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In this fascinating, eye-opening book, Adam Blai offers a uniquely comprehensive, careful, and thoughtful exploration of miracles, the Church's process of approving them, and the telltale signs of demonic counterfeits.

In this beautiful, first-of-its-kind book, Nicole guides you through the steps involved in cultivating your personal style that celebrates your unique genius, mission, and vocation and that's reflective of a Catholic worldview.

Decades before secularism and atheism wrested control of our institutions and took to the streets, the late Cardinal Jean Danielou foresaw their ominous ascent. While most of the Church was reveling in the optimism of Vatican II, Cardinal Danielou courageously sounded the alarm over the rise of these twin evils and the damage they would inflict on the Church and culture.

In this charming sequel to his bestselling book, Our Lady's Wardrobe, Anthony DeStefano introduces Catholic children to more well-known images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Only this time, he doesn't use Our Lady's clothes to teach children about the Mother of God, but rather, he gives kids a peek into her own personal "picture book."

To navigate the inevitable ups and downs of our spiritual lives, countless souls have found comfort and guidance in St. Ignatius of Loyola's Rules for Discernment. For the past forty years, popular retreat master and author Fr. Timothy Gallagher has been at the forefront of making St. Ignatius's Rules understandable and applicable to hundreds of thousands of Catholics seeking greater sensitivity to the "movements" of their souls. Now Fr. Gallagher returns with a more focused mission: to help you apply these rules to your role as a husband or a wife. In Discernment of Spirits in Marriage, Fr. Gallagher aims to free you from discouragement and assist you in finding peace in your spiritual life and in your marriage. He will help you determine what is of God and what is not and will show you how the enemy works to discourage you in your daily spousal interactions in order to undermine both your spiritual growth and your marital bond. Best of all, you'll learn what to do about it! With St. Ignatius and Fr. Gallagher as your guides, you'll learn: How to identify and remove spiritually harmful habits The eleven forms of spiritual desolation "€" and the four things you must do to combat it Why God permits spiritual dryness The easiest way to resist temptation Your marriage's most vulnerable place "€" and how to strengthen it The four tactics of the enemy "€" and the grace-filled responses you can offer to each. The five ways in which God strengthens husbands and wives who seek to grow spiritually

In these powerful pages, Timothy Gordon argues that Christ did more than establish a clerical patriarchy - an all-male priesthood. He also created a lay patriarchy of male householders who act as priests, prophets, and kings of their families.

Celebrated Catholic scientist Dr. Gerard Verschuuren explores and synthesizes the various scientific studies conducted on the Shroud -including those analyzing DNA, blood, carbon, pollen, textile, and anatomical issues - as well as its storied history.

The Enlightenment was a complex cultural movement that radically transformed both religion and society "¬‚¬" a movement Christians fended off when, in the name of "reason," the Church in France was dethroned in a most bloody and utterly unreasonable way. The Enlightenment also ushered in a wave of genuine Christian inspiration and reform, however, and it opened vast new avenues for the faith to flourish. In this compelling and edifying book, scholar Joseph Stuart investigates this paradox, masterfully exploring the tense interaction of the Enlightenment and Christianity as two cultures, two lived realities, and two overlapping ways of life. On page after page, you'll see that the "Age of Reason" was more than just merciless confrontation between reason and religion. Indeed, it brought forth many Christians "¬‚¬" including "the Enlightenment Pope," Benedict XIV, and groups of coffee-drinking monks "¬‚¬" who embraced both faith and reason as powerful tools for strengthening Church and society. In other cases, culture-changing Christians such as John Wesley and St. Louis de Montfort opted simply to sidestep the Enlightenment by building up Christian culture from within "¬‚¬" a strategy that led to the explosion of powerful evangelical movements across the world. In Rethinking the Enlightenment, Dr. Stuart demonstrates that the three primary strategies Christians employed during the Enlightenment "¬‚¬" conflict, engagement, and retreat "¬‚¬" are time-tested methods that should be employed in our own anti-Christian age. Conflict without engagement is senseless; engagement without conflict is weak; and without retreat, both strategies lack wisdom. If we pursue all three today with the help of the Holy Spirit, then a tough, intellectually sophisticated, and evangelically oriented Christianity can emerge "¬‚¬" just as it did in the tumultuous Age of the Enlightenment.

