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CTS Catholic Audiobooks

Catholic Truth Society

Religion & Spirituality

Frequency: 1 episode/88d. Total Eps: 17

Free Catholic audiobooks, courtesy of the Catholic Truth Society.

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St Pier Giorgio Frassati: Patron of Catholic Youth (Audiobook)

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 • Duration 01:01:03

A young man who spent his short life caring for the sick and infirm. A handsome and active young man from an influential family in Turin who dedicated his short life to the care of the poor and the sick and working for social and political reforms. Pier Giorgio Frassati's generosity was legendary. He often gave the clothes he was wearing to poor people he met who were in need. An open anti-fascist, a keen sportsman and mountaineer, an enthusiast of the theatre and literature, and a young man with a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, he stands as a great example of Christianity in action. His life was cut short by polio at the age of 24 and thousands of the Italian industrial city's poor lined the streets at his funeral. He was beatified in 1990 by Pope St John Paul II.

Listen to this audiobook for free. Read by Luis Soto and ⁠⁠based on the Catholic Truth Society booklet by Glynn MacNiven-Johnston⁠.

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The Inquisition: What Really Happened (Audiobook)

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 • Duration 01:40:33

The Inquisition has become a byword for persecution and intolerance and is often given as a reason for distrusting the Catholic Church. Intending to separate fact from fiction, this helpful and informative audiobook explores what led to this most controversial chapter in the Church's history. What really happened during the time of the Inquisition? And what changes of perspective led to Pope John Paul's famous apology in 1997? In this audiobook, discover the historical context of the delicate topic of the history of the Inquisition.

Listen to this audiobook for free. Read by Luis Soto and ⁠based on the Catholic Truth Society booklet by Fernando Cervantes.

Also available as an ebook here.

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St Charles de Foucauld: Soldier, Priest, Hermit (Audiobook)

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 • Duration 01:20:55

In December 1916, deep in the Sahara, an unknown French hermit was shot through the head and dumped in a ditch. He was 58.

An accomplished geographer, linguist and explorer, in youth he had been a disillusioned soldier and aristocratic playboy.

Why at 30 did he abandon family, career, everything, to search for 'the last place', close to the poor and suffering?

This audiobook describes his epic pilgrimage from misery to love and of silent witness to Christ among the Tuareg of the Sahara, including his writings and prayers, and the work being done today by Little Brothers and Sisters of Jesus.

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This now out-of-print title offered by the Catholic Truth Society (CTS) was written by the late J. Fawley in 1999 and published a year later. But, fear not, this excellent book has not been lost. You can listen to this audiobook version for free. Read by Monica Nash.

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St Titus Brandsma: Victim of the Nazis (Audiobook)

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Thursday, May 12, 2022 • Duration 58:11

St Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite who was killed for his heroic resistance to Nazi pressure on Catholic media outlets to betray their principles. A brilliant writer and philosopher as well as a man of great pastoral compassion to students, the elderly and novices alike – Fr Titus’s successful Catholic journalism put him on a collision course with the occupying forces in Holland.

In this free audiobook, you can hear an updated edition of Hugh Clarke’s CTS biography of the heroic martyr, read by our CEO Pierpaolo Finaldi and produced in partnership with the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.

Brandsma was canonised on 15th May 2022 by Pope Francis.

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St Josephine Bakhita - Survivor of Human Trafficking - Part 2 (Audiobook)

Thursday, August 3, 2023 • Duration 01:21:07

St Josephine Bakhita was a trafficked child: abducted from her home and family by slave raiders, sold and re-sold, and horribly abused. To a succession of cruel owners she was a thing, not a person, and even her name was taken from her. Yet her discovery of Jesus Christ, her true master, gave meaning to her appalling suffering.

Based on the ⁠Catholic Truth Society⁠ book by Jean Olwen Maynard, this audiobook tells the incredible story of a saint whose story is sadly very relevant for society today.

“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.” (Pope Francis)

Listen to this audiobook for free. Part 1 available here.

Also available as an ebook here.

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St Josephine Bakhita - Survivor of Human Trafficking - Part 1 (Audiobook)

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 • Duration 45:35

Based on the ⁠Catholic Truth Society⁠ book by Jean Olwen Maynard, this audiobook tells the incredible story of a saint whose story is sadly very relevant for society today.

“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.” (Pope Francis)

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Also available as an ebook here.

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Bl Alvaro del Portillo (Audiobook)

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 • Duration 01:28:59

The extraordinary life of a man who went from being a successful engineer to the priesthood and a ministry spent at the centre of some of the most momentous Church events of the twentieth century. He was present at Vatican II as a theological expert and on the death of St Josemaría Escrivá became the prelate of Opus Dei. This audiobook, based on the book published by the Catholic Truth Society, reveals the wonderful example of faithfulness to the Church set by Bl Alvaro, which he combined with openness and humility.

Listen to this audiobook for free. Read by Luis Soto.

Also available as a physical book and an ebook here.

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St Maria Goretti: Teenage Martyr (Audiobook)

Thursday, May 4, 2023 • Duration 46:02

In 1902 in an Italian village a young girl, Maria Goretti, was murdered during a sexual attack. Her killer, Alessandro Serenelli, himself a teenager, was a close neighbour well-known to her and her family. He had been threatening her for some time.

What does it mean, how can it help, to say that she is a virgin and martyr? This is an often misunderstood and sentimentalised story. When many parents and teenagers strive for a balanced view of sexuality, of personal integrity, of Christian family life, and forgiveness to those who do irreparable harm, Maria's story speaks powerfully and authentically. It echoes Pope St John Paul II's cry to young people – 'Do not be afraid to be saints!'

Based on the Catholic Truth Society book written by Glynn MacNiven-Johnston. ⁠⁠Available as an ebook here⁠. Listen to this audiobook for free. Produced in partnership with the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales⁠.

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St Josemaria Escriva (Audiobook)

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 • Duration 01:33:37

Born sixty years before the Second Vatican Council, St. Josemaria Escriva grew up in a politically volatile Spain, where the Church struggled to dialogue in a fast-changing world. This audiobook, based on the Catholic Truth Society booklet by Ethel Tolansky & Helena Scott, traces St. Josemaria Escriva’s journey from childhood and family tragedy, vocational struggle and civil war to the personal discovery of his own, fairly revolutionary task of teaching people, ordinary lay people, how to find God in their work.

This refreshing account offers moving evidence of St. Josemaria Escriva’s courage, goodness and originality, and his prophetic contribution towards uncovering the fullness of the apostolate shared by all the baptised, which itself helped prepare the ground for the Council.

Listen to this audiobook for free. Read by Luis Soto and produced in partnership with the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.

Also available as an ebook here

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Exorcism: According to a Real Exorcist (Audiobook)

Monday, March 27, 2023 • Duration 01:20:53

Both secularism and superstition have popularised some very distorted ideas about exorcism. This audiobook, based on the booklet by an experienced exorcist, looks at its origin in the Gospels and its practice in the Church today. Different kinds of demonic influence are discussed, including their relation to conversion and sin and mental illness. Above all, this audiobook gives the good news that in Christ the Devil is already defeated and that the Church carries this victory to those in need.

After working as a doctor in England and in Mission Hospitals abroad, Father Jeremy Davies was ordained in 1974 and appointed a diocesan exorcist in 1986. He later co-founded the International Association of Exorcists, alongside Fr Gabriele Armorth. He died in 2022 at the age of 87.

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