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Infertility is a crisis, often silently brewing, within the fabric of our families, communities, and Church. According to the CDC, one in six couples now face a diagnosis of infertility. Infertility deeply affects the hearts and minds of couples everywhere, and we need better support and resources.Many of us don't have pastoral guidance on how to navigate this difficult and unexpected situation that touches the core of our womanhood -- until we learn how to enter into our suffering constructi...

The Practical Spirituality of St. Josemaria Escriva In this spiritual powerhouse of a book, Eric Sammons organizes the wisdom of St. Josemaría Escrivá into an action plan for living out holiness in your everyday life. The goal: to foster God's grace within you so that you can be transformed into the likeness of His Son, Jesus Christ. Declared "the saint of ordinary life" by Pope John Paul II, St. Josemaría Escrivá -- a twentieth-century Spanish saint and founder of Opus Dei -- did more than a...

To mark the 40th anniversary of John Paul II's encyclical on human work, published in 1981, a group of globally-recognized scholars presents the critical aspects of this document and its purpose. These original essays revisit John Paul II's approach to work in post-modern society and reconnect the dignity of the working person to a pursuit of holiness. These authors convey that only when it is truly Christian can humanism accomplish the lofty ideals it indicates.This book is a timely contribu...

Holy Ambition: Thriving as a Catholic Woman at Work and at Home is a practical and inspiring guide for Catholic women who want to integrate their faith into every part of their professional and personal lives. Whether you are an entrepreneur, business professional, nonprofit leader, or student, this book will help you navigate work and home with Christ at the center, remembering that our highest calling is to become saints. Drawing on insights from Catholic Women in Business—an online communi...

Discover what it means to become a man of faith through the lives of ten male saints and their experiences pursuing holiness. In Holy Grit, Catholic life coach Paul George invites men to confront the challenges of modern life—struggles in marriage, parenting, suffering, and purpose—and take concrete steps toward the life God created them to live. Many men grow up with an image of masculinity shaped by tough guys on TV—boxers, cowboys, gangsters, fighter pilots—the fastest gun in the West. The...

With "game plans," life flows more smoothly and victories are more readily achieved. This is why we keep calendars, daily planners, and notes -- to remind us to prioritize our duties and schedules, increase our productivity, and avoid forgetting the people, appointments, and events that are important to us.What if we applied this same attentiveness to structuring our spiritual lives? Would it not help us to attain greater peace of heart on the road to eternity?This thirty-day journey will pro...

Winner of an honorable mention award in the family life category from the Catholic Media Association. Are you seeking a meaningful way to bring Christ’s peace and presence into your daily life? Holy Habits from the Sacred Heart by Emily Jaminet is a powerful and practical guide to deepening your relationship with Jesus while fostering a more faith-filled, loving home. Jaminet, executive director of the Sacred Heart Enthronement Network, offers ten simple yet transformative habits rooted in de...

Using anecdotes and stories from his sermons, Fr. Bob Pagliari challenges readers to put their interior faith into practice for all to see. As a professor, he has taught in-person and online courses for undergraduate and graduate students at universities and seminaries in New York, Virginia, Florida, Connecticut and Louvain, Belgium where he served as chairman of the homiletics department at the American College. Pagliari has earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and master's degrees in sp...

In Holy Order: The Apostolic Ministry from the New Testament to the Second Vatican Council, Fr. Aidan Nichols, OP, presents a concise yet comprehensive study of the priesthood’s development throughout Christian history. This book traces the theological and pastoral evolution of Holy Orders from its biblical foundations to modern renewal. Nichols begins with the New Testament witness to apostolic ministry and continues through the writings of the Fathers, medieval scholastic theology, and the ...

Countless graces flow from the use of Holy Water when you understand its role in God's plan of salvation, and how it brings new graces into your life.In clear, convincing language, Father Theiler lays out for Christians countless surprising, but long-forgotten truths about Holy Water, and explains the interior acts and dispositions that are necessary for this blessed gift of God to have the sanctifying effect our Lord intends for you.Read these pages attentively; consider them thoughtfully; i...

