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IDnumber Title Author Publisher PubYr Price Description
3 The New Testament Without Illusion John L McKenzie Thomas More Press Chicago, IL 1980 $5.00 This 256-page hard cover, classic book (w/jacket) is in excellent condition.
24 The Woman at the Well Adrian Van Kaam CSSp Dimension Books Denville, NJ 1976 $4.00 This hard cover (w/bk jacket) is in v.g. condition.
“One of the world’s leading psychologists offers a creative and vivid examination of the meeting of Jesus and the Samaritan woman.”
25 The Road to Damascus The Spiritual Pilgrimage of15 Converts John A. O’Brien, Editor Doubleday & Company Garden City, NY 1961 $4.00 This 230-page, Image Book, paperback classic is in very good condition.
106 Holy Bible New Catholic Edition Illustrated
Catholic Book Publishing Co. NY 1957 $15.00 This classic Bible, with a black leatherette hard-cover, is over 50-years old and in excellent condition. A full color photo of Pope Pius XII is opposite the title page. This is a collector’s item.
109 The Cost of Discipleship (unabridged) Dietrich Bonhoeffer MACMILLAN Co. NY 1966 $5.00 This 352-page classic is a Macmillan Paperback in good condition.
110 The Prison Meditations of Father Delp (intro: Thomas Merton) Fr. Delp, SJ Herder & Herder, NY 1963 $5.00 Extracts from Fr Delp’s Prison Diary and his Meditations throughout the liturgical year.
Hard cover (w/book jacket) good condition
111 Education and the Worship of God Philip H. Phenis Westminister Press, Phila, Pa 1956 $3.00 This hard cover (w/bk jacket) is in fair condition. There are comments written in the margins, some underlining
112 Pastoral Liturgy J.A, Jungmann, SJ Herder & Herder, NY 1962 $25.00 This 430-page, hard cover (w/ book jacket) classic is in very good condition.
113 Modern Catechetics: Message & Method in Religious Ed Gerard S. Sloyan (Editor) MACMILLAN Co. NY 1962 $5.00 Fr. Sloyan is the editor of and a contributor to this vintage collection of essays by Mary Perkins Ryan, Eva Fleishner, Sister Maria de la Cruz Aymes, etc.
114 How Children Fail John Holt Dell Publishing, NY 1964 $5.00 This 180-paperback book is a classic in the education field. Good condition
115 American Catholicism John Tracy Ellis The University of Chicago Press 1956 $5.00 This 207-page, paperback classic is in very good condition.
117 The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought J Pelikan; C Fadiman (editors) Little, Brown & Co. Boston 1990 $12.00 This 635-page, soft cover collection of more than 60 classic essays is in very good condition. authors include Dostoyevsky, Camus, James, Barth, Jung, G.M. Hopkins; M.L. King; Tillich; C.S. Lewis; Tagore; J.H. Newman; Bonhoeffer; Gandhi; M. de Unamuno; R.W. Emerson; C. Chang; D. Day; Schweitzer; Eliade; Heschel; Kierkegaard; de Chardin; Solzhenitsyn and more.
137 Philosophy of Education CUA Prdagogical Series Rev. Thomas E. Shields, PhD, LL.D The Catholic Education Press ©1917 $28.00 This rare, nearly 100-year old, hard cover cloth bookis in excellent condition. It has some written notations, a library stamp and card, and a written name of a previous owner. It is 446-page book. The author was a professor of Psychology & Education at Catholic University (DC) and dean of the Catholic sSisters College there.
139 Encyclical Letter of John Paul II The Splendor of Truth Pope John Paul II St Paul Media and Books 1993 $2.00 This 154 -page paperback classic is a parish resource for Catholics, Teachers, Catechists and Pastoral Ministers . It is in good condition.
140 To the Youth of the World Apostolic Letter (March 31,1985) Pope John Paul II U.S. Catholic Conference (Washington, DC) 1985 $2.00 This 64 -page paperback classic is a parish resource for Catholics, Youth Ministers; Teachers, Catechists and Pastoral Ministers .It is in good condition.
