THE IMITATION OF CHRIST Thomas a Kempis Translated by Ronald Knox & Michael Oakley The spiritual classic by à Kempis, the second most widely read spiritual book after the Bible, has had an astonishing impact on the spiritual lives of countless saints, peasants, and popes for centuries. Even today, the soul-searching words of the fifteenth-century cleric Thomas à Kempis continue to …

Meditations On The Interior Life For Every Day Of The Liturgical Year This is the classic book of daily meditations on the interior life, revised and expanded to correspond with the feasts of the Catholic liturgical year, issued in four separate volumes. Volume I covers from the First Sunday of Advent through the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time. Volume II, from Ash Wednesday through Pentecost. …

Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C. These meditations on the famous prayer of St. Ignatius by a Poor Clare nun and well-regarded spiritual writer will help every reader deepen his prayer life and draw closer to the Person of Christ. Popes, saints, and common folk have made this their daily prayer for centuries. Let the Abbess of cloistered nuns help you reflect deeper on the profound thoughts of this …

Rev. Edward J. Hayes, Rev. Msgr. Paul J. Hayes & James J. Drummey At a time in history when there is such widespread confusion about the role of marriage and family there is a great need for solid information about these essential building blocks of society. That information is presented in both clear and practical terms in Catholicism and Society. Starting with the Christian role in …

John Saward Following up on his acclaimed Redeemer in the Womb, John Saward returns to the mystery of Christ's Incarnation. He draws upon the rich traditions of the Church, as well as the writings of the great Christian mystics, to create a work that is both new and old, revolutionary and orthodox. This profoundly moving meditation will aid any contemplation on the life of Christ. The subject …

Fr. Frederick William Faber, D.D. Describes and analyzes with the precision of a theologian and the artistry of a poet each of Our Lady's Seven Sorrows, relating them to our own spiritual life.  Says, "We never advance more rapidly in love of the Son than when we travel by the Mother, and that what we have built most solidly in Jesus has been built with Mary.  There is no time lost …

What to do until you find a spiritual director Back in 1958, Father Edward J. Hogan of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore observed, “There are countless souls ripe for sanctity, full of generosity and desire, and needing only the expert advice of a divinely ordained doctor of souls to advance toward sainthood. Yet how often they remain unattended!” Why would any Catholic priest …

Rick Medina Everyone needs a friend.  An Advocate.  A mentor. According to Rick Medina, he was not seeking a spiritual patron.  It was St. Philomena's persistence - her playful charm and support - that brilliantly won him over. Here's the fascinating story of how an early Roman martyr befriended a twenty-first-century American, and how their relationship led him to a deeper …

Thy Will Be Done! St. Francis de Sales 58 letters to souls troubled by problems that afflict each of us today: anger, frustration, grief and sickness; difficulties praying and even lack of faith — with wise, practical remedies for each How to do God's will joyfully - regardless of your circumstances! St. Francis de Sales can help you with exhaustion, sickness, anger, impatience, the death of …

Need a spiritual workout?  Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue is a Bible study designed specifically for men who want to build their spiritual strength.  Each chapter focuses on a different virtue necessary to help raise up a generation of godly men.  With challenging questions at the end of each chapter, this book is ideal for individual or group study.  Find …

Thomas Dubay, S.M. Father Thomas Dubay, one of the foremost authorities on the religious life, discusses one of the most important but not fully appreciated or understood charisms of the consecrated life, the charism of virginity. Although the idea of virginity is unpopular and even despised in modern society, Dubay emphasizes that the importance of evangelical virginity is rooted in its …

Hans Urs von Balthasar This volume is unique among the works of the great theologian and spiritual writer von Balthasar for it is a collection of short, personal and very readable reflections and aphorisms that are the fruit of his prayer and study over the course of his life on the central themes of the Christian spiritual life. Balthasar's style-intimate, lucid, precise and yet poetic, along …

Gabriel Bunge, O.S.B. The Fathers of the Church, deeply-rooted in the Scriptures, have left us a rich treasure as inheritance, not only of texts, but also of manners, forms and gestures of prayer. Today, western Christianity in a special way, needs to rediscover the intimate union which must exist—in prayer just as in any aspect of Christian life—between theory and practice, between …

Dealing with Scruples by Dermot Casey, S.J. It’s possible to be too hard on yourself Or maybe on others, too, who suffer from scruples   “Scruples” -- defined in the old Catholic Encyclopedia as an “unwarranted fear that something is a sin, which, as a matter of fact, is not” -- was once a familiar term to Catholics, but has since fallen out of use. No …

Herbert Thurston, S.J.’s “invaluable work of reference” (said the Times Literary Supplement in 1952) is back in print for Catholics crying out for guidance—and getting little—on such matters today. His topics? We’ll let all these major reviewers of his time, including the redoubtable London Tablet, outline them for you: “One by one he examines the …

Dom Lorenzo Scupoli The Spiritual Combat is a famous classic on the strategy for achieving spiritual perfection and salvation.  First published in 1589, it was the favorite book of the great St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Doctor of the Church and master of the spiritual life; he carried a copy in his pocket for 18 years, read from it every day and recommended it to everyone under his …

Fr. George William Rutler "Everyone who thinks Vianney already well known will find not simply new information, but what has new meaning for each discoverer. That meaning may well differ for each reader. The descriptions of the Curé's encounters with Satan and "his lesser angels" and of the hours in the confessional were my own personal crucial rediscoveries. The retreat by Pope John Paul II …

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 …

Penny Hickey Carmelite history and prayer begin with Elijah on Mount Carmel. From Elijah has descended a long line of saints who have heard the voice of the Lord calling them to leave everything and come "drink from the stream". This book is an invitation for you to come and pray with the holy men and women of the Carmelite order. The prayers and meditations in this book will help the reader …

This work is probably the greatest classic on surrendering our wills to Divine Providence (God's will). Filled with beautiful, penetrating insights, an incredibly rich store of Catholic wisdom. Shows how sanctity is to be attained amidst our common daily activities when performed to perfection and for the love of God. Written to help those who despair of ever becoming holy. A great and famous …