What is the man who cannot be known apart from his socio-political environment? As Zbigniew Janowski asserts, one does not ask who this man is, for he does not even know himself. This man is suppressed and separated, and not by Fascism or Communism. In present-day America this has been accomplished by democracy."Only someone shortsighted, or someone who values equality more than freedom, would deny that today's citizens enjoy little or no freedom, particularly freedom of speech, and even less...

In Homo Ludens, Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. He identifies five characteristics of play: it is free; it is not “ordinary” or “real” life; it is distinct from “ordinary” life both as to locality and duration; it creates order; it is connected with no material interest, and from it no profit can be gained. With cross-cultural examples from the humanities, business, and politics, Huizinga examines play in all its diverse guises—as it relates to la...

Hope for the World, a book by Cardinal Raymond Burke, examines pressing issues of our times in an engaging and thoroughly researched discussion. Presenting his thoughts and insights on relevant topics such as the role of the Catholic Church in today’s world, spiritual renewal, marriage and family, respect for human life, and more, Cardinal Burke puts forth deep faith perspectives grounded in sound reasoning. Using his personal upbringing in a devout Catholic family and early years as a priest...

Reverend James L. Meagher explores how Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles offered the first Mass and what Christ’s own example reveals about the nature, structure, and origins of Christian worship. Meagher begins by correcting a widespread misunderstanding: that the Mass began solely at the Last Supper as a symbolic ritual of bread and wine. While the Last Supper is momentous, Meagher shows that the roots of the Mass reach far deeper into centuries of Jewish liturgical and temple tradition....

Ancient Rome's brutal culture exploited the weak and considered human life expendable. Women were used as property; unwanted children were left on the streets to die. Four centuries later, even ordinary men and women prospered in what had become a vigorous new Christian society; a society that served the vulnerable, exalted women, treasured virtue, and loved peace. Faith had triumphed. Truth was proclaimed. And on this rock-solid foundation, Christian society flourished in the West for the ne...

This book takes us into the heart of the Soviet Union, where Alexander Krylov grew up as an underground Catholic in the 1970's and 1980's, never even entering a church until he was a teenager. How does faith in God live on when God is outlawed? 'How I Became a Man' shows us, offering glimpses at the everyday reality of Communism through the eyes of a child, with humor, irony, and a keen sense of human goodness. 

A Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar, and devout Catholic tells you everything you need to know about keeping your faith at a modern university. Drawing on her recent experience, Aurora Griffin shares forty practical tips relating to academics, community, prayer, and service that helped her stay Catholic in college.She reminds us that keeping the faith is a conscious decision, reinforced by commitment to daily practices. Aurora's story illustrates that when you decide your faith matters to you,...

This book explores the transformative encounters with Christ that shaped the lives of the saints and set them on the path to holiness. Through the lives of Mary, St. Joseph, St. Paul, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Augustine, and others, Kristina Olsen traces how grace works patiently through struggle, conversion, and growth to form mature Christian souls. Rather than presenting idealized figures, the book highlights the real human journey of faith: moments of doubt, interior conflict, mystical exp...

Italian Carmelite Antonio Maria Sicari''s vibrant biographies of saints--from Augustine to Catherine of Siena to Faustina Kowalska--have been read across Europe for decades. In How Saints Die, Sicari turns to the most difficult challenge in the life of a Christian: the hour of death.What he uncovers in this darkest moment, however, is not desolation, but inexplicable joy. I have recounted the death of many saints, he writes, but all of them have confirmed for me the truth of this ancient Chri...

Ask someone today where Western Civilization originated, and he or she might say Greece or Rome. But what is the ultimate source of Western Civilization? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. provides the long neglected answer: the Catholic Church. In the new paperback edition of his critically-acclaimed book, How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, Woods goes far beyond the familiar tale of monks copying manuscripts and preserving the wisdom of classical antiquity...

Prefect of the Papal Household Archbishop Georg Ganswein presents a stirring defense of Catholic theology, Church tradition, and the primacy of the Catholic Faith in his much-anticipated American book debut, How the Catholic Church Can Restore Our Culture. As one of the most distinguished figures in the Catholic Church and the only man to have been in daily interaction with two popes simultaneously, Archbishop Ganswein presents an array of profound observations about the state of the Church a...

