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Soldier of Christ
The Life of Pope Pius XII
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Soldier of Christ reveals a paradoxical figure: a prophetic reformer of limited vision whose leadership stimulated the emergence of a global Catholicism while sowing doubt and dissension among some of the Church’s most faithful servants. The Cold War and Pius XII’s manner of engaging with the modern world defined his pontificate, Ventresca argues.
The Rule of Benedict
Pope Benedict XVI and His Battle with the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
There was no neutral response to the announcement that the "enforcer"—Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—had been elected Benedict XVI, the next pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Conservatives saw it as the final triumph of their agenda. Liberals were aghast. Everyone else wondered what to expect....
The Myth of Hitler's Pope
Pope Pius XII And His Secret War Against Nazi Germany
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
In Rabbi David G. Dalin's controversial new book, he explodes the newly resurrected, widely accepted, yet utterly bankrupt smearing of Pope Pius XII, whom Jewish survivors of the Holocaust considered a righteous gentile.
Catholicism: An Introduction
A comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2010
This is a complete guide to the oldest institution in the Western world - the Catholic Church. Explore the essential beliefs and practices of the religion and delve into its long and fascinating history. From the significance of Rome and the importance of the Papacy, to current issues such as science,...
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,...
Absolute Power
How the Pope Became the Most Influential Man in the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
The sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy, its most influential pontiffs, troubling doctrines, and rise in global authority
In 1799, the papacy was at rock bottom: The Papal States had been swept away and Rome seized by the revolutionary French armies. With cardinals scattered...
Witness to Hope
The Biography of Pope John Paul II
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
“Fascinating...sheds light on the history of the twentieth century for everyone.”—New York Times Book Review
Now, with an updated preface, the latest edition of the definitive biography of Pope John Paul II that explores how influential he was on the world stage and in some of the most...
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...
by Michael Walsh
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
From the most basic terms to the structures and practices of the Church, this book offers a plain-speaking introduction to Roman Catholicism. Now in a second edition, it contains new sections on relations with other faiths, coverage of recent controversies in the Church and an expanded section on...
by Michael Mullett
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century has traditionally been viewed as marking the onset of modernity in Europe. It finally broke up the federal Christendom of the middle ages, under the leadership of the papacy and substituted for it a continent of autonomous and national states, independent...
Monk Habits for Everyday People
Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
In their zeal for reform, early Protestant leaders tended to throw out Saint Benedict with the holy water. That is a mistake, writes Dennis Okholm, in Monk Habits for Everyday People. While on retreat in a Benedictine abbey, the author, a professor who was raised as a Pentecostal and a Baptist, observed...
Awake My Soul
Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Awake My Soul introduces the practice of devotions to a new generation of the faithful. The essays in this enlightening collection celebrate the traditional Catholic devotions those sensual, physical, time-honored forms of piety that have sustained generations of believers. Contemporary men and women...
by Anthony C. Meisel
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
From the time it was first promulgated in the sixth century, The Rule of St. Benedict has been one of the most influential, enduring documents of Western civilization. Composed for the guidance of his own monks at Monte Cassino, St. Benedict's Rule has become the basis for the rules of practically...
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...