Spiritual Reading

CONFRONTING THE HEART OF DARKNESSA – Fr. Dwight Longenecker Today, far too many leading Christians water down the robust teachings of our Faith. Ignoring Christ’s clear example and constant demand that we boldly ...

— Mother M. Angelica, PCPA Many books approach Scripture with a scholarly method, critically examining each line and interpreting symbols or metaphors in a way that can be hard to digest. Refreshingly, ...

— 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 ...

HOW PRAYERFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE PASCHAL MYSTERY BRINGS LIFE, JOY, AND HAPPINESS - Christopher Carstens A Devotional Journey into the Easter Mystery sweeps readers through the various liturgical celebrations of ...

— Terry Polakovic Human life. We marvel at its complexity, we wonder at its fragility, and as Catholics we embrace its dignity. But as far back as 1880, the Church has faced the reality that our culture ...

Whether you are a monk or a manager, whether you change tires or change diapers, you can transform your work into a source of strength, holiness and even joy! Venerable Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, friend and mentor ...

Military historian Michael D. Greaney offers readers richly detailed accounts of pivotal engagements—many little known in the West—in the centuries-long defense of Christendom against militant Islam. ...

DEMONS, POSSESSION, AND THE MODERN-DAY BATTLE AGAINST ANCIENT EVIL -Msgr. Stephen Rossett Exorcist Msgr. Stephen Rossetti has a very active caseload of demonic possessions, and in each case two vivid lessons ...

— 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 ...

There’s so much noise. Everything can seem like a distraction. Distraction, in fact, seems our oxygen. When was the last time you saw people talking on an elevator? We seem to plug in everywhere. We have earphones ...

A FULTON SHEEN ANTHOLOGY ON LOVE -Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and Allan Smith In modernity, the word love is one of the most commonly misused and abused in our language . Devoid of order, misconceptions about love ...

— Fr. Michael Giesler There is an important truth too many Christians don’t know: we are called to actively participate in the redemption Christ won for us on the Cross. This is at once simple and complex ...

-Fr. Jeffrey F. Kirby, STD If God is so good and so powerful, why is there suffering in our world? Why do good people suffer so much? How can we find value and meaning in the midst of the fallenness of the world? ...

A DISABLED WOMAN'S REFLECTIONS ON GOD IN THE FLESH AND THE SACRED WONDER OF BEING HUMAN –Christina Chase “I can’t walk; I can’t sit up straight; I can’t feed myself. If you and I meet, the first thing you notice ...

— The Rev. Michael Rennier Poetics is a forgotten language that represents the art of living. For the Christian, it also demonstrates the art of learning to live as a saint, exploring what it means to claim ...

-LeAnn Thieman Since the beginning of time and throughout all history, people have inspired and upheld one another by sharing their stories of faith, in times of trial and in times of joy. With that same ...

— Fr. Augustino Torres, CFR. — Illustrated by Valerie Delgado Join Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR — founder of Corazón Puro — on a multimedia Lenten journey inspired by St. Francis. Begin the ...

— Fr. Sebastian Walshe, O. Praem. 'Blessed are the_____'. Many of us can fill in the blank with a list memorized in Sunday school or catechism class. The meek, the poor in spirit, something about those who ...

— 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 ...

Experienced retreat master and spiritual director, Kathleen Beckman, offers a guide for a personal or group healing retreat based on divine mercy in Scripture and the lives of the saints. She will show you how ...