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Catholic Library
3rd–4th Century
Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 265-c. 340)
- Church History
- Life of Constantine
- The Proof of the Gospel
St. Athanasius (295-373)
- On the Incarnation
- Life of Antony
- On Luke 10:22/Matthew 11:27
- Circular Letter
- Apologia Contra Arianos
- De Decretis
- De Sententia Dionysii
- Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Anthony)
- Ad Episcopus Aegypti et Libyae
- Apologia ad Constantium
- Apologia de Fuga
- Historia Arianorum
- Four Discourses Against the Arians
- De Synodis
- Tomus ad Antiochenos
- Ad Afros Epistola Synodica
- Historia Acephala
- Letters
St. Victorinus (d. 303)
- On the Creation of the World
- Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
St. Ephraim of Syria (c. 306-373)
- The Pearl
- Fifty-Five Chapters on the Beatitudes
- On Love, On Psalmody, On Prayer
St. Methodius of Olympus (d. 311)
- Oration on Simeon and Anna
- The Banquet of the Ten Virgins
- Concerning Free Will
- Three Fragments from the Homily on the Cross and Passion of Christ
- From the Discourse on the Resurrection
- Oration on the Psalms
St. Jerome (320-420)
- On the Song of Songs
- Prefaces
- The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary
- De Viris Illustribus (Illustrious Men)
- The Life of Paulus the First Hermit
- Biblical Prefaces
Genesis
Joshua
The "Helmeted" introduction to Kings
Chronicles
Ezra
Ezra (Tr. Mark DelCogliano).
Tobit
Judith
Judith (Tr. Andrew S. Jacobs)
Esther
Jerome's notes to the additions to Esther
Job
Psalms (LXX)
Psalms (Hebrew)
The books of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Twelve minor prophets
Gospels
Vulgate preface to Paul's letters
- Commentary on Daniel
Preface to the online edition
Introduction, Preface
Commentary on Daniel
Migne's notes
St. Basil (329-379)
- On the Holy Spirit
- Nine Homilies on the Six Days of Creation
- To Gregory the Theologian
St. Cyril of Jerusalem (d. 386)
- Catechetical Lectures
- Mystagogical Catecheses
St. Gregory of Nazianzus (329-389)
- Second Paschal Oration
- On Easter
- Second Oration on Easter
- On the Priestly Office
- Theological Oration on God the Father
- Theological Oration on the Son
- On the Theophany or the Birthday of Christ
- On Epiphany and the Holy Lights
- On Holy Baptism
- On Pentecost
St. Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-395)
- Two Homilies on Almsgiving
- On Perfection
- Commentary on Ecclesiastes
- The Life of Gregory the Wonderworker
- Life of Macrina
- On the Holy Trinity, and of the Godhead of the Holy Spirit
- On the Faith (To Simplicius)
- On Virginity
- On Infants' Early Deaths
- On Pilgrimages
- On the Making of Man
- On the Soul and the Resurrection
- The Great Catechism
- On the Baptism of Christ (Sermon for the Day of Lights)
- Letters
St. Ambrose (340-397)
- On the Mysteries
- On the Christian Faith (De fide)
- On the Holy Spirit
- On Repentance
- On the Duties of the Clergy
- Concerning Virgins
- Concerning Widows
- On the Death of Satyrus
- Memorial of Symmachus
- Sermon against Auxentius
- Letters
St. Hilary of Poitiers (d. 368)
- On the Councils, or the Faith of the Easterns
- On the Trinity
- Homilies on the Psalms
St. Cyril of Alexandria (378-444)
- Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Translator's Introduction
Sermons 1-11 (Luke 1:1-3:3:23)
Sermons 12-25 (Luke 4:1-6:17)
Sermons 27-38 (Luke 6:20-7:28)
Sermons 39-46 (Luke 7:31-8:56)
Sermons 47-56 (Luke 9:1-56)
Sermons 57-65 (Luke 9:57-10:21)
- Commentary on the Gospel of John
Preface to the online edition
Introduction to volume 2
Praefatio - by Cyril of Alexandria
Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6, Book 7 (Fragments), Book 8 (Fragments), Book 9, Book 10, Book 11, Book 12
St. Patrick (385-461)
- Confession
- The Breastplate
Desert Fathers (4th c.)
