Catholic Truth Society: 314 books

This ebook explores the imagery of trees and fruitfulness in the Bible, and offers a sketch of Christian morality based on the relationship of spiritual fruits to the four cardinal virtues and the three theological virtues. The result is a kind of rough map, a guidebook of sorts to a life in the Spirit,...

In this new and up-to-date biography, the renowned Newman scholar Fr Ian Ker sets out the amazing life of John Henry Newman from his formative Anglican years, following his path to Rome, his founding of the Oratory, and his busy and often controversial Catholic years. While a very thorough portrait...

Herbert Vaughan had a profound and long-standing devotion to St Joseph. When he was Bishop of Salford (1872-1892), he compiled this booklet from the prayers and meditations he found most helpful. He placed all his most important projects under St Joseph’s patronage: the missionary congregation he...

Loneliness, temptation, making the right choices, family, friendship and happiness are part of our everyday lives. The words of Jesus can help us to understand and accept what happens to us each day, wherever we are, and however we feel.

For many people the Catholic Church holds outdated and impractical views when it comes to sex, marriage and contraception. Dr Charlie O'Donnell answers 24 of the most common questions put to him by couples at marriage preparation classes. The beauty, practicality and advantages of the Churches teachings...

This ebook is for young adults, those thinking of marriage, or those already married. It explains many aspects of the rich teaching of the Catholic Church on love in marriage and responsible parenthood. It offers particular guidance on the Billings Ovulation Method as one of the most effective and...

Spanning the seasons of Lent, Easter and to Pentecost, this Ebook describes the rich heritage of customs and traditions long practiced by Catholics down the ages, up to today. Shrovetide, ashes, pancakes, mardi gras, fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage, special saints days, simnel cake, palms, Easter...

This handy ebook sets out the rich heritage of customs long practised by Catholics during the seasons of Advent and Christmas. The Church makes sense of the natural seasons of the year through her own liturgical seasons. Advent's four weeks, cribbing, St Nicholas, carols, the 12 days of Christmas,...

It has been a Catholic tradition through the centuries to meditate on the Stations of the Cross so that it becomes our way of life. Mary, the Mother of Jesus, made that first way of the cross. The stations in this booklet present that viewpoint. Stopping with Mary at each of the fourteen locations...

At baptism a very great task is entrusted to parents by the Church: namely to pass on the living faith to their children.What does this involve, and how can parents work together to meet their responsibilities. This eBook explores what kind of faith we are to pass on to our children, and then gives...

Historical fiction, and improving tales for the working classes, were two staples of Catholic storytelling between the Wars. The Exile tells an often forgotten detail of the French Revolution: hundreds of French clergy were welcomed into England as refugees, and their quiet example did much to defuse...

This ebook aims to provide for the lay reader a readily comprehensible and memorable summary of twelve reasons to believe in the existence of God. Drawing on and summarising a host of arguments over time, this booklet brings them together, lucidly and in order, equipping the reader with a reasoned...

In 2016, Pope Francis said that “Today, there is a global war trying to destroy marriage … they don’t destroy it with weapons, but with ideas.” What are these ideas? This booklet explores the Catholic understanding of marriage based upon biblical revelation and the objective nature of the...

We live in a time of constant change, when the latest fashions and technology dominate popular culture, and society seems to be moving further away from God. Yet the role of grandparents - in a society where life expectancy is growing, and often both parents work - is becoming stronger. This ebook...