St. Jerome - Patron of Librarians

Classic Catholic works 
formatted for Microsoft Reader

These are works that I have formatted for use on a personal digital assistant (PDA) using Microsoft Reader. My sources are various electronic texts, all in the Public Domain. I will be adding to this library on a regular basis. A few of these (marked with an asterisk*) were formatted by other sources.

To download, right-click on the link in the right column and save to your hard drive. Then move the file to your PDA following your PDA's instruction manual.

Note: These eBooks are formatted for Microsoft Reader only. I do not have the resources for provide any other format at this time.

Title Description Download

The Holy Bible - Douay Rheims

"Translated from the Latin Vulgate Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and Other Divers Languages. The Old Testament First Published by the English College at Douay, A.D. 1609. The New Testament First Published by the English College at Rheims, A.D. 1582. The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with the Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner, A.D. 1749-1752."


1.7 meg

The Spirit of Catholicism - Karl Adam

"The Spirit of Catholicism is a brilliant and widely influential reflection on the fundamental nature of the Catholic faith and the Catholic Church. First appearing in 1924, this is a truly pioneering work of Catholic theology, one that had a major influence on subsequent theology."


302 kb

The Imitation of Christ - Thomas Á Kempis

"Written by the Augustinian monk Thomas à Kempis between 1420 and 1427, The Imitation of Christ contains clear instructions for renouncing wordly vanities and locating eternal truths."


266 kb

Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs - The Year of the Lord in Liturgy and Folklore - Francis X. Weiser, S.J.

"This book was written to explain the origin, history, development, and observance throughout the "Year of the Lord."" Originally published in 1958, this is a fascinating account of customs for every conceivable occasion in The Church.


372 kb

*Code of Canon Law 1983 edition.
328 kb
*Catechism of the Catholic Church John Paul II, 1992.
814 kb
*The Ante-Nicene Fathers - Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D. and James Donaldson, L.L.D The Writings of the Fathers down to a.d. 325.
1.16 meg
*Confessions - Saint Augustine The confessions of Saint Augustine (354-430), Bishop of Hippo.
546 kb
*Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton "This book describes how Chesterton came to view orthodox Catholic Christianity as the way to satisfy his personal emotional needs, in a way that would also allow him to live happily in society."
267 kb
Heretics - G.K. Chesterton The companion book to Orthodoxy.
255 kb

More to come!

Copyright 2004, Ruthann Zaroff
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