Saints' Lives - Collections
Lives of the Saints
Lives of the Saints
For Every day of the Year
by Fr Alban Butler
Butler's Lives of the Saints is the most revered Catholic book after the Bible, the Missal and The Imitation of Christ. A Saint or two for each day of the calendar. Great for a daily meditation; each life is followed by a "lesson" from the life to help us apply the virtues of the Saint to ourselves. Great for the entire family. Includes famous Saints since Fr. Butler's time; all recounted in the same beautiful, reverent spirit that was his. Impr.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 428 pages
For Every day of the Year
by Fr Alban Butler
Butler's Lives of the Saints is the most revered Catholic book after the Bible, the Missal and The Imitation of Christ. A Saint or two for each day of the calendar. Great for a daily meditation; each life is followed by a "lesson" from the life to help us apply the virtues of the Saint to ourselves. Great for the entire family. Includes famous Saints since Fr. Butler's time; all recounted in the same beautiful, reverent spirit that was his. Impr.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 428 pages
For Every day of the Year
Around the Year Once Upon Time
Around the Year Once Upon Time
by Ethel Pochocki
Ethel Pochocki, whimsically and unforgettably, presents a new set of heavenly friends to readers young and old in this third collection of Once Upon A Time Saints stories. Beginning in the dark of December, the start of the Church Year, there are stories and poems for each month, all bursting with saintly—not to mention angelic—deeds and happenings. Each tale or verse—whether of mystical apparitions in a tiny Irish village or of friars who float in the air or of entire countries single-handedly converted to Christianity—makes it quite plain that heaven doesn't keep to its place at all, but is happily determined to spill over into earthly life—here, there and . . . all around the year.
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Ages: 10 +
Paperback, 212 pages
by Ethel Pochocki
Ethel Pochocki, whimsically and unforgettably, presents a new set of heavenly friends to readers young and old in this third collection of Once Upon A Time Saints stories. Beginning in the dark of December, the start of the Church Year, there are stories and poems for each month, all bursting with saintly—not to mention angelic—deeds and happenings. Each tale or verse—whether of mystical apparitions in a tiny Irish village or of friars who float in the air or of entire countries single-handedly converted to Christianity—makes it quite plain that heaven doesn't keep to its place at all, but is happily determined to spill over into earthly life—here, there and . . . all around the year.
Once Upon A Time Saints More Once Upon A Time Saints
Ages: 10 +
Paperback, 212 pages
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Once Upon a Time Saints
Once Upon a Time Saints
by Ethel Pochocki
These stories, the author explains, are meant to show human and lovable people whose mysterious passion for God led them into preposterous escapades. With an eye on the taste of a child for concrete detail and no apologies for the embroidery of legend, each tale, in a style akin to fairy-tale, sets forth the unique qualities of these wonderful saints.
Saints included:
Ages: 5+
Paperback, 96 pages
by Ethel Pochocki
These stories, the author explains, are meant to show human and lovable people whose mysterious passion for God led them into preposterous escapades. With an eye on the taste of a child for concrete detail and no apologies for the embroidery of legend, each tale, in a style akin to fairy-tale, sets forth the unique qualities of these wonderful saints.
Saints included:
| St Alice (Adelaide of Burgundy) | St Ambrose of Milan | St Anne | St Barbara |
| St Barnaby of Compiegne | St Benedict the Black (of San Fradello) | St Christopher | St Clement I |
| St Comgall | St David of Wales | St Dorothea | St Edward the Confessor |
| St Elizabeth of Portugal | St Felix I | St Genevieve | St Hubert of Liege |
Ages: 5+
Paperback, 96 pages
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More Once Upon a Time Saints
More Once Upon a Time Saints
by Ethel Pochocki
Here are yet more of "those human and lovable people whose mysterious passion for God led them into preposterous escapades." Story-teller Ethel Pochocki follows up her book Once Upon a Time Saints and presents another collection of wildly distinctive saints - from Hyacinth to Zita to Longinus to Kentigern - and readers will again be charmed by the vivid immediacy of their settings. We find out what very real people they were, these saints who lived and breathed in a wold as hard, as wet, as hot, as enticing and as changeful as our own. Yet their heroism is all their own. Ethel Pochocki leads us through their adventures, joys and sorrows to the truly happy ending each one gained.
