Catholic Books

I'm Depressed--Now What?: St. Dymphna's Guide to Building Your Depression Playbook offers a compassionate Catholic approach to living with depression. Catholic therapist Tommy Tighe explains that when we are depressed we can't count on our own minds to find ways to cope, so it helps to build a "playbook" ahead of time. With practical strategies, encouragement to seek support, and the intercession of St. Dymphna, patron of those who suffer from mental illness, he helps readers find a path towa...

Holy Orders and Matrimony are the two sacraments that build up the Church: one gives her priests, the other gives her families. In this thorough catechetical work, the Redemptorist Fr. Michael Mueller explains both with the clarity and confidence of the classic catechisms. He sets out the divine institution and sacred powers of the Catholic priesthood, and the holy duties and unbreakable bond of Christian marriage, showing how each serves God's plan for the salvation of souls. A solid resourc...

Out of print for decades, John Lukacs's The Passing of the Modern Age returns in a new Angelico Press edition. Lukacs, one of the most original historians of the twentieth century, argues that we are living at the end of an era that began four or five centuries ago. At the very moment when human achievement seems to peak, confidence in the civilization that produced it is fading. Ranging across politics, science, the arts, manners, and belief, he offers a lucid and realistic survey of a whole...

The Saint John Prayerbook: Biblical Meditations and Prayers Inspired by the Beloved Disciple invites you to pray with the disciple whom Jesus loved. St. John's Gospel has shaped the Church's understanding of prayer more than any other New Testament writing, yet many who admire him have never learned to pray through his words. Fr. Gabriel Mary Fiore offers meditations and prayers drawn from John's Gospel, letters, and life, leading you into his contemplative intimacy with Christ. A pocket-size...

St. Bernardine of Siena was a fearless Franciscan preacher who set out to reform the moral and social life of fifteenth-century Italy. Crowds gathered in city squares to hear him, and his words were written down as he spoke. In these sermons Bernardine confronts factional hatred, the poison of slander, and the lure of worldly vanity with striking clarity and genuine pastoral care. His devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus shines throughout, and his practical wisdom speaks just as directly to rea...

Salvation depends entirely on the grace of God, yet God asks for the free cooperation of our will. In Grace and the Sacraments, Fr. Michael Mueller explains, with the precision of the classic catechisms, what grace is, why we need it, how God offers and assists it, and how the sacraments pour it into the soul. A clear and trustworthy guide to one of the most important and most misunderstood doctrines of the Faith.

There is a hunger in every heart that the world cannot satisfy. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen knew that hunger well, and for more than sixty years he met it in the same way: in a daily Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament. The Soul of a Disciple: Fulton Sheen's Meditations on the Cross, the Eucharist, and the Christian Life, compiled by Allan Smith, gathers the fruit of that prayer into short meditations for your own time with the Lord. Warm, direct, and deeply Eucharistic, they will help you ...

Advent with the Saints is a simple daily companion for the season of Advent and the Octave of Christmas. Franciscan Fr. Gregory Friedman pairs each day's Mass readings with a short reflection, a prayer, and the witness of a saint, helping you slow down, pray, and prepare your heart to welcome Christ. Inexpensive and pocket-sized, it is perfect for parish giveaways and family use.

Walk through the year with Christ. The 2027 Life of Our Lord Wall Calendar features a different Old Master painting each month depicting the teachings and miracles of Jesus' public ministry. Catholic feast days, fast days, saints' days, and the Sundays of both the Ordinary and Traditional calendars are marked throughout, bringing the rhythm of the Church year into your home.

Shrewsbury 'My Desolate Diocese' tells the history of the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury in England. Although the diocese was formally created only in 1850, with the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales, its roots run deep into the past. Peter Phillips traces the Catholic community of the region from the late Tudor period through the centuries of persecution and recusancy, to the revival of the nineteenth century and the shaping of the modern diocese. A valuable study fo...

What was the true relationship between the Catholic Church and the culture of the early Middle Ages? In this landmark study, German Catholic historian Gustav Schnürer (1860–1941) answers that question with learning and balance. Rejecting both the Enlightenment caricature of a barbarous "Dark Age" and the temptation to idealize the period, Schnürer traces the four and a half centuries from 350 to the death of Charlemagne in 814, showing how the Church preserved learning, converted the peoples ...

The 2027 Agnus Dei Planner and Calendar helps you order work, family life, and personal goals around prayer and the liturgical year. This full-size, lay-flat spiral planner offers generous planning space along with weekly saint stories, daily novena reminders, liturgical observances, and devotional content, so your calendar becomes a daily reminder to keep God first.

