My First Pictures of Easter

The Beauty of the Word

Why a new translation of the Roman Missal? Why the new responses at Mass? Guided by Anthony Esolen, a master translator and professor of literature, you'll go deep into the meaning of each part of the liturgy. Esolen explains the importance of this new translation, and provides context, scriptural references, notes which reference the original Latin text, and more...

Married Priests?

Why do Catholic priests not marry? How can celibacy possibly be so important to the Church, if Jesus did not even require it of his apostles? Cannot such an obligation cause sexual deviance, emotional troubles and even cases of pedophilia? These are three among the numerous possible questions that many people ask themselves, often without finding convincing answers...

Mark: Meditations on the Gospel of Mark

These meditations on the Gospel of Mark, with the exception of the second part on the Passion, were given by Adrienne von Speyr between 1945 and 1958 to members of the Community of St. John, which she founded with the renowned theologian, Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar...

Knowing God

Atheists deny we can know God because they deny there is a God to know. But even believers who affirm God’s existence sometimes don’t know him. They don’t know much about God because they neglect to think much about God and what God has revealed about himself. They accept that there is a God but they don’t give much thought to what God is like...

Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word - Vol. 3

To the unstudied eye, St. Matthew's gospel can seem a terse narrative, almost a historical document and not the tremendously spiritual (and doctrinal) storehouse that it is. In his third volume of meditations on Matthew (chapters 19-25), Erasmo Leiva continues to show Matthew’s prose to be not terse so much as economical—astoundingly so given its depth...

Enchiridion Symbolorum

This compendium of theological-historical source texts, in a bilingual edition, is completely revised and extended to the pontificate of Benedict XVI. With its unique wealth of official church documents and sources, it is an essential resource for theological work...

YOUCAT Espaol

YOUCAT is short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, which will be launched on World Youth Day. Developed with the help of young Catholics and written for high-school age people and young adults, YOUCAT is an accessible, contemporary expression of the Catholic Faith...

The Will of God

God created us for a purpose. Each one of us is unique, but each one has a destiny of eternal happiness. We reach this destiny by freely embracing the will of the God who made us, as it is manifested to us in the circumstances of our daily life...

The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church has long been the target of suspicion and hostility. But how much of this is based on ignorance and prejudice and how much is the fruit of thoughtful consideration of the facts? This book attempts to distinguish between fact and fiction regarding the Catholic Church...

The Price to Pay

During his military service, Muhammad, a young Muslim Iraqi from a leading Shiite family, discovers to his dismay that his roommate is a Christian. Muhammad tries to convert his roommate, but he is the one who is converted. In Islam changing one’s religion is a crime, and Muhammad’s family does everything possible to make him renounce his new faith in Christ...

The Illustrated Miracles of Jesus

Selected stories of the many miracles by Jesus from the Gospels are told in a youthful yet tasteful comic-book style art. The simple words, the loving actions of Jesus and beautiful, brightly colored illustrations will captivate children whether they read the book on their own or with their family...

The History of the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church is the longest-enduring institution in the world. Beginning with the first Christians and continuing in our present day, the Church has been planted in every nation on earth...

The Confessions

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered one of the greatest Christian classics of all time. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer that Augustine wrote as an autobiography sometime after his conversion, to confess his sins and proclaim God's goodness...

The Complete Thinker

What does it mean to be a “complete thinker”? It means being able to take on a wide variety of ideas and disciplines and put them all together in a way that they work together. It means thinking like G.K. Chesterton.The English author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most prolific and well-known writers of his time, and one of the most widely quoted in our own...

The Christmas Shepherds

Experience with your toddler the wonder of Christmas night, when shepherds outside Bethlehem heard angels singing , “Glory to God in the highest”. Charming, colorful illustrations with enchanting interactive flaps that open up to help toddlers learn to recognize the shepherds with their sheep and the angels, as well as baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph...

Terrapin

Dennis Cole and his three best buddies from childhood gather for a weekend reunion. On the first night, one of men is murdered--or is he? A professor of engineering by day and a detective writer by night, Cole and the other survivors try to piece together the mysterious fate of their friend. And as they do, more of them die...

Prayers Around the Crib

A joyful book for young children preparing for Christmas, which explains the meaning of the Advent season with its special calendar and wreath, the Christmas tree, the various figures of the Nativity scene including the angels, shepherds, the three Kings, Mary, Joseph, Jesus and more.Each of these important Christmas symbols is explained with a little story followed by a simple, heartfelt...

Modern Moral Problems

Modern Moral Problems addresses moral quandaries that can beguile and confuse faithful Catholics. Written in a question-and-answer format, the book covers questions regarding sexuality, medical ethics, business practices, civic responsibilities, and the sacramental life of the Church...

Hallowed Be This House

Thomas Howard shows us that every room of your house—the living room, the kitchen, the bedroom, and even the bathroom—is a holy place where God’s grace awaits you, if only you know how to recognize His presence there. With a rich awareness of God’s all-encompassing love, Howard takes you on a spiritual tour through your own home and shows you how everything in it can lead you closer to God...

Christianity, Islam and Atheism

For many Americans the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, was the first time they had considered the nature of Islam...

Be Saints!

Pope Benedict tells children that if we grow in our friendship with God then we will find true happiness and become saints. In this beautifully illustrated book, popular author Amy Welborn introduces Pope Benedict’s simple yet profound message to children, given during talks to children his recent visit to England...

An Extraordinary Friend

Lost! Jamie’s vacation with his family begins with a catastrophe. He is separated from his parents in a foreign train station, with night approaching. Suddenly there appears a mysterious boy dressed in torn clothing with wounds...

A Noble Treason

Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were handsome, bright university students in 1942 Germany. As members of the Hitler Youth, they had once been enthusiastic supporters of the German renewal promised by National Socialism. But as their realization of Nazi barbarism grew, so did their moral outrage...

24 Christmas Stories for Little Ones

Prepare your young children for Christmas by reading aloud these delightful and inspiring stories. Familiar customs such as the Advent wreath and the Christmas tree, as well as traditions from other parts of the world, are woven into charming stories with colorful illustrations...

Real Love, 2nd Ed.

Mary Beth Bonacci has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people across the country and around the world-about friendship, about relationships, about marriage, about God's plan for sexuality, and about finding real, honest love. And they speak back to her...

Letters to Gabriel

This moving collection of intimate, poignant, and heart-warming letters was written by Karen Santorum to her unborn child, Gabriel Michael. During her pregnancy, Karen wrote letters to her son, never expecting that the letters would someday be published...

Exodus

Large format, featuring large text size and additional margin space for personal annotations! The larger format enhances both individual and group study.Based on the Revised Standard Version - Second Catholic Edition, this volume leads readers through a penetrating study of the Book of Exodus using the biblical text itself and the Church's own guidelines for understanding the Bible...

The Gospel of John (2nd Ed.)

Large format, featuring large text size and additional margin space for personal annotations! The larger format enhances both individual and group study...

Witness of the Saints

The writings of the Fathers of the Church have never been more widely available, yet obtaining an exhaustive and userfriendly volume of patristics can still be a daunting task. Without realizing it, many priests, seminarians, members of religious communities, and even laity already own a patristic library� their Liturgy of the Hours...

Ignatius Catholic Bible

Thomist Realism and The Critique of Knowledge

The highly regarded French philosopher, Étienne Gilson, brilliantly plumbs the depths of Thomistic Realism, and false Thomisms as well, in this answer to Kantian modernism. The important work, exquisitely translated by Mark Wauck, brings the essential elements of philosophy into view as a cohesive, readily understandable, and erudite structure, and does so rigorously in the best tradition of St...