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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Sermons of ABL:

Last Sermon – 1991

Ubi Maria – 1989

Sermon for the feast of Christ the King – 1989

Sermon at Le Bourget – 1989

Pentecost – 1989

Ordinations – 1988

Episcopal consecrations – 1988

Bishop to save the Church – 1987

Fourtieth Anniversary As a bishop – 1987

Confirmations Long Island – 1986

Sermon Ordinations Winona – 1985

Sermon at the Carmel of Phoenixville – 1985

Feast of Our Lady of Compassion Econe – 1981

Sermon of the Ordinations – 1980

Sermon at Albano – 1979

Ordinations – 1979

Christ the King – 1979

Purgatory – 1978

Real and apparent disobedience – 1977

Three Great Gifts of God – 1977

http://www.fsspx.org/en/category/library-multimedia/sermons/?mi=107

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Recap of Conference-Rebuilding Christendom

http://www.isoc.ws/audiouploads/recording.mp3

Monday, August 27, 2012

Restoring Christendom 2012-Mass

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Fr. Pfeiffer

Hell St. Mary Magdalene Saint Martha The Sisterof Saint Mary Magdalen Keeping Christmas in Modern Times Saint John the Baptist and Mary, the Mother of God The First Martyrs Judging Oursevles and Others The Mystery of the Night Our Use of Money The Sins of the Tongue The Various types of Souls The Purpose of the Catholic Church Zacheus and The House of God A Meditation On Eternity The Pharisee And The Publican Second Sunday in Lent Be Honest in Business http://www.traditionalcatholicism.org/linkRedirects.php?linkid=296 http://www.traditionalcatholicism.org/features.html

Friday, July 27, 2012

Mystery of Iniquity

http://youtu.be/GO6lJIJl2iQ http://youtu.be/GO6lJIJl2iQ

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Catholic Narrations

1. Introduction - Vision of Mary-5 min

2. The Birth of the Blessed Virgin-8 min

3.Judas-29 min

4. Mary Taken to the Temple-10.5 min

5.Mystic Snapshot of St. Joseph-5 min

6. Young Mary & Joseph-7.3min

7. Wedding of Mary & Joseph-6.2min

8.The Holy Family in Egypt-11min

9 . Working Lesson of Jesus-11.3 min

10. Jesus Starts His Ministry-10 min

11.Jesus Lost in The Temple- 4.6 min

12. Death of St. Joseph- 9.0 min

13.Jesus is Tempted by the Devil- 13 min

14.The Wedding at Cana- 12.5 min

15. Jesus Attacks the Money Changers- 10.07 min

16. Mary Fears Judas- 5.0 min

17.Jesus Gives the Apostles the Our Father-17.5 min

18. The Transfiguration-15.5 min

19. Jesus, Martha, and Mary-12.3 mi

20. Miracle of the Loaves Part 1- 25.4 min

21.Miracle of the Loaves Part 2- 14.3 min

22. The Blessed Mother On a Mission- 19.0 min

23. Description of St. Anne-8.6 min

24. The Annunciation-9.5 min

25. Judas Asks To Be An Apostle-10 min

Good Catholic Audio

Some might be repeats, some new

(A)The Theft of the Bible - Part I -11 min

(B)The Theft of the Bible - Part II-8.5 min

2. Behold Thy Mother-18 min

3. Messages of Our Lady on Modesty-7 min

4.At The Foot of the Cross-Sublime Reflections on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass-20 min