Available in English for the first time, The Lives and Deaths of the Biblical Fathers offers a rare window into early Christian scholarship through the voice of St. Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636), Doctor of the Church and one of the most learned men of his age. Drawing on Scripture and ancient tradition, Isidore gathers the lives of the great figures of salvation history, from Adam to the Apostles, into one chronological collection. He brings familiar names to life, highlighting their virtue...

The nineteenth century saw a remarkable revival of the Catholic Faith in Great Britain, gathering momentum after the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 lifted the penal laws that had burdened Catholics since the Reformation. Newman famously called it "the Second Spring." In Saints of the Second Spring, Joanna Bogle presents nine key figures of that revival, the priests, religious, and lay men and women whose holiness and courage rebuilt the Church in Britain. A short, inspiring introduction to...

The Miracle Man of Notre Dame: The Life and Legacy of Br. Columba O'Neill, CSC tells the story of a humble Holy Cross brother whose deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus made him a beloved figure at the University of Notre Dame. Thousands sought Br. Columba's prayers, and many reported remarkable healings and renewed faith. Historian Fr. Richard E. Gribble, CSC, draws on archival sources to present a careful and inspiring portrait of his life and lasting legacy.

Catholic Ecumenism: The Reunion of Christendom in Contemporary Papal Documents sets out what the Church means by true ecumenism: the divinely commanded work of reconciliation that seeks the return of all baptized Christians to the unity of the Mystical Body of Christ. Fr. Edward Francis Hanahoe draws directly on the teaching of the popes to explain the principles, the hopes, and the proper methods of work for Christian unity. Clear and well documented, it is a valuable resource for students o...

Restoring Your Wounded Heart: A Catholic Approach to Healing Trauma brings together sound therapeutic practice and the riches of the Catholic faith. Brya Hanan, a Catholic licensed marriage and family therapist and certified trauma specialist, helps readers understand how emotional wounds affect us, and how Scripture, prayer, and the sacraments open the way to God's healing love alongside good professional care.

Stay with Me, Lord: 30 Days with Padre Pio, part of the Great Spiritual Teachers series, invites you to spend a month praying with St. Pio of Pietrelcina. The Capuchin friar known for the stigmata, for long hours in the confessional, and for his fatherly care of souls speaks here through short daily readings, reflections, and prayers on suffering, trust, and closeness to Christ. A gentle and powerful retreat in everyday life.

Wiser Than Serpents: Unveiling the Truth of Sin and Sanctity with C. S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters is a guide to one of the most beloved Christian books of the last century. Theologian Andrew Swafford walks everyday Catholics through Screwtape's devilish advice to his nephew and turns it right side up, drawing out practical wisdom for resisting temptation, deepening prayer, and growing in holiness and trust in God. Great for individual reading and study groups.

Compendium of Eucharistic Miracles: An Encyclopedia of Miraculous Events Confirming the Real Presence gathers the remarkable events, recorded across the centuries and still reported today, in which the Blessed Sacrament has shown itself in ways that defy natural explanation. Shaun McAfee presents each case carefully and in keeping with Church teaching: such miracles are private revelations that no Catholic is obliged to believe, yet they have strengthened faith in the Real Presence of Christ ...

In a world of instant everything, Advent can slip by in a blur of shopping lists, parties, and distractions. Waiting with Mary: Reflections for Advent invites you to reclaim the season by spending it in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who waited for Christ better than anyone. Marge Steinhage Fenelon offers daily reflections and prayers that help quiet the heart, deepen your devotion to Our Lady, and prepare a true welcome for the Christ Child this Christmas.

For more than a century, Catholics have turned to the Purgatorian Manual as a treasury of prayer for the Holy Souls. Now carefully restored and newly typeset by TAN Books, this classic devotional is a complete guide to helping the souls in Purgatory while deepening your own life of prayer. Compiled by the Redemptorist Fathers and enriched with the teaching of St. Alphonsus Liguori, it gathers prayers, Mass devotions, novenas, litanies, and daily offerings for the faithful departed, together w...

The Harmonized Gospel: The Life of Christ in One Continuous Story weaves together the inspired words of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into a single, clear narrative of Our Lord's life. Because each evangelist sometimes arranges events by theme rather than strict chronology, it can be hard to see how the moments of Christ's life connect. This Gospel harmony, prepared by Rev. Joseph B. Frey, follows Jesus from His birth through His public ministry, Passion, death, and Resurrection in one flowin...

