Catholic Truth Society(CTS) is a body that prints and publishesCatholicliterature,includingapologetics,prayerbooks, spiritual reading, and lives of saints. It is based inLondon,theUnited Kingdom.
| Founded | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Herbert Vaughan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Distribution | Norwich Books and Music(UK)[1] Ignatius Press(US) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Catholicism |
| Official website | www |
The CTS had been founded in 1868 byCardinalHerbert Vaughan,but became defunct when he was made a bishop, since he no longer had time to devote to it. Some years later, others came up with the same idea and were directed to Vaughan, who suggested that they revive the defunct body.[2][3]
Accordingly, the organisation was refounded on 5 November 1884, under the presidency of Cardinal Vaughan, with W. H. Cologan andJames Britten,a layman and the principal spirit behind its refounding, serving as honorary secretaries.[2]
International societies
editThe Catholic Truth Society of Irelandwas founded in 1899, the International Catholic Truth Society was incorporated in New York in 1900, and the Australian Catholic Truth Society was started in 1904.[2]
CTS in the 21st century
editThe Catholic Truth Society in the UK publishes a large range of religious booklets and leaflets on topics including Catholic apologetics, morality, doctrine,sacraments,varioussaints,Church history, spirituality, andprayer,as well as booklet editions of the fourGospelsand other Biblical texts. The booklets are often sold inexpensively in Catholic parishes in the United Kingdom. In recent years the CTS has also diversified into study courses, Bibles, catechisms including theYouCatyouth catechism, and The Compendium of theCatechism of the Catholic Church.[3]
In 2007 the Catholic Truth Society published the "CTS New Catholic Bible", consisting of the text of the original 1966Jerusalem Biblerevised with the name "Yahweh"replaced by" the Lord "throughout theOld Testament,and thePsalmscompletely replaced by the 1963Grail Psalter.This revised version presents the texts as used in Catholic Liturgy in England, Wales, and most English-speaking countries outside the United States and Canada, conforming to the directives of thePontifical Biblical Commission.[4]The revised text is accompanied by new introductions, textual, and liturgical notes, supplemented as needed with material from the notes to theNew Jerusalem Bible.[5]
CTS publishes the new English translation of theRoman Missalfor use in Catholic parishes throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Australia, as well as the new "Divine Worship"Anglican Useliturgies to be used by formerlyAnglicanCatholics of thepersonal ordinariatesaround the world.[6]
In 2014, CTS entered into a distribution agreement withIgnatius Pressin theUnited Statesto "bring the famous CTS bookstands to North America."[7]In 2017, Christian book distributorHymns Ancient & ModernofNorwich,Norfolkannounced they would distribute CTS texts for non-parish orders.[8]
References
edit- ^"CTS".Retrieved2017-12-31.
- ^abcBritten, James, and Thomas Meehan. "Catholic Truth Societies." The Catholic EncyclopediaVol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 28 February 2019
- ^ab"A Brief History of CTS".Catholic Truth Society.RetrievedNovember 22,2011.
- ^Roxanne King (October 15, 2008)."No 'Yahweh' in liturgies is no problem for the archdiocese, officials say"(PDF).Denver Catholic Register.Archdiocese of Denver.RetrievedNovember 25,2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^Wansbrough, Henry, "Foreword," The CTS New Catholic Bible
- ^Divine Worship - Occasional Services
- ^"A Message from Fr. Fessio".ignatius.com.Ignatius Press. 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2016.
- ^"Catholic Truth Society at Norwich Books and Music".norwichbooksandmusic.hymnsam.co.uk.2 March 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2021.Retrieved28 January2021.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Catholic Truth Societies".Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
edit- Works by Catholic Truth SocietyatLibriVox(public domain audiobooks)