5. Fr. Emily's Warning- 30.5 min

6. Apostles-1,St Peter- 8.5min

6a. St.Peter Part 2- 7 min

6b.St. Peter Part 3-16 min

6c. St.Peter Part 4- 13 min

Monday, April 16, 2012

The Heresy of Americanism: The Making & Undoing of Catholic America

http://www.isoc.ws/audiouploads/recording.mp3

An interview* with
Hugh Akins
National DirectorCatholic Action Resource Center
www.catholicactionresourcecenter.com
The Heresy of Americanism: The Making & Undoing of Catholic America
April 15th through April 30th
Listen to the inverview using the player below, or download

http://www.isoc.ws/

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Conference-Rebuilding Christendom

www.rebuildingchristendom.com

Part 3-Darkness Masquerading as Night The English/French "Enlightenment" and the Subversive "School of Night"

http://www.isoc.ws/audiouploads/recording.mp3

An interview* with
Gerry Matatics
Founder and PresidentBiblical Foundations
http://www.gerrymatatics.org/
Darkness Masquerading as Night:The English/French "Enlightenment" and the Subversive "School of Night" Part III
April 2nd through April 30th

Friday, March 16, 2012

John Haffert-Audio on Fatima and his book Meet the Witnesses

http://www.advancedchristianity.com/Mp4/Haffert-Fatima.mp4

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Arguement of the Month series

Arguement of the Month series

Friday, March 2, 2012

Third in the series Current Events and History in the Light of Catholic Social Teachings"~ March 2012 ~

http://www.isoc.ws/audiouploads/recording.mp3

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Darkness Masquerading as Night: The English "Enlightenment" and the Subversive "School of Night

http://www.isoc.ws/audiouploads/recording.mp3

An interview* with
Gerry Matatics
President and FounderBiblical Foundations International
www.gerrymatatics.org
Darkness Masquerading as Night: The English "Enlightenment" and the Subversive "School of Night."
January 15 through January 31, 2012
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Various Talks by SSPX Leaders

Thursday, December 15, 2011

John Sharpe-Corruption fo 2 Swords

http://www.isoc.ws/audiouploads/recording.mp3

An interview* with
John Sharpe
Managing Director and Co-editorIHS Press

www.ihspress.com
The Corruption of "Both" of the Two Swords:The Indirect Power of the Church andthe Abdication of the Temporal Power Part II
December 15 through December 31, 2011

