Books About Saints Holy People

— Jim Towey From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes an extraordinary firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint. Mother Teresa was one of the most admired women ...

— Fr. George Elliot Do you feel like God is calling you to . . . something, but you don’t know what? Don’t know where to start? Do you find it hard to clear away the noise of life, and apps, and phones and ...

-James F. Day Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle! Throughout salvation history, Saint Michael the Archangel has appeared when God's people needed spiritual protection, healing, and victory. Today, ...

THE HEROIC LIFE OF VENERABLE ALOYSIUS SCHWARTZ -- Kevin Wells In 1957, at twenty-seven years old, Washington D.C. native Fr. Aloysius Schwartz asked to be sent to the saddest place in the world: South Korea in the ...

THE SPIRITUAL DIARIES OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, by Pope Saint John Paul II. Entrusted to his personal secretary?who defied John Paul II?s instructions to burn them after his death?these notebooks provide us with a ...

— Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen with foreword by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR A Treasured Love Story. For the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Fr. Linus Ryan, ...

THE HIDDEN HEROES BEHIND OUR FAVORITE SAINTS -Patrick O'Hearn As parents, helping our children get to Heaven is of the utmost importance. The only other alternative is Hell, and both destinations are for eternity. ...

— J. Augustine Wetta, O.S.B. Father Augustine Wetta reaches back into monastic history to answer one of the most critical questions facing young people today: 'How do I make up my mind?' With his ...

Edward Healey Thompson provides a carefully reasoned analysis of St. Joseph's role in the history of salvation and the life of the Church. Paperback. 460 pages. ...

— Charles A. Coulombe October 3, 2004 saw what appeared to many to be a very strange thing: Emperor-King Charles of Austria-Hungary, last Habsburg to rule in Central Europe and wartime foe of the United ...

— Briege McKenna, O.S.C. With Henry Libersat This is the story of Sister Briege's encounter with the healing power of God. Also includes her insights about faith, the Eucharist, the importance of prayer and ...

by St. Thomas More. Awaiting execution in 1535 for refusing to betray his Faith, Thomas More opens the door on his interior life by creating a fictional dialogue. St. Thomas discusses the comfort of God in ...

In his memoir, Fr. Benedict Groeschel introduces you to the men and women who influenced him. Some are unknown, such as Mr. Graff, a Jewish man who tailored the suit the young man would wear to the seminary. His ...

More Of The Holy Spirit: How To Keep The Fire Burning In Our Hearts In addition to a newfound love of prayer, Scripture, and the Eucharist, many receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit. With time, lukewarmness creeps ...

— Michael R. Heinlein — Foreword by Archbishop José H. Gomez Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I., was a model pastor and a heroic disciple of Christ. A native Chicagoan, he was told as a young man that ...

A STORY OF FORGIVENESS -Charles D. Engel “Maria Goretti, now a Saint, was my good Angel, sent to me through Providence to guide and save me. I still have impressed upon my heart her words of rebuke and pardon. She ...

THOMAS AQUINAS ON CHRISTIAN HOLINESS -Fr. Romanus Cessario O.P. Get to know the life and work of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the great Doctor of the Church who dedicated his life to the search for truth. An inviting ...

— Mary Haseltine, with Foreword by Joseph Pearce and Introduction by Daniel J. Mahoney These moving Memoirs reveal the full story of the legendary hero-priest József Mindszenty, who has come to be regarded ...

THE LEGENDARY POPE WHO EXCOMMUNICATED QUEEN ELIZABETH I, STANDARDIZED THE MASS, AND DEFEATED THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE -Roberto de Mattei Few Catholic writers have been as prolific as University of Rome Professor Roberto ...

— Sister Timothy Marie Kennedy, O.C.D. Unleashing Hope draws you into the powerful life of Luisa de la Peña Navarro (1886-1937), 'Mother Luisita,' a petite woman from a small town in Jalisco, Mexico, who ...