Ave Maria Press: 253 books
Prayer Seeds
A Gathering of Blessings, Reflections, and Poems for Spiritual Growth
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Named one of the 50 best spiritual books of 2017 by Spirituality & Practice. Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Prayer Collections (First Place). and a 2018 Association of Catholic Publishers Award: Prayer & Spirituality (First Place).
Some of Sr. Joyce Rupp’s most...
Boundless Compassion
Creating a Way of Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Named one of the Top 50 Spirituality Books of 2018 by Spirituality & Practice. Winner of a 2019 Catholic Press Association Award: Spirituality/Soft Cover Books (First Place) and a 2019 Association of Catholic Publishers Award: Spirituality Books (Second Place).
"Living compassionately...
Fly While You Still Have Wings
And Other Lessons My Resilient Mother Taught Me
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
Winner of a Catholic Press Association Award: Soft cover-spirituality books. (Third Place).
For thirty years, beginning with Fresh Bread in 1985, Joyce Rupp has comforted millions with books such as Praying Our Goodbyes and May I Walk You Home. For the first time, she shares the story of her...
ABCs of the Christian Life
The Ultimate Anthology of the Prince of Paradox
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Aside from C. S. Lewis, no other Christian writer of the twentieth century has had more influence on faith and understanding than the enigmatic, larger-than-life G. K. Chesterton. This anthology combines twenty-six of the most essential passages from his works—from “A” for asceticism to “Z”...
Heart to Heart
A Cardinal Newman Prayerbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Heart to Heart: A Cardinal Newman Prayerbook is a comprehensive gathering of the luminous prayers of the newly beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman. The only Newman prayer book, it is ideal for both those who love Newman's work and for those getting to know Newman for the first time.Blessed Cardinal...
Seven Sacred Pauses
Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
With over 25,000 copies sold of the hardcover version, this paperback edition of Macrina Wiederkehr's bestselling book,Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day, invites readers to learn how to pray the hours through the practice of consciously pausing at the seven sacred...
The Soul of a Pilgrim
Eight Practices for the Journey Within
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
The renowned author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner takes readers on a new kind of pilgrimage: an inner journey to discover the heart of God. Eight stages of the pilgrim's way--from hearing the call to coming home--are accompanied...
Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim
A Personal Manual for Prayer and Ritual
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
First published in 1989 and now available in a revised and newly designed edition, this bountiful treasury of prayers, rituals, and spiritual guidance from best-selling author and teacher Edward Hays is a celebration of the divine presence that unites all people and faiths of the world. Drawing from...
Illuminating the Way
Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Popular author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner explores how the lives and spirituality of twelve monks and mystics offer distinct patterns of thought that will lead you to a deeper understanding of your strengths and areas of growth...
A Book of Uncommon Prayer
100 Celebrations of the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Acclaimed, award-winning essayist and novelist Brian Doyle (1956-2017)--whose writing, in the words of Mary Oliver, is "a gift to us all"--presents one hundred original prayers that evoke his deep Catholic belief in the mystery and miracle of the ordinary (and the whimsical) in human life.
In,...
My Soul Feels Lean
Poems of Loss and Restoration
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Long beloved for her artful prayers, best-selling author Joyce Rupp presents an entirely new collection of 106 meditative poems on a theme she has woven masterfully through all her writing--the pain of loss and the hope of restoration.
My Soul Feels Lean is a journey into compassion. Drawing...
Let Us Be What We Are
The Joys and Challenges of Living the Little Way
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Let Us Be What We Are: The Joys and Challenges of Living the Little Way offers a glimpse into the life of a Christian disciple facing his own mortality and reflecting on holiness, family, and the saints. This final work from Clarence Enzler, author of the multi-million-selling Everyone’s Way of...
Atchison Blue
A Search for Silence, a Spiritual Home, and a Living Faith
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
In this meditative spiritual memoir, Judith Valente, celebrated PBS religion journalist and celebrated poet, invites readers along on her transformative pilgrimages to Mount St. Scholastica monastery in Atchison, Kansas. The Benedictine sisters who invited Valente presented her with a view of monastic...
by Origen
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is available at an affordable...