Main site: http://www.isoc.ws/

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Wealth of Sermons and Talks

Site: http://www.sspxasia.com/sermons/

Fr. Daniel CoutureThe Launching of the Rosary Crusade 15MB mp3 21 min. As Requested by Bishop Fellay for the Holy Father and for the Liberation of Catholic Tradition: August 3, 2008
Opening your homes to the Sacred Heart: 100th anniversary of the ceremony of Enthronement: August 24, 2007Given in Kuala Lumpur 29MB mp3 70 min.
Interview with Rose Hu in Tokyo 26MB mp3 63 min.Her twenty-six years of imprisonment in China;, How she found Tradition;Membership in Third order of SSPX; How her experience dealing with Communist Regime helps her to deal with Modernist authority in the Church.May 6, 2007
The Society of St. Pius X after the General Chapter 17MB mp3 80 min.Loose Translation of Bishop Fellay's talk of October 14, 2006 in Villepreu, FranceGiven in New Zealand October 2006
Mental Prayer 16MB mp3 80 min.Given in New Zealand October 18, 2006
Address on Education 32MB mp3 80 min.Given in Wanganui, New Zealand, October 16, 2006to parents and teachers of St Anthony's Primary School and St Dominic's CollegeConference from Pilgrimage of Reparation to Fatima Part 1 22MB mp3 55 min. Part 2 29MB mp3 31 min.August 2005
Fr. Peter Scott
The Catechism of the Council of Trent and the Creed Part 1: 23MB mp3 64min, Part 2: What is Faith and Why is it Necessary 32MB mp3 90min, Part 3: The Existence and Unity of God 26MB mp3 110min, Part 4: The Attributes of God 37MB mp3 110min. Part 5: The Mystery of the Blessed Trinity (Part I) 37MB mp3 110min. Part 6: The Mystery of the Blessed Trinity (Part II) 38MB mp3 110min. Part 7: The Divine Omnipotence 35MB mp3 100min. Part 8: Creation (PartI) 41MB mp3 120min. Part 9: Creation (PartII) and Divine Providence 42MB mp3 120min. Part 10: Angels 45MB mp3 120min. Part 11: The Physical Creation 38MB mp3 120min. Part 12: The Creation and Nature of Man 36MB mp3 100min. Part 13: Original Justice 37MB mp3 100min. Part 14: Original Sin I 36MB mp3 100min. Part 15: Original Sin II 37MB mp3 105min. Part 16: The Incarnation (Introduction) 41MB mp3 58min. Part 17: The Incarnate God II 36MB mp3 51min. Part 18: The Divinity of Christ 39MB mp3 55min. Part 19: The Humanity of Christ 39MB mp3 55min. Part 20: The Hypostatic Union 40MB mp3 57min. Part 21: The Hypostatic Union II 41MB mp3 58min. Part 22: Consequences of the Hypostatic Union 37MB mp3 52min. Part 23 : The Kingship of Christ 33MB mp3 47min. Part 24 : Our Lord's Conception by the Holy Ghost 43MB mp3 60min. Part 25 : The Nativity 38MB mp3 55min. Part 26 : Suffered under Potius Pilate 25MB mp3 35min. Part 27 : The Redemption 38MB mp3 54min. Part 28 : The Redemption Part II 41MB mp3 57min. Part 29 : Descent into Hell 37MB mp3 53min. Part 30 : He Rose Again from the Dead 39MB mp3 55min. Part 31 : The Ascension 37MB mp3 52min. Part 32 : On the Right Hand of the Father 31MB mp3 46min Part 33: Sorry, not available Part 34 : The_General_Judgement 42MB mp3 60min Part 35 : The_Holy Ghost 32MB mp3 46min Part 36 : The Church The Mystical Body of Christ 32MB mp3 46min Part 37 : Membership in the Catholic Church 36MB mp3 53min Part 38 : Outside the Church No salvation 37MB mp3 52min Part 39 : The Marks of the Church - Unity 40MB mp3 57min Part 40 : The Marks of the Church - Sanctity 38MB mp3 56min
Fr. Pagliarani
Study of the Scriptures
Moses and the Alamites 29MB mp3 72 min.July 19, 2005Moses and the Plagues 32MB mp3 77 min.July 9, 2005Exodus; Moses 34MB mp3 83 min.May 30, 2005
Michael Davies
The Re-enthronement of Christ the King 24MB mp3 60 min.
Fr. Gaudray The Life of Blessed Elisabeth of the Trinity Given at the Carmel of Spokane Part 1: 18MB mp3 43min, Part 2: 18MB mp3 43min, Part 3: 14MB mp3 43min, Part 4: 18MB mp3 43min, Part 5: 17MB mp3 40min.
Weekly Sermons from St. Ignatius Retreat House, Los GatosFr Alphonsus Marie (Fr A.), Fr Cooper (Fr C.), Fr de la Tour (Fr D.), Fr Emily (Fr E.), Fr DeLallo (Fr L.), Fr Matthews (Fr M.) Fr Allesio (Fr O.)
Twenty Seventh Sun. after Pent.
Fr C.
St Gregory and St Elizabeth of Hungary
2.4MB mp3: 21min.
Twenty Fourth Sun. after Pent.
Fr C.
The Church Started Small Like a Mustard Seed
18MB mp3: 25min.
Feast of Christ the King
Fr C.
Our leaders should follow Christ the King
9MB mp3: 13min.
Twenty Third Sun. after Pent.
Fr A.
Communion of Saints and why Purgatory exists
14MB mp3: 23min.
Twenty First Sun. after Pent.
Fr C.
St. Raphael
15MB mp3: 21min.
Twentieth Sun. after Pentecost
Fr M.
What is a convent of Benedictine nuns?
22MB mp3: 31min.
Ninteenth Sun. after Pentecost
Fr A.
Working out our salvation
14MB mp3: 20min.
Sixteenth Sun. after Pentecost
Fr E.
St. Pius X
12MB mp3: 17min.
Fiftteenth Sun. after Pentecost
Fr C.
We should be resigned to the Will of God in all things.
8MB mp3: 12min.
Fourteenth Sun. after Pentecost
Fr C.
Gratitude for God's Providence
14MB mp3: 20min.
The Assumption
Fr D.
To desire heaven
7MB mp3: 10min.
Thirteenth Sun. after Pentecost
Fr C.
Giving thanks to God for all our benefits
14MB mp3: 20min.
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr C.
Imitate Christ's Example of Doing Good to All
11MB mp3: 16min.
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr D.
Confidence in Our Lord's Sacred Heart and Mercy
5MB mp3: 16min.
Eleventh Sun. after Pentecost
Fr C.

