Books & Reading

Once upon a bridge in Alençon, France, an ordinary man met an ordinary woman, and they fell extraordinarily in love. Uncover the beauty of the sacrament of Marriage through the quiet, virtuous lives of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, the...

The enchanting story of the miraculous fresco of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The ancient painting, by an unknown artist, is a tender depiction of the Son of God embracing His Blessed Mother. Painted on a thin shell of plaster, the image was honored...

In this charming sequel to his bestselling book, Our Lady’s Wardrobe, Anthony DeStefano introduces Catholic children to more well-known images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Only this time, he doesn’t use Our Lady’s clothes to teach...

This delightful rhyming book introduces Catholic children to the Blessed Virgin Mary in a fun and simple way—through her clothes! When Our Lady lived in Nazareth two thousand years ago, she was very poor and probably didn’t have many nice...

The stories of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II ~ for the first time in English! The descriptions of the martyrs are small glimpses of these holy individuals. As you read these accounts of the 108 Polish Martyrs, may they become a prayer, a...

Set in seventeenth-century Scotland this vivid Catholic tale tells of a family whose reputation for defending their people and their Catholic faith is legendary. But  the rights and lives of Scottish Catholics are in grave peril, and a...

No matter how pure or virtuous your intentions may be, you can easily get so caught up in temporal pursuits — “the things of this world” — that you forget about God and His intimate, sustained involvement in your life. But with...

Saint Alphonsus Ligouri offers here one of the most powerful and accessible primers on the art of prayer ever written.   The graces necessary for salvation cannot be obtained from God except by prayer. Indeed, the damned have been lost...

An easy-to-understand step-by-step preparation for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Traditional Catholic Latin Rite. An excellent way to prepare for, appreciate, and follow the rite of the sacrament of Confirmation.

In this fascinating book, Father Schouppe presents the ancient Catholic tradition on Purgatory, explaining how its pains are excruciating – greater than any suffering known to earth, how they are adapted to the past sins of each individual soul,...

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 the...

The Rosary devotion was given to Saint Dominic by the Mother of God to overcome the heresies and enemies of the Faith. For centuries it has been the weapon of choice for true devotees to Our Lady.  In 1884, at an apparition of Our Lady of Pompeii...

Surrounded by high society with its pomps and glory, this young saint's life is a beautiful example of spiritual strength. Keeping his soul focused on the everlasting riches of virtue and holiness, he surmounted the worldly attractions of wealth and...

Had he pursued his career in law, the name and life of Alphonsus Ligouri would have been forgotten soon after his death. We must be forever grateful that by cooperating with grace, Alphonsus responded enthusiastically to God's call to work in His...

This is the extraordinary account of Korea's Catholic history and its most illustrious saint and martyr, Saint Andrew Kim, its first native born priest. From the Housetops Magazine issue. Other articles in this issue include: • The Conversion of...

Saint Anne, mother of the Mother of God, has remained one of the most dear saints since the very start Christianity. Many shrines in her honor have been the haven of consolation for the spiritually and physically afflicted. Find out more about Good...