Written in the 16th century by a reform-minded Carmelite monk, Dark Night of the Soul is a treatise focusing on the metaphor of a dark night to represent a lonely phase in one's personal spiritual life. Saint John was a Roman Catholic mystic and a Spanish poet, and this work reflects his mystical stages toward union with God. Written on a scroll smuggled to him by one of his guards, his songs are the ultimate expression of the spiritual seeker's journey...

Your Special Illustrated & Annotated edition includes: • 11 Brand New Illustrations – in Chisel sequence™ - of St. Thomas Aquinas by generative artist Myron Henkmen! • Bibliography of G.K. Chesterton – Humanities – since 1980 – Harvard format for quick Research • Glossary of Traditional Catholic Terms Here is the Chesterton's brilliant "sketch" of the great Scholastic theologian and Doctor of the Church St. Thomas Aquinas, nicknamed...

In the battle for our children's souls, Catholic parents have a key advantage over the world: our children were made for heaven. God willed us to exist now-in a world that celebrates sin as virtue and punishes Christians as "haters"-as part of His merciful plan. Unbreakable helps Catholic parents raise strong children able to resist the soul-endangering temptation to "get along" to "get ahead" in the world. Recognizing that what occupies our children's...

A Man Sent by God is a fascinating account of the life and times of one of Ireland's most revered holy men. The reader is guided through the various stages of John Sullivan's life from his childhood in Dublin, secondary school at Portora, university education at Trinity College, and his call to the bar in London. This is followed by an account of the second part of his life when he converted to Catholicism, entered the Jesuit order, and lived an ascetic...

This account of the life of St. Mary is the primary source of what we know about her. Allegedly right before her death she recounted her life to St. Zosimas of Palestine, who went on to have his student, Sophronius compose a this volume about her charity and ascetic lifestyle. She remains a popular figure of Egyptian Christianity in the 4th century. This book also includes the original Latin text of Sophronius, as well as the English translation.

Contrariamente a lo que se ha pensado y consta en los libros de historia y crítica literaria, la célebre obra de Juan León Mera, Cumandá (1877), no fue la primera novela ecuatoriana en defender los principios del cristianismo como fundamentos de la nación emergente. Entre 1871 y 1872, Campos Coello (Guayaquil, 1841-1916) publicó por vez primera y por entregas su novela Plácido. Sus acciones, personajes y espacios, inspirados por completo en...

Santa Rosa de Lima es una biografía sobre la santa limeña que abarca además distintos aspectos de la vida de la ciudad entre 1586 y 1617, año del fallecimiento de Isabel Flores de Oliva. Incluye todas las etapas espirituales de la primera santa de América: su formación primera, su evolución intelectual y su concepción teológica, su problemática vocacional, la proyección de su conducta y la realidad de su psicología. Hija de una familia...

Today, most Catholics would be surprised to learn of the long history of scholarship and devotion regarding St. Joseph. Every Catholic should understand the indispensable role that St. Joseph played in the life of the Blessed Virgin and in the life of the Son of God. The humble carpenter, loving husband, and holy father is always interceding on our behalf. The Life and Glories of Saint Joseph will teach you how to know, love, and imitate the...

Pope Benedict XIV, one of the most learned Popes to ascend the throne of St. Peter, once received a missionary from Naples who desired to consult him on a difficult matter. The Pope declined to make a judgment, but said simply: "You have Fr. Liguori at Naples, consult him!" The influence of the saint in his own times as well as ours cannot be understated. He was to the 18th century what Bellarmine was to the 17th, and what Aquinas was to the 13th,...

Monseñor Óscar Romero, arzobispo de San Salvador, dedicó su vida entera al servicio del Evangelio en una sociedad marcada por la opresión y la pobreza, hasta dar la vida, asesinado mientras celebraba la Eucaristía el 24 de marzo de 1980. La Iglesia lo proclamó mártir y lo beatifi có el 23 de mayo de 2015. Óscar Romero supo comunicar, a través especialmente de sus homilías dominicales, la buena noticia de Jesucristo que se hace presente...