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  • Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality by Harold Burke-Sivers

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    Lucid and inspiring, Behold the Man is a unique exploration of Catholic spirituality for men. Much of the literature written for Catholic men focuses on topical issues such as fatherhood and sexuality. While this book does not exclude these subjects, it is the first to present a comprehensive pic...

  • Life Lessons: Fifty Things I Learned in My First Fifty Years by Patrick Madrid

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    Popular author and presenter Patrick Madrid draws Life Lessons from the many interesting, funny, instructive, and poignant experiences of his life. With wisdom and good humor, Patrick reflects upon the treasure trove of riches we can all take from our daily lives.

    Grounded in Scripture and a f...

  • Heart of the Redeemer by Timothy O'Donnell

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    In this revised, updated edition of Heart of the Redeemer, Timothy O'Donnell synthesizes years of research to provide a thorough presentation of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He examines the doctrinal roots of the devotion in Scripture and in documents from the Apostolic and Patristic Ag...

  • Arise from Darkness: What to Do When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Benedict Groeschel

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    Well-known author, psychologist, and priest Fr. Benedict Groeschel draws on his own years of personal experiences in dealing with people's problems, tragedies, and "darkness" as he offers help and guidance for any Christian troubled or burdened by life. If you are struggling with fear, anxiety, g...

  • Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

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    God is to be found in the simplest of our daily activities and especially through total surrender to His will for each of us. That is the message of this 18th-century inspirational classic by Jean-Pierre de Caussade. Its encouragement to "live in the present moment," accepting everyday obstacles ...

  • A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind by Michael O'Brien

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    The Harry Potter series of books and movies are wildly popular. Many Christians see the books as largely if not entirely harmless. Others regard them as dangerous and misleading. In his book A Landscape with Dragons, Harry Potter critic Michael O'Brien examines contemporary children's literature ...

  • Awakening Love: An Ignatian Retreat with the Song of Songs by Gregory Cleveland

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    Discover Gods personal love for you through this Ignatian retreat with the Song of Songs! Ignatian spiritual director and priest Greg Cleveland, OMV draws the reader into a personal experience of Ignatian spirituality through embracing this often ignored book of the Bible. The Spiritual Exercises...

  • Redeemed by Grace: A Catholic Woman's Journey to Planned Parenthood & Back by Romona Trevño

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    At age eight, Ramona Treviño climbed to the top of a roof and begged God to let her know he was real. After receiving a sign, she made a pact with herself to follow him always. But family difficulties and growing pains made it hard for her to continue on that path.

    Pregnant at 16, she dropped...

  • My Brother, the Pope by Georg Ratzinger & Michael Hesemann

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    It wasn't always the case that Msgr. Georg Ratzinger lived in the shadow of his younger brother, Joseph. Georg was an accomplished musician, who for over 30 years directed the Regensburger Domspatzchor, the world-famous boys choir of the Regensburg cathedral. Brother Joseph was a brilliant young ...

  • Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings by Alfred Delp

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    Fr. Alfred Delp, S.J., was a heroic German Jesuit priest who was imprisoned and martyred by the Nazis in a Nazi death camp in 1945. At the time of his arrest, he was the Rector of St. Georg Church in Munich, and had a reputation for being a gripping, dynamic preacher, and one who was an outspoken...

  • Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting by Mother Mary Francis

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    These Advent reflections by the abbess of a Poor Clare monastery, an accomplished spiritual writer, focus our attention on the coming of Jesus into our lives. There is a double movement to this coming; both our active preparation to be ready for him and our patient waiting for the Lord to arrive ...

  • The Year and Our Children by Mary Newland Reed

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    Celebrate the Faith with your kids all year round!

    For over half a century, Catholic families have treasured the practical piety and homespun wisdom of Mary Reed Newland's classic of domestic spirituality, The Year and Our Children. With this new edition, no longer will you have to search for wo...

  • The Imitation of Christ by Thomas á Kempis

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    The spiritual classic by Thomas á Kempis, the second most widely read spiritual book after the Bible, has had an astonishing impact on the spiritual lives of countless saints, peasants, and popes for centuries. Even today, the soul-searching words of the fifteenth-century cleric Thomas á Kempis c...

  • The Immortal in You by Michael Augros

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    Many scientists and philosophers believe that you are no more than a machine. By their account there is no afterlife and you are no better than any other kind of animal. The existence of mankind, according to such thinkers, is purely the outcome of chance events. There never was any tendency, nat...

  • Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life by Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.

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    Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, espoused the ideal of becoming "contemplatives in action." He was convinced that contemplation (the deep awareness and appropriation of the unconditional love of God) should affect our actions, and that our actions need to be brought back to cont...

  • C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium by Peter Kreeft

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    Kreeft, one of the foremost students of Lewis' thought, distills Lewis' reflections on the collapse of western civilization and the way to renew it. Few writers have more lucidly grasped the meaning of modern times than Lewis. Kreeft's reflections on Lewis' thought provide explorations into the q...