10MB mp3: 14min.
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr C.
We are not independant; we rely on God
10MB mp3: 14min.
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr A.
What is grace: sanctifying grace and actual grace
27MB mp3: 14min.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr C.
The danger of relying on a deathbed repentance
9.5MB mp3: 13min.
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr A.
On the sin of detraction
17MB mp3: 24min.
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Fr C.
Look at your own soul, don't just compare to others
12MB mp3: 17min.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr C.
Having a personal committment to the Faith.
13MB mp3: 18min.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr D.

16MB mp3: 25min.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr A.
Purity of Intention
15MB mp3: 21min.
Trinity Sunday
Fr C.

14MB mp3: 17min.
Sunday after the Ascension
Fr C.
Preparing for Holy Communion
12MB mp3: 17min.
The Ascension
Fr C.
Preaching the Catholic Faith
12MB mp3: 17min.
Fifth Sunday after Easter
Fr C.
St Jospeh the Worker
6MB mp3: 9min.
Fourth Sunday after Easter

The Gifts of Hearing and Speech
9MB mp3: 13min.
Third Sunday after Easter
Fr C.
We need to suffer with Jesus to be with Him forever
9MB mp3: 13min.
Second Sunday after Easter
Fr C.
The Good Shepherd, salvation of souls and vocations
13.5MB mp3: 19min.
Easter Sunday
Fr C.

13MB mp3: 19min.
Holy Thursday
Fr C.

15MB mp3: 22min.
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Fr C.
Give freely of yourself to God
9MB mp3: 13min.
Third Sunday of Lent
Fr L.
Lent is time for ammending our lives
13MB mp3: 18min.
Second Sunday after Lent
Fr O.
The Transfiguration and lessons from it
5MB mp3: 7 min.
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Fr C.
Battlelines Drawn
19MB mp3: 26min.
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Fr C.
Preparing for Marriage
20MB mp3: 29min.
Holy Family
Fr C.
Matrimony
12MB mp3: 17min.
Holy Name of Jesus
Fr D.

7.5MB mp3: 11min.
The Circumcision
Fr D.
Motive of Incarnation is Redemption
9MB mp3: 18min.
Christmas Day
Fr C.
Detatchment from the world
13MB mp3: 18min.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Fr C.
Repentance for sin
4.3MB mp3: 11min.
Second Sunday of Advent
Fr C.
St. John the Baptist
18MB mp3: 20 min.
First Sunday of Advent
Fr A.
Death and Judgement
20MB mp3: 20 min.
Immaculate Conception
Fr D.
The Immaculate Conception of Mary
5.5MB mp3:14 min.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Fr C.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
11MB mp3: 26 min.
Fr. Pfeiffer
First Sunday of Advent
Hell
17MB mp3: 43 min.
Second Sunday of Advent
St. John the Baptist and Mary our Mother
14MB mp3: 34 min.
Third Sunday of Advent
History of the Missa de Gallo and the mystery of the night
11MB mp3: 25 min.
Fourth Sunday of Advent

10MB mp3: 25 min.
Christmas Day
Making room in your life for Christ
7.5MB mp3: 18 min.
Octave Day of the Nativity
The Eucharist and Penance will bring Victory
7MB mp3: 17 min.
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Jesus was born to die and thus is surrounded by death, starting with the Holy Innocents
9MB mp3: 24 min.
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Overcome evil by good
10MB mp3: 25 min.
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

