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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults(Rcia) 99/00 St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS 2016 - 2017 BOOKS FOR FURTHER READING* GENERAL REFERENCE Abbott, Walter M., gen. ed. The Documents of Vatican II. Joseph Gallagher, trans. ed. The American Press, 1966. Akin, Jimmy. The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church. El Cajon: Catholic Answers, Inc. 2010. Altemose, Charlene. What You Should Know about the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Liguori: Liguori Publications, 1994 Aquilina, Mike. The Fathers of the Church. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. Bunson, Matthew, D. Min., Encylopedia of U. S. Catholic History. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2013. --- The Catholic Source Book. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2008. Casciaro, Jose Maria, ed. dir. The Navarre Bible (New Testament in 12 vols.). Trans. James Gavigan et al. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1988. ... The Navarre Bible (Old Testament in 7 vols.). Trans. Michael Adams. New York: Scepter Publishers, Inc., 2005. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Trans. USCC, Inc. - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Boston: St. Paul Books & Media, 1994. The Companion to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1994. Compendium: Catechism of the Catholic Church. Trans. Libreria Editrice Vatican. USCCB Publishing, 2006. Cole, Jeffery, Editor. The Didache Bible. Downers Grove: Midwest Theological Forum, Inc., 2015. Flannery, Austin, gen. ed. Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents(2 vols.). Boston: St. Paul Edition, 1981. Hahn, Scott, Gen. Editor. Catholic Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 2009. --- Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots. New York: Doubleday, 2009 Leon-Dufour, Xavier, ed. Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Trans. P. Joseph Cahill and E. M. Stewart. New York: The Seabury Press, 1976. Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal and Christoph Schonborn. Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1994. 2 Stravinskas, Peter M. J., ed. Catholic Dictionary. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. 1993. --- The Essential Catholic Survival Guide: Answers to Tough Questions about the Faith. San Diego: Catholic Answers, 2005. United States Catholic Catechism for Adults. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference of Bishops,2006. The New American Bible (Revised Edition). Wichita: Fireside Catholic Publishing, 2011. Willis, John R., Ed. The Teachings of the Church Fathers. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2002. PAPAL DOCUMENTS Benedict XVI. Caritas in Veritate. Libreria Editrice Vaticana: (www.vatican.va) 2009. --- Deus Caritas Est. Baltimore: L’Osservatore Romano (English Edition). (www.ewtn.com),2005. --- Sacramentum Caritatis. Trans. Libreria Editrice Vaticana: (www.vatican.va) 2007. John Paul II. Ecclesia de Eucharistia(The Holy Eucharist). Trans. Vatican Translation. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 2003. --- Mother of the Redeemer. Trans. Vatican Translation. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1987. --- On the Most Holy Rosary. Trans. Vatican Translation. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 2002. --- On Catechesis in Our Time. Trans. L'Osservatore Romano. Boston: St Paul Editions, 1979. --- Redeemer of Man. Trans. Vatican Translation. Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1979. --- The Gospel of Life. Trans. Vatican Translation. St. Paul: The Leaflet Missal Company, 1995. --- The Lay Members of Christ's Faithful People. Trans. Vatican Translation. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1988. --- The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World. Trans. Vatican Polyglot Press. Boston: The Daughters of St. Paul, 1981. Pope Francis. The Light of Faith. Trans. Libreria Editrice Vaticana: (www.vatican.va) 2013. --- Evangelii Gaudium. Trans. Librería Editrice Vaticana: (www.vatican.va), 2013. --- Laudato Si. Trans. Libreria Editrice Vaticana: (www.vatican.va), 2015. 3 --- Amoris Laetitia: “On Love in the Family” (Post Synodal Exhortation). Trans. Libreria Editrice Vaticana, (www.vatican.va) 2016. Pope Paul VI. Of Human Life(Humanae Vitae). Trans. NC News Service. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1968. --- On Evangelization in the Modern World. Boston: Daughters of St.Paul, 1975. LITURGICAL REFERENCE & Individual Titles Aquilina, Mike. The Mass of the Early Christians. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. , 2001. Buettner, Father Matthew. Understanding the Mystery of the Mass: Reflections on the Mass. Goleta: Queenship Publishing Company, 2006. Ceremonial of Bishops. Trans. ICEL. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1989. Elliot, Peter J. Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1995. Hahn, Scott. The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth. Doubleday: New York, 1999. --- Letter and Spirit: From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy. New York: Doubleday, 2005. McBride, Alfred, O. Praem. Celebrating the Mass: A Guide to Understanding and Loving the Mass More Deeply. