Ziggamafu Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 From Dave Armstrong's blog: [quote]This is the Faith Database: Extraordinary One-Stop Catholic Resource Tuesday, November 13, 2007 ... Tim Cooper (whom I had the pleasure to meet in Steubenville this summer) and Jerry Suelzer have designed a terrific database on one CD, for Catholics (see their website). It has virtually every source a Catholic apologist or student could need or want, and super-convenient cross-referencing and search capabilities. Here is some of what it includes: 10 Bible translations (some require Internet access): RSV, KJV, NASB, NIV, ESV, WEB, NRSV, Young's, NAB, Douay 88 council documents from all 21 ecumenical councils 400 early Church writings 158 writings from the Doctors of the Church (especially St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, St. Athanasius, St. Ambrose, and St. Jerome) 74 books by Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman 112 books by G.K. Chesterton 268 papal encyclicals and other writings The Catholic Encyclopedia (1913): over 12,000 entries Search capability for the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Code of Canon Law (Internet required) 100 Bible maps and over 4800 Christian images Easton's Bible Dictionary Fr. George Haydock's New Testament Commentary 100,000 reference Concordance Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body Free monthly updates from the home website Dozens of other classics, including: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life St. Ignatius of Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers St. John of the Cross, Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of the Soul St. Teresa of Ávila, The Interior Castle, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, and The Way of Perfection Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Poems and The Story of a Soul Baltimore Catechism Philip Hughes, History of the Catholic Church Butler's Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 Works of St. Louis de Montfort, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Thomas More, Hilaire Belloc, John Bunyan, and Ronald Knox ... I strongly recommend Tim and Jerry's work. Please stop by and purchase This is the Faith Database for the ridiculously low price of $24.95 postpaid (and only $18.95 for group orders, students, educators, clergy and religious). You can also call to order, at (260) 413-7157.[/quote] The site is [url="http://www.thisisthefaith.com"]www.thisisthefaith.com[/url] You get monthly updates, new versions of the software, etc, for a full year for free. I downloaded it a few days ago. The UI is a bit clunky not all that intuitive but who cares? It is functional and hosts the most Catholic info I have ever seen packed into one program. Seriously, guys. At this price, it is a steal. This is a must own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Will they pay the cost of repairing my laptop for drooling? How do you think this compares to the "Harmony media" package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggamafu Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 [quote name='Revprodeji' post='1393738' date='Sep 26 2007, 06:38 PM']Will they pay the cost of repairing my laptop for drooling? How do you think this compares to the "Harmony media" package?[/quote] I own both. Harmony Media definitely has a better UI, more intuitive and well-organized. However, as far as content goes, [i]Welcome to the Catholic Church[/i] only has a handful of things that This is the Faith lacks (and, with the exception of Denzinger's Sources of Catholic Dogma, these are not terribly essential). This is the Faith, however, has most of what is in WTTCC plus much, much more. And whereas WTTCC is $100, TITF is only $19-25. I say TITF wins hands down. Way more bang for the buck. That said, it would be nice if TITF took a lesson from Harmony Media in presentation, organization of content, and the user interface. Also, I am in no way trying to rag on Harmony Media; I hope the continue to grow and succeed. But TITF offers a ton of content for an unbeatable deal - especially considering that you get very notable upgrades every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Sweet. Welcome to the Catholic Church is just way too expensive. I'm such a nerd...I put a whole bunch of early Church documents on my phone...just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 "ridiculously low price of $24.95 " No kidding. With 8 kids it's in my ballpark! I have something on my Christmass list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I actually bought the WTTCC and the early fathers and the Catholic encyclopedia from them last year. I wonder if this offers anything different or if I am covered now. Honestly, I just use phatcatholic.blogspot for a resource for everything anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggamafu Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 [quote name='Revprodeji' post='1394056' date='Sep 27 2007, 09:26 AM']I actually bought the WTTCC and the early fathers and the Catholic encyclopedia from them last year. I wonder if this offers anything different or if I am covered now. Honestly, I just use phatcatholic.blogspot for a resource for everything anyway.[/quote] Yes, it offers much more. [b]Monthly updates thus far:[/b] August 2007 Baltimore Catechism Classic Prayers July 2007 Msgr. Philip Hughes' History of the Catholic Church 100 Bible Maps 1000 Bible Art Images June 2007 Easton's Bible Dictionary Fr. George Haydock's New Testament Commentary May 2007 Butler's Lives of the Saints Vol 1 The Koran April 2007 100,000 Reference Concordance Mar 2007 4800+ Images Flavius Josephus St. Bonaventure Feb 2007 1200+ Papal Bulls/Letters St. Louis de Montfort Jan 2007 St. Catherine of Siena St. Thomas More Hilaire Belloc John Bunyan Ronald Knox Dec 2006 Theology of the Body [b]The Summa and many more writings from the doctors of the Church[/b] Doctor Title Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Against the Heathen Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] On the Incarnation of the Word Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Deposition of Arius Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] On Luke 10:22 (Matthew 11:27) Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Circular Letter Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Apologia Contra Arianos Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] De