Saints included
Ages: 5 +
Paperback, size 8.4" x 7", 93 pages
by Ethel Pochocki
Here are yet more of "those human and lovable people whose mysterious passion for God led them into preposterous escapades." Story-teller Ethel Pochocki follows up her book Once Upon a Time Saints and presents another collection of wildly distinctive saints - from Hyacinth to Zita to Longinus to Kentigern - and readers will again be charmed by the vivid immediacy of their settings. We find out what very real people they were, these saints who lived and breathed in a wold as hard, as wet, as hot, as enticing and as changeful as our own. Yet their heroism is all their own. Ethel Pochocki leads us through their adventures, joys and sorrows to the truly happy ending each one gained.
Saints included
| St Hyacinth | St Joan Delanoue | St Joseph of Arimathea | St Kentigern |
| St Longinus | St Martha | St Melangell | St Moses the Black |
| St Nicolas Postgate | St Pharaildis | St Rigobert | St Servulus |
| The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus | St Simeon | St Swithin | St Zita |
| St Adauctus |
Ages: 5 +
Paperback, size 8.4" x 7", 93 pages
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Great Penitents
Great Penitents
by Fr Hugh Francis Blunt, LL.D.
In this selection of more unknown penitents, there is the design to show that every age is the age of penitence; that every day the Prodigal Son is coming back home to his father, in the twentieth century as well as in the third, joyfully testifying to the old truth that it profiteth a man nothing to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul. These men whose stories are told here are witnesses to the wisdom and the beauty of the penitential life. Their sacrifices were heroic. Yesterday their lives a scandal, today an inspiration to all.
Includes lives of:
Paperback, size 7.5" x 5.4" 270 pages
by Fr Hugh Francis Blunt, LL.D.
In this selection of more unknown penitents, there is the design to show that every age is the age of penitence; that every day the Prodigal Son is coming back home to his father, in the twentieth century as well as in the third, joyfully testifying to the old truth that it profiteth a man nothing to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul. These men whose stories are told here are witnesses to the wisdom and the beauty of the penitential life. Their sacrifices were heroic. Yesterday their lives a scandal, today an inspiration to all.
Includes lives of:
| The Fool of God - St John of God | The Jesuates founded by Bl. John Colombini | The Gambler - St Camillus de Lellis | Abbot De Rance |
| Silvio Pellico | Paul Feval | Father Hermann: Musician and Monk | J. B. Carpeaux |
| Francois Coppee | J. K. Huysmans | Paul Verlaine | A Litany of Penitents |
Paperback, size 7.5" x 5.4" 270 pages
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Martyrs of the English Reformation
Martyrs of the English Reformation
by Dr Malcolm Brennan
This is the bloody chronicle of 24 English saints who laid down their lives as a testimony to the truth of the Catholic faith during the English "Reformation." Champion men and women. Inspiring to the young. Find strength in the heroic lives of those who watched the destruction of the Catholic faith in their country. Through their death they planted the seed of restoration.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 166 pages
by Dr Malcolm Brennan
This is the bloody chronicle of 24 English saints who laid down their lives as a testimony to the truth of the Catholic faith during the English "Reformation." Champion men and women. Inspiring to the young. Find strength in the heroic lives of those who watched the destruction of the Catholic faith in their country. Through their death they planted the seed of restoration.
| Chapter 1 St John Houghton St Robert Lawrence St Augustine Wester St Richard Reynolds | Chapter 2 St John Fisher | Chapter 3 St Thomas More | Chapter 4 Bl John Forest | Chapter 5 St Cuthbert Mayne |
| Chapter 6 St Edmund Campion | Chapter 7 St Ralph Sherwin | Chapter 8 St Alexander Briant | Chapter 9 St John Paine | Chapter 10 St Luke Kirby |
| Chapter 11 St Richard Gwyn | Chapter 12 Bl James Fenn | Chapter 13 St Margaret Clitherow | Chapter 14 St Margaret Ward | Chapter 15 St Robert Southwell |
| Chapter 16 St Philip Howard | Chapter 17 St Nicholas Owen | Chapter 18 Bl John Ogilvie | Chapter 19 St Edmund Arrowsmith | Chapter 20 St John Southworth |
| Chapter 21 St Oliver Plunkett |
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 166 pages
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Legends and Stories of Italy
Legends and Stories of Italy
by Amy Steedman
The stories of saints and sinners alike populate the pages of this unique book for children. Under the author's loving touch, these enchanting tales come alive with scenes of old Italy, from the poor but generous Saint Zita in her native Lucca to the captive Turkish Princess Stellante and her beloved Bartolo in prosperous Venice. Each of these widely varied characters must face their own struggle against the selfish desires of this world in order to achieve true happiness, both here and in the hereafter.