22MB mp3: 24 min.
Septuagesima Sunday
Liturgy is not just something we do, but it is the center of our lives.(Sermon combined with Septuagesima Sunday)
22MB mp3: 24 min.
Sexagesima Sunday

First Sunday of Lent
Now is the time when the Father is more inclinedto hear our prayers, as His Son died for us
4MB mp3: 18 min.
Second Sunday of Lent
We are inclined to think more clearly when fasting;It is not meet and just to say everything to all men.
9.5MB mp3: 24 min.
Third Sunday of Lent
Joseph of the Old and New Testament are compared. Both did not question God and fought with supernatural strength.
13.5MB mp3: 33 min.
Palm Sunday
The thirty pieces of silver and the price of our sins
9.8MB mp3: 24 min.
Monday after Palm Sunday
The first Word of Jesus from the Cross. His forgiveness was a very new perspective for that time.
13MB mp3: 32 min.
Tuesday in Holy Week
The third Word of Jesus from the Cross, "Woman Behold thy son, son behold thy Mother." i.e. the birth of the Church. Mary's third word was a friendly greeting to her cousin which caused her to be referred to as Mother forthe first time.
13MB mp3: 31 min.
Holy Thursday
On the priesthood
14MB mp3: 34 min.
Good Friday
Seventh Word from the cross
14MB mp3: 33 min.
Good Friday
Sermon
19MB mp3: 46 min.
Easter Vigil
We worry foolishly about the small things
9MB mp3: 22 min.
Easter Sunday
Look behind the words of Jesus to the essence; Jesus comes down to where we are to teach us His Waysof Divine Love. Meaning of, "I am a worm and not man."
14.5MB mp3: 16min.
First Sunday after Easter
Jesus of history, not of faith, rose from the dead; ressurection from the death of sin in the confessional is real;
7MB mp3: 46 min.
Second Sunday after Easter
Most priests go to hell because they do not feed their flocks
14MB mp3: 35 min.
Third Sunday after Easter
The power and beauty of Our Lord Jesus Christ
14MB mp3: 33 min.
Fourth Sunday after Easter
The spirit of truth
10MB mp3: 25 min.
Fifth Sunday after Easter
The importance of a life of prayer
33MB mp3: 28 min.
Ascension Thursday
Look to heaven with confidence not disbelief, anger
10MB mp3: 25 min.
Sunday after the Ascension
Synteresis: The natural knowledge to do good and avoid evil, but it in a Christ-like way.
4.4MB mp3: 11 min.
Pentecost Sunday

10.5MB mp3: 26 min.

Monday, October 31, 2011

Important Announcement from John Sharpe

Dear friends of ISOC:

With full support and sponsorship from ISOC, my son John Sharpe is kicking off a huge new initiative concerning the traditional Catholic Social Doctrine, "Undiluted by Modernism," and you need to know about it.

If you've completed the "Prepare for the Aftermath - Do We or Don't We?" survey on the ISOC website, this new initiative could be considered an answer to that survey.

The following email from IHS Press will explain the plan of action and needs. You will see that it's an alternative to the degenerating society -- the social/political/economic morass -- that we live in. It will expose to everyone with an open heart and ears to hear, the centuries-old Catholic Social Teachings which teach that society, government, etc., are to be used as tools to get us to Heaven, and not to lead us to Hell.

Please, if you have the means, help John launch this new crusade for the Kingship of Christ on earth. I, for one, am eager to put what time I have available into making this endeavor a success and we have already agreed to be a sponsor of the August 25th, first-of-its-kind, "Rebuilding Christendom" Conference. Mark your calendars today.

And please read the following carefully, and call or write me if you have any questions.

God bless your day,

Judith Sharpe
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Catholic Social Doctrine –
The Alternative to the False Choice in Modern Politics

October 30, 2011
Feast of Christ the King

Dear Fellow Concerned Citizen and Catholic:

Even an occasional glance at your morning paper or the evening news is enough to tell you that our American – and much of the world’s – “system” is broken. Modernism and modernity, broadly conceived, is a busted flush.

