Jordan Aumann, O.P. The well-known author gives a complete overview and history of Catholic spirituality from the Apostles to the present day.
IS SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT CONSIDERING A RELIGIOUS VOCATION? Here’s the still-unsurpassed guide to discernment—grounded in the theology of Aquinas. On the question of religious vocation, all are agreed: A candidate must be called by God. But how God calls, and how one knows He has called, are questions that receive widely differing answers. Errors are costly: A “false” …
Don’t let familiarity dull your fervor for Communion! Rekindle your love for the Eucharist now with How to Get More Out of Holy Communion If going to Mass and taking Communion has become just another routine for you, don’t assume that indifference is an ordinary part of growing mature in the Faith. On the contrary: your love of Communion should be growing stronger. You can strengthen it now …
In his book Healing Your Family Tree, Father Hampsch guides you through a healing process to clean up the effects of sin in your life that result from the sins of past generations. Each chapter touches on a different part of the healing process with Scripture quotations and citations to substantiate the author's observations. It is a fascinating question-and-answer explanation of …
The Truth About Trouble: How Hard Times Can Draw You Closer to God Michael Scanlan, T.O.R., with Jim Manney There's Only One Good Thing About Trouble— It may be the best thing that ever happened to you. Sound outrageous? The plain truth is you might be right where God can help you most—whether you're facing financial trouble, grief, illness, a wrenching personal situation or even a to-do list …
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 …
Scepter Publishers is proud to announce this eye-catching keepsake edition of St. Josemaria Escriva's complete published works, available together for the first time in honor of his canonization. This set is essential for libraries and perfect for individuals seeking trustworthy guidance on how to follow Christ in every detail of their daily lives. The Centennial Edition contains the complete …
God's love is the subject of Peter Kreeft's imaginative and thoughtful book (a revised and upddated version of his book Knowing the Truth of God's Love. With unusual clarity, Kreeft points out that the man or woman who begins to glimpse the God who is Creator, Redeemer, and Lover of our souls, will never be the same. He describes Scripture as God's love story and then tells why …
T he Holy Eucharist has nourished the Faith of Catholics for centuries - but it's all too easy to let routine dull your sense of the transforming power of this sacrament. These pages will stir the embers of your love for the Eucharist into a bright glowing flame. In them, Fr. John A. Kane explores the selfless humility shown by Christ in His Presence in the Eucharist, opening the way for you …
How to sustain Christian hope in difficult days Most committed Christians don’t like to admit it, but all too many of us serve God solely out of a sense of duty, without ever approaching the burning love and intimacy that the saints have with Him. Indeed, many believers don’t even think it’s possible to attain to the heights of holy love that built the great cathedrals and fired the martyrs to …
Fr. David McAstocker, S.J. As you might have suspected, this book has much to do with St. Joseph. St. Joseph not only constructed a house and a cradle for Mary and Jesus; he created something of greater moment still—something only a good man can create—a home for them both. Twenty centuries have passed since the establishment of the first Christian home, the model of all succeeding ones. Men …
The profound meaning of Our Lord's words and actions remains hidden to most of us, but it will not be hidden after a reading of Our Saviour and His Love for Us. Here the eminent Thomist Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange - probably the 20th century's greatest theologian - probes the meaning of 32 different topics relating to Our Lord and how they all show His love for us. Written for all to …
Joseph Paul Koziowski Invaluable Spiritual Wisdom - For Persons of All Faiths! People of all faiths will gain excellent spiritual advice from this helpful handbook. Spiritual Direction & Spiritual Directors is a collection of teachings from four spiritual masters who have a world-wide reputation in the subject field of spiritual development. Two of them, St. Teresa of …
Gillian T. Ahlgren This book explains the seven stages of the spiritual journey described in the classic Interior Castle. Here, Teresa of Avila, the great Spanish mystic and theological Doctor of the Church, meticulously (and metaphorically, using striking marriage and nature imagery) details the theological doctrine of transformative union with the incarnate, Triune God that systematically …
This brown hardcover Book of Blessings has the title in gold lettering on the front and a cross inside a circle also in gold. For liturgical use. It has blessings for: Persons Buildings and various forms of human activity Objects that are designed or erected for use in churches, either in the liturgy or in a popular place Articles meant to foster the devotion of the …
Father Richard C. Antall Imagine standing at the foot of the Cross. What do you see? What do you hear? Join his mother, one of the women who loved him, and his closest friend as they watch and wait with this heart-rending new meditation on the traditional Good Friday devotion of the Seven Last Words of Jesus. Combining startling Biblical insights, such as the fact Christ might have repeated …
The popular spiritual writer Fr. Rawley Myers presents daily readings on the spiritual life according to the saints. Combining both the thoughts and writings of the saints along with interesting biographical facts and events in the saints' lives, Fr. Myers allows the saints to instruct us on how to be like Christ. As Christ's closest friends, the saints knew Him best. They have the wisdom of …
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 …
Without regular reminders of God and a sure routine of prayer and meditation, your inner life shrivels up, your prayers grow listless, the sacraments become habits, and even the Mass seems routine. Daily meditation is a proven remedy for such dangerous spiritual lethargy, and in our day it's more important than ever before. That's why the wise Dominican priest Bede Jarrett penned for busy …
Called to be Holy by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan How will you -- how can you -- answer God's call to holiness? The path to holiness is traveled step by step. The way of holiness is lived grace by grace. Your journey to God is nothing more, and nothing less, than that series of steps. But how do you take that step each day? How do you live that grace each day? How, each day, do you …