Best of
Catholic

1952

The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God


Fulton J. Sheen - 1952
    Combining profound spirituality, history, and theology, Mary's whole life is lovingly portrayed in this never failing source of information, consolation and inspiration.

Divine Intimacy


Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen - 1952
    It is a book that shows how to join prayer and action and put the Catholic doctrine on the spiritual life into practice daily. Divine Intimacy has been translated into all principal languages and has met with extraordinary success, bringing encouragement and spiritual profit to lay people as well as priests and religious. For each day of the year, Fr. Gabriel gives 1) a brief introduction, 2) a two-part meditation, followed by 3) a colloquy---holy acts of love, thanksgiving, petition, resolution, etc., addressed to Our Lord and based on the truths just meditated upon. About three pages are devoted to each day, so it reads quickly, and even the busiest person can use it regularly. The meditations for Sundays are based on the Sunday Gospel readings of the traditional liturgical calendar. Grounding his work on a firm

The Holy Ghost, Our Greatest Friend: He Who Loves Us Best


Paul O'Sullivan - 1952
    Again and again, he shows us how we are the living temples of the Holy Ghost and how our souls are God's greatest masterpiece—because they are made in His own Image and Likeness. Of the Divine Tenant we possess within us, Fr. O'Sullivan says, “The Holy Ghost does not only give His wonderful help to Apostles, to martyrs, to missionaries, but to all Christians without exception, if only they will ask Him as they should." (Page 39). The greatest tragedy, he points out, is that many Christians never pray to this Divine Guest within their souls. Therefore, it is to help us understand, at least a little, the Incomparable Treasure we Christians possess within ourselves as a result of Baptism that the author has written this book – but also to teach us how to help ourselves in the most unfailing way by praying often and fervently to the Holy Ghost for assistance in all our needs.

Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma


Ludwig Ott - 1952
    A one-volume encyclopedia of Catholic doctrines. Tells exactly what the Church teaches on any particular topic. Tells when the pronouncement was made and gives the sources from Scripture, Church Councils, Papal statements and the Fathers and Doctors of the Church. Essential for priests, seminarians, parents and teachers. Easily one of our most important books. 560 pgs, PB

Holding the Stirrup


Elisabeth von Guttenberg - 1952
    Her life was one of peace and happiness in which she and her husband served faithfully their people. When World War I comes, her quiet world is shattered and, following the Treaty of Versailles, nothing is the same for her or for her beloved country as economic and political upheavals threaten and destroy the customs of ages.

The Death Camp Proved Him Real


Maria Winowska - 1952
    

With Christ: An Anthology of the Writings of Blessed Columba Marmion


Columba Marmion - 1952
    With Christ is an anthology of writings from Blessed Marmion's outstanding trilogy: Christ, the Life of the Soul; Christ in His Mysteries; and Christ, the Ideal of the Monk; as well as from his letters in Union with God and personal notes on his own spiritual life--focused on the theme of suffering and sharing in the Passion of Our Lord.With Christ is a book to be read especially during the great penitential seasons of the liturgical year, and in times of temptation, trial, and loss--here are words that can restore or strengthen confidence, bestow peace, and stabilize the soul in the supreme security of abandonment to God.

My Way of Life


Walter Farrell - 1952
    Popular devotional classic.

The Hidden Stream: Mysteries of the Christian Faith


Ronald Knox - 1952
    Knox re-examines some of the fundamental precepts of the Catholic faith as well as the formidable challenges facing Catholics today. Writing with his usual effortless grace and sparkling wit, Knox confronts such controversial topics as what is religion, man's doubts about God, the miracles of Christ, salvation outside the Church, sin and forgiveness, the Christian notion of marriage, and the resurrection of the body. The incisive religious insight and spiritual depth peppered with mischievous humor are the characteristic hallmarks of Knox's writing. He emphasizes that the Church in her teaching and sacramental life is a secret stream nourishing the world. The Hidden Stream is a lucid refresher course in the teachings of the Church for informed Catholics, a pleasant “must” for uninformed ones, and a bulwark for all concerned with explaining the faith to others. “I can think of no man of this century who enjoyed as did Ronald Knox such a mastery of the English language in all its varieties." —Evelyn Waugh “Few can match Msgr. Knox's pungent blend of humor and learning, his shrewd understanding of modern life and the vagaries of human nature.” —New York Times Book Review Table of Contents: Preface What Is Religion? Does Proof Matter? The Average Man's Doubts About God Our Knowledge of God by Analogy Survival After Death The Necessity of Revelation Preparatio Evangelica The Messianic Hope The New Testament The Christology of St. Paul Miracles The Claim of Christ The Four Marks of the Church The Development of Doctrine The Act of Faith The Nature of Mystery Sin and Forgiveness The Sacraments The Priesthood The Christian Notion of Marriage Our Lord's Teaching on Marriage and Divorce The Resurrection of the Body