- The Paradise of the Desert Fathers
- Sayings of the Desert Fathers
- The Life of Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt
Aphraates (4th c.)
-Demonstrations I, VI, VII, VIII, X, XVII, XXI, XXII |
5th-9th Century
John Cassian (360-432)
- Conferences
- Institutes
- On the Incarnation of the Lord (Against Nestorius)
Sulpitius Severus (363-420)
- The Life of St. Martin
Pope St. Leo the Great (395-461)
- Homilies on the Nativity - II , III , IV, VI , VII , VIII
- Homilies on the Epiphany - III , IV , VI
- Homilies on Lent, Easter and Pentecost - Lent II , IV , VII , XI , Transfiguration, Passion III , IV, VII , VIII, XI, XII, XVI, XVII, Holy Saturday, Resurrection, Ascension, II, Pentecost, II, III
- Feast of the Apostles Ss. Peter and Paul
Boethius (480-526)
- The Consolation of Philosophy
St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547)
- Rule for Monasteries
St. Vincent of Lerins (c. 495)
- Commonitory on the Catholic Faith
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (5th-6th c.)
- The Celestial Hierarchy
- The Mystical Theology
- The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
- Liturgy of Dionysius
- The Divine Names
St. Columba (521-597)
- Rule of St. Columba
Romanos the Melodist (6th c.)
- Hymn on the Raising of Lazarus
St. Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
- Dialogues, Book II (on the life and miracles of St. Benedict)
- Moralia or Commentary on the Book of Job - pdf
St. Maximus the Confessor (580-662)
- On Knowledge
St. Sophronious (ca. 600)
- Life of St. Mary of Egypt
John of Damascene (676-749)
- Apologia Against Those Who Decry Holy Images
- Three Sermons on the Dormition of the Virgin
- Barlaam and Ioasaph |
10th-14th Century
St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
- Prosologium
- Cur Deus Homo (Why God Became Man)
Peter Abelard (1079-1144)
- History of My Calamities
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)
- On Loving God
- On the Song of Songs (excerpts)
Guigo II (d. 1193)
- The Ladder of Four Rungs
St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
- The Canticle of Brother Son
- Praises of God Most High
- Exposition of the 'Our Father'
- An Exhortation to Praise God
- The Office of the Passion of the Lord
- A Prayer Before the Crucifix
- Rule of the Friars Minor
- Letters to St. Clare
Anonymous Authors (1250-1390)
- The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)
- Letters
- Rule of St. Clare
- Testament
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
- Opus Dominicale
- The Concordance of Scripture: The homiletic and exegetical methods of St Antony of Padua
St. Albert the Great (1200-1280)
- On Cleaving to God
St. Bonaventure (1221-1274)
- Prayer after Holy Communion
- Journey of the Mind into God
- Conferences on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
First Conference (Grace and its Fruits)
Second Conference (Fear of God)
Third Conference (Piety)
Fourth Conference (Knowledge)
Fifth Conference (Fortitude)
Sixth Conference (Fortitude of the Blessed Virgin)
Seventh Conference (Counsel)
Eighth Conference (Understanding)
Ninth Conference (Wisdom)
Jordan of Saxony (1231-1234)
- The Libellus of Jordan of Saxony (An early history of the Dominicans)
Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327)
- Sermons
Anonymous (c. 1260-1288)
- The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic
Blessed John Duns Scotus (1265-1308)
- A Treastise on God as First Principle
- On the Fittingness of the Immaculate Conception
- Ordinatio
Prologus, Part 1 (“On the Necessity of Revealed Doctrine”)
Prologus, Part 2 (“On the Sufficiency of Sacred Scripture”)
Book, II, Dist. 3, part 1: (“Whether a material substance is 'this' and individual through matter?”)
Bk. II, D. 3, p. II, qq.1-6, Q. 1, Q. 2, Q. 3, Q. 4, Qq. 5-6
Bk. III, Dist. 32, Q. Sole
Bk. IV, Dist. 46, qq. 1-3
- Scoti Summa Theologica
Pars III, Q. 27: “On the Sanctification of the Virgin”
Pars III, Q. 28: “Of the Virginity of the Mother of God”
Pars III, Q. 29: “Of the Espousals of the Mother of God”
Pars III, Q. 60: “What is a Sacrament?”
