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Entries Categorized as 'Saints'

The Legend of Saint Nicholas

Date December 19, 2006

Book Description
From his very first day of life, when he rises from his bath to pray to God, it is clear that Nicholas is a miraculous child with a spiritual destiny. As he grows he is deeply saddened by the sickness, suffering, and death that he witnesses every day. Looking to use his special gifts […]

Man for All Seasons

Date December 13, 2006

This is the acclaimed Academy Award winning drama about the conflict between St.Thomas More and King Henry VIII which is filled with intrigue and courage. Robert Shaw stars as Henry, who wants to divorce his wife in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Only Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) has the courage and conviction to […]

Joseph: Man Closest to Christ

Date December 10, 2006

He was a just man, appointed by God to be the husband of Mary and the chosen father of Jesus. But there is more to St. Joseph than his familiar role at the center of the salvation message. He was a prayerful man, an exemplary worker and a true model of authentic manhood. This […]

Miracle of Saint Nicholas

Date December 3, 2006

Gloria Whelan; illustrated by Judith Brown
It was the day before Christmas in a small Russian village. Alexi’s babushka was telling him what Christmas was like when she was a girl - before the soldiers came. “Our church was as crowded as a pod full of peas. Candles made the church as bright as the […]

The Song of Bernadette

Date December 1, 2006

This is the classic work that tells the true story surrounding the miraculous visions of St. Bernadette Soubirous at Lourdes, France in 1858. Werfel, a highly respected anti-Nazi writer from Vienna, became a Jewish refugee who barely escaped death in 1940, and wrote this moving story to fulfill a promise he made to God. […]

Butler’s Lives of the Saints

Date November 28, 2006

Four volumes of the classic text combine the writing and historical significance of over 2,000 Catholic saints.
Your entire family will find this sensational CD-ROM a beautiful tribute to the martyrs, virgins, bishops, widows, and heroes of our time, their life, death, writings, and historical place in the world. No other single source contains this […]

Works of Love Are Works of Peace

Date November 23, 2006

A Photographic Record
Michael Collopy
More than four years in the making and published with the permission and cooperation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, this large format 224 page book offers the most comprehensive photographic documentation of the apostolic work and prayer life of the Missionaries of Charity yet published. Destined to serve as an […]

Love: A Fruit Always in Season

Date November 23, 2006

Daily Meditations by Mother Teresa
Edited by Dorothy S. Hunt
“Love is a fruit in season at all times and within the reach of every hand. Anyone may gather it and no limit is set. Everyone can reach this love through meditation, prayer, sacrifice and an intense inner life.” - Mother Teresa
These daily meditations of […]

Padre Pio: Miracle Man

Date November 23, 2006

This movie captures the Capuchin friar’s intense faith and devotion, and deep spiritual concern for others, as well as his great compassion for the sick and suffering. It reveals the amazing details and events in Padre Pio’s life as a boy and throughout his 50 years as a monk, dramatizing the frequent attacks of […]

John Paul the Great

Date November 22, 2006

Maker of the Post-Conciliar Church
William Oddie, Editor
A distinguished list of Catholic writers present their unique insights on the extraordinary achievements of the 25 years of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate. This prestigious group of writers make a strong case that this has not been merely an exceptional pontificate but one of the few […]