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The Ignatian Workout
Daily Exercises for a Healthy Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
get fit spiritually We look at the world and at God in drastically different ways than our ancestors did, and yet the wisdom of a sixteenth-century Catholic saint perfectly suits our doubtful, antiauthoritarian, pluralistic age. St. Ignatius of Loyola believed that we could know God better by paying...
by James Martin,SJ
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
A charming and touching story that reminds us, withSt. Bernadette, that grace is everywhere." Robert Ellsberg, author, Blessed Among All Women The shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France appeals to Catholics as few other places do. The famous grotto is a place of healing that attracts some six...
The Inner Experience
Notes on Contemplation
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Now in paperback, revised and redesigned: This is Thomas Merton's last book, in which he draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth and to show how we can practice true contemplation in everyday life.
Never before published except...
by Thomas Merton
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2002
This diary of a monastic life is “a continuation of The Seven Storey Mountain . . . Astonishing” (Commonweal).
Chronicling six years of Thomas Merton’s life in a Trappist monastery, The Sign of Jonas takes us through his day-to-day experiences at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, where...
Consuming the Word
The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
From the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Signs of Life comes an illuminating work that unlocks the many mysteries of the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist.
Long before the New Testament was a document, it was a sacrament. Jesus called the Eucharist by the name Christians subsequently...
by St. Thomas Aquinas, Wyatt North
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
This book comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided by each section. This edition has a linked Table of Contents and has been wonderfully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your e-book reader. Enjoy a collection of Advent Homilies written by Saint Thomas Aquinas!...
by Thomas Merton
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1976
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1976
Thomas Merton (1915-68) is the most admired of all American Catholic writers. His journals have recently been published to wide acclaim.
by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
What can we learn from the saints about adversity? How did they use their adversity as a means of growth rather than just as something to be endured? In this book, popular Catholic author Woodeene Koenig-Bricker offers an in-depth look at a host of saints and how they dealt with a particular type of...
The Journey of Faith
How to Deepen Your Faith in God, Christ, and the Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
The Good News is still good news.We live in a time of constant crisis -- of anxiety and insecurity. We are unsure of who and what to trust, no matter how anchored and seemingly untouchable the source.The Catholic Church is certainly no stranger to this controversy, and for many people it...
The Franciscan Tradition
Franciscan Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved saints. His commitment to God's will, his yearning to embrace poverty, and his attentiveness to the Spirit's presence in his life continue to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike. The Franciscan Tradition highlights some of the most influential...
The Enthusiast
How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Popular historian and award-winning author Jon M. Sweeney relates the untold story of St. Francis’s friendship with Elias of Cortona, the man who helped him build the Franciscan movement. Sweeney uses the complexities of their relationship in a gripping narrative of how their efforts changed the world...
Serving With Joy
Lessons From Pope Francis for Catholic Deacons Today
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Since the early days of his pontificate, Pope Francis has challenged us to reclaim the “good news” of the Gospel and to allow that good news to heal shattered lives. He is an evangelist of hope who models true servant leadership and whose witness to joy has changed the Church and the world. This...
Fingerprints of God
Where Heaven Meets Earth
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
The small town of Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina was a simple and unassuming farming community, unheard of to most people. But all that changed during the summer of 1981, and it has since been the meeting place of millions of pilgrims. In Fingerprints of God, author Stephen J. Malloy chronicles the...
Gratefulness
The Habit of a Grace-Filled Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
In a consumer-driven world where we’re told we need and deserve more, Susan Muto, executive director of the Epiphany Association, reminds us that gratefulness is a gift from God. In Gratefulness: The Habit of a Grace-Filled Life, she reveals that grateful living is not another new fad but has been...