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The Teachings of the Church Fathers E
Edited by John Willis, S.J.
In this one-volume library, Willis presents, under
250 doctrinal topics, an exhaustive selection of writings
from the major sources of the Fathers. He lets
the Fathers speak for themselves on a wide variety
of spiritual themes.
TCF-P . . . 496 pp, Sewn Softcover, $21.95
Four Witnesses EA
The Early Church in Her Own Words
Rod Bennett
With all the power of a gripping novel, this book
takes us on a journey of discovery of ancient truths
through the lives of four great saints—Clement
of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr and
Irenaeus of Lyons.
FWEC-P . . . 343 pp, Sewn Softcover, $19.95
Earthen Vessels E
Personal Prayer According to the Church Fathers
Gabriel Bunge
Fr. Gabriel Bunge, a hermit with a profound knowledge
of the Fathers of the desert, presents a fascinating
rediscovery of the valuable treasure contained
in the teachings of the Church Fathers on the
practice of personal prayer.
EV-P . . . 225 pp, Sewn Softcover, $14.95
See also Pope Benedict on the
Fathers of the Church, page 30
The Sunday Sermons
of the Great Fathers
Edited by Fr. M.F. Toal, D.D.
This beautiful 4-volume, hard-cover set is a
superb series for preaching, spiritual reading
and meditation. It contains the Gospel reading
for each Sunday and Feast Day, and parallel
Gospel texts, along with several sermons for
each Gospel from both early Eastern and Western
Fathers of the Church, including Ambrose, John
Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Leo the Great,
Augustine and more. Each sermon is followed by
the Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) of St. Thomas
Aquinas. There is no better way to enter the
mind of the early Church Fathers. 1,844 total
pages. (Keyed to old liturgical calendar)
SSGF-H . . . 4 volumes, Hardcover, $169.95
The Fathers Know Best — Jimmy Akin
This groundbreaking work presents the teachings of
the early Christians in a way unlike any other book. It
flings open the doors of the little-known age covering
the birth of Christianity and the triumphant march of
the gospel throughout the ancient world.
FKB-P . . . Softcover, 450 pp, $24.95
We Look for a Kingdom E
The Everyday Lives of Early Christians
Carl Sommer
Using documentary evidence and archaeological
records, Sommers reconstructs the lives of the early
Christians. The Roman world had many facets that
are strikingly similar to elements of modern life.
Sommer’s aim is to show how to transform modern
culture with the power of the Gospel as was done in
the early Church.
WLK-P . . . 457 pages, Sewn Softcover, $19.95
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic E
Kenneth D. Whitehead
Whitehead shows how the New Testament and
early Christian literature indicate the early Church
was in all essential respects the same Church as the
Catholic Church today.
OHCA-P . . . 350 pp, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom E
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.
A comprehensive anthology of the outstanding
Catholic literature from the first century to modern
times. Mystics, martyrs, philosophers, and Church
Fathers are quoted at length as Fr. Hardon has
compiled the works of thirty-three of the greatest
Catholic saints and writers from every age.
TCW-P . . . 755 pp, Sewn Softcover, $27.95
The Catholic Church The First 2000 Years E
Martha Rasmussen
A basic introduction to Church history, this book
explains important doctrinal, spiritual, and historical
questions and developments.
CCF2Y-P . . . 400 pp, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
The Formation of Christendom
Christopher Dawson
The renowned historian Christopher Dawson’s
book traces the formation of Christian culture from
its roots in the Judeo-Christian tradition through
the rise and the decline of medieval Christendom.
Here, as in all his works, he sees religion as the
dynamic element of culture.
FORC-P. . . 320 pp, Sewn Softcover, $17.95
The Dividing of Christendom
Christopher Dawson
How did Catholics and Protestants come to be
divided What impact has their division had on
Western culture Historian Christopher Dawson
answers these and other important questions in his
classic study, The Dividing of Christendom.
DIVC-P . . . Sewn Softcover, 262 pp, $16.95
The Desert Fathers EA
Saint Anthony and the Beginnings of Monasticism
Peter H. Görg
In the late third century, more and more people
withdrew to the radical seclusion of the desert so
as to live entirely for God under the direction of a
spiritual father. Among these “Desert Fathers” one
figure is especially preeminent: Saint Anthony the
Hermit. This book takes the reader back to the hour
when monasticism was born and describes the life
of those revolutionary Christians who sought God in
the Egyptian desert.
DFABM-P . . . 145 pp, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
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