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“Nothing will be refused him, neither by Our Lady nor by his glorious son.”
—St. Francis de Sales

Whatever your struggle, petition, or prayer may be, you can always turn to St. Joseph.

The foster father of Jesus and patron of the Universal Church, St. Joseph is our direct line to Jesus. How often have you made use of St. Joseph’s constant intercession on your behalf? 

This paperbound, large print contains every prayer to St. Joseph you need to enrichment your prayer life:

• Novena for a Special Favor
• Litany of St. Joseph
• Prayers for Conversion
• A Happy Death
• And many more!

“I have never known a person to have been truly devoted to St. Joseph and to have rendered him special honor without seeing him advance rapidly in virtue; because the holy patriarch assists with special care those who recommend themselves to him”
—St. Teresa of Avila 

The perfect resource to have in your house, purse, or pocket, this booklet an easy way to improve your prayer life, grow in virtue, and imitate the holiness of St. Joseph himself.

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Becky Feinstein is well-acquainted with unexpected tragedy. Growing up in New York City during the turbulent 1960s, she has already experienced her brother’s death in Vietnam and her family’s gradual drifting apart. So when her closest friend suddenly becomes gravely ill, this nice Jewish girl decides to give her an unconventional gift by lighting a candle in a big gothic church on Lexington Avenue.

Little does she realize, as she passes through the heavy wooden doors of Saint Vincent Ferrer’s, that after this afternoon nothing will ever be the same. For there, lighting a candle for a friend, she discovers someone waiting for her in the “still, quiet place” of her heart . . .

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Some of the most important and necessary building blocks of human life are so often taken for granted: water, air, fire, food . . . We live each day without any sense of gratitude for these blessings that sustain our physical life. And so it is for our spiritual life. The sacraments are the very lifeblood of our soul, yet in the midst of our busy lives, we can fail to understand their power and importance. Without them, we are spiritually dead. With them, the very life of God runs through us.

In this new book from Fr. Matthew Kauth, the Church’s seven sacraments are presented in such a way that no reader will ever again take them for granted. Fr. Kauth brilliantly illuminates not only the scriptural foundation and profound spiritual realities of each sacrament but also the necessity of each as a means to living a happy and fulfilled life that leads to heaven.

Highlights include:

• How the sacraments are anchored in the life and death of Jesus and are the medium through which He pours His life into our souls   
• Discovering the purpose, meaning, and symbolism behind the matter of the sacraments: water, bread, oil, wine, and the rest
• Understanding how Christ administers His sacraments through human hands and what our own role is in receiving them
• How Mary’s strength and fortitude, qualities of hers we don’t normally meditate upon, are a model for Confirmation
• An expert dissection of the instrumentality, effects, elements, character, and fruits of each sacrament
• How the sacrament of marriage reaches all the way back to Genesis but finds its full meaning in the Passion of Jesus

Christ told us, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Stop searching for the treasures of this world that only leave your heart empty, but instead, welcome the treasures He is waiting to give you . . . the treasures of His divine life. 

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It’s hard not to love this book, which employs a diverse cast of characters ranging from C. S. Lewis and Emily Dickinson to Lily Munster and the Great Pumpkin to reveal the historical, hilarious, and even holy origins of the words we use, even though many of us have forgotten what they mean. Join Professor Esolen on this fun yet educational romp through 98 of your soon-to-be-favorite words.

•Learn how and why (to say nothing of when and where) to properly use the word “drunken.” (Hint: not to relay the fact that… “The bridegroom’s mother has drunken a whole bottle of champagne, and is now drawing flowers on the floor with her lipstick.”)
•Appreciate why you don’t want Lily Munster to dust your furniture… at least not in the King’s English.
•And seethe, along with Esolen and other lovers of beauty in language and liturgy, when you see how a mighty angel of God is reduced to the status of a mere messenger boy through bad word choices.

Again and again, you’ll find yourself agreeing with Esolen, who, channeling his inner Boris Badunov (Bullwinkle the Moose’s nemesis, for the philistines and milennials among you), reminds us that “Eees good to know grammar. Eees delight, to play with style. Eees, no?”

Yes, it is! And it also edifying to see just how rooted our language is in the Christian faith, as rooted as once was our culture.

Esolen’s delightful tour of the English language and its roots gives us a window into our shared heritage that sadly we’ve largely forgotten. We won’t tell you what the word referenced in the first sentence above is… but don’t be it. Buy this book. You’ll be glad you did.

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Not since the birth of Christ has an event shaken the foundations of the Western world like the Reformation. Now, 500 years after Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door at Wittenberg—the sound of which served as the thunder presaging the storm to come—Phillip Campbell, author of The Story of Civilization, casts fresh eyes on that
tumultuous time and its most influential characters.
 
It was truly a tumultuous time, filled with heroes, heretics, and some who were a little bit of both. It was a time of destruction and rebuilding. Some sincerely sought reform, while others sought merely to profit by it, and some—perhaps too few—used the events of the time to become saints.
 
