Mystic Saints

Saint Joseph stands close to Jesus and Mary at the heart of the gospel story. Yet, he remains largely in the background, silent and steady. Not surprisingly, Christians throughout the ages have pondered deeply this mystery that is Joseph.

A vivid and deeply human account of the inner journey of Teresa of Ávila—mystic, reformer, and one of the most inspiring spiritual figures of the Christian tradition. The Book of Her Life is the spiritual autobiography of Teresa of Ávila, written under obedience in the mid-16th century. In these pages, she recounts her passage from religious mediocrity to a life of profound prayer and interior transformation, guided by grace and marked by mystical experience. This New Edition in Modern English offers a fresh, accessible version of the original text, free from theological commentary or ...

Follow one of the most revered saints in history as he embarks on an extraordinary journey through earthly trials, diabolical attacks, and heavenly triumphs. St. Benedict: Monk, Mystic, Exorcist is the riveting true story of one man's radical faith and spiritual battles in the ashes of the Roman Empire. Benedict of Nursia gave up a privileged life of nobility to seek solitude in a remote cave. After three years of wrestling with unseen forces and relying on the good will of strangers for sustenance, he emerged as a spiritual leader. Known as a man of miracles, visions, exorcisms, and ...

Do you long to find a spiritual practice that meets you where you are? A way of connecting with the Divine that feels deeply meaningful to you? In truth, there are four spiritual paths each of us will walk in our lifetime: Mystic, Lover, Seeker and Saint. In fact, we’ll each walk all of these paths—some for a short time, some for most of a lifetime—but we’ll walk them all, as part of our journey of soul growth. When you understand the spiritual path you’re on right now, everything becomes clear. No more trying to fit into other people’s expectations of what spiritual practice is...

Written with the overflowing sincerity and inner fire that characterize Saint Teresa of Ávila, The Book of Her Life stands as one of the most moving and profound testimonies in the spiritual history of the West. In these pages, the great mystic of the sixteenth century recounts her inner journey—her struggles, visions, trials, and transformations—with an authenticity that transcends the centuries. This edition, carefully rendered into contemporary English, allows today’s readers to engage directly with Teresa’s experience, free from the barriers of archaic language. The ...

Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages is a compilation of more than thirty unique stories in the lives of ancient and modern saints and masters—from the Buddha to Rumi, from St. John of the Cross to Eckhart Tolle. Regardless of religious traditions, these stories focus on moments of profound spiritual enlightenment. With selections from religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Bahá'i, and Sufism, this collection provides a broad spectrum of spiritual awakenings throughout time.

St. Veronica Giuliani (1660–1727) stands among the greatest mystics in the history of the Catholic Church. A Capuchin Poor Clare nun, abbess, and stigmatic, she lived a hidden life within the walls of her monastery—yet her soul traversed the deepest mysteries of Christ’s Passion. A victim soul, she endured extraordinary mystical sufferings offered for the salvation of souls. Raptures, visions, locutions, diabolical trials, the transverberation of her heart, and finally the visible wounds of Christ marked her life. In 1697, she received the stigmata—the sacred wounds in her hands, ...

There’s so much noise. Everything can seem like a distraction. Distraction, in fact, seems like it is our oxygen. When was the last time you saw people talking on an elevator? We seem to plug in everywhere. We don’t even look up from our earphones and screens, never mind find time for silence. Our hearts need quiet. How are we ever going to pray otherwise? How could we ever possibly know God’s love and will—and the truth about ourselves and the world—without resting in him?

The Lord had an urgency to give Saint Faustina Kowalska the message of divine mercy with or without a spiritual director; and so, the day was to come, on February 22, 1931, in Vilnius, when the Lord’s mission would begin to be revealed to her. She was in her cell; she saw the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment.

Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is as one of the most extraordinary saints of the modern era. For fifty years he bore the wounds of Christ. He read hearts in the confessional. He endured fierce opposition and unwavering devotion. He built a hospital that continues to serve thousands. Above all, he offered his suffering for the redemption of souls. Yet the full story of his life has not always been told. During his lifetime, Padre Pio was investigated, doubted, misunderstood, and even suspended for two years by ecclesiastical authorities. Early biographies, written amid controversy and caution, ...

