Church Doctrine General

Beautifully bound hard cover, features the complete rite approved for use in Australia and New Zealand, and is intended for use during the actual celebration of the rite...

The command to make disciples of all the nations and to teach people everywhere all that He had taught His first followers was, from the very beginning, taken very seriously by the Church. The faithful down through the ages have always aspired to know, profess, practice, safeguard and transmit Christ's message to others. History has shown that methods for doing so have enjoyed varying degrees of success along the way. This has certainly been true in our own day and age. Because of a certain de-emphasis on doctrine since Vatican II along with a corresponding decline of emphasis on obedience and holiness of life, we find ourselves witnessing today a great hunger on the part of many for holy wisdom, divine charity, and the Truth that will truly set them free. This book provides an analysis of the issue and provides a theological solution, based on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, to handing on the truths of the Faith with unwavering fidelity in the third millennium...

Pastores Dabo Vobis (I will give you Shepherds) was written by John Paul II in 1992. The opening line comes as a promise that the Lord will never leave his Church without priests to guide them. This extremely comprehensive document investigates the challenges the church faces in the third millennium. From his own vast pastoral experience John Paul II gives guidance on the nature and the mission of the priesthood and how this is supported and informed by the priests's own spiritual life...

The Permanent Committee of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has approved the revised books on “The Order of Celebrating Matrimony” and “The Order of Confirmation”. The English translation is according to the Typical Edition, and approved by the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship. This revised edition is in keeping with the norms of the decrees of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy...

Apostolic Exhortation On the Call to Holiness in Today's World In this new Apostolic Exhortation, Pope Francis sets out the many challenges and practical ways that we can live a life of Holiness in today's world...