Rediscover the Prayers You Have Been Saying for a Long, Long Time. How well do you know the Our Father or the Hail Mary? Not just the words, but how these prayers developed, and what they have meant -- and continue to mean -- to generations of Catholics. Do you know the story behind the Hail Holy Queen? Or the Prayer of St. Francis? Or why Bishop John Carroll composed a Prayer for the United …

The Catholic Catechism - A Contemporary Catechism Of The Teachings Of The Catholic Church Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. This volume is intended to meet a widely felt need for an up-to-date and concise source book on the principal teachings of the Catholic Church. The intended reading audience of this Catholic catechism are all those priests, religious and laity, and above all parents and …

Treasure Box Set Books 1-10 . The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children's hearts to love God. The pictures are truly beautiful, unlike the cartoon illustrations found in many children's books today. These books are full of Catholic doctrine, presented reverently and simply at …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

Treasure Box Book 13. Here are 10 more Treasure Box books to raise children's hearts to God and teach them Catholic truths! In this set we read more stories about Wupsy the Guardian Angel and the little boy Sunny. There are stories about Baby Jesus and the first Christmas, His escape from Herod, the Holy Family at Nazareth, St. Michael and Lucifer, God and the creation of the world, Catholic …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

The Treasure Box books are finally back! After a brief appearance in 1957-58, they soon became rare and hard to find. The few families who still have copies hang onto them as a family heirloom. Why? The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children’s hearts to love God. The pictures …

Treasure Box Set Books 11-20 . The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children's hearts to love God. The pictures are truly beautiful, unlike the cartoon illustrations found in many children's books today. These books are full of Catholic doctrine, presented reverently and simply at …

Treasure Box Set Books 1 - 20 . The Treasure Box books present a wonderful combination of fun, innocence and the Catholic Faith. They teach the Faith in a simple way, and they inspire children's hearts to love God. The pictures are truly beautiful, unlike the cartoon illustrations found in many children's books today. These books are full of Catholic doctrine, presented reverently and simply …

For the first time in 400 years the Catholic Church has authorized an official universal catechism which instantly became an international best-seller, the Catechism of the Catholic Church . Using this official Catechism, the highly-regarded author and professor Peter Kreeft presents a complete compendium of all the major beliefs of Catholicism written in his readable and concise style. Since …

Father Francis Weiser Christmas—all history revolves around that event which is central in liturgy as it is in life. History was changed forever because one night in a cattle shed, in a small town of a despised area dependent on the Imperial Province of Syria, a young girl gave birth to a boy Child. Christmas is the birthday of an era, the inauguration of a culture, the beginning of a …

G.K. Chesterton Imprimatur. (Originally printed in 1926) Introduction by Hilaire Belloc. "The Church is a house with a hundred gates; no two men enter at exactly the same angle." One of the many great converts to the Church, no one explains and tells the story better than G.K. Chesterton. His explanations of conversion through the intellect and heart, along with many interesting anecdotes, is …

G.K. Chesterton G.K. Chesterton has been described by both his admirers and even his opponents as the "apostle of common sense"  and "one of the happiest, kindest, most brilliant and witty" defenders of Christianity that ever lived.  From his youthful days as a free-thinking Victorian to his entry into the Catholic Church, G.K. Chesterton aslways seemed to be a man who loved …

Hilaire Belloc Imprimatur. The Catholic Church claims to speak with Divine and Infallible Authority. Certain objections and detractors from history say that this is not true. Hilaire Belloc’s object in this book is to rebutt these objections from protestant and agnostic arguments. In Belloc’s own words, the modern world “. . . is rapidly becoming divided into two fairly definite camps: those …

  Are Catholics biblical illiterates? So goes the frequent question, proving that myths die hard. But Catholics ought to be able to answer the charge made by many non-Catholics in this regard. This book is a response to Fundamentalist critics and an explanation of the Catholic biblical tradition.   The Catholic Church and the Bible is a significant scriptural study guide, published …

  Ralph Martin Ten years after his best-selling book, A Crisis of Truth , Ralph Martin has again taken a look at the situation of the Catholic Church throughout the world from a quite different angle, and has offered a persuasive analysis of the spiritual factors at the heart of both the Church's difficulties and the hoped for renewal. In what reviewers have called an "awesome" marshaling …

The Catholic Church has the Answer . By Paul Whitcomb. A follow-up to Confession of a Roman Catholic. Fact-filled answers to 34 questions commonly asked about the Church. Dynamite! One of our most popular booklets. Great for evangelization and instruction.

