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Required Texts:

Gula, Richard. Reason Informed by Faith: Foundations of Catholic Morality. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1989. ISBN# 0809130661.

Paul VI. Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth). Encyclical 1968. Washington, DC: USCC, 1968. Publication # 280-2. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/prolife.shtml. It is available online at http://www.nccbuscc.org/prolife/tdocs/humanaevitae.htm.

Sparks, Richard. Contemporary Christian Morality: Real Questions, Candid Responses. New York: Crossroad, 1996. ISBN# 0824515781.

U.S. Catholic Bishops. A Decade After "Economic Justice for All": Continuing Principles, Changing Context, New Challenges. Washington, DC: USCC, 1995. Publication # 5-040. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/socialjustice.shtml.

–––. The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace: A Reflection of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Tenth Anniversary of "The Challenge of Peace". Washington, DC: USCC, 1994. Publication # 705-7. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/interpol.shtml.

Official Church Documents:

Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 2000. Publication # 5-109 (hard cover), 5-110 (paperback). Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/catechism.shtml. Text is available online at http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm. (Note to diocesan librarians: this text is an Additional Resource for Course 1, so the diocese may have already purchased this text.)

John Paul II. The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1995. Publication # 316-7. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/johnpaulii.shtml. Text available online at http://www.usccb.org/prolife/tdocs/evangel/evangeli.htm.

–––. On the Hundredth Anniversary of Rerum Novarum (Centesimus Annum). Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1991. Publication # 436-8. Text is available online at http://www.vatican.va/edocs/ENG0214/_INDEX.HTM.

–––. The Splendor of Truth (Veritatis Splendor). Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1994. Publication # 679-4. See order information in previous entry. Text is available online at: http://www.vatican.va/edocs/ENG0222/_INDEX.HTM.

Additional Sources:

Bernardin, Joseph Cardinal. Consistent Ethic of Life. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1988. ISBN# 1556121202.

Billy, Dennis, and James Keating. Conscience and Prayer: The Spirit of Catholic Moral Theology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 2001. ISBN# 0814659578.

Bretzke, James. A Morally Complex World: Engaging Contemporary Moral Theology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 2004. ISBN # 0814651585.

Fleischer, Barbara. Facilitating for Growth: A Guide for Scripture Study Groups and Small Christian Communities. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 1993. ISBN# 0814621708. (Note to diocesan librarians: this text is an Additional Resource for Course 1, so the diocese may have already purchased this text.)

Genovesi, Vincent J. In Pursuit of Love: Catholic Morality and Human Sexuality. Rev. ed. Theology and Life Ser. 18. Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier, 1996. ISBN# 0814655904.

Gula, Richard M. Ethics in Pastoral Ministry. New York: Paulist, 1996. ISBN# 0809136201.

---. The Good Life: Where Morality and Spirituality Converge. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1999. ISBN# 080913859X.

---. Moral Discernment. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1997. ISBN# 0809137348.

Harrington, Daniel, and James Keenan. Jesus and Virtue Ethics: Building Bridges Between New Testament Studies and Moral Theology . Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 2002. ISBN# 1580511252.

Higgins, Gregory. Where Do You Stand? Eight Moral Issues Confronting Today's Christians. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1995. ISBN# 0809136082.

Himes, Kenneth. Responses to 101 Questions on Catholic Social Teaching. New York: Paulist, 2001. ISBN# 080914042X.

Kammer, Fred. Doing Faith Justice: An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1991. ISBN# 0809132443.

May, William. Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2000. ISBN # 0879736836.

O'Keefe, Mark. Becoming Good, Becoming Holy: On the Relationship of Christian Ethics and Spirituality. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1995. ISBN# 0809135930.

Shannon, Thomas. An Introduction to Bioethics. 3rd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1997. ISBN# 0809136945.

Smith, Pamela. What Are They Saying About Environmental Ethics? Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1998. ISBN# 0809137542.

Spohn, William C. Go and Do Likewise: Jesus and Ethics. New York: Continuum, 2000. ISBN# 0826411185.

Web Sites of Interest:

Catholic Social Teaching Documents. Office for Social Justice Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. http://www.osjspm.org/cst/doclist.htm. This website on Catholic social teaching provides links to almost all the official Church documents.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. http://www.usccb.org. This is the official website of the Bishops.

The Vatican. http://www.vatican.va. This website includes the full text of many papal documents as well as The Catechism, Vatican II documents, and the Code of Canon Law.

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