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Augustine of Hippo

Virgilio Pacioni, OSA
Saint Augustine's philosophy, often only studied in a particular historical context, has once again shown itself to be extraordinarily modern. Virgilio Pacioni, an Augustine scholar at the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome, takes advantage of two avenues of interpretation to examine Augustine's philosophical thought: an anthropological one benefiting from the innovative analyses of Nello Capriani, and a formal, logical one enhanced by the contribution of Michele Malatesta.

978 085244 737 6 348 pages £14.99 available

Blessed John Henry Newman - A Richly Illustrated Portrait

Sr Dietz FSO and Sr Dechant FSO
Many may wonder why Newman was beatified, what it was that made him holy? The authors inidicate an answer to this question. His was not a life of extraordinary signs and wonders, of visions and ecstasies, not of physical trials. His holiness consisted in living up to the divine gifts and virtues of faith, hope and love, accepting and obeying God's will in the ordinary, everyday circumstances of life, as well as in extraordinary spiritual trials he faced for long periods.

978 085244 724 6 160 illustrated pages £12.99 @ Special Price £10.00 until Sept 19th 2010

Edmund Campion
Richard Simpson
St Edmund Campion, born in London in 1540, was an outstanding student and orator from his early years. After schooling at St Paul's, and Christ Church, he entered St John's College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, theology and the classics.

As Master of Rhetoric at Oxford, he became legendary for his eloquence, talents and winning personality. Caught in the middle of the Elizabethan Reformation, he compromised his Catholic faith at University, took the Oath of Supremacy, and was ordained an Anglican deacon. After a change of heart and retreat into Ireland, he spent two years at Dr Allen's seminary at Douay, and then went to Rome to enter the Society of Jesus in 1573. In 1580 he was commissioned by the Jesuit General to minister to the persecuted Catholics in England. He entered England in June 1580 and began a secret ministry, passing from home to home in thirteen counties, via an underground Catholic network. A nationwide man-hunt was begun for him, but he evaded his pursuers and secretly printed his book, Ten Reasons, which caused a sensation. Betrayed by a false Catholic, Campion was captured in July 1581, imprisoned in the Tower of London and tortured on the rack. On 1st December 1581, before an enormous crowd at Tyburn, he was fearlessly martyred by hanging, drawing and quartering.

978 085244 734 5 688 pages £20.00 hardback September 2010

Catholic Priest, Image of Christ

Through Fifteen Centuries of Art
Steen Heidemann - Editor
"Usually images speak louder than words and are more expressive than words and, therefore, a work devoted to the priesthood acquires a very special dimension when, alongside the various texts, the reader can look at illustrations chosen from paintings of the Old Masters who portrayed eminent priests at various stages of their lives.

The priestly minstry is a fundamental element of the Church, exactly as Our Lord Jesus Christ wished. He Himself was and is, for all eternity, the sovereign and eternal Priest of the New Covenant, because, as the Epistle to the Hebrews teaches us. He offered to the Father, on the Cross, the sacrifice of perfect adoration, of thanksgiving, propitiation of sins of the world and the granting of grace for all the spiritual and temporal needs of mankind. In this holiest of Sacrifices which is made by the whole Church every time the Eucharist is celebrated, Christ is present as Priest, Victim and Altar.

This is the Catholic image of the priest and this handsome book will greatly help towards appreciating its very rich facets and the endless ways the grace of God shines through each priest for the glory of the Blessed Trinity and the spiritual welfare of the Church and each Christian within Her."
His Eminence Jorge Cardinal Mendina Estévez

978 085244 178 7 320 pages 560 colour illustrations £40.00hb available
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Christ in His Mysteries

Blessed Columba Marmion
This is Blessed Columba Mamion's great meditation on the treasure-house of grace Christ offers us in the Church's liturgical year. In the clear inspiring language that made him a favourite of Popes and lay faithful alike, he explains:
* How the Mysteries of Jesus are now our mysteries- springs of living water we are meant to drink from.
* How Christ's wisdom, His holiness, His strength, are now our wisdom, our holiness, our strength.
* How to acquire special graces during each liturgical season.
"Writings of deep insight and great value... An authentic treasury of original truth." Pope John Paul II

978 085244 735 2 496 pages £17.99 available

Christianity and Jerusalem

Anthony O'Mahony (Editor)
Christianity in the Holy Land has found its presence significantly challenged from a number of directions - war, interreligious and ethnic conflict, emigration, and a fragmented ecclesiology - for almost all of the twentieth century and into the first decade of the present century. As a sacred city Jerusalem has a global significance: for Muslims, for Jews and for Christians. Theology and politics have interacted in this sacred story. The contributors to this volume have undertaken a wide-ranging historical, political and theological enquiry into the Christian presence in modern Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

978 085244 646 1 340 pages £20.00 available

Christianity in Iraq - New Edition

Suha Rassam
This classic work is now available with fully revised. Few people in the West are aware of Christianity's vibrant past in this reqion, or of the fact that Christianity has continued to be a significant cultural and religious presence in Iraq right up to the present day. This book helps us exlpore the ancient heritage while shedding much needed light on the present dire situation for Christians in Iraq, under occupation and transitional rule through to the present day. It is essential reading for all those in the West who are concerned for the future of Iraq and its people.