Our knowledge of the Catholic faith is immeasurably broadened and deepened by studying twenty centuries of Catholic experience. This book surveys the Church's past from Abelard to Zwingli, introducing the reader to hundreds of fascinating people, places, events, ideas, institutions, and movements that have made their mark on our spiritual heritage and shaped the Church as we know it today. A …

Martha Rasmussen This book is a popular overview and study guide to the history of the Catholic Church. Written for non-scholarly readers with little historical background, it includes descriptions of society in different historical eras in order to make the history of the Church more understandable. The book avoids unnecessary names, dates, and scholarly disputes, but it explains important …

In Christus Dominus, the Second Vatican Council’s Decree Concerning The Pastoral Office of Bishops In The Church, Bishops are reminded that, "Christ gave the Apostles and their successors the command and the power to teach all nations, to hallow men in the truth, and to feed them. Bishops, therefore, have been made true and authentic teachers of the faith, pontiffs, and pastors …

Catholic Coloring Book Set - 8 Books The Story of Our Lady, How Jesus Lived, The Saints Are My Friends, I Believe In God, The Rose Queen, Mother's Day, Talking to God, Meet Your Angel Full color covers.Twenty-four large 8-1/2 x 11 pages with a beautiful story in each book. Brite-white 20 lb. paper.

The Catholic Comparative New Testament New American Bible · Revised Standard Version · New Revised Standard Version · Jerusalem Bible · New Jerusalem Bible · Christian Community Bible · Douay-Rheims · Good News Translation

The Catholic Controversy - St. Francis de Sales Defence Of The Faith by St. Francis de Sales This book is a collection of pamphlets written by St. Francis de Sales as a young priest (27 to 29) struggling to reach people who would not listen to him: the 72,000 Calvinists of the French Chablais region, who had lost the Faith 60 years previous. The task looked hopeless yet in four years 72,000 …

This newly revised, expanded edition answers the questions most commonly asked by both Catholics and non-Catholics. Dues outlines traditional Catholic religious history, gives an engaging overview of the rich variety of customs associated with Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, and Lent, and provides a thorough understanding of why Catholics practice their faith the way they do.

  A CATHOLIC DICTIONARY is one of the most valuable Catholic books ever published and is a goldmine of information, with over 5000 entries explained briefly, clearly and authoritatively, all in an easy-to-use format. This famous book focuses on the essentials of each topic, giving facts, definitions and the traditional teaching, making clear distinctions, without confusing the issues with …

Complete Catholic Dictionary and Reference Guide More than 3,000 entries Contains thousands of listings for topics covering theology, doctrine, canon law, saints, liturgy, vestments, architecture, religious orders, holy days, and catechetics. Concise definitions Each entry provides all essential information as well as an easy-to-use pronunciation guide. Cross-referenced to the Catechism of the …

Young children can learn a basic Catholic vocabulary with this St. Joseph coloring book.

Gregory Oatis Catholic Doctirne in Scripture is a compendium of scripture verses, topically arranged and easy to use, which confirm the scriptural affirmation of Catholic teachings - particularly those that Catholics and Protestants traditionally dispute. Of course, since it was the Church herself who - through the power of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon her by Christ - promulgated the book we …

Kimberly Hahn and Mary Hasson Two experienced home schooling moms present a very thorough, balanced and practical guide to both the merits of home education, as well as the important ideas, resources and curriculums to home school. Hahn and Hasson cover all aspects - statistics supporting home schooling's excellence, the nitty-gritty of lesson plans, and hundreds of ways to keep the fun in …

Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Writings of the Church Fathers, Summa Theologica, and the Douay-Rheims Bible.

Are there really such things as "Catholic" manners? The answer is a resounding "Yes!" A distinctive etiquette code specific to Catholicism does exist - a code that is not always well-known or completely observed. With the refreshingly unbiased view of a convert, author Kay Lynn Isca has created a modern manual of Catholic "rites and wrongs" that helps all of us decipher and explore that code. …

Kay Lynn Isca This little booklet explains the Catholic Wedding, the roles different people play, the issues involved in planning the wedding, stipends, music, liturgy, and many other bits of information which will be helpful to those involved. 

Quiz yourself and others with fascinating Faith Facts! Each card features three questions of varying degrees of difficulty about one aspect of Lent or Easter. By Theresa K. Driscoll, M.R.E. and Kelley L. Renz, M.A.