144 Religion First Book Rev Edward Pace PhD & Rev Thomas E. Shields, PhD, LL.D The Catholic Correspondence School, Wash, DC 1908 $28.00 This rare, 100-year old, hard cover, text is in excellent condition. It is 96-page book filled with lessons, stories, poetry, music, and classic black and white & color illustrations, and a “Suggestions to the Teacher” section. The authors were professors of Psychology The Catholic University (DC).
146 How Shall I Learn to Teach Religion? Blanche Carrier Harper & Brothers NY & London 1930 $25.00 This, rare, 230-page hard cover book w/jacket is in good condition. Written by an assistant professor of Rel Ed. @ the University of Pittsburgh who says her book was written with “the purpose of helping the great body od Sunday school teachers understand the new approach to religious education.”
147 Teacher Manual of Primary Methods CUA Prdagogical Series Rev. Thomas E. Shields, PhD, LL.D The Catholic Education Press ©1917 $25.00 This rare, nearly 100-year old, hard cover cloth book is in good condition. It has some penciled underling, a library stamp, and a written name of a previous owner. It is 441-page book. The author was a professor of Psychology & Education at Catholic University (DC) and dean of the Catholic Sisters College there.
148 Catechism for the Parochial and Sunday Schools of the US James Groenings, SJ Benzinger Brothers (Printers to the Holy See) NY, Chic 1921 $10.00 This hard cover 160-page text is in fair condition due to a damaged front cover and a less damaged back cover. The body of the text is in good condition. It is an excellent period piece.
149 A Guide to American Catholic History John Tracy Ellis Bruce Publishing Company Milwaukee 1959 $3.00 This 147-page, large size paper back is in good condition. The author was a Professor of Catholic Church History at Catholic University of America (DC).
150 Doctrinal Catechism Catholic Faith & Practices Assailed by Heretics Rev Stephen Keenan PJ Kenedy Excelsior Catholic Publishing House, NY 1876 $55.00 This rare,132-year old hard cover, 395-page Catechism is in good shape for its age. There are no loose or missing pages and the binding is weathered, but secure. On the back of the front cover it has a tiny sticker which reads: “T.B. Noonan Publishers and Book Sellers and Importers of Religious Articles, 17,19 & 21 Boyleston St. ,Boston.” Title page has seal of CUA library.
151 Education and the Worship of God Philip H. Phenix Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Pa 1966 $55.00 This is another, hard to acquire, hard cover book. The 192-page book w/jacket cover, is in good condition. There is some underlining and margin notations.
154 The Making and the Unmaking of a Dullard Rev. Thomas E. Shields, PhD, LL.D The Catholic Education Press ©1909 $35.00 This rare,100-year old, hard cover cloth book is in good condition. It is in “The Catholic University Pedagogical Series.” The author, a professor of Psych. & Ed. at Catholic University (DC), dedicated the book “To the Misunderstood Children.” The book has an imprimatur by James Cardinal Gibbons and libtary stampings.
176 Come Let Us Eat Preparing for First Communion Mary Charles Bryce OSB Herder & Herder NY 1964 $2.00 This 64-page paperback classic Communion Textis in good condition.
189 Psychoanalysis and Religion Erich Fromm Bantam Books 1950 $2.00 This 115-page classic paperback has yellowing pages but is in good reading condition.
198 The New Testament in the Life of the Church Rev E LaVerdiere, SSS Ave Maria Press Notre Dame, IN 1980 $2.00 This 189-page, paper back is in fair condition.
It has one loose page and some notations and underling. Sub-title reads :“Evangelization, Prayer, Catechetics, Homeletics.”
199 An Important Office of Immense Love-Eucharistic Ministers (handbook Joseph M Champlin Paulist Press Ramsey, NY 1984 $3.00 This 166-page, paper back is in “Like new” condition.
201 God’s Saving Word- grade 6- Student Text Weber, Killgallon, O’Shaughnessey Benzinger 1966 $4.00 This student text with a 545-page student text is in good condition with a few “dog ears”. It is an excellent resource for teachers and catechists.
