Sophia Institute Press Fall 2014 Catalog

2015 WINTER C ATALOG

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Reclaiming Catholic Social Teaching Many claim that Catholic social teaching implies the existence of a vast welfare state. In these pages, Anthony Esolen pulls back the curtain on these false philosophers, showing how they’ve undermined the authentic social teachings of the Church in order to neutralize the biggest threat to their plans for secularization — the Catholic Church.

By Anthony Esolen Price:

$19.95

Binding: Paperback

With the voluminous writings of Pope Leo XIII as his guide, Esolen explains that Catholic social teaching isn’t focused exclusively on serving the poor.

Indeed, it offers us a rich treasure of insights about the nature of man, his eternal destiny, the sanctity of marriage, private property, and the important role of the family in building a coherent and harmonious society.

Catholic social teaching, explains Pope Leo, offers a unified worldview. What the Church says about ISBN: 978-1-622821-82-2 the family is inextricable from what she says about the poor; and what she says about the Eucharist informs the essence “The lively mind of Professor of her teachings on education, the Esolen is incapable of cliché, arts — and even government.

Pages:

208

and he is artful in detecting the platitudes which have misled much of our culture’s understanding of the social order.”

Fr. George Rutler

“Anthony Esolen’s brilliant analysis of liberty, marriage, family, and other key issues of Catholic social teaching deserves to be a standard text in moral theology and catechesis.”

Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P. Editor-in-Chief, Magnificat

You will step away from these pages with a profound understanding of the root causes of the ills that afflict our society, and — thanks to Pope Leo and Anthony Esolen — well equipped to propose compelling remedies for them.

Only an authentically Catholic culture provides for a stable and virtuous society that allows Christians to do the real work that can unite rich and poor.

We must reclaim Catholic social teaching if we are to transform our society into the ideal mapped out by Pope Leo: a land of sinners, yes, but one enriched with love of God and neighbor and sustained by the very heart of the Church’s social teaching: the most holy Eucharist.

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When Divorce Is Not an Option How to Heal Your Marriage and Nurture Lasting Love

God has put you and your spouse together for a reason — and it’s not to argue. You are bonded together to cultivate in each other those virtues that lead to sanctification. That’s why this book isn’t just about saving your marriage — it’s about transforming it into a joyful, loving relationship.

In these pages, acclaimed author and psychotherapist Gregory Popcak shows you how to heal the hurt in your marriage and develop the crucial habits necessary to resolve conflicts, renew the love you once had, and discover the passion you always wanted.

By Gregory Popcak Price:

$19.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

336

ISBN:

978-1-622821-88-4

“Dr. Popcak offers practical wisdom rooted in a profound understanding of human nature and divine grace. Read this book yourself and share it with couples who need it!”

Christopher West “I heartily recommend this book to all who hope that marriage can last forever.”

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Even if you feel lonely and abandoned in your marriage, Dr. Popcak offers sensible ways you can work alone at resolving conflict, repairing damage, building rapport, and maintaining intimacy. Because of the graces given to husbands and wives, you have tremendous untapped power to be a catalyst for change even if your spouse isn’t participating.

By following the wise advice in this book, you’ll take the guesswork out of building a stable, healthy marriage. You’ll also learn: 99 Eight marriage-friendly habits that couples in healthy relationships exhibit 99 How to identify those areas of your marriage that require the most attention 99 What to do when you feel your spouse is out to get you 99 Simple ways to integrate prayer into the life of your marriage 99 How your mind handles feelings and emotions and what you can do about it 99 Tips for keeping your conversations focused on solutions instead of emotions 99 How to see each of your spouse’s faults as opportunities for you to grow in holiness

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Meditations on the Christ Model of All Holiness

These pages don’t tell you what Jesus did — you know that already! Instead, they take you into the mind and heart of the Son of God in a way you may not have thought possible. You’ll come to understand the inner logic of Jesus’ ministry: why He did what He did, including puzzling aspects of His life — ones that may trouble your mind and your faith.

By Romano Guardini Price:

$14.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

144

ISBN:

978-1-62282-225

“Any serious reader will discover unfathomable riches here.”

Thomas Howard

You’ll find out why Jesus’ life had to take the course it took — why He couldn’t have been the earthly king many were expecting, and why He couldn’t have conformed to the conventional ideas of a warrior, a hero, or even just a successful man.

You’ll even see why He had to be abandoned by everyone — including His disciples — yet His Father remained close to Him then, just as He remains close to you now. Your new insight into why Jesus chose His particular paths then will illuminate the paths He is choosing for you now, for which you’ll be filled with gratitude!

Let your newfound knowledge of Jesus blossom into joy as — directed by these pages — you open yourself to the One whose whole being will resound in your heart and will nourish your soul.

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Angel in the Waters Since its first release in 2004, Angel in the Waters has been a best-selling, life-transforming children’s book. It has been carried in countless hospital gift shops, pro-life centers, and Catholic bookstores. In just ten years, over 130,000 copies have been sold, and that is only the beginning.

The hardcover 10th Anniversary Edition of Angel in the Waters is a simple, non-confrontational book that makes young children decidedly pro-life long before they ever hear the word abortion.

By Regina Doman Price:

This special hardback book tells a special story.

It’s the first story of every child of God: In its mother’s womb, a tiny baby grows, explores the waters, and talks with the angel who is there.

$11.95

Binding: Hardcover Pages:

48

ISBN: 978-1-622822-05-8 Paperback edition also available for $7.95

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With gentle illustrations and wise words, author Regina Doman tells the story of that baby and the angel in the waters … a story that will delight all young children, because the journey from conception to birth is their story, too.

It has convinced many mothers who are contemplating abortion to keep their babies. And it has helped siblings love new babies.

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The Catholic Family Handbook Here is a crucial book that offers time-tested strategies to help you strengthen your marriage and raise good kids. By following the wise advice in these pages, you’ll learn how to shield your family from the effects of our selfish secular culture, which destroys families and poisons relationships.

Unlike most guides for parents, The Catholic Family Handbook details simple but often overlooked ways that you can instill good character in your children, protect them from the many sinful and dangerous enticements of the world, and make child-rearing truly spiritual.

By Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik Price:

$17.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

240

ISBN: 978-1-928832-17-1

“A timely resource of timeless truths to strengthen marriages and families. Fr. Lovasik recognizes the challenges we face and offers excellent practical wisdom to help us meet those challenges. Highly recommended.”

Kimberly Hahn

Fr. Lovasik even explains how to teach your children the all-but-vanished art of good manners, and gives you commonsense tips on how to deal with misbehavior, use punishment prudently, and even discipline teenagers wisely and effectively.

Here is a timely, much-needed, and comprehensive handbook. Let Fr. Lovasik strengthen your marriage and family as you discover: 99 Why it’s so important for you to teach religion to your children — and so dangerous for you to leave such teaching to others 99 Four crucial lessons no school can teach to your children (only you can!)

99 Why marital happiness is not automatic but must be earned (and how to earn it) 99 Common mistakes fathers make that can damage their families irrevocably 99 The secret of overcoming the anger that can disrupt any relationship 99 Ten rights your children have — and three duties you have to them 99 Two sacrifices you must make if you want to have a good Catholic family 99 Four qualities that every good parent has: can you name them? Do you have them?

99 Sex education: how to navigate this minefield in a way that’s good for your kids 99 A large family: six often-overlooked blessings that one will bring to you

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Praying for Priests A Mission for the New Evangelization History has taught us the power of intercessory prayer, and nobody is in more need of our prayers than Catholic priests battling on the front lines for the salvation of souls.

By Kathleen Beckman

Priests are called to fight evil, but they cannot fight it alone. As attacks on the priesthood intensify, you have a vital role to play in supporting priestly renewal and vocations. Those men who have answered God’s call depend upon you to wield the most powerful weapon against the evil one — prayer.

Celebrated retreat master and author Kathleen Beckman offers Church-approved ways in which Binding: Paperback you can contribute to the welfare of the Church.

Pages: 288 Priests, seminarians, consecrated religious, and laypeople will all benefit from insights into the indisISBN: 978-1-622822-11-9 pensability of the Catholic priesthood, the mission of praying for priests in the context of the New Evangelization, testimonies of spiri“Praying for Priests is filled with tual mothers and priests, and scriptural insight, encouragement, and rosaries dedicated to priests, vocations, inspiration to lead both priests and reparation.

Price:

$19.95

and laity to a more profound love of God’s priceless gift of the priesthood.”

Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., Editor-in-Chief of Magnificat

“The Holy Spirit is really moving in the Church today, inspiring many to pray for priests.

Kathleen Beckman’s new book gives a powerful boost to this movement.”

Fr. Michael Gaitley, Author of 33 Days to Morning Glory

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Although both men and women are responsible for priestly renewal, Kathleen explains the special vocation of spiritual motherhood of priests. This vocation is embedded with graces that enable women to work together with our Lady and the Holy Spirit for the sanctification of priests.

Holier priests lead to a holier Church.

Because prayer is a source of grace and the mother of all virtues, you can call down showers of graces upon the priesthood.

The Church and her priests need your prayers now more than ever, and here you’ll find your special calling from God that must be fulfilled for the salvation of souls.

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Spiritual Handbook for Catholic Evangelists Nearly a century ago, the Trappist monk JeanBaptiste Chautard sat in the silence of his cell and wrote this classic book, showing us how to live in the noise and bustle of the world and to win more souls for Christ.

By Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard Price:

$14.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

192

ISBN:

978-1-622822-263

How to win souls without losing your own.

Praised by Pope St. Pius X, Pope Benedict XV, and by many cardinals and bishops, A Spiritual Handbook for Catholic Evangelists was an instant hit when it was first published in 1912 and has since been read with gratitude by hundreds of thousands of busy parents, teachers, preachers, catechists, and other Christians working in the world to save souls without losing their own.

Generations of Christians have turned to this book because Fr. Chautard understands — and here offers sure remedies for — the particular spiritual problems that afflict all of us who try to bring others to Christ. He explains how to avoid the selfrighteousness and pride that bring down successful apostles, and the indifference and despair that hobble unsuccessful ones.

Relying on the spiritual wisdom of the greatest saints and mystics of the Church (from St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas to St. Francis de Sales and St. John of the Cross), A Spiritual Handbook for Catholic Evangelists shows you how to achieve each of the three essential goals that you must accomplish in your apostolic efforts: you must win souls to Christ; you must promote your own spiritual welfare; and you must give glory to God. Here is a spiritual handbook that will help you grow closer to Jesus as you spread His gospel, and will make it easier for you — by your words and your example — to lead ever more souls to Him.

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When God Is Silent

By Luis Martinez Price:

$11.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

144

ISBN:

978-1-622822-201

Find spiritual peace amid the storms of life.

“A powerful masterpiece. A great gem of Catholic spirituality.”

Fr. Benedict Groeschel

These pages show you how to trust God even when He seems unresponsive and remote — even when, as in the famous incident in the Gospels, He seems to sleep while you are buffeted by the storms of life.

Author Luis Martinez quotes that beautiful line from the Song of Songs — “I sleep, but my heart is awake” — and confirms that with Jesus this is indeed the case: His love for you never sleeps, no matter what.

Martinez shows how you can make better sense of your life once you realize that God has actually been closest to you when He seemed farthest away; and once you learn why He often speaks to you only in silence. Best of all, Martinez teaches you the secret of true happiness, which you can achieve even amid the troubles that are inescapable elements of every human life. With sober realism and simple faith, this book will show you how to discover — and then to take refuge in — the comfort our Lord offers you, even when He seems to sleep.

Learn to get through the times when God seems distant, as you discover: 99 Silence: why it’s essential for all real growth in the spiritual life 99 Why Jesus must seem to sleep in order to refine your love and purify your soul 99 Jesus’ thirty “hidden years”: the important lessons they hold for your life today 99 The characteristics of the peace of Christ: do you know how to tell it from the fleeting peace that the world gives?

99 Why worry? Two common reasons that people do worry — and remedies for each 99 A simple, effective, and gentle procedure for becoming holy in your daily life 99 The three paths to spiritual peace: are you taking them? Do you know what they are?

99 Humility: why it’s so important — and how the spiritual tempests of your life help you to develop it

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The Lord’s Prayer You may have read the Catechism of the Catholic Church and you may have studied the Baltimore Catechism, too, but if you don’t know the catechism that Jesus gave us, you don’t know your Faith.

Christ taught us the Lord’s Prayer as the first and most important of all our catechisms. If you haven’t considered it carefully, now’s the time to begin — and here’s the book to help you uncover the riches Christ placed in these familiar words. With Msgr. Guardini’s gentle help, you’ll: 99 Develop a greater love for the Lord’s Prayer 99 Come to understand God’s tender care for you

By Romano Guardini

99 Discover His holy will for you

Price:

99 Learn how to live always in His love

$14.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

128

ISBN:

978-0-918477-46-0

Understand the 55-word catechism Jesus gave us.

99 Develop the strength to live in conformity with His holy will You’ll also learn: 99 Why you must say “Our Father,” not “My Father” 99 How the Lord’s Prayer shows that our God differs from pagan gods 99 “Our daily bread”: it doesn’t mean what most people think it means 99 “Thy will be done”: how this petition is the heart of the Our Father 99 How the Lord’s Prayer calls you to sustain the kingdom of God 99 Why God does not “deliver us from evil,” but permits sin, even when the innocent suffer from it Here are special features you’ll discover in The Lord’s Prayer that will help you to pray better … and to live better: 99 Phrase-by-phrase, word-by-word explanations 99 Frequent references to holy Scripture 99 Written for persons of all faiths, and nonbelievers, too!

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The Little Oratory A Beginner’s Guide to Praying in the Home Keeping a faithful prayer life with your family isn’t easy. From herding distracted children to managing the seemingly endless litany of prayers and devotions, our spiritual life all too often feels frantic and burdensome.

By David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler Price:

$19.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

224

ISBN:

978-1-622821-76-1

Includes eight fullcolor icons!

With simplicity and holy wisdom, authors David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler show you how to bring peace to your home by integrating your family into the calm, truly joyful way of Mother Church.

Her feasts and seasons, prayers and devotions are gifts that draw us closer to God and unfold before us His marvelous plan of salvation.

To help you live the liturgical life of the Church more fully, David and Leila reclaim an almost lost tradition that families used for centuries to build a beautiful bridge between home and church: the little oratory. Building your own little oratory is simple, and in these pages, you’ll discover just how easy it is.

“The Little Oratory is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to make their home a breeding ground for holiness.”

Andreas Widmer, Author of The Pope and the CEO

“David Clayton and Leila Lawler have given families a superb guide to making that ‘encounter of thirsts’ a lived experience in the home.”

Christopher West

By following the wise advice in this book, you’ll discover the peace and love that flow from a home that is focused on Christ. You’ll also learn . . .

99 How to use sacred art to strengthen your prayer life 99 How to extend Catholic beliefs and devotions into every room of the house 99 Why the Liturgy of the Hours is important and how it can make your family holy 99 How to pray the Rosary with children and keep the rowdiest of them calm and reverent 99 What to do when only one parent takes the spiritual life seriously 99 How to overcome the feeling that you’re too busy to pray 99 Practical ways to extend the liturgical life into your workplace

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The One-Minute Aquinas The Doctor’s Quick Answers to Fundamental Questions Twenty-five popes consider St. Thomas Aquinas the Church’s preeminent theologian because he saw truths about God, our Faith, and the Christian life that had never been seen before.

But do you have time to read the 3,000 pages in his Summa Theologica? Do you struggle to understand the abstract theological terms he uses in On Being and Essence?

By Dr. Kevin Vost Price:

$19.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

304

ISBN:

978-1-622821-58-7

Perhaps you, like so many of us, desire to be taught by such a great philosopher as Aquinas but feel he is well beyond your reach. Not anymore.

In The One-Minute Aquinas, veteran Catholic author Dr. Kevin Vost provides you with simple, readable explanations of St. Thomas’s life-giving wisdom. In this book’s lucid pages, you’ll come to know St. Thomas’s answers to questions such as . . .

99Why do souls need the sacraments?

“Many never discover Aquinas because they are put off by the sheer bulk of his writings. Vost has served up the saint’s arguments in bite-size chunks that anyone can digest.”

Karl Keating, President of Catholic Answers

99Why didn’t Jesus write the Bible himself?

99What are simple proofs of God’s existence?

99What is heaven, and what is it not?

99Why did Jesus allow himself to be crucified?

99How can I grow quickly in virtue?

99Who are the angels and what are their powers?

“This book will take you by the hand, step-by-step, from confusion to clarity, from chaos to order, and from our simplest beginning — our search for happiness — to our final end, eternal union with God.” Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College

99What is God’s power and its limits?

99Why did God become man?

99Why did Jesus allow himself to be tempted?

And you’ll learn countless, but quick, refutations to the relativistic and secular ideas that are so destructive to our culture today.

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Strength in Simplicity At last — a spiritual book for Catholics who have to devote more time to making dinner and picking up the kids than to meditation and prayer! Essential (and easy) reading for busy Catholics, Strength in Simplicity shows you how to grow closer to God in the things you already do every day, without burdening you with numerous devotions or complicated methods.

By Emmanuel de Gibergues Price:

$11.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

160

ISBN:

978-1-933184-89-0

The busy Catholic’s guide to growing closer to God.

Author Emmanuel de Gibergues explores the virtue of simplicity — that is, having the single intention of pleasing God in all that you do. You’ll learn what a difference simplicity can make for you — as it did for our Lord and our Lady. You’ll come to recognize the signs of true simplicity, and find out how to practice simplicity toward God and in your life’s activities. Even better, you’ll find the secrets of practicing simplicity within yourself — a deceptively difficult spiritual discipline that de Gibergues makes easy in these pages.

Strength in Simplicity reveals to you: 99 True simplicity: how it isn’t willful ignorance or simple-mindedness 99 Two advantages of simplicity: what you’ll gain by clearing your life of complications 99 How to eliminate anxiety, trouble, and discouragement from your soul 99 How simplicity can make you generous, courageous, and more loving 99 Four signs that you really are keeping it simple: are they in your soul now?

99 The most dreaded enemy of your soul’s progress: is it keeping you from deepening your happiness and love for God? 99 Easy things you can do every morning and every evening to keep life simple 99 Two indispensable qualities for beginners in the spiritual life: do you have them?

99 Suffering: how simplicity helps you through the worst of it 99 And much more to help you simplify your life and come closer to God!

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The Basics of Catholic Living There are a handful of simple habits that have been practiced by every saint. Although holiness may seem out of reach, the easiest way to jumpstart your spiritual journey is to begin implementing these habits in your own life today.