The Spider That Saved Christmas tells the tale of what happened to the Holy Family on their way to Egypt after receiving the message of the angel. When Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are in danger of being discovered and harmed by Herod's murderous soldiers, a cave-dwelling spider named Nephila risks her and her children's safety to help her hallowed visitors. Majestically illustrated by artist Randy Gallegos, EWTN host Raymond Arroyo's moving story sheds new light on a family of Golden Silk Orb Weavers, whose silk is considered the most precious of all and is displayed at Christmastime in the sparkling tinsel that glints from evergreen trees the world over. After reading this book, you'll always remember Nephila in the twinkling tinsel. Though small and feared, she met divinity and reflected His light as only she could. Like each of us ]¬‚¬] she was there for a reason.

It is no longer permissible to have an honest conversation about Islam. Those who warn about Islam's threat to our way of life are dismissed as racists and xenophobes by social elites and even by many in the Catholic hierarchy. For centuries, the Catholic Church served as a bulwark against Islamic expansion. Today the Church is an enabler of Islam, encouraging mass migration into the West and portraying Islam as a peace-loving religion that has nothing to do with terrorism. In this highly informative, hard-hitting book, Catholic author William Kilpatrick pulls no punches in courageously confronting the threats posed by Islam. He shows how Muslim activists are employing the same tactics that led to the meteoric rise of the LGBT movement and how they have systematically infiltrated the government, media, business, schools, and even churches. He explains how Western self-hatred and political correctness makes jihad possible, and he reveals how the media conceals and covers up for atrocities committed in the name of Islam. In many European countries, you can be arrested for criticizing Islam. Meanwhile, desecration of churches is on the rise, police fear to enter Muslim zones, and London has become the acid-attack capital of the world. Europe is slowly capitulating to Islam, writes Kilpatrick, and the same can happen here if we don't wake up in time.

In the Church's calendar, every day is special because it is a feast for Jesus, Mary, and the saints! In Day-by-Day Coloring Book of Saints: Volume II, children can once again befriend a new saint each day as they color in a full-page image of the saint while listening to their parents read the faith hero's story aloud. Drawing from the liturgical calendar"€"this time from July through December"€"this captivating coloring book showcases the lives of holy men and women from the early Church to the modern day. Children will encounter saints from around the world, including fascinating characters such as St. Pius X, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Martha, and renowned favorites such as St. George, St. Clare, St. Juan Diego, and St. Mary herself. By coloring and reading Day-by-Day Coloring Book of Saints, children will learn that each saint has a special day when we remember and celebrate their lives so that we can imitate them in this world and follow them into eternal life in the next.

Among advocates of the Catholic Faith, none is more respected or more beloved today than Father George Rutler, whose wise and witty books command a worldwide audience of loyal readers delighted by his clear, compelling catechesis. These carefully chosen extracts from Father Rutler's writings highlight the range and brilliance of the enlightened thinking that has made Father such a treasured icon. Here, in what amounts to a distillation of a lifetime's work, are all of the qualities that admirers of Father Rutler have come to prize: his deep and consistent faith, his incisive sense of history, his sharp wit, his pastoral solicitude for the spiritual well-being of his readers, and his ebullient dedication to the salvation of souls. In our day, many Catholic apologists have dwelt on the essential joy of Our Lord and Savior and His care for our eternal happiness, but none have done so with anything like the wit and wisdom of Father Rutler. For readers looking for a book that will not only instruct and inspire but also charm and delight, The Wit and Wisdom of Father George Rutler will become an indispensable, classic companion.

This inspiring story begins when the Holy Family is set upon by roadside thieves. Jesus is a young boy-and the lead bandit is the Bad Thief. His accomplice is a young man named Dismas, later the Good Thief.

In her celebrated 700-page spiritual Diary, St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) tells of her many visions of Jesus and her conversations with Him. For years now, best-selling and award-winning author Susan Tassone has lived in the thrall of that spiritual classic, recently drawing forth from its rich mystical depths 365 meditations. Each meditation features Jesus' words to Faustina, to which Tassone has added a short original reflection and a prayer to help you hear and live by Jesus' words as if they had been spoken directly to you. From these pages, you'll discover the mercy, love, and compassion of the Lord that's available for you -- day by day, each day of the year. In Jesus Speaks to Faustina and You, you'll learn: --The amazing depths of Jesus' infinite, unfathomable love for you --Ways to heal your family through the mystery of God's mercy --How to develop stronger, deeper, more effective daily prayers --How to increase your awareness of and response to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit --How to overcome temptations -- all of them! --That purgatory is real, important ... and a blessing --How you can use the Divine Mercy Chaplet for all your needs, including overcoming despair, converting sinners, appeasing God's anger, comforting the dying, and finding solace in the midst of suffering --How to become a saint by learning from the Saint of Mercy, a woman who spent her life -- day by day -- learning about infinite love and the compassion of God, who is Divine Mercy --And much more!