978 085244 738 3 320 pages £12.99 available

The Church and the World

Essays Catholic and Contemporary
John Haldane
The philosopher and commentator John Haldane explores a range of issues concerning the condition of Roman Catholicism, its leadership and teachings, and examines the ways in which these connect with, complement, or challenge trends within Western Society. Over the course of some twenty-five essays he discusses matters as diverse as the papacy of John Paul II, the role of philosophy in articulating Catholic teaching, evolutionary theory, Christian humanisim, medical and sexual ethics, religious architecture and Catholic schooling. The chapters display the analytical mind of the philosopher, the sensibility of the art critic, and the fluency and descriptive power of the journalist and broadcaster.

978 085244 588 4 230 pages £9.99 available

Climbing the Mountain

The Journey of Prayer
James Tolhurst
In this book we find a sure companion for the journey of prayer, showing us how to begin to pray, exploring the many sources of prayer that we may encounter, and sharing the experience of the saints and other spiritual writers from both Eastern and Western Christianity. The great variety of prayer, meditation and mystical experience in the Christian tradition is expertly treated, as well as the many stumbling blocks and obstacles that may come our way.
978 085244 372 9 150 pages £7.99 available

Come Apart and Rest a While

Sr Patricia Jordan, FSM
In the company of St.Francis and St.Clare we are invited to step inside a new building in rural Derbyshire, modelled on the Portiuncula hermitage in Assisi. St.Francis was named by Pope John Paul II the Patron Saint of Ecology, and this chapel has been built in sympathy with environmental issues. In the peace of the garden, in the cloister or within the simple building we are led on a journey of prayer and spiritual refreshment.

978 085244 691 1 128 pages Illustrated in colour £7.99 available

Conversations

Marcel Van, CSsR
Translated by Jack Keogan
Born in North Vietnam in 1928, Br Marcel Van died in a Communist prison in 1959. His 31 years encompassed a remarkable life; from a deeply Christian family he modelled his way of life and spirituality on that of Thérèse of Lisieux. His rare spiritual qualities were recognised by his spiritual director who encouraged him to write. This is the second volume of the Complete Works of this saintly Redemptorist father. See also: Brother Marcel Van:Autobiography

978 085244 629 4 460 pages £20.00 available

Creation and Scientific Creativity

Paul Haffner
Father Stanley Jaki (1924-2009) was one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century and his contribution to Catholic thought and culture has been profound, especially regarding the relationship between science and religion. This work focuses on the close link joining science and Christianity, despite the differences between them. Through his study of modern science, theology, and history, Stanley Jaki showed faith and reason are not mutually exclusive. The problems arise because of those ideologies which seek to eliminate God from the ultimate equation. Jaki highlighted the Christian origins of the modern natural sciences. He showed that the concept of the cosmos as both contingent and rational, together with the acceptance that God could work through secondary causes, providing the unique environment for the natural sciences to flourish, from the Middle Ages onwards. He explored the crucial role played by belief in creation out of nothing and in time, reinforced by faith in the Incarnation, in enabling this birth of science. This book contains the firest systematic treatment of the ideas of the late Stanley Jaki, and is the only complete work, with an entire bibliography, approved by him during his lifetime.

978 085244 454 2 332 pages £14.99 available

Dominus Est - It is the Lord!

Reflections of a Bishop of Central Asia on Holy Communion
The Most Reverend Schneider
Holy Communion is not just a convivial moment of spiritual nourishment; it is the most personal encounter possible in this life between the faithful Christian and his Lord and God. The best interior attitude to this encounter is one of receptivity, humility, and spiritual childhood. Such an attitude, by its very nature, is expressed through gestures of adoration and reverence. We have eloquent witnesses to this truth from the tradition of the Church, summarised by the sayings cum amore ac timore (with love and fear) from the first millennium and quantum potes, tantum aude (dare to do as much as you can) from the second. To illustrate how this attitude manifests itself, the author shares stories of three "Eucharistic women" known to him from the Soviet Underground. This book encourages Catholics of the third millennium to treat the Lord, in the august moment of Holy Communion, in a manner appropriate to the Church's tradition.
'I have read the whole book with delight. It is excellent' - Francis Cardinal Arinze

978 097788 461 2 64 pages £5.99 available

Early Carthusian Writings

St.Bruno
A collection of key texts from early Carthusian writing in the 11^th and 12^th centuries. Including a letter from St Bruno to his Carthusian sons at Chartreuse, and a letter on the solitary life from Blessed Guigo, fifth prior of the Grande Chartreuse
978085244 689 8 96 pages £7.99 available
See also: Carthusian Spirituality

Echoing the Silence

John Skinner
A companion volume to Sounding the Silence which asks: What is prayer? How may we approach our Maker in a simple, direct way? In listening to the Silence within. For if once we begin to attend to our deeper Self then we begin that most enriching encounter: to see Self enclosed within our Maker. Julian of Norwich tells us: "God is nearer to us than our own Soul". See also Hear Our Silence and Revelation of Love.

