges and joys of married life. Drawing on Scripture, Catholic teaching and spirituality and the Marriage Rite itself, this prayer book encourages the loving and spiritual dimension essential to the life of Christian spouses.

Lady Herbert’s Wayside Tales are in the classic vein of “improving literature”. CTS published thirty volumes of them in 1899; some were still in print two decades later. The Two Sisters is a case-study in the perils Victorian life afforded to penniless women orphans: drink, and concubinage....

Many people are puzzled by the idea of the Church, and especially by the claims of the Catholic Church. This ebooklet shows the Catholic Church's special place in God's plan for humanity; how Jesus Christ founded his Church and guides it throughout history; how he is present with us, especially through...

Fr Berry explores the five Precepts of the Catholic Church, the basic rules Catholics should live their everyday lives by. He explains the history of the precepts and how we should live them in the modern world, basing his explanation on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “Just think what an...

Like every human family, the Catholic Church has a lot of special words and phrases which have a clear and concise meaning to members, but can be very puzzling to those outside. This glossary, now considerably expanded and revised, is intended to explain some of the curious words and usages found...

Essential pocket guide on how to read and understand the Catechism of the Catholic Church, its purpose, and use in supporting and teaching the faith. Written by an expert on catechesis, and designed for reading alone or as part of a group, this practical handbook will open up this most important and...