Penitential Practices for Today's Catholics
Presents a summary of the Church's penitential practices, along with a brief exhortation to cultivate a penitential attitude in one's daily life. From the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pastoral Practices.
English: No. 5-403, 16 pp., 25/$15.00
Resource Member Price 25/$9.00
Spanish: No. 5-854, 16 pp., 25/$15.00
Resource Member Price 25/$9.00

Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life
This document identifies some doctrinal principles for Catholics to use as they participate in political debate and the democratic process, whether as Church leaders, politicians, or voters.
No. 5-550, 24 pp., $3.50
Resource Member Price $2.10

Ten Frequently Asked Questions About the Reservation of Priestly Ordination to Men
This pastoral response provides, in question/answer format, a context for understanding and accepting church teaching on this topic. Questions include: (1) What is the Catholic Church's teaching on priestly ordination concerning women? (2) What does it mean to say that a teaching "belongs to the deposit of faith?" and (3) What are some of the Church's reasons for this teaching? From the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine.
No. 5-301, 12 pp., 10/$15.00
Resource Member Price 10/$9.00

Guidelines Concerning the Academic Mandatum in Catholic Universities
These guidelines outline the process of requesting and granting (or withdrawing) the mandatum, "the acknowledgment by a diocesan bishop that a Catholic professor of a theological discipline is a teacher within the full communion of the Catholic Church." Included are the sample texts for the attestation of the teacher of theological disciplines and the acknowledgement of the diocesan bishop.
No. 5-430, 28 pp., $3.50
Resource Member Price $2.10

Guidelines for Doctrinally Sound Catechetical Materials
The U.S. bishops provide guidelines for producing catechetical materials consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church. For use by diocesan offices and publishers of Catholic materials.
No. 419-8, 32 pp., $3.95
Resource Member Price $2.37

The Permission to Publish
A Resource for Diocesan and Eparchial Bishops on the Approvals Needed to Publish Various Kinds of Written Works
To support the bishops in their teaching ministry, this resource summarizes the Church's legislation for authorizing certain publications. Written in a question and answer format, this resource outlines which writings require authorization, and covers issues concerning the Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches.
No. 5-622, 48 pp., $6.95
Resource Member Price $5.56

Doctrinal Responsibilities
Approaches to Promoting Cooperation and Resolving Misunderstandings between Bishops and Theologians
From the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine.
No. 284-5, 36 pp., $3.50
Resource Member Price $2.10

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
This fourth edition reaffirms the ethical standards of behavior in health care that flow from the Church's teaching about the dignity of the human person. Provides guidance and direction on moral issues that Catholic health care providers face today. From the U.S. bishops.
Booklet: No. 5-452, 52 pp., $2.95
Resource Member Price $1.77
Three-hole format: No. 5-454, 20 pp., $2.95
Resource Member Price $1.77

The Splendor of Truth (Veritatis Splendor)
The encyclical proclaims a sense of urgency in challenging moral darkness with the light of truth, speaking of the good and bad rather than the forbidden and permitted, and about the invitation to live a moral life in God rather than the enforcing of laws or norms. Addresses moral theology from the biblical, doctrinal, and pastoral perspectives.
No. 679-4, 182 pp., $9.95
Resource Member Price $5.97

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