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Nineteenth-century Catholics and the Myth of Modern Freedom
by Dr John Rao
19TH CENTURY CATHOLICS AND THE MYTH OF MODERN FREEDOM Among American Catholics, there is a certain unwillingness to see anything amiss with modern civilization as embodied in the American dream of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Often, this is because the only alternatives to democracy we know are the much more frightening specters of socialism and communism. To many, it seems the only way to have an effective voice in the American political arena is to align ourselves with the so-called conservative "Right." Yet if we follow the logic of the "Right" today, we may wonder why people who support individual rights and freedom of conscience in the economic and political realm are so vehemently opposed to the supremacy of individual rights and freedom of conscience in the moral realm. Many Catholics give up following the logic at this point and cast their vote in favor of freedom of conscience as the most important principle - because it is the most advantageous to them at this moment.
LEARN THE TRUTH The Catholic Church, however, has never been concerned primarily with what is the most advantageous political system at a given point in history, but rather with the truth. In Removing the Blindfold, Dr. John Rao explains the conundrum that modern Catholics face in dealing with the current socio-political climate and traces the roots of this problem back to the French Revolution and the principles it espoused. He shows how most modern Catholics have embraced some form of revolutionary thought without even being aware of it, and reveals how revolutionary ideals are incompatible with Church teaching, and always have been.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 200 pages
New Enemies of the Catholic Church
by Hilaire Belloc
Here Belloc analyzes the various intellectual attacks on the Church in the last two centuries, showing how each thrived for a time before disintegrating; then he analyzes the two ultimate enemies-which we see everywhere today!
Paperback, 167 pages
Archbishop Lefebvre's Objections to Vatican II's Declaration on Religious Liberty
by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
by Fr Franz Schmidberger
The Catholic bastions must be destroyed. - "Catholic theologian" Hans Urs von Balthasar wrote a book about it. Cardinal Ratzinger repeated it. In this booklet, Fr. Franz Schmidberger explains how the Second Vatican Council brought about this destruction of Catholic bastions by: not clearly defining Catholic Truth, failing to definitively reject error, adopting ambiguous, contradictory language, establishing teachings very close to heresy.
This booklet helps Catholics to them understand that the doctrinal roots of the crisis in the Church lie in five key Council documents.
Booklet, 32 pages
- What is the Society of St. Pius X? Profile of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the SSPX's apostolate.
- Why The Latin Mass? Why Not the New? Reasons why we cannot attend the New Mass.
- What is True Obedience? Explains the nature of true obedience.
- May I Receive the Sacraments at the SSPX? Declarations from current Church personages dismissing allegations of schism and excommunication.
- What is the Position of the SSPX on Vatican II? Provides a simple explanation of these differences, with recommended reading for further study.
by St Thomas More
Considered by C.S. Lewis as perhaps the best dialogue written in English, this friendly, spirited, and often merry exchange takes place at St. Thomas More’s peaceful and cultured home in Chelsea.
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.
Paperback, 509 pagesIn October 2016, in Lund, Sweden, Pope Francis met with Lutheran church leaders to inaugurate a year of commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517, the first salvo in his rebellion against the Catholic Church. What was the nature of that revolution of half a millennium ago? Upon what new trajectory did it launch human history? What were its hidden consequences? And why does Pope Francis’s proposed rapprochement of Catholic and Lutheran churches matter?
In the twelve essays contained in this volume—based upon lectures delivered at the 2016 Roman Forum Summer Symposium on Lake Garda, Italy—the authors assess the impact of Luther’s novel theological and philosophical doctrines on faith, political theory, law, ethics, economics, and science—as well as his role in the devastation of Christendom and the creation in its place of the contemporary secular culture of the West. Acknowledging that the Reformation is not “the sole cause of the social problems of modernity” but rather “one major cause in a chain of causes,” the authors nevertheless make it abundantly clear that there is “nothing about Luther and his Protestant rebellion that we should celebrate.” With essays from John Rao, Chris Ferrara, Brian McCall, and eight others, Luther and His Progeny is a signal contribution toward understanding the full import of the Protestant revolt.
There have been many who attempted to change the Catholic Church from a divine institution founded by Christ to a human institution of the world.
When such changes began to take place within the Church before, during, and after the Second Vatican Council, Archbishop Lefebvre took a stand and founded the Society for the express purpose of preserving the Catholic priesthood. This heroic prelate consecrated bishops in 1988 to carry on this all-important mission, the fruits of which include the preservation of the traditional Latin Mass and the sacred Tradition of Holy Mother Church.
Bishop Bernard Fellay is one of those episcopally consecrated by the Archbishop. After the death of Archbishop Lefevbre, Bishop Fellay went on to serve as the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X from 1994 to 2018. Among his many acts as Superior General, he worked for the canonical regularization of the Society of Saint Pius X and currently serves as General Counselor of the Society alongside its current Superior General, Fr. Davide Pagliarani.
This book-length interview is the summation of Bishop Bernard Fellay’s understanding and advice on a myriad of topics that affect Catholics and the Church today. The subjects covered include the ongoing crisis in the Church, marriage, abortion, human suffering, missionary work, relations between the Society and Rome, and the priestly way of life in contemporary society.
Gain a profoundly Catholic perspective on the modern world from a bishop who labors to uphold the supreme law of the Catholic Church: the Salvation of souls.
Paperback, 273 pages
A popular supplement by Bishop Tissier de Mallerais answers the question, "How can traditional priests administer sacraments when they have had their sacramental faculties removed?" Calm, common-sense approach used to address a difficult inquiry. Recommended reading by priests of the Society of St. Pius X.
Paperback, 12 pp.