With warmth, understanding, and pastoral skill, Fr. Timothy Gallagher provides here a hopeful invitation to all who struggle to overcome the greatest obstacle of all in the spiritual life: discouragement. Our enemy actively exploits our vulnerabilities, shrewdly leading us time and again into an overwhelming sense of disturbance. But Fr. Gallagher pulls the curtain back on the wiles of the devil, offering gentle reflections that are remarkably effective in lightening the burdens of your day-to-day spiritual life. You'll learn practical ways to find peace amid your spiritual struggles, and patience in the face of even the most intense trials. Best of all, you'll learn how to profit spiritually from the afflictions that beset you. Each reflection in these pages begins with a quotation by Venerable Bruno Lanteri, the holy founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, whose wisdom has guided the uncommonly insightful spirituality of Fr. Gallagher. In these pages, you will learn: --What to do when you have reached the point of despair --How to evade sadness, melancholy, and temptation --Ways you can be joyful even when you do not feel mirth --How to leave the sins, weaknesses, and failures of your past to God's mercy --How to recognize the enemy, even when he presents himself under the appearance of good --What is holy presumption, why you want it, and how to get it --The five benefits you'll derive from regular Confession --How each part of the Mass corresponds to an affection of the heart --Proven techniques for waging warfare against negative moods There is no shame in spiritual desolation. Fr. Gallagher reminds us that the greatest of saints suffered from this affliction. The key is to learn how to draw closer to God in life's darkest moments. Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement is a call to hope . . . a call to solace in time of suffering . . . and a call to stand tall in times of affliction.

The Seed who Was Afraid to be Planted introduces children to a tiny seed content to remain in his safe, cozy drawer with the other seeds. Suddenly, a day comes when the gardener who lives in the mansion takes the seed from his drawer and plants him in the ground. Faced with his biggest fear, the seed undergoes a miraculous experience that changes his life forever. Beautifully illustrated and written in simple but delightful verse, The Seed who was Afraid to be Planted reminds us all that no matter how small or scared we may be, God has great plans for us -- plans even more wonderful than we can imagine.

I've given thousands of lectures around the country to engaged, thoughtful, curious university and church audiences and have always made it a practice to allow for as many questions as possible. Here are the most interesting ones I've been asked, and the answers I gave. Of course, as real questions from real people, they're an eclectic mix, ranging from questions about God and sex and sin and suffering to those about heaven, my favorite movies, even surfing! Some of the questions and answers are easy, some hard; some profound, some silly; some tragic, some funny; most of them thought-provoking and all of them, I hope, entertaining.

"We can do nothing against you because you are too protected!" So declared a frustrated host of devils to Father Gabriele Amorth, the priest exorcist in Rome who spent thirty years battling the Devil and his minions by performing more than a hundred thousand exorcisms. At the same time, he deftly used modern media to awaken our disbelieving modern culture -- and even the Church -- to the reality of the Devil and his nefarious actions at all times and everywhere. In these eye-opening pages, angelologist Father Marcello Stanzione tells the story of the life of Father Amorth, and includes, as well, not merely many anecdotes about his exciting life but also long excerpts from various interviews Father gave to the media, religious and secular. By means of those interviews, you'll learn firsthand from Father Amorth many forgotten truths about the Devil and his ways, and in particular the devious methods he has adopted in recent years to corrupt believers and unbelievers alike. It's simple to spot them, argues Father Amorth here, and simple even to resist them. "We can do nothing against you because you are too protected!" said the devils that Father Amorth battled. Let Father Amorth teach you in these pages how you can be protected too!

Experience the rousing adventures of some of history's greatest saints. Their lives, depicted here in spectacular graphics, demonstrate that living our true faith is never dull but demands heroic courage and tireless strength.

The Saints Chroniclesbring vividly to life the stories of courageous Christians from the earliest days of Christianity to modern times. All four collections of this Graphic Novel are packed with engaging texts and dramatic images that captivate and inspire readers of all ages.In this third collection, you'll dive into the life of Christianity's boldest heroes of the Faith, including:Saint Anthony of PaduaSaint AvaSaint SamsonSaint Bernadetteand Saint Charles of Lwanga The stirring adventures of these brave Christian souls remind us that God has in mind for each of us a unique mission, worthy of all our imagination and all our daring.Appealing to readers of all ages, these Graphic Novels will enhance literacy and promote content retention while introducing Catholic saints in a form that can be enjoyed again and again.

