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Pope Benedict XVI
His Life and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2005
Includes a new foreword on the resignation and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.
The sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI comes as the capstone to a papacy that that shocked some and delighted others. Pope Benedict was both an ardent intellectual and a driven traditionalist charged with leading...
The Great Reformer
Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
A biography of Pope Francis that describes how this revolutionary thinker will use the power of his position to challenge and redirect one of the world's most formidable religions
An expansive and deeply contextual work, at its heart The Great Reformer is about the intersection of faith and...
Pope John Paul II
May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Pope John Paul II was one of the most significant world figures in the 20th century and one of the most famous popes in the history of the Catholic church. His unprecedented willingness to travel the world and his media savvy allowed him to reach over 1 billion Catholic parishioners in over 100 countries...
The Truth of Catholicism
Inside the Essential Teachings and Controversies of the Church Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
The Catholic Church may be the most controversial institution in the world. Whether the question is the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, the relationship of Catholicism to other religious communities, the meaning of freedom, the use and abuse of sex, the dignity of human life from conception until natural...
A Church in Search of Itself
Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A deeply informed look at the intensifying struggle over the future of the Catholic Church.
Robert Blair Kaiser examines the most important and divisive issues confronting the Church: the sex abuse scandal, a shortage of priests due to the insistence upon celibacy, the ban on contraception,...
City of Saints
A Pilgrimage to John Paul II's Kraków
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
“Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II, was a man whose life was the expression of a richly textured and multidimensional soul. The many layers of that soul took on their first, mature form in Kraków.” – George Weigel
In this beautifully illustrated spiritual travelogue, New York Times bestselling...
Not Less Than Everything
Catholic Writers on Heroes of Conscience, from Joan of Arc to Oscar Romero
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
In Not Less Than Everything, Catherine Wolff gathers the world's best contemporary Catholic writers, including Alice McDermott, Tobias Wolff, and Ann Patchett, to share their thoughts on brave men and women such as Joan of Arc and Oscar Romero—heroes who've challenged the dogma while holding steadfastly...
Called by Name
The Inspiring Stories of 12 Men Who Became Catholic Priests
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Catholic priests communicate the glory of heaven through the ministry of the word and the sacraments, especially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the source and summit of our Faith. By fulfilling this mission, these men truly become an alter Christus- another Christ.
In this intriguing...
by george schaller
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
The scandal of clerical abuse of minor age children continues to be widely reported in the media. The cost to the Catholic Church has been dear, both in the payment of billions of dollars and also in the criticism for the handing of the offenders by the Catholic Bishops. The same question arises over...
The Fourth Cup
Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
From the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper comes an illuminating work on the Catholic Eucharist and its link to the Jewish Passover meal.
“Read this book. And don’t just read it. Pray about it. Reflect on it. And share it with others.”—Brant Pitre, author of The Case for Jesus
In...
The Great Mysteries
Experiencing Catholic Faith from the Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2003
The Great Mysteries responds with passion and skill to the growing concerns of spiritual seekers and teachers of the Catholic faith. In radical, refreshing fashion, Greeley explores 12 essential questions of faith and grounds them in human experience. With the skill of a master storyteller and the...
Thérèse, Faustina, and Bernadette
Three Saints Who Challenged My Faith, Gave Me Hope, and Taught Me How to Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
In Thérèse, Faustina, and Bernadette: Three Saints Who Challenged My Faith, Gave Me Hope, and Taught Me How to Love author, speaker, and retreat leader Elizabeth Ficocelli introduces her readers to three remarkable women saints who became not only her role models, but also her life-changing friends....
Remembering God's Mercy
Redeem the Past and Free Yourself from Painful Memories
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Winner of the Association of Catholic Publishers 2017 Excellence in Publishing Award: Inspirational Books (First Place).
In the first book to explore how memories impact and are affected by faith, bestselling author Dawn Eden offers a guide to the process she used to heal the pain of her past....
Praying with America
100 Years of Encountering God in Prayer with America Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
“Prayer can be a difficult topic to write about, since trying to explain it is something like trying to pin down a butterfly. The more you seek to capture it, the more it wants to escape. In the end, what happens in prayer is incommunicable, as it happens privately, between one person and God.”
—from...