Books & Reading

  Dear Children: "The Gospels are four very short books that tell you about our Lord's life. You can read them quite fast. The reason the same story takes so much longer to tell in this book is that the men who wrote the Gospels just went straight...

  Mary Fabyan Windeatt presents the powerful story of the famous life and miracles of St. Benedict for the Vision Book series of saints for youth. Known as the Father of Western Monasticism, St. Benedict played a major role in the Christinization...

“A book intended to give to children a general idea of the course of Old Testament history from the Fall to the Redemption, especially of those incidents and personages that point to Christ. The rhymes are designedly simple and colloquial, as the...

  Exercises for each day of the month of March by the Most Rev. M. de Langalerie, Archbishop of Auch. St. Teresa of Avila tells us, “I took for my advocate and lord the glorious Saint Joseph and commended myself earnestly to him...he gave me...

  The Jews usually burned the crosses used by the Romans after executions, but following Jesus' crucifixion they quickly threw the Cross in a ditch to get it out of sight before the feast of Passover. That preserved the True Cross, and memory of...

  This issue of "From the Housetops" magazine features a "Tribute to Saint Agnes of Rome" the young virgin martyr from the early Church. Her extraordinary example of virtue shines through as she courageously chose to endure torture and death at a...

  The King of the Golden City is an allegorical tale which has stood the test of time because of the beauty of its symbolism and the richness of its spiritual advice.  Written for children yet beloved by all, the only complaint lodged...

  Read about the fascinating story behind Our Lady’s miraculous image that has been preserved for centuries at Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, Poland, and the miracles attributed to Our Lady’s powerful intercession.  Softcover, 189 pgs...

  The Way of the Cross -according to the method of St. Francis of Assisi   Moving meditations of the Way of the Cross. Traditional, edifying pictures. The Stabat Mater is given in Latin and English. Paperback; 36 pages.

In this article the little known story of the Spanish Civil War, where thousands of martyrs gave their lives for the Faith, is told. Divided into vignettes that illustrate the heroic courage of lay people, religious, young and old these inspiring stories...

  'Ten Commandments' is an instructional book is written by the famous Catholic author Fr. Daniel Lord, S.J. This book has a light blue hardcover with a beautiful illustration of ''Girl Child with Angels' floating on clouds. Great book to have in...

  Mornings with Saint Therese is a compilation of 120 daily readings which are short excerpts (no more than 1-3 pages) taken from the Little Flower's writings and also from those of her close family members and friends.  This hardcover book...