Books Published by TAN Books

The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius is just the approach to deepening your faith and finding a greater connection with God. Written by Saint Ignatius of Loyola and kept alive for generations, The Spiritual Exercises outlines how to make a spiritual new beginning, from self-examination to repenting your sins to achieving true spiritual freedom. In this edition, readers will find step-by-step instructions for making the most out of their independent journey through The Spiritual Exercise...

One of the most popular Saints in the Church for centuries, St. Rita is known as the "Saint of the Impossible" because of her amazing answers to prayers, as well as the remarkable events of her own life. Desirous of being a nun, she instead obeyed her parents and married. Her husband was cruel, and caused her much suffering, to which she responded with love and prayers and eventually converted him. After the death of her husband and two sons, Rita was able to enter a convent, where she devote...

Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels? For more than half a century, the question of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) has been widely dismissed in our culture. That wasn't always the case. Some of the best minds of the last twenty-five centuries in Western civilization have grappled with this mystery. Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith, best-selling author Paul Thigpen begins with a fascinating historical survey of the public conversation about ETI, tracin...

Take a journey through the passion and death of Jesus with The Way of the Cross: According to St. Francis of Assisi booklet. This devotional is considered the gold standard for mediating on the Stations of the Cross, and features exquisite traditional images to bring the Gospel message to life. Prayerfully enter into this holy time of reflection on Christ’s suffering with prayers collected and arranged by Saint Francis himself. All 14 Way of the Cross meditations are up-to-date in co...

A Holy Emperor and His Legacy October 3, 2004 saw what appeared to many to be a very strange thing: Emperor-King Charles of Austria-Hungary, last Habsburg to rule in Central Europe and wartime foe of the United States, was raised to the altars of the Church as a Blessed by St. John Paul II. But odd as this appeared, the real story of the “Peace Emperor” and his just as remarkable wife reads like a combination of a suspense thriller, Greek tragedy, and hagiography. The inheritor of a tradition...