By St. Francis De Sales, Marguerite Duportal, Fr. John A. Kane, Fr. Raoul Plus, and Fr. Francis J. Remler Price:

$59.95 $39.99

Binding: Leatherette Pages:

748

ISBN:

978-1-622822-522

Read these books and you’ll soon possess the habits necessary to living a Christian life that leads your soul to heaven.

In the spiritual life, if you learn to practice the basics well, God will fill you with the graces you need to persevere. That’s why we’ve compiled this simple but powerful set of books in our Basics of Catholic Living set. This is essential reading for any library. Indeed, you’ll find yourself returning to these books time and time again.

Written by some of the Church’s greatest saints and theologians, these short, accessible books will help you practice the basics of Christian living like a pro. Soon you’ll find yourself deeply committed to Christ, engaged in an active prayer life, and regularly overcoming common challenges and obstacles that confront you along the way.

In short, read this essential set and you’ll soon have a plan of action for developing the habits that are essential to living a Christian life that leads your soul to Heaven.

How to Make a Good Confession shows you how to carry the grace of Confession into your daily life and start winning your battles against sin.

How to Pray Always offers sure ways to recollect yourself so that your prayers are richer and more productive.

The Art of Loving God shows you how to avoid the distractions that trouble and weary your soul, and how you can focus your energy simply on loving God. How to Make Sense of Suffering helps you see that misfortunes are not the blind workings of chance, but are vital elements in God’s loving plan.

How to Resist Temptation identifies for you the elements of temptation and offers practical advice on how to guard against even the unrecognized causes of temptation.

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Meditations for Advent Prepare for Christmas this year by turning to this slim volume of daily Advent meditations by Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, one of the greatest homilists in the history of the Church.

Carefully selected to lift your soul to God in those hectic days that stretch from Thanksgiving to Christmas, these forty daily meditations will keep you mindful of the real meaning of Christmas while affording you an admirable distillation of the doctrines and piety of our holy Catholic Church.

By Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet Price:

$12.95

Binding: Leatherette Pages:

192

ISBN:

978-1-933184-87-6

With the help of Bishop Bossuet — and the sense of God’s grandeur and love that permeates his every word — all through the rush toward Christmas you’ll stay mindful of the holy words of Isaiah foretelling the birth of our Savior; you’ll find yourself marveling at the Annunciation and the Visitation; you’ll rejoice in anticipation of the coming birth of Jesus; and, finally, you’ll look forward to kneeling with St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin in silent adoration of the Incarnate Son of God.

About the Author Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) was the Court Preacher to Louis XIV of France. A devoted follower of St. Francis de Sales and the charitable St. Vincent de Paul, Bishop Bossuet knew the Scriptures by heart, read and reread the Fathers (chiefly St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas), and made his own the doctrines of the Church. His great learning, love, and humility combined to make him one of the greatest homilists in the history of the Church.

This year, you won’t (as so often happens) arrive at Midnight Mass distracted, exhausted, and frazzled, having neglected your Advent devotions and your ordinary prayers, too. Instead, you’ll find yourself stepping lightly into church, ready and eager to adore the newborn King, your soul what it should be: a fit dwelling place for the Redeemer.

Don’t waste another Advent!

Let Meditations for Advent keep you prayerful amidst the worst distractions of the holiday season. Let it draw you daily closer to Jesus, whose birth the season celebrates, and whose birth your soul yearns to celebrate, too.

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Treasury of Catholic Meditations Without regular reminders of God and a steady routine of prayer and meditation, your inner life shrivels up, your prayers grow listless, sacramental grace becomes inaccessible, and even the Mass feels fruitless.

By John Henry Newman, Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Fr. Romano Guardini Price:

$49.99 $39.99

Binding: Leatherette Pages:

816

ISBN:

978-1-622822-05-8

Daily meditation is a proven remedy for dangerous spiritual lethargy. That’s why we’ve compiled this four-volume set to help you manage your spiritual readings and to achieve the glorious aim of all prayer: union with God! Written by some of the Church’s greatest theologians, these meditations will teach you to be ever attentive to the presence of God in you, to remember that He wants you to be a saint, and that He stands ever ready to help you attain that lofty goal.

Follow these prayers and you’ll soon find yourself reaping the rich spiritual harvest that regular meditation brings — a stronger will, an even greater love of God, and a divine peace and joy that no person or circumstance will take from you.

“Everyday Meditations is the kind of book that, if taken to heart, draws us into the arms of God.” Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia

“Everyday Meditations will change your life — helping you to grow in faith, hope, and love.”

James D. Conley, S.T.L., Bishop of Lincoln

Meditations for Advent will keep you prayerful amidst the worst distractions of the holiday season.

Meditations for Lent will help you enter into the spirit of mortification called for by the Church during this holy season.

Meditations Before Mass offers practical, straightforward advice that will help you overcome distractions and restlessness during Mass.

Everyday Meditations will help you discern God’s voice daily, rest in it, and respond to it according to each day’s opportunities and needs.

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Worshipping a Hidden God Unlocking the Secrets of the Interior Life “The ways of God are not our ways, and the spiritual life is almost the contrary of what we fancy it.”

So declares author Luis Martinez, the Mexican bishop and mystic whose wise spirituality, rooted in St. John of the Cross and St. Thérèse of Lisieux, shows you here how to enter into an intense, sustained communion with God.

By Archbishop Luis M. Martinez Price:

$14.95

Binding: Paperback Pages:

256

ISBN:

987-1-622822-287

Bishop Martinez doesn’t offer new rules of prayer or demand that you abandon the forms of meditation that suit you. He simply reminds you that our God is a hidden God. To find Him, says Martinez, we have to seek Him, but through His ways, not ours. If we do that, the gaze of faith will always find Him right where He hides: in the spiritual desolation that led us wrongly to believe He was far away.

“This book has profoundly nourished my own spiritual life and helped me draw nearer to the One Who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What joy that it is available again!”

Johnnette S. Benkovic, EWTN Host, Founder of Women of Grace®

Martinez shows you how to live in the obscurity of faith, detached both from consolations and desolations, and why this is best for your soul. The Christian who learns to do this leaves behind the perturbations of the world that shake the faith of those who don’t In the obscurity of faith, the Divine Master will listen to you, speak to you, and instruct your soul, but without the noise of words.

Says Martinez: “Once you know how to profit from faith and to live by faith, you will always find God. You will have solved your problem; you will have discovered the great secret of the interior life.”

Let these pages teach you that secret!

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Always Inspired: Why Bible-Believing Christians Need the Catholic Church

By Basil Christopher Butler In arguments both lucid and thorough, this book shows why the Bible can never be the sole criterion of faith nor serve as a sufficient foundation for the full Christian life to which Jesus calls us.

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The Aquinas Catechism

By St. Thomas Aquinas Deeply insightful, straightforward, and with clear BEST SELLER! explanations of the Apostles’ Creed, the Commandments, and the sacraments, this book gives you a basic course in the Faith, taught by the Church’s greatest theologian.

Paperback, 336 pages | $19.95

Aquinas’s Shorter Summa

By St. Thomas Aquinas This book contains Aquinas’s simple summary of the Faith. He covers the Trinity, Providence, the Incarnation, the Last Judgment, and much more. It’s a concise statement of the key doctrines and elements of the Faith.

Paperback, 432 pages | $22.95

Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths

By Dave Armstrong

A Biblical Defense of Catholicism

By Dave Armstrong With a mastery of Scripture equal to that of the most committed Protestants, Dave Armstrong here shows that the Catholic Church is the “Bible Church par excellence” and that many common Protestant doctrines are in fact themselves not biblical.

Paperback, 320 pages | $24.95 $20.00

The Catholic Verses

By Dave Armstrong Dave Armstrong here explains 95 key Bible passages that confound all who would use Scripture to criticize the Church. These passages have drawn countless serious believers out of their Protestant congregations and into the Catholic Church.

Paperback, 256 pages | $21.95

Fire of Love!: Understanding Purgatory

By St. Catherine of Genoa Purgatory was revealed more than five hundred years ago to a canonized saint! St. Catherine of Genoa’s sensible view of Purgatory, tainted by neither childish superstition nor modern skepticism, reveals the glow of God’s love in the purifying fires of Purgatory.

Paperback, 96 pages | $5.95

God’s World and Our Place in It

By Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Contrary to what many believe, Catholic doctrine is not made up by popes and theologians but is derived entirely from revelation, as this book shows. In it, Dave Armstrong gathers in one place countless passages from Holy Scripture that point directly to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Archbishop Sheen shows that Christianity makes good sense. Indeed, Christianity alone can explain goodness and evil in the world; it alone makes sense of our impulses to love and sacrifice, and our failures to do so.

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APOLOGETICS / CATECHESIS

Catechesi Tradendae

By Saint John Paul II

Perhaps no other papal document more eloquently articulates the importance of catechesis in our time—and how to undertake it— than Catechesi Tradendae. This apostolic exhortation describes the roles the Church, the laity, and the family play in ensuring that all Catholics not only understand the Faith, but are prepared to live it fully.

“ St. John Paul II gives the catechist the vision, methods, and roadmap for effective and dynamic catechesis in our modern culture.”

–Bishop Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange

Paperback, 144 pages | $7.99

Canon Law Explained

By Msgr. Laurence J. Spiteri Here are brief but lucid explanations of the origins and meanings of canons that lay out the Church’s official governing procedures for matters as various as abbots and annulments, scandals and sacraments, and more!