Lawrence G. Lovasik This guide gives faithful Catholics all the essential ingredients of a stable and loving Catholic marriage and family - ingredients that are in danger of being lost in our turbulent age. Using Scripture and Church teachings in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format, author Fr. Lawrence Lovasik helps you understand the proper role of the Catholic father and mother and the …

Jacquelyn Lindsey Each new generation echoes the words of the Apostles, "Lord, teach us how to pray." In order to answer that question, the Church provides a wealth of beautiful devotional prayers that today's Catholic families can use throughout the day and throughout the year. The Catholic Family Prayer Book assembles the very best of these prayers in a convenient and easy-to-use …

Imagine today’s top Catholic authors, apologists, and theologians. Now imagine 12 of them collaborating on a book that answers common questions about and challenges to the teachings and doctrines of the Catholic Church. Imagine no more, it’s a reality. (How’s that for an endorsement?) Catholic for a Reason, edited by Dr. Scott Hahn and Leon J. Suprenant, with the foreword by …

Catholic for a Reason II explores the mystery of Mary, the Mother of God, through the personal study and reflection of nine well-known Catholics -- Scott Hahn, Jeff Cavins, Tim Gray, Curtis Martin, Kimberly Hahn, Edward Sri, Curtis Mitch, Sean Innerst, and Leon Suprenant.  The result is a moving tribute and a convincing testimony that demolishes common misconceptions about Catholic …

Catholic for a Reason III: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass, edited by Scott Hahn and Regis J. Flaherty, explains the Sacrifice of the Mass in light of Scripture and Church teaching?a timely topic, since October 2004 begins a special Year of the Eucharist, as declared by Pope John Paul II. Contributing authors Scott and Kimberly Hahn, Jeff Cavins, Tim Gray, Curtis J. Mitch, Sean Innerst, …

Marriage and family life lived according to God’s plan can change lives and change the world! Catholic for a Reason IV explores the Scriptural basis for the Catholic understanding of marriage. Join Scott and Kimberly Hahn, Mike Aquilina, and ten other well-known Catholic authors, who along with their spouses, present solid Biblical testimony to the joys, struggles, and sanctity found in the …

For the Tridentine (Traditional Latin Mass) Liturgy. Printed as a 38 page booklet.

Imprimatur: Gilbert Sheldon, D.D. D.Min, Bishop of Steubenville. Imprimatur: Most Rev. Basil Losten, Bishop of Stamford (Ukranian Rite) "The Handbook is outstanding both for its practicality and for its fidelity to the Catholic faith." - Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., Editor, Homiletic and Pastoral Review "Dr. Marks fills a deep void in the current literature with his brisk but …

The Catholic Handbook for Visiting the Sick and Homebound 2009 Introduction by Sister Genevieve Glen, OSB   The Catholic Handbook for Visiting the Sick and Homebound 2009 is the essential resource for lay Ministers of Care, especially Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.  This portable, annual resource contains all of the official rites a lay minister will need from the Book of …

About this Book For centuries, the Catholic Church has offered an abundance of splendid traditions that extend religious and spiritual practice into daily life. Now, Meredith Gould reintroduces these customs and rituals to modern Roman Catholics. Using the liturgical calendar, The Catholic Home provides familiar and new ways to celebrate each season and its special days. Gould reviews major …

  You know the problem .. . • Kids carrying guns and knives to school. • Teachers passing out condoms. • Values Clarification courses alienating children from parents. • Dumbed-down classes. • Catholic schools no longer teaching Catholic truths. Here's the solution... Now Dr. Mary Kay Clark gives parents a practical plan for teaching their children themselves, at …

The newly revised Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers is the perfect resource for parents and children to explore the rich treasury of the Catholic tradition of prayer. Use Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers to o Learn the "by-hearts"-the essential prayers that every Catholic child and adult need to know by memory o Practice the simple form of the Liturgy of the Hours as a …

Robert Feeney This book is a new and spiritual way of looking at exercise and sports. It offers a sound philosophy of sport with insights from St. Thomas Aquinas on exercise. This book is easily the best and most thorough volume on the subject. Illustrated with 50 photos of Olympic greats, John Paul II, Pier Giorgio Frassati and others. “This collection of Catholic wisdom is timely indeed and …

What others are saying about CATHOLIC LAITY IN THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH... Russell Shaw is not only the foremost Catholic journalist of his generation, he is also more than an amateur theologian. His insights in his new book help the reader not only to understand the role of "Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church" but also the role of the laity in evangelizing the culture. Shaw has …

Catholic Life is a rare book and a great find for the Catholic family. Originally published in 1908, it does a superb job explaining the meaning of the holy days, feasts, fasts and ceremonies of Holy Church. This knowledge should beget the proper spirit for their observance. With 45 different chapters, these pages go through Sundays—Advent—Lent—Feast Days—Corpus …

John Henry Cardinal Newman Edited by John Oldcastle   This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, …