A Companion to the Summa
by Fr. Walter Farrell, O. P. 

Order the 4 Volume set This magnificent set of four books is an exposition and guide to the entire Summa of Saint Thomas Aquinas. It was written by one of the premier Dominican Thomistic scholars who were active in the scholastic revival of the 1930s and 40s. These books contain the entire Summa transposed into modern English prose, thereby making accessible, for those who are not trained philosophers, the complete theology of Saint Thomas’s Summa.

The composition of these four books matches up perfectly with each of the 614 questions of the Summa. This book is meant to be read alongside the actual Summa in order to make it more easily understood by the average reader.

Volume One - The Architect of the Universe - 408 pages

Volume Two - The Pursuit of Happiness - 412 pages

Volume Three - The Fullness of Life - 462 pages

Volume Four -  The Way of Life - 430 Pages

The Author

Father Farrell’s four-part Companion to the Summa has been responsible for much of the renewed interest in Thomism in the United States. It is required reading for many Catholic college students and “unrequired reading” for thousands of other lovers of St. Thomas.

Its author was born in Chicago in 1902. He attended Dominican schools and was ordained in the Dominican order in 1927, then going to the University of Fribourg for his S.T.D. degree. In 1940 he was awarded the seldom given Dominican honor of the Master of Sacred Theology degree. He served as a Navy chaplain during World War II and was then stationed at the Dominican Houses of Studies in Washington, D. C. and River Forest, Illinois until his death in 1951.

Hardcover with dust jacket, size 8.75" x 5.9"

The Reality of The Body And Blood of Christ In The Eucharist
by St John Fisher

Protestants deny the Real Presence, but we as Catholics possess the truth and can present an unassailable defense of it.

Did Jesus Christ, the God-man, truly bestow upon humanity the gift of His Real Presence under the form of bread and wine?

This was the question raised by the Protestants of the early 16th century. Johannes Oecolampadius, a well-known and respected Swiss reformer, was not the first to challenge this fundamental and sacred Catholic doctrine, but he was the first to widely disseminate his views through print.

This book, now available in English for the first time, is Bishop John Fisher's counterargument against Oecolampadius. It offers a compelling refutation of errors and passionately defends the Holy Eucharist based on scripture and 1500 years of Catholic theology.

St. John Fisher's book is even more pertinent today than it was during the Protestant Reformation, as many Catholics are now experiencing doubts regarding Transubstantiation. There is no stronger defense of the Holy Eucharist than St. John Fisher's "De Veritate" when addressing the concerns of Protestants and Catholics in the post-Vatican II era.

This beautiful cloth-covered edition spans over 425 pages and will make a lasting and stunning addition to any Catholic library.

SET SAIL FOR THE GOLDEN CITY TO MEET THE KING!

Now the whole family can join the wise Captain and the young Mariners of the good ship Pax on their perilous journey to the Golden City. By employing the dangers of a long sea voyage as a powerful allegory for the way of salvation, English Benedictine dom. Bede Camm (1864-1942) created an exciting way to introduce young hearts to the joys and challenges of the religious life. It was the author's hope that, "Perhaps indeed [The Voyage of the Pax] may help to develop in some young heart the germ of a nascent vocation."

Originally written to be read aloud, this new audio presentation of The Voyage of the Pax features music, sound effects, and a talented cast of young voice actors to bring dom. Bede's classic tale to life as never before. This presentation is sure to join Mother Mary Loyola’s beloved The King of the Golden City as another family favourite.

Baptism
Man's Contract with God
by Saint John Eudes

Saint John Eudes wrote many books and is best known today as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In fact, he composed the Masses for those feast days. One of his most eloquent and powerful works is this treatise on baptism originally entitled, Le contrat de l’homme avec Dieu par le Saint Baptême.   

This treatise is one of the clearest and most lucid explanations of the essential nature of the sacrament ever composed. Due to his Jesuit training and his great sanctity, this saint is able to make such a clear and orderly presentation of the effects of this solemn contract between God and his children that it is hard to imagine anything better ever being written on the subject.