Pars III, Q. 61: “Whether the Sacraments are necessary for man’s salvation?”
Pars III, Q. 62: “The Sacraments’ principal effect, which is grace”
Conrad of Saxony (d. 1279)
- Mirror of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dante Aligheri (1265-1321)
- Purgatorio
- Inferno
- Paradiso
Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381)
- The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
-The Sparkling Stone
- The Book of Supreme Truth
Henry Suso (c. 1295-1366)
- A Little Book of Eternal Wisdom
Gregory of Palamas (1296-1359)
- On Unceasing Prayer
- Homily on the Dormition
- On Icons and Veneration of the Cross
Richard Rolle (1300-1349)
- The Fire of Love
- The Mending of Life or Rule of Living
Johannes Tauler (1300-1365)
- The Inner Way
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373)
- Revelations
Julian of Norwich (1343-1443)
- Revelations of Divine Love or The Shewings
Catherine of Siena (c. 1347-1380)
- The Dialogue of the Seraphic Virgin Catherine of Siena
- Act of Thanksgiving to the Trinity(from the Dialogue on Divine Providence)
- Letters of Catherine of Siena
Walter Hilton (d. 1396)
- The Scale (or Ladder) of Perfection or The Scale of Perfection
- The Song of Angels
- Treatise Written to a Devout Man
Thomas a Kempis (1379-1471)
- The Imitation of Christ
Anonymous English Author (14th-century)
- The Cloud of Unknowing or The Cloud of Unknowing |
15th-16th Century
Margery Kempe (c. 1430)
- The Book of Margery Kempe
- Treatise of Contemplation (from The Book of Margery Kempe)
Nicholas of Cusa (c. 1456)
- Where Is He that it is Born King of the Jews?
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494)
- Oration on the Dignity of Man
St. John Fisher (1469-1535)
- Treatise Concerning...the Seven Penitential Psalms
- Funeral Sermon for King Henry VII
- A Mourning Remembrance of Margaret Countess of Richmond
- Sermon Against the Pernicious Doctrine of Martin Luther
- A Spiritual Consolation,...to his Sister Elizabeth
- The Ways to Perfect Religion
- Sermon Preached upon a Good Friday
- Letter to Parliament, in Defense of Himself
St. Thomas More (1478-1535)
- Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
- Utopia - Utopia
- A Treatise on the Blessed Sacrament
- The Sadness of Christ
- The Four Last Things
Part 1: The Remembrance of Death
Part 2: Of Pride and Envy
Part 3: Of Covetousness, Gluttony, and Sloth
- History of Richard III
- English Poems
A Merry Jest
A Rueful Lamentation
The Words of Fortune to the People
Pageant of Life, or “Pageant Verses”
Two Short Ballads, or “Fortune Verses”
12 Properties of a Lover[.pdf]
12 Rules of Spiritual Battle[.pdf]
12 Weapons of Spiritual Battle [.pdf]
- A Godly Instruction
- Prayers from the Treatise on the Passion
- Psalm on Detachment
- A Devout Prayer
- Letters (1504-1535)
- Letter to his Daugher, May 2 or 3, 1535
- Last Letter
Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)
- Life and Doctrine of Catherine of Genoa
- Treatise on Purgatory
- Spiritual Dialogue in Three Parts1, 2, 3
Girolamo Savonarola O.P (1452-1498)
- A Sermon on the Lord's Prayer
St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
- The Spiritual Exercises
- Selected Letters and Instructions
- One Hundred Prayerful Thoughts (selections)
Passages 1 - 25 Passages 26 - 50 Passages 51 - 75 Passages 76 - 100
St. Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562)
- On the Fruit to be Derived from Prayer and Meditation
Anonymous Authors (1521)
- The Cell of Self-Knowledge: Seven Early English Mystical Treatises (Includes works by Richard of St. Victor, Margery Kempe, Walter Hilton, and the author of The Cloud of Unknowing.)
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
- Autobiography
- Interior Castle
- Way of Perfection
St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)
- Ascent of Mount Carmel.
