Adrienne Von Speyr Adrienne von Speyr, whom Hans Urs von Balthasar credits with having an incalculable influence on his own writing, examines the mission of thirty-four figures in salvation history, from Abraham, through Moses, David, Elijah, and Isaiah, to the New Testament era and Our Lady. Mission is central to Christian life, and if we are to do justice to what God chooses for us, we can …

An amazing true life story about... Word War II, Love, Prayer, Faith, Sacrifice, and how nothing is impossible for God. Here is the astonishing true story of the harrowing experiences of a young German seminarian drafted into Hitler's dreaded SS at the onset of World War II. Without betraying his Christian ideals, against all odds, and in the face of Evil, Gereon Goldmann was able to complete …

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.

Fr. Hugh Blunt, LL.D (Imprimatur 1921.) In this selection of more unknown penitents, there is the design to show that every age is the age of penitence; that every day the Prodigal Son is coming back home to his father, in the twentieth century as well as in the third, joyfully testifying to the old truth that it profiteth a man nothing to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own …

Elizabeth Matthews never expected her son Patrick to be diagnosed with autism. But she didn't expect him to become her "escalator to heaven," either, as he was decorating the walls of the family home with mud and crayons. In Precious Treasure: The Story of Patrick, Matthews describes, with candor and humor, the joys, challenges, and heartaches of raising a child with special needs. "If you …

One of the twentieth century's most widely read writers and its most influential Christian apologist, C. S. Lewis has nevertheless eluded the understanding of the numerous scholars who have approached him only as a religious thinker and man of letters. A new book by a leading Lewis authority explores the full range of his manifold genius and finds for the first time the surprising secret of …

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Pope St. Pius X called St. Therese the Little Flower "the greatest Saint of modern times"; Pope Pius XI declared her co-patroness of the Missions throughout the entire world with St. Francis Xavier; and Pope Pius XII declared at just 24, having been a Carmelite nun only 9 years. What was the secret of her greatness? Giants in any sphere of human endeavor stand on the shoulders of …

Rebuilding a Lost Faith is a great and famous apologetics book in defense of the truth of the Catholic Faith.  It is written as the spiritual odyssey of the author, John L. Stoddard - showing how he lost his faith in Christianity as a Protestant seminary student, became before long an agnostic, and finally after 40 years, through the grace of God, was "forced" to search once more for …

Bishop Curtis Of Wilmington Visitation Sisters A convert from the Anglican ministry, after a long spiritual odyssey he went on to become a Catholic priest and a bishop and was regarded as a saint by those who knew him, especially by the Visitation Sisters of Wilmington, Deleware, who maintain he is powerful to answer prayers in times of need. About one half of the book consists of his short …

Pro-Life Christians - Heroes For The Pre-Born - 28 Courageous Pro-Life Christians And What They Do Joe Gulotta Here are fascinating short stories of 28 Christians fighting abortion in a great variety of ways, covering just about every facet of the Pro-Life Movement. Positive, inviting and full of personal experience stories, this book has a can't-put-it-down style that keeps people reading on …

Facts About Luther Msgr. Patrick F. O'Hare A popular exposé of his life and work, based on Protestant historians. Incredible history; fascinating, damning evidence about him that is quite contrary to the popular image. Many quotes from his own mouth. Essential history!

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 …

The Little Flowers of St. Francis Raphael Brown - Translator Brother Ugolino di Monte Santa Maria Here is a book that generation after generation has taken to its heart, for it lives and breathes the spirit of St. Francis as no other book has ever done. It is irresistible. The warmth of Franciscan love and joy radiates from every page. The best-loved stories of the Poverello and his followers …

What a story! Fr. Pierre De Smet (1801-1873) is mentioned in U.S. history books almost as a footnote, but there was in the mid-19th century America no single person the American Indians trusted as they did this Jesuit Priest. He was "more powerful than an army" at a huge treaty conference of U.S. officials and the Western Indian nations near Laramie in 1851, and he was the chief …

This absorbing guide to the mind behind Middle-earth will introduce or remind readers of the abundance that exists in Tolkien's thought and imagination. Interweaving sections explore The Lord of the Rings and its history; the key themes, concepts and images in Tolkien's work; the people and places in his life, and his other writings. At the heart of the book is an indispensable A-Z of …

Though the election to the papacy of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stunned the world, very few expressed doubt about the direction in which the allegedly authoritarian pope would lead the Catholic Church. Yet Benedict XVI is likely to surprise those expecting uncritical adherence to the policies of John Paul II, according to a new biography by Michael Rose, author of the bestselling Goodbye, Good …

Father Damien And The Bells Arthur and Elizabeth Sheehan Vision Books This next volume in the acclaimed Vision Books series of saints' lives for youth 9-15 years old is the story of the saintly Fr. Damien, who in 1872 went to the island of Molokai, where lepers had been exiled to live in miserable surroundings. Damien earned the trust of the lepers, and his appeals for help resonated …

There are Catholics and non-Catholics alike who take it as truth that the Catholic Church is no place for a self-respecting, intelligent woman. Small wonder they're sympathetic to the feminists who couldn't care less about the Church but, even so, relentlessly agitate for its complete restructuring... with women's ordination as the new centerpiece. Authors Jennifer Ferrara and Patricia Sodano …

Dr. Paul Lavin and Robert Lavin Without knowing anything about the man whose life is recounted on these pages, The Iron Man of China may seem a curious title. Except for a year furlough home in the states, Father Lavin served the Chinese people for twenty years (1932-1953), traversing thousands of miles by foot or bicycle, and exposing himself every day to life threatening dangers. In 1953 the …