Paraclete Press: 276 books
End of Suffering: Finding Purpose in Pain
Finding Purpose in Pain
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Received an Award of Merit from Christianity Today, 2009 and chosen as one of the Top 10 Religion Books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly Is there meaning in our afflictions? With the thoughtfulness of a pilgrim and the prose of a poet, Scott Cairns takes us on a soul-baring journey through "the puzzlement...
Heaven Bound
Creating a Funeral or Memorial Service for Your Pet
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
This gentle, instructional book will help anyone create a funeral or memorial service for their beloved pet, and create opportunities to share memories, to laugh, to cry, and to record these feelings in the pages of this book. As the book says: "Don't worry about what others may think. Surround yourself...
Merton & Waugh
A Monk, A Crusty Old Man, and the Seven Storey Mountain
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
From 1948 to 1952 the lives of Trappist monk Thomas Merton and British novelist Evelyn Waugh were closely intertwined. During these years, Waugh became enthusiastic about American Catholicism, and in particular, monasticism as seen through the eyes of the author of The Seven Storey Mountain. He agreed...
by Brother Ugolino Boniscambi
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
These stories of St. Francis and his first followers have inspired millions of people over the centuries. Since they were first committed to paper, they have motivated people to become better followers of Jesus (not St. Francis). For that reason, they have endured unlike any other early Franciscan...
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words
The Essential Writings
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Biographies of St. Francis will only take you so far. It’s impossible to truly understand him without reading his writings. Sweeney has compiled all of the ones that we are most certain come from Francis himself, including his first Rule of life, the Rule he wrote for the Third Order, letters to...
God Alone is Enough
A Spirited Journey with Teresa of Avila
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
No one can teach a Christian to pray, like Teresa can. This lively little book introduces postmodern readers to one of Christianity's most endearing prayer warriors, and guides them through her most radical teachings. Here, Teresa of Avila is not a lofty, inaccessible saint; she's a companion, taking...
Butler's Lives of the Saints
Concise, Modernized Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
There is no greater authority on the saints than Alban Butler, and his enormous research has been the standard reference on the subject for the last two and a half centuries. This new adaptation of Butler's multi-volume Lives of the Saints presents a modernized text for today's reader and provides...
The Road to Assisi
The Essential Biography of St. Francis: 120th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Originally published in French in 1894, Sabatier’s was the first modern biography of Francis of Assisi. It was a worldwide bestseller, and in 2003 when this new edition was first published, it again sold more than 60,000 copies and was a selection of History Book Club. This new 120th anniversary...
Ireland's Saint
The Essential Biography of St. Patrick
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Explore Patrick's place in history, the spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire, how Patrick first came to Ireland, the influence of the earlier Palladius on Patrick's work, political and social conditions at that time, and the spiritual battles with the Druids. This 21st century edition now...
Billy Graham
An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Just in time for the first anniversary of Billy Graham’s death, Allison’s reflection on the life and work of America’s pastor is now available in paperback. New preface by the author, new to this edition. Billy Graham said, “You have no idea how sick I get of the name Billy Graham, and how...
by Jean-Pierre de Caussade
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
"The will of God has nothing but sweetness, grace, and treasures for the surrendered soul" This inspirational classic was compiled more than a century after the death of its author, the French Jesuit, Jean-Pierre de Caussade. Gathered from the notes, discussions, and letters that he left...
Faithfully Yours
The Amazing Bond Between Us and the Animals We Love
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
With inspiring stories of devotion, protection, healing, compassion, and faith, Faithfully Yours explores why we love animals so much. You will meet: A schnauzer that rescued his owner after a devastating lighting strike. A 40-foot whale that shocked her rescuers when she helped to save a baby whale...
How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job: An Invitation to Oblate Life
An Invitation to Oblate Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
You don't have to live in a monastery in order to live like a monk. Oblates are everyday people with jobs, families, and other responsibilities. Sometimes they are Catholic, sometimes not. In today's hectic, changing world, being an oblate offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of an established monastic community.
Doors to the Sacred
Everyday Events as Hints of the Holy
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Through her unique gift for storytelling, combined with profound spiritual insight, Sr. Bridget Haase’s Doors to the Sacred will invite readers to open the door to the room of daily experience, stand under its ceiling of providence, walk the floors of faith, and explore its nooks and crannies of...