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1)      35 Years of the BCL Newsletter.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2004.

2)      Ad Limina Addresses:  The Addresses of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to the Bishops of the United States February 1998-Octobert 1998.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1998.

      Reference Number:  00646

3)  Ars Caritatis:  The Thirtieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Pontifical Council "Con Unum".  Vatican City:  Vatican Press.

      Reference Number:  01148

4)  Because God Loves You.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

    "Celebrating the imminent arrival of the Jubilee Year, the U.S. bishops reflect on God's plan for us. They recognize families and friends who join us on our journey; acknowledge the characteristics of presence, conviction, and communion in God's love for us; and explore the influence of Christ from the past two millennia, in the present, and into the future. "Created by his love, redeemed through his love, and finally fulfilled in his love, we are invited, mysteriously but truly, to share in the plan by returning God's love as a sign of our acceptance. The "already" but "not yet" of the happiness of our human destiny is the dynamism that calls us to love freely and fully. So real is it now in God's love four us that our hearts can rest secure in his promise for the future. Then his virtual presence will fade as we see him face to face. And we will finally know who we are, what time was all about, and the destiny that is ours."

      Reference Number:  01162

5)      Because God Loves You:  A Message from the U.S. Catholic Bishops for the Jubilee Year 2000.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00647

6)   The Bible the Jews and the Death of Jesus.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2004.

    "The Bible, the Jews, and the Death of Jesus brings together in one place excerpts from official documents of the Church pertaining to the presentation of the Passion and Death of Christ, whether in classrooms or from the pulpit, in Passion Plays or media dramatizations. Its intent is not only to end prejudice against the Jews and Judaism, but also to better understand salvation in Christ by seeing the unique place of Jews and of the Jewish religion in the unfolding of salvation."

      Reference Number:  01178

7)  A Book of Readings on the Eucharist.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2000.

      Reference Number:  01150 

8)      Bull of Indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000:  Incarnationsis Mysterium.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00648

9)  Beyer, Father Jean, S.J.  Pope John Paul II Speaks to Religious.  Baltimore, Maryland:  Little Sister of the Poor, 1993.

      Reference Number:  B-00231

10)      Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium:  Reflections of the U.S. Catholic Bishops on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity and the Fifteenth Anniversary of Called and Gifted.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1995.

      Reference Number:  00649

11)  A Catholic Call to Justice:  An Activity Book for Raising Awareness of Social Justice Issues.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1998.

      Reference Number:  01161

12)  Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2002.

      Reference Number:  01063.

13)      The Church in America (Ecclesia in America) On the Encounter with the Living Christ:  The Way to Conversion, Communion, and Solidarity in America.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00651

14)      A Commitment to all Generations:  Social Security and the Common Good (A Statement of the Administrative Board of the United States Catholic Conference).  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00652

15)      The Dignity of Older People and Their Mission in the Church and in the World.  Pontifical Council for the Laity.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00653

16)      Everyday Christianity:  To Hunger and Thirst for Justice.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00654

17)  Family, Marriage and “De Facto” Unions.  Pontifical Council for the Family.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2001.

      Reference Number:  00655

18)  The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae).  Boston, Massachusetts:  Pauline Books & Media.

      Reference Number:  00656

19)  The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) The Encyclical Letter on Abortion, Euthanasia, and the Death Penalty in Today’s World.  New York, New York:  Random House Inc., 1995.

      Reference Number:  00657

20)  Guide for Catechists (Document of Vocational, Formative and Promotional Orientation of Catechists in the Territories Dependent on the Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples.  Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1993. 

      Reference Number:  00658

21)  Instruction on Missionary Cooperation (Cooperatio Missionalis).  Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00660

22)  Journey to the Fullness of Life:  A Report on the Implementation of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults in the United States.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2000.

      Reference Number:  00661

23)  A Jubilee Call for Debt Forgiveness:  A Statement by the Administrative Board on the United States Catholic Conference.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00662

24)  Leader's Guide to Sharing Catholic Social Teaching.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference,  2000.

    "Ideal for religious educators at the diocesan and parish levels, this guide was developed to help parish ministers and other adults to study Catholic social teaching, either individually or in a group setting. Based upon the bishops' statement of June 1998, the guide includes overviews and session outlines on Catholic social teaching, along with prayers and ten study sheets containing themes, quotes, scriptural foundations, and much more. From the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Education, and Committee on International Policy."

