Recounts the life of St. Francis of Assisi and his special relationship with animals.

Human Existence, Medicine, and Ethics: Reflections on Human Life

Politics & Social Sciences

May, William E.

Philosophy

Franciscan Pr

On Understanding Human Sexuality

Harvey, John F.

Religion & Spirituality

Sex, Marriage, and Chastity: Reflections of a Catholic Layman, Spouse, and Parent

Religious Studies

Moral Absolutes: Catholic Tradition, Current Trends, and the Truth (Pere Marquette Lecture in Theology 1989)

Marquette Univ Pr

Here - carefully documented, footnoted, and indexed - is not only what the Church teaches but also why it is obligated to do so. And, why its members are obligated to examine and to apply that teaching. This updated and expanded edition of a text long trusted and widely used in colleges, universities, and seminaries (as well as in high schools and parish religious-education programs), offers the latest Catholic teaching on moral theology, including: Moral theology: its nature, purpose, and biblical foundation Human dignity, free human action, virtue, and conscience Natural law, moral absolutes, and sin Christian faith and our moral life Read why - and how - living what the Church teaches can transform hearts, minds, and souls.

An Introduction to Moral Theology

Christian Books & Bibles

Our Sunday Visitor

The church 's teaching with regard to sexuality in light of these documents: the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Veritatis Splendor, Evangelium Vitae, and others. Catholic Church's position on all aspects of human sexuality, homo, and birth control.

Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Summary, Explanation, & Defense Updated

Self-Help

Lawler, Ronald

Boyle, Joseph M.

William E. May Never has the gift of human life been more threatened. Euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, genetic counseling, assisted suicide, living wills, persistent vegetative state, organ transplants... modern science has brought complex bioethical decisions about life into every Catholic household. Now, Professor William E. May fearlessly tackles these hot-topic issues, examining them in light of papal encyclicals, statements from the United States Bishops, and probing analyses from leading orthodox theologians. About the Author: William E. May is the Michael J. McGivney Professor of Moral Theology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. He is an internationally known theologian and coauthor of Catholic Sexual Ethics, Second Edition and author of An Introduction to Moral Theology.

Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life: Celebrating the Beauty of Being

Sociology

In recent years, several new and important documents regarding the Church's position on sexual matters have been issued by the magisterium. This newly updated edition of Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Summary, Explanation, &amp; Defense examines the Church's teachings with regard to sexuality in light of these documents: the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Veritatis Splendor, Evangelium Vitae, and others. If you are looking for a definitive and comprehensive account of the Catholic Church's position on all aspects of human sexuality, including the origin of life, homosexuality, and birth control, this book is an invaluable reference.

Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Summary, Explanation, & Defense

Is marriage the foundation of family life? Many people today would say, ''No!'' Others would say, ''Yes!'', but they would define ''family'' and ''marriage'' in ways at odds with how the words have been used almost throughout human history. In this revised and expanded edition of Marriage: The Rock on Which the Family is Built, internationally-renowned theologian William E. May makes the case for marriage's foundational role for family, with marriage defined as the union of one man and one woman. Drawing on Pope John Paul II's ''theology of the body'', he explains the person-affirming, love-enabling, life-giving, and sanctifying nature of marriage. He shows how marriage is necessarily a complementary union of man and woman and how this rules out the idea of ''same-sex'' marriage. May argues, drawing on Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, that marriage fully respects the equal dignity of husband and wife as persons, while recognizing their unique, exclusive, enduring, complementary contributions to their union. Likewise, he shows how marriage honors the truth that each new human life brought about by sexual union is a person equal in dignity to his mother and father. What's more, both reason and revelation are used to show that only the family, founded on marriage as an enduring, mutually-exclusive union of one man and one woman, provides the proper context for begetting and raising children. Reproductive technologies are also critically examined and the author argues that human beings ought to be begotten in an act of spousal love, not made through in vitro fertilization. Furthermore, the role of the family as the ''domestic church'', a community of holiness, is explored. This expanded edition includes new chapters: "'Man and Woman He Created Them': Pope John Paul II's Catechesis on Human Sexuality'' and ''Pope Benedict XVI and Marriage,'' the latter summarizing Benedict's thought on marriage, particularly as found in his first encyclical Deus Caritas Est. Also included is Pope John Paul II's ''Letter to Families''.

Marriage: The Rock on Which the Family Is Built

Ignatius Pr

In the age of sail, the boats carried by the men-of-war were an essential part of the ship's outfitting. They were necessary to move stores, act as the "engine" in confined waters, serve as amphibious raiders, and even to cruise independently as tenders to the mother ship. Over the centuries there have been many sizes, hull forms, and rigs employed, so the exact details proved a problem for model makers, marine artists, and builders of replicas. 
In 1974 the original edition of this book was published by the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, England. Still the only complete study of this neglected topic, the book has now been revised and expanded to include more illustrations. It covers the sizes and types of boats formally allocated, the methods of hoisting and stowing them aboard ship, and the design and construction of the boats themselves, as well as their fittings, rigs, and armament, including guns, howitzers, and Congreve rockets. Although primarily devoted to the age of sail, the book also covers the steamboats of the late nineteenth century. 
Ship modelers, historians of the sailing navy, and small-craft enthusiasts will welcome this new edition.

The Boats of Men-Of-War

History

Stephens, Simon

National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)

Military

Naval Inst Pr

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