This Spanish-language Prayer Book is on coated card stock to last for many years of devotional use with specially provided artwork throughout. The booklet, Our Lady of Charity, with a picture of Our Lady of El Cobre on the front cover, contains prayers that honor Our Blessed Mother, Patroness of Cuba, as she appeared to…
The Large Type Edition of Christian Prayer is the official one-volume edition of the internationally acclaimed Liturgy of the Hours. This version of Christian Prayer contains the complete texts of Morning and Evening Prayer for the entire year but not music or the Office of Readings. Does include the Large Type Editions of the current…
With Las Vidas de los Santos, Catholic Book Publishing presents a Spanish edition of the best-selling Lives of the Saints with a saint for each day of the year. The saints lives are arranged according to their feast days on the liturgical calendar. Attractively illustrated, this book is durably bound in brown cloth. 528 pages.
The story of the first Pope to resign in over 700 years. Pope Benedict made history by being the first Pope in over 700 years to resign from office. The Catholic Church the world over was stunned. Worn out by corruption in the Church and by an endless series of clerical sex scandals, he decided that the resolution…
“In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato…
Create An Embargo On Embarrassment With the Guide Few things are more publicly embarrassing than stumbling over a word during the readings at Mass. Avoid a fiasco by learning the correct pronunciation of hundreds of biblical names with Lector s Guide to Biblical Pronunciations, Updated. This very popular bestseller has been completely updated and expanded to…
Timeless words from the pen of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen inspire the heart and imagination as readers embark on a Lenten journey toward a better understanding of their spiritual selves. Covering the traditional themes of Lent–sin and salvation, death and Resurrection, sorrow and hope, ashes and lilies–these 50 passages and accompanying mini-prayers offer readers a…
G. K. Chesterton is one of the few Christian thinkers admired and quoted equally by Christians of all types and even by non-Christians. Each daily reflection in this book–from Ash Wednesday through the Second Sunday of Easter–begins with thoughts from the finest writings of Chesterton on an appropriate theme and supported by Scripture, a prayer,…
Compiled by John V. Kruse, Ph.D. Beloved Pope John Paul II was one of the most popular and inspirational religious figures of our time. In Lent and Easter Wisdom from Pope John Paul II, the late Holy Father s thought-provoking words lead readers through a journey of conversion throughout the season.Each daily reflection–from Ash Wednesday…
By Maurice J. Nutt, C.Ss.R.Saint Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, was a musician, painter, and one of the most prolific writers of his time. A humble man who deeply loved Jesus, he is recognized as a doctor of the Church and patron saint of confessors, moral theologians, and those…
By Judith Sutera, OSBFor over 1,500 years, believers from all Christian traditions have looked to St. Benedict, the patriarch of Western monasticism, for spiritual wisdom. And rightly so: his rule has shown how one may experience a simple, holy, and common sense life, despite the increasingly busy pace of our daily existence.The latest addition to…
Compiled by John KruseAlthough they lived nearly 800 years ago, Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi serve as excellent guides for the modern Lenten journey. Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi abandoned their comfortable lifestyles and embraced lives of poverty, humility, and penance to better follow the call to Christian discipleship. Both saints…
Take a journey through Lent with St. Ignatius of Loyola as the wisdom of this great saint deepens your passion for Christ. Fr. Connor, SJ, offers a selection of readings from St. Ignatius, illuminated by Scripture and his own insight into Ignatian spirituality for the modern Christian. Each day provides you with words from the…
Let the words of Trappist monk Thomas Merton lead you through the holy season of Lent and into Easter. The author was known for his journaling skills. With that in mind, the daily format includes an explanation of one facet of the season, followed by Mertons writings, appropriate Scripture passages and a daily journal topic…
Spend this Lent and Easter in the good company of popes past and present. As Pope Clement XIII said in a 1759 encyclical, Easter is the celebration by which alone the dignity of all other religious occasions is consecrated. These reflections, homilies, and special messages from Holy Fathers down through the ages will inspire you…
Based on the popular spiritual healing program designed by Bob Schuchts and the John Paul II Healing Center, Lenten Healing offers a twist to traditional Lenten fasting: instead of giving up chocolate, give up your sin. This daily Lenten devotional offers a unique approach to fasting, helping you reexamine the psychological and spiritual roots of sin in…