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1)   Cooke, Bernard.  The Papacy and the Church in the United States.  New York, New York:  Paulist Press, 1989.

    “Bernard Cooke’s The Papacy and the Church in the United States takes up the occasion of the bicentennial of the United States Catholic hierarchy to raise important, indeed pressing, questions about the theological meaning of local church, collegiality and the role of national Episcopal conferences in the world church.  This symposium—both deeply learned yet popularly written at the same time—is a goldmine of American Catholic history and American Catholic contributions to the world church.  Frederick McManus, one of the contributors to this symposium, reminds us that careful study of history shows that the so-called traditionalists in many instances know so little of our Christian and Catholic traditions.”

      Reference Number:  C-00046

2)    Eagan, Joseph F.  Restoration and Renewal The Church in the Third Millennium.  Kansas City, Missouri:  Sheed & Ward, 1995.

        Reference Number:  E-00027

3)  Hall, Suzanne E., SNDdeN. Religious Education with Disabled Persons Into the Christian Community.  Washington, D.C.:  National Catholic Educational Association, 1982. 

    “Christian community, by its very definition, implies inclusion, caring, support, and non-segregation.  The context of our Church life—our parish life—is the obvious natural setting within which to witness true Christian community, i.e., caring and support for all regardless of abilities, race, or socioeconomic status.  Historically, we as Church have made strides in terms of integrating racial minorities; however, we have not made much progress in the effort to include disabled persons in all facets of our Church’s life.  We as Church cannot continue either to ignore or to segregate disabled pesons.”

      Reference Number:  H-00021

4)   Kilmartin, Edward.  Toward Reunion the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.  New York, New York:  Paulist Press:  1979. 

    “One of the most painful chapters in the history of the Christian Church is that of the schism between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.  One of the most hopeful chapters in that history is the effort being made in the late twentieth century to heal the rift between these churches.  Toward Reunion examines the events leading up to the schism.  More importantly, it focuses on the present dialogue between the two churches, both on the international level and on the national level in the United States, where a unique dialogue is taking place between the two churches by means of a bilateral commission.  Finally, Toward Reunion discusses the doctrinal and ecclesiological issues that have been considered obstacles to reunion, and describes the progress being made toward resolving these differences.”

      Reference Number:  K-00007

5)      Madrid, Patrick & Vere, Pete.  More Catholic than the Pope:  An Inside Look at Extreme Traditionalism.  Huntington, Indiana:  Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2004.

"Faithful remnant, or fanatic schismatics?  It can be difficult to distinguish defenders from defectors.  Many traditionalist schisms that have sprung up since the Second Vatican Council are filled with devotion to the Blessed Mother;   they remain extremely conservative with regard to most moral issues afflicting the western world today;  and they practice a strict reverence before the Blessed Sacrament during their traditional Latin liturgies.  It can be easy to sympathize with such seemingly devout but truly disaffected Catholics.  Now More Catholic Than the Pope examines one such group-the Society of St. Pius X-and explains how its prime architect and figurehead, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and his followers chose to cut themselves off from the Church.  Here is the history of the Society, from its beginning in France, to its rise and fall within the Catholic Church, to Pope John Paul II's fraternal but ultimately fruitless efforts at reconciliation.  Here, too, carefully laid out, are the clear, concise, canonical answers to the issues that Society's members continue to raise and the arguments they still offer."

6)  McGovern, Thomas.  Priestly Celibacy Today.  Princeton, New Jersey:  Scepter Publications Inc., 1998.

"In his 1992 document on the priesthood, Pastores dabo vobis, John Paul II encouraged a presentation and explanation of celibacy "in the fullness of its biblical, theological and spiritual richness".  This book responds to that concern.  After reviewing the historical development of celibacy in the Churches of the East and West, Fr. McGovern examines the scriptural and theological foundations of this charism, highlighting the spousal dimension of celibacy, a key concept in Pastores dabo vobis.  Drawing on John Paul II's ectensive catechetical teaghing on "the nuptial meaning of the body", the author also explores in some depth the anthropological aspect of celibacy and its implications for priestly formation and priestly holiness."

Reference Number:  M-00142

7)      Reese, Thomas J.  Archbishop:  Inside the Power Structure of the American Catholic Church.  San Francisco, California:  Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989.

 “Whether they're discussing AIDS, the economy, or nuclear warfare, the American Catholic bishops have become important players in American society and the public debate.  Here Thomas J. Reese, political scientist, journalist, and Jesuit priest, presents an intriguing, inside account of the Roman Catholic hierarchy-those select few churchmen who wield enormous social and political clout among Americans, Catholic and non-catholic alike.”

 Reference Number:  R-00104

8)  Scalabrini, Bishop John Baptist.  For the Love of Immigrants.  New York, New York:  Center for Migration Studies, 2000.

“Contains the migration writings and the correspondence with American bishops, here translated into English for the first time, of blessed John Baptist Scalabrini, who championed the cause of immigrants during the mass exodus from Italy at the turn of the last century.”

Reference Number:  S-00172

9)  Socarides, Charles W., M.D.  Homosexuality:  A Freedom to Far.  Graw, Michigan:  Charles W. Socarides and Adam Margrave Books, 1995.

"In this explosive book, Dr. Socarides, an early and presistent advocate of civil rights of homosexuals, dares to relate how gay politics has sold society on the notion that same-sex sex is "a normal variation, like left-handedness."  Dr. Socarides knows that homosexuality is not a normal variation.  Nor are gays "born that way"-another idea that has been created by pseudo-science and accepted as truth by the media and the courts and academe.  He knows that the seeds of his patients' homosexual orientation were planted in their earliest years, usually before the age of three, and their appropriate gender-defined self identity impaired as the result of abuse and neglect.  He documents this clinical opinion by summarizing a number of systematic studies, first reported in the early psychoanalytic literature, and continuing on into the 1990's, and by giving us an inside look at his succeddful work treating homosexuals over more than 40 years."

Reference Number:  S-00173

10)  Tomasi, Lydio F. & Powers, Mary G.  Immigration Today:  Pastoral and Research Challenges.  New York, New York:  Center for Migration Studies, 2000.

     Reference Number:  T-00042

11)  Walsh, John Emmett.  The Church on Parade.  San Jose, California:  Resource Publications, 1984.

"Walsh has accomplished a difficult task, explaining in popular fashion and language accessible to a wide audience many of the changes in the Roman Catholic Church since the mid-60's.  His broad studies in scripture in Roam and his parochial experience in Montreal, plus his talent for listening to people have been combined to serve his reading audience."

Reference Number:  W-00008

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