Paperback, 320 pages | $19.95

The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools

By Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB Here the archbishop responsible for Catholic education worldwide distills the Church’s teachings on Catholic education and explains the five marks of all good Catholic schools and the standards by which to judge a school’s Catholic identity.

Paperback, 96 pages | $4.95

The End of the Present World

By Fr. Charles Arminjon

How to Read the Bible

By Roger Poelman

This marvelous book, which grew from a series of conferences preached

by Fr. Charles Arminjon to help his parishioners turn away from this life’s mean material affairs and toward the next life’s glorious spiritual reward, will show you how to read the signs of the times and prepare you to bear yourself as a Christian no matter what the future holds.

After introducing us to Christ through the Gospels of Luke and John, Abbé Poelman turns back to Genesis. Each chapter is short and to the point, and passages of Scripture are selected for prayerful reading, so that by the time we arrive back at the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, we understand Christ to be truly the center of human history.

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The One-Minute Apologist

By Dave Armstrong More accessible than thick theological tomes, more substantial than tracts, and better organized than other “quick answer” books, The One-Minute Apologist is the one source you’ll find yourself turning to whenever you have the need to defend the Catholic Faith quickly, credibly, and well.

The Scriptural Roots of Catholic Teaching

By Chantal Epie With abundant references to the Gospels, this comprehensive, guide proves that (contrary to Protestant claims) the Catholic Faith is fully Bible-based, and clearly shows that only the Catholic Church truly interprets the Bible correctly.

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Who Is the Devil?

By Nicolas Corte Nicolas Corte gives you incontrovertible proof that Satan exists, that he and his legions of devils assault you daily, and that by means of relentless attacks — overwhelming and subtle — they intend to drag you into Hell along with those you love and all the rest of mankind.

Paperback, 152 pages | $14.95 $5.00

Rapture

By David B. Currie These pages constitute the world’s most careful and thorough scriptural study of the rapture and show that if you accept the Bible, you must reject the rapture. God has not filled our future with darkness and disaster, but with light, mercy, and hope.

Paperback, 528 pages | $24.95 $20.00

The Quotable Newman Edited by Dave Armstrong This book serves as the definitive guide to Blessed John Henry Newman’s central thoughts and ideas.

In these pages, you will discover Cardinal Newman’s reflections on more than 100 theological topics ranging from Angels, Absolution, and the Bible, through Confession, the Eucharist, Infallibility, and the Inquisition.

Paperback, 448 pages | $24.95 $10.00

Understanding Miracles

By Zsolt Aradi There are more false claims about miracles than nearly anything else — claims by skeptics and believers alike, few of whom know what the Church actually says about miracles. This book gives you the most comprehensive, careful, and thoughtful discussion of miracles today.

Paperback, 384 pages | $19.95 $5.00

The One-Minute Philosopher

By Montague Brown You can make better sense of the world and better decisions in it by coming to understand and learning how to explain — in less than a minute each! — over 160 truths that most of us find hard to grasp and even harder to explain.

Paperback, 224 pages | $18.95

The Sign of the Cross

By St. Francis de Sales From the young St. Francis de Sales’s heroic efforts to bring Calvinists back to the Faith comes this succinct, eloquent defense of the age-old Catholic practice of making the Sign of the Cross, which sixteenth-century Calvinists denounced as a Popish invention and many Protestants scorn even today.

Paperback, 128 pages | $11.95

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St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions

By St. Augustine of Hippo From over two hundred works, Fr. Cliff Ermatinger has gathered and translated Augustine’s teachings on prayer, and now presents them here in a simple question-and-answer format. What emerges is nothing less than a rich new “catechism on prayer” by one of the Church’s greatest saints.

Paperback, 144 pages | $14.95 $10.00

Surprised by Truth 2

By Patrick Madrid This collection of testimonies by people who’ve found new life in the BEST Catholic Church is one of SELLER! the most potent weapons for the Faith ever crafted! These authors give you an insider’s view of the fatal weaknesses in the creeds and belief systems that beckon unwary Catholics every day.

Paperback, 320 pages | $18.95

What Is the Bible?

By Henri Daniel-Rops Some people look at the Bible and see a collection of stories that teach us how to live good and happy lives.

Others regard it more as a historical record, and still others prefer to stress that Scripture is the voice of God revealed to mankind. In this classic work you’ll discover that the Bible is all of these things and more.

Paperback, 160 pages | $14.95 $5.00

Ugly as Sin

By Michael S. Rose The problem with newstyle churches isn’t just that they’re ugly — they actually distort the Faith and lead Catholics away from Catholicism. Michel S. Rose, in these eye-opening pages, provides you with solid arguments and practical tools that you can use to reverse the dangerous trend toward desacralized churches — and to make our churches once again into magnificent Houses of God! Paperback, 256 pages | $18.95 $5.00

Surprised by Truth 3

By Patrick Madrid Ten former Protestants tell why they became Catholic — and why others should, too! These tales will do for you what these converts had to do for themselves: answer the most common objections to Catholicism — and answer them in terms that non-Catholics find familiar and easy to understand.

Paperback, 272 pages | $17.95

Search and Rescue

By Patrick Madrid Patrick Madrid explains why prayer, friendship, and common sense are among the most effective, time-tested methods for bringing family and friends into — or back into — the Church and shows you how best to use them!

Rebuilding Catholic Culture: How the Catechism Can Shape Our Common Life

By Ryan N. S. Topping Rarely does a book come along that so succinctly explains the decline of modern culture, articulates a defense of the Church’s teachings, and offers a hope-filled path for building a civilization grounded in Catholic truth. In these pages, Dr. Ryan Topping does all three, pulling back the curtain on the false philosophies of the secularists and showing that in the West today the most formidable threat to freedom is not failing economies or Islam, but secularism.

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Read-Aloud Book of Bible Stories

By Amy Steedman

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Too many religious books for young children trivialize the story of salvation and its many tales of mystery and majesty. Not these classic readaloud stories that have proven their worth for over a century now! These pages weave tales of Noah and Moses, Solomon and David, and Daniel in the lions’ den, and even take young readers along with Peter, Paul, and the Apostles as they carry the Good News to the ends of the earth.

Paperback, 304 pages, Ages 4+ | $19.95

Bible Stories for Little Children

In charming words and classic images beloved by children for over a century, here are Bible stories that will fill young children with a sense of wonder and a deep, abiding confidence that God truly loves them.

Paperback, 144 pages, Ages 6+ | $11.95

A Book of Angels: Stories of Angels in the Bible

By Marigold Hunt Modern believers may be tempted to look upon angels as one of the more fanciful elements of Scripture, but this illuminating and entertaining collection of angel stories from the Bible helps children to know and to revere angels.

Paperback, 176 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95

Saint Thomas Aquinas

By Raissa Maritain Because he was big and strong and sometimes slow to speak, Thomas Aquinas’s schoolmates called him the Dumb Ox. Not long afterward, he came to be called Doctor (which means “teacher”) because he could understand complicated things quickly and explain them well. Preaching often and writing no fewer than eighty-five works of philosophy and theology, he helped change the Church and the world.

Paperback, 128 pages, Ages 4+ | $12.95 $10.00

My Path to Heaven

By Fr. Geoffrey Bliss This “retreat-in-a-book” helps children ponder the truths of the Faith and calls them to live lives of holiness in accordance with those truths. Captivating woodcuts illustrate the meditations.

Paperback, 96 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95

Golden Legend of Young Saints

By Henri Daniel-Rops For two thousand years now, young Christians have lived — and often died — for Christ, and with a courage that many adults find hard to muster. The tales of these saints are told here, along with those of many others who, although young, have joined the ranks of the greatest saints: some by dying for their faith; many more by living for it.

The Book of Saints & Heroes

By Andrew and Lenora Lang These marvelous legends and exciting true stories of Christian saints and heroes will provide many hours of delightful reading to believers and nonbelievers alike!

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

The Book of Life

By Henri Daniel-Rops In a magnificent feat of imagination and scholarship, Henri Daniel-Rops takes us back to the very foundation BEST SELLER! of Christianity, to the secret meeting of a persecuted community, and back even further to the life of the One who changed the world forever.

Paperback, 176 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95 $5.00

The Book of Books

By Henri Daniel-Rops The Old Testament retold!

In these pages, the greatest adventures of Hebrew history unfold vividly before your eyes. Through this book, a master storyteller recounts the sacred tales of Creation, the Fall, the Flood, and the Covenant made between God and His people.

Paperback, 176 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95 $5.00

Christians Courageous

By Aloysius Roche These pages bring vividly to life stories about courageous Christians from the earliest days to modern times. Although written primarily for youthful readers, this is sure to be of interest to all those to whom the achievements of Christians are a matter of pride and encouragement.

Paperback, 192 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95

Crossbows and Crucifixes

By Henry Garnett In this adventure, author Henry Garnett brings to life the drama of a nation where unjust laws forced good men and women to choose between their country and their Faith, and where young people heard early the call to heroism that Christians must be ever ready to heed.

A Life of Our Lord for Children

By Marigold Hunt This rich retelling of the life of Christ will make sense of Scripture for your children and help them be more attentive during Mass when they hear the same tales directly from the Gospels.

Paperback, 208 pages, Ages 4+ | $14.95 $10.00

Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls

By Caryll Houselander Twelve delightful stories for Catholic children.

Simple but not shallow, each touches on a Catholic theme, introducing children to the tender love that Jesus has for them and to the love for Him that can burn even in the hearts of children like themselves.

