Saints Of North America Vincent J. O'Malley, C.M. Meet more than a hundred saints, blesseds, and official candidates for sainthood who lived and worked in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caibbean. Learn more about these "local" men and women - and children! - whose examples of holiness prove that personal sanctity is possible right here, right now. The …
Rev. D. I. Lanslots, O.S.B. How did the Catholic Church get started? Here is recorded the exciting history of the Catholic Church, beginning with the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles on Pentecost Sunday and continuing through the death of St. John the Evan-gelist at the end of the first century. The author relates all the principal events in the dramatic founding of the Catholic …
Edited by Bro. Francis Mary, F.I. The most in-depth book yet on the life and work of the great modern martyr of charity and Marian Saint, Maximilian Kolbe, whom Pope John Paul II called "The Saint of our difficult century". Over ten authors, including foremost Mariologists Fr. Peter Fehlner, Fr. James McCurry, Fr. Jerzy Domanski, and Mark Miravalle have contributed insightful and inspiring …
Millions of Catholics populate the Philippines and India while Asian and Pacific Island Catholics in the USA represent ever-increasing proportions -- and the worldwide Church is reaping the benefits. The stories of numerous Asian saints, many of them martyrs, are recounted in Saints of Asia: 1500 to the Present . Among the heroic stories of the holy men and women in Asia are Saint Andrew Dung …
"Crusade" means a war for the sake of the Cross, a war to protect Christian people from persecution and death on account of their faith in Jesus Christ. Everyone has heard of the crusades of the Middle Ages. But few know of the crusade in our own time, which living men still remember, fought for this same purpose only sixty years ago in Spain. In just six months of the year 1936, thirteen …
Praise for Priestblock 25487: ''Stunning... Casts light into dark and previously neglected corners of the horror that was the Third Reich.'' —Richard John Neuhaus, Editor in Chief First Things ''Father Jean Bernard's portrait of survival in a German concentration camp is simple, forceful and vivid and therefore impossible to put down or forget. It ranks with the great 20th Century …
Maria Goretti was not yet 12 years old when she was faced with that momentous decision in July of 1902: Sin or death. Maria's answer to her assailant was clear: "No! No! It is a sin! God does not want this!" Alessandro stabbed Maria 14 times, and little Maria became another virgin martyr in the line of St. Agnes and St. Cecilia. Here is the beautiful true story of Maria's virtuous life that led …
In May 1802, excavators in the ancient Catacomb of St. Priscilla in Rome came upon a well-intact shelf tomb sealed with terra-cotta slabs in the manner usually reserved for nobility or great martyrs. The tomb was marked with three tiles, inscribed with the following confusing words: LUMENA/PAXTE/CUMFI. However, if one places the first tile last and separates the words properly, the …
Very few people know that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. He spent twelve years in research and many months in France doing archival work and then made several attempts until he felt he finally had the story he wanted to tell. He reached his conclusion about Joan's unique …
Ann Ball This is the inspiring story of the famous Father Miguel Pro, who was executed in Mexico in 1927 for the "crime" of being a Catholic priest. This young Jesuit spent most of his short life in the priesthood dodging the Mexican police as he ministered to the underground Church during the Mexican Revolution. Fr. Pro's quick wit and keen sense of humor were put to good use as he pedalled …
Gertrud von Le Fort Gertrud von Len Fort wrote The Song at the Scaffold in 1931 five years after converting to the Catholic Faith and at that time was considered Germany's most influential Catholic poet and novelist. The Song at the Scaffold is a novelette set in the time of the French Revolution, an epoch that vividly demonstrated man's capacity for both heroism and brutality. It is a very …
St. Margaret Clitherow was canonized in 1970 as one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Here is the story of her life, her marriage, her motherhood, her personality, her assistance to her husband in his business, her devotion to the Eucharist and her staunch adherence to the Catholic Faith. Containing great historical background on the Reformation in England, this tremendous …
André Frossard The famous French author's unique writing style captivates the reader with the heroic story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a modern apostle of Catholic evangelization, Marian spirituality, and a martyr of charity. With the encouragement of Pope John Paul II and the help of documentation (some unpublished) given to him by the Vatican, Frossard chronicles the dramatic and moving life …
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.
APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES "We just found out there's a plot to kill you!" blurted out one man among the little group of Christians as they stumbled into the house of Saul (who later would become known as Paul). "The murderers have been hired, and the Damascus authorities have agreed to look the other way," put in another breathlessly. For a moment there was silence from Saul. "Well, what are you …
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 …
Elaine Stone "A story of the ordinary becoming the extraordinary, ... a story of faith in God's love, strength, and purpose." -A. E. P. Wall , journalist and former president International Federation of Catholic Journalists Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish friar who founded the Militia of the Immaculate and two monasteries and who wrote and published periodicals and newspapers, became a political …
Mary Frances Coady Alfred Delp was a proud German, a Jesuit priest, a Nazi resister, and a martyr. Executed by the Nazis in 1945 for crimes against the Third Reich, Delp left a legacy in letters written from his prison cell. This book tells Delp's life story through a compilation of correspondence with his friends and family. It reveals his struggle to maintain his faith in the face of …
The remarkable life of "Joan of Arc" - Saint Joan - for young readers. This volume in the Vision Books series of saints for youth combines a world-famous Catholic novelist, Louis de Wohl, with one of the most thrilling and dramatic saints' lives in history, St. Joan of Arc. De Wohl uses his famed narrative skill to tell young people about the brave teenage French girl who had …
THE MARTYRS OF THE COLISEUM is a history of that famous arena in Rome, where thousands of early Christians met a cruel and bloody end, but much more than that, it is also the story of many well-known saints and heroes of Christ who went willingly to their deaths in testimony of the truth of the Catholic faith. In fact, it reads like a veritable lives of the early saints and martyrs. For here …
This wonderful book for young readers presents the remarkable life of the great English martyr, St. Thomas More, in an engaging and easy-to-read style. St. Thomas More, the light-hearted but heroic Chancellor of England, comes to life in this biography by Elizabeth M. Ince. Raised in the London of the late 1400's, Thomas was a bright student eager for knowledge. When serving as a page for …
Saints Of The Americas Elaine Stone Most Catholics are familiar with saints such as St. Augustine, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Patrick. They lived and died in the Old World long before Christopher Columbus discovered America. Soon after the Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria arrived from Spain, many missionaries came from Europe to convert the indigenous peoples. Not as well known to most …
Francois Roustang, S.J. The story of the early Jesuit missionaries who arrived in North America between 1632 and 1637 is a remarkable by all accounts. For twenty long years, they toiled alone and unaided in the vast, wild regions of eastern Canada, bearing the hardships of a harsh climate, scarcity of food and inadequate lodging, as well as the constant menace of those inhabitants they had …
St. Maximilian Kolbe is famous as the saint of Auschwitz who volunteered to die of starvation and thirst in place of another prisoner. But his heroic death in 1941 in the worst of the Nazi concentration camps was only the culmination of an amazing life-for St. Maximilian was fired by the supernatural ideal of conquering for Christ through Mary all souls in the entire world-to the end of time! …
The Adventures of St. Peter, the First Pope Most kids think of popes as old men who live quiet lives in the Vatican. In fact, danger stalks every pope. From John Paul II (who was shot) all the way back to the first pope, the men God places in charge of His Church have been hated and attacked for their goodness for the good the Church does. These pages recount the adventures of St. …
María Ruiz Scaperlanda Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was a brilliant professor, an intellectual, a philosopher, a feminist, and a Jew. She was also a convert, a contemplative nun, a martyr of the Holocaust. Now she is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Better known as Edith Stein, she is perhaps the most controversial saint in recent history. Award-winning journalist María Ruiz Scaperlanda …
Mary Fabyan Windeatt This Catholic Story Coloring Book tells the story of St. Joan of Arc and has beautiful illustrations to color.
St. Maria Goretti Coloring Book Mary Fabyan Windeatt Story of the young martyr of purity who died when she was not quite 12. Shows her holy daily life that led to and prepared her for her heroic death. Imprimatur.
Hilaire Belloc There are volumes on the story of Saint Joan of Arc (even by famous Protestant authors), but can you imagine a better version than the documentation by one of the greatest Catholic authors of this century, Hilaire Belloc. In his characteristic style, Belloc carefully tells the complete story in the most compelling manner. A great story, a great saint, a great author. You won't …
Francis Talbot, S.J. “I go, but I shall never come back again.” These were Isaac Jogues' words on the eve of embarking for a second missionary attempt in America. Shortly afterward, a skull-splitting Mohawk tomahawk made him a martyr. Fresh from the elegant life of Renaissance France, Jesuit priest Isaac Jogues landed in the savage wilderness of America in 1636. He came fervent in his priestly …
Patricia Edward Jablonski, FSP Encounter the Saints Series Experience the adventures and challenges, heroism and holiness of some of the greatest friends of God! Offers intermediate readers a down-to-earth portrayal of the saints. Each distinct story vividly recreates for the intermediate reader the saint's place of origin, family life, and corresponding historical events. Every volume also …
"This is the story of a young girl who died when she was nineteen. She was no beauty and no scholar. She could neither read nor write. She came from the obscurity of a small, remote hamlet and in less than fifteen months had crowned a king, set in motion events that were to save her country from foreign domination, defeated the forces of a great nation, and changed the …
Vincent J. O'Malley, C.M. Over 117 million Catholics live in Africa — almost twice as many as in the United States. Is it any surprise that the saints of Africa number in the thousands? They include three popes, three Doctors of the Church, eight Fathers of the Church, thousands of martyrs, hundreds of monks, plus countless religious and lay leaders. Yet, how many of us can name even a handful …
St. Philomena Coloring Book Mary Fabyan Windeatt The incredible story of the 13-year-old Christian girl martyred by the Roman Emperor for her faith and whose tomb was discovered in 1802. Includes the beautiful story of Pauline Jaricot, who was cured at her shrine. Imprimatur.