The water-colors by Katharine Cameron add infinite charm, and new illustrations enhance the captivating history of these legends and stories.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 175 pages
by Amy Steedman
The stories of saints and sinners alike populate the pages of this unique book for children. Under the author's loving touch, these enchanting tales come alive with scenes of old Italy, from the poor but generous Saint Zita in her native Lucca to the captive Turkish Princess Stellante and her beloved Bartolo in prosperous Venice. Each of these widely varied characters must face their own struggle against the selfish desires of this world in order to achieve true happiness, both here and in the hereafter.
The water-colors by Katharine Cameron add infinite charm, and new illustrations enhance the captivating history of these legends and stories.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 175 pages
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The Book of Saints and Heroes
The Book of Saints and Heroes
by Andrew and Lenora Lang
Marvelous legends and exciting true stories of Christian saints and heroes will provide many hours of delightful reading to believers and non-believers alike!
Read the exciting stories of:
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 342 pages
by Andrew and Lenora Lang
Marvelous legends and exciting true stories of Christian saints and heroes will provide many hours of delightful reading to believers and non-believers alike!
Read the exciting stories of:
| The First Hermits (St Paul the Hermit & St. Anthony of the Desert) | The Roses from Paradise (St Dorothea) | The Saint with the Lion (St Jerome) | Synesius, the Ostrich Hunter (St Synesius) | The Struggles of St Augustine (St Augustine of Hippo) |
| Germanus the Governor (St Germanus of Auxerre) | Malchus the Monk | The Saint on the Pillar | The Apostle of Northumbria | St Columba of Iona |
| Brendan the Sailor | The Charm Queller | Dunstan the Friend of Kings | St Margaret of Scotland | St Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Saint and King | The Preacher to the Birds | Richard the Bishop | Colette | The Apostle of the Japanese |
| The Servant of the Poor | The Founder of Hospitals | The Patron Saint of England |
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 342 pages
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Mysteries, Marvels, Miracles
Mysteries, Marvels, Miracles
In the Lives of the Saints
by Joan Carroll Cruz
Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. Fascinating, hard to put down, and helpful to strengthen one's faith.
This world CANNOT be all there is -- and this book helps to make that truth more REAL to each one of us! An excellent gift book, suitable for all ages. Impr.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 597 pages, 77 Illustrations
In the Lives of the Saints
by Joan Carroll Cruz
Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. Fascinating, hard to put down, and helpful to strengthen one's faith.
This world CANNOT be all there is -- and this book helps to make that truth more REAL to each one of us! An excellent gift book, suitable for all ages. Impr.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 597 pages, 77 Illustrations
In the Lives of the Saints
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Dining with the Saints
Dining with the Saints
The Sinner's Guide to a Righteous Feast
by Michael P. Foley and Rev Leo Patalinghug
Michael Foley’s fans have been devoutly drinking with the saints for years. Now it’s time for dinner! The inimitable theologian and mixologist teams up with the priest and TV chef Leo Patalinghug in a culinary romp through the liturgical year. Want to get closer to the saints while upping your dinner game? Now every meal can be a family feast - with the Saints!
Dining with the Saints brings the Catholic liturgical year to life, pairing over two hundred saints' stories with an irresistible smorgasbord of international recipes.
Craving a breakfast treat? Join St. Benedict and learn to craft Eggs Benedict with Basil Hollandaise in March. Searching for a spicey dinner feast? Uncover the life of St. Catherine of Siena and serve up a delicious Pici Pasta with Pumpkin and Spicy Sausage during the month of April. Tempted by sweets? Honor St. Maria Goretti with Goretti Tiramisu.
Featuring dozens of new and exciting recipes, Dining with the Saints provides an unforgettable feast that sinners and saints will enjoy!