978 085244 193 0 134 pages £7.99 available

Elizabeth Hayes

Pauline Joan Shaw MFIC, PhD
Elizabeth Hayes (1823-94) is a woman whose personal life and achievements are of significance in both British and North American religious, social and literary history. Born on the Island of Guernsey, the youngest child of an Anglican schoolmaster-clergyman, she embraced the Oxford Movement then Catholicism. Strongly committed to living a Franciscan way of life, as foundress, teacher, religious sister and journalist. No minor player in Victorian Catholic journalism, she wrote, edited, published and distributed through her sisters the first English Franciscan journal intiated in 1874.

978 0 85244 209 8 348 illustrated pages £14.99 available

Elizabeth Prout: 1820-1864
A Religious Life for Industrial England
Edna Hamer
A revised edition of this classic biography of a remarkable woman, a heroine of the Industrial Revolution who immersed herself in the chaos of Manchester's worst slums and brought comfort, education and hope to the poorest of the poor - the largely Irish and immigrant Catholic mill workers. All this was almost incidental to her overriding vocation, for Elizabeth Prout was the founder of a religious order whose members were themselves mainly from working-class backgrounds. Without endowments or wealthy patrons, these Sisters of the Cross and Passion worked tirelessly both to support themselves and to help the slum dwellers amongst whom they lived.

978 085244 171 8 376 pages Illustrated £20.00 September 2010

The Elusive Father Brown

Julia Smith
G K Chesterton's much-loved priest-detective, Fr Brown, was based on his friend John Joseph O'Connor, born in Ireland and ordained a Catholic priest in 1895. Mgr John O'Connor became known for possesing one of the finest intellects in early twetieth-century europe, friend and confidante of statesmen, writers and artists, his own literary output was prolific. He collected fine works of art, the sale of which part funded the building of his first church, and through his friendshipwith Eric Gill he commissioned the Stations of the Cross for his Bradford church. This, the first biography, aims to introduce the shadowy figure whowas involved in so many different worlds.

978 085244 698 0 230 pages £12.99 available

English Catholic Heroes

John Jolliffe (Editor)
A book to inspire Catholics of all ages and to inform non-Catholics of the impressive gallery of England's Catholic heroes. A strong team of authors, including Clare Asquith, Abbot Aidan Bellenger, Robert Gray, Archbishop Vincent Nichols and A.N.Wilson have selected their heroes from many centuries from St.Aidan and the Venerable Bede to St.Robert Southwell, St.Edmund Campion, Cardinals Hume, Manning, Newman and Pole, Hilaire Belloc, St Thomas Becket, Augustus Welby Pugin and many more.

978 085244 604 1 224 pages Illustrated £9.99 available

English Catholic Heroines

Joanna Bogle (Editor)
In this book a group of distinguished authors with varying interests champion the achievements of twenty-three seminal figures in the history of the English Church, from the seventh century to the present day, who through their Catholic witness have made a contribution to the spiritual, intellectual, ethical and physical welfare of the nation which can be fairly described as "heroic". Includes chapters on: St.Hilda and St.Etheldreda, Julian of Norwich, St.Margaret Clitherow, M Elizabeth Hayes, and Elinor Brent-Dyer.

978 085244 185 5 328 pages £9.99 available

First Initiation into the Carthusian Life

A Carthusian
Carthusian spirituality and wisdom have a great attraction for our age. The goal of Carthusian life is union with God in Love. A union as profound and continual as is possible in this life. This book is written as a guide to help the beginner during the first months in the Charterhouse. It is a practical introduction for the aspirant to the Carthusian life, providing guidelines of orientation to help during the first steps in solitude as well as essential themes of spiritual formation.

