Free ebook: "The Eastern Christians and Their Churches", by Father Steven Hawkes-Teeples

24 Saturday Aug 2013

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The Eastern Christians and Their Churches, by Father Steven Hawkes-Teeples, S.J. (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, Catholic Information Service, 2008). With Imprimi Potest. Available in PDF format on this page of the Knights of Columbus.

On the Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (Shliha Mar Bartholomeo). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Free ebook: "Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians Oppressed for Their Faith, 2011 Edition"

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians Oppressed for Their Faith, 2011 Edition, edited by John Pontifex and John Newton, with a Foreword by Archbishop Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (Sutton, Surrey, U.K.: Aid to the Church in Need, 2011). Available in PDF format on this page of Aid to the Church in Need.

On the Feast of St. Felix of Valois, Co-Founder of the Trinitarians (Order of the Holy Trinity for the Redemption of the Captives) in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

27 Friday Jul 2012

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Pastoral Letter by the Shepherd, Hierarchs, and Priests of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese [Eparchy] of Saint Peter the Apostle (January 6, 2012). May be read online and downloaded in PDF format at Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle. [N.B. The Pastoral Letter concerns the liturgy, ecumenism, and the historic heritage of the Chaldaean Catholic sui iurus church.]

Posted in observance of the Feast of Saints Addai (Addeus) and Mari, Teachers of the East.

15 Sunday Jul 2012

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The Apostles and the First Disciples, by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audiences 2006-2007). May be read online through Catechesis of the Popes. This provides a collection of the teaching addresses of Pope Benedict on the Origins of the Church; the Apostles; and the First Disciples.
[N.B., According to Catechesis of the Popes: “This catechesis is available in book form from Our Sunday Visitor and Ignatius Press. Our Sunday Visitor has also published a corresponding Study Guide which is available for purchase and as a free downloadable.pdf file. OSV has also published an Illustrated Edition of The Apostles.”]

Posted in observance of the Feast of the Twelve Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (15 July).

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30 Saturday Jun 2012

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The Tradition of the Syriac Church of Antioch, Concerning the Primacy and the Prerogatives of St. Peter and of his Successors the Roman Pontiffs, by the Most Rev. Cyril Benham Benni, Syriac Archbishop of Mossul (Nineveh), translated under the direction of the author by Joseph Gagliardi (London: Burns, Oates, & Co., 1871). Available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.