Pray to God exactly as the greatest saints did. A large element of the saints’ holiness: they knew how to pray. The words they directed to God, and the directions on praying that they gave to souls, lift us away from petty concerns and call to mind the great truths of our salvation. But until now, you would have had to have a library full of their writings (and ample time to comb through …

Through the Year with Saint Therese of Lisieux: Living the Little Way Constant Tonnelier A series of meditations and quotes arranged according to the liturgical year, Through the Year With Therese of Lisieux takes readers on a trek of spiritual enlightenment offering ideas for daily reflection. Each day is represented by a scriptural quote, an excerpt from Thereses own writings or poetry, and …

Dr. R. Gerald Guest Explores the development of traditions of sainthood through the ages and documents the saints connected to healing and medical profession.

Fr. Hugh Blunt, LL.D (Imprimatur 1921.) In this selection of more unknown penitents, there is the design to show that every age is the age of penitence; that every day the Prodigal Son is coming back home to his father, in the twentieth century as well as in the third, joyfully testifying to the old truth that it profiteth a man nothing to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own …

Bert Ghezzi Praise for Mystics and Miracles "These wonderful stories... are fascinating reading.  There is much to ponder here - and much to strengthen our faith."  - Catholic Parent "Bert Ghezzi combines a wonderfully engaging style with real spiritual substance that feed the soul." - Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., archbishop of Denver "Bert Ghezzi has rescued mysticism from the …

Alban Goodier, S.J. This classic collection of short biographies of nine saints combines the inspiring facts of the saints' lives with Goodier's unique style and keen insights. Saints include Augustine, Joseph of Cupertino, Claude de la Colombiere, Margaret of Cortona, John of the Cross, and more.

In this second volume of New Saints and Blesseds of the Catholic Church are depicted the lives and deaths, the struggles and battles of those women and men who were raised to the honors of the altar by Pope John Paul II during the fours years from 1984 through 1987, in forty-nine beatification ceremonies and in seven canonization liturgies. Among them are Blesseds and Saints from a wide …

This richly illustrated, unique volume portrays more than 375 Catholic saints, arranged by the days of the year on which each beatified figure is honored. The images range from world-famous works of art by such masters as Caravaggio, Rubens, Velásquez, and El Greco to more modern and lesser-known depictions. Rosa Giorgi has chosen up to three saints for each day of the year and has …

Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. Unfamiliar with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of art may find it challenging to identify, for example, which saint is represented as a monk with …

Vincent J. O'Malley, C.M. Over 117 million Catholics live in Africa — almost twice as many as in the United States. Is it any surprise that the saints of Africa number in the thousands? They include three popes, three Doctors of the Church, eight Fathers of the Church, thousands of martyrs, hundreds of monks, plus countless religious and lay leaders. Yet, how many of us can name even a handful …

Anne Ball When youthful enthusiasm combines with pure unbridled love, it's not magic. It's young holiness. Introduce your children and grandchildren to these funny, playful, athletic, loving, courageous youths. Share with your students the lives - and photos - of youngsters their own age. Or, in some cases, even younger! These are the Church's young holy ones. Its saints and its blesseds and …

St. Dominic's Family - Over 300 Famous Dominicans Sr Mary Jean Dorcy, O.P. A monumental work. Some 335 biographies of the most famous people of the Dominican Order - priests, nuns and Third Order members - from St. Dominic himself to Gerald Vann (1906-1963), arranged century by century. Great stories of heroes and heroines of Christ - miracles, visions, martyrdoms. Belongs in every Catholic …

Saints Of The American Wilderness - The Brave Lives And Holy Deaths Of The Eight North American Martyrs Fr. John A. O'Brien French priests enter a war zone where captured Westerners are paraded before their captors, tortured, and then beheaded. Their desecrated bodies get dumped by the roadside. Iraq in 2004? The Gaza Strip? Western Afghanistan? No. A place more dangerous: Canada in the 1600s. …

Susan Helen Wallace , fsp, Editor Have you ever wondered what made the saints so special? They faced problems and struggles just like we do. They weren't always perfect. At times they made mistakes and even sinned. Yet their hearts burned with love for God and other people. The saints trusted in God and never stopped trying to love him totally. Saints for Young Readers for Every Day brings you …

Saints - A Closer Look by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. "Progress toward God is indicated much more by actual choices than by pious feelings."—From Chapter One Anyone can achieve a reasonable level of sanctity, but the saints are in a league of their own. What sets them apart? Does holiness come more naturally to them than to the rest of us? Do they endure severe temptation? How …

