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Catechism of
the Catholic Church: 1. The
Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adam
The entire Catechism online, with a search engine for looking up
particular words and topics.
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Papal Encyclicals Online:
This attractive and comprehensive site contains nearly every encyclical
written since the 1100s. It also contains a number of other documents,
is well-organized, and easy to use.
• Fides
et Ratio
John Paul II's 1998 Encyclical on the relationship between Faith and Reason,
a subject that has often been the focus of the Holy Father, who is both
a theologian and philosopher. A key papal document.
• Dominus
Iesus
Document issued on September 5, 2000, by the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith. The document concerns "the uniqueness and universality of
salvation through Jesus Christ and the Church." A beautifully written
document which has been attacked and its contents distorted by most of
the mainstream media.
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The Ecole
Initiative: Early Church Documents
An outstanding collection of Early Church documents, including the works
of Church fathers and the Councils. The main
Ecole site also contains a glossary, essays, and timeline. Highly
recommended.
• Medieval
Sourcebook
Very detailed and thorough listing of Early Church documents, Council
documents and other important texts.
• Biblical Evidence
for Catholicism
This outstanding site, created and maintained by Dave Armstrong, contains
hundreds of links meticulously organized links on dozens of topics, ranging
from ecclesiology to the sacraments to other religions. Highly recommended.
• Scriptural
Catholicism
An excellent site which features systematic Biblical proof of the veracity
of the Catholic Faith as well as apologetic essays on a number of topics.
• The 1908 Catholic
Encyclopedia
The entire text of this excellent reference work is online due to the
efforts of the Knights of Columbus. The Catholic Encyclopedia features
hundreds of essays on nearly every topic relating to the Catholic Faith.
• Lux Veritatis:
Defending the Philosophy of the Catholic Church
Centered around Thomistic philosphy, this site provides some common-sense,
natural law arguments about various moral positions and gives some basic
information about philosophy in general.
• 10 Great Works of Catholic Theology and
Philosophy
• For a more exhaustive listing of Catholic books on theology, philosophy,
and more, see Dave Armstrong's
page.
2. Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed
3. Summa Theologica
by St. Thomas Aquinas
4. The
Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
5. Creed or Chaos by Dorothy Sayers
6. The City of
God by St. Augustine of Hippo
7. The Bible and the Liturgy by Jean Danielou
8. The Lord by Romano Guardini
9. The
Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Newman
10. The Belief
of Catholics by Ronald Knox
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