Product Description

This one-volume collection of the most significant and timeless writings of the Roman Catholic Church serves as a concise overview of its traditional thinking and practices. Presented in historical order, Our Sunday Visitor's one-of-a-kind anthology is a well-spring of inspiration and information for all Christians interested in the teachings of Catholicism from the time of the apostles to the current era.

Equally useful as an academic reference and for personal, spiritual enrichment, this ready reference offers a singular opportunity to sample original works by some of the most significant writers of the Christian faith, including:

St. Ignatius of Antioch

St. Justin Martyr

Clement of Alexandria

St. Ephraim the Syrian

St. Basil

St. John Chrysostom

St. Ambrose

St. Hilary of Poitiers

St. Jerome

St. Augustine

St. Benedict

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Thomas Aquinas

Dante

St. Catherine of Siena

Thomas a Kempis

St. Theresa of Avila

St. John of the Cross

St. Francis de Sales

John Henry Cardinal Newman

St. Therese of Lisieux

G.K. Chesterton

Pope John XXIII

Pope Paul VI

Pope John Paul II

and many more...

About the Author: Theodore E. James Ph.D., taught philosophy at Manhattan College for 32 years. He has written for The New Scholasticism, The Thomist, Thought, Catholic Library World, and many other periodicals.