Saint Benedict Press

Saint Benedict Press, LLC, a division of Goodwill Publishers, is a Roman Catholic publisher founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2006, now operating in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Saint Benedict Press, LLC
Parent companyGoodwill Publishers
Founded2006
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationGastonia, North Carolina
Key peopleConor Gallagher (President/CEO)
Publication typesBooks, Booklets, DVDs
Nonfiction topicsCatholicism
ImprintsCatholic Courses
Catholic Scripture Study International
Basilica Press
Official websitewww.saintbenedictpress.com

History

The "Saint Benedict Press Classics" line began in 2006, starting with public domain classic Catholic titles as a direct competitor against TAN Books and Publishers. The Catechism of the Council of Trent, The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ four volume set, Come Rack, Come Rope, Dark Night of the Soul, Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena, Way of Divine Life and the Rule of Saint Benedict were among the first titles produced. In addition to the public domain titles, SBP published four versions of the New American Bible.

In 2008, SBP acquired TAN Books out of bankruptcy.[1] In July 2009, TAN relocated from Rockford, Illinois, to a new facility in Charlotte. Although wholly owned by SBP, TAN is marketed as a sister publisher to SBP, with its own line of imprints.

Since the acquisition of TAN Books and its catalog of classic titles, Saint Benedict Press has focused a significant portion of its own imprint's product line on books written by living authors. Critics from different philosophies have given positive responses to the new works. The progressive Catholic publication National Catholic Reporter said the book The Abbess of Andalusia provided insight to Flannery O'Connor's Catholicism.[2] National Review gave positive reviews to both The Essential Belloc[3] (co-edited by the Opus Dei priest C. John McCloskey) and The Mystery of Predestination by apologist John Salza.[4] Inside Catholic discussed the evidence of Purgatory presented in the book Hungry Souls.[5]

Imprints
  • Saint Benedict Press: Publishes works by contemporary authors on a variety of Catholic subjects from a conservative perspective, as well as a line of Bibles including the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, the New American Bible Revised Edition, and the Douay–Rheims Bible (co-branded with TAN Books). In recent years, the SBP imprint has been used primarily for resources marketed toward parish large-group ministry and Scripture study.
  • Catholic Courses: A series of DVDs and study materials on a variety of subjects, intended for large-group study in a parish setting.
  • Catholic Scripture Study International: A series of DVDs and study materials written by Catholic Bible scholars, including Scott Hahn, Steve Ray, and Mike Aquilina.
  • Basilica Press: Publishes The Shepherd's Voice Series, a series of pamphlets expounding the teachings of contemporary bishops and cardinals on topics currently facing the Church, as well as books by contemporary Catholic authors including Patrick Madrid and Mark Shea. SBP has been the exclusive publisher of Basilica Press since April 2016.[6]

Personalities

Editors

Since 2009, SBP's acquisitions editor has been Todd Agliloro. Agliloro is a blogger for Inside Catholic[7] (formerly Crisis magazine) and a former editor for the Sophia Institute Press.

Authors

Living

Deceased
  • Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade
  • Saint John of the Cross
  • Saint Catherine of Siena
  • John Henry Newman
  • Anne Catherine Emmerich
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola
  • Saint Bonaventure
  • Saint Therese of Lisieux
  • Saint Francis de Sales
  • Saint Alphonsus Liguori
  • Saint Teresa of Avila

Baronius Press, Ltd. v. Saint Benedict Press, LLC

On September 29, 2016, Baronius Press, a British publisher of traditional Catholic books, filed a civil lawsuit against TAN Books and Saint Benedict Press.[18] The lawsuit alleged that TAN had violated Baronius's ownership of the copyright for the English translation of Ludwig Ott's Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma (Grundriß der katholischen Dogmatik in the original German) by reprinting the book in the United States following Baronius's 2009 purchase of the exclusive rights to the English translation from the original copyright holders. The English translation of Fundamentals had been in the public domain in the United States since its initial publication in 1954, as U.S. copyright law in effect at the time did not provide automatic copyright protection to works initially published in foreign countries (the English translation of Fundamentals was originally published in Ireland).[19] TAN began reprinting the English translation in 1974 under the assumption that Fundamentals was, in fact, a public domain work in the U.S. TAN ceased publication of Fundamentals in 1996 following the possibility that the book had acquired copyrighted status in the United States as a restored work on January 1, 1996 under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. TAN elected to reprint Fundamentals again in 2013 in hardcover, prompting Baronius to file suit against Saint Benedict Press for copyright violation.

The lawsuit was settled on March 25, 2019. As a result of the settlement, TAN/SBP was forced to cease publication not only of Fundamentals, but also other works it had published to which Baronius had subsequently acquired the exclusive English-language rights, including Francois Trochu's Saint Bernadette Soubirous and The Sermons of the Curé d'Ars and numerous works by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.

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References
  1. "Tan Books and Publishers Acquired by Saint Benedict Press.", all business, 24 November 2008. 30 August 2010.
  2. "Flannery O'Connor's letters provide insights into her Catholic life", National Catholic Reporter, 24 March 2010. 1 September 2010.
  3. "Earnest Men at Siege", National Review Online, 8 May 2010. 1 September 2010.
  4. "All is Grace", National Review Online, 10 May 2010. 1 September 2010.
  5. "Catholic Parapsychology: An Apostolate to the Holy Souls", Inside Catholic, 28 July 2010. 1 September 2010.
  6. "Saint Benedict Press Named Exclusive Publisher of Basilica Press". April 8, 2016.
  7. "Agliloro", inside catholic, 13 July 2010. 30 August 2010.
  8. "A Year With The Church Fathers", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  9. Amazon, "Essential Belloc", Amazon, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  10. "Bleeding Hands, Weeping Stone", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  11. "Death of a Liturgist", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  12. "Flight of Faith", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 330 August 2010.
  13. "Biblical Basis for Purgatory", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  14. "Judas Syndrome", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  15. "Three Marks of Manhood", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  16. "Wisdom of Mr. Chesteron", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  17. "You Shall Worship One God", Saint Benedict Press, 30 August 2010. 30 August 2010.
  18. Baronius Press, Ltd. v. Saint Benedict Press, LLC (District Court, WD North Carolina September 29, 2016). Text
  19. Hirtle, Peter B. (2008). "Copyright Renewal, Copyright Restoration, and the Difficulty of Determining Copyright Status". D-Lib Magazine. 14 (7/8).
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