Catholic Life

When she was about nine years old, Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped near Darfur, Sudan, by Arab slave traders. For several years she was subjected to brutal and humiliating treatment until she was ransomed and taken to Venice, Italy, where she became a...

In 1948 Aurora Marin arrives with her family at the convent of the Canossian Sisters of Schio, Italy, where Sister Bakhita has just died. Aurora was hoping to see her before she died. She gathers her children around the picture of Bakhita and tells them...

From Jean Delannoy, one of France’s foremost filmmakers, comes this top quality feature film production of the story of St. Bernadette and the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes. Actress Sydney Penny gives a beautiful performance as Bernadette, and...

It's February 11, 1858. Three girls from Lourdes, France, gather firewood in front of a grotto. Suddenly one of them, Bernadette Soubirous, 14, drops to the knees, gazes ecstatically at something beautiful only she can see, and starts to pray. Soon the...

Help teach your child about the greatest and most important book, the Holy Scripture, with this fully illustrated introduction to the most important bible stories! This book can be passed down for years to come and become a lifelong keepsake! A great...

This unique and beautifully-made First Communion Rosary will be a keepsake for this important day. The rosary made of round, black glass beads features a beautiful crucifix and a deluxe metal silver chalice centerpiece. The rosary comes in a quality...

This quality rosary is made from smaller black oval wooden "Hail Mary" beads and black round wooden "Glory Be" beads with carved detail. The crucifix and centerpiece are lovely in quality and detail. Black wood beads. Measures approximately 18 inches...

The story of Bartolo Luongo is the fascinating journey of a once dedicated Catholic, who, falling from grace, became involved in the occult. With the help of friends, priest and laymen, he barely escaped the claws of Satan, and dedicated himself to...

A modern hero, this Polish priest was just beatified in 2010. During the time of the Solidarity movement, Jerzy inspired and supported the faithful in their struggle for freedom and counseled them to achieve it by "overcoming evil with good." He was...

"Listen, Father Jerzy, today is September 14, your birthday. So if you are supposed to do something, this is the day!" So prayed Father Bernard Brien beside the bed of a dying man. As soon as the priest left the hospital room, the comatose patient opened...

The life of heroic virtue and sacrifice of the last Emperor and King of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a stunning story of Christ-like leadership and patriotism. Karl’s uncompromising devotion to truth, and to his duties as husband, father, soldier...

Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, the daughter of hard-working immigrants, attended one of the oldest secondary schools for girls and the oldest college for women in New Jersey. She was a member of the Sisters of Charity of Convent Station, NJ, the...