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The Power of the Rosary by Gabriel Castillo, is more than a book: It is a theological bombshell, a detonator for spiritual renewal, and a lifeline for modern Catholics who feel lost in the storm. At once mystical, scholarly, and deeply personal, this work deserves to be placed alongside the classics of Marian devotion. It is The Secret of the Rosary for a new generation—expanded, clarified, and intensified.

Contemporary efforts toward fitness are, by and large, rooted in vanity and self-interest. Here, however, authors Dan Burke and Chase Crouse reveal how your physical well-being can help energize your spiritual life and empower you to offer a more complete self-gift to God and others. In this practical guide inspired by St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and the evidence-based benefits of good health, you will discover how fitness and wholesome nutrition assist you in elevating and intensifying your journey to Christ.

“Crusade” means a war for the sake of the Cross, a war to protect Christian people from persecution and death on account of their faith in Jesus Christ. Everyone has heard of the crusades of the Middle Ages. But few know of the crusade fought for this same purpose in Spain during the early twentieth century. This is the story of that crusade, now honored in no other book in the English language. Most people who know of the Spanish Civil war do not understand why it was fought or how it was really won. This book will tell you. There is no story like it in the history of the twentieth century.

With gripping detail and firsthand accounts that sound like a novel, renowned author Warren Carroll unveils the events that led up to the divine intervention in which Our Lady of Guadalupe was sent to an Aztec, known now as St. Juan Diego. Here is the untold story of the faith and valor of the Spanish as they encounter an early Aztec culture marked by an immorality and an idolatry of epic proportions, along with the hardships they endured in the face of unspeakable cruelty.

After Jesus and Mary, the saints are the most powerful intercessors given to us by God. When they are invoked during an exorcism, evil spirits flee. Some of these “seasoned warriors” were exorcists themselves, and some were viciously attacked by demons at various points in their lives. In these potent book, you will marvel at true stories of saints who, by God’s grace, received many supernatural gifts, including the ability to cast out demons.

Experience the profound spiritual wisdom of Fr. Gabriele Amorth, the renowned exorcist of Rome whose ministry revealed the ultimate victory of God over evil. In this revealing interview, Fr. Amorth shares vivid narratives, profound reflections, scriptural insights, and potent words from the spiritual greats to help you encounter the benevolence, beauty, and love of God. Fr. Amorth tackles challenging topics ranging from God’s nature, to the problem of evil, to family dysfunction, to the shocking truth about Freemasonry.

Through Barbara’s personal encounter with Jesus’ Real Presence in the Eucharist, you will learn what spoke to her heart most intensely and fanned the flame of His love in her life.

Over the years, the brilliant and often voluminous scholarly writings of Bl. John Henry Newman (1801-1890), have drawn into the Church thousands more converts after him. In this beautifully reproduced collection of his greatest devotions and meditations, we encounter not Newman the intellectual but Newman the simple Christian, on his knees face-to-face with God. Discerning the voice of God was Newman's greatest desire.

If your life seems to make no sense, or if you don't know which path to take, St. Francis de Sales will console and inform you. In this warm little book, he explains to you what God's will is and how He reveals it yes, even to you, and even in the seemingly random events of your life. No matter what you're going through now (or may have gone through), you'll see why you should love and trust in God's will and long for its fulfillment. Best of all, you'll learn a sure method for discovering God's will in any situation today!

In its early days, bitcoin was known as the currency of drug dealers and criminals of all stripes. Anarchists promoted it as a means to overthrow the government. In these illuminating insights, however, Crisis Magazine editor and author Eric Sammons asserts that bitcoin is the most moral money ever created and that it outshines our current economic system, which empowers the corrupt and corrupts the powerful. The money system we use now, Sammons explains, is one that is deeply immoral.