These pages bring you a beautiful collection of spiritual treasures drawn from the celebrated Diary of Catholic visionary and mystic, St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938).Arranged by an award-winning and best-selling Catholic author Susan Tassone into a handy, day-by-day form, these selections from Faustina's writings on Divine Mercy revealed to her over the years in mystical conversations with Jesus himself will help you do what Jesus told Faustina he wants you to do: trust completely in His mercy and show mercy to others.By means of these daily readings, you'll come to know and be enriched by St. Faustina's Secrets of Sanctity, awakening in you the qualities of Divine Mercy that Jesus himself infused into Faustina's soul: mercy (of course), but also trust, humility, and peaceful acceptance of God's will for you.Since her death just over 80 years ago, St. Faustina has been a source of strength and inspiration for millions of souls across the globe, including St. John Paul II who canonized her in the year 2000. Today, she can begin bringing you, too, the strength and inspiration you need.In Day by Day with St. Faustina, you'll learn how to:Grow daily closer to Christ in the Eucharist.Use your suffering to help others, including the souls in purgatory.Grasp the striking details of Faustina's mystical experiences, prophecies, and revelations and discover what they mean for you in particular.Soon you'll begin to experience in your soul the graces that were poured into hers.You'll find yourself becoming, like Faustina, an Apostle of Mercy, teaching others by word and example about the infinite love and compassion of God, who is Divine Mercy.

For the Love of Food, the Church, and Her Saints! From traditional Cottage Pie on St. Patrick's Day to Basque Lamb Stew on the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, the delicious recipes in this unique cookbook will excite your senses, awaken in you greater love for the saints, and bring Catholic festivity into your home. Here you'll find brief saints biographies and ideal accompanying dishes tied to the liturgical feasts of the Church. From this exceptional cookbook, your family will receive triple nourishment: for body, mind, and spirit. In it, you'll encounter: Scores of exciting dishes from dozens of countries, including Ethiopia, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Korea, Scotland, France, Greece, and Sweden Sixty fascinating saints biographiesA comprehensive list of celebratory cookies for feast days throughout the year Many traditional recipes, including Roman Honey Cake, Hungarian Goulash Soup, and even Papal Cream Cake (a favorite of St. John Paul II) A handy index to help you find just the kind of dinner you need tonight A carefully categorized shopping list for each recipe, to save you time in the store Gathered by Alexandra Greeley, a professional chef and author of thirty-five cookbooks, and Fernando Flores, a world traveler and aficionado of all things relating to food and faith, each of these succulent recipes has been home-tested by our team of Christian mothers and their families. With the help of Cooking with the Saints, you'll turn every Christian feast into a joyous, faith-filled occasion, bringing your family gastronomic delight and spiritual enrichment throughout the year. Among the saints celebrated in this book, you'll meet: > St. Anselm of Canterbury St. Basil the Great St. Brigid of Kildare St. Catherine of Siena St. Damien of Molokai St. Isidore the Farmer

Jesus taught that if we are to call ourselves Christians, we must deny ourselves, pick up our cross, and follow him. But what does denying ourselves look like? How exactly must we carry our cross? And what does He mean when He says we must lose my life in order to save it? In these pages, Vicki Burbach explains that while Christ's words are challenging, he isn't asking us to pick up our cross because he is vindictive or twisted, nor because He wants to see us suffer. It's because sacrifice is the greatest manifestation of love, and He created our souls in order to love and be loved. In our materialistic and secular world, we have lost the art of sacrifice - an art that connects us with the very root of our souls. That's why this book is so vitally important today.

Faith is essential to our spiritual growth yet, too often, good Catholics hold misconceptions about faith's meaning or role "€" misconceptions that can lead to spiritual stagnation. In these pages, Fr. Wojciech Giertych, OP, Theologian of the Papal Household, corrects prominent errors and clearly articulates what faith is, how it works, and how it may expand, or wither, within our soul. He explains that the initial moment "€" the spark "€" of faith which ignites our entire spiritual life comes first from God. Because faith is a divine gift that is alive, we can explore the laws of its development and learn the principles of its nourishment in order to fully live a life of faith that influences our intellectual and moral life. Fr. Giertych's moving and practical reflections on the spiritual life bring ancient wisdom to bear on our modern age, teaching what it really means to have and grow in faith. You'll come to understand the proper relationship between faith and reason, and you'll deepen your understanding of the role of prayer in the life of faith. Best of all, The Spark of Faith will help you focus your attention on God as the fundamental source of all the spiritual goods we need and cherish. Fr. Giertych has served as the Theologian of the Papal Household for two popes. His is wisdom you can trust.