Books Written By Saints

— Compiled and Edited by Fr. Dave Tomaszycki In 1974, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen stated that he intended to write a book about the demonic. But such a book never came to fruition. Now, some fifty years ...

St. Alphonsus Liguori, the Prince of Moral Theologians, was one of the greatest preachers in Church history. A religious founder, far-reaching theologian, and holy man of God, St. Alphonsus never fails to utter a ...

This book, one of the all-time Catholic favorites, teaches her 'Little Way' of spiritual childhood. Millions of copies have circulated worldwide, which has been instrumental in bringing down the 'shower of roses' ...

'Mary has produced, together with the Holy Ghost, the greatest thing which has been or ever will be—a God-Man; and she will consequently produce the greatest saints that there will be in the end of time.” — ...

Do you pray the Rosary well? With well over 5,000,000 copies sold, The Secret of the Rosary is one of the most beloved classics of Catholic literature as it teaches its readers this very important and spiritually ...

Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, by St. Francis de Sales. After the Imitation of Christ, this book is one of widest read Catholic books of all time. It is written especially for lay people on how to get ...

by St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila). This Carmelite classic describes the seven Mansions of the spiritual life - each room as a stage the soul must pass through, progressing closer to the center and growing in likeness ...

In this powerful book, St. Louis de Montfort shows why this 'secret,' known by few, is such an excellent, yet easy, means of union with God. It is primarily an interior practice to be carried out daily, from ...

These are not chatty and trivial, but deadly serious writings on a host of subjects by a Saint whose ardor of expression has probably never been surpassed in print! Our Lord told St. Margaret Mary that there were ...

— St. Aloysius Gonzaga — Translated by Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB “O my soul, contemplate the surpassing beauty of these citizens of paradise! They shine like a vast constellation of radiant stars, or even ...

— St. Alphonsus Liguori 'Here, then, is our heaven on earth — the Most Blessed Sacrament.' — St. Alphonsus Liguori This book was conceived and written by the great St. Alphonsus Liguori to help ...

St. Alphonsus Liguori teaches the proper attitude toward death; one of readiness, of always having one's 'debts cleared'. He cautions against letting even one day pass without reflecting on the certainty of death, ...

— Written by Thomas à Kempis — Translated by Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB This classic work from Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ , is now available in English for the first time. It is a ...

— St. Anselm of Canterbury and Others — Compiled and Translated by Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB “As I stood at the foot of the cross, this pure white garment became saturated with the streams of crimson blood ...

— St. Benedict Apply the Rule of St. Benedict to any community setting, whether in the monastery or in your family! Written in the sixth century by the father of Western monasticism himself, St. Benedict, ...

— St. Ambrose of Milan — Translated by Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB In his illustrious life, Saint Sebastian was the senior commanding officer of the elite forces for the greatest military power on the planet ...

— St. Anselm of Canterbury — Translated by Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB “And yet the visible sun, as splendid as it is, is a mere created object, and is therefore certainly less radiant than the divine ...

St. John Bosco was a priest of the diocese of Turin, Italy, and founder of the Society of St. Francis de Sales. Famous for his kindliness and gentleness, he is a patron of disadvantaged youth because of his caring ...

Based on the Passion and Death of Christ, these prayers are an easy and efficacious means of meditation on Our Lord's Passion and Death. St. Bridget relates the following: As she had been desirous for a long time ...

St. John of the Cross teaches how the human soul, by grace, goes through a spiritual journey to the attainment of perfect union of love with God. True knowledge of our self and our condition shows how far we must ...