Part of TAN's Saints and Sacramentals series, this beautifully illustrated picture book tells children the story of St. Catherine Labouré, the humble French nun to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1830. Young readers follow Catherine from her simple childhood to the night Our Lady showed her the design of the Miraculous Medal, and they learn what the medal means and how to wear it with faith and love for Mary. A lovely gift for First Communion, Marian feast days, or any child's booksh...

Small-Group Discipleship: Forming Teens Through Intentional Mentorship and Consistent Community makes Catholic youth ministry practical. Michael Marchand shares a proven parish model built on small groups, adult mentors, and frameworks that can grow with your community, helping teens become lifelong disciples of Jesus and building a lasting culture of faith in the parish.

As a boy growing up during the Great Depression, Aloysius Schwartz dreamed of being a hero like the ones in his comic books. He became something greater: a missionary priest whose love for the poor changed countless lives. When Father Al arrived in South Korea after the Korean War, he found people who were not merely poor but starving, and orphaned children living in the streets. He gave everything he had to help them, founding homes, schools, and hospitals that later spread to the Philippine...

Keep Jesus, Mary, and Joseph at the center of your year with the 2027 JMJ Daily Planner and Calendar. Every day has its own page, with plenty of room for appointments, journaling, and goals. Saints' days, holy days, and traditional feasts from both the Ordinary and Traditional calendars are marked throughout, keeping the Church's year in view as you plan.

The 2027 Angels Wall Calendar fills each month with the beauty of the heavenly hosts through Old Master paintings of the holy angels. More than a way to track dates, it is a year-long reminder of God's providential care. Catholic feast days, traditional fast days, saints' days, and the Sundays of both the Ordinary and Traditional calendars are marked on each page.

Slow Dawning: From Unbelief to Belief is the story of a conversion to the Catholic Faith, told by the convert herself. Wilmar H. Shiras, a product of modern American university education, came to the Church not in a sudden flash but through a long, honest search. With intelligence and candor she traces how reason, reading, and grace gradually brought her from skepticism to faith, and in doing so she offers help to others who find belief difficult. A thoughtful and very readable conversion sto...

Plan your year around the rhythm of the Church with the 2027 Saints Calendar and Planner. This 16-month planner begins in September 2026 and runs through December 2027, giving you room for appointments, notes, and daily tasks alongside the feasts of the liturgical year. Saints' days, traditional fast days, and the Sundays of both the Ordinary and Traditional calendars are marked throughout. A spiral binding lets it lie flat on your desk.

"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" In Jesus, the Rich Young Man, and the Meaning of Life: 6 Spiritual Disciplines for Finding Heaven, Even Now, bestselling authors Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran take up the question the rich young man asked Jesus. From that encounter they draw six practical habits that free us from what holds us back and lead to purpose, freedom, and joy in following Christ today.

In Hiking the Camino: Stories and Lessons from Walking 500 Miles with Jesus, Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, recounts his pilgrimage across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. Through blisters, fatigue, unexpected encounters, and grace, he shares what the road taught him about detachment, perseverance, and love, and how steady, step-by-step faith draws every disciple closer to Christ.

Nisi Dominus is the sixth and final volume of Denis the Carthusian's great Commentary on the Psalms, completing the first English translation of this monumental work. Denis (1402–1471), one of the most prolific spiritual writers of the late Middle Ages, reads each Psalm through the literal, allegorical, moral, and mystical senses of Scripture. This volume covers Psalms 126 through 150 and the Penitential Psalms, and closes with his treatise on how to pray the Psalms devoutly, with heart as we...

From the villages of Old Castile to the austere cells of the reformed Carmel, The Life of Saint John of the Cross tells the story of one of the Church's greatest mystics and Doctors. Drawn from the 1680 Speculum Carmelitanum, one of the earliest surviving accounts of the Carmelite reform, this rare biography preserves a voice close to the saint's own time. It follows John from a childhood filled with love for God and Our Lady through miracles, imprisonment, and poetic genius to heroic sanctity.

Bring the beauty of the faith into your home all year with the 2027 Mary and the Saints Wall Calendar, featuring classic Old Master artwork of the Blessed Mother and the saints. Each month marks Catholic feast days, fast days, major saints' days, and the Sundays of both the Ordinary and Traditional liturgical calendars, with generous space for writing in your own plans.

Baptism and Confirmation are the foundation of the Christian life: the first makes us children of God and heirs of heaven, the second strengthens us as soldiers of Christ. In this classic catechetical work, Fr. Michael Mueller explains why both sacraments are necessary, what they accomplish in the soul, and what their sacred ceremonies mean. Clear, orderly, and firmly traditional, it is an excellent resource for catechists, parents, godparents, and Confirmation candidates.