Hardcover, size 9.25" x 7.5", 500 pages
The Sinner's Guide to a Righteous Feast
by Michael P. Foley and Rev Leo Patalinghug
Michael Foley’s fans have been devoutly drinking with the saints for years. Now it’s time for dinner! The inimitable theologian and mixologist teams up with the priest and TV chef Leo Patalinghug in a culinary romp through the liturgical year. Want to get closer to the saints while upping your dinner game? Now every meal can be a family feast - with the Saints!
Dining with the Saints brings the Catholic liturgical year to life, pairing over two hundred saints' stories with an irresistible smorgasbord of international recipes.
Craving a breakfast treat? Join St. Benedict and learn to craft Eggs Benedict with Basil Hollandaise in March. Searching for a spicey dinner feast? Uncover the life of St. Catherine of Siena and serve up a delicious Pici Pasta with Pumpkin and Spicy Sausage during the month of April. Tempted by sweets? Honor St. Maria Goretti with Goretti Tiramisu.
Featuring dozens of new and exciting recipes, Dining with the Saints provides an unforgettable feast that sinners and saints will enjoy!
Hardcover, size 9.25" x 7.5", 500 pages
The Sinner's Guide to a Righteous Feast
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Praying With The Saints - Summer
Praying With The Saints - Summer
(June 21 - Sept. 22)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
(June 21 - Sept. 22)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
“The best way to celebrate the saints is to imitate them. Why not try to live as they did, if only for one day, their day, the day consecrated and blessed by the Church, when they are ‘on duty’ to help us?”—Monsignor Ghika
This book of daily meditations is the second volume released in a four-volume series entitled Praying with the Saints by Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. These books serve as a brief daily guide to following in the footsteps of the saints through the liturgical year as well as on our life-long journey to eternity. The example of a new saint everyday will surely direct and motivate souls to a deeper union with God and a habitual higher level of sanctity.
Begin your day with the following inspiration:
• Life of the Saint
• Brief Meditation
• Prayers
• Thoughts
• Invocations
• and Three Resolutions to aid in concrete, daily, spiritual growth.
If you are looking for a way to integrate prayer or spiritual reading into your daily life or want a daily reminder that sanctity is not only achievable but in fact our sole purpose here on earth then this is a series for you. Short, profound, daily meditations on the saints and the liturgical year by best-selling author Fr. Patrick Troadec.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 240 pages
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$30.00
Patron Saints for Boys
Patron Saints for Boys
by Various
Men need the elevating example of Catholic heroes. Learning from the saints what it is to live and die for the faith is an essential element of a boy's Catholic character development. Start by giving them this easy-to-read compilation of short stories and inspire the boys of today to be the saints that inspire others tomorrow.
Lives of Saints include:
Paperback, size 6" x 4", 248 pages
by Various
Men need the elevating example of Catholic heroes. Learning from the saints what it is to live and die for the faith is an essential element of a boy's Catholic character development. Start by giving them this easy-to-read compilation of short stories and inspire the boys of today to be the saints that inspire others tomorrow.
Lives of Saints include:
| St Andrew, the Apostle | St Charles Borromeo | St Edward, King of England | St Francis of Assisi |
| St George, Martyr | St Henry II, Emperor | St James, the Apostle | St Joseph |
| St Louis, King of France | St Maurice and his companions | St Patrick | St Stephen, King of Hungary |
| St Thomas Aquinas | St William, Abp, Confessor |
Paperback, size 6" x 4", 248 pages
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Praying With The Saints - Winter
Praying With The Saints - Winter
(Dec 21 - Mar 20)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
(Dec 21 - Mar 20)
by Fr. Patrick Troadec
“The best way to celebrate the saints is to imitate them. Why not try to live as they did, if only for one day, their day, the day consecrated and blessed by the Church, when they are ‘on duty’ to help us?”—Monsignor Ghika
This book of daily meditations is the third volume released in a four-volume series entitled Praying with the Saints by Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. These books serve as a brief daily guide to following in the footsteps of the saints through the liturgical year as well as on our life-long journey to eternity. The example of a new saint everyday will surely direct and motivate souls to a deeper union with God and a habitual higher level of sanctity.
Begin your day with the following inspiration:
• Life of the Saint
• Brief Meditation
• Prayers
• Thoughts
• Invocations
• and Three Resolutions to aid in concrete, daily, spiritual growth.