- Counsels to a Religious
- Dark Night of the Soul
- The Living Flame of Love
- Sayings of Light and Love
- The Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ
- Poetry of St. John of the Cross
Robert Southwell (1561-1595)
- Times Go by Turns
- Look Home
- Scorn Not The Least
- A Child My Choice
- Love's Servile Lot
- Love's Garden Grief
- New Prince, New Pomp
- The Burning Babe
- New Heaven, New War
- The Nativity of Christ
- Christ's Childhood
- The Virgin Mary to Christ on the Cross
- Upon the Image of Death
- A Vale of Tears
- Man's Civil War |
20th-21st Century
Robert Hugh Benson (d. 1914)
- Lourdes
- Essays
- Religion of the Plain Man
- Christ in the Church
- Parodoxes of Catholicism
- Confessions of a Convert
- Poems
Blessed Columba Marmion (1858-1923)
- The Mysteries of the Rosary
- Meditations on the Church Year
G.K. Chesteron (1874-1936)
- Works
- Day by Day
Ven. Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament (1866-1937)
– Spiritual Writings
Jacques Maritain (1882-1973)
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Reflections on America
- Art and Scholasticism
- The Frontiers of Poetry
- The Responsibility of the Artist
- Moral Philosophy
- On the Philosophy of History
- The Range of Reason
- On the Church of Christ
- The Problem and Theory of Freedom in Human Existence
- Western Civilization and Religious Faith
- The Cultural Impact of Empiricism
- Some Reflections on Missionary Activity
- What is Man?
- Christianity and Democracy
- God and Science
- Poetic Experience
- On the Meaning of Contemporary Atheism
Cardinal Charles Journet (1891-1975)
- The Meaning of Grace
- The Church of the Word Incarnate
St. Edith Stein (1891-1942)
- The Hidden Life: Meditations and Spiritual Texts
St. Josemaria Escriva (1902-1975)
- Writings
Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
- Writings
Ralph McInerny (b. 1929)
- A History of Western Philosophy
Mother Trinity of Holy Mother Church (b. 1929)
- God's Speech
- The True Face of the Church Full and Saturated with Divinity
- The Promise of the New Covenant
- The Great Mystery of the Incarnation
- The Plentitude of Christ's Priesthood
- Mary is a Wonder of Grace
- The Great Moment of the Consecration
- The Sublime Sublimity of the Coeternal Being
- God is in himself, By himself, and for himself
- The Lady of the Incarnation
- God is Himself the Infinite Virginity
- Christ Crucified, Victim of Redemption
- The Holy Mother Church is the New and Heavenly Jerusalem
- Before the Excellence of God
- God . . . in essential Joy of Divinity
- The Great Mystery of God
- I Have Faith
Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)
- Complete Works
- Theology of the Body Teachings (1979-1984)
- God, Father and Creator: Catechesis on the Creed, part 1 (1985-1986)
- Jesus, Son and Savior: Catechesis on the Creed, part 2 (1986-1989)
- The Spirit, Giver of Life and Love: Catechesis on the Creed, part 3 (1989-1991)
- The Church, Mystery, Sacrament, Community: Catechesis on the Creed, part 4 (1991-1995)
- Catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary (1995-1997)
- The Psalter, Christian Prayer, and the Liturgy of the Hours (2001)
- Salvifici Doloris, “On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering”
- Rosarium Virginis Mariae, “The Rosary of the Virgin Mary”
- Christifideles Laici, “On the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World”
- Ecclesia in America
- Dies Domini, “On Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy”
- Novo Millennio Ineunte, “At the Beginning of the New Millennium”
- Mulieris Dignitatem, “On the Dignity and Vocation of Women”
- Fides et Ratio, “Faith and Reason”
- Ecclesia de Eucharistia, “On the Eucharist in its Relationship to the Church”
- Veritatis Splendor, “The Splendor of Truth”