978 085244 147 3 80 pages £7.99 available
See also: Carthusian Spirituality

Following the Silence

A Contemplative Journey
Georgina Alexander Foreword by William Johnston, SJ
"Meditators will find sound advice and guidance in the work of Georgina Alexander. She has read the mystics of the Byzantine school, but her work is primarily a description of her own experience and her own search... This [account] confirms me in my conviction that contemplative prayer is the way of the future in the world and that Georgina's message is somehow prophetic." William Johnston, SJ

978 085244 492 4 96 pages £6.99 available

From Hermes to Benedict XVI

Aidan Nichols, OP
The question of Faith and Reason is central to Catholic thought today. Aidan Nichols charts the development of the topic through key figures who set in every essential the terms of the debate between faith and reason whose issue, where official Catholicism is concerned, may be found as the twentieth century drew to its close in the encyclical letter Fides et ratio (1998) of John Paul II.

Aidan Nichols is an invaluable guide through the various accounts of the faith/reason relationship available within the parameters of Catholicism, and offers an approach which seems well-suited both to the demands of theology and to the philosophical needs of the present time.

978 0 85244 699 7 288 pages £14.99 available

George Myers: Pugin's Builder

Patricia Spencer-Silver
George Myers (1803-1875) was one of the mid-nineteenth century's great masterbuilders. From his workshops, first in his native Hull and later in London, he directed a nationwide contracting business executing many large and important contracts. These included the original army camp at Aldershot, military hospitals, asylums, workhouses, banks and commercial premises, country houses and restorations - among the last was the Norman Chapel of St.John in the tower of London.
But it was as the favourite builder of the prolific Gothic-revival church architect, designer and polemicist, A.W.N.Pugin, that Myers became well known, to the extent of earning himself the soubriquet 'Pugin's builder'. Described by Pugin as 'a rough diamond, but a real diamond', Myers executed most of Pugin's English commissions, among them no fewer than four Catholic cathedrals - Birmingham, Southwark, Newcastle and Nottingham - all built within the space of a single decade.

978 085244 184 8 294 illustrated pages £20.00hb available
See also: Augustus Welby Pugin

The Gift of Thérèse of Lisieux

John Udris
'Perfection lies in being just what he wants us to be.' Thérèse of Lisieux understood our unique identity in God, and spent her life bringing others to know this truth, leading her to describe herself once as "the mother of souls". But Therese is also widely known as "The Little Flower" for her simplicity and her belief in smallness as an attitude before God. Allied to smallness is weakness and Therese found this to be an essential part of the Christian's journey, encouraging us to be joyful in it as it leads us to God on a daily basis. Such gratitude overflows her thinking, making her praise and prayer simple and immediate.

This book is written by the noted Thérèse scholar John Udris, Dean of Northampton Cathedral, and superbly illustrated by well-known calligrapher Lynne Muir.

978 0 85244 598 3hb 128 pages Illustrated £7.99 available

A Glimpse of Heaven DVD

Great Catholic Churches of England and Wales
When Christopher Martin's survey of Catholic churches 'A Glimpse of Heaven', with photography by Alex Ramsay, was published in 2006 it was a great and immediate success. It was "A revelation" according to both The Times and The Independent on Sunday, a "landmark" and "a pioneering survey". Now the author has created a DVD which tells the extradordinary story of how the Catholic faith in England and Wales survived after the Reformation. The architectural legacy is breathtaking ranging from the imperious Gothic of Pugin and the High Victorians to theByzantine magnificence of Westminster Cathedral or from a simple village in Cumberland to the unflinching Modernism of Liverpool Cathedral. The story ends with a triumphant return to the Classical style at Brentwood Cathedral - the last important Catholic commission in Britain. Taking part are architects, distinguished historians, churchmen and conservationists including Marcus Binney, Lord Camoys, Gavin Stamp, Mark Girouard, Abbot Geoffrey Scott OSB, Sophie Andreae, Bishop Thomas McMahon, Quinlan Terry and Austin Winkley. The DVD features Alex Ramsay's splendid still photography which is intercut with the brilliant cinematograohy of Charles Chabot.

978 085244 697 3 (2 DVD set) 110 minutes £12.99

A Glimpse of Heaven

New revised 2009 text paperback
978 1905624 62 1 224 pages £20.00
Special Offer Paperback copy of the book plus the DVD for £25.00

The Great Prayer

Hugh Ross Williamson
At a time when there is renewed interest in the Extraordinary Rite, Hugh Ross Williamson's classic exposition of the Roman Canon provides a superb commentary to provide priest and people alike with a deeper devotional understanding of the Mass.

978 085244 295 1 194 pages £9.99 available

The Holy Eucharist
Studies on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, its Celebration and Concelebration
Joseph de Sainte-Marie, OCD
Without calling for a change in the post-Conciliar discipline of the Latin Church, the author offers a complete and trenchant historical and dogmatic critique of the recent neglect of the individuallly celebrated mass in favour of concelebration.
978 085244 310 1 472 pages £20.00 October 2010

An Illustrated Catechism

Text by Inos Biffi
Colur illustrations by Franco Vignazia

A wonderful teaching resource for children and an introduction to the basics of Catholic faith for adults. Beautifully illustrated in an intensely vibrant style reminiscent of medieval illuminations, this book is organised according to the outline of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, with a section corresponding to each of the four main parts: The Creed, The Sacraments, The Commandments and Prayer.

