Church History

FROM THE APOSTOLIC AGE TO THE THIRD MILLENNIUM. The Catholic Church is the longest-enduring institution in the world. Beginning with the first Christians and continuing in our present day, the Church has been ...

— Randall Petrides In every era of the Catholic Church, holy men and women have shaped history through their gifts and talents and, most importantly, through their resolute commitment to Jesus Christ. Some ...

— Dwight Longenecker For many scholars, there is no reason to take the 'wise men from the East' story seriously. Are they right? In an astonishing feat of detective work, speaker and author Fr. Dwight ...

— Fr. Dwight Longenecker St. Luke’s story of “shepherds in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by night” echoes in the hearts and minds of millions who have heard the story told and retold year after ...

— Mike Aquilina Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, Ephesus, Carthage, Edessa . . . These were some of the ancient cities that once raged against the Gospel and persecuted the Church but later came to ...

— Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke In this book, discover, in Cardinal Burke’s own words, the profound history, beauty, and purpose of the Shrine. The Shrine book will answer all your questions about devotion to ...

— Stephen Auth with Evelyn Auth and Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC Have you ever visited a museum and found the narrations in the self-guided-tour headsets a bit tedious? Slightly too clinical, perhaps? Have you ever ...

— Fr. Charles P. Connor, S.T.L., PH.D The story of the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence Charles Carroll’s life began nearly four decades before the War of Independence and ended while ...

AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA — Dr. Helen Hoffner and Deirdre Folley New converts and cradle Catholics alike are often perplexed by the myriad of devotions, traditions, practices, and beliefs that the Catholic ...

We hear the voices of the early Church Fathers even today. Their teachings, guidance, insights, and sacrifice shaped the Catholic Church. They defined the canon of Scripture, developed our creeds and forms of ...

— James L. Papandrea In this brief yet penetrating book, Dr. James Papandrea reveals what the early Church Fathers actually taught and believed about the Holy Scriptures as well as how they read, understood, ...

— Sophie Mouquin; Delphine Mouquin Through art and essay, delve into the Father’s loving plan to restore His creation and offer eternal life in His presence. The Mouquin sisters combine their talents as ...

— Fr. Brian Thomas Becket Mullady, O.P., S.T.D. Your call to holiness and mission in the Church For decades, we have heard the phrase “the spirit of the council.” Here is the book that will elevate y our ...

— Michael Patrick Barber What does the Bible really say about the birth of Jesus? How did the celebration of Christmas become associated with things like Santa Claus and decorated trees? In The True Meaning ...

-- Thomas Sennott This excellent resource book covers the two mysterious images--the Holy Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the tilma of Juan Diego and the Sacred Heart of the crucified Christ on the Shroud of ...

NINE TIMES THE CHURCH WAS IN TURMOIL, AND CAME OUT STRONGER THAN BEFORE -Steve Weidenkopf Ask Catholics about the crisis in the Church today and you’ll often get one of two responses: The end is upon us! or ...

UNKNOWN PAGES OF CHURCH HISTORY -Written by: Grzegorz Gorny -Photographs by: Janusz Rosikon This latest book by the internationally acclaimed investigative journalism team is their most intriguing work to date. ...

— James L. Papandrea There are many misconceptions about prayer, ranging from what it is to how and why we pray. Dr. James Papandrea breaks open the wisdom of early Christians to transform and enrich your ...

HOW THE EARLY CHURCH EVANGELIZED- Mike Aquilina For the Church Fathers, friendship was at the heart of the Gospel. It was the way to salvation and the most effective means of evangelization. God had taken flesh in ...

A HISTORY OF CATHOLICISM IN THE THIRTEEN COLONIES - Fr. Charles Connor It's easy to think that American Catholic history began with the first American archbishop (John Carroll) or the first born-in-America saint ...