Francois Roustang, S.J. The story of the early Jesuit missionaries who arrived in North America between 1632 and 1637 is a remarkable by all accounts. For twenty long years, they toiled alone and unaided in the vast, wild regions of eastern Canada, bearing the hardships of a harsh climate, scarcity of food and inadequate lodging, as well as the constant menace of those inhabitants they had …

Pope Benedict XVI Compiled and Edited by Daniel T. Michaels, Ph.D. Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), the youngest of three children, was born in Germany in 1927.  The catastrophicevents of World War II in Europe set the foundation for his belief that religious truths cannot and should not be suppressed- "the gift of the Catholic tradition is a gift worth preserving." A professor of …

Adalbert Albert Vogl Therese Neumann was perhaps the most visited stigmatist in the history of the Church.  Over the years millions of people saw her briefly in her home or witnessed the passion ecstasies in which she underwent the sufferings of Christ on Fridays, bleeding from the wounds in her hands, feet, head, side and back.  The author, Adalbert Albert Vogl, a German-born friend …

Cathy Wright, LSJ Called "the man who turns religion into love,"  Charles de Foucauld followed a winding path to his heart's true desire.  After early years of wrenching loss, rebelliosness, unbelief in God, reckless adventure, and the unbridled pursuit of pleasure, Charles experienced a profound conversion where he met God's mercy and love.  Transformed, he devoted the …

Fr. W. R. Bonniwell Hunchback, midget, blind, lame and ugly. Walled in next to a chapel for 14 years; abandoned by her parents at a shrine, she grew in virtue and fame. Her body is incorrupt. One of the most inspiring stories we have ever read!

   Mother Teresa tells the inspiring story of the most revered and loved woman of our times.  Born in Albania in 1910, Mother Teresa joined the Missionary Sisters of Loreto and was sent to India to teach in a  high school.  In Calcutta she was the staggering poverty, disease and misery of the poor often left to die in the streets.  Mother Teresa felt called by God …

Humberto S. Medeiros Fr. William F. Hill. Preface by Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen (Imprimatur 1946.) Much in Lucia’s own words. Beautiful Illustrations. Nothing has so encouraged and inspired the Faith of Catholics all over the world as the revelations of the Blessed Mother to three little children, Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. The marvelous events which took place at Fatima, Portugal in 1917 and …

Roger Royle and Gary Woods This is a beautiful coffee table volume that tells the story of the life of Mother Teresa from childhood through the present day in moving, original photos by Gary Woods and text by Rev. Roger Royle. The inspiring and selfless life of the beloved Mother Teresa, and the work of her Missionaries of Charity spread around the world, have served as a burning light for …

Giuliana Pelucchi An attractive woman. Physician. Mother of four. Enthusiastic downhill skier. Experienced mountain climber. Opera aficionada. Passionate for her husband. Single-minded toward her children. Uncompromising for her patients. In 1962, she made a quiet, heroic choice. In 1994, the Church proclaimed her "blessed." This is her story.

Pope John Paul II In My Own Words Memorial Edition 1920-2005 Compiled and edited by Anthony F. Chiffolo Providing inspiration from the man whose advice and insights have touched the hearts of millions, this collection of quotations and prayers reveals Pope John Paul II in his many roles: as teacher, pastor, poet, leader, lover of all humanity, and follower of Christ. In this book, the pope …

Stanislaw Dziwisz In this volume, the pope’s trusted secretary speaks of suffering in John Paul’s life, and close collaborator Czeslaw Drazek, SJ, reflects on how this life-experience served to confirm and authenticate the pope’s signature teaching on suffering and on the dignity of every person. Dr. Renato Buzzonetti describes the principal medical interventions and care the pope received …

A Revolution Of Love - The Meaning Of Mother Teresa David Scott The glitter of Mother Teresa’s celebrity obscures the full splendor of her saintliness, argues David Scott in this inspiring yet unsentimental look at the life of the first truly global saint. In countless photos and unforgettable television images, Mother Teresa appeared unflappable in her single-minded advocacy for the poor, but …

This is the true story of Eugene Hamilton: a young man who dreamed of becoming a priest; a young man stricken with terminal cancer as his life was just beginning; a young man who, because of his exceptional spirituality, would receive special dispensation to be ordained early, who would become a priest just hours before he died. This book is about the sacramental and the sacred, and how these …

"They've sent a mere boy to fight against me!" roared the giant Goliath, as he caught sight of young David across the valley. "A boy with nothing but a shepherd's staff in his hand! Am I just a dog?"   David looked at the nine-foot giant. "You come to me with a sword and with a spear," he called out fearlessly, "but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of …

Fr. Cornelius Buckley, S.J. No one in France or the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century doubted that the Jesuits , loved and honored by their friends, hated and feared by enemies, were a force to be reckoned with. Everything they did, they seem to have done with elan. Scholars, missionaries, educators, adventurers, social innovators - they were Renaissance men, …

Experiencing Jesus with Mother Teresa Jean Maalouf The story of Blessed Mother Teresa--who has been called the most revered and the most powerful woman of the past century--is simply an extraordinary love story. Jesus Christ was her beloved and the center of her entire life. Each of the seventeen meditations in this book is meant to encourage readers to experience Jesus by learning how Mother …

By Br. Leo Wollenweber, O.F.M., Cap. By merely human standards, the life of Solanus Casey was no great success story. A mediocre student who couldn't keep up in diocesan seminary, he barely made it through the seminary of the Capuchin friars. When he was finally ordained, they made him a "simplex priest"-one who is not allowed to hear confessions or preach doctrinal sermons. So Casey …

This is a Pre-Order item and will be available Spring 2006. Janel Rodriguez Bishop Sheen was a "loyal son of the church," John Paul II told him, and his story is especially relevant in this time of renewed evangelization. Fulton Sheen was a not-to-be-misssed radio and television evangelist during the mid-twentieth century, but his broadcasting career got off to arocky start.  "I don't …

Caroline Hemesath Fr. Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) was the first black priest in the United States. Born into a black Catholic slave family, Father Tolton conquered almost insurmountable odds to become a Catholic priest, and at his early death at 43, this pioneer black American priest left behind a shining legacy of holy service to God, the Church and his people. With the thorough scholarly …

Michael Collopy More than four years in the making and published with the permission and cooperation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, this large format 224 page book offers the most comprehensive photographic documentation of the apostolic work and prayer life of the Missionaries of Charity yet published. Destined to serve as an important historical record, this "illustrated prayer book" vividly …