St. John spent years with the Oratorians (founded by St. Philip Neri), and he was also the founder of two religious orders and an experienced missionary and preacher. He knew how to speak clearly and effectively to both Catholics and non-Catholics. Reading this compelling presentation of God’s great plan for us, elucidating the contract that we have entered into by our reception of the sacrament of baptism, and the responsibility that falls upon both God and ourselves for fulfilling our respective ends of that contract is a source of tremendous grace to the reader.

Although not intended as a catechism on baptism, it is strongly recommended that any teenager read it before confirmation and that any adult convert read it before their entrance into the church, as there is no better explanation we have ever seen of the practical (not theological) nature and effect of baptism. Upon reading this book you will come to a deeper understanding of why there can be no salvation outside of the Catholic Church and without sacramental baptism.

Booklet, 68 pages 

St. Thomas More's Dialogue Concerning Heresies is a conversation between the experienced humanist and statesman More and an intelligent college student who has been influenced by the spirit and ideas of the new men and reformers, especially Martin Luther and William Tyndale. It addresses questions that continue to be discussed today:

• Isn’t it idolatry to pray to saints, venerate images, and go on pilgrimages?
• Why listen to what the Church teaches? Shouldn’t we go only by Scripture, since it is the word of God?
• Why didn’t the Church want laypeople to have their own Bible, and in English?
• How do we know which church is the true one?
• Why waste time on philosophy and other secular studies if the Bible is God’s revealed word?

This edition of More’s Dialogue brings this masterful work into wide circulation for the first time since its publication in 1529. 

Mother Loyola's work on the subject of Confession is not merely groundbreaking, but seems to form one of the most crucial of her strengths, given that the Sacrament of Penance has always been the most avoidable and avoided of all; most Catholics express a distaste for it akin to torment. For her readers, however, such angst is inconceivable, as she does not merely help to remove all fear and discomfort associated with the Confessional; she also enkindles a deep sense of appreciation for the gift of the sacrament. This, in turn, fosters an eager anticipation of the grace it confers. Those who make use of Forgive us our Trespasses­--whether children or adults--will find themselves seeking this healing Sacrament with regularity.

Please note: this is considered a revised edition due to the correction of errors in the original text, the addition of selected footnotes, and minor clarifications in punctuation or phrasing. No material has been removed or rewritten.

Suggested Age Range:9-12
Suggested Age Range:13-15

Paperback, size 5.5" x 8.5", 124 pages

This treasured collection of sermons, talks, and lessons for children is an essential tool for the formation of your child’s Catholic character.

Teach your children to:
• Love God and their Catholic Faith
• Respect their elders, priests, and teachers
• Strive for virtue, Love God
• Build Catholic friendships
• Be holy even when it’s difficult

An uncompromised education is no longer available to the vast majority of Catholics. If your children are to become Catholic adults, who will keep the Faith and pass it to the next generation, they need to be unshakeably grounded in the truths of the Faith. This book provides the guidance most children would have received in a Catholic elementary school and can be read to children or used to supplement their Catholic formation at home.

337 pp, paperback

by Msgr Gaume

    The great merit of the Catechism of Perseverance as a text-book for the more advanced instruction of young persons in the history, doctrines and practices of the Christian religion, has been universally admitted. The plan followed by the author is such as to facilitate very much the acquisition of this necessary knowledge, by presenting a connected idea of religion from the creation of man to the end of time. 413 pp

The Summa Theologica is the best-known work of Italian philosopher, scholar, and Dominican friar SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS (1225-1274), widely considered the Catholic Church's greatest theologian. Famously consulted (immediately after the Bible) on religious questions at the Council of Trent, Aquinas's masterpiece has been considered a summary of official Church philosophy ever since. Aquinas considers approximately 10,000 questions on Church doctrine covering the roles and nature of God, man, and Our Lord Jesus Christ, then lays out objections to Church teachings and systematically confronts each, using Biblical verses, theologians, and philosophers to bolster his arguments. This massive five-volume work of scholarship, addresses just about every possible query or argument that any believer or atheist could have, and remains essential, more than seven hundred years after it was written, for clergy, religious historians, and serious students of Catholic thought.

Hardcover: 6.14" x 9.21"