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This book tells the stories of young saints who lived — and often died — with heroic faith. From Agnes of Rome to Charles Lwanga, Joan of Arc to Dominic Savio, these inspiring lives show that holiness is possible at any age. Through courage, sacrifice, and trust in God, these boys and girls, peasants and kings, answered Christ’s call and became examples of virtue for all generations.

Open your heart to the healing gaze of the Father and discover who you truly are: His beloved child, radiant with His light. These gentle reflections guide you to break free from self-rejection and let God’s mercy flood your wounds. Perfect for prayer and Adoration, this book reveals how your deepest hurts can become channels of grace, drawing you into an intimate embrace with the One who delights in you and longs to heal you with His transforming love.

Above all gifts, the Mass and the Eucharist are the Trinity’s greatest blessings to us. In this luminous guide, Sr. Mary Ann Fatula invites you to sit at the feet of the saints and rediscover the treasures of these Sacred Mysteries. Drawing on the wisdom of beloved saints, you’ll learn to rest in Christ’s true presence, grow in recollection, and savor the countless graces the Lord pours out at Mass and in Eucharistic adoration — healing, strength, and the hope of eternal joy.

Discover how to enter deep communion with God by living in the quiet “obscurity of faith.” Drawing on the wisdom of the saints, this guide shows how true intimacy with God comes not through new techniques but through trust, detachment, and a pure gaze of faith. Learn to seek Him in hiddenness, beyond worldly distractions, and find the secret to a peaceful, steadfast interior life anchored in His mystery and love.

Charles Wall’s captivating 1910 account uncovers the riveting history of the relics of Christ’s Passion. From St. Helena’s miraculous discovery of the True Cross to the hidden nails, the Crown of Thorns, the spear of Longinus, and the veil of Veronica, each relic’s survival defies centuries of efforts to erase them. This book reveals how providence, courage, and faith preserved these holy treasures that continue to draw souls closer to the mystery of Christ’s sacrifice.

If you're hoping to get to Heaven, you'll need a plan to reach your goal. This handy manual not only presents all the elements of a life well lived; it also helps you incorporate those elements into everyday practice. Straight to Heaven is the one guide you need to achieve holiness now and Heaven later — all while eluding the traps and pains of Hell. Fr. Morrow explains that happiness is attainable now for those who live the gospel because they are bringing a bit of Heaven to earth. Conversely, those who fail to live the gospel are doomed to live a hellish life in this world and in the next.

Exorcist Msgr. Stephen Rossetti has a very active caseload of demonic possessions, and in each case two vivid lessons consistently emerge: Demons possess or harass people in a myriad of ways (even when they do not enter a body), and they are defeated decisively by the power of Christ and His Church—and especially by invocations to the Blessed Mother.

In The True Meaning of Easter, the story of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus is recounted in the magnificent words of the traditional Catholic translation of the Bible, supported by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's teaching, and underscored by the timeless beauty of Gregorian chant and sweeping orchestral music.

In The True Meaning of Christmas, the story of the Nativity is recounted in the magnificent words of the traditional Catholic translation of the Bible, supported by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's teaching, and underscored by the timeless beauty of Gregorian chant and sweeping orchestral music.

“Crusade” means a war for the sake of the Cross, a war to protect Christian people from persecution and death on account of their faith in Jesus Christ. Everyone has heard of the crusades of the Middle Ages. But few know of the crusade fought for this same purpose in Spain during the early twentieth century. This is the story of that crusade, now honored in no other book in the English language. Most people who know of the Spanish Civil war do not understand why it was fought or how it was really won. This book will tell you. There is no story like it in the history of the twentieth century.

If going to Mass and taking Communion has become just another routine for you, don't assume that indifference is an ordinary part of growing mature in the Faith. On the contrary: your love of Communion should be growing stronger. You can strengthen it now with this wise book from a little-known saint, Peter Julian Eymard. St. Peter shows you how surprisingly easy it is to break out of the dullness that can settles into your soul, obscuring the glory of meeting your Lord in Communion. You'll learn from him how to approach Holy Communion not as a duty but as a preparation for Heaven.

Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and no myth, revolutionary, or misunderstood prophet, insists Benedict XVI. He thinks that the best of historical scholarship, while it can't "prove" Jesus is the Son of God, certainly doesn't disprove it. Indeed, Benedict maintains that the evidence, fairly considered, brings us face-to-face with the challenge of Jesus-a real man who taught and acted in ways that were tantamount to claims of divine authority, claims not easily dismissed as lunacy or deception.

This brilliant collection of France’s foremost nineteenth-century novelist and playwright delivers four of his most fascinating works - stories of love, rivalry, horror and adventure - all brought to life by a stellar cast included Stephen Fry and Alex Kingston. A huge influence on many of the most famous writers from Proust to Kerouac to Dickens, Balzac delivers beautifully observed and complex characters with an unsurpassed attention to the details of society at the time, making him an exemplary of realism in European literature.