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As you grow in Eucharistic wisdom and amazement, you will savor the writings of saints who were great lovers of the Blessed Sacrament—including John Paul II, Charles de Foucauld, Peter Julian Eymard, John of the Cross, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Teresa of Calcutta, Manuel Garcia Gonzalez, and Catherine of Siena—and absorb fresh insights through penetrating reflections about them.

From the cross Jesus gave us his mother to be our mother, too: a singularly holy model, consoler, and intercessor for our spiritual journey. Yet most Protestants, and too many Catholics don't understand the role that God wants her to play in our lives. In Behold Your Mother, Tim Staples takes you through the Church's teachings about the Blessed Virgin Mary, showing their firm Scriptural and historical roots and dismantling the objections of those who mistakenly believe that Mary competes for the attention due Christ alone.

Ignorance does not protect against evil. Maintaining a basic understanding of the spiritual life can, and it will help you attain greater overall well-being. In this practical battle plan for spiritual awareness and strength, experts Dan Burke and Mary Ruth Hackett guide you in recognizing, understanding, and responding to the spiritual forces working for and against you. You are engaged in a spiritual struggle whether you recognize it or not. The enemy seeks to distract, disorient, and isolate you. But have no fear: St. Ignatius of Loyola—the great soldier saint—is there at your side.

For centuries, St. Louis de Montfort’s The Love of Eternal Wisdom has been treasured by the Church but left unread by lay Catholics, especially in modern times. Its mystical language is seen as daunting, its insights obscured by archaic eighteenth-century prose. Now Catholic author and Rosary Army founder Greg Willits breathes new life into this hidden gem by weaving his own moving life story into de Montfort’s inspired words. More than a book, this is a spiritual companion for the wounded — for anyone weighed down by trauma, burnout, doubt, or dryness of soul.

First published in 1925, The Everlasting Man is in many ways a direct rebuttal to H.G. Wells’s The Outline of History, wherein he states that man is merely a development from animal life, and that Jesus was just a charismatic figure. Although a popular secular idea at the time, Chesterton believed otherwise. He argued that in order to understand both humanity and history, we ought first to recognise the uniqueness of both man and Christ.

A thorough introduction to Saint Francis’s extraordinary character and spiritual journey, Chesterton’s biography is both a fascinating historical account of the man’s life, as well as a profound meditation on holiness and humility. Chesterton portrays Saint Francis not only as a holy man, but also as a gentle lover of animals, and a radical spiritual revolutionary. He unveils how Saint Francis renounced a life of comfort and wealth to dedicate himself wholly to God, evoking the man’s loving and joyful spirit.

Of the many campaigns during the Middle Ages, few are as remarkable or seemingly impossible to win at the start as the First Crusade (1095-99), and the true crowning achievement of that crusade, which resulted in two centuries of Western European Christian states in the Middle East and the permanent firing of the European imagination, was the conquest of Jerusalem on July 15, 1099 after three weeks of siege.

Indulgences are rarely understood and, therefore, ignored by most Catholics today—even by many clergy. Most no longer understand what they are nor do they understand how they can help us, the Poor Souls—and how they can fit into a healthy spiritual life.

For more than 10 years, thoroughly Protestant Kathleen Norris had been an oblate at a Benedictine monastery. In The Cloister Life, the celebrated author turns to the priory as her spiritual landscape, as she takes us through a liturgical year, inspiring us to evaluate our own lives and values. Norris provides tremendous insight into the languages, customs, ceremonies, and sexuality of the men and women who have chosen the cloistered life.

Aires de cónclave, humo blanco, un nuevo papa. En 2025, la elección de Robert Prevost como León XIV marcó un hito para la Iglesia católica: un pontífice cuya vida encarna un puente entre culturas y continentes en un mundo fragmentado. ¿Quién es el sucesor de Francisco y qué huellas de su pasado iluminarán el rumbo de su pontificado?

A Heaven for Animals offers a groundbreaking theological rationale for the inclusion of animals in heaven, challenging conventional thinking about the role animals have in God's plan.

Les soldats du pape (1860-1867)", d'Oscar de Poli, est un récit épique et émouvant qui retrace la saga héroïque des volontaires pontificaux, ces "soldats de la foi" qui défendirent le Pape Pie IX contre l'invasion garibaldienne. Écrit par un vétéran de Castelfidardo, ce modeste témoignage vise à honorer les vainqueurs de Nerola, Acquapendente, Viterbe, Farnese et Mentana, dans un drame sanglant opposant la Croix à la Révolution antireligieuse.

« La Ménagerie du Vatican », de Jean de Bonnefon, est une satire mordante et irrévérencieuse qui soulève le voile sur la cour pontificale, dépeinte comme un zoo doré de vanités ecclésiastiques. À travers une plume acérée, l'auteur dresse un inventaire des titres de noblesse pontificaux accordés à des Français, souvent contre paiement : princes, ducs, marquis, comtes, vicontes et barons fraîchement anoblis, dont les origines modestes contrastent avec leurs parchemins latins pompeux. 

¿Puede una paloma marcar el destino del próximo líder espiritual de mil millones de personas? ¿Qué reunión arranca con el golpe de un martillo de plata sobre la cabeza de un cadáver ilustre? ¿En qué elección mundial reina el silencio absoluto... mientras muchos sospechan que el Espíritu Santo ya ha elegido? Eso no estaba en mi libro de historia de los cónclaves se adentra en el engranaje más cerrado, simbólico y desconcertante de la Iglesia católica: la elección del papa de Roma.

Over the course of eight years, Martin Scorsese and Jesuit theologian Antonio Spadaro discussed filmmaking and faith. From his Catholic upbringing amidst the brutality of 1950s New York to the heights of Hollywood, Scorsese sketches a unique self-portrait. And from Mean Streets to Killers of the Flower Moon - and especially the spiritual reckonings of The Last Temptation of Christ and Silence - he grants readers a new understanding of his films.

Religion has always asked one simple thing of its followers: faith. But in today’s world of endless choice, instant gratification, and personal convenience, faith is no longer practiced with the same depth, discipline, or devotion. Instead, many have become what I call “Cafeteria Catholics”, believers who stroll through the buffet line of doctrine, picking what they like, leaving behind what they don’t. They embrace the parts of faith that comfort them, forgiveness, ritual, tradition, but turn away from the parts that challenge them, sacrifice, obedience, discipline, and truth.

Le nouveau livre officiel du pape François, qui aborde un thème cher à son cœur : l'espoir. " Pèlerins de l'espérance ", tel sera le mot d'ordre du jubilé de 2025, qui verra le Vatican accueillir 35 millions de fidèles venus du monde entier pour célébrer et participer à l'unisson à...

Discover how God breaks into ordinary moments with extraordinary love and care. These true stories reveal the quiet ways He speaks through chance encounters, sudden inspirations, and “Godcidences” that leave no doubt of His presence.

Unplug & Pray: Finding God in a Noisy Digital World for Teens & Parents offers a practical Catholic roadmap for reclaiming prayer and presence at home. Written with Scripture, testimonies, and real-world strategies, Deacon John O’Maley equips parents and teens to build healthy boundaries, resist distraction, and rediscover God’s whisper together.

In this time of waiting and anticipation, prepare your heart by spending time with God each day of Advent. The Little Blue Book guides you through this season with short devotionals that will inspire you. This year's Advent book focuses on the Resurrection Narrative according to Matthew and begins November 30, 2025. Little Books of the Diocese of Saginaw is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging people to pray and spend some quiet time with the Lord during the liturgical seasons.