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No greater love

1997
Presents a collection of teachings by Mother Teresa, discussing a variety of topics including prayer, love, service, poverty, forgiveness, and death, and features an interview with the spiritual leader in which she talks about her work with the poor and dying.

The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965

2000
Investigates the actions of the Catholic Church and of individual Catholics during the Holocaust, from the emergence of Hitler in 1930 until the Church's official rejection of antisemitism in 1965.

Ruby

an ordinary woman
1995
The diary of Ruby Alice Side Thompson, a feminist and converted Catholic, highly critical of what she saw as the male-dominated church and in favor of birth control and abortion.

Inside the Vatican of Pius XII

the memoir of an American diplomat during World War II
2004
The question of whether Pius XII and the Vatican should be blamed for failing to act decisively in response to Hitler's final solution is as hotly debated today as in was in the years directly following World War II. This book presents the observations of an American diplomat who spent four years inside the Vatican during World War II and chronicles his own role in assisting and hiding escaped prisoners of war.

Hitler, the war, and the pope

2000
Explore Pope Pius XII's role in World War II, discussing how his policies lead people to believe he supported Hitler's acts in Nazi Germany.

The Jesuit and the skull

Teilhard de Chardin, evolution, and the search for Peking Man
2007
Explores the work of Jesuit paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, focusing on his role in the discovery of the Peking Man, how the Church reacted to his work, and his loyalty to his religion.

Abortion and Catholicism

the American debate
1988

The Seven Sacraments

1978
Learn about the the seven sacraments.

Child's guide to the seven sacraments

2005
Overview of all seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.

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