This seasonal devotional features meditations drawn from the down-to-earth and eminently practical writings of Catherine Doherty. Providing daily spiritual guidance, there are deep insights on prayer and spiritual growth as well as homespun words of advice on everyday work and family life. Nostalgic entries even recall Christmas and Easter customs from Catherine's childhood in the Old Russia …

By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. Father Benedict Groeschel invites us to explore the astonishing mystery of God's loving plan for us. We all hunger to know more about God and our own destiny. Healing the Original Wound is a book about our journey toward God, our journey from the personal hell of sin and alienation toward the paradise of being held in the "Everlasting Arms of God." …

Eugene McCaffrey, OCD Written to celebrate her elevation to a Doctor of the Church, this book captures the beauty and simplicity of the message and life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Written by a Carmelite priest who is an expert on the Little Flower, this is an inspirational and devotional little book that draws on her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, and brings together the main elements of …

Heartfelt prayer is effective! In Heart to Heart with God , readers explore six attitudes or actions that will bring passion and life to their prayer and give them confidence that God still acts powerfully in the world today. Deacon Ralph Torrelli shows us how to pray the deepest desires of our hearts and how to arm ourselves to fight the spiritual battles of the Christian life. He also …

Let's Go to Heaven! We all long for heaven, and yet, we have only vague notions about what it's like. But maybe we've already been to heaven -- maybe heaven is all around us and we simply don't see it. In this deeply thoughtful and inspiring book, popular author Elizabeth Kelly helps us to see our lives with "heavenly eyes." Drawing on our rich Catholic tradition, Kelly explores the …

Like  the heliotropium, an ancient form of sunflower that constantly turned its face toward the sun, so the will of man should be constantly turned toward God - to know and follow His Holy Will. Failure to recognize and accept the Will of God can condemn a soul to misery. Conformity to God's Holy Will, on the other hand, brings peace and contentment to the human heart and is the key …

Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik You're almost certainly not as kind as you ought to be - and your relationships with God and those you love may be suffering as a result. Probably you just can't find the time - and can't ever seem to develop the patience - that you need in order to be consistently kind amidst the irritations that afflict you daily.  That's why The Hidden Power of Kindness is such …

Very few Catholic writers indeed can touch the minds and hearts of all Catholics-whatever their background-and Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, O.P. happens to be one of these rare few. In How to be Happy-How to be Holy , Fr. O'Sullivan teaches all Christians about prayer: 1) how to pray, 2) how to derive immense benefits from prayer, and 3) how to enjoy the deep consolation of prayer. In the …

How to Converse Familiarly with God . St. Alphonsus Liguori, Doctor of the Church Just as the title indicates, this famous booklet of St. Alphonsus Liguori teaches us how to speak personally and with confidence in prayer to God, who, the Saint says, will not “speak” to us unless we first speak to Him. Covers every aspect of our personal relationship with God. St. Paul says of …

Humility of Heart - by Rev. Cajetan da Bergamo Although not entirely a new title for the publisher, it is being listed as new because this edition is newly typeset and repunctuated, so it will come alive as if you never read it before! Our Lord said, "Learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart." (Matt 11:29) And also, "Amen, I say to you, unless you be converted …

Hungry for God Practical Help in Personal Prayer   Ralph Martin   "God is everywhere, always, and we can communicate with Him, everywhere, always."—From Chapter Five Is prayer possible? Does it make any difference? Does God hear and answer? How do we pray? Why? In this classic work on the spiritual life, Ralph Martin gives readers the tools for entering more fully into a fruitful …

The classic work by Thomas a Kempis This treasured book has brought peace to readers for many ages by showing how to follow the life of Christ to which all are called.  This is the one religious book that is second only to the Bible in popularity. An easy-to-read Large Print revised edition of this Thomas à Kempis classic by Clare Fitzpatrick. Maroon cloth binding.

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 …

About this Book Written five centuries ago by a humble monk, this timeless message of faith in Christ's teachings remains a vital source of spiritual strength for people seeking to follow in the footsteps of the Lord. Edited and with an introduction by Harold C. Gardiner S.J.

The Imitation of Christ has enjoyed greater popularity down the centuries than any Christian book apart from the Bible. Even today, the soul-searching words of the fifteenth-century monk, Thomas á Kempis, continue to resonate, unbounded by time or geography. Drawing on the Bible, the Fathers of the early Church and medieval mysticism, his four-part treatise shrugs off the allure of the …

Fr. Francis Fernandez This popular collection includes the 7 volumes of In Conversation With God .  Each volume includes meditations on the gospel readings for every day of the year, including the 3 cycles for years A, B, and C.  Each volume covers a liturgical season:  Advent and Christmas (Vol.1) has an orange cover, Lent and Eastertide (Vol.2) has a dark blue cover, …

Francis Fernandez In Conversation with God, Volume 1  has meditations for all of Advent and Christmastide, based on the daily gospels.  This is number 1 in the 7-volume set of In Conversation with God. This book has an orange vinyl cover with the words " In Conversation with God, Daily Meditaions Volume One: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Francis Fernandez" all in gold …

Francis Fernandez In Conversation with God, Volume 2  has meditations for all of Lent and Eastertide, based on the daily gospels.  This is number 2 in the 7-volume set of In Conversation with God. This book has a blue vinyl cover with the words " In Conversation with God, Daily Meditaions Volume Two: Lent, Holy Week, Eastertide, Francis Fernandez" all in gold …

Francis Fernandez In Conversation with God, Volume 3  has meditations for all of Ordinary Time Weeks 1-12, based on the daily gospels.  This is number 3 in the 7-volume set of In Conversation with God. This book has a green vinyl cover with the words " In Conversation with God, Daily Meditaions Volume Three: Ordinary Time: Weeks 1-12, Francis Fernandez" all …