Paraclete Press: 276 books
Little Daily Wisdom
365 Inspiring Bible Verses to Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
365 inspiring Bible verses, designed to bring a life of faith and hope, to live a life confident in God's love. Not only do these daily verses give us strength in the moment, they are designed to be "bite-sized," so that they can be memorized easily. Once we memorize Bible verses, they are...
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Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
This new book by religion scholar Martin Marty, released in time for the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, shows how Martin Luther’s insights still speak to the church today about reconciliation, repentance and the need for "a change of heart." Included are the 95 Theses...
by Fr. John Julian
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The most engaging and complete collection available of this 14th century English mystic The Revelations of Julian of Norwich is the first book written in English by a woman – in this case, by a 14th century recluse who recounts the poignant, subtle, and radical insights granted to her in sixteen...
Give Love and Receive the Kingdom
The Essential People and Themes of English Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
From the greatest living expert on the history of English spirituality comes the most expansive collection ever published of her work. From the spirituality of Cuthbert, to Bede and the Psalter, Anselm the monastic scholar, and the depths of Julian of Norwich, from twelfth-century hermits, through...
Everything is Sacred
A Complete Introduction to the Sacrament of Baptism
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
“The perfect guidebook for curious parents, enthusiastic newcomers, and confused cradle Catholics. Frankly, this is the best book on baptism I’ve ever read.” —James Martin, S.J. author of the New York Times Bestseller, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything Baptism is the beginning of one’s...
by Mark S. Burrows
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
This volume marks the first translation of these prayer-poems into English. Originally written in 1899, Rilke wrote them upon returning to Germany from his first trip to Russia. His experience of the East shaped him profoundly. He found himself entranced by Orthodox churches and monasteries, above...
by St. Augustine of Hippo, Fr. Mark Henninger
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
They that seek shall find him, and those who find shall praise him. The first autobiography ever written, Augustine's Confessions ranks amoung the most profound books in history. But it's more than that; this testament shows how God gives rest to the weary and hope to the hopeless. “This book is...
by Saint Augustine, Saint Catherine of Siena, An Anonymous Monk of the 14th Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
These thematic collections of spiritual teachings from the best Christian writers in history are sure to be popular with book study groups, Centering prayer gatherings, adult Christian formation, and for individual spiritual reading.
by Saint Augustine, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Francis de Sales
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
These thematic collections of spiritual teachings from the best Christian writers in history are sure to be popular with book study groups, Centering prayer gatherings, adult Christian formation, and for individual spiritual reading.
The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others
Loving God, Loving Others
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
When an expert in the law asked Jesus for the greatest commandment, Jesus responded with the Shema, the ancient Jewish creed that commands Israel to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength. But the next part of Jesus' answer would change the course of history. Jesus amended the Shema, giving...
by Thomas a Kempis, Brother Lawrence, Saint Antony of Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
These thematic collections of spiritual teachings from the best Christian writers in history are sure to be popular with book study groups, Centering prayer gatherings, adult Christian formation, and for individual spiritual reading.
Fleeing Herod
A Journey through Coptic Egypt with the Holy Family
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
When the Holy Family fled to Egypt to escape the wrath of King Herod Antipas, they journeyed for three years throughout Egypt, mainly along the Nile, to keep Herod’s agents at bay. Using an ancient 4th century text written by Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria as his guide, Cowan takes the reader...
I told my soul: Finding God with Emily Dickinson
Finding God with Emily Dickinson
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Emily Dickinson is an unlikely patron saint for all who seek or wrestle with God. Looking closely at twenty-five poems, this intimate portrait and personal reflection shows how Dickinson can guide us, through belief and doubt alike, toward God. Many have thought that Dickinson, one of America's greatest...
Endless Life
Poems of the Mystics
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
First published in hardcover as Love’s Immensity, this powerful book of selections from the mystics East and West, rendered into poetry, is now available in paperback for the first time.