Leo Knowles Saints like us. These saints are people like us - people who lived in our modern world and faced modern problems. Their stories are thrilling yet familiar. They managed to find holiness in their everyday lives. Some died for their faith. Others were called to live long lives of suffering. But all of them led heroically holy lives. Taking us right through the 21st century, these …

Gerald M. Costello We love to tell stories; we love to hear them. Stories are part and parcel of our lives, and from time immemorial we've used them to pass along what we can of the world's basic truths. Here, for example, is the story of St. Patrick, converting a people with the strength of his faith and the power of his words. Here, closer to our own time, are heroes such as Dorothy Day, the …

A comprehensive listing of Patron Saints by patronage, country, the official Church calendar and Saints.  Embossed cover.  Illustrated.

  The lives of the saints are unique because of the mystery of holiness, the heart of Catholic spirituality, which surrounds them.   The One Year Book of Saints lets you share the adventures of 365 of the greatest heroes of holiness the world has ever known.  Each day, you can read the life story of a remarkable man or woman, as well as enrich your life with an appropriate …

About this Book This specially abridged edition of the John J. Delaney's landmark Dictionary of Saints is a readable, detailed compendium of the facts and fables, legends and lore of the saints venerated by the Catholic Church--over 1,500 entries in all.

Rev. Victor Hoagland, C.P. The major figures of the New Testament are the subject of this book.  The text is enhanced by masterpiece art, original paintings, wood etchings and photographs of the Holy Land.  

The Byzantine Saint is one of the most important contributions to the field of Byzantine hagiography in recent years. SVS Press is pleased to present the collection, based on papers presented by a preeminent group of Christian scholars at a major Byzantine studies conference at the University of Birmingham. Contributors: Henry Chadwick, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Lennant Ryder, Robert …

By Camille Lewis Brown, Ph.D. Foreward by the Most Rev. Jospeh Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.   From the continent of Africa come a wealth of saints and other inspirational people included in the Catholic tradition. Some are well-known, like Saints Augustine, a doctor of the church, and his mother, Monica, while others may be unknown to us, such as Blessed Daudi Okelo and Blessed …

An amazing new book from one of the great mystic visionaries of the 20th century. Adrienne von Speyr, a renowned mystic and spiritual writer from Switzerland, was received into the Catholic Church at the age of 38 on the Feast of All Saints, 1940, by one of the theological giants of the 20th century, Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar. He became her spiritual director and confessor until her death in …

The world was startled in 2007 by revelations that Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s spiritual life was full of serious doubts and personal suffering for nearly 50 years. The other great saint of the last half century—Padre Pio—offers similar revelations of his own in this enlightening collection of short excerpts from his letters. Many books have been written on the life and works …

Inspiration and wisdom for every day of the year. The inspiring stories of 365 holy men and women-from the best known to some of the most obscure-come to life in an engaging collection of biographical profiles, quotations from the saints themselves, meditations, and prayers. Voices of the Saints opens with an instruction from Saint Philip Neri: "The best preparation for prayer is to read …

    Moments of inspiration from some of your favorite saints: strive to imitate their virtues, learn from their timeless wisdom, and ask for their intercessions. Dear St. Padre Pio, Pray for me, please, that I may receive the graces I need to deeply participate in the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Please help me to desire humility, simplicity, and the spirit of obedience in my walk of …

"Heaven's doors are wide open and God is doing everything he can to make us all into saints." —from Chapter Eight What would it take for you to become a saint? If you're thinking of quiet cloisters and hours in undisturbed prayer, think again. Real women who became real saints run the gamut from quiet to boisterous, single, married, divorced, post-abortive, social activists, …

Teresa of Avila was declared a doctor of the church because of her reform efforts, the profundity of her writings about the spiritual life, and her dynamic faith and love. With her ability to combine common sense and deep mysticism, Teresa shows us what it means to be persons alive in our own culture who enter into the depths of our own life and heart and find God there. Part of the Companions …

Light From Light An Anthology of Christian Mysticism - Second Edition Louis Dupre James A. Wiseman, OSB This revised edition of Light from Light brings together selections from twenty-three of the most important Christian mystics, from Origen of Alexandria in the third century to Thomas Merton in the twentieth. It has five new persons not included in the first edition and completely updated …