      Reference Number:  01160

25)  Living the Gospel of Life:  A Challenge to American Catholics.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1998.

      Reference Number:  00663

26)  Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself U.S. Catholic Bishops Speak Against Racism January 1997-June 2000.  Committee on African American Catholics National Conference of Catholic Bishops.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2001.

      Reference Number:  00664

27)  Mutuae Relationes.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2004.

      Reference Number:  01187

28)  National Certification Standards for Professional Parish Directors of Religious Education.  Washington, D.C.:  National Conference of Catechetical Leadership, 1996.

      Reference Number:  00666

29)  Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the Diocese of the United States of America.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2002.

      Reference Number:  01064

30)  Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us:  Leader’s Guide.  Department of Education United States Catholic Conference.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2000.

      Reference Number:  00665

31)  Pastoral Letters and Statements of the United States Catholic Bishops Volume VI 1989-1997.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1998.

      Reference Number:  00667

32)  Pham, John-Peter.  Centesimus Annus:  Assessment and Perspectives for the Future of Catholic Social Doctorine.  Vatican City:  Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1998.

      Reference Number:  P-00116

33)  Pope John Paul II.  The Apostolic Exhortation on the Family:  Familiaris Consortio.  Collegeville, Minnesota:  The Human Life Center, 1984.

      Reference Number:  I-00013

34)  Pope John Paul II.  On the Eucharist:  Ecclesia De Eucharista.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2003.

      Reference Number:  I-00012

35)  Pope John Paul II.  Reflections On Humanae Vitae.  Boston, Massachusetts:  The Daughters of Saint Paul, 1984.

    "During his general audiences from July 11 to November 28, 1984, Pope John Paul II led the faithful to reflect on Paul VI's renowned letter, Humanae Vitae, as an application of the catechesis he had been presenting on the theology of human love in God's plan. This present volume, Reflections on Humanae Vitae, concludes Pope John Paul's four-year long catechesis on the theme of the redemption of the body and the sacramentality of marriage."

      Reference Number:  I-00014

36)  Priests for a New Millennium.  Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2000.

      Reference Number:  00668

37)  Respect for Human Rights:  The Secret of True Peace.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2000.

      Reference Number:  00669

38)  The Role of a Diocesan Religious Education/Catechetical Office.  Washington D.C.:  National Conference of Diocesan Directors of Religious Education, 1982.

      Reference Number:  00670

39)  Section One Report on the Implementation of the Protection of Children and Young People.  Washington, D.C.:  2004.

      Reference Number:  01176

40)  Section Two Report on the Implementation of the Protection of Children and Young People.  Washington, D.C.:  2004.

      Reference Number:  01177

41)  The Shrine and Pilgrimage.  Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1999.

      Reference Number:  00671

42)  The Splendor of Truth:  Regarding Certain Fundamental Questions of the Church’s Moral Teaching (Veritatis Splendor).  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1993.

      Reference Number:  00672

43)  A Student Leader's Guide to Campus Ministry.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Catholic Bishops, 2004.

      Reference Number:  01188

44)  The Teachings of Pope Paul VI 1971.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1972.

      Reference Number:  00674

45)  The Teachings of Pope Paul VI 1972.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1973.

      Reference Number:  00675

46)  The Teachings of Pope Paul VI 1973.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 1975.

      Reference Number:  00676

47)  Together on the Journey.  Washington, D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference.

      Reference Number:  01159

48)  Touching the Truth:  A Summary & Commentary on The Splendor of Truth.  Boston, Massachusetts:  Pauline Books & Media, 1994.

      Reference Number:  00677

49)  Vitek, John M.  My Dear Young Friends:  Pope John Paul II Speaks to the Youth on Life, Love, and Courage.  Winona, Minnesota:  Saint Mary's Press Christian Brothers Publications, 2002.

    "These weekly reflections on living life in the Spirit invite young people to read and act on Pope John Paul II's words of inspiration. This commemorative edition includes the original text of My Dear Young Friends, the Pope's World Youth Day address, and a music CD containing the song "My Dear Young Friends," written and performed by Tony Melendez for World Youth Day 2002."

      Reference Number:  V-00013

50)  Welcoming the Stranger Among Us:  Unity in Diversity.  Washington D.C.:  United States Catholic Conference, 2000.

      Reference Number:  00678

51)  Work and Faith in Society:  A Handbook for Dioceses and Parishes.  Secretariat Bishops’ Committee on the Laity.  Washington D.C.:  National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1986.

      Reference Number:  00679

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