Paperback, 160 pages, Ages 4+ | $10.95

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Stories of the Child Jesus

By A. Fowler Lutz

More Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls

By Caryll Houselander

Every Christian culture has given us touching legends and charming stories of the wondrous deeds of the Child Jesus. Author A. Fowler Lutz collects the best of these legends.

More of Caryll Houselander’s delightful stories of princes and gypsies, bishops and bears, and Catholic boys and girls to remind us that especially in young souls the Faith is quite strong, and evil is never a match for goodness.

Paperback, 192 pages, Ages 8+ | $10.95

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St. Patrick’s Summer

By Marigold Hunt In this surprising adventure catechism, between lessons taught by Abraham, St. Patrick, St. Cecilia, and, of course, Eve, the mother of all mankind, two children travel back in time to witness exciting scenes from salvation history.

Paperback, 288 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95

The Tripods Attack!

By John McNichol The Tripods Attack! is the first volume of the Young Chesterton Chronicles, a delightfully inventive fiction series for teens to adults that re-imagines the famous Catholic author as a young man living in an alternative Edwardian age of steam-driven wonders.

Paperback, 384 pages, Ages 8+ | $19.95 $10.00

The Young People’s Book of Saints

By Hugh Ross Williamson These beautifully written stories are linked through time in such a way that children can easily obtain a vivid picture of the history of Christendom as it unfolds in the lives of the Church’s saints.

Paperback, 240 pages, Ages 8+ | $15.95

The Blood-Red Crescent

By Henry Garnett In this thrilling novel, Guido, son of a wealthy Venetian merchant, finds himself alongside Don John of Austria, who will lead the Holy League in its last desperate fight to save Christian Europe: the legendary Battle of Lepanto. A tale showing that when Faith is threatened, extraordinary valor may be demanded of any one of us — even the very young.

Paperback, 196 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95 $10.00

Twenty Tales of Irish Saints

By Alice Curtayne Alice Curtayne has collected stories that reflect not only the holiness but also the gaiety of the saints — appealing to readers of all ages — and she tells them with the poetry and feeling that mark the work of every true Irish storyteller.

Paperback, 176 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95

A Rosary for Children

By Maria Guadalupe Cevallos Almada This delightful hardcover book offers children a guide to praying the Rosary with discernment and devotion. This is an ideal introduction to one of the Church’s most powerful prayers. Included is a finger rosary ring and a self-standing image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Hardcover, 84 pages, Ages 4+ | $24.95

Awakening

By Claudia Cangilla McAdam A young girl — taken back to the time of Jesus — gets a first-hand account of the Crucifixion. She struggles on in fear, as she tries to save Jesus, while trying to avoid the deadly grasp of the soldiers who want Him dead.

Paperback, 160 pages, Ages 8+ | $14.95 $10.00

Sacred Heart of Jesus Coloring Book

By William Fahey Illustrated by David Clayton Each image in this inspiring book features a prayer and brief reflection to foster in children a deep understanding of God’s mercy and unfailing love.

Paperback, 56 pages, Ages 8+ | $7.95

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HISTORY AND POLITICS

The Bones of St. Peter

By John E. Walsh This is the engrossing true story of how determined researchers finally solved the puzzle of St. Peter’s burial and rescued his bodily remains from centuries of oblivion.

Paperback, 256 pages | $18.95

The Spanish Match

By Brennan Pursell In this novel based on actual events, Brennan Pursell has crafted a moving tale of faith, courage, danger, and hope, a tale in which the fate of nations hangs on the love of two young people: Prince Charles of England and Princess María of Spain.

Paperback, 512 pages | $24.95 $5.00

Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?

By David Carlin Democrat David Carlin’s clear, gracious arguments will help you explain Catholic positions to friends, relatives, and fellow voters, so that you can make your party — whichever one it is — less hostile to the beliefs of faithful Catholics.

Paperback, 256 pages | $15.95 $5.00

What Went Wrong with Vatican II

By Ralph M. McInerny This riveting book will show you why the Church has been in crisis since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) — and what must be done about it. Dr. Ralph McInerny here reveals the causes of the devastation in the Church.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95 $10.00

Islam at the Gates

By Diane Moczar Historian Diane Moczar pulls back the curtain on one of the most important acts in the drama of Muslim aggression against the West: the five-hundred-year-long siege of Europe by the Ottoman Turks. Islam at the Gates chronicles the heroes and villains, the battles and atrocities, the tragic errors and timely miracles that marked the Ottomans’ incursions from Europe’s borders into the very heart of Christendom; and then, by the grace of God, their eventual repulsion and final defeat.

Treason: A Catholic Novel of Elizabethan England

By Dena Hunt “Treason is one of the most powerful historical novels I’ve ever read. It brings to vivid and shocking life the age in which Shakespeare lived and in which the English martyrs died.” –Joseph Pearce, author of The Quest for Shakespeare Paperback, 208 pages | $14.95

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Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know

By Diane Moczar

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This book shows that from the first days of the Christian era, at key moments when civilization hung in the balance, God has intervened — sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically — but ever and always He has come forward Himself or given strength to those who were faithful to Him. Paperback, 192 pages | $15.95 $10.00

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The Church Under Attack

By Diane Moczar

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The Church Ascending

By Diane Moczar

How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization In these books, celebrated author and veteran historian Diane Moczar takes you on a fast-paced and provocative ride through the development of Christian civilization from its emergence within the Roman Empire through its medieval springtime and summer, and into our modern day.

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What Jesus Saw from the Cross

By A. G. Sertillanges Never has there been spiritual reading as powerful as What Jesus Saw from the Cross, the book that will intensify your love of Jesus by burning the events of His Passion into your memory and imagination. Written by Rev. A. G. Sertillanges, this acclaimed devotional classic gives you vivid and dramatic details not included in the Gospel.

“I am happy to recommend this book. In it, we enter into the heart of Jesus during His Passion and discover how precious we are to Him.” –Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Christianity, Democracy, and the American Ideal

By James P. Kelly, III James Kelly examines the thinking of Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain, who shows that in a society unleavened by religious ideals, an enduring democracy can never take root.

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MARRIAGE / FAMILY

Bless Me, Father, for I Have Kids

By Susie Lloyd Got questions about Catholic family life? You’ve come to the right place! In these pages, Susie Lloyd will charm and edify you with her offbeat — but always pitch-perfect — take on the joys and challenges of raising a Catholic family in today’s world.

By Love Refined

By Alice von Hildebrand This remarkable book shows couples how to transform stumbling blocks in their BEST SELLER! marriage into stepping stones of love. It reveals the beauty and importance of high ideals and offers practical tips to help couples live up to those ideals daily.

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Please Don’t Drink the Holy Water!

By Susie Lloyd Come along as wry homeschooler Susie Lloyd faces the trials of family Rosaries and tangles with snide education experts, gruff confessors, and pushy relatives who tell her it’s time to wake up and join the “real world.” Lots of humor here!

Paperback, 224 pages | $15.95

Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood

By Sheila M. Kippley Sheila Kippley shows that not only is breastfeeding the best care you can give your baby; it’s also good for you as a Catholic woman. Learn how nursing will deepen your love and develop your habits of meditation and prayer.

Paperback, 128 pages | $10.95

The Catholic Homeschool Companion

By M. Wittmann and R. Mackson More than forty veteran homeschooling parents help you foster your children’s moral and spiritual development, teach kids in special circumstances, and handle other common problems homeschoolers face.

Paperback, 512 pages | $24.95

Holiness for Housewives

By Dom Hubert van Zeller Written especially for women in charge of households, this book will help you discover a path to sanctity in your vocation as a housewife, show you the meaning of even boring work, help you pray in the midst of turmoil, and much more.

Paperback, 104 pages | $11.95

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MARRIAGE / FAMILY

Love, Marriage & the Catholic Conscience

By Dietrich von Hildebrand

The Year and Our Children

By Mary Reed Newland

Once you master the wellcrafted explanations in these pages, you’ll put to rest any lingering doubts or difficulties you, your family, or your friends may have about the Church’s stance on contraception. You’ll come to see God’s hand at work in this hotly debated area of Church teaching.

Mary Reed Newland wrote numerous beloved books for Catholic families, but The Year and Our Children is her undisputed masterpiece. Read it, cherish it, share it, put it into practice — and give your kids the gift of a fully lived faith, every day and in every season.

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Marriage: The Mystery of Faithful Love

By Dietrich von Hildebrand This book describes the sublime vocation of marriage and the essentials that make it a source of profound happiness and lasting peace. It’s a must for anyone who is eager to live worthily this mystery of love.

Paperback, 116 pages | $12.95 $10.00

One Man, One Woman

By Dale O’Leary With clarity and force, Dale O’Leary tackles the many myths surrounding this contentious issue. One Man, One Woman shares her knowledge and experience of every facet of the gay-marriage debate: politics, psychology, biology, religion, and social science.

Paperback, 336 pages | $19.95

A Mother’s Rule of Life

By Holly Pierlot A Mother’s Rule of Life is a pattern for living that combines the spiritual wisdom of the monastery with the practical wisdom of motherhood. With the help of your own Rule, you can get control of your own household, grow closer to God, come to love your husband more, and raise up good Christian children.

Paperback, 224 pages | $18.95

How to Raise Good Catholic Children

By Mary Reed Newland First published fifty years ago, this is a treat for today’s parents: a wise, readable book that draws its wisdom from the Catholic home and offers a commonsense approach to raising good Catholic children.

