SUGGESTION: Just to let you all know, Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI (34 vol

MJ. Smith
MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 54,854
edited December 2024 in English Forum

It is great that you have made this bilingual (Latin, English) but for many areas a trilingual version would be even more useful (Latin, Spanish, English). Most items from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are available in English and Spanish for a reason - many dioceses and parishes need both.

Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

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  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Normally I'm not one of the ones who complains about the prices of resources, and I buy nearly everything in pre-pub, but in this case I'm going to gripe. $99.99 for these, and more when/if they get out of pre-pub? They are available for free on the Vatican website. And I can't read Latin so only the English ones would be of any use to me. And it's only the encyclicals of the most recent two popes anyway (granted, they are some of the most interesting/relevant ones). I might pay half this much for all the encyclicals of all the popes. But I'm finding it hard to justify this expense, even as a Logos fan-girl.

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 54,854

    They are available for free on the Vatican website.

    Printed, the USCCB sells them for about 5-9 dollars apiece. For our parish we have historically given people the option of printing off their own copy for the price of paper and ink or purchasing at a discount - price dependent upon the number of people in the lectures.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."