214 Doctrinal Catechism Catholic Faith & Practices Assailed by Heretics Rev Stephen Keenan PJ Kenedy Excelsior Catholic Publishing House, NY 1895 $55.00 This rare,113-year old hard cover, over 500-page, Catechism is in good shape for its age. There are no loose or missing pages and the binding seems to be reapaired. On the back of the front cover it has an qwners name from 1906. There are 2 different library stamps on it. On the blank back pages a list of people’s names and places are hand printed in ink. On the margins of several pages are dates and short notes.
225 An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine John Henry Cardinal Newman Doubleday Co Inc Garden City, NY 1960 $4.00 This 434-page, Image Book, paperback classic is in very good condition.
226 The Catholic Church in the Modern World a Survey from the French Revolution to the Present E E Y Hales Hanover House Garden Citym, NY 1958 $5.00 This 312-page hard cover book (w/jacket) is in good condition.
229 I Believe the personal Structure of Faith Abbe Jean Mouroux Sheed & Ward, NY 1959 $4.00 This 109-page, hard cover (w/ book jacket) classic is in good condition.
231 The Art of Living D von Hildebrand, A von Hildebrand Franciscan Herald Press, Chicago, IL 1965 $4.00 This 119-page, hard cover (w/ book jacket) classic is in good condition.
236 Your God is Too Small J B Phillips MACMILLAN Co. NY 1967 $3.00 This 124-page classic is a paperback in good condition.
240 Man on His Own essays on the Philosophy of Religion Ernst Bloch Herder & Herder NY 1970 $4.00 This 240-page Hard Cover (w/jacket) is in good condition. There are several hand written notes and some underling.
241 Meditations of a Hermit the Spiritual Writings of Charles de Foucauld Charles de Foucauld Benzinger Brothers, NY, Cincinnatti, Printers to the Holy See 1930 $50.00 This hard cover collectible classic is in good condition. The library stamp of a previous owner is o the page opposite the front cover and on the title cover.
253 Catechism of Perserverance: an Historical, Doctrinal, Moral & Liturgical Exposition of the Catholic Religion Rev F B Jamison Kelly & Piet, Baltimore, MD 1850 $50.00 This 413-page vintage catechism is in good condition for its age. The binding is loose and has been repaired. a previous owner’s name is written in calligraphy in brown ink on the inside front cover. There are some pencil notations on the back cover.
263 Religious Education Development Images for the Future Gabriel Moran Winston, Minneapolis, MN 1983 $6.00 This 226-page paperback is in “like new” condition.
267 The Appearance of Man Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Harper & Row, Publishers, San Francisco 1965 Eng $5.00 This 286-page hard cover book w/jacket is in good condition;
277 Catholic Education in America A Documentary History Neil g McCloskey SJ Teachers College Press (Columbia University) 1964 $3.00 This 205-page, paperback is in good condition. The author received his doctorate at Columbia University.
278 Waiting on God the Essence of Her Thought Simone Weil Fontana Books 1950 $3.00 This 191-page, paperback is in good condition.
279 The Idea of a University John Henry Cardinal Newman Doubleday Co Inc Garden City, NY 1960 $4.00 This 477-page, Image Book, paperback classic is in good condition. There is some underlining,0 and notes in margins.
281 A Man for All Seasons A Play in Two Acts Robert Bolt Random House NY 1960 $4.00 This 163-page hard cover (w/jacket) is a play about St. Thomas More and the authority of the individual conscience. It is in good condition.
296 The Resurection a Biblical Study F X Durrwell,CSSR Sheed & Ward, NY 1960 $5.00 This 371-page, hard cover (w/ book jacket) classic is in good condition. Previous owner’s stamp is on the inside of the front cover.
298 St. Francis of Assisi (a Biography) Johannes Jorgenson Doubleday & Company Garden City, NY 1969 $3.00 This 354-page, Image Book, paperback is in good condition.

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