Personal and Spiritual Development

In Consoling Thoughts on Sickness and Death, St. Francis de Sales, the beloved Doctor of the Church, teaches how to grow closer to God through suffering well the most bitter trials.

An excellent guide for the person intent upon gaining Heaven, that Goal of all goals. Written by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Doctor of the Church, it is a book for all, because all are called to the devout life. True devotion to God, the author poin

A short, famous classic on true devotion to Mary--an excellent, easy means of attaining holiness and salvation, a way followed by Popes and Saints, but also perfect for lay people.

True Devotion to Mary With Preparation for Total Consecration

Matters of Life and Death: A Catholic Guide to the Moral Questions of Our Time

This book is both a dialogue and a travelogue, explaining what confirmation does and taking the reader on a journey from the Crusades to the Crimea; from medieval ceremonies of Knighthood to early modern methods of warfare.

It has ever been the practice of the Catholic Church to recommend to her spiritual children the meditation on man’s Four Last Things - death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. Keeping these sobering aspects of human destiny ever before our eyes, we will be that

The Story of a Soul, better known to the English public as The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. the greatest Christian spiritual classics. The Story of a Soul possesses a characteristic common both to the Gospels and The Imitation of Christ

Sermon in a Sentence: St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

This handy little book contains hundreds of direct quotes of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, arranged according to the Christian virtues and other spiritual topics, allowing the reader to encounter his thoughts about the Christian life in a organized manner.

This handy little book contains hundreds of direct quotes of St. John Paul II, arranged according to the Christian virtues and other spiritual topics, allowing the reader to encounter his thoughts about the Christian life in a organized manner.

This handy little book contains hundreds of direct quotes of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, arranged according to the Christian virtues and other spiritual topics, allowing the reader to encounter his thoughts about the Christian life in a organized manner.

The Dark Night of the Soul describes how first the senses, and then the spirit undergo a series of purgation, which aids in bringing it closer to God, and eventually preparing it for union with Him. The individual soul seeks Jesus in a mystical marriage.

Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living