If you are looking for a way to integrate prayer or spiritual reading into your daily life or want a daily reminder that sanctity is not only achievable but in fact our sole purpose here on earth then this is a series for you. Short, profound, daily meditations on the saints and the liturgical year by best-selling author Fr. Patrick Troadec.
Paperback, size 7" x 4.25", 226 pages
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$30.00
Patron Saints for Girls
Patron Saints for Girls
by Various
Young women need the elevating example of Catholic heroines throughout history. It is an essential element of Catholic character development, especially in the modern world.
This easy-to-read compilation of moving short stories will inspire the girls of today to be the saints that inspire others tomorrow.
Lives of Saints include:
Paperback, size 6" x 4", 248 pages
by Various
Young women need the elevating example of Catholic heroines throughout history. It is an essential element of Catholic character development, especially in the modern world.
This easy-to-read compilation of moving short stories will inspire the girls of today to be the saints that inspire others tomorrow.
Lives of Saints include:
| St. Agnes | St. Angela Merici | St. Anne | St. Bridget of Sweden |
| St. Catherine of Siena | St. Cecilia | St. Elizabeth of Hungary | St. Frances of Rome |
| St. Genevieve | St. Helena, Empress | St. Jane Frances de Chantal | St. Margaret of Scotland |
| St. Matilda | St. Rose of Lima |
Paperback, size 6" x 4", 248 pages
Picture Book of Saints #11
Picture Book of Saints #11
by Fr Lawrence G. Lovasik
Saints included in this edition are:
Paperback, size 7" x 5", 32 pages
by Fr Lawrence G. Lovasik
St. Joseph Picture Book Series, Part 11 of 12 books on the "Super-Heroes of God"--commonly known as Saints--by beloved author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D. introduces Catholic children to 15 of the most well-known Saints. Among the features of this book are:
- a full-color illustration of each Saint
- short, easy-to-understand lives of the Saints that offer a window on what made them so special in the eyes of God
- the feast day for each Saint in accordance with the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church
- concluding prayer.
Saints included in this edition are:
| St. Alberic | St. Mutien Marie Wiaux | St. Margaret of Cortona | St. Angela Guerrero |
| St. Clement Mary Hofbauer | St. Hermenegild | St. Wiborada | St. Epiphanius of Salamis |
| St. Madeleine Sophie Barat | St. John of Sahagun | Bl. Osanna of Mantua | St. Macrina the Younger |
| St. Grimonia | St. Eulalia of Merida | Bl. Jutta of Diessenberg |
Paperback, size 7" x 5", 32 pages
Lay Saints: Models of Family Life
Lay Saints: Models of Family Life
by Joan Carroll Cruz
Everyone has dreams and goals that you want to achieve, but the foremost and overarching goal for every catholic, and the only one that brings true happiness, should be to become a saint and enjoy the Beatific Vision. It is a momentous task that can often seem overwhelming and unattainable. Indeed, without the aid of grace it is impossible. But confident hope can be placed in God that He will always provide the grace necessary to accomplish such a feat. The saints in this volume are evidence of this fact and serve as role models for cooperation with the action of God’s grace.
Within this volume are fifty eight saints who achieved holiness as husbands, wives, parents, or youth. Some lived in marital bliss with never a quarrel; others suffered greatly at the hands of their spouse, and many became saints while still at a tender young age. Each of these saints has qualities to be emulated in living as a member of a family, whether patience is needed in bearing with the faults of a spouse, or temperance is needed to check a natural inclination to anger.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 296 pages
by Joan Carroll Cruz
Everyone has dreams and goals that you want to achieve, but the foremost and overarching goal for every catholic, and the only one that brings true happiness, should be to become a saint and enjoy the Beatific Vision. It is a momentous task that can often seem overwhelming and unattainable. Indeed, without the aid of grace it is impossible. But confident hope can be placed in God that He will always provide the grace necessary to accomplish such a feat. The saints in this volume are evidence of this fact and serve as role models for cooperation with the action of God’s grace.
