Update in progress! 21 Aug 2010
If you wish to read it: Our Introduction Page General info and requests for assistance are posted there. Thanks!
Since this site was last updated in June 2009, we have reprinted several Catholic books. I have all the books I currently reprint on the Intro page. Deo Gratias!
In May, 2009, we began adding ebooks to Amazon.com's Kindle Store. There you will find many of the books from this site as well as books that will be added to this site in the future. To see our selection go here: Our Kindle ebooks 129 Catholic ebooks and counting!
We've opened an account on Twitter.com and will post info related to new ebooks added to Kindle store, new books added to this site, info about new books being released by St Athanasius Press. To find us on Twitter search: wallmell
We'll be adding more Catholic ebooks here very soon and when we start they'll become the new ebooks and I'll remove "new" off the 2009 ebooks marked below.
Completed Works
***NEW*** 13 April 2009The Art of Dying Well by St Robert Bellarmine
***NEW*** 9 April 2009Life of Blessed(St Cure de Ars) John Vianney in .pdf format You'll need Adobe Reader to view this
New below is the Complete 3 Volume set of The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection by Fr Alphonsus Rodriguez. It's an excellent set that I continue to reread and try to apply to my life. This is also available for sell in paperback from St Athanasius Press. I am delighted that it is now also available for free online.
***NEW*** 9 April 2009Volume 1 The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection by Fr Alphonsus Rodriguez in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009Volume 2 The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection by Fr Alphonsus Rodriguez in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009Volume 3 The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection by Fr Alphonsus Rodriguez in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009Sermons for All the Sundays in the Year by St Alphonsus Liguori in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009Dignity and Duties of the Priest, or Selva by St Alphonsus Liguori 1889 in .pdf formatNow in print also from St Athanasius Press
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The History of Heresies and Their Refutation by St Alphonsus Liguori 1847 in .pdf format Now in print also from St Athanasius Press
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The True Spouse of Jesus Christ Vol 1 Chapters 1 - 16 by St Alphonsus Liguori 1888 in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The Way of Salvation and of Perfection by St Alphonsus Liguori in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The Raccolta or Collection of Indulgenced Prayers & Good Works by Ambrose St John 1910 Edition in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St Agnes by Thomas A Kempis 1906 in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The Little Catechism of the Cure de Ars - St John Vianney in .pdf format
***NEW*** 9 April 2009The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori 1887 in .pdf format
The Divine Office: A Study of the Roman Breviary by Rev E. J. Quigley - 1920 12-08-06
Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament and the Blessed Virgin Mary by St Alphonsus Liguori - 1855
The Little Office of St Gertrude - 1866
50 Maxims for Attaining Perfection by St Alphonsus Liguori (Short)
St Alphonsus Maria Liguori Page Special page dedicated solely to St Liguori's Works as we continue to make them available to the world
The Fewness of Those Catholics Saved by St Leonard of Port Maurice
The Hidden Treasure (of Holy Mass) by St Leonard of Port Maurice - 1855 Read this and possibly change the way you benefit from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass forever!
The Sisters Clare: Preparation for Confirmation - 1859 - Short Story for Children
Handbook on Faith, Hope and Love by St Augustine
A Treatise on Prayer by St Alphonsus Liguori - 1834 This book can help save your very soul and is a must read for all Catholics! ***Completed in its entirety.*** 4-16-2009 Now in print also from St Athanasius Press
On Loving God By St Bernard of Clairvaux
A COMMONITORY For the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All Heresies by Vincent of Lerins Have you ever wondered how the Early Church Fathers or the Early Catholics addressed and dealt with novelties and heresies being introduced as "Catholic"? Read this and you will have a sure guide in dealing with the errors of Modernism so rampant today.
