Devotional and Saint Books

Becoming Women of the Word | Paperback Book | Christmyer | 9781594718779

Breaking open Scripture to reveal the historical, cultural, and biblical context in which Old Testament women lived, Sarah Christmyer breathes new life into their stories, making their lives touchingly relatable. In the process, she shares stories from...

Francis of Assisi’s Sermon on the Mount | Book | Talbot | Lessons from The Admonitions | Paperback | 9781640601727

Of course, we are all familiar with The Sermon on the Mount of Christ.  Saint Francis wrote The Admonitions  In this book, John Michael Talbot proposes that Saint Francis' Admonitions are his Beatitudes, or Sermon on the Mount.  In The...

My Year with the Saints | Children’s Book | Celano | Devotional | Paperback | 9781640601673

Well, the cover of this book says My Year with the Saints is for kids, but a peek inside reveals daily quotes that will inspire Catholics of all ages.  A few words from Pope Francis make a welcome introduction.  Peter Celano provides a quote...

Small Things with Great Love | Book | O’Boyle | Novena | Paperback | 9781640601130

Invoke the intercession of Saint Teresa of Calcutta with this novena.  Rest assured, she will tend to your prayers with great love.  More than a novena, Small Things with Great Love combines inspirational stories about Mother Teresa with...

The Catholic Gentleman | Paperback Book | Guzman | Authentic Manhood Today | 9781621640684

In The Catholic Gentleman, Sam Guzman offer his thoughts on manhood - Catholic manhood, to be specific.  Thirty-one short chapters on various aspects of manhood are designed to be read in just a few minutes each.  He addresses everything from...

Our Lady of Charity | Paperback Book | Johnson | Marian Devotion | 9781594719011

Having grown up in Cuba, Maria Morera Johnson grew up knowing the virgencita, Cuba's patron saint.  She knew well the story of three men who were tossed about the sea in a violent story and their appeal to Mary for help.  In Our Lady of...

The 5 Habits of Prayerful People | Paperback Book | St. Peirre | 9781594718793

As Catholics, we know that prayer is necessary to spiritual health, but whether because of the busy-ness of life, or our own shortcomings, regular prayer can be a challenging habit to form and maintain. Make prayer the most rewarding aspect of your life...

Be Not Troubled | Paperback Book | Kirby | Retreat with Caussade | 9781594718731

Written more than 250 years ago, Jean-Pierre de Caussade wrote "Abandonment to Divine Providence", his treatise on the practice of completely giving oneself over to Gods will.  This beloved Jesuit's work has become a spiritual classic for those...

Manual for Women | Softbound Book | Bean | Catholic Guide | 9781505113013

In Manual for Women, Danielle Bean seeks to offer help in two parts to women seeking to grow closer to Christ and to The Blessed Mother.  Part I uses examples from Scripture, the lives of saints and modern life to remind women of their distinctive...

Defending Boyhood | Hardcover Book | Esolen | How to Change the World | 9781505112429

There is much to defend in boyhood and Anthony Esolen takes it on.  Unapologetically, he addresses the cultural issues that threaten our sons.  He maintains that the experience of boyhood is on the wane, that the threats our sons face in the...

Chasing Humility | Paperdback Book | Stepanek | Spiritaul Life | 9781594718953

As a young missionary, Joel Stepanek came upon a prayer that radically changed his life: The Litany of Humility.  He discovered wisdom in its words.  No, humility does not require shunning success or praise; nor does it demand a "crummy"...

Winter Souls-tice | Paperback Book | Lasch | Reflections | 9781947070363

You will want to return to this collection of meditations every year at  Advent and Christmas.  Full color illustrations accompany the prayers and poems of Father Kenneth Lasch in Winter Souls-tice.  Contemplate the wonder and mystery of...

Of Men and Mary | Watkins | Paperback Book | Testimonials | 781947701045

There is no sin, nor any history, that can become an obstacle to heaven.  Academically, we know this a Christians, but is difficult to believe when in the midst of a battle.  Read the testimonials of men who encountered Mary while engaged in...

Pocket Guide to the Rosary | Soft Bound Book | Fradd | 9781945179693

Deepen your prayer life and your understanding of the Rosary with A Pocket Guide to the Rosary.  This little treasure from Matt Fradd makes a perfect prayer companion that will become indispensable as you realize its value.  Matt realizes the...

Walking with God | Paperback Book | Gray & Cavins | 9781945179433

Doctor Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins have coauthored an easy-to-read, concise commentary of the narrative books of the Bible.  Dive deep with them into the story of God's panoramic plan of salvation and develop an appreciation of how the inspired words...

Mystic of the Holy Wounds | Paperback Book | VSC | Biography | 9781732873407

Originally published in French by the Visitation Sisters of Chambéry, France,  Mystic of the Holy Wounds is now available in English, translated by Ryan P. Plummer.  As a religious of the Visitation Order, Jesus Christ revealed the...

10 Wonders of the Rosary | Paperback Book | Calloway | 9781596144866

Reverend Calloway contends that the Church and the world are in great need of the wonders of the Rosary.  He decided to create a list of wonders describing some of the many fruits that come from the Rosary, one of the most beloved devotional...

Helping Teens | Paperback Book | Petitfils | Catholic Guide | 9781594718892

Yes, life has it up and downs.  Teens are intensely aware of that as they make the passage from childhood to adulthood.  It comes with its stressors and anxiety, unique to each child.  Careful attention to mental health at this time is...

The Strangeness of Truth | Paperback Book | Ference | 978081989126

Father Damian has built his book like a sandwich, a spiritually delicious one.  He begins each chapter wit a narrative from his own life.  That is the bread.  He then offers a systematic treatment of a topic; say, the incarnation. ...

The Imitation of Christ | DuraLux Bound Book | Kempis | 9781941243169

Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch priest who authored The Imitation of Christ in the mid-fifteenth century.  The book has become one of the most widely read devotional works among Catholics, a spiritual guide with an emphasis on the interior...

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary | Hardcover Book | Pitre | 9780525572732

As a child, Brant Pitre held a loving devotion to Mary.  He met the usual challenges to the beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith head-on, with clear and loving responses, well thought-out using references to Old and New Testament Scripture...

Give Up Worry for Lent | Paperback Book | Zimak | Peace in Christ | 9781594718816

When asked, most children can tell you that Noah was on the ark for forty days.  Most Catholics will answer correctly that Jesus spent forty days in the desert.  Ask Gary Zimak how long it takes to give up worry, and he will tell you, "forty...

Advent for Busy Catholics| Pamphlet | RPP | Six Meditations | 9780764826481

As Catholics, we know that we should slow down a little to meditate and pray during the Advent season. It is difficult to carve out that time.  Advent for Busy Catholics provides an opportunity.  This twenty-four page pamphlet consists of six...

Death by Minivan | Paperback Book | Renshaw | Motherhood | 9781681922683

Hey moms, it's time to head on down the highway with the Holy Spirit as your guide.  Heather Anderson Renshaw  shares her wild and crazy - and often hilarious - experience of motherhood.  She freely admits that she is barely keeping up and...