Paperback, 352 pages | $18.95

Father of the Family

By Clayton C. Barbeau This classic book shows Christian men how to be cocreators with God, imitators of Christ’s love for His people, high priests in the domestic Church, teachers of their children, witnesses to society, providers of spiritual and material goods, and models of holiness.

Paperback, 160 pages | $11.95 $10.00

Pope Awesome and Other Stories

By Cari Donaldson In this hilarious spiritual memoir, Catholic homeschooler Cari Donaldson relates how her friend’s newborn baby, a portrait of the Virgin Mary, and the words of the Miraculous Medal called her from a selfish life into the welcoming arms of the Church.

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PRAYER AND MEDITATIONS

The Art of Praying

By Romano Guardini Perfect as an introduction to prayer — or as a guidebook for those who already BEST pray — this book offers SELLER! down-to-earth guidance on every aspect of prayer. Learn to overcome distractions, meditate well, and much more!

Classic Catholic Meditations

By Bede Jarrett, O.P. These meditations will help you banish your spiritual lethargy and grow closer to God. This book will calm your soul, enrich your faith, and help you pray.

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The Basic Book of Catholic Prayer

By Fr. Lawrence Lovasik This book clears away misunderstandings about prayer, showing ways you can avoid common obstacles. You’ll learn why prayer is necessary, how to practice essential forms of prayer, and more.

Paperback, 224 pages | $14.95 $10.00

Fulton Sheen’s Wartime Prayer Book

By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen This pocket-size prayer book for soldiers and civilians was first proven in combat in World War II and hallowed by the suffering and prayers of countless Catholic fighting men and women on ships and aircraft, in fortresses and foxholes, and in prisoner-of-war camps across Europe and the Pacific.

Leatherette, 196 pages | $9.95

The Little Catechism of St. Thérèse

By St. Thérèse of Lisieux

How to Pray Always

By Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J.

This Act of Oblation by St. Thérèse of Lisieux was one of the key hallmarks of her attaining the heights of holiness in such a short time. By reading and praying these pages, you, too, will develop a deeper trust in the merciful love of God.

Fr. Raoul Plus’s no-nonsense prayer manual dispels the false notions of prayer that we all have and shows how we can, in fact, pray without ceasing — even at times when exhaustion cripples us and cares threaten to sweep us away.

Pamphlet, 28 pages | $2.95

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Meditations Before Mass

By Romano Guardini Help for the restless or distracted at Mass: Here are the keys to prayerful participation at Mass. You’ll learn how to quiet your soul and concentrate your mind so that you can grow more receptive to the graces Christ offers you in the Mass.

Leatherette, 208 pages | $12.95

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How to Pray Well

By Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. By showing us in these pages the saints in prayer, their struggles and their insights, and by drawing on two thousand years of Christian experience, Fr. Plus is able to make his spiritual advice both concrete and universal: suited to each of us as if we were speaking with him face-to-face.

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PRAYER AND MEDITATIONS

Meditations for Advent

By Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, translated by Christopher O. Blum Carefully selected to lift your soul to God in those hectic days that stretch from Thanksgiving to Christmas, these forty daily meditations will keep you mindful of the real meaning of Christmas while affording you an admirable distillation of the doctrines and piety of our Holy Catholic Church.

Leatherette, 192 pages | $12.95

Meditations for Lent

By Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, translated by Christopher O. Blum If you read and meditate briefly on just one of these reflections each day in Lent, Bishop Bossuet’s eloquence will soon have you not merely remembering the events of Christ’s journey to His Crucifixion; it will have you spiritually walking with Him on that journey . . . which is precisely what we are called to do in Lent!

Leatherette, 224 pages | $12.95

Everyday Meditations

By Blessed John Henry Newman A collection of fifty of Blessed Newman’s most moving Christian meditations, each guaranteed to enkindle in your soul the very same kind of love they enkindled in his.

Leatherette, 192 pages | $12.95

Prayer and the Will of God

By Dom Hubert van Zeller Prayer is our lifeline to Heaven, but most of us find prayer easy to neglect and even to forget. Here you’ll discover the true meaning and the proper ways of prayer. You’ll find out how to overcome distractions and how to deal with disappointment when your prayers seem not to have been answered. Finally, you’ll learn how to accept God’s will, no matter how puzzling it may seem.

Paperback, 176 pages | $12.95 $5.00

The Prayer of the Presence of God

By Dom Augustin Guillerand Here’s the secret of the Carthusians’ remarkable prayer of the presence of God, a habit of tranquil listening that allows God to enter our souls and establish His presence there. Essential reading for all who seek to know and love God as they ought.

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Treasury of Catholic Meditations

By John Henry Newman, Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Fr. Romano Guardini This four-volume set of meditations have been carefully selected to lift your soul to God while affording you an admirable distillation of the doctrines and piety of our Holy Catholic Church.

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How to Make a Good Confession

By Fr. John A. Kane

Transforming Your Life Through the Eucharist

By Fr. John A. Kane

Transform confession into a profound experience of God’s love. Here you’ll get solid guidelines to help you make the most of this sacrament and carry its grace into your daily life. Try it! Soon you’ll start winning your battles against sin.

Stir the embers of your love for the Eucharist into a bright glowing flame. Fr. Kane explores the humility shown

by Christ in the Eucharist, opening the way for you to receive more spiritual fruit from Communion.

Leatherette, 144 pages | $10.95

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95

How to Get More Out of Holy Communion

by Peter Julian Eymard You’ll be surprised at how easy it is to break out of the dullness that obscures the glory of meeting our Lord in Communion. You’ll learn how to approach Communion not as a duty, but as a preparation for Heaven.

Paperback, 160 pages | $14.95 $10.00

The Most Holy Eucharist

By Fr. Thomas J. McGovern Here is your key to entering fully into the greatest mystery of the Roman Catholic Church: the transformation of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. Whether you struggle to see Christ in the Eucharist or simply desire more out of a Holy Hour, this book will show you how to let the Blessed Sacrament transform your life.

Paperback, 304 pages | $19.95

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Elementary Edition

The Seven Sacraments Teacher’s Guide In this teacher-written and classroomtested guide, you are given all the tools you need to go beyond the textbook and lead your students to encounter Christ in the Sacraments. Includes ten complete lessons, full-color sacred art and discussion guides, and much more.

Learn more about the instructional materials, lesson plans, and professional development programs offered through Sophia Institute for Teachers by visiting www.SophiaInstituteforTeachers.org.

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SELF-IMPROVEMENT

Fit for Eternal Life

By Kevin Vost God’s command to “be perfect” applies not only to our moral life, but also to our bodies. Dr. Vost explains physical training basics and helps you assemble a personalized workout program that takes only twenty minutes per week, leaving you plenty of time (and energy) to be an active Christian parent, spouse, and disciple.

Paperback, 264 pages | $17.95 $10.00

Memorize the Faith!

By Kevin Vost St. Thomas Aquinas perfected an easy memorization method to help his students learn the truths taught by Christ and His Church. Thanks to Memorize the Faith!, you can learn the Faith by tapping into the classical memory system that helped St. Thomas become the Church’s preeminent theologian and one of her greatest saints.

Paperback, 272 pages | $19.95

The Temperament God Gave You

By Art and Laraine Bennett This book offers a Catholic understanding of the four BEST ancient temperaments.

SELLER! Learn how to identify and understand the temperaments that determine our reactions, guide our choices, color our understanding, and serve as the foundation of our moral and spiritual life.

Paperback, 288 pages | $18.95

Getting Free

By Bert Ghezzi Here’s help for those who struggle against anger, anxiety, addictions, sexual temptations, and more.

Bert Ghezzi shows you how you can tap into the Holy Spirit’s power to overcome these difficulties.

The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse

By Art and Laraine Bennett In no other kind of human relationship is knowledge BEST of the temperaments — the SELLER! fundamental personality traits, hard-wired into us at birth, that affect the way we respond to the world around us — so critical, and so fruitful, as in a Christian marriage.

Only through mutual understanding of our own patterns of reaction, and those of our spouse, can we motivate, nurture, respect, and above all, love each other with the selfless patience to which Christ calls us in the sacrament.

Paperback, 208 pages | $17.95

What Your Money Means: And How to Use it Well

By Frank J. Hanna Countless books tell you how to make money: only this one turns to the wisdom of the ages to illuminate for you the reasons you have money in the first place, and the role it’s meant to play in your life and in the lives of others. Here, American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Hanna introduces you to a lean, no-nonsense explanation of the meaning of your money, and a guide for dealing with it constructively.

Hardcover, 256 pages | $21.95

The Catholic Guide to Depression

By Dr. Aaron Kheriaty The confessional can’t cure neuroses, nor can the couch forgive sin.

Healing comes only when we integrate the legitimate discoveries of modern psychology and pharmacology with spiritual direction and the sacraments. You’ll come to know how to identify the various types of depression and to understand the interplay of its often manifold causes, biological, psychological, behavioral, cultural, and moral.

Paperback, 288 pages | $19.95

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SAINTS AND ANGELS

The Truth About Thérèse

By Henri Ghéon Discover the burning secrets of St. Thérèse’s soul. Ghéon shows that behind the smile of Thérèse of Lisieux was an intense soul living a life of heroic grandeur amid dull and all-too-worldly associates — a soul driven by a burning love of God even as she wrestled privately with great physical and emotional pain. Thérèse is the saint most fitted for our day, a model for those of us whom, whether we like it or not, God has called to hidden lives of quiet drama, desire, and holy sacrifice.