Representative government doesn’t represent. Financial institutions have no finances. Educational institutions don’t educate. News outlets report everything but real news, while “opinion” columns give free advice – usually worth what it costs – against the backdrop of a reigning social philosophy where there is no real difference between true and false, or right and wrong. Meanwhile, the very idea of public morality is long gone as both a practical force in society and as an idea in itself.

Things are so bad, in fact, that even mainstream sources are starting to clamor for a “third way,” but frequently they don’t even know what they’re asking for, except for something other than business as usual and the “bread and circuses” that the left vs. right political charade dishes up for public consumption and entertainment. Jon Stewart, while interviewing Republican Congressman Ron Paul, visibly struggled to articulate some notion of a just social and economic “third way” when commending Paul for his “small government” stance but asking whether the Congressman was really serious about his claim that corporations and markets could be trusted to police themselves in the interest of justice and equity.

The Financial Times recently observed that socialism and organized labor are today conservative forces aiming to further entrench the welfare state, while at the same time it warned against “business as usual” by the “free-market right” (Martin Wolf, “The big questions raised by anti-capitalist protests,” Oct. 27). The inequality engendered by the free market is especially corrosive, it said, “if those with wealth are believed to have rigged the game rather than won in honest competition . . . . In the end, democracy is sold to the highest bidder.”

No less a scion of Establishment journalism than Arnaud de Borchgrave has termed the so-called “Marxist mobocracy” of the ongoing Wall Street protests “the flip side of the ‘carnivorous greed’ on Wall Street,” while reminding his readers of the (no doubt rather unwelcome) reality that it was Karl Marx who predicted “that capitalism would eventually sow the seeds of its own destruction” (“Communist boogeyman,” UPI, Oct. 27; our emphasis). And New York University’s Nobel laureate economist, Nouriel Roubini, effectively completed de Bourchgrave’s thoughts by noting just as recently that this “social-welfare state” was in fact the answer proposed by “market-oriented liberal democracies” to the “frequency and severity of economic and financial crises.” But what is clear, he notes, is that the laissez-faire model “has also now failed miserably.”

It is easy to complain, however. And none of these critics, however incisive their critique, seem to possess the historical and intellectual equipment to propose a solution to the welfare-state and laissez-faire models that have – indeed – failed miserably.

But there is one hope. It’s been mankind’s only hope since the birth of Western civilization, and for a few glorious European centuries its impact was actually felt upon both public and private affairs.

The bankruptcy of modern alternatives has, at long last, given us an opening – and we’ve got to get at least the thin end of the wedge into it right now. Simply put, it’s the theoretical and practical wisdom offered by the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church.

As in generations past, Catholic Social Doctrine (CSD) offers solutions to the political, economic, and social problems that plague our nation and our world today. Consider these few examples.

Had the just-war doctrine – as articulated by Catholic saints and thinkers since at least the era of St. Augustine – been a reality in the halls of government and in voting booths across the country, thousands who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, on both sides of the fighting and as so-called “collateral casualties,” would still be alive today, as would at least some shred of American credibility around the world.

Had the Catholic economic “third way” been in play in modern board rooms and counting houses, our economic situation would be tending to enable real families to come into ownership of real property, unencumbered by usurious mortgages, so that they could earn real livelihoods – as Leo XIII demanded in Rerum Novarum, his famous 1891 “Worker’s Charter.”

