Welcome

Welcome to the CD-ROM version of New Advent (Version 2.1) — featuring the entire Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, five centuries of writings from the Early Church Fathers, the classic Catholic Encyclopedia (containing more than 11,000 articles), and the Holy Bible in Greek, Latin and English.

What you'll find here

Catholic Encyclopedia. More than 11,000 articles on Catholic topics.
Summa Theologica. The theological masterpiece of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Church Fathers. Letters, speeches and books from the earliest Christians.
Multilingual Bible. The Holy Bible in Greek, Latin and English, with notes.
Douay-Rheims Bible. The Douay-Rheims version, with hyperlinks to the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Apostolic Library. Encyclicals and other official Church documents.
How to Recite the Holy Rosary. Copy and distribute this sheet.

Two ways to get started

Browse. This is the quickest way to start. At the top of each page you'll find navigation tabs and an alphabetical index. Click on one of the tabs to start browsing.

Install. This software can be run directly from the CD-ROM, but it will run even faster if you copy the contents to your hard drive. (You'll need at least 450 megabytes free on your computer.) To make it easier, we've included a zip file on this CD-ROM — just create a new folder on your desktop, drag the zip file to your computer, and unzip it.

Please limit this to your personal use only. Additional copies for friends and colleagues can be purchased by visiting www.NewAdvent.org or emailing orders@newadvent.org. All proceeds will help to support the operation of the New Advent website.

How to search

Unlike the online version of New Advent, this CD-ROM version contains no search engine. Fortunately, there are some excellent solutions, many of them free of charge. We especially recommend:

Mac. Spotlight (included with newer versions of OS X) and Google Desktop Search (free, and excellent)

Windows. Google Desktop Search (free, and excellent) and Windows Search (included with Vista and Windows 7, and available as a free add-on to Windows XP.)

More information, and links to a wide variety of desktop search programs, can be found by visiting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_search or googling "desktop search".

Contact us

Help. If you have any questions or problems with this CD-ROM, please visit our support page on the Internet at www.newadvent.org/library/help.htm, where you'll find helpful technical tips.

Support and feedback. For feedback or questions about the Catholic Encyclopedia CD-ROM, please contact webmaster@newadvent.org. We would especially appreciate reports of typographical errors, so we can make corrections for future editions.

Order more copies. To order additional copies of this CD-ROM, please visit www.NewAdvent.org or contact orders@newadvent.org. All proceeds will help to support the mission of the New Advent website.