Paperback, 168 pages | $18.95 $5.00

Angels and Their Mission

By Jean Danielou These pages lean on the works of the early Fathers of the Church to show us who the ministering angels really are and how — in every instant and in every way — they are working for your salvation and mine.

Paperback, 144 pages | $14.95 $10.00

The Little Book of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. In this book, Fr. Raoul Plus helps us to open the book of the heart of Mary in the simplest yet most vivid ways. We must ponder not only her words, but also the events of her life — her attitudes, her actions, and even her silence. In imitation of our Lady, our lives — like hers — may also come to be full of grace.

Paperback, 128 pages | $14.95 $5.00

A Bedside Book of Saints

By Rev. Aloysius Roche This, truly, is a bedside book of saints, meant to lift the spirits of souls wearied by the day. These charming, often humorous stories of eminently human saints will ease your soul and help bring you good dreams, giving you fresh hope for the morning.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95 $10.00

The Secret Diary of Elisabeth Leseur

By Elisabeth Leseur After Elisabeth died, her husband, Felix, an atheist who had ridiculed her faith, found this diary and was transformed. Here is a map to marital harmony and love for God — especially if you love someone outside the Faith.

Paperback, 336 pages | $19.95

The First Christians

By Marigold Hunt Marigold Hunt, author of A Life of Our Lord for Children, here continues the tale of Jesus and His Church by retelling for children the events reported in the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke’s account of the dangerous early days of the Church.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95

Saints for Sinners

By Fr. Alban Goodier, S.J. Christ came not to call saints but to make them — often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men.

That’s why the saints are not only models of holiness for us to imitate; they’re reminders that God’s grace can outshine every human flaw.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95 $5.00

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SAINTS AND ANGELS

Saints of the American Wilderness

By John A. O’Brien From letters written by the light of campfires or in canoes, John A. O’Brien has crafted the terrifying, inspiring, and true tale of the dangerous struggles of the Jesuit missionaries seeking to bring Catholicism to the natives of America.

Paperback, 272 pages | $15.95 $10.00

Thomas Aquinas

By Fr. A. G. Sertillanges There is no better introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas than this classic work, which acquaints readers with the essentials of St. Thomas’s remarkable life and teachings. In clear, bold strokes it demonstrates his importance — as a thinker and as a saint — for Catholics and all those seeking truth in the world today.

Paperback, 160 pages | $18.95 $5.00

Nothing Short of a Miracle

By Patricia Treece Here are countless fascinating reports of miraculous BEST healings brought about SELLER! in our lifetime through modern-day saints — cures that also meet the Vatican’s stringent seven-part test of authenticity.

Paperback, 336 pages | $19.95

Meet Mary

By Mark Miravalle This book teaches you everything the Bible says about Our Lady, what the early Christians believed, and all the Church’s key Marian teachings.

Francis of Assisi

By Michael de la Bedoyere This book takes you beyond the nature-lover of popular myth to the real St. Francis of Assisi, model of holiness and Christian courage. You’ll learn the full story behind the famous incidents in Francis’s life. St. Francis of Assisi is a superb model for each of us today: an ordinary man who — by God’s grace — was able to do extraordinary things.

Paperback, 352 pages | $18.95

G. K. Chesterton, Theologian

By Fr. Aidan Nichols Chesterton, who was one of the great converts of the twentieth century, draws us directly into an encounter with the Word of God, showing us the faith of the Church as most of us have never seen it before. Fr. Nichols has gathered the most powerful theological passages from the many works of Chesterton and included his own concise explanations of the keen and sometimes surprising ways those passages illuminate the most profound questions ever asked by man.

Paperback, 240 pages | $19.95

The Love That Made Mother Teresa

By David Scott Part biography and part spiritual reading, these pages bring to light little-known stories from Mother Teresa’s life. You will learn her approach to reading Scripture, what enabled her to persevere through agonizing nights, and the remarkable — some would say mystical — events that led her to start the Missionaries of Charity.

Paperback, 144 pages | $14.95

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Awakening Your Soul to the Presence of God

By Fr. Kilian J. Healy In this beautiful book — brief enough to be read in one sitting yet with enough spiritual depth to last a lifetime — Fr. Healy details how you can develop your friendship with God even amid the cares and distractions of your daily life.

Paperback, 144 pages | $12.95 $10.00

The Art of Being a Good Friend

By Hugh Black This book shows you how to transform superficial friendships into soul-nourishing relationships that become for you (and for your friends) a means of spiritual growth. If you’re married, you’ll find here new ways to appreciate the gift God has given to you in your spouse.

Humility: Wellspring of Virtue

By Dietrich von Hildebrand Discover the incredible strength of humility, the only virtue that has the power to drive pride from your soul. This book will help you begin experiencing the joys of humility today.

Paperback, 120 pages | $5.95

Finding God’s Will for You

By St. Francis de Sales Learn what God’s will is and how He reveals it — even in the seemingly random events of your life. You’ll see why you should love and trust in God’s will, and you’ll learn a sure method for discovering God’s will in any situation.

Paperback, 160 pages | $14.95

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The Art of Loving God

By St. Francis de Sales Discover the secrets to growing holier through the simple things in life — work, play, and rest. Learn to avoid the distractions that trouble and weary your soul, and you’ll soon be able to focus your energy simply on loving God! Leatherette, 166 pages | $14.95

The Spiritual Life

By Fr. Jean Nicolas Grou This book is a tough, uncompromising handbook to help you deal with all the obligations and problems of the spiritual life. It teaches you what you need to know and to do when life’s comforts have been swept away.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95 $10.00

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The Good Galilean

By Alban Goodier Our Lord was perfect man because He was also God. His divinity was able to show us our human nature as He had desired to create it, with His infinite power. He reveals the nature of man to us, at the same time as He reveals God. That man can show us that goodness is not an illusion, that holiness is worth striving for, that our existence has a meaning and a direction.

Paperback, 112 pages | $11.95 $5.00

Christian Self-Mastery

By Fr. Basil W. Maturin You can have a better relationship with God and greater self-mastery — if you BEST follow these simple steps SELLER! to getting your passions in check and improving your knowledge of your own motives, desires, and fears.

Paperback, 240 pages | $15.95

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I Believe in Love

By Fr. Jean C. J. d’Elbée

The Hidden Power of Kindness

By Lawrence G. Lovasik Fr. Lovasik brings you a wealth of simple directions for overcoming unkind habits that can creep into your behavior. His insights will give you years of solid help to grow in charity and transform your corner of the world!

This spiritual classic has long been beloved by Catholics for its wondrous distillation of the teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux into a readerfriendly set of meditations.

Paperback, 304 pages | $18.95

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Seventeen Steps to Heaven

By Leo J. Trese With these seventeen steps, you’ll be able to prevent your love for God BEST SELLER! from being diminished by day-to-day pressures. Fr. Leo J. Trese gives you solid ways to root out attachments that separate you from God. Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95

The Catholic Book of Character and Success

By Fr. Edward F. Garesché, S.J. A complete guide to mature, responsible, and noble behavior in our complex modern society. Written in the 1930s by a wise Jesuit priest and steeped in the wisdom of the ages, these pages teach young people the timeless principles that have led countless souls to true success and lasting happiness.

Paperback, 160 pages | $12.95

Reflections on the Christian Life

By Anthony Esolen Acclaimed author Anthony Esolen shows that only in God does the story of your life have meaning. This brilliant reflection — written in ways only Dr. Esolen can — shows how we can take events in the life of Christ as the touchstone for all that happens to us on our journey from time to eternity.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95 $10.00

The Ways of God

By St. Thomas Aquinas

Saintly Solutions to Life’s Common Problems

By Fr. Joseph M. Esper Examine over forty common problems, and meet dozens of saints who suffered and overcame them. Benefit from the thought-provoking holy wisdom of more than 350 saints, and come away equipped with truly saintly solutions.

BEST SELLER!

Paperback, 400 pages | $21.95

How to Find God

By Dom Hubert van Zeller

St. Thomas Aquinas wrote dozens of books, but of them all, this is the simplest, and the one that everyday Christians can use most easily to become more like God. Carry this pocketsize paperback with you to make the ways of God your ways.

These pages give you practical help to look honestly at yourself — and by doing so, to attain the deepest desire of every sincere Christian: union with God Himself. You’ll discover how to grow into the person Christ means you to be — no matter how far you still have to go.

Paperback, 96 pages | $6.95

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Learning the Virtues

By Romano Guardini Learn how to cultivate virtue so that you’ll please God in what you do— not just in what you don’t do. Here are ways to make the key virtues that lead you to God a permanent part of your character.

The Man Christ Jesus

By Cardinal Giacomo Biffi Cardinal Giacomo Biffi gives us an intimate portrait of Jesus so we can encounter Him in His full humanity — just as His first disciples did — and develop a true and salvific belief in the Christ of faith.

Paperback, 144 pages | $10.95 $10.00

Paperback, 224 pages | $14.95

How to Resist Temptation Fr. Francis J. Remler This book teaches you to recognize the elements of temptation — and be on guard against its often unrecognized causes. Fr. Remler even explains how you can benefit from temptation and learn from others as you fight against it.

Patience and Humility

By Fr. William Ullathorne Learn how to develop these virtues — without which heroism, self-denial, and martyrdom are worthless.