On Contempt for the World or De Contemptu Mundi By St Eucherius of Lyons
Life and Doctrine of St Catherine of Genoa - 1907
Spiritual Dialogues of St Catherine of Genoa - 1907
Treatise on Purgatory by St Catherine of Genoa 1858
Modernism by Cardinal Mercier - 1912
Excerpt from: The Sincere Christian: Instructed in the Faith From the Written Word by the RT. REV. Bishop Hay (1729 - 1811) "Of Salvation out of the Church of Christ"
1908 Catholic Encyclopedia article on St Catherine of Genoa
A True Pro-Life Story about my Child, St Charity
The Seven Words Spoken on the Cross by St Robert Bellarmine
Uniformity with God's Will/Conformity to God's Will by St Alphonsus Liguori
Uniformit? alla Volont? di Dio -- Alfonso de? Liguori Uniformity with God's Will IN ITALIAN
Online OFF Site Book Links Page
Catholic Book Links Page Books found elsewhere on the Web
Works in Progress
The 1909, The Roman Index of Forbidden Books by Francis S Betten S.J. This will help clarify for all Catholics why we should NOT be reading non Catholic religious books and how dangerous it is for our soul to be doing so.
Another Excerpt from: The Sincere Christian: Instructed in the Faith From the Written Word by the RT. REV. Bishop Hay (1729 - 1811) "Of Communicating with those out of the Church" Book is undated but clearly from the mid 1800's or earlier.
Catholic Prayers: English and Latin I was going to add the Raccolta 1957 Edition as a book, but I believe it would be better to just add Catholic prayers alphabetically(English) with the Latin version if available. I have quite a few old prayer books that I can take from also besides the 720 page Raccolta so in time this could be a very large Catholic Prayer Collection. Please have patience as all this typing takes time!
The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori
The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes by Thomas A Kempis - 1906
The Consolation of the Devout Soul by (Venerable) Very Rev Joseph Frassinetti - 1876
Reflections on Spiritual Subjects and of the Passion of Jesus Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori - 1849
The Catholic Dogma (There is No Salvation Outside of the Catholic Church) by Fr Michael Muller - 1888
Catholic ebooks recently completed and soon to be added to this site:
A Beggar and No Beggar by Thomas A Kempis 1813
Catholic Truth in History by Hilaire Belloc 1920
Humility of Heart by Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo 1903
Nine Discourses for Times of Calamities by St Alphonsus Liguori
The Catholic Home by Fr Alexander O.F.M. 1918
I would also like eventually to start and build a page with links to specific themes such as a page on Obedience that would contain works and excerpts from works that pertain solely to Obedience. There are many topics that could thus be covered and I believe it would be a valuable resource.
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NOTE:
All of the works that we put online are unedited unless otherwise noted. We have been editing how scripture verses are cited. For example, in older books it might say, Psalms xliii. 6. which we have changed to Psalms 43:6. No change in meaning but easier for everyone to understand. With some of the soon to be added ebooks I have done editing as a result of very old English where the s looks like an f and words like believeth becomes believes and archaic words are translated as close to the actual meaning as possible. I am very sensitive to not altering the original author's intent and meaning. Thanks for your understanding!
I have been asked, why do I put up ebooks or free versions on this site of books that I have in print with St Athanasius Press which is my own publishing company. The short answer is that my highest priority is to make solid Catholic material available to everyone. The longer answer is I believe people are still going to buy solid Catholic books or ebooks. Yes, it may cost me sales, but we are really talking about the salvation of others and not my profit or lack thereof. And as far as profit is concerned, I am more interested in any spiritual profit that I may benefit from than any temporal profit. I am confident that I will be able to devote all my time and energy to St Athanasius Press in the next few years 24/7. The hardest part for me has been the time that has been necessary to take to work elsewhere to provide for my family and to keep St Athanasius Press debt free. So its been slow, but steady progress. Another blessing is that all our books are print on demand. They look just like any other book. Ours so far have been in paperback, but we could produce hard cover as well. The beauty of print on demand is my titles will never, ever go out of print! How many times has a great title been allowed to go out of print? Too many! There are thousands of solid Catholic books that need to be brought back into print so today's and future generations can be blessed with Catholic Truth.