978 085244 679 9 142 pages £12.99 available

In a Great and Noble Tradition

The Autobiography of Dom Prosper Guéranger
Translated and edited by Br David Hayes, OSB and Sr Hyacinthe Defos du Rau, OP
The life of the founder of the Benedictine Abbey of Solesmes in France. While Guéranger (1805-1875) published many liturgical and spiritual works, this highly personal account of his early life and events surrounding the foundation of Solesmes in 1833 was never intended for publication, remaining in the archives of the Abbey for well over a hundred years. This account of his spiritual and intellectual awakening provides impetus for a renewed contemporary appreciation of his convictions, which are of perennial value for all who are seeking God. The monastic community he founded bears witness to the transforming power of contemplative liturgical spirituality lived in and for the Church and the world. As such, monastic life serves as an exemplar of spiritual and human values whose relevance extends far beyond the cloister.

978 085244 309 5 278 pages £12.99 available

New Wine and Fresh Skins
Julian Porteous
The emergence of the new ecclesial movements must be seen within the context of the whole Church and within the context of our times. What is often said of them is that they are not simply human efforts to do something in and for the Church, but they have emerged as a work of the Spirit of God. They are testimony that the Holy Spirit poured out on the Apostles at Pentecost is still a present and active force in the Church, blowing where he will. The new movements are one of the "surprises" of the Spirit. This extraordinary action of God in our time confirms the words of the Prophet Isaiah: "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" (Is. 43:19-21) Many ask about the place of the new movements in the Church. Are they a completely new reality or is there an historical precedent? How does the Church view the movements? This book examines the emergence of the new movements in the Church in recent times and their significance for the life and mission of the Church.

Julian Porteous is Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia and served for six years as Rector of the Seminary of the Good Shepherd. He has been an advocate of the New Evangelisation called for by Pope John Paul II and was involved with the early development of communities in Sydney. He continues to have an association with a number of ecclesial movements.

978 085244 748 2 184 pages £9.99 September 2010

John Henry Newman: A Very English Saint

Peter M.Chisnall
As the sanctity of John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801–1890) finally receives formal recognition by the Church, there is ever more interest in this very English of priests. Based on extensive study of Newman's letters, diaries and private journals, this highly readable biography reveals much about the man who became a Cardinal, but particularly Newman's role in the regeneration of English Catholicism.

'The need for a popular introduction and work of synthesis to Newman scholarship for the non-specialist was never greater than today. Professor Chisnall has provided just such a work.' Peter Nockles

978 085244 683 6 328 pages £14.99 available
See also: John Henry Newman

Newman the Priest: A Father of Souls

Gerard Skinner
Presenting aspects of the life of Cardinal Newman and letting him speak to us in his own words. Fr Skinner draws from the tens of thousands of pages that this great pastor penned and presents Newman as a priest, 'A Father of Souls'. In a series of easily readable sketches we follow Newman's life from the time when he first realised that God was calling him to the ordained ministry until his last years as a priest and Cardinal in the Birmingham Oratory that he had himself founded. Important themes such as his preaching are seen alongside the means by which he felt he was most sustained and strengthened for his life's not insignificant trials. Seven of Newman's sermons conclude this volume.

978 085244 736 9 320 pages £12.99 available

Old Testament Priests and the New Priest

According to the New Testament
Albert Vanhoye
This new edition presents a scriptural study of the meaning of the priesthood in both aspects: as ministerial, and that of all Christians. The approach is in three stages: first, the Old Testament; next the Letter to the Hebrews; then 1 Peter and the Book of Revelation. Vanhoye expalains that the common priesthood is personal offering, while the pastoral ministry is a manifestation of the priestly mediation of Christ. This complementarity reflects the basic unity of the priesthood in Christ.

978 085244 003 2 333 pages £14.99 available

The Origins of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi

Andrew Breeze
One of the most revolutionary books ever published on the literatures of Britain – its subject is the four stories in the collection of Welsh prose tales known as The Mabinogi which have long enjoyed popularity as Wales's most significant contribution to world literature.

The four branches are tales of love, adventure and magic, but also rape, adultery, betrayal and attempted murder. Although most scholars agree that the four stories are the work of a single author, there has been no agreement on where and when they were composed. It has always been assumed that they were the work of a male author, however, Andrew Breeze's sensational analysis convincingly shows they were composed by a female author.

