Rene Laurentin The fascinating and inspiring story of the French Sister of Charity who became the focus of much popular devotion after it became known that the Virgin Mary appeared to her three times in 1830.  St. Catherine Laboure's story of courage and holiness is unforgettable, and her quiet life of service is an extraordinary example of how God can enter our lives and dwell in our …

The conversion of Mexico from devil-worship to the Catholic Faith is the most sudden and spectacular mass conversion in all of history. In Aztec Mexico, before the arrival of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish, human sacrifice was practiced on a far greater scale than anywhere else in history. Hundreds of victims were slaughtered every day. Cortes' conquest, against odds of ten thousand to one, …

"Sister, it couldn't have happened!" declared the priest. It was all a dream, like the other time." But Sister Catherine shook her head with childlike confidence. "Oh no, Father! I see the Blessed Virgin as plainly as I see you. And she wants the medal made right away, so people can wear it and start receiving graces." Father Aladel just could not believe that Our Lady was appearing to Sister …

Lourdes Today A Pilgrimage to Mary's Grotto By Kerry Crawford   "Lourdes is suspended between heaven and earth." —From Chapter One The Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, a fourteen-year-old peasant, eighteen times between February 11 and July 16, 1858, in Lourdes, France. Today, 150 years later, pilgrims continue to flock to this remote southwestern European …

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Robin Ruggles, Ph.D. Have you ever wished you could walk in the candlelight procession at Lourdes, or see the place where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children at Fatima? In Apparition Shrines, Dr. Robin Ruggles takes you to fourteen celebrated shrines. In these sacred places, Jesus or his Blessed Mother appeared to "God's little ones" giving important messages to us all. Ruggles sets the …

Fr. Nicholas A. Norman There is probably no other book that tells so well and in so small a space the principal reasons and the motives we have for consecrating ourselves to our Blessed Mother under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and for committing ourselves to be her devoted children, using the incomparable method of "True Devotion to Mary," as described by that great …

Francis Johnston When the atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima in 1945, eight men living near the blinding centre of the nuclear flash miraculously survived the searing hurricane of blast and gamma rays, while everyone within a mile radius perished and others residing further afield continue to die from the lethal effects of radiation.  For over 30 years, some 200 scientists have examined …

This is the story of the saint through whom we received the Miraculous Medal.  No sacramental since the Rosary has had such an impact on the Church, and none has ever been diffused in such incredible numbers, with many millions of people all over the world wearing the Medal within a few years.  Since 1933, when it was exhumed and found miraculously preserved, the body of St. …

St. Bernadette Soubirous is a two-fold story:  that of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France in 1858, as well as of the 14-year-old peasant girl - raised in dire poverty and unable to read - to whom Our Lady appeared.  But more, it is also the story of St. Bernadette's hidden life as a seemingly ordinary nun in her convent at Nevers, where she reached such …

Leo Madigan In 1917, two little children - one nine years old, the other seven - had a series of visions that changed the world. The blessed Virgin appeared to Francisco and Jacinta Marto and told them how sin was responsible for all the world's troubles. She also told them how devotion to her Immaculate Heart would bring the world back to God. Since then, millions have made pilgrimages to the …

Herbert Thurston, S.J.’s “invaluable work of reference” (said the Times Literary Supplement in 1952) is back in print for Catholics crying out for guidance—and getting little—on such matters today. His topics? We’ll let all these major reviewers of his time, including the redoubtable London Tablet, outline them for you: “One by one he examines the …

St. John Bosco For 60 years St. John Bosco experienced remarkable vision-like dreams, which were so lively and vivid that he would often awaken exhausted the next morning. The dreams frequently featured the actual boys at the Oratory; however, their value goes far beyond this, since they bring to life the realities of the Catholic Faith in a way that is absolutely unique! In these dreams St. …

Written by a priest, Fr. Miguel Guadalupe, who now lives as a hermit in Austria, this book relates the mysticism surrounding Our Lady of Guadalupe. This fascinating book delves into the symbolism surrounding the visit of Our Lady to Mexico in 1531. Every square inch of her image has a meaning which is brought out through the numerous and detalied drawings contained in this book. Priests who …

Fr. Vittorio Guerrera The Shroud of Turin has been the object of awe and controversy for many centuries. Popes, princes and peasants have traveled far and wide to pray before this mysterious image of a crucified man, believed by many to be Jesus of Nazareth. Although the Roman Catholic Church (the owner of the Shroud) has never officially declared the cloth to be the authentic burial linen of …

Have scientists proven that the Shroud of Turin is a medieval forgery? Although many people would say yes, historian C. Bernard Ruffin reveals recent scientific discoveries that indicate the controversial carbon 14 dating completed in 1988 may be inaccurate by as much as a thousand years! Utilizing fascinating new analyses of the time-honored relic, the author carefully and reverently looks at …

Miraculous Images of Our Lord . By Joan Carroll Cruz. 42 true accounts about miraculous manifestations of Our Lord from various parts of the globe, richly illustrated by actual photos. Miraculous statues, crucifixes and other holy images. Includes The Holy Shroud, Veil of Veronica, Infant Jesus of Prague, San Damiano Crucifix (cover photo) from which Our Lord spoke to St. Francis, etc., etc. …

The Third Secret of Fatima . By Brother Michael. Shows the amazing detail we can know about the Secret Message of Fatima, never revealed by the Pope in 1960, and how all Fatima messages relate to our cataclysmic times! By looking at the context of the Third Secret, what comes before and after it, etc. a lot can be determined. An eye-opening book that will change your outlook on the situation …

By Fr. John Lochran   Lourdes was once described to me as the "Disneyland of the Catholic Church," as "God's Magic Kingdom." I had to reply that it is the complete opposite. Disneyland is a commercial enterprise where joy and pleasure is manufactured and paid for. Lourdes is about generosity of spirit where true joy is found in giving time and loving service freely to …

With an introduction by Pope Benedict XVI and including information previously suppressed, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone, definitively reveals and explains one of the most controversial events in twentieth-century Catholicism — the 1917 apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima. During World War I, three Portuguese children received a vision in which Mary, the …