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by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
*Includes pictures of Padre Pio, his work and life. *Discusses the controversy over Padre Pio bearing the stigmata*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures, but how much of the forest...
Simple Peace
Spiritual Life of Francis of Assisi
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2000
Simple Peace is a book of reflections on the spiritual life of St. Francis of Assisi. More than a story of the life of Francis, this book gives the inner life and developement of perhaps the worlds most famous saint. Simple Peace is printed in several languages and enjoyed by many pilgrims who want to know the heart and prayers of our most human saint-Francis of Assisi.
The Foundations of Western Monasticism
The Life of Saint Anthony of the Desert. the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict, and the Twelve Degrees of Humility and Pride
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
St. Antony of the Desert, St. Benedict of Nursia, and St. Bernard of Clairvaux rise above all other figures in Catholic history as guides. To travel with them and to seek a view upon the heights of their personal holiness and wisdom is to secure passage into the rich and complex world of monasticism....
Shattered Faith
A Woman's Struggle to Stop the Catholic Church from Annuling Her Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
In 1993, Sheila Rauch Kennedy received a letter from the Boston Catholic Archdiocese announcing that her former husband, Congressman Joseph Kennedy, was seeking an annulment of their marriage. If the Church granted the annulment, the marriage, which had lasted twelve years, would be rendered nonexistent...
Madre Angelica
La historia notable de una monja, de su nervio, y de una red de milagros
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 18, 2009
La historia extraordinaria de la Madre Angélica, fundadora de la multimillonaria Cadena de Televisión Eternal World y “la católica más influyente de Estados Unidos”, según la revista Time. En 1981, un año después de que Ted Turner creara CNN, una sencilla monja, sólo con sus instintos...
by Mary Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
From the best-selling novelist and memoirist: a deeply personal view of her discovery of the celebrated modern monk and thinker through his writings.
“If Thomas Merton had been a writer and not a monk, we would never have heard of him. If Thomas Merton had been a monk and not a writer, we...
by John G. Turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Brigham Young was a rough-hewn New York craftsman whose impoverished life was electrified by the Mormon faith. Turner provides a fully realized portrait of this spiritual prophet, viewed by followers as a protector and by opponents as a heretic. His pioneering faith made a deep imprint on tens of thousands of lives in the American Mountain West.
by Roland Bainton
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This early work on Martin Luther is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the life of the monk responsible for translating the Bible from Latin into German and for inspiring the Lutheran movement. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested...
Pope John XXIII
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2008
From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization.
Elected to the papacy at the age of 76, Pope John XXIII was to have a brief but important reign. Although he had a doctorate in theology, his gifts were pastoral—reaching out to the people of the Church. After his doctorate, he...
Falling in Love with Joseph Smith
My Search for the Real Prophet
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
When award-winning documentary film writer Jane Barnes was working on the PBS Frontline/American Experience special series The Mormons, she was surprised to find herself passionately drawn to Joseph Smith. The product of an Episcopalian, “WASPy” family, she couldn’t remember ever having met...
by J.C. Ryle
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
"The name of John Wesley is perhaps better known than that of any of his fellow-labourers a hundred years ago. This, however, is easily accounted for. He lived to the ripe old age of eighty-eight. For sixty-five years he was continually before the eyes of the public, and doing his Master’s work...
Pope to the Poor
The Life and Times of Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio)
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
On March 13, 2013, at 7:06 pm (Central European Time), white smoke was spotted rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where the conclave was being held. It could only mean one thing -- a new pope had been chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Although many did not know the name of Jorge Mario...
Reluctant Saint
The Life of Francis of Assisi
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2003
Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context...
Vows
The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2005
The 1950s was a boom time for the Catholic Church in America, with large families of devout members providing at least one son or daughter for a life of religious service. Boston was at the epicenter of this explosion, and Bill Manseau and Mary Doherty -- two eager young parishioners from different...