978 0 85244 553 2 164 pages £9.99 available

The Path to Rome - Revised

Dwight Longenecker and Cyprian Blamires (Editors)
First published ten years ago. The Path to Rome has since established itself as a classic of its kind. Largely ignored by the mainstream media, the impressive flow of conversions to the Catholic Church which took place in the last two decades of the twentieth century has shown no sign of abating in this new millennium. This new edition re-groups the established stories and gathers a fresh collection from a wider range of contributors. The Path to Rome has helped many people towards the fullness of Catholic Faith and this new edition continues that tradition.

978 085244 729 1 412 pages £12.99 available

Pure Attraction

Fr Peter Murphy
A book that successfully challenges young people to seek out what is authentic in human relationships. It is concise, and yet its content is comprehensive and covers the Church's teaching in a clear and uplifting way. Very readable and very practical in this delicate domain, it can be recommended without hesitation to youth to answer all their questions, as well as to those discerning their vocation. The common sense approach highlights the many pitfalls evident in the prevailing culture and reveals a way ahead - drawing on the profound moral wisdom of the Church.

978 085244 539 6 130 pages £6.99 available

Ronald Knox and English Catholicism

Terry Tastard
Ronald Knox was hailed as one of the brightest minds of the Edwardian era, and his decision to become Catholic shocked many of his contemporaries. He was to be one of the most outstanding recruits to the Church of his generation, and for thirty years he was one of the best known personalities of English Catholicism. A gifted writer and broadcaster, Knox raised the self-confidence of the Catholic Church and showed how Catholicism was now more at home in England.

978 085244 250 0 232 pages £12.99 available

St.Anthony's Scotland Road, Liverpool
An inner-city English Catholic parish, close to Liverpool docks, which embodies two hundred years of Liverpool's heritage and history. Using documentary evidence and the reminiscences of the people who have lived and worked there, this book tells the fascinating story of the parish, from its origins in the aftermath of the French Revolution with the mission of Fr Jean Baptiste Antoine Gerardot. Woven into its rich history are the threads of Recusancy, of Portugese, Lithuanian, Itlaian and Irish influences, of the Great Famine, Immigration, Epidemics, Riots, the Blitz and the baleful impact of the urban planners' post-1945 dreams, the divided loyalties of the parishioners split between supporting Liverpool and Everton football clubs, and even Cilla Black, who attended the parish school.

978 085244 726 0 560 pages illustrated £20.00 September 2010

St Thérèse of Lisieux "I Choose All"

Sister Teresa Margaret, D.C.
In this classic account of St. Thérèse's spiritual teaching - 'the little way of spiritual childhood' - Sister Teresa Margaret, D.C. explores with us her life, her devotions, her teaching and her posthumous mission. She demonstrates how readily adaptable is this simple yet far from easy 'ever-ancient, ever-new' method of going to God, by 'doing the tiniest things right and doing it for love'. Shows how the unchanging standards of our Saviour can be adapted in every way to the needs and problems of this present age - a consolation and encouragement for us all.

978 085244 452 8 258 pages £9.99 available

The School of Compassion

Deborah Jones
The author engages with the Catholic Church's contemporary attitude towards animals. This is the fullest sustained study of the subject in that faith tradition. In the first part she explores the history of the Church's ideas about animals, the second part forensically examines the Catechism of the Catholic Church's four paragraphs which relate particularly to animals, and finally major contemporary issues are raised.

This book is the fullest systemic treatment of the moral status of animals within the Roman Catholic tradition. It is the result of painstaking scholarship, wide reading, and, most of all, insightful theological exploration.

Revd Professor Andrew Linzey

978 0 85244 731 4 256 pages £14.99 available

The Scope of Philosophy

John Young
Can we have certainty? Is the universe due to chance, or is it designed? Does God Exist? Has each of us a soul that survives after death? Are there unchanging moral laws by which we should live? This book examines these and many other questions from the standpoint of reason. It draws on the wisdom of the past, and especially the perennial philosophy of which St. Thomas Aquinas is the greatest representative, using these insights to discuss topics affecting us.

978 085244733 8 342 pages £9.99 available

The Spiritual Writings

Cardinal Merry del Val
Edited and translated by Harriet Murphy
Raphael, Cardinal Merry del Val, Secretary of State to Pope St.Pius X from 1903 to 1914, was born in the Spanish Embassy in London in 1865, the son of a distinguished Spanish diplomat of Irish origin and English mother. Educated by the Jesuits, he was to become a priest after a brilliant period of study, first in England then in Rome. Jealousy long supposed he owed the prodigious rise of his career to a privilege of birth, the truth is very different - far from seeking honours he only ever wished to be an ordinary priest - however, from an aristocratic background and speaking many languages, the Vatican had great duties for him. He died in Rome in 1930 and is buried in St.Peter's Basilica. This collection of his work includes sermons, prayers, writings on the Saints, Sacraments and Mary, addresses to conferences and letters of spiritual direction.