Learn why Jesus said that to save your life, you must lose it, and see how happiness can be found in self-surrender.

Paperback, 144 pages | $11.95

Leatherette, 160 pages | $12.95

The Little Book of the Holy Spirit

By Bede Jarrett Fr. Jarrett helps you penetrate the great mystery of God’s presence in our hearts. Learn how to listen for the soft voice of the Spirit calling from within, inviting you to know, love, and cooperate with Him in all things, great and small.

The Rosary of Our Lady

By Romano Guardini This charming book will help to awaken or deepen your devotion to this beautiful prayer. Msgr. Romano Guardini offers clear explanations of the Rosary and fresh insights into the Mysteries found within it.

Paperback, 160 pages | $11.95 $10.00

Paperback, 128 pages | $9.95

Spiritual Secrets of a Trappist Monk

By Father M. Raymond A Trappist monk reveals how Almighty God actually needs you and how you can live your life in the fullness of God’s freedom. He gives you the keys to unlock the mysteries of pain and of success and failure. In a startling way, he even discloses the mysteries of the future itself.

Paperback, 408 pages | $21.95 $10.00

Holy Simplicity

By Fr. Raoul Plus The saints assure us that simplicity is the virtue most likely to draw us closer to God and make us more like Him. Relying on the words of Jesus and the lives of the saints, Fr. Plus maps out a sure path to the simplicity that Jesus praised, a simplicity that bestows on all of us who seek it happiness, courage, and inner peace, no matter how complicated our circumstances may be or how crowded our days.

Paperback, 96 pages | $9.95

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More Saintly Solutions

By Fr. Joseph M. Esper Encounter over 400 saints who, by their example and intercession, will help you BEST resist temptations, resolve SELLER! problems, and bear with grace, good cheer, and Christian hope the ones of which you can’t break free.

Thy Will Be Done!

By St. Francis de Sales Practical, sensitive answers to the tribulations all Christians face. You’ll find holy wisdom on family problems, work, virtue, temptation, mourning, prayer, charity, guilt, and dozens of other real-life issues.

Paperback, 264 pages | $16.95 $10.00

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Spiritual Combat

By Fr. Lorenzo Scupoli Here is sensible advice to help you overcome spiritual obstacles and achieve spiritual perfection. Best of all, it doesn’t just tell you what you ought to do — it also shows you how to do it.

Paperback, 240 pages | $18.95

Finding Confidence in Times of Trial

By St. John of Avila This carefully translated collection of letters from St. John of Avila will help you come to know the man whom Pope Benedict XVI named the thirty-fourth Doctor of the Church and whom Pope John Paul II held up as a model for clerical reform.

Paperback, 160 pages | $14.95

True Devotion to the Holy Spirit

By Archbishop Luis M. Martinez This book covers virtually everything there is to know about the Holy Spirit’s role in our salvation — and it does so with a refreshing reliance on God’s Word, not on opinions or subjective visions. Archbishop Luis Martinez shows you how and why your devotion to the Holy Spirit should be profound and encompassing.

Victory over Vice

By Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen From Christ’s holy response to each of the seven deadly sins that led to His Crucifixion, Bishop Sheen draws a lesson in how you and I must deal with those same sins, in others and in ourselves.

Paperback, 128 pages | $9.95

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Roses Among Thorns

By St. Francis de Sales Unearthing Your Ten Talents

By Kevin Vost Vost unearths a treasure for those who are struggling to live a life of Christian virtue: He shows you how to discover each of your ten talents and then to understand and perfect them. You’ll quickly prepare yourself to live a life that honors God.

First time in English!

From the personal letters by St. Francis de Sales comes this short, practical guide that will develop in you the soul-nourishing habits that lead to sanctity. If you find it difficult to live amid the clamor of the world with your eyes fixed on Christ, let St. Francis teach you how to live as a true rose among thorns.

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CDS / DVDS

Why Believe in Jesus?

(DVD)

Apologist Trent Horn examines the historical, biblical, and logical evidence to build a compelling case for the reasonableness of belief in Jesus. Along the way, Horn debunks common myths about Jesus, both popular and scholarly, that compete with the Christian understanding.

DVD, 60 min | $19.95

Answering Atheism (DVD)

Here you’ll find a thorough refutation of atheist claims along with a solid case for theism based on reason and common sense. Just as important, a charitable approach is modeled that respects atheists’ sincerity and good will.

DVD, 75 min | $19.95

The Man Talk (DVD)

Matt Fradd lays out a vision for authentic Catholic masculinity and a plan for how to achieve it. Following the example of some of history’s wisest Christian men, he shows you how to build the strengths and practice the habits that will make you a true man of God. DVD, 75 min | $19.95

How to Win an Argument Without Losing Your Soul (DVD)

Learn how to develop the powers of argumentation you need to be an effective debater and the right attitude for doing it with charity, humility, and patience.

DVD, 60 min | $19.95

The Real Story of the Inquisition (CD)

Nobody talks about the Inquisition — unless the Catholic Church is being bashed. Delve into the wealth of historical data to show that, far from being a cruel reign of terror, the Inquisition was actually a noble institution.

Audio CD (2 Compact Discs) | $14.95

Defending Your Faith (DVD)

The most common charge non-Catholic Christians make against the Catholic Church is that the tenets of Catholicism are manmade and unbiblical. Here apologist Tim Staples presents some of the most common challenges to Catholicism, and gives you solid, biblically based answers that you can use to refute them.

DVD, 60 min | $19.95

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Catholics and the Culture War (DVD)

Why Be Catholic?

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These are perilous times to be a Catholic. How did we get here and what are we to do? Here apologist Tim Staples confronts the problem — armed with Scripture and the teachings of the Church — taking an eye-opening look at how we lost so much ground in the U.S.

Don’t you wish everyone you knew was Catholic?

Here apologist Tim Staples offers an engaging and simple solution: “Catholicism has the cure for what ails each of us.” Backed by logic and science, Tim leaves us with answers to our most fundamental questions.

DVD, 60 min | $19.95

DVD, 90 min | $19.95

Bible Blueprint for the Mass (CD)

You go to Mass every Sunday and follow the liturgy, reciting the prayers, the Creed, and everything in between, just the way you’ve been taught. But how much do you really know about why we worship the way we worship? In this CD, join popular apologist and teacher Karlo Broussard as he takes you on a journey through the scriptural foundations for the highest form of Christian prayer — the Holy Mass.

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Lepanto: The Battle That Saved the West (CD)

In 1571, the most important sea battle in history was fought near the mouth of the Gulf of Lepanto. On one side were the war galleys of the Holy League and on the other, those of the Ottoman Turks. Although the battle decided the future of Europe, few know the story and how close Europe came to Islamic conquest.

Audio CD (3 Compact Discs) | $19.95

What You Need to Know about Exorcism (CD)

Is belief in the Devil a relic of a superstitious past? In this riveting, seven-part interview, Fr. Gary Thomas reveals the reality behind the Rite of Exorcism and the recurring patterns of demonic activity in the life of every Christian.

Audio CD (2 Compact Discs) | $14.95

God’s Perfect Plan: Purgatory and Indulgences Explained (CD)

By Tim Staples Here is everything you need to understand and appreciate these doctrines — and to defend them when challenged. Best of all, you’ll know exactly where to turn in Scripture for the evidence you need to plant a seed of truth in your non-Catholic brothers and sisters.

Audio Set (5 Compact Discs) | $24.95

The Real Story of the Crusades (CD)

Here is a factual account of Christendom’s struggle to liberate and defend the Holy Land. You’ll soon have the knowledge you need to tell the real story of the brave soldiers who gave their lives for the Cross.

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UNDERSTANDING SUFFERING

Comfort for the Sick and Dying

By David L. Greenstock Here is a goldmine for Christian caregivers and essential reading for wise souls who want to be ready for serious illness or even death, either of which can come any day, even to those in perfect health.

Paperback, 192 pages | $10.95

Why Bad Things Happen to Good Catholics

By Henri Morice Why Bad Things Happen to Good Catholics will banish from your mind forever the temptation to think that events unfold according to blind chance — or even that evil ultimately triumphs in this world. You will come to see the bad things that happen to you in the glorious light of God’s loving Providence.

Paperback, 176 pages | $14.95 $5.00

How to Make Sense of Suffering

By Marguerite Duportal Gain happiness and peace by understanding and conquering any trouble; learn how to avoid the mistakes that make our spiritual burdens heavier. Soon you’ll be using your troubles to unleash God’s healing power in your soul.

Leatherette, 128 pages | $9.95

Why Does God Permit Evil?

By Dom Bruno Webb Hatred, murder, terrorism, and war spring from the sins of men. But why does God let innocent children suffer from the effects of these evils? In this slim volume, you’ll find the most convincing explanation of the mystery of evil available today.

Paperback, 176 pages | $13.95

Suffering: The Cross of Christ and Its Meaning for You

By Dom Hubert van Zeller This book shows you how to learn from Christ to turn failures into victories and to alleviate others’ suffering by imitating Mary’s compassion. With help from Fr. van Zeller, you’ll soon learn to bear your own crosses with perseverance and hope.

Paperback, 144 pages | $12.95

True or False Possession?

By Dr. Jean Lhermitte Unhinged or unholy? Fiend or fraud? That’s the first question exorcists must answer — the question addressed in these pages by the world-famous French neuropsychiatrist Jean Lhermitte.

Paperback, 160 pages | $14.95

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