Instead, things are worse than when they were surveyed by Leo’s successor, Pius XI, during the years of the Great Depression. Pius XI’s eighty-year-old critique of finance and economic life reads like it was penned yesterday:

"[I]t is obvious that not only is wealth concentrated in our times but an immense power and despotic economic dictatorship is consolidated in the hands of a few, who often are not owners but only the trustees and managing directors of invested funds which they administer according to their own arbitrary will and pleasure.
"This dictatorship is being most forcibly exercised by those who, since they hold the money and completely control it, control credit also and rule the lending of money. Hence they regulate the flow, so to speak, of the life-blood whereby the entire economic system lives, and have so firmly in their grasp the soul, as it were, of economic life that no one can breathe against their will." (Quadragesimo Anno, 1931, §§105–6)

Finally, had the irrefutable idea – taught so well and often by Leo XIII (e.g., Immortale Dei, 1885), on the basis of an unbroken classical and Catholic tradition – that civil society must be governed with an eye towards the virtue of its citizenry, had any traction in local and national politics, we’d have seen honesty, justice, prudence, and even charity come to predominate in political discussions and actually operate in political decisions . . . instead of their opposites and the galling hypocrisy that usually accompany them.

But you may be wondering what all this has to do with IHS Press – and with you. Allow us to explain.

After more than a decade as a small publisher of mostly (though not exclusively) reprinted books dealing with Catholic Social Doctrine, IHS Press is pleased to announce an initiative that starts today, the Feast of Christ the King, to expand beyond the publishing field, while reaffirming its commitment to its principal mission to promote and promulgate CSD. This broader-reaching effort, one that many of you have been urging us to undertake for over 10 years, will be accomplished under the banner of the new “IHS Press Group.”

And since during this past decade we have been functioning with a barely adequate Internet presence, we have contracted with a professional firm to update our Website and come, as they say, kicking and screaming into the 21st century. But rather than re-invent the wheel at some point down the line, the time is now – with this “facelift” in progress – to launch the exciting new pillars of the IHS Press Group, as outlined below.

But we desperately need your help to do it.

That’s right, we can’t do it alone. So you might as well know right up front that this is an appeal for money. For whatever you can give – a tax-deductible $25, $50, even $100. More if you can. (See below for details of the incentives for your various levels of support.)

Here are the things that your generous tax-deductible contribution will help to achieve under the umbrella of the new IHS Press Group.

a) Expanded Publishing Program. As we attempt to broaden the means by which we, and you, can inspire a return to the sanity, the morality, and the wisdom of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, IHS Press will not leave its roots – merely extend them. In addition to the activities listed below, we will add to our “IHS,” “Light in the Darkness” and “Gates of Vienna” imprints as we expand our list of titles into still more specialized areas of Catholic Social Doctrine – with new lines such as “Forgotten Voices” for more obscure but essential historical works, and “Schoolmen’s Bookshelf” for works on traditional CSD appropriate for the high-school and university settings.

b) The Catholic Land Movement. The “Back to the Land” movement has been gathering impetus for some time now. IHS Press has long been in the forefront of the Catholic variant of this movement with numerous titles devoted to the topic. As the movement grows, IHS will continue its leadership role by establishing a network for collaboration between those who already possess rural expertise and those looking to put into practice the truths articulated by the leading lights of Catholic thought who maintain that social stability and genuine culture can only be achieved by rooting families on the land.

c) Rex. A Journal of Political and Social Catholicism. From time to time there are topics or news events of unique interest to Catholics that do not necessarily lend themselves to coverage or discussion via bound-book format. It is our intent to bring you current, up-to-date looks at the contemporary world through a uniquely Catholic social and political lens in a periodical format. The goal is to demonstrate and persuade, without compromise or shameful nods to political correctness, that the lessons of Catholic Social Doctrine are as meaningful today and as useful in addressing societal ills as they were a hundred years ago. Rex promises to be an exciting and unvarnished new publication that is at once “historical, theoretical, practical, political, and controversial.”

d) Institute for Social Catholic Doctrine and Policy Research. The sheer number of historical texts and manuscript collections of interest to scholars of traditional teaching on politics, society, and economics by itself warrants the establishment of this planned research library and archival repository – to which IHS Press plans to contribute its already assembled several-thousand-volume library and dozens of linear feet worth of archival materials. In addition, the Institute will aim to produce, with the collaboration of the right “experts,” frequent position papers and pamphlets in order to engage “anyone with ears to hear” regarding the relevance of Catholic political and economic truth to contemporary society. The country’s – maybe the world’s – leading thinkers and scholars in the Catholic social thought tradition need a scholarly home, and the Institute will provide one.