978 085244 122 0 242 pages £9.99 available

The Story of the Rosary
Anne Vail
The Rosary is one of the most popular of all Christian forms of prayer, but few of us pause to reflect on its origins and extraordinary history in the Church. Beginning with the adoption of the rose as the symbol of Our Lady, Anne Vail traces the growth in popularity of collections of prayers or 'roses' in her honour. These eventually came to be counted as beads. This inspirational account of the historical detail and traditions of the Rosary will delight and entral all those who share in this joyous celebration of Our Lady and her Most Blessed Son.

978 085244 375 0 128 pages £7.99 September 2010

Teresa Helena Higginson

Cecil Kerr
Teresa Higginson was a saintly Catholic schoolteacher. She received many supernatural gifts including the Mystical Marriage and the Stigmata. Teresa was chosen by Christ to make known His great desire that His Sacred Head be worshipped as the Seat of Divine Wisdom. This would be a remedy for a time of foolish intellectual pride and lapsing from the faith. It would be not only the completion of devotion to the Sacred Heart, but the crowning of all devotions. In fact it was prophesied to be the one great means for the conversion of England. Lady Cecil Kerr's biography is based on Teresa's letters and other direct evidence of her remarkable life.

978 085244 181 7 404 pages £17.99 available

Towards a Theology of the Environment

Paul Haffner
Pope Benedict said at the beginning of his Pontificate that external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast. Therefore the earth's treasures no longer serve to build God's garden for us all to live in, but they have been made to serve the powers of exploitation and destruction. This book is a theological investigation of the environment, and takes in scientific, biblical, moral and spiritual themes, all addressed by recent Church teaching on the subject.

978 085244 368 2 362 pages £15.99 available

A Trappist Meeting Monks from Tibet

Bernard de Give

The invasion of Tibet in 1950, followed by the voluntary exile of the Dalai Lama and of a significant number of Tibetans, though a disaster was also an opportunity for this traditional culture to become accessible to Westerners eager for a spirituality which would correspond to their needs. The author, a Trappist monk since 1972, has travelled extensively in his meetings and dialogue with non-Christian monastic orders. He presents the history and spirituality of monasticism, detailing his personal encounters with monks of the East, and looking at the differences and agreements he concludes with a theoretical comparison of the philosophies.

978 0 85244 535 8 416 pages £20.00 available

Try a Little Lowliness

Memoir of a Cistercian novice
Paddy Lyons
This is a book about a young monk's first year, nearly fifty years ago, in the most austere monastic order in Western Christianity. An order where silence was the rule, hard manual work enjoined on top of a strict vegetarian diet. Where work followed prayer followed study for seventeen hours of the day. Where obedience was total and self-flagellation still a weekly feature. Yet his vivid account of that year will make you laugh, hilariously at times, and also weep as he responded to the challenge of making sense of such a life in such a community.

978 085244 694 2 256 pages £9.99 available

Turkey in Europe

Roberto de Mattei Translated by John Laughland
European Governmeants and other institutions are currently engaged in complex negotiations over the question of the accession of Turkey to the European union. While Europe is giving up on its Christian roots, Turkey exhibits an extremely well-defined and strong religious-political identity and its request to join the EU has not been put forward in order to renounce such identity, but, on the contrary, to impose it more widely. So would the potential joining of Turkey be of benefit or, instead, an irreparable catastrophe for our Continent? This book poses the question and raises the alarm.

978 085244 732 1 104 pages £12.99 @ special price £9.99 available

Two Essays on Biblical and on Ecclesiastical Miracles

Works of Cardinal Newman Volume VIII
Introduced by Bishop Geoffrey Rowell. Edited by James Tolhurst
978 085244 456 6 512 pages £25.00 hb available
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The Venerable English College

Michael E Williams

The Venerable English College in Rome has played a crucial role in the history of Catholicism in England from the Reformation period to our own time. It is over twenty years since this remarkable history of the English College first appeared and it has long been out of print. Now republished in a revised and updated edition, with many illustrations from the College's collection, it includes a new chapter 'from Post-War to Post-Conciliar Rome'; the notes and appendices have been expanded to take account of recent research and publication.

978 085244 048 3 356 pages +8 colour Illustrated £14.99hb

Vita Communis

The Common Life of the Secular Clergy
Jerome Bertram
Vita Communis - "the common life" - is the term used for community life among priests and other clerics, as opposed to monks and friars. While monasticism is familiar, few are aware that pastoral ('secular') priests have lived in communities for most of the Church's history. Many people have suggested that they could do so again, and that this might help with some of the problems facing solitary priests in the modern world. By exploring what was done in the past, we can suggest what might work in the future, learning from the successes as well as the failures of previous priestly communities.

