Ave Maria Press: 253 books
Particles of Faith
A Catholic Guide to Navigating Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
What is the origin of life? Hasn't the Catholic Church always been hostile to science? Can a Christian accept the scientific theory of evolution?How can you, as a Catholic, explain what the Church teaches about the relationship between science and faith? Scientist, writer, and scholar Stacy Trasancos...
by Teresa of Avila
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Each book in the 30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series provides a month of daily readings from one of Christianity's most beloved spiritual guides. For each day there is a brief and accessible morning meditation drawn from the mystic's writings, a simple mantra for use throughout the day, and...
Eucharistic Adoration
Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
As a creative prayer compendium, Eucharistic Adoration: Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ invites readers to spend a holy hour in eucharistic adoration while meditating on the seven last words of Jesus and shows them how to do it.
Like many devotions that fell out of favor...
The Seven Deadly Sins
A Visitor's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Sloth, envy, gluttony, greed, anger, lust, and pride: when and how were they first identified? Who grouped them together? Can we truly resist their pull? Renowned theologian Lawrence Cunningham explores these questions and others in his book, The Seven Deadly Sins: A Visitor's Guide.
Cunningham...
Walking Together
Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
In Walking Together: Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship, author, journalist, and speaker Mary DeTurris Poust examines rich and nurturing examples of spiritual friendship from well-known saints, writers, and spiritual Catholic leaders who serve as exemplars for cultivating meaningful...
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots
A Living Novena
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Winner of a 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers 2016 Excellence in Publishing Award: Inspirational Books (Second Place).
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena is a unique guided meditation from veteran Catholic journalist Marge Fenelon, who has created a new devotional practice from...
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....
Renewed
Ten Ways to Rediscover the Saints, Embrace Your Gifts, and Revive Your Catholic Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
In *Renewed: *Ten Ways to Rediscover the Saints, Embrace Your Gifts, and Revive Your Catholic Faith, Fr. Robert Reed—popular on-air host and president of the CatholicTV Network—issues a creative call to all Catholics to renew the Church by rediscovering the gifts of their faith. Reed profiles...
When Saint Francis Saved the Church
How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
When Saint Francis Saved the Church offers a surprising new look at the world’s most popular saint, showing how this beloved, but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very well have rescued the Christian faith. In When Saint Francis Saved the Church (paperback),...
Gratefulness
The Habit of a Grace-Filled Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
In a consumer-driven world where we’re told we need and deserve more, Susan Muto, executive director of the Epiphany Association, reminds us that gratefulness is a gift from God. In Gratefulness: The Habit of a Grace-Filled Life, she reveals that grateful living is not another new fad but has been...
The Archaeology of Faith
A Personal Exploration of How We Come to Believe
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
Drawing on family history and his own story, noted theologian and pastoral leader Fr. Louis J. Cameli takes readers on an archaeological exploration into the faith passed down across time and place. Beginning in his ancestral home in Italy and tracing the story through the centuries, Cameli unearths...
The Journey Never Ends
How to Prepare a Spiritual Will
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
In the first book of its kind specifically for Catholics, theologian, spiritual director, and social worker Sr. Mary Petrosky, F.M.M., shows how a spiritual will—a document that outlines your values, intentions, and hopes for the future—can help you focus on what’s most important in your life....
The Council
Vatican II in Plain English
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1997
The Second Vatican Council, which met from 1962 through 1965, is the most significant event in the last 400 years of Christian history. It changed the face of the Roman Catholic Church forever and dramatically affected all the people of the world. Author and theologian Bill Huebsch has provided a thorough...