Stumbling Into Grace: How We Meet God in Tiny Works of Mercy

Mary Pezzulo

Despite chronic illness, poverty, discrimination, and the cruelty she encountered, Pezzulo began tripping over God in the tiny works of mercy she offered to others and received herself. She shows us how we also can meet God in the smallest acts of love. She shows how the works of mercy have become her anchor in turbulence and calm sorrow and joy, overcoming despair and bringing enduring hope. Now she shares with you how to live the works of mercy in your own life.

2021    160 pages    R295.00

The Mysticism of the Present Moment: Embodied Spirituality

José Tolentino Mendonça

Offers a spirituality of the present moment that involves the senses and the body in the expression of faith. The book shows how our body, through the senses, opens us to the presence of God in the moment. He traces a new path in many ways that open up perspectives that resonate with modern aspirations and sensitivities.

2021    176 pages    R460.00

Beheading Hydra: A Radical Plan for Christians in an Atheistic Age

Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Shows how atheism manifests itself today through sixteen “isms” that cloak the actions of the antichrist, who seethes with pure hatred of God and His truth. The book lays out a plan of action to behead the Hydra that calls for neither direct conflict nor even dialogue, but creative subversion. You’ll discover what this means along with the powerful and practical actions you and your friends can take now. You’ll also learn how to acquire the grace needed to see clearly the problem and the solutions.

2021    240 pages    R525.00

Answering God's Call: A Scripture-Based Journey for Older Adults

Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee uses Scripture-focused prayer to help readers connect with some of our elder saints and consider what God reveals to us through their lives. We will spend time with Anna and Abram, Simon’s mother-in-law and Namaan the Syrian, a widow, a leper, a king, and a late-in-life mother-to-be, among others, who will open for us the calls to trust, humility, stillness, forgiveness, service, radical change, letting go, choosing, caregiving ...

2021   124 page    R215.00

God's Great Story and You

William A. Barry SJ

Father Barry presents a Biblically based guide for readers to understand and use God’s gifts to bring about heaven, peace, and unity on earth.

2021    112 pages    R249.50

I Am with You: Lessons of Hope and Courage in Times of Crisis

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

Offers a powerful message on God’s grace and the healing power of Jesus to get us through tough and turbulent times.

Drawn from sermons and writings offered during the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the book provides hope, and h aling  for anyone suffering through illness, grief, job loss, isolation, or anxiety.

2021    112 pages    R215.00

The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness: Ten Steps to Healing

Marina Berzins McCoy

Marina McCoy delves into the principles of Ignatian spirituality and uses gentle honesty to lay out 10 steps toward forgiveness.
Each chapter offers stories, real-life steps to take, and a powerful prayer for healing.

2020    144 pages    R235.00

Love Never Fails: Living the Catholic Faith in Our Daily Lives

Donald Hying

Addresses both perennial and current issues facing Catholics in the world today. Ranging from the interior life of prayer and devotion to the practicalities of evangelization and virtue, Bishop Hying offers contemporary and practical insights into the depths of the Catholic faith and how to live it with heroism and humility. He gives a particular focus on the person of Jesus Christ; his identity, mission, and presence in our lives.

2021    187 pages    R297.50

Little Lessons from the Mystics: 52 Simple and Surprising Ways to Experience the Mysteries of Faith

Bob Burnham

Provides brief stories from mystics’ lives to help us make connections, learn lessons, and begin our own mystical practices. Organized by the main mysteries of our faith: the Incarnation, the Paschal Mystery, the People of God, and the Most Holy Trinity, this book offers a perspective on mystics and mysticism.

2021    240 pages    R199.50

On Retreat with Henri Nouwen: Engaging Life's Big Questions

Chris Pritchett, Marjorie Thompson

Who am I? Who is God? How do I know God loves me? Where is God when suffering surrounds me? How can I find interior peace in anxious, troubled times? This retreat experience encourages you to profoundly reflect on these five questions. Here, you will find connections to contemporary life, points for reflection, prayer-pauses for contemplation, and prompts for engaging in your own spiritual quest.

 2021    176 pages    R365.00

Blessed: 80 Beautiful Inspirations

These 80 meditations from saints and great minds of the Church give insight into the Beatitudes. Authors include St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Benedict XVI, Fr. Walter Ciszek, Dorothy Day, and many more. Meditations are grouped in 8 chapters—one for each Beatitude. Each chapter is adorned with beautiful illustrations.

2020    192 pages    R415.00

Daily Lenten Journey: Forty Days to Easter Joy

Charlotte Grossetête  

Invites you to follow a daily liturgical reading and offers ways for you to grow in holiness and faith through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Designed to be used individually or as a support for family and community prayer, each day the book features an opening reflection, a Scripture reading from daily Mass, intercessions, and small self-giving steps toward Easter.

2021    160 pages    R299.50

SCRIPTURE

Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word: Meditations on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis

In his fourth and final volume of meditations on Matthew (chapters 26-28), the author continues to show Matthew prose to be not so much terse as economical-astoundingly so given its depth. Each short meditation comments on a verse or two, pointing to some facet of the text not immediately apparent, but rich with meaning.

2021    684 pages     R565.00

Catholic Theology

Tracey Rowland

Rowland explains the basic elements of Catholic theology, and then explores the main theological groups in contemporary Catholic theology: various kinds of Thomists, the Communio theologians (such as Joseph Ratzinger himself), the Concilium theologians, and Liberation theology. He writes for first-time students trying to make sense of Catholic theology today, as well as for those more knowledgeable of theology. The appendices include a list of Doctors of the Church, all encyclicals since the 19th century, the documents of Vatican II, and a list of definitions of various Christological heresies from the period of the early Church Councils.

