“Recommended for every believer who wishes to grow in personal prayer.” — Catholic Bishops National Bulletin on Liturgy Written in a practical and personal style, Catherine Doherty’s popular book brings us to the very heart of prayer. Her words give evidence of deep spirituality and practical wisdom as she draws on her years of reflection on Eastern Christian (Byzantine) and Western Christian …

In spite of the huge numbers of books and articles written about the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity is still the most neglected member of the Godhead. We can imagine what the Son is like because he became man and dwelt among us. Even though the Father never became incarnate, we can imagine what he is like because we have known earthly fathers. But the Holy Spirit works in hidden, …

"Kindness," "Death," and "Self-Deceit," Father Faber's most famous essays, form the major portion of his Spiritual Conferences, perhaps his most widely read book. But it also includes his usual penetrating insights on many other topics, with chapters on "Weariness in Well-Doing," "Why So Little Comes of Frequent Confession," "Heaven and Hell," "Taking Scandal," "The Monotony of Piety," …

Spiritual Consolation What does God want for our lives? How can we assess when feelings, even pleasant ones, are signs that God is calling us in a particular direction? In Spiritual Consolation , Fr. Timothy Gallagher, a retreat leader and popular author of The Examen Prayer and The Discernment of Spirits , introduces us to the teachings of Ignatius of Loyola on this crucial question. Through …

Let The Great Masters Of Christianity Lead You To Holiness You say your prayers. You attend Mass. You read the Bible. You want a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Lord. You want a more spiritual life, but don't know where to turn. Now, let the great masters of Christianity instruct you on the heart of prayer. Bishop Alfred Hughes takes you on a step-by-step pilgrimage into the life …

Spiritual and psychological insights from a Trappist monk Long years of prayer and contemplation disclosed to a holy Trappist monk many long-forgotten secrets about God and man — surprising secrets that reveal to you who God is . . . and who you are in His sight. In spellbinding detail filled with holy fire, Trappist Father M. Raymond shows that the reality of who you are in Christ is …

Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P. Learn from the greatest Catholic minds of modern times. If you could invite eight great minds from the recent past to dinner, who would they be? Wouldn't it be wonderful to spend just a few hours with some of the great Catholic thinkers of the modern age? Dorothy Sayers, G. K. Chesterton, St. Therese of Lisieux, Edith Stein - these are the giants of our time. And …

By Fr. Tomas Spidlík S.J.; Translated by Anthony P. Gythiel Professor-emeritus of the Pontifical Oriental Institute at Rome, Fr. Tomas Spidlík dedicated his scholarly life to studying and teaching the theology and spirituality of the Christian East in the hope of reconciling Eastern and Western Christian traditions. In this encyclopaedic overview of Eastern spiritual teaching he …

Angela Carol The great Archangel Raphael is the Angel of Marriage, of Healing, of Happy Meetings, of Joy and of Travel. This booklet gives the Scriptural background about St. Raphael, plus famous prayers to use in invoking his aid. St. Raphael identifies himself as "one of the seven who stand before the Lord." (Tobias 12:15). He brings blessings for both body and soul, a fact demonstrated in …

A fascinating exploration of the roots of Byzantine Christianity. The Byzantine tradition -- Christian culture that arose in the eastern part of the Roman Empire -- fed the rise of Orthodoxy in the Greek and Slavic worlds. Today, thirst for authentic spirituality attracts new interest in the Byzantine tradition's taste for beauty, science of prayer, and emphasis on the quest for holiness. …

‘Strannik’ is Russian for pilgrim, one with a vocation—a unique, holy calling. Pilgrimage is more than something you ‘do.’ ‘Being a pilgrim’ consumes all of you. The pilgrim is to “be the Gospel and to preach it with his words and with his being.” In Strannik , Catherine shows that pilgrimage is not just something for a few spiritual ascetics with wanderlust. Even less does it resemble the …

      Discover Pope Benedict's wise and visionary perspective as a guide for your own daily spirituality. Find clarity, direction, and inspiration with five brief minutes of quiet reflection as if led by Pope Benedict himself. Each topic begins with a simple excerpt from Pope Benedict's writings or teachings, followed by these helpful prompts for thoughtful meditation: Think …

Description:   By Sr. Ilia Delio, O.S.F. Sometimes the gift of free will does not seem like God has done us a favor. God has given us free will, but what is God's will in our lives? To seek God's will, we must get to know God. This book helps us to explore the will of God not as an end in itself, but as the path to freedom; not the freedom of autonomy, but the freedom of love. The …

By Rev. Murray Bodo, O.F.M. This book challenges the reader with a renewed understanding of the saint: a Francis who shows us a way of life both stimulating and troubling, who asks us to look again at the possibilities within us and around us, and to whom we turn repeatedly in interpreting our own human experience of God. The Franciscan way helps, transforms and renews us. The book is composed …

A spiritual classic for our time, for all time. Sixty years on, Boylan's remarkable spiritual classic is one to which Catholics continually return. In This Tremendous Lover , a Trappist monk speaks clearly and perceptively to the world of priests, religious, or laity still "in the world." Boylan explains God's plan for our happiness, and how we are each called to participate in this …

A remarkable little gem of a book that will help you make more time for God in your busy life. Are you too busy to pray? What if you could actually gain time and be more productive by praying? Would you pray more? We often forget the real secret to gaining time and being productive is to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well (Mt 6:33). If we …

One of the great problems facing working women and housewives seems to be their inability to find time to lead full spiritual lives. Many feel they do not have time for God, the Church or religion in their hectic daily routines. Also, material ambitions often obstruct their need to know and love God. In these and similar situations, it becomes easy to stop praying and to forget about God …

Transformed by Love: The Way of Mary Magdalen By Sister Margaret Magdalen, CSMV Mary Magdalen is often associated with the woman—described as a sinner—who anointed Jesus with costly ointment at the home of Simon the Pharisee. Drawing from Mary’s experience, Sister Margaret Magdalen shows the vital role of transformed passion as a God-given and essential part of Christian …

Any book written by a saint is a treasure, but a book written by one, who was hailed in his time as the “angel of the Apocalypse,” his Treatise consists of nineteen brief instructions on a variety of timeless spiritual topics, all but two of which are easily translatable to the lay apostles of today. The reader will find especially relevant this great preacher’s remedies for …

Trustful Surrender To Divine Providence . "To remain indifferent to good fortune or to adversity by accepting it all from the hand of God without questioning, not to ask for things to be done as we would like them but as God wishes, to make the intention of all our prayers that God's will should be perfectly accomplished in ourselves and in all creatures is to find the secret of happiness …