Great Mysteries by Andrew Greeley

The Great Mysteries – Experiencing the Catholic Faith from the Inside Out by Father Andrew M. Greeley is an attempt to write a new catechism approaching modern questions.  Father Andrew M. Greeley is a catholic priest and sociologist. He is an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Ireland in Dublin. He divides his time between teaching [...]

The Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of Avila

Although St. Teresa of Avila lived and wrote almost four centuries ago, her inspiring classic on the practice of prayer is fresh. The Way of Perfection is a practical guide to prayer setting forth the Saint’s counsels and directives for the attainment of spiritual perfection. Through the entire work there runs the author’s desire to [...]

Heaven and Hell by Emanuel Swedenborg

Heaven and Hell by Emanuel Swedenborg. Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist an inventor. I would compare his drawings of flying machines to the ones of Leonardo da Vinci’s . In 1741 at the age of fifty-three he entered into a spiritual phase in which he eventually began to experience dreams and visions. This culminated in [...]

A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D.

A Dictionary of Christian Biography andLiterature to the End of the Sixth CenturyA.D., with an Account of the Principal Sectsand Heresies by Henry Wace is a valuable resource for anyone interested in early Christian history. His dictionary is a comprehensive compilation of over 800 important Christian characters, challengers, and literature. It features a complete overview of the [...]

Life of St. Francis of Assis by Paul Sabatier

Francis of Assisi was the founder of the Franciscans order. He saw it as his task to preach. His sermon was simple, and joy and peace was important to him. And he was in all contexts a peacemaker. His brothers were sent out in all directions to preach. Francis himself was responsible for the mission [...]

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem written between 1308 and his death in 1321. The Divine Comedy is not a comedy at all, the title Commedia refers to fact that the journey starts from hell and ends with Dante’s visit to heaven and meeting with God and understanding of the mystery [...]

The Gospel of Thomas – two different translations

Gospel of Thomas or actually: The Gospel According to Thomas was found in Egypt in 1945. The very interesting thing is that the book contains direct citations of Jesus Christ in 114 verses. The Gospel of Thomas was written in 340 in Coptic and here it is in the two most used English translations as [...]

Of God and His Creatures by St. Thomas Aquinas

Of God and His Creatures is the English translations of Summa contra Gentiles volumes I-IV written by St. Thomas Aquinas between 1258 and 1264. From the work: “THE Divine Wisdom, that knows all things most fully, has deigned to reveal these her secrets to men, and in proof of them has displayed works beyond the [...]

St. Paul the Traveler and Roman Citizen

St. Paul: The Traveler And Roman Citizen by Oxford University’s first professor of classical art and archaeology William M. Ramsay (1851-1939) is a breathtaking, guide and history of Christianity’s premier missionary and apostolic father St. Paul, both before and after his conversion in Palestine. A vivid, thoroughly researched, highly recommended study guide for any who [...]

Nature and Grace by Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225, he was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Order, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus (the Angelic Doctor) and Doctor Communis or Doctor Universalis (the Common or Universal Doctor). Here is his work “Nature and [...]

The Apostolic Fathers – Fathers of the first, second, third and fourth century

Here are 3.000 pages for your reading joy. This trilogy is the accounts of the early Apostolic Fathers written by Philip Schaff and edited by Alexander Roberts, D.D. & James Donaldson, LL.D. These version where published in 1885 and the ambitious aim has been to present English translations of the complete works and whereabouts of [...]

Autobiography of Madame Guyon

Autobiography of Madame Guyon – from the introduction: “IN THE HISTORY of the world few persons have attained that high degree of spirituality reached by Madame Guyon. Born in a corrupt age, in a nation marked for its degeneracy; nursed and reared in a church, as profligate as the world in which it was embedded; [...]

Be Still, It Is The Wind That Sings

Be Still, It Is The Wind That Sings is a collection of works by Arthur Osborne. In these texts (467 pages) you will find a selection of his poems and thoughts about Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity. From the poem “The Sleeping Beauty” “A pretty children’s tale is found Of how a lady slept spell-bound [...]

Download The Bible – PDF Ebook version of the Bible

The King James Version of the Holy Bible – free download The text of the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible (also called the Authorized Version (AV) by some) is in the public domain. You may copy and publish it freely. This Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the King James Holy Bible [...]