Decretis Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] De Sententia Dionysii Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Anthony) Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Ad Episcopus Aegypti et Libyae Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Apologia ad Constantium Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Apologia de Fuga Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Historia Arianorum Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Four Discourses Against the Arians Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] De Synodis Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Tomus ad Antiochenos Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Ad Afros Epistola Synodica Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Historia Acephala Athanasius, St [296-373 AD] Letters Hilary of Poitiers, St [300-367 AD] On the Councils, or the Faith of the Easterns Hilary of Poitiers, St [300-367 AD] On the Trinity Hilary of Poitiers, St [300-367 AD] Homilies on the Psalms Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] Nisibene Hymns Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] On the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] For the Feast of the Epiphany Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] On the Faith ("The Pearl") Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] On Our Lord Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] On Admonition and Repentance Ephraim the Syrian, St [306-373 AD] On the Sinful Woman Cyril of Jerusalem, St [315-386 AD] Catechetical Lectures Gregory Nazianzen, St [325-389 AD] Orations Gregory Nazianzen, St [325-389 AD] Letters Basil the Great, St [329-379 AD] De Spiritu Sancto Basil the Great, St [329-379 AD] Nine Homilies of Hexaemeron Basil the Great, St [329-379 AD] Letters Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] On the Christian Faith (De fide) Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] On the Holy Spirit Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] On the Mysteries Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] On Repentance Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] On the Duties of the Clergy Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] Concerning Virgins Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] Concerning Widows Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] On the Death of Satyrus Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] Memorial of Symmachus Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] Sermon against Auxentius Ambrose, St [340-397 AD] Letters Jerome, St [347-420 AD] Letters Jerome, St [347-420 AD] The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary Jerome, St [347-420 AD] To Pammachius Against John of Jerusalem Jerome, St [347-420 AD] The Dialogue Against the Luciferians Jerome, St [347-420 AD] The Life of Malchus, the Captive Monk Jerome, St [347-420 AD] The Life of S. Hilarion Jerome, St [347-420 AD] The Life of Paulus the First Hermit Jerome, St [347-420 AD] Against Jovinianus Jerome, St [347-420 AD] Against Vigilantius Jerome, St [347-420 AD] Against the Pelagians Jerome, St [347-420 AD] Preface to the Chronicle of Eusebius Jerome, St [347-420 AD] De Viris Illustribus (Illustrious Men) Jerome, St [347-420 AD] Apology for himself against the Books of Rufinus John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Acts John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Romans John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on First Corinthians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Second Corinthians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Ephesians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Philippians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Colossians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on First Thessalonians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Second Thessalonians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on First Timothy John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Second Timothy John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Titus John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on Philemon John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Commentary on Galatians John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on the Gospel of John John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homilies on the Statues John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Injure Himself John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Two Letters to Theodore After His Fall John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Letter to a Young Widow John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily on St. Ignatius John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily on St. Babylas John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily Concerning "Lowliness of Mind" John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Instructions to Catechumens John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Three Homilies on the Power of Satan John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily on the Passage "Father, if it be possible . . ." John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily on the Paralytic Lowered Through the Roof John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily on the Passage "If your enemy hunger, feed him." John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Homily Against Publishing the Errors of the Brethren John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] First Homily on Eutropius John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Second Homily on Eutropius (After His Captivity) John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Four Letters to Olympias John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Letter to Some Priests of Antioch John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] Correspondence with Pope Innocent I John Chrysostom, St [347-407 AD] On the Priesthood Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Confessions Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Letters Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] City of God Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Christian Doctrine Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Holy Trinity Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] The Enchiridion Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Faith