The Martyrdom Of Father Campion and His Companions by William Cardinal Allen . First published in 1582, this edition is a facsimile of the single and unique copy found in the British Museum and republished in 1908. It is a brief history (primarily eye-witness accounts) of the martyrdom of St. Edmund Campion and his twelve companion priests. [Publisher’s Note: This is one of the most …
ONE OF HISTORY'S M0ST ADMIRED FIGURES, Thomas More stands as a model of courage, integrity, fortitude, and other virtues. As a highly successful lawyer, diplomat, and father of a large family, he sacrificed everything that the world holds dear for what his conscience dictated was a principle that could not be sacrificed. The Catholic Church recognized his heroic virtue and holiness by making …
Saints Of The American Wilderness - The Brave Lives And Holy Deaths Of The Eight North American Martyrs Fr. John A. O'Brien French priests enter a war zone where captured Westerners are paraded before their captors, tortured, and then beheaded. Their desecrated bodies get dumped by the roadside. Iraq in 2004? The Gaza Strip? Western Afghanistan? No. A place more dangerous: Canada in the 1600s. …
Blood-Drenched Altars - A Catholic Commentary On The History Of Mexico Most Rev. Francis C. Kelley This book is pivotal to understanding Mexico! Shows how Catholic Spain during 300 years - 1521-1821 - formed Mexico and made her prosperous and happy, but how the great Masonic Revolution (1821 - 1928) has made her poor and miserable. Shows that Mexico is still basically Catholic (97%) but is …
A young adult biography of St. Edith Stein from the Encounter the Saints Series Experience the adventures and challenges, heroism and holiness of some of the greatest friends of God! Offers intermediate readers a down-to-earth portrayal of the saints. Each distinct story vividly recreates for the intermediate reader the saint's place of origin, family life, and corresponding historical events. …
Saint John Fisher by Michael Davies . A much needed biography of this great saint, a saint for our time if ever there was one. St. John Fisher is one of the greatest Catholics who ever lived and his life certainly provides the perfect example of a truly Catholic bishop. This life of Fisher portrays in a vivid manner those most closely involved in his life and martyrdom—King Henry VIII; Lady …
William Roper (First printed edition 1626). There have been many books (plays and movies) of this great saint, but this book, written by St. Thomas More’s son-in-law, is the definitive one. This book, while scrupulously preserving the diction of the original manuscript, endeavors to remove some of the accidental barriers between Roper’s book and his modern reader—to carefully update some of …
Susan Helen Wallace, FSP Encounter the Saints Series Experience the adventures and challenges, heroism and holiness of some of the greatest friends of God! Offers intermediate readers a down-to-earth portrayal of the saints. Each distinct story vividly recreates for the intermediate reader the saint's place of origin, family life, and corresponding historical events. Every volume also features …
Burke pieces together the mystery of this well-known disciple of Jesus covering John's preaching, arrest and execution, his role in Eastern and Western Christian Tradition, and the many paradoxes surrounding him. "Burke's book will stimulate interest in, and renewed devotion to, John the Baptist and, one hopes, even further research into the person and heritage of this glorious saint." — …
John the Baptist is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood people of the Bible. A prophet of two worlds, he calls out to the Israel of his own generation and to Christian believers of today to heed the most radical demands of conversion and newness of life. What do we know of this popular and effective man who appeared so mysteriously on the fringes of society? Why did his vision for …
Chris tine Virginia Orfeo, FSP Mary E. Tebo, FSP Encounter the Saints Series Experience the adventures and challenges, heroism and holiness of some of the greatest friends of God! Offers intermediate readers a down-to-earth portrayal of the saints. Each distinct story vividly recreates for the intermediate reader the saint's place of origin, family life, and corresponding historical …
By Camille Lewis Brown, Ph.D. Foreward by the Most Rev. Jospeh Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. From the continent of Africa come a wealth of saints and other inspirational people included in the Catholic tradition. Some are well-known, like Saints Augustine, a doctor of the church, and his mother, Monica, while others may be unknown to us, such as Blessed Daudi Okelo and Blessed …
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