Cardinal: 129 books

L a biographie est l’un des genres littéraires les plus prisés. Les gens adorent se faire raconter des histoires basées sur des faits réels. L’auteure utilise cette forme, dans le présent ouvrage, pour nous présenter cinq leaders hors du commun. S’inspirant des histoires de vie et de...

En 1970, Denise Cléroux quitte Montréal avec son fils pour Madagascar. Laissant un mariage qui battait de l’aile, elle s’engage pour deux ans avec l’ACDI comme enseignante de mathématiques. Séduite par les habitants de ce pays aux paysages époustouflants, elle décide d’y rester. Elle...

What recent Popes have said about the Blessed Mother's role in the Church--especially her role as Mediatrix. Goes back to Pope Pius IX (1846-1878); compiled in 1969. Arranged by topic. A valuable source showing just what the Popes have said about Our Lady. Impr. 85 pgs,

When the three of us became the Sister Chicas, who knew we’d each get the surprise of our lives! And even though we don’t always agree on things—boys, clothes, and music come to mind—nothing gets in the way of our friendship. Three amigas: Our story begins in autumn, when the leaves and everything...

First published in 1951, this is the simple, heart-warming story of a baby left by its mother in a great cathedral in New York, and of the man who found it. Opening immediately after World War I, the story centers on Paul Taggart, a returned soldier, who had lost an arm in the war and who also carried...

An insightful and practical exploration of Catholicism’s most sacred tradition. The Mass: The Glory, the Mystery, the Tradition is an engaging and authoritative guide to Catholicism’s most distinctive practice. And now, with the Church introducing revised language for the Mass, Catholics...

These remarkable sermons by John Henry Newman (1801-1890) were first published at Oxford in 1843, two years before he was received into the Roman Catholic Church. Published here in its entirety is the third edition of 1872 for which Newman added an additional sermon, bracketed notes, and, importantly,...

Along with sermons, essays, and religious books, Newman was a noted author of hymns and poetry. A poetic imagining of the state of a pious soul just after death—as it journeys towards judgment—The Dream of Gerontius is one of Newman’s most famous poems. It was later set to music as an oratorio by Sir Edward Elgar.

This is the best book we have ever seen to show the shortness and uncertainty of life and why we should live in anticipation of and preparation for death. Says we should not live being afraid to die because we are not prepared; but realizing that death is one's grand entrance into true life; if one...

Madame, quelque répugnance que je puisse avoir à vous donner l’histoire de ma vie, qui a été agitée de tant d’aventures différentes, néanmoins, comme vous me l’avez commandé, je vous obéis, même aux dépens de ma réputation....

Madame, quelque répugnance que je puisse avoir à vous donner l’histoire de ma vie, qui a été agitée de tant d’aventures différentes, néanmoins, comme vous me l’avez commandé, je vous obéis, même aux dépens de ma réputation....