978 085244 201 2 330 pages £15.99 available

With Christ in His Passion: Elizabeth Prout

Sr Dominic Savio Hamer, CP
This is the shining story of the founder of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. Born into a comfortable and happy family in 1820, in her twenties she converted to Catholicism following her encounter with Blessed Dominic Barberi CP, who had opened the first Passionist monastery in England only a few miles from her home. At twenty-one she was the youngest, and the first Catholic English woman to found a religious congregation in 19th century England. At great risk to her health she embraced a religious life working with the poor in Manchester, teaching young mills girls, and founding a female institute to combine both contemplative and active life.

978 085244 183 1 96 pages £5.99 available

Words and the Word

The Use of Literature as a Practical Aid to Preaching
William R.T.Anderson
Just as a good sermon will lead its listeners beyond appreciation of a preachers' learning or eloquence to simple apprehension of the 'thing' itself, the res of the celebrated mystery, the presence of the Lord, its consequences for our lives, so this book both opens a door into our litereary inheritance and edges us again and again towards the universal questions: What is literature? What is the relationship of the great literary works of humanity - the 'secular Scriptures' - to the Word and words of Christianity and its Jewish antecedent? How might we enter into this literary world, and integrate our human culture with our Christian faith? How might a lectio humana enrich our lectio divina, and vice versa? How might I finally educate myself?

978 085244 745 1 240 pages £12.99 available

A Year Book of Seasons and Celebrations

Joanna Bogle

In the twenty-one years since the publication of her best-selling Book of Feasts and Seasons Joanna Bogle has assembled a wealth of further material to help us restore the traditions of the Church Year to our lives - here are fresh ideas for things to make, eat, do and sing around the whole year. An enriching resource for home, school and parish alike. This book celebrates Christian values, culture and history, giving opportunities for hopitality, friendship and learning.

978 085244 129 9 128 pages available £7.99

Other titles due for publication:

October 2009
The Gargoyle Code (Longenecker, D) 9781935302001 £8.99 available
Old Testament Priests and the New Priest (Vanhoye, A) 9780852440032 £14.99 available
Pure Attraction (Murphy, P) 9780852445396 £6.99 available

November 2009
A Glimpse of Heaven paperback 9781905624621 £20.00 available
Ronald Knox and English Catholicism (Tastard, T) 9780852442500 £12.99 available
English Catholic Heroines (Bogle, J (ed)) 9780852441855 £9.99 available
Turkey in Europe (de Mattei, R) 9780852447321 £9.99 available
Following the Silence (Alexander, G) 9780852444924 £6.99 available

December 2009
The Catholic Priest, Image of Christ (Heidemann, S (ed)) 9780852441787 £40.00hb available

February/March 2010
Christ in His Mysteries (Marmion, C) 9780852447352 £17.99 available
The Great Prayer (Ross Williamson, H) 9780852442951 £9.99 available
First Initiation into the Carthusian Life (Carthusian, A) 9780852441473 £7.99 available
Christianity and Jerusalem (O'Mahony, A (ed)) 9780852446461 £20.00 available
Mystery of Creation - Revised Edition (Haffner, P) 9780852443163 £15.99 available
Blessed John Henry Newman: A Very English Saint (Chisnall, P) 9780852446836 £14.99 available
George Myers: Pugin's Builder (Spencer-Silver, P) 9780852441848 £20.00 available
The Scope of Philosophy (Young, J) 9780852447338 £9.99 available

April/May 2010
Path to Rome - Revised Edition (Blamires, C (ed)) 9780852447291 £12.99 available
Newman the Priest: A Father of Souls (Skinner, G) 9780852447369 £12.99 available
The Elusive Father Brown (Smith, J) 9780852446980 £12.99 available

June 2010
Essays on Miracles (Newman, J.H.) 9780852444566 £25.00hbavailable
Christianity in Iraq - New Edition (Rassam, S) 9780852447383 £12.99 available
Augustine of Hippo (Pacioni, V) 9780852447376 £14.99 available

July/August/September 2010
Blessed John Henry Newman-A Richly Illustrated Portrait (Dietz, K & Dechant,M-B) 9780852447246 £12.99 available
Edmund Campion (Simpson, R) 9780852447345 £25.00 hb
A Trappist Meeting Monks from Tibet (Bernard de Give) 9780852445358 £20.00 available
The Story of the Rosary (Vail, A) 9780852443750 £7.99
Climbing the Mountain (Tolhurst, J) 9780852443729 £7.99 available
Elizabeth Prout (Hamer, E) 9780852441718 £20.00hb
Style Manual for Essays and Theses (Haffner, P) 9780852447437 £12.99
Words and the Word (Anderson, W) 9780852447451 £12.99 available
New Wine for Fresh Skins (Porteous, J) 9780852447482 £9.99
St. Anthony's Scotland Road, Liverpool (O'Neill, M) 9780852447260 £20.00

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