Mary Alice Dennis M ost renditions of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette, France in 1846 deal primarily with the Apparition itself. This book tells the remarkable story of the Apparition and its message, but it addresses the whole subject of La Salette from the viewpoint of the life of Melanie Calvat, the young girl seer, showing her to have been extraor-dinarily graced …

Pope Benedict XVI had a powerful encounter with over one million youth at World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, in August, 2005.  He also had important seperate meetings of deep significance with Jewish leaders, with Muslim leaders, and a third Ecumenical meeting with Protestant leaders.  This book includes all the texts of his talks to the youth over that five-day period, as well as …

This spirited story of how young George Washington was drawn into the country's struggle for independence gives readers a vivid perspective on a crucial era in American history.

This book provides a collection of never before published letters from John Carroll, the first Archbishop in America. It also contains a genology, chronology and pictures of Bishop Carroll throughout his life.

The remarkable life of Blessed Pier Frassati for young adults. A beguiling and moving biography of Pier Giorgio Frassati, a handsome, athletic and fun-loving young man from a rich, aristocratic Italian family in the 1920's who was recently beatified by Pope John Paul II. Pier Giorgio turned from a life of privilege to one devoted to working with the poor, and was a courageous witness of …

St.  Gerard Majella, the Wonder-Worker and "Patron of Expectant Mothers," is a major, major Saint of the Catholic Church. Though he died of tuberculosis at only 29 and though he was only a lay brother, he achieved great sanctity, such that his religious superiors attested that he had not only not committed any mortal sins, but that they could not detect that he had ever been …

Little Lives Of The Great Saints John O'Kane Murray, M.A., M.D. A great Lives of the Saints containing five to thirty pages on 33 of the most famous Saints of the Church, from the beginnings through the 18th century including the Blessed Mother, St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Christopher, St. Cecilia, St. Agnes, St. Basil the Great, St. Monica, St. Jerome, St. …

La plegaria a los santos es algo poderoso. En Santos para cada ocasión el lector encontrará ayuda para cualesquiera que sean las pruebas por las que tenga que pasar – sean éstas grandes o pequeñas. El autor presenta 101 santos patronos de distintos continentes, culturas y épocas – desde santos que fueron contemporáneos de Cristo, a modernos patronos como padre Pio y santa Faustina Kowalska. …

N.T. Wright, one of the premier scholars investigating the life of Jesus today, thinks we have nothing to fear and much to learn from a historical study of Jesus. The Jesus he unveils has his feet solidly planted in first-century Palestine and yet rings deeply true to the resurrected Christ of Christian belief, worship and experience. This Jesus comes to us as one known and yet unknown, a man …

Henri Daniel-Rops In every age and every country, valiant men and women have rejected the empty pursuit of worldly comforts and devoted their lives to bringing the transforming truth of Jesus Christ to people who do not know Him. Here are the courageous deeds of eleven of these holy heroes, told with exhilarating vigor and immediacy by the master Catholic historian Henri Daniel-Rops. From …

Anne de Guigne (1911-1922) began life as a difficult child-proud, bossy and strong-willed.  But a profound change took place in her at age 4, and for the rest of her life the "little tyrant" turned all the resources of her heart and will to the practice of perfect obedience. This book describes the turning point in Anne's life, her First Holy Communion at age 5, her intimate love for Our …

St. Jude Thaddeus St. Jude's life is obscure, but this inspiring booklet tells all that is known. Apostle, cousin of Our Lord and martyr with St. Simon in Persia, St. Jude is the one whom Catholics most often turn to in desperate cases. Tells how he worked miracles, defeated 2 magicians, converted thousands (including kings), and was martyred.

In this compelling biography, Madeline Nugent unfolds the story of St. Clare and her sisters. Inspired by St. Francis and his ideal of holy poverty, Clare left everything to follow Christ. This decision meant conflict with her family and an uncertain future, but Clare never wavered. Her small group of followers took root, and the new foundation, eventually called the Poor Clares, flowered …

M.N. Couve de Murville The Archbishop of Birmingham, England, presents a popular but thorough biography of Blessed Junipero Serra, the tireless Franciscan missionary who came to California in the 18th century to evangelize the Indians. Well-known for the historic missions which he helped establish all along the coast from San Diego to San Francisco, Father Serra is even recognized by the …

F. A. Forbes "I ask of you only one word," said Vincent to the Ladies of Charity. "Will you go on with the work or no?" Ten years before, the Ladies of Charity had begun taking in babies left homeless and helpless in the streets of Paris. They had started out with twelve little ones. A decade later, 4,000 children-mostly still unbaptized-had been christened, adopted and cared for, and the …

Sister Mary Ann Walsh, RSM An Inside Look at the End of an Era, the beginning of a New One, and the Future of the Church In this official publication of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, readers are invited to go behind the scenes to better understand the life, death, and legacy of John Paul II; the inner workings of the conclave that elected the new pope; the mind and ministry …

Waltraud Herbstrith A powerful and moving story of the remarkable Jewish woman who converted to Catholicism, became a nun, achieved remarkable success in the male-dominated world of German philosophy, and was sent to a Nazi death camp when she refused to deny her Jewish heritage. Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology, declared Edith Stein the best doctoral student he ever had (even …

Joseph I. Dirvin, C.M. Elizabeth Seton is an important saint for our times: she was a convert, an American, a wife and mother as well as a widow, the foundress of an order (the Sisters of Charity) and an administrator. Fr. Dirvin, an authority on Saint Elizabeth Seton, takes writings, correspondence, and recollections of Seton to reveal her deep life of faith and prayer. A moving biography and …

The “Culture of Death” has become a popular phrase, and is much bandied about in academic circles. Yet, for most people, its meaning remains vague and remote. DeMarco and Wiker have given the Culture of Death high definition and frightening immediacy. They have exposed its roots by introducing its “architects.” In a scholarly, yet reader-friendly delineation of the …