John R. Sommerfeldt, PhD For the medieval Cistercian abbot Aelred of Rievaulx, human beings are capable of happiness because human nature is good-but the self-defeating choices of humans have led to their misery. A loving God leads humans to happiness by nudging their free wills toward choosing the good and then, if they respond positively, giving them the power to realize that good. The …
A Christian Approach to Working Out, Eating Right, and Building the Virtues of Fitness in Your Soul.
By Sr. Ann Shields, SGL "If we choose to be disciples of the Lord—not bystanders but true followers—then we have to be conformed to his Word." —From the Introduction Are you connected to the latest technology—cell phone, PDA, iPod, Internet—but not connected to the Word of God as it comes to us in Scripture? The Bible not only nourishes us, Pope Benedict …
The Mysteries of Life in Children's Literature by Mitchell Kalpakgian This most precious book is not a work of research or scholarship in the conventional academic sense. It is a book that is informed by many years of teaching the classics of children’s literature to large numbers of students who are generally unfamiliar with this body of knowledge, a treasury of the world’s perennial wisdom. …
Conquer your Pride and experience the joys of humility! Of all sins, pride is the most dangerous... and the most sorrowful: it cuts you off from God, estranges you from others, and leaves you lost and unhappy. These pages show you how to drive pride from your soul. You'll learn to recognize its many forms (including some that masquerade as virtue), and you'll come to see just why they're …
Donald De Marco This book brings to life in an inspirational and memorable way what is at the core of every true moral virtue, namely, love. It presents twenty-eight different virtues and reveals, through stories that personify these virtues, how love is expressed through care, courage, compassion, faith, hope, justice, prudence, wisdom, etc... It is a treatment of virtue that is both unique …
Relating to Others as Jesus Would Six Weeks with the Bible: Catholic Perspectives By Kevin Perrotta For busy adults who want to study the Bible but don't know where to begin, Six Weeks with the Bible provides an inviting starting point. Each guide is divided into six concise, 90-minute segments that introduce one book of the Bible. All biblical text is printed in the guides, which means …
The Many Faces of Virtue, a collection of short essays on the virtues, shows that moral excellence is not a thing of the past - it is alive, radical, modern, and essential. Drawing upon a rich store of anecdotes, Canadian philosopher and bioethicist Donald DeMarco describes each virtue in a charmingly simple, down-to-earth manner.
This book of nearly five hundred pages is the perfect solution for so many Catholics anxious to get reacquainted with the lives of the more popularly known saints, but who have too little time to read more thorough biographies. There are approximately five hundred entries covering the feast days for each day of the year (Tridentine Calendar) with an accompanying pictorial sketch of the …
For Catholics who strive daily to give God the love He deserves “A small book with great dimensions of love and wisdom.”—Ave Maria The great Jesuit pastor of souls, C. C. Martindale, was asked in 1946 upon his return from five years of confinement under the Nazis to give six readings for the secular BBC. An amazing enough concept in itself for those of us living in …
Mother Lillian Clark This book, first published in the 1950s, uses the combined skill of writer and artist and publisher, all bent on interesting and enlightening the child. A delightful example of the way of teaching old truth is this book which bears the happy title I Belong to God. Here stories are told by one artist and illustrated by another. They are tales about the holiest things in all …
Teresa of Avila (1512-1582) is one of the world's most beloved mystics. Her autobiography has enchanted millions of readers through her use of everyday language to describe her quest for union with God. The Way of Perfection presents Teresa's approach to incorporating spirituatlity into everyday life. Using earthy language, Teresa encourages spiritual seekers to engage in a …
Josef Pieper This is a masterpiece of a forgotten virtue by one of the great Christian philosophers of the twentieth century.
Fr. Thomas Dubay To the modern mind, the concept of poverty is often confused with destitution. But destitution emphatically is not the Gospel ideal. A love-filled sharing frugality is the message, and Happy Are You Poor explains the meaning of this beatitude lived and taught by Jesus himself. But isn't simplicity in lifestyle meant only for nuns and priests? Are not all of us to enjoy the …
The Moral Compass - Stories for a Life's Journey Edited By William Bennett More than two million readers and listeners have used William Bennett's The Book of Virtues to help their families learn the essential traits of good character. Now his inspiring and instructive volume, The Moral Compass, offers more examples of good and bad, right and wrong, in great works from literature and in …
When Lightning Strikes Twice by Marci Alborghetti For people who've worked hard to overcome an addiction or adopt a healthy, positive lifestyle, a new addiction or a second descent into illness can also represent personal failure. Even more disturbing to those of us facing a repeated crisis is the initial impact it may have on our faith and relationship with God. When we find ourselves facing …
A Year with the Saints is truly a unique book, and one that imparts on every page the true spirit of the Catholic Faith. Exemplifying 12 Christian virtues-one for each month, with a reading for each day of the year-and using episodes and sayings from the lives of the Saints, it covers Perfection, Humility, Mortification, Patience, Meekness, Confidence, Charity, etc. Included are many stories …
"In The Two Pillars S. C. Biela presents and examines two of the most fundamental aspects of interior life: contrition and gratitude. He insightfully likens contrition and gratitude to two spiritual pillars in unexpected, thought provoking ways. Additionally, Biela reminds us of the special gift and role of the Blessed Mother as God's instrument who assists the individual in growing in the …
We all want to be happy. Perhaps the greatest obstacle to happiness for most people is resentment. It’s easy to see how widespread this problem is: just notice the critical tone of so many conversations, the anger, the complaints and lamentations, the excuses, negative thoughts, frustrations, the distancing of person from person, family divisions, marriage breakdowns, eagerness for …
Reading this books is like going on your own personal retreat! This book consists of fifteen discourses (four on Sins of the Tongue, three on Envy and Jealousy, two on Rash Judgments, two on Christian Patience, and four on Grace) that were originally talks given to laywomen of his diocese in the late 19th century. At the beginning the good Archbishop says “I propose, my children, to …
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