and the Creed Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Profit of Believing Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Continence Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Good of Marriage Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Holy Virginity Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Good of Widowhood Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Lying Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] To Consentius: Against Lying Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Work of Monks Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Patience Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Care to be Had For the Dead Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Morals of the Catholic Church Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Morals of the Manichaeans Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Reply to Faustus the Manichaean Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Baptism, Against the Donatists Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Answer to Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Spirit and the Letter Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Nature and Grace Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Man's Perfection in Righteousness Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Proceedings of Pelagius Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Marriage and Concupiscence Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On the Soul and its Origin Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Against Two Letters of the Pelagians Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Grace and Free Will Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] On Rebuke and Grace Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] The Predestination of the Saints/Gift of Perseverance Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] The Harmony of the Gospels Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Tractates on the Gospel of John Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Homilies on the First Epistle of John Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] Soliloquies Augustine of Hippo, St [354-430 AD] The Enarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms Leo the Great, Pope [395-461 AD] Sermons Leo the Great, Pope [395-461 AD] Letters Gregory the Great, Pope [540-604 AD] Pastoral Rule Gregory the Great, Pope [540-604 AD] Register of Letters Aquinas, St. Thomas [1225-1274 AD] Summa Theologica Aquinas, St. Thomas [1225-1274 AD] Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew Aquinas, St. Thomas [1225-1274 AD] Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark Teresa of Ávila, St [1515-1582 AD] The Interior Castle or The Mansions Teresa of Ávila, St [1515-1582 AD] The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus Teresa of Ávila, St [1515-1582 AD] The Way of Perfection John of the Cross, St [1542-1591 AD] Ascent of Mount Carmel John of the Cross, St [1542-1591 AD] Dark Night of the Soul Francis de Sales, St [1567-1622 AD] Introduction to the Devout Life Thérèse of Lisieux, St [1873-1897 AD] Poems of St. Teresa, Carmelite of Lisieu Thérèse of Lisieux, St [1873-1897 AD] The Story of a Soul Plus other classics like [i]The Spiritual Exercises[/i] of St. Ignatius and Gibbons' [i]Faith of Our Fathers[/i]. Oh, and pretty much everything that Chesterton and Newman wrote. I would have bought it solely for digital versions of Newman's [i]Apologia Pro Vita Sua[/i], Chesterton's [i]The Catholic Church and Conversion[/i], and Gibbon's [i]Faith of Our Fathers[/i]. Talk about an apologetics powerhouse! I'm all fan-boyish about this software because I want the work being done to expand it to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Sounds awesome!!! Wonder what I should do with the Harmony stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 [quote name='Revprodeji' post='1394113' date='Sep 27 2007, 12:11 PM']Sounds awesome!!! Wonder what I should do with the Harmony stuff[/quote] Give it to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 man...what about macs? WTTCC is for macs but Harmony adds "Has not been tested on the new Intel Macs and may not perform properly." most of the stuff is on the internet but i can see why purchasing these cds might be a good idea for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 i was actually standing right beside Dave Armstrong when he met the guy who made the software. said "guy" also gave me the software for free, even tho he didn't know me from adam. pretty cool (dave is pretty cool too, btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggamafu Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 [quote name='phatcatholic' post='1396804' date='Oct 2 2007, 07:03 PM']i was actually standing right beside Dave Armstrong when he met the guy who made the software. said "guy" also gave me the software for free, even tho he didn't know me from adam. pretty cool (dave is pretty cool too, btw)[/quote] Have you updated it? Tim ("said guy") has thrown some pretty awesome additions into the suite. Do you like it? Oh, and about what to with WTTCC: keep it and use it; as I've said, it's easier to navigate and still (for the time being) has a few resources that the larger TITF lacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintOlaf Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Finally got my copy of TITF, amazing, I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 crazy bump, but...did they update the UI problems? Also, the website says some things "need to be online" to access. What exactly? I want the software so I can do homework not online, in order to not be distracted by the inter-web. Advice please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintOlaf Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 The interface is still a little clumsy, not much has been done to really update that, but it's not all that bad once you get used to it. As far as things online, some of the Bible translations and some of the more widely known documents are simply linked to online, I suppose to save space for the rest of the program. 95% of the content is available readily without internet access however. I couldn't be more pleased with this software, especially for what I paid for it, definately worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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