"How They Love Mary: 28 Life-Changing Stories of Devotion to Our Lady" by Edward Looney is a powerful 30-day devotional designed to invigorate your love and reverence for the Mother of God by exploring how holy men and women throughout history have venerated Mary. From St. Damian of Molokai to Padre Pio and from St. Francis of Assisi to St. Thomas Aquinas, this book reveals new ways of honoring Mary that may have never crossed your mind, aiming to inspire you towards holiness and a deeper lov...

Very few Catholic writers indeed can touch the minds and hearts of all Catholics-whatever their background -and Fr. Paul O'Sullivan happens to be one of these rare few. In How to Be Happy-How to Be Holy, Fr. O'Sullivan teaches all Christians about prayer: 1) how to pray, 2) how to derive immense benefits from prayer, and 3) how to enjoy the deep consolation of prayer. In the process, he focuses first on the profound meanings of our basic Catholic prayers: The Sign of the Cross, The Our Father...

First Steps in Becoming a Saint  "Life, in the end, has only one tragedy: not to have been a saint."- Leon Bloy The ever-popular and prolific Peter Kreeft says that the most important question he has written about is how one becomes holy; or to put it another way, how one becomes a saint. This question is central to all the great religions, Kreeft demonstrates, for striving toward holiness, moving toward perfect love, is the whole purpose of life. Kreeft admits that he is only a beginner on t...

Do you yearn to form a stronger connection with God? Wondering how to structure your prayer time? Look no further – How to Converse with God is here to help. Written by St. Alphonsus Liguori, one of the most influential Doctors of the Catholic Church, the booklet offers readers 20 short chapters full of wisdom and faith-filled advice on how to strengthen our relationship with our Creator. This comprehensive resource contains an index full of prayers and aspirations for those interested in adv...

Peter Kreeft presents a series of brilliant essays about many of the problems that undermine our Western civilization, along with ways to address them. "These essays are not new proposals or solutions to today's problems," he says. "They are old. They have been tried, and have worked. They have made people happy and good. That is what makes them so radical and so unusual today."In his witty, readable style, Kreeft implores us to gather wisdom and preserve it, as the monks did in the Middle Ag...

From one of the most respected names in Catholic Apologetics, Patrick Madrid, comes the new book How to Do Apologetics: Making the Case for Our Faith. And it couldn't be more timely. Seismic cultural shifts and increased attacks on religious liberty often place Christians in the uncomfortable position of having to defend their beliefs even their belief in God when their Faith is called into question by atheists, agnostics, Protestants, or people from other religions. >This book is the apol...

Strained or broken relationships are an unfortunate fact of life for most of us. Friends fall away, siblings drift apart, children sever ties with their parents, and despite our best efforts, these painful fissures are difficult to mend. Bestselling author and clinical psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi shares practical wisdom and usable strategies to aid you in navigating your way through such situations. With strong doses of humor and hope, he will help you form healthy habits in the ways you ta...

A Guide for Modern-Day Catholics  How do we listen to God speak to our hearts, minds, and wills especially above the noise and stress of the modern world? What is the process of discerning God's will? Best-selling author and popular EWTN host Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, tackles these and other questions in this comprehensive book on discernment. He says that first we need to believe in God and his moral laws and make a commitment to please him in all that we do. Then we need to pray so that we can e...

Knowing how to make a good Confession can be intimidating, but with Fr. John Kane’s book How to Make a Good Confession, you can learn to make the most effective possible use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and carry its grace into your daily life.This down-to-earth, practical guide shows you how to transform a difficult situation into an opportunity for mercy and love. Fr. Kane helps you learn how to recognize and name yours sins, walk through an examination of conscience, articulate your ...

Parents today are constantly looking for helpful advice to raise good Catholic children in a world that often distracts them from their faith. With over 50 years of experience, Mary Reed Newland’s book How to Raise Good Catholic Children is the perfect resource for parents who want to learn proven methods of disciplining and caring for their kids. This timeless book offers practical parenting advice informed by Mrs. Newland’s real-life experience with her seven children. Rather than relying o...