- Proclamation of St. Thomas More as Patron of Statesmen and Politicians
Pope Benedict XVI (b. 1927)
- Deus Caritas Est, On Christian Love
- Spe Salvis, On Christian Hope
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Jewish Traditions
Targumim
- Targum Pseudo-Jonathan and Targum Onkelos (On the Pentateuch)
- Psalms Targum - Psalms 1-41, Psalms 42-72, Psalms 73-89, Psalms 90-106, Psalms 106-150
- Targum to Song of Songs
- Targum to Ruth
- Targum Lamentations
The Babylonian Talmud
- Book 1: Tract Sabbath
- Book 2: Tracts Erubin, Shekalim, Rosh Hashana
- Book 3: Tracts Pesachim, Yomah and Hagiga
- Book 4: Tracts Betzh, Succah, Moed Katan, Taanith, Megilla and Ebel - Rabbathi or Semahoth
- Book 5: Tracts Aboth, Derech Eretz-Rabba, Derech Eretz-Zuta, and - - Baba Kama (First Gate)
- Book 6: Tract Baba Kama (First Gate), Part II and Tract Baba Metzia (Middle Gate)
- Book 7: Tract Baba Bathra (Last Gate)
- Book 8: Tract Sanhedrin: Section Jurisprudence (Damages)
- Book 9: Tracts Maccoth, Shebuoth, Eduyoth, Abuda Zara, and Horioth
- Book 10: History of the Talmud
Soncino Translation of the Babylonian Talmud
Seder Zera‘im
- Introduction
- Tractate Berakoth
Seder Mo‘ed
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Tractate Shabbath
Seder Nashim
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Tractate Yebamoth
- Tractate Kethuboth
- Tractate Nedarim
- Tractate Nazir
- Tractate Sotah
- Tractate Gittin
Seder Nezekin
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Tractate Baba Kamma
- Tractate Baba Mezi‘a
- Tractate Baba Bathra
- Tractate Sanhedrin
- Tractate ‘Abodah Zarah
- Tractate Horayoth
Seder Kodashim
- Foreword
- Introduction
Seder Tohoroth
- Introduction
- Tractate Niddah
- Tractate Tohoroth
- Soncino Talmud Glossary
- Abbreviations Used in the Soncino Talmud
- Search the Babylonian Talmud
Haggada
- Legends of the Jews
From the Creation to Jacob
From Joseph to the Exodus
From the Exodus to the Death of Moses
From Joshua to Esther
Midrash
- Genesis Rabba
- Exodus Rabba
- Leviticus Rabba
- Numbers Rabba
- Deuteronomy Rabba
- Midrash Ruth - Midrash Song of Songs
- Midrash Ecclesiastes
- Midrash Lamentations
- Midrash Esther
- Midrash Psalms
- Midrash Proverbs
- Midrash Samuel
- Midrash Tanchumah Or Yelamdinu
- Alexander of Macedon
- Demons
- Ashmedai, The King Of Demons
- Messiah
Other Targumim and Midrash
- Medieval Hebrew Midrash
- Midrash Tanhuma
- Targum and Midrash on Salvation History Themes and Events
- Messianic Exegesis
- Jewish Apocalypse
- Midrash Tanhuma
Rabbinic Texts and Tradition
- Figures in the Rabbinic Tradition
- Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth)
- Halacha-Yami (19th-century compendium of Jewish Law)
- Rabbinic Wisdom
- Rabbinic Parables
- Messianic Texts from the Bible |
Philo of Alexandria (d. 50)
- On the Creation
- On the Cherubim
- On the Birth of Abel and the Sacrifices Offered by Him and by His Brother Cain
- That the Worse is Wont to Attack the Better
- On the Posterity of Cain and His Exile
- On the Giants
- On the Unchangableness of God
- On Husbandry
- Concerning Noah's Work as a Planter
- On Drunkenness
- On the Prayers and Curses Uttered by Noah When He Became Sober
- On the Confusion of Tongues
- On the Migration of Abraham
- Who is the Heir of Divine Things?
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- On Mating with the Preliminary Studies
- On Flight and Finding
- On the Change of Names
- On Dreams, That They are God-Sent
- On Abraham
- On Joseph
- On the Life of Moses, I, II
- The Decalogue
- The Special Laws, I, II, III, IV
- On the Virtues
- On the Contemplative Life or Suppliants
- On the Embassy to Gaius: The First Part of the Treatise on Virtues
- Questions and Answers on Genesis, I, II, III
- On the Eternity of the World
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