Spiritual Masters : Sai Baba. Sai Baba, a very revered saint, is worshipped by people across the world. Sai Baba was a yogi who had attained the ultimate state of self-realisation. Through her work, Spiritual Masters: Sai Baba, Sonavi Desai brings out a collection of stories from Baba’s life, narrated through Laxmi who was one of Sai Baba’s closest devotees. Sonavi Desai has cleverly introduced an element of fiction to bring out a narrative but simultaneously has retained the facts which in turn have not disturbed the authenticity of the era the book is set in.

The most comprehensive English-language Catholic pilgrimage guide to Italy available today. Italy is not simply a country to visit. It is a living reliquary. Nowhere else in the world boasts such a concentration of basilicas, cathedrals, saints, martyrs, Eucharistic miracles, Marian shrines, incorruptibles, and mystics. From the tomb of St. Peter in Rome to the Portiuncula of Assisi, from St. Anthony of Padua to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, from Our Lady of Loreto to the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano — Italy is a land where heaven and earth meet. Written by veteran pilgrimage ...

What if death was not the end… but the beginning of something far more terrifying—and more extraordinary—than anything we have ever imagined? In Christina the Astonishing: The Nun Who Defied Death and Revealed the Hidden Realms of Heaven and Hell, you are drawn into one of the most shocking and mysterious true accounts in religious history—a story so bizarre, so unsettling, and so profound that it has challenged belief for over eight centuries. Born in 12th-century Belgium, Christina Mirabilis lived an ordinary life—until the day she died. At her funeral, as mourners gathered in a...

Most people think they know what a saint looks like. They imagine quiet lives, gentle words, and safe distance from real struggle. Then they meet Padre Pio—a man surrounded by controversy, marked by suffering, and followed by thousands who refused to ignore what they saw in him. This is where curiosity turns into something deeper. A Simple Guide to His Life, Miracles, and Spiritual Legacy pulls you inside a life that refuses to stay comfortable. It reveals not just what happened—but why it still matters. Discover the real story behind the man called the “saint of the stigmata” Step ...

A Compelling Guide to the Ultimate Spiritual Revolution They rose up to challenge the status quo and shake the foundations of our world. Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Mother Mary, and divine rebels throughout the ages—their true legacy is not what they did in their time on earth, but the...

Padre Pio could be in two places at once. What that surrender to God actually cost a human soul is what this novel quietly explores. The gift of bilocation was real. Documented, witnessed, investigated, and ultimately accepted by the Church. But the question the historical record never answers is what happened inside the man: the hours of prayer before the miracle, the exhaustion afterward, the ongoing dialogue with the guardian angel who walked with him through it all. This novel steps into that interior space. Set against the backdrop of World War II, Padre's Gift follows Pio through the ...

Her body never left a small Spanish convent. She still appeared to Native Americans in the New World. The Inquisition needed to know how. Miracle accounts tend to do one of two things. They get explained away by people who need them to be ordinary, or they get inflated by people who need them to be spectacular. Neither leaves you with anything real. This novel does neither. The history here is unusual. Between 1620 and 1631, Native American communities on the Texas-New Mexico frontier reported visits from a woman in blue robes who spoke their language, taught them prayers, and told them to ...

An Ecstasy a Day invites you to awaken to the sublime truth of your own divinized being—to abide in the eternal sweetness of God, to rest in the gentle rapture of union, and to remember, day by day, that you are wholly and infinitely beloved. The saints and mystics gathered here do not strain toward God; they rest in Him. Their words arise from a knowing born of intimacy, where God is all things to the beloved, and the beloved is everything to God. These voices tell of a God who is all Love, who dwells within all, who meets humanity with unfailing tenderness, and the interconnectedness of...

In the ancient city of Alexandria—where philosophy, empire, beauty, violence, and spiritual hunger collided—a young woman rose from privilege to become one of the most unforgettable saints in Christian history. She was brilliant, fearless, and impossibly difficult to silence. She was said to be a princess, a philosopher, a mystic, and a virgin consecrated to Christ. She stood before emperors, challenged pagan philosophers, defied imperial power, and faced one of the most brutal martyrdoms in Christian legend. Her symbol became the shattered wheel. Her name became immortal. But who was ...

No puede perderse esta biografía dedicada a este notable religioso, militar y poeta español nacido en el siglo XV, declarado Santo por la Iglesia Católica, y fundador de la mundialmente famosa Compañía de Jesús (la mayor orden religiosa masculina católica de la actualidad).