Books & Reading

150 years after this great saint and Doctor of the Church was born into the world, the publication of this revised edition enables us to live in her company and enjoy her holy conversations and counsels. When we read her words with faith, her presence...

From the man whom Padre Pio called a Saint. Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Surrender Prayer brought understanding and peace to countless souls amid the turbulence of the last century. Now, in our age of incomparable uncertainty, this miracle-worker and...

Truth is stranger than fiction. And nowhere in literature is it so apparent as in this classic work, the Autobiography of a Hunted Priest. This autobiography of a Jesuit priest in Elizabethan England is a most remarkable document and John Gerard, its...

A Guide for Catholic Young Women by Father Lesance. Like the councils to young men, these were originally delivered in a series of conferences to "Girls in the Ordinary Walks of Life and In Particular, for the Children of Mary." The first part is...

The spiritual wisdom of Saint Benedict has endured for centuries and quite literally shaped Western culture from its inception. Tenets of the order, like its motto and Saint Benedict’s Rule, are just as influential for lay people as they are for...

The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,  by Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich  This most edifying account of Our Lord’s Passion reveals many surprising  and heartrending elements of His sufferings and death.  Our...

Thérèse of Lisieux was so taken by this book that it spurred her entry into the convent. "Reading this book was one of the greatest graces of my life," she says in her autobiography. "The impression I received from it is too sweet to...

Many books have rightly been written on the Holy Mass, the application to a particular time and place of the Eternal Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross of Calvary. None, however, conveys the power and all-consuming majesty of the Divine Liturgy of the...

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: The Mystery of Christ's Love by Father Michael Mueller, CSSR Few Catholics have anywhere near an adequate appreciation for the glory and splendors of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass—the central aspect of our...

Today's Catholics have fallen in love with Mother Mary Loyola's classic, "King of the Golden City," and for good reason: this delightful allegory about the King of Kings and his beloved Dilecta brings to life the truth and beauty of our Faith in a way...

Originally written in 1958 by Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe, O.P. the book is an aide to growing in faith, hope and love of the Mother of God. Paperback; 375 pages. 

The Passion and Death—of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by Father Alban Goodier, SJ  In this riveting account based on history, culture and his own deep spiritual insights, Goodier brings to life and unifies the many observations, actions, and...

The Passion of Jesus and Its Hidden Meaning,  by Father James Groenings, SJ   Our Lord’s Passion and Death are explained with vivid detail.  Excellent meditations on the facts related in Scripture about the sufferings of...

Ideal for those wanting to carry the New Testament and Psalms at all times for meditation and prayer. This handy volume will easily fit into a shirt pocket or handbag. It uses the same solid Douay-Rheims translation of the New Testament and Psalms as...

The School of Jesus Crucified – The Lessons of Calvary,  Father Ignatius of the Side of Jesus   The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ is the great source and foundation of the spiritual life.  Father Ignatius, a...

This classic by St. Louis de Montfort is still considered to be the finest book ever written about the Rosary. This book has been read by Catholics all across the world for centuries. Secret of the Rosary discusses why the Rosary is the most important...