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Online Books
Light for Life
Commissioned by the Eastern Catholic Bishops in the United States, Light for Life presents
an overview of the faith for Byzantine Catholics. Drawing on all the forms of Holy
Tradition, Light for Life expresses the historic proclamation of the Gospel in
three parts:
The Mystery Believed
Part One, The Mystery Believed, sketches this mystery of the God who loves us and
reveals Himself to us. We are called to make our own the Church’s understanding
of what God has shown us of Himself and what He has done to unite ourselves with Him.
The Mystery Celebrated
Part Two, The Mystery Celebrated, looks at the liturgical tradition by which our
Churches encounter the Spirit of God. When believers gather, we experience the Kingdom in
our midst where God acts to make us the "community of the Holy Spirit."
The Mystery Lived
Part Three, The Mystery Lived, attempts to show that the world is not outside our
realm as Christians. Rather our mission is to the whole world, to call it to be
transformed by Christ, as all of life is now meant to be. through the power of the Holy
Spirit.
(Note: This book has not been written yet.)
The Byzantine Catholics
by
Basil Shereghy
This is an excellent book, if your looking for more information about Byzantine
Catholics. It contains lots of information, but
is not so big that you can't get into it (it only takes about 30 minutes to read the whole
thing).
Eastern-Rite Catholicism
by
Robert F. Taft
This is a bit longer than the above book by Basil Shereghy, but it comes upon the
subject of Eastern Catholics from a slightly different perspective.
Chats with Prospective Converts
by
Rev. M. D. Forrest
This a wonderful book. It was written in 1943, but is as relevant today as it was then.
It is a text (as the title suggests) for converts coming into the Catholic Church.
However, it is a great catechism and apologetics tool for any Catholic. Because
it is written towards converts it explains very simply the basics of our Catholic Faith.
It is a wonderful book to use when explaining Catholic Beliefs to Protestants or non-Christians.
Select chapters from the book are posted here.
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