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1999. Pitre, Brant. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper. New York: Doubleday, 2011. Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal(Pope Benedict XVI). The Spirit of the Liturgy. Trans. John Saward. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000. --- A New Song for the Lord: Faith in Christ and Liturgy Today. New York: The Crossroads Publishing Company, Inc. 2005. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1988. The Sacramentary. Trans. ICEL. Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1985. 4 BOOKS APOLOGETICS Akin, Jimmy. The Drama of Salvation: How God Rescues Us from Our Sins and Brings Us to Eternal Life. El Cajon: Catholic Answers Press. 2015. Cavins, Jeff. My Life on the Rock. San Diego: e3press, 2000. Connolly, Charles, ed. On Being Catholics. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1983. D’Ambrosio, Marcellino, PhD. Exploring the Catholic Church: An Introduction to Catholic Teaching and Practice. 2001. Danielou, Jean. Why the Church?. Trans. Maurice F. De Lange. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1975. Grodi, Marcus C. Journeys Home. Goleta: Queenship Publishing, 1998. Giusanni, Luigi. Why the Church. Montreal: McGill Queens University Press, 2000. Guste, Msgr. Bob. The Gift of the Church. Goleta: Queenship Publishing, 1993. Father Mateo. Refuting the Attack on Mary. San Diego: Catholic Answers, 1999. Fulwiler, Jennifer. Something Other than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidently Found It. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2014. Hahn, Scott. Why Stay Catholic: Answering Common Objections. (Vol. 1, Mary and the Pope). Tehachapi: St. Joseph Communications, 2003. --- Reasons to Believe. NY: Random House, Inc. 2007. Hahn, Scott and Kimberly, Rome Sweet Home. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1993. Hahn, Scott and Aquilina, Mike. Living the Mysteries: A Guide for Unfinished Christians. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2003. Jones, Alex and Diane Hanson. No Price Too High: A Pentecostal Preacher Becomes a Catholic. San Frnacisco: Ignatius Press, 2005. Ker, Ian. Mere Catholicism. Steubenville: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2006. Kreeft, Peter. Fundamentals of the Faith: Essays in Christian Apologetics. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1988. --- Angels and Demons. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1995. Kreeft, Peter and Ronald K. Tacelli. Handbook of Christian Apologetics. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1994. Libersat, Henry. Catholic and Confident: Simple Steps to Share Your Faith. Cincinnati: Servant Books, 2012. Lloyd, Gus. A Minute in the Church: One-minute Catholic Apologetics. Tampa: Gus Lloyd, 2010. 5 Madrid, Patrick. A Pocker Guide to Catholic Apologetics. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2006. --- Surprised by Truth: Eleven Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic. San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994. --- Surprised by Truth 2: Fifteen Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic. Manchester: Sohpia Institute Press: 2000. --- Where Is That in the Bible. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2001. --- Any Friend of God’s Is a Friend of Mine. San Diego: Basilica Press, 1996. Michuta, Gary G. Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger. Port Huron: Grotto Press, 2007. Nordhagen, Lynn, Ed. When Only One Converts. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, 2001. Ray, Stephen K. Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historic Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1997. --- Upon this Rock. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999. Redford, John. What Is Catholicism?. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor Press, 1999. Rose, Devin. The Protestant’s Dilemma: How the Reformation’s Shocking Consequences Point to the Truth of Catholicism. San Diego: Catholic Answers Press, 2014. Schoeman, Roy H. Salvation is from the Jews. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2003. Schreck, Alan. Jesus: What Catholics Believe. Cincinnati: Servant Publications. 2012. Staples, Tim. Nuts and Bolts: A Practical Guide to Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith. San Diego: Basilica Press, 2002. Thigpen, Paul, Ph.D. The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to “End Times” Fever. West Chester: Ascension Press, 2001. Weigel, George. The Truth of Catholicism. New York: Harper Collins, Inc. (Cliff Street Books). 2001. Woods, Jr., Thomas E., Ph.D. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Washington, DC. Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005. 6 CATECHETICAL Albacete, Lorenzo et al. The Teaching of Christ. Eds. Lawler, Ronald, Wuerl, Donald W., and Lawler, Thomas C. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1976. Aquilina, Mike and Fr. Kris D. Stubna. What Catholics Believe: A Pocket Catechism. Huntington:
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