Catholic Truth Society: 314 books

I do not repent of having surrendered myself to love'. Born in 1873 at Alencon in France, Marie Francoise Thérèse Martin died in 1897 aged 24 of tuberculosis at her Carmelite convent in Lisieux. She was canonised in record time, only 28 years after her death, and 100 years later John Paul II declared...

This thoughtful compilation of prayers, reflections, hymns and scripture brings a great message of Christian hope and consolation into the human and spiritual void experienced by those recently bereaved. Each chosen prayer and reading provides the sense of divine love and mystery that lies at the...

What people today need is an 'ecological conversion': ‘Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience' – Pope Francis. Regarding the environment, Pope Francis identifies two groups...

A helpful guide on how to be an effective hospital chaplain, and parish priest to the sick. It offers advice on how to prepare for a hospital visit, why it is important to care for the sick in the parish and hospital; and how best to help the family of those who are ill. It contains the rite of Anointing...

Every family faces times of difficulty which can place a strain on relationships and make life seem unbearable. Whether the problems stem from money, illness, addiction, the relationship between spouses or between parents and children, hope can be found in the love that Christ manifests to all of...

This eBook of prayers, practical advice, meditations and services has been written for parents whose child has died through miscarriage or stillbirth. It offers sound advice on dealing with grief, what practical steps can help, and articulates with great sensitivity the answers to the many burning...

During Lent the Church puts before us special readings for each day, helping us to prepare for the great events of Holy Week, which culminates with the resurrection of Our Lord. Using insights from a lifetime of scriptural scholarship, Henry Wansbrough uses the daily readings to provide timeless and...

Conversational prayer brings us closer to Jesus: it's a friendship form of prayer - it can be done while on the go, that is, while working, travelling, shopping, and so forth. Throughout this booklet conversational prayer is written about as a conversation with Jesus - and also with our Father, with...

The story of the life and death of the Jesuit martyr Edmund Arrowsmith is told here, setting us all an example of fortitude and heroism.

We all have firsthand experience of anger. We all have had first-hand experience of anger, in some form or another – either another person’s anger, or our own. But what happens when anger gets so deeply entrenched in our hearts that it turns to bitterness? Drawing on the teaching of Jesus, the...

There is always a danger that even the most extraordinary events can become mere routine. This text helps us to recall the wonderful opportunity at every Mass to meet God in word and sacrament.

The Christian heritage of South Asia stretches back to the time of the Apostles, yet what do most of us know about the saints and holy people of these lands? The history of St Thomas the Apostle, St Francis Xavier and the evangelisation of the region is explored here, along with information on how...

This ebooklet helps the reader gain an insightful understanding of our deepest need to love and be loved, and what place our sexuality has in this important aspect of our lives. The radical inner conversion required by the Gospel joins together the physical and spiritual aspects of the love which...

The crucifix is one of the most important symbols of the Christian faith, a reminder of Christ’s suffering and death on the Cross to save us, a symbol of one of the most important moments in history. Yet how many of us look at, and consider, the cross and its deeper meaning? This eBook provides...