In wise and consoling letters written to a mother sorrowing over the death of her child, Fr. François René Blot, S.J., here summons the Church’s greatest saints who testify with one voice that death’s wound, though grievous, separates us but for a short while from those who die before us. Acknowledging that profound sorrow at the death of loved ones is appropriate (after all, even Jesus wept for the death of his friend Lazarus), Fr. Blot nonetheless gives us reason to be joyful even in the midst of our sorrow.

Every Christian culture has given us touching legends and charming stories of the wondrous deeds of the Child Jesus. Many of these tales reveal to children the generous ways He helps them when they're unhappy or afflicted. More than a century ago, A. Fowler Lutz collected the best of these legends. Although they spring from lands as various as France, Norway, and Greece, Germany, Syria, and China, these stories have many excellent things in common. Each has the simplicity of goodness, and each is rich with the faith of ordinary people who aren’t surprised by miracles.

Here professor of Church history Dr. James Papandrea gathers in one place all that is known about the afterlife— drawn from the teachings of Jesus, the Apostles, the Church Fathers, and the Church's Magisterium— affording, for the first time ever, a complete, authoritative, detailed portrait of the state of souls after death and the realms we enter.

In charming words and classic images beloved by children for over a century, here are the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, David and Goliath, and the Birth of Jesus. Kids will meet the Three Wise Men and hear Jesus tell of the Good Samaritan, the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Prodigal Son, and the Good Shepherd who goes in search of his lost sheep. They'll see Jesus walk on water, wash His Apostles feet, carry His Cross, and rise from the dead. These and the other Bible stories here will fill young children with a sense of wonder and a deep, abiding confidence that God truly loves them.

This book examines the escalating global persecution of Christians, drawing parallels between historical and contemporary challenges. Thomas D. Williams highlights regions where believers face violence and oppression, such as North Korea, Afghanistan, and China, and identifies six primary sources of modern attacks: atheism, radical Islam, Hindu nationalism, totalitarianism, academia, and Satanism. Williams offers practical advice for Christians to prepare for and respond to these challenges, emphasizing the importance of steadfast faith and support for persecuted communities.

In this book, Fr. Thomas Morrow, author of the best-selling book, Overcoming Sinful Anger, offers a practical guide to dating in a secular world. He explores a range of dating issues including choosing Mr. or Miss Right, the four meanings of love, how to have a warm but chaste relationship, the goodness of affection, modesty, restoring the dignity of women, and how to overcome the most common problems with communication.

Modern life often strips Sunday of its joy and meaning, leaving souls restless and distracted. Drawing from rich Catholic tradition and cultural insight, this reflection calls believers to reclaim the Lord’s Day as a time of festivity, worship, and true rest. Learn how to defeat spiritual sloth, reorder Sunday habits, and rediscover the power of the Eucharist and contemplation, turning each Sabbath into a foretaste of Heaven’s eternal celebration.

True devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus moves us to ponder the unrelenting love of Jesus, fully human and fully divine, as He poured Himself out for the world. In this book, Fr. Thomas Dailey transports you beyond the prayers and liturgies and helps you to contemplate the Sacred Heart, which Pope Benedict XVI said “has irreplaceable importance.” Fr. Dailey shows you how to experience the way of prayer that formed St. Margaret Mary — the visionary to whom the devotion was revealed — in the religious order founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. Fr.

Bring peace and holy order to your home by reclaiming an ancient tradition: the family’s little oratory. With simple steps, create a visible sign of prayer in your house that connects family life with the life of the Church. Discover how sacred art, feasts, and devotions can draw everyone closer to God, make prayer feel natural for children, and transform even busy days into opportunities for grace—turning your home into a true little bit of heaven on earth.

Many pray but struggle to pray well. This gentle, practical guide explores four types of prayer and offers the wisdom of the saints and centuries of Christian experience to help deepen your interior life. Simple and clear, this book serves as a spiritual companion, guiding you to pray with greater trust, love, and focus—just as your soul longs to do. An encouraging help for anyone seeking a richer, more faithful prayer life.