Catholic Information Service

For 60 years the Knights of Columbus has brought the teachings of the Catholic Church to millions through easy-to-read booklets published by the Catholic Information Service. New titles are being added to our catalog regularly, all aimed at helping you understand more completely the richness of the Catholic faith and Catholic life.

Podcasting the Kingdom

Podcasts of the Luke E. Hart Series booklets (based on the Catechism ) and the Veritas Series are now able to be heard on your computer or downloaded to your mp3 player. You can subscribe to these free podcasts for your PC or Mac computer. By subscribing to our RSS feeds through an RSS reader, you’ll receive a summary of our new content as soon as we post it. An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed is a regularly updated summary of Web content, along with links to full versions of that content.

New Resources On-Line in Spanish

The Catholic Information Service (CIS) is happy to announce that the entire Luke E. Hart Series and some of the Veritas Series booklets are now available online in  Spanish. The Hart Series offers 30 booklets which explore the Catholic teaching as found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Veritas booklets explore various matters pertaining to Catholic faith and Catholic life. As new booklets become available in Spanish they will be added to the CIS webpage. To read the booklets online please visit Luke E. Hart Series  and the Veritas Series.

		A Guide to Praying the Rosary "A Guide to Praying the Rosary" (#4772) is a full color pamphlet that shows a person how to pray the Rosary. This Guide (sized to easily fit into a pocket, pocketbook, or a prayer book) includes scripture passages and images associated with the mysteries of the Rosary, the prayers of the Rosary and a method of praying the Rosary. The Guide, offered in lots of 100 for $4, can be ordered by sending an e-mail to cis@kofc.org or by calling 203-752-4267. This item is also available through the Supreme Council Supply Department.

NEW CIS BOOKLETS

		Understanding Stem Cell Research: Controversy and Promise By Dominican Father Nicanor Austriaco (PhD in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), this booklet presents the controversial yet optimistic topic of stem cell research. Outlining the reasons for hope, as well as the grave moral issues, Father Austriaco explains why the Church is not opposed to all forms of stem cell research but is opposed to human embryonic stem cell research because it "attacks and undermines the dignity of the human person…."
		The Child: Begotten Not Manmade By Kathleen Curran Sweeney (Masters in Theology from John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family), this booklet provides a basic overview of the process of in vitro fertilization and the grave moral issues that surround the reproductive technologies in use today.  Sweeney argues that the process of IVF not only objectifies the human life it manipulates, but also dilutes the fundamental vocation of parenthood. Order Booklets from CIS