e) Rebuilding Christendom™ Conference Series. With this line of conferences and other events, the IHS Press Group will initiate and/or sponsor periodic meetings of varying scale to bring together the finest commentators on a wide range of topics of immediate relevance to the problems faced by individuals and societies today. Plans are already underway for the first three-day conference in this exciting series. It’s scheduled for August 24–26, 2012, in Washington, D.C., to coincide with the weekend of the Feast of King St. Louis IX. Mark your calendar now.

More detailed information about the IHS Press Group’s planned evolution is available via our website, on the donate page, or via a downloadable fact sheet.

But none of this will happen without your help. It’s going to take your generous tax-deductible donation of $25, $50, $100 – or more if you can spare it. Fortunately there are several support levels for you to choose from, each with its own “reward.”
Basic “Donor Level” ($50 to $100): For $50 you receive a free copy of our latest book, William Cobbett, by G.K. Chesterton, complete with new scholarly introductions and annotations. Or for $100, you get your free choice of any three books on our list. Download an updated list of available titles from our website.
Benefactor Level ($500 to $1000): Designed to save you money with an additional 15% off our already discounted publisher-direct prices, the “Benefactor” status level is of particular value to you during our fund-raising appeal. A $500 donation now will bring you “Benefactor” status on every IHS Press book you buy for two years. And for a $1,000 contribution, you maintain “Benefactor” status, with its deep savings, for the rest of your life! Meanwhile, for those of you who have donated generously in the past, rest assured your already existing Benefactor or Patron status will not be affected by the current promotion.
Platinum Level ($2000): And for those who can afford it and are determined to help us in this struggle, a donation of $2,000 or more will make you an IHS Press “Platinum Patron,” entitling you to receive automatically a free copy of each new IHS Press title for as long as you live! Make a note in your will and your heirs can enjoy this transferable benefit too!

And now, as you consider your donation, let us leave you with one thought. Like us, perhaps you are amazed during this season of furious political activity at the seeming ease with which politicians are able to raise money – sometimes millions of dollars in a matter of days. And often for causes that as Catholics we would reject out of hand.

Yet, when it comes to funding for truly noble causes, those rivers of cash seem to slow to a trickle. But we candidly believe that even these humble first steps we are making here to restore Catholic Social Doctrine to its place of prominence as the guiding light – family by family, neighborhood by neighborhood, town by town, and eventually statesman by statesman – are far more worthy of support than the “business-as-usual” political, industrial, financial wolves who now operate in our country and our world without even the pretence of sheep’s clothing.

Of course we are not going to change all hearts and minds; even Our Lord didn’t do that. But with your help we can provide evidence to those who listen – and there are many, and will be many more – that the real alternative, the only alternative, to the hopelessly fractured Left vs. Right political culture and socio-economic system under which we now live lies in the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church.

In closing we ask you to please consider how your tax-deductible support can help us – an help you – enable Catholic Social Doctrine to recapture its place of outstanding and exalted dignity among the failed schemes for social reform and revolution, and how you can further help us to implement now the wisdom of the great Catholic economists, historians, and social critics of less than 100 years ago, though now they are often unknown or forgotten.

Won’t you make your tax deductible donation of $25, $50, $100 or more right now while you’re thinking about it? Just click on any of the buttons in this letter, or send money via any of the charitable-donation firms with which IHS Press is registered (PayPal, JustGive.org, and ChipIn). Otherwise, send your check to:

IHS Press Group Fund
c/o IHS Press
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Norfolk, Va. 23517 USA

We’ll do the heavy lifting. Will you help us carry the load? This may be our last chance.

Yours in loyalty to Our Lady of Victory and Christ the King,

The Directors, IHS Press

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