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This prayerbook contains prayers for motherhood and married life as well as counsels and helps for a wife and mother. The many prayer aids and directives of this manual help today’s mothers realize and fulfill the dignity of their state...

The One True Church – The Only Church That Christ Established is the Catholic ChurchBy Father Damen 1855"He that believeth an is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be condemned." Mark xvi. 16.My Dearly Beloved Christians:-From...

  Keeping the Faith, "A Young Catholic's Guide for Coping with the Secular World", by Dr. Paul Lavin. This is essential reading for students of Catholic schools and home-schooling programs who are launching out into a world hostile to their Faith...

Bread of Life is a book comprising a series of lectures by Father Leonard Feeney, MICM., founder of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Many spiritual writers have written on the Holy Eucharist– the Bread of Life– but no one has...

  A FROM THE HOUSETOPS PUBLICATIONS Second Series No.4By Father Arnold Damen, S.J. 1855The following sermon is as relevant today as it was over 100 years ago when it was first preached by Father Arnold Damen, S.J. "One cannot have God for his...

  First published in 1951 during the controversy over the dogmatic teaching “extra ecclesiam nulla salus,” outside the Church there is no salvation. The co-foundress of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary launches the...

  A wonderful manual and guide for the Christian mother, containing prayers and inspiration for a deeper spiritual life. Originally written in the late 1800s by a priest of the Capuchin order, this manual contains: Morning and Evening Prayers...

  This little book is intended to help husbands and fathers of a family to harmoniously manage the home together with his wife, acting as a guide and support in the very difficult task of rearing children according to God’s plan. Paperback;...

  Ireland’s Loyalty To Mary By Fr. Augustine Hayden, O.F.M. Cap  In this timeless classic, Fr. Augustine charts the devotion of the Irish to Mary from the time of Saint Patrick. News that the Council of Ephesus in 431 had declared...

  Ireland’s Loyalty to the Mass By Father Augustine Hayden, O.F.M. Cap.  The history of Catholic Ireland is the story of a nation’s unsurpassing love of the Mass.   After the death of Henry the VIII in 1547, when...

  After the Bible, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis is the favorite book of Catholics throughout the world and has been the spiritual guide of the saints since it first appeared in 1418.This new, revised edition...

  "The Narrow Way," by Rev. Peter Geiermann, CSSR, is a manual of the spiritual life for all of good will. It is intended to serve as a handbook for intelligent and devout Catholics in the world and as an introduction to more comprehensive works on...

  A collection of authoritative quotes and writings from approved sources that verify the Roman Catholic Church's unique role in salvation. By Brother Leonard Mary, MICM. Paperback.

  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...

  The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis has been the most popular book, second only to Sacred Scripture, for the last five centuries. It presents the fundamental principles of the spiritual life. The Christian soul is invited to...

  CHRISTUS VINCIT: CHRIST’S TRIUMPH OVER THE DARKNESS OF THE AGE In this absorbing interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a candid, incisive examination of controversies raging in the Church and the most pressing issues of our times,...

  Keep Christ in Christmas this year by turning to this slim volume of daily Advent meditations by Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, one of the greatest homilists in the history of the Church. Carefully selected to lift your soul to God in...

  A beautiful way to strengthen your love for Christ and His teachings. My Daily Bread is a series of short, daily reflections on the spiritual life. Written with loving care by Father Anthony Paone, this devotional will strengthen your love...

Salvation and spiritual perfection should not be sought haphazardly; a strategy is needed to win the battle for our souls. The Spiritual Combat, first published in 1589, provides timeless guidance in spiritual discipline. St Francis de Sales (1576-1622)...

  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...

Fulton J. Sheen was remarkable in his ability to uncover many layers of meaning in the life and words of Jesus of Nazareth. The Seven Beatitudes and The Seven Words from the Cross—both were delivered from a mountain, but the connection runs deeper...

Christ, the Life of the Soul is a modern spiritual classic. Drawing upon the Scriptures, the Liturgy, and the Doctors of the Church, Blessed Columba Marmion shows us the path towards freedom from self-bondage and the enlargement of our souls—to...

  135 of the most popular and most inspiring meditations have been selected from Fr. Moffatt's classic Minute Meditations Series and combined into one complete volume. Each meditation presents a practical application of spirituality for those who...

  Countless graces flow from the use of Holy Water — but only if you use it properly. Do you know how it can protect you from danger? Or how it can deepen your prayers during Mass? In clear, convincing language, Father Theiler lays...

  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...

  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...

  Have you read some of our excellent books from Mancipia Press? In an effort to spread the word and do our part in the new evangelization, you can now get the 3-book Mancipia Collection for a great price! The Collection includes: "Bread of...

  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...

By Archbishop Alban Goodier From prophecy to fulfillment, the Incarnation is the center of our holy Faith. This awe-inspiring classic will help you take a breath and ponder the hidden yet stupendous events surrounding this great mystery. You will be...

  The truth about Purgatory . . . revealed more than 500 years ago to a canonized saint! Here is the sensible view of Purgatory, tainted by neither childish superstition nor modern skepticism. From these holy pages by St. Catherine of Genoa,...

  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...

  Mother Mary Loyola's masterful retelling of the story of the Life of Christ is appealing to all ages, and is well-calculated to inspire a deeper love of Our Lord and bring us closer to Him. It is much more than a life of Christ. In many respects...

My Ideal Jesus – Son of Mary, by Father Emil Neubert, SM   Be an apostle in daily life! This beloved spiritual classic of conversations between the disciple of Mary, Jesus and the Blessed Mother, provides a complete, practical program of...

  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...

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...

  Alban Goodier takes the reader inside the main witnesses to Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection and the subsequent apparitions to his closest followers. Goodier goes well beyond the narration of the Gospel facts to dive deep into...

  The Passion and Death—of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by Archbishop 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,...

  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...

  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...

  In this modest little book, The Good Galilean, the holy bishop Alban Goodier highlights for us the quiet goodness of Our Lord, and in ways that place that goodness within our reach, too. In it, we walk with Jesus, see him talking, answering...