Within this volume are fifty eight saints who achieved holiness as husbands, wives, parents, or youth. Some lived in marital bliss with never a quarrel; others suffered greatly at the hands of their spouse, and many became saints while still at a tender young age. Each of these saints has qualities to be emulated in living as a member of a family, whether patience is needed in bearing with the faults of a spouse, or temperance is needed to check a natural inclination to anger.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 296 pages
The Saints Chronicles Vol 1
The Saints Chronicles Vol 1
by Mark McNabb
The Saints Chronicles bring vividly to life the stories of courageous Christians from the earliest days of Christianity to modern times. All five volumes of this Graphic Novel Series are packed with engaging texts and dramatic images that captivate and inspire readers of all ages.
In this first volume, you'll dive into the life of Christianity's boldest heroes of the Faith, including:
The stirring adventures of these brave Christian souls remind us that God has in mind for each of us a unique mission, worthy of all our imagination and all our daring.
Appealing to readers of all ages, these five Graphic Novels will enhance literacy and promote content retention while introducing Catholic saints in a form that can be enjoyed again and again.
Paperback, size 10.25" x 6.5", 120 pages
by Mark McNabb
The Saints Chronicles bring vividly to life the stories of courageous Christians from the earliest days of Christianity to modern times. All five volumes of this Graphic Novel Series are packed with engaging texts and dramatic images that captivate and inspire readers of all ages.
In this first volume, you'll dive into the life of Christianity's boldest heroes of the Faith, including:
- St. Patrick, a young boy captured by Irish pirates and made a slave, only to escape and later return to convert all of pagan Ireland to Christianity.
- St. Jerome Emiliani, the bold soldier who became a Christian while imprisoned in a dark dungeon, escaping to join the priesthood and lead a life in service to the poor and suffering.
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the wealthy New York widow who made vows of poverty and chastity, creating the very first Catholic schools in the United States and becoming America's first saint.
- St. Henry Morse, the Catholic convert who became a priest and bravely spread the Faith in Protestant England, only to be arrested and martyred for being Catholic.
- St. Joan of Arc, the thirteen-year-old-girl who God called to rally a demoralized army and lead the Catholic French to an overwhelming defeat of the English.
The stirring adventures of these brave Christian souls remind us that God has in mind for each of us a unique mission, worthy of all our imagination and all our daring.
Appealing to readers of all ages, these five Graphic Novels will enhance literacy and promote content retention while introducing Catholic saints in a form that can be enjoyed again and again.
Paperback, size 10.25" x 6.5", 120 pages
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Lay Saints: Martyrs
Lay Saints: Martyrs
by Joan Carroll Cruz
This is the third volume in our Lay Saints series.
“The best souls are they that have been travailed in spiritual business, and find most comfort therein.” — St. Thomas More
In Lay Saints: Martyrs, Joan Carroll Cruz guides you through the lives of seventy-three lay men and women who achieved the heights of sanctity. These inspiring biographies present martyrs who displayed extraordinary fortitude in holding fast to their faith in the midst of great persecution. Find a role model from among these saints as Joan Carroll Cruz explores:
• their acts of fortitude that you can imitate
• the burning love for God displayed by the martyrs
• stories of heroism, self-denial, and trust in God
• how martyrdom and suffering, heroically endured, encourages the faith of others
In this volume are people from all walks of life and time periods who lovingly embraced the opportunity to die for their refusal to renounce the True Faith.
While many people may never get the chance to forfeit their lives for Christ in so dramatic a fashion, these saints should serve as a guiding light in the endurance of the small sacrifices and persecutions of everyday life.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 331 pages
by Joan Carroll Cruz
This is the third volume in our Lay Saints series.
“The best souls are they that have been travailed in spiritual business, and find most comfort therein.” — St. Thomas More
In Lay Saints: Martyrs, Joan Carroll Cruz guides you through the lives of seventy-three lay men and women who achieved the heights of sanctity. These inspiring biographies present martyrs who displayed extraordinary fortitude in holding fast to their faith in the midst of great persecution. Find a role model from among these saints as Joan Carroll Cruz explores:
• their acts of fortitude that you can imitate
• the burning love for God displayed by the martyrs
• stories of heroism, self-denial, and trust in God
• how martyrdom and suffering, heroically endured, encourages the faith of others
In this volume are people from all walks of life and time periods who lovingly embraced the opportunity to die for their refusal to renounce the True Faith.
