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  • Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset

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    Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well-known and amazing fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based this factual work on primary sources, her own exp...

  • Father Elijah: An Apocalypse Audio Book by Michael D. O'Brien

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    Michael O'Brien presents a thrilling apocalyptic novel about the condition of the Roman Catholic Church at the end of time. It explores the state of the modern world, and the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary religious scene, by taking its central character, Father Elijah Schäfer, a Ca...

  • A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai-Scientist, Convert, & Survivor of the Atomic Bomb by Paul Glynn

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    On August 9, 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing tens of thousands of people in the blink of an eye, while fatally injuring and poisoning thousands more. Among the survivors was Takashi Nagai, a pioneer in radiology research and a convert to the Catholic Fait...

  • Truth and Life Dramatized Audio Bible

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    The Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament is a celebrity-voiced "radio drama" of the entire RSV-CE New Testament. More than 70 actors help bring the scriptures to life in this 22-hour audio production, complete with movie-quality sound effects and an original music score. This award-w...

  • The Art of Living by Edward Sri

    In this new book by bestselling author, Edward Sri, we discover the close connection between growing in the virtues and growing in friendship and community with others. A consummate teacher, Dr. Sri leads us through the virtues with engaging examples and an uncanny ability to anticipate and answe...

  • The Innocence of Father Brown Audio Book by G.K. Chesterton

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    One of the most memorable sleuths in the canon of detective fiction has to be Father Brown, the small priest with "a face as round and dull as a Norfolk dumpling", but who nevertheless outwits the greatest criminal minds with his wisdom regarding human nature. Brought to life here by actor Kevin ...

  • The Song of the Scaffold: A Novel by Gertrud von Le Fort

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    "The point of departure for my creation was not primarily the destiny of the sixteen Carmelites of Compiegne but the figure of the young Blanche. . .. Born in the profound horror of a time darkened by the signs of destiny, this figure arose before me in some way as the embodiment of the mortal ag...

  • Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed

    Theology for Beginners has been acclaimed as one of the outstanding modern introductions to theology. It is a clear, precise, and inspiring compendium of the central doctrines of the Christian faith.

  • Edith Stein and Companions by Fr. Paul F. W. Hamans

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    On the same summer day in 1942, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) and hundreds of other Catholic Jews were arrested in Holland by the occupying Nazis. One hundred thirteen of those taken into custody, several of them priests and nuns, perished at Auschwitz and other concentration ...

  • Sophia House: A Novel by Michael O'Brien

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    THIS AUDIOBOOK ADDRESSES SENSITIVE THEMES, INCLUDING CONTENT RELATED TO SEXUAL ABUSE. PARENTAL GUIDANCE IS RECOMMENDED, AND LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE SENSITIVE TO SUCH SUBJECT MATTER.

    Sophia House is set in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Pawel Tarnowski, a bookse...

  • Lepanto Audio Book by G. K. Chesterton

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    Hilaire Belloc called “Lepanto” Chesterton’s greatest poem and the greatest poem of his generation. But not only have English classes neglected this masterpiece of rhyme and meter, History classes have neglected the story of the pivotal battle upon which the poem is based.

    This book brings to...

  • From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Fr. Augustine Tolton by Sr. Caroline Hemesath

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    Fr. Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) was the first black priest in the United States. Born into a black Catholic slave family, Father Tolton conquered almost insurmountable odds to become a Catholic priest, and at his early death of 43, this pioneer black American priest left behind a shining legacy ...

  • Tears of God: Persevering in the Face of Great Sorrow or Catastrophe by Fr. Benedict Groeschel

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    Fr. Benedict Groeschel, best-selling author and beloved spiritual teacher, writer, and psychologist, wrote this book for all those who have suffered great sorrow or catastrophe in their lives and for those close to such persons, who share their deep suffering. Sorrow comes into the life of every ...

  • Strangers and Sojourners: A Novel by Michael D. O'Brien

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    An epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning in 1900, and concluding with the climactic events leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney and t...

  • The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission by George Weigel

    The Catholic Church is on the verge of a transition of great consequence.

    As Catholic theologian, historian, and papal biographer George Weigel notes, the next pope will probably have been a teenager or a very young man during the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965); he may even have been a chi...

  • The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God Audio Book by Fulton Sheen

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    With eloquence and brilliance, Fulton J. Sheen presents a moving portrayal of the Blessed Virgin Mary, combining deep spirituality, history, philosophy, and theology. All the major aspects and events of Mary's life are lovingly depicted in this never-failing source of information, consolation, an...

  • Eclipse of the Sun by Michael D. O'Brien

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    In this fast-paced, reflective novel, (the second in a trilogy following Strangers and Sojourners) Michael O'Brien presents the dramatic tale of a family that finds itself in the path of a totalitarian government. Set in the near future, the story describes the rise of a police state in North Ame...

  • Peter: Keys to Following Jesus by Tim Gray

    Renowned scholar Dr. Tim Gray masterfully guides you through the tumultuous and inspiring life of Peter—from his call to discipleship to his eventual martyrdom in Rome. Using Sacred Scripture and tradition, Dr. Gray highlights important lessons from Peter's life, including

    How to become a trus...

  • Chosen ed. by Donna Steichen

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    Chosen: How Christ Sent Twenty-Three Surprised Converts to Replant His Vineyard edited by Donna Steichen

    The twenty-three men and women who tell their conversion stories in these pages were not drawn to the Church by sound evangelization programs, beautiful buildings and liturgies, or saintly ...

  • Saved in Hope by Pope Benedict XVI

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    Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical, Saved In Hope (Spe Salvi in Latin), takes its title from St. Paul, who wrote, "In hope we have been saved" (Rom 8:24). Benedict XVI continues a line of thought he began with his first encyclical, God is Love.
    Love and hope are closely related in the spiritu...

  • Simon Called Peter by Dom Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori O. Cist.

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    "At every stage of my life as a man, a Christian, a monk, an abbot, I have found Saint Peter to be a companion to walk ahead of me... Peter is the Gospel saint who is more 'us' than any other, closer to our own humanity, yet so close to Christ. Peter is the one we can always follow."
— Dom Mauro-...

  • Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI

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    For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who rose from the dead in triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians, he is almost anything else--a myth, a political revolutionary, a prophet whose teaching was misunderstood or distorted by his foll...

  • Christ versus Satan in Our Daily Lives by Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ

    Spiritual writer, theologian, and philosopher Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., tackles the topic of recognizing and overcoming spiritual evil. His focus is the human heart. His goal: our spiritual and moral transformation, which leads to true peace and genuine happiness.

    The book is divided in...

  • Holiness is Always in Season by Pope Benedict XVI

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    For a Christian, the way to reach perfection is to strive for holiness. What is true perfection? Christ's words are clear, sublime, and disconcerting, "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." To have God as our model is a dizzying thought! Yet the Church reminds us that, "All the faithful...