One can argue that there has never been so much temptation in the world as there is now. Satan reaches out in so many different ways. How can we overcome such a persistent assault? First, we must learn how to fight. The event of temptation is where spiritual warfare takes place. In this book, Fr. Remler supplies you with the armor and weaponry to effectively engage in spiritual battle. Many people see temptation as a danger that will cause you to fall backwards in the spiritual life.   But th...

Are you an altar server looking to increase your knowledge of traditional liturgical practices? Are you an instructor imparting proven traditions to the next generation? Look no further than How to Make a Good Confession, a book devoted to providing cutting-edge guidance on liturgical ceremonies and processes.This timeless resource offers an invaluable insight into the nuances and complexities of serving at the altar. Dom Matthew Britt provides guidance on approaches both common and rare, inc...

"Hugh O'Flaherty: The Irish Priest Who Resisted the Nazis" by Fiorella De Maria tells the courageous story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, an Irish priest working in the Vatican during the Nazi occupation of Italy in 1943. Known for his heroic efforts to save lives during World War II, O'Flaherty's story was popularized by the movie, The Scarlet and the Black. This Vision Book highlights his bravery and moral conviction in the face of grave danger, making it a compelling read for young readers ...

A Novel Based on the Life of Thomas Aquinas Entering the world with a burning desire for knowledge, Thomas Aquinas set out on a quest for truth that forced him into captivity. But his thirst for truth never wavered. Known today among many as the most brilliant light of the church, Aquinas was a Catholic priest and a Doctor of the Church. His influence on Western thought as he attempted to synthesize Aristotelian philosophy with the principles of Christianity is considerable. Aquinas is distin...

This classic work from Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, is now available in English for the first time. It is a simple truth that, without the virtue of humility, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It simply cannot be done. Just as pride is the root and source of all sin, so is humility the foundational virtue in which all other virtues must be grounded if they are to bear fruit. Humility is the heartbeat of the saints. It is the virtue that conforms us most closely to ...

Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem Saint Benedict's fifth-century guide to humility offers the antidote to the epidemic of stress and depression overwhelming modern young adults. But the language of The Rule by Saint Benedict is medieval, and its most passionate advocates are cloistered monks and nuns. How then does this ancient wisdom translate into advice for ordinary people? With candor, humor, and a unique approach to classical art, Father Augustine, a high school t...

Humility: Wellspring of Virtue provides readers with potent tools to bring humility into our lives and rid ourselves of the perils of pride. A powerful read, it examines not only the many forms of pride in which we can easily become ensnared, but also the only virtue that has the power to break them all—humility. Through carefully explained concepts, this book allows us to gain insight into the independence and strength that true humility can bring.Readers will learn how humility breaks the b...

After a week of hearing ghostly noises, a man is visited in his home by the spirit of his mother, dead for three decades. She reproaches him for his dissolute life and begs him to have Masses said in her name. Then she lays her hand on his sleeve, leaving an indelible burn mark, and departs...A Lutheran minister, no believer in Purgatory, is the puzzled recipient of repeated visitations from "demons" who come to him seeking prayer, consolation, and refuge in his little German church. But pity...

This famous classic, which sold more than one million copies in Italy alone when originally published, shows how reason, history, and experience confirm the truth of the Gospel. It will take you on a quest to uncover the obscure Jesus of history, challenge you to think about Christianity as a historical religion, and offer you a multitude of reasons to believe in the Christian faith. These pages -- written by Vittorio Messori, a secular journalist who converted in adulthood from agnosticism -...

When Vittorio Messori published his first book, Hypotheses about Jesus, it became such an immediate worldwide success that many encouraged him to write Hypotheses about Mary in its wake. He has done so, and, to no one's surprise, Messori has been quickly rewarded with numerous foreign translations and reprints, including this new edition.This masterful volume of more than sixty reflections may be read piecemeal or from cover to cover. Messori's extensive research forms a lively and colorful m...

I Believe in Love is a deeply spiritual classic that will help you journey closer to the Father and experience true peace in your soul. Originally authored by French priest, Fr. Jean C. J. D Elbée, I Believe in Love distills the teachings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux into an easy-to-understand meditation guide perfect for personal retreats and spiritual reading anytime, anywhere.This timeless book contains valuable wisdom on many aspects of life and spirituality, such as the importance of having...