Pawel Zuchniewicz An instant best-seller when released in Europe in January, this powerful book describes the life and impact of John Paul II as told by individuals from all over the world who give moving testimonies how they experienced healings through the intercession of Pope John Paul II during his lifetime. From little children to old age adults, including Cardinals, well-known lay …
This book contains the Bible stories of Eve, Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah, Rahab, Deborah, Ruth, Hannah, Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba, Jezebel, Judith, Esther, Mary, Martha and Mary, and Mary Magdalene.
The Mother of the Little Flower: Zélie Martin 1831-1877 by Celine Martin Was St. Thérèse’s mother herself a saint? Zélie Martin and her husband Louis were declared Venerableby the Church in 1994 for their “Heroic Virtue,” and the couple’s cause is now progressing toward Beatification. Zélie married at 27, bore 9 children, ran a home business and did a superb job of raising 5 …
Leo Madigan In 1917, two little children - one nine years old, the other seven - had a series of visions that changed the world. The blessed Virgin appeared to Francisco and Jacinta Marto and told them how sin was responsible for all the world's troubles. She also told them how devotion to her Immaculate Heart would bring the world back to God. Since then, millions have made pilgrimages to the …
Praise for Priestblock 25487: ''Stunning... Casts light into dark and previously neglected corners of the horror that was the Third Reich.'' —Richard John Neuhaus, Editor in Chief First Things ''Father Jean Bernard's portrait of survival in a German concentration camp is simple, forceful and vivid and therefore impossible to put down or forget. It ranks with the great 20th Century …
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Rich in humor and culture, passion and love for the cause of God and of man, Milestones is the autobiography of one of the most influential men in the Catholic Church at the turn of the millennium. In his famous Apology , Cardinal Newman accounted for his conversion to Catholicism. In this biography, which in certain respects recalls Newman's masterpiece, Ratzinger …
Edited by John Slanchuk, C. Ss. R. On June 27, 2001, Pope John Paul II beatified 27 martyrs for the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Among them were four Redemptorists - Mykolay (Nicholas) Charnetsky, (184-1959), Vasyl (Basil) Vsevolod Velychkovsky, (1903-1941), Ivan Ziatyk, (1899-1952), and Zynoviy (Zenon) Kovalyk, (1903-1941). This book is a celebration of their stories. Bishop Nicholas …
Fr. Charles P Connor Defenders of the faith have been raised up in every era of the Church to proclaim fidelity to the truth by their words and deeds. Some have fought heresy and overcome confusion like Athanasius against the Arians and Ignatius Loyola in response to the Protestant reformers. Others have shed their blood for the faith, like the early Christian martyrs of Rome, or Thomas More, …
Peggy Noonan The author brings her sharp observations, acute sensibility, warmth, and wit to the life of the pope and shows the personal effect his journey had upon her and millions of others. Written with heart and depth, this is at once a moving elegy and a brilliant celebration of a man whose life taught others how to live.
Absolutely fascinating true story of God's mercy to sinners. An egregious sinner, Keriolet (1602-1660) was arrogant, wicked, confrontational, proud and haughty. He would go out of his way to start quarells and was a notorious seducer of well-born women. And yet God's mercy was upon him. Escaping death when shot at point-blank range, he was at last brought to his knees when he went to the church …
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati - An Ordinary Christian Maria Di Lorenzo Athletic, handsome, and always good for a laugh, Pier Giorgio Frassati was the charismatic leader of a band of rowdy friends. He smoked, pulled pranks, relished extreme sports, fiercely debated politics into the night… …and secretly gave away his wealth to help the poor: a mother unexpectedly widowed, a homeless invalid, a …
The Father of the Little Flower by Celine Martin (Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face) Louis Martin was the pattern of Fatherhood on which St. Thérèse built her now famous “Little Way of Spiritual Childhood.” Louis was declared Venerableby the Church in 1994, along with his wife Zélie, because of his “Heroic Virtue.” What kind of a father was he? These reminiscences describe Louis Martin’s …
This book contains the sayings of Brother Giles of Assisi as well as a biography of him.
Mother Angelica - The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles Raymond Arroyo "A rattling good story of fear, faith, courage, and bulldog tenacity, beautifully told. The drama of Mother Angelica's life is a powerful reminder that the extraordinary lies just beyond the ordinary--if we have eyes to see and ears to hear." -George Weigel, author of Witness to Hope: the …
Longtime Divine Mercy collaborator Fr. George Kosicki, CSB, has produced the definitive edition of John Paul II: The Great Mercy Pope. In this masterwork, Fr. George covers all of Pope John Paul II's writings, addresses and homilies on Divine Mercy - from his encyclical "Rich in Mercy" in 1980 to his posthumous message for Mercy Sunday 2005, which was shared with the faithful the day …
Legacy: The 10 Greatest Achievements of Pope John Paul II (CD) Experience the Profound Impact this Pope had on our Church, our Lives, our World. No previous pope has affected humanity like John Paul II, and no other commentator has as complete a grasp of this great pope’s achievements as renowned Catholic scholar and author George Weigel. In this remarkable talk given in Lafayette, …
St. Gregory of Nyssa This great spiritual master of the fourth century was born as the general persecution of Christians was ending. One of the Greek Cappadocian Fathers (the other two were Gregory's brother, St. Basil the Great, and their mutual friend, St. Gregory Nazianzen), Gregory has come to be regarded increasingly as the most brilliant and subtle thinker and most profound mystical …
This book tells the moving story of Father Emil Kapaun, a chaplain from Kansas who served during the Korean War. He was captured by the North Koreans and died in prison at the age of 35. His cause for sainthood has been opened in his diocese.
Under Angel Wings is the true story of a young girl in Brazil who saw and heard her Guardian Angel during most of her life. The book is filled with real-life anecdotes which are edifying, moving and often humerous. Cecy Cony (1900-1939) tells story after story of how her Guardian Angel - whom she calls her "New Friend" - kept her from lying, stealing, revenge, immodesty, etc. - and from …
A wonderful and fascinating biography of the man who is Pope Benedict XVI - truly a Servant of Truth. Do you know the real Pope Benedict? Journalist Peter Seewald does. After writing an unfair attack on Cardinal Ratzinger, he was urged by Catholic readers to meet with the man he was maligning. He did so—and the result was two book-length interviews, Salt of the Earth and God and the …