In these pages meet as you’ve never met before:
• Martin Luther: The tortured Augustinian monk whose act at Wittenberg called forth the storm
• Thomas Müntzer: The radical who, inspired by the new way of thinking and his own apocalyptic views, sought to use the sword to usher in the reign of God; he would feel the sting of Luther’s words and the bite of the executioner’s blade.
• The queens: Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, who were at different times bastardized and delegitimized by their father Henry VIII, but who each reigned during this period of upheaval. One is known to history by a derogatory epithet, while the other, “bloodier” still, has an epoch named in her honor.
• The popes: Paul III and Pius V, each of whom sought to save what could be saved of Christendom, one through the calling of the Council of Trent, which codified an authentic Catholic Reform, and the other through the calling of a new crusade to fend off the ever-threatening Turks.
• St. Peter Canisius: The man who lived a life of sanctity as he tried to reconcile those who had drifted away back to the Church.
 
Through the lives of those above and others, dramatically unfolded in Campbell’s stirring narrative, learn how the heroes and heretics of the tumultuous sixteenth century shook the world, for better or for worse.
 

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“Peace! Be still!” Mark 4:39

The apostles are trapped in a mighty storm, their fishing boat on the brink of capsizing . . . and Jesus slept. This confused, scared, and even angered the apostles, who could not fight back the storm. But as always, Christ is our model.

In these modern times, we often find ourselves adrift in a storm of stress, anxiety, and chronic busy-ness. We all suffer from it. In these moments, it’s easy to react like the apostles: to panic, to become angry, to be frightened.

But like Christ, we should strive to be still amidst the storm. Here, Conor Gallagher (as a father of 15, no stranger to life’s chaos) helps you reflect upon and cultivate three remedies to the stress of modern life:

• encountering God in the present moment, which requires a stillness of mind, to remain in the moment instead of fretting over past mistakes or future anxieties
• listening to the voice of God, which can only be heard by blocking out the relentless noise of the world and calming our increasingly restless souls
• resting in serene stillness by resisting the stir-crazy spirit of the world and rejecting busy-ness for busy-ness’s sake

In a world that constantly bombards us with noise, this little book offers a wealth of practical advice and real-world guidance on how to cut out stress, anxiety, and worry so that we may rest in the Lord and hear His voice, so that we may be Still Amidst the Storm.

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Help your child connect with the mystery of the Mass and feel like an “official” Mass-goer with this smart-looking, insightful missal. With its sharp black cover, gilt lettering, and gold satin ribbon, this Children’s Missal looks great in any young Catholic’s hands, and its sturdy hardcover and pocket size ensure that it will also withstand stand long, devoted usage. Its 137 full-color illustrations and engaging text are sure to keep your child’s attention focused on following the Mass through each of its steps.

It includes a detailed, fully-illustrated walkthrough of each step of the Latin Mass, but is also applicable to the Novus Ordo, especially with recent revisions to the English translation. Pictures and descriptions of the vessels and vestments used in the Mass, as well as a diagram of the “Plan of the Mass,” help little Catholics understand the function and meaning of everything in the Mass.

This missal also contains colorful gospel stories for all Sundays and feast days of the liturgical calendar to engage your child in the Liturgy of the Word: stories such as “The Birth of Jesus” on Christmas Day, “The Wedding Feast at Cana” for the 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, “Jesus Promises to send the Holy Ghost” on the 4th Sunday of Easter, and over fifty more!

In addition to prayers before and after Holy Communion and Mass, it also has many daily prayers, such as morning and evening prayers; acts of faith, hope, and love; the Stations of the Cross; the Mysteries of the Rosary; a guide to Confession, and more.

Your child will feel involved and part of the Mass, integrated into the Body of Christ and the community of the Church, with the Children’s Missal as his or her aid. 

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Discover the Epic Humanity of the Saints

The saints are not myths or legends, they were people just like us who lived lives of ­epic virtue.

If the saints have never made you laugh or drop your jaw, they will in this book. Bestselling author Shaun McAfee (Reform Yourself!, Filling Our Father’s House) and guest writers illustrate how the saints were not just stone-faced old men. Some of them had quirky habits, outrageous personalities, and did breathtaking deeds…but they all had epic faith.

Their lives were filled with events that push our understanding of charity with intrepid virtue, but at certain points, they lacked common sense and were uproariously funny, too.

Discover the time:

·      A young man known for his spiritual perfection almost blew himself to bits with a cannon.
·      The saint of the Cristero War became a master of disguises to save Christians and hilariously taunt his persecutors.
·      Twin saints conjured dragons and tempests just to preserve vocations of novices.
·      The founder of the Oratorians joked about his own death, just moments before he died.
·      A famous cardinal rejected guaranteed conclave votes to make him pope.
·      A magnificent preacher was— understandably—accused of being insane.

You’ll be filled with faith and laughter as you discover that God truly sends the lowly to do his will on earth, but that over time and with God’s graces, the lowly are lifted the highest—even if they are a little wild, weird, and epically wonderful. 

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When a curious little boy visits the zoo, he learns much more from the animals than his parents might have expected. The fascinating creatures he encounters there provoke in him a rousing round of questions and speculations that will set your child to thinking.

Why has God created and preserved such an entertaining assortment of beasts? As the boy surveys the wonderful critters all around him, at last he discovers God’s wildest wonderment of all—in a moment of joyous self-discovery that your child will share.

Bestselling author Paul Thigpen tells the tale in rollicking, musical verse, with vivid and playful illustrations by artist John Folley that will have your little one begging to read this book again and again.

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A truly remarkable account of the famous German mystic and stigmatist visited by so many GIs after the Second World War. She did not sleep and lived without food or liquid except for daily Eucharist from 1926 to 1962.

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