While many people may never get the chance to forfeit their lives for Christ in so dramatic a fashion, these saints should serve as a guiding light in the endurance of the small sacrifices and persecutions of everyday life.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 331 pages
Saints and Festivals
Saints and Festivals
A Cycle of the Year for Young People
by Mother Mary Salome
Mother Mary Salome wrote a volume of meditations called The Feasts of Mother Church in 1904, covering many of the most important feasts of the Liturgical Year. In 1913, she followed up with Saints and Festivals, adapting portions of her earlier work for a younger audience.
In addition to Christmas, Easter and the stories of well-beloved saints, children will also discover the stories of lesser-known heroes of the Church such as St. Chad, St. Serapion, St. John the Dwarf and St. Hilda of Whitby. Even St. John Cantius finds a home in these pages. Peppered throughout with the imaginative illustrations of Gabriel Pippet, this volume makes a wonderful resource for children to take part in the yearly cycle of the Church.
Age range: 9 - 15
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 264 pages
A Cycle of the Year for Young People
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A Year with the Church Fathers
A Year with the Church Fathers
by Mike Aquilina
Times change, but human nature does not. Neither do the daily struggles that all Christians experience in their walk with the Lord. Today as two thousand years ago we fight anger, pride, lust, spiritual sloth. Now as then we strive to be more diligent in prayer, more faithful to the commandments, more patient and charitable toward others. And in our time, no less than in the earliest centuries of Christianity, we need wise guidance to direct us on the road to holiness.
In A Year with the Church Fathers, popular Patristics expert Mike Aquilina gathers the wisest, most practical teachings and exhortations from the Fathers of the Church, and presents them in a format perfect for daily meditation and inspiration. The Fathers were the immediate inheritors of the riches of the Apostolic Age, and their intimacy with the revelation of Jesus Christ is beautifully evident throughout their theological and pastoral writings: a profound patrimony that is ours to read and cherish and profit from.
Learn to humbly accept correction from St. Clement of Rome. Let Tertullian teach you how to clear your mind before prayer. Read St. Gregory the Great and deepen your love for the Eucharist. Do you suffer from pain or illness? St. John Chrysostom's counsels will refresh you. Do you have trouble curbing your appetite for food and other fleshly things? St. John Cassian will teach you the true way to moderation and self-control.
A Year with the Church Fathers is different from a study guide, and more than a collection of pious passages. It is a year-long retreat that in just a few minutes every day will lead you on a cycle of contemplation, prayer, resolution, and spiritual growth that is guaranteed to bring you closer to God and His truth. From the Church Fathers we should expect nothing less.
Beautiful gift edition, with two-tone ultra soft leatherette cover, ribbon marker, and designed interior pages, size 8.5" x 5.5", 365 pages
by Mike Aquilina
Times change, but human nature does not. Neither do the daily struggles that all Christians experience in their walk with the Lord. Today as two thousand years ago we fight anger, pride, lust, spiritual sloth. Now as then we strive to be more diligent in prayer, more faithful to the commandments, more patient and charitable toward others. And in our time, no less than in the earliest centuries of Christianity, we need wise guidance to direct us on the road to holiness.
In A Year with the Church Fathers, popular Patristics expert Mike Aquilina gathers the wisest, most practical teachings and exhortations from the Fathers of the Church, and presents them in a format perfect for daily meditation and inspiration. The Fathers were the immediate inheritors of the riches of the Apostolic Age, and their intimacy with the revelation of Jesus Christ is beautifully evident throughout their theological and pastoral writings: a profound patrimony that is ours to read and cherish and profit from.
Learn to humbly accept correction from St. Clement of Rome. Let Tertullian teach you how to clear your mind before prayer. Read St. Gregory the Great and deepen your love for the Eucharist. Do you suffer from pain or illness? St. John Chrysostom's counsels will refresh you. Do you have trouble curbing your appetite for food and other fleshly things? St. John Cassian will teach you the true way to moderation and self-control.
A Year with the Church Fathers is different from a study guide, and more than a collection of pious passages. It is a year-long retreat that in just a few minutes every day will lead you on a cycle of contemplation, prayer, resolution, and spiritual growth that is guaranteed to bring you closer to God and His truth. From the Church Fathers we should expect nothing less.
Beautiful gift edition, with two-tone ultra soft leatherette cover, ribbon marker, and designed interior pages, size 8.5" x 5.5", 365 pages