2017    280 pages    R525.00

Liturgical Dogmatics: How Catholic Beliefs Flow from Liturgical Prayer

David Fagerberg

What cannot be fully comprehended by dogma can be approached when we liturgize God. What knowledge cannot fasten together; love can unite. There is a movement occurring between God and his children, and this divine economy is the subject matter of dogmatics. It is also exactly the definition of liturgy that this work assumes. Liturgy is the perichoresis of the Holy Trinity kenotically extended to invite our synergistic ascent into deification.

2021    260 pages    R355.00

FAQs on Baptism: Questions and Answers on How and Why We Celebrate

Schaeffler, Janet

Beginning with the most basic questions : What, really, is baptism? What are baptismal promises all about? What do all those symbols, actions, and prayers at baptism mean? The author brings her wisdom, storytelling gifts, and deep understanding of human nature to answer these questions and more―to help parents, godparents, and all involved in baptism better understand its mystery and meaning in our lives.

2021    32 pages    R99.50

Your Guide to Planning a Catholic Funeral

Lonne Murphy

Here you will find simple checklists and worksheets to help you take care of all the details that will take up your time in the coming days and weeks. Carry it with you for guidance on everything from handling immediate tasks at the hospital or hospice, to planning a meaningful, comforting funeral liturgy. Most important, this book reminds you that your loving God is with you, to bring you peace today and always.

2019    32 pages    R110.00

Rekindle the Gift of God: A Handbook for Priestly Life

Roch A. Kereszty

Fr. Kereszty provides spiritual, psychological, and pastoral guidance to priests, deacons and seminarians for preaching, sacramental ministry and spiritual direction. He has worked with countless priests struggling to understand their own role and identity in the post-conciliar Church with the laity taking on more leadership and responsibilities. He has also dealt with the confusion and discouragement from the sexual abuse crisis. His desire is that this book will re-ignite the great gift that priests have received in ordination, and to communicate his own joy and gratitude for that gift. Lastly, he tells all priests: to have a happy priestly life, strive to be a true priest of Jesus Christ in service to his flock.

2021    249 pages    R325.00

Light and Leaven: The Challenge of the Laity in the Twenty-First Century

Bishop Joseph Strickland

Bishop Strickland in this book offers a perspective on the state of the Church today and calls on the lay faithful to meet its challenges boldly. Touching on topics including parish renewal, the state of Catholic education, the centrality of the Eucharist, the need for prayer and silence in a noisy and distracted age, and the battle between good and evil in the Church and world, Bishop Strickland's wise insights and  love for souls will inspire you.

2020    224 pages    R435.00

Sharing the Faith with Every Child: A Catechist's Guide to the Many Ways We Learn Mass Market

Schaeffler, Janet

Janet Schaeffler explores nine major learning styles from visual to creative, and from learning alone to learning with others. Plus, she offers dozens of practical, easy ways you can engage with these styles to bring your learners into an even deeper understanding of how to live as Christ’s followers.

 2021    32 pages    R110.00

As Without End We Acclaim: Prayer and Practice for Children Preparing for First Communion (Catechist's Guide)

Stachowski, Matt, Reichert

Integrate the basics of Catholic liturgical prayer into your current sacramental preparation program with this fresh approach to First Communion formation. This Catechist’s Guide includes everything you need to help children and families learn about Mass, including a template for connecting what we do at Mass with what we do around the family table, and a special focus on call-and-response singing and ideas to maximize full participation in the liturgy.

2021    64 pages    R216.50

As Without End We Acclaim: Prayer and Practice for Children Preparing for First Communion (Family Guide)

Stachowski, Matt (Author), Reichert

This resource aims to encourage families to view First Communion preparation not only as a time when we learn about the Eucharist but when we learn how to celebrate the Eucharist as well. Here families will find call-and-response prayers to pray at mealtime or nighttime. A vital resource for both families who may be out of practice attending the Sunday liturgy and weekly Mass-goers as well!

2021    32 pages    R87.50

Motherhood: An Extraordinary Vocation

Dr. Kathryn Rombs

Invites women to enter this vocation or reengage with it, newly aware of its meaning, beauty, and power. Each chapter focuses on a theme that is essential to every woman's interior development as she contemplates the role of motherhood in her life. Topics include:

The spiritual genius of motherhood;

The many ways mothers build, shape, and strengthen society;

How motherhood can be a path to fulfillment and even greatness;

The biblical view of the dignity of motherhood. It is time for Christ's message of the dignity, strength, and purpose of motherhood to prosper.

2021    176.pages    R349.50

How to Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from the Cultural Abyss

Peter J. Kreeft

Kreeft presents relevant, philosophical data that can guide us, divided into 7 categories: epistemological, theological, metaphysical, anthropological, ethical, political, and historical. He then explores these categories with classic Kreeft insights, presenting 40 pithy points on how we can implement the data from these categories to help save civilization&; and more importantly, save souls.

2021   182 pages    R315.00

Menopause Moments: A Journal for Nourishing Your Mind, Body and Spirit in Midlife 

Melanie Rigney

Offers reflections on the many facets of menopause with honesty, understanding, and a touch of humor. Each reflection includes a Scripture passage and a spark for reflection, prayer, and action. This journal is sure to help you feel confident in your future, yourself, and your faith.

2021    88 pages    R235.50