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Immerse yourself in the profound richness of Catholic tradition with Mother and Refuge of the End Times: Daily Prayer Book. This meticulously curated collection features prayers for every moment and occasion, providing spiritual support and inspiration throughout your day. Begin each morning with powerful prayers like the Morning Offering and the Prayer to Obtain the Grace of all the World's Masses. Deepen your devotion with prayers dedicated to the Divine Will and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Written in 1923, just twenty-six years after St. Thérèse’s death, The “Little Way” of Spiritual Childhood captures the excitement of the church's and eventually the world’s discovery of the “Little Way.” This spirituality that anyone can practice is founded in the Gospel’s call to “abandon oneself like a child in the arms of the Good Lord.”

Theophilus was one of the earliest commentators upon the Gospels, if not the first; and he seems to have been the earliest Christian historian of the Church of the Old Testament. His only remaining work, here presented, seems to have originated in an “oral discussion.”

Immerse Yourself in the Inspiring Lives of Orthodox Saints! Step into the world of venerated Saints, where you'll uncover profound lessons in morality, courage, and unwavering faith. From martyrs to theologians, explore the diverse paths of these extraordinary individuals who shaped Orthodoxy.

With gripping detail and firsthand accounts that sound like a novel, renowned author Warren Carroll unveils the events that led up to the divine intervention in which Our Lady of Guadalupe was sent to an Aztec, known now as St. Juan Diego. Here is the untold story of the faith and valor of the Spanish as they encounter an early Aztec culture marked by an immorality and an idolatry of epic proportions, along with the hardships they endured in the face of unspeakable cruelty.

This book explores the transformative journeys of Christian saints, showing how their encounters with Jesus led to profound personal changes and inspired their lives of faith. Through stories of figures like Mary, St. Joseph, St. Paul, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Augustine, Kristina Olsen emphasizes reliance on God and the process of spiritual growth, detailing their struggles, mystical experiences, and unwavering commitment to God and offering insights into how these saints embraced their unique callings.

Drawing from Sacred Scripture, the examples of the saints, and culture, Cardinal Alexis Lépicier, O.S.M., guides you in contemplating each invocation of one of the most treasured Marian prayers ever composed. This stirring devotional aims to help you absorb the profound beauty of this litany while coming to understand and love the Blessed Virgin more deeply.

Listeners are invited to embark on a journey through the life of one of history’s most revered figures. The patron saint of Ireland. This engaging and comprehensive narrative explores the multifaceted dimensions of St. Patrick's life, from his early years in Roman Britain to his transformative experiences and his courageous return to a land of captivity.

Each year after Pascha, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Myrrhbearers, who cared for Jesus’s body after He was crucified. But myrrhbearing has a broader definition; it can serve as a metaphor for the practical, incarnate love to which Christ calls His followers. In The Art of Myrrhbearing, author Elissa Bjeletich Davis explores the lives of myrrhbearing saints in Scripture and throughout the life of the Church, offering questions for reflection. By following the lead of saints, we can learn to embrace a simple and profound way of life in communion with Christ and with others.

Recueil d'histoires légendaires, pittoresques et savoureuses réunies par les franciscains sur saint François d'Assise et ses premiers compagnons et composé plus de cent ans après la mort du Saint, au début du XIVe siècle, les Fioretti sont à juste titre célèbres pour leur fraîcheur, leur saveur, leur humour. L'intérêt des Fioretti reste inentamé aujourd'hui encore et c'est souvent en les lisant que bien des lecteurs découvrent saint François et s'attachent à lui.

Saints are the men and women who best love Christ and His Church. They may be kings or queens, statesmen or soldiers, scholars, visionaries, workmen or beggars. They teach us the real meaning of human history, and they show us how to live in any walk of life or set of circumstances. Included in this anthology are famous saints—Francis of Assisi, Dominic, Joan of Arc, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila—but also more obscure ones, such as Raymond Lull and Hugh of Lincoln. Many of these saints were martyrs, killed in periods of persecution.

Satan is always at work breeding sadness and anxiety while providing obstacles that prevent souls from making spiritual progress. In this concise yet powerful book, author Dan Burke presents the venerable, time-tested wisdom of Catholic mystics to help you understand the influence of the Enemy on your mind and heart, and the tactics you need to combat him. With St. Ignatius as his guide, Burke presents here an indispensable, authoritative manual for engaging in daily battle with the Adversary combat that is both inevitable and winnable.

Clare of Assisi is generally known as “ the female friend” of Saint Francis of Assisi, and for centuries her legacy has remained obscured by his shadow. Yet Clare's life and story ought to shine in its own light and on its own terms (her name, after all, means “ light” ). She is a figure of true heroism, tenacity, beatitude and grit who plotted her improbable course in the context of the raucous and explosive period of the Middle Ages.

Empress Zita of Austria (1892—1989) was declared a Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI. But who is she? What is it about her life and spirituality that inspired the Church to open the investigation into her beatification?

The publication of the long-awaited English edition of Elder Anthimos of Saint Anne’s, translated from the sixth Greek edition (2004), brings to the Anglophone world a treasure of Orthodox spirituality. Elder Anthimos (1913-1996) was a humble monk of the St. Anne’s Skete on Mount Athos whose life shone “like a star shedding a new light of piety and as a brightly shining vessel of grace.”

This book is a practical guide to the key ideas of Saint Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest minds in history. Organized as a dictionary, it defines over 100 of Aquinas’s most important concepts — from Act and Potency to Virtue Ethics — with sharp, accessible explanations and carefully chosen quotes from his major works. Whether you are a student, teacher, seminarian, or serious listener, this book helps you navigate Aquinas’s thought quickly and accurately without getting lost in technical language.

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover a story 400 years in the making - the definitive biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the sixteenth century Born into the English Wars of the Roses, educated in the European Renaissance, enthralled by the Age of Exploration and...

In this book, the first of its kind in the English language, Ariane Trifunovic Montemuro introduces her beloved friend, Saint Matrona the Blind of Moscow. The author not only shares her love for this Russian Orthodox Christian Saint but also reveals why she is our friend in Christ. The Lord endowed the blind Matrona with gifts of spiritual foresight and healing. In turn, this servant of God promised to never refuse anyone who sincerely asked her for help. Matrona's promise still holds true long after her death. She continues to search for the lost and bring them back to Christ.

St. Malachy of Armagh lived in an age of turmoil, yet his life radiated holiness, reform, and unwavering devotion. Composed by his cherished friend, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, this compelling biography chronicles Malachy's extraordinary journey from his humble beginnings in Ireland to his apostolic labors, miracles, and untimely death at Clairvaux.

The mystery of death strikes at the core of the human soul. We instinctively recoil at the pain of losing loved ones, and as we grapple, we are quick to seek remedies to console ourselves. There is no one better suited to assuage our grief than the translator of the Bible, St. Jerome (ca. 347–420). This book presents for the first time in English a fresh translation of seven of his most moving letters that sought to soothe his friends who suffered the loss of spouses, children, relatives, and loved ones.