Way of the Star: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation leads you through Advent toward the Christmas story using Scripture, music, sacred art, and imaginative prayer. Created by The Vigil Project, a Catholic apostolate of musicians and artists, the journal offers daily readings, reflections, and space to write, helping you follow the star to Bethlehem with a quiet and attentive heart.

In His final hours, Jesus promised not to leave His disciples orphans, and from the Cross He gave His Mother to the beloved disciple and to us all. Our Lady's Love for Little Ones shows children how Mary has cared for God's children ever since. Through her appearances across the centuries and around the world, Our Lady has come especially close to the little and the humble. This illustrated hardcover by Sara Beth Meyer introduces young readers to those stories and to the tender love of their ...

The Whole World Will Love Me presents the life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in her own words, drawn from Story of a Soul into one intimate and flowing narrative. With simplicity and honesty, the Little Flower tells of her childhood, the loving influence of her holy parents and sisters, her bold entry into the Carmel at fifteen, and the "little way" of trust and love that made her one of the Church's most beloved saints and a Doctor of the Church. A moving introduction for newcomers and a fresh e...

Many people will never walk through a church door on their own. Bring Them to Jesus: Being Present, Personal, and Practical is a hopeful, field-tested guide for Catholics who want to share their faith with friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family. Drawing on decades of parish ministry and formation work with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Katherine R. Coolidge shows how authentic Christian friendship, attentive listening, and simple, practical steps can help others meet Jesus, who calls u...

What happens when the central claim of Christianity is examined not as theology, but as a legal case? In Resurrection on Trial: A Judicial Inquiry Into the Christian Claim of the Resurrection of Jesus, trial attorney Peter Dominic Martino puts the evidence before the court. Presented in the form of a trial, the book weighs the testimony of witnesses, tests the historical claims, and answers the strongest objections with the precision of a seasoned litigator. The verdict is a compelling case t...

Dan and Danielle Bean, married for 25 years and veteran parents of 8 children, offer a modern take on an ancient idea: in marriage, we are called to something greater than ourselves. What can that mean in a modern world that abhors sacrifice, rejects the concept of permanence, and devalues the sacrament of marriage? Pulling from the wisdom of the Church and lessons learned from their own real-life experience, Dan and Danielle reflect on the ideas of: Vocation, Sacrament, Sacrifice, Mutual L...

"Many of us give up on prayer when we don't get the answer we want WHEN we want it." For nearly two decades, Saint Monica prayed for her wayward son. Years and years of prayers, seemingly unanswered. Countless tears shed with no relief. Yet she would not give up. That very act of persistent prayer blessed the entire Church, for we have all benefitted from the conversion of her son, Augustine, who became one of the most revered saints of all time. Parents of any age or at any stage can cultiva...

In the heart of faith, amidst trials and tribulations, lies the inspiration of the Eucharistic martyrs--men, women, and children whose love for the Blessed Sacrament led them to the ultimate sacrifice. Martyrs of the Eucharist: Stories to Inspire Eucharistic Amazement is a profound collection of twenty-nine stirring stories, curated into four distinct sections: those who died attending Mass, those who died celebrating Mass, those who risked their lives defending or protecting the Eucharist, a...

Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity): On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States. In it, the Holy Father takes up a question that grows more pressing every year: what does it mean to stay fully human in an age of artificial intelligence? Pope Leo draws on Scripture, the history of the Church, and more than a century of Catholic social teaching to look at how AI is changing work, e...

Here is the book you need to discover and develop the twelve virtues that St. John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719) -- patron of teachers, education reformer, and founder of the congregation of the Brothers of the Christian Schools -- determined were most important for teachers. Br. Luke Grande, F.S.C., fleshes out the essence of each virtue as it relates to teaching and how educators can cooperate with God's grace to actualize the potentialities of students in their charge. In page after page...

"The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church: A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings Volume 3" by Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., offers a robust defense of the Catholic Church's teachings on moral issues. As part of the trilogy "Called Out of Darkness: Contending with Evil Through the Church, Virtue, and Prayer," this volume tackles the foundations of the Church's moral teachings, engaging both theological and philosophical perspectives. Spitzer enriches his defense with empirical evidence ...

In his masterful 12th-century work, The Twelve Degrees of Humility and Pride, St. Bernard of Clairvaux--the "Doctor Mellifluus" or "Honey-Sweet Doctor"-- eloquently crafts a soul's guide to spiritual ascent and descent. With his deep understanding of human nature and his own monastic experience, St. Bernard outlines a path that leads away from the self-deception of pride towards the liberating embrace of humility.St. Bernard illustrates humility as the foundation of a life anchored in truth, ...