Best of
Catholic

1968

Humanae Vitae: Of Human Life


Pope Paul VI - 1968
    Pope Paul VI saw clearly the problems inherent in the rising culture of death.

Introduction to Christianity


Benedict XVI - 1968
    As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the Church. But even so, he says he is firmly convinced that his fundamental approach in this book is still very timely and crucial for the spiritual needs of modern man. That approach puts the question of God and the question about Christ in the very center, which leads to a narrative Christology and demonstrates that the place for faith is in the Church.Thus, this remarkable elucidation of the Apostle's Creed gives an excellent, modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity. Ratzinger's profound treatment of Christianity's basic truths combines a spiritual outlook with a deep knowledge of Scripture and the history of theology.

St. Rose of Lima: The Story of the First Canonized Saint of the Americas


Mary Fabyan Windeatt - 1968
    Rose of Lima, who became a hermit in her own home--rather than go to a convent--and how she became a great Saint. At her confirmation in 1597, she took the name of Rose, because, when an infant, her face had been seen transformed by a mystical rose. As a child she was remarkable for a great reverence, and pronounced love, for all things relating to God. Impr. 132 pgs 13 Illus, PB

The Porter of Saint Bonaventure's:


James Patrick Derum - 1968
    His fame really spread while he served in Detroit. He counseled men and women, fed and clothed the sick and hungry, he healed the sick, and he seemed to have the gift of prophesy. A remarkable man whose life on party would seem to have been a failure.

The Residual Years: Poems, 1934-1948: Including a Selection of Uncollected and Previously Unpublished Poems


William Everson - 1968
    This magisterial work of scholarly reconstruction restores the entirety of William Everson's early poetry in a single volume.