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  Autumn/Winter 2024

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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Convert Maker
Cheryl Hughes


Fulton Sheen was above all a devout Catholic priest deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Jesus Christ, especially in the Holy Eucharist, making a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament every day of his 50+ years of the priesthood. He influenced countless conversions to Catholicism, but was always clear that it was the Holy Spirit, not Sheen, who makes the convert.


978 1 62164 723 2   290 pages  £16.50




Christ, Science and Reason
What We Can Know about Jesus, Mary, and Miracles 

Robert Spitzer, SJ

This book makes clear that the Catholic Church is not anti-science, but quite the opposite—it is one of the most scientifically aware religious denominations in the world. It will also be clear that science is not anti-God, anti-Christ, or anti-religious. On the contrary, its tools and methods give considerable credible evidence for all of them.


978 1 62164 743 0   370 pages  £17.99




Classic Literature Made Simple
F
ifty Great Books in a Nutshell
Joseph Pearce


Pearce uses his experience of teaching literature at college level for over twenty years to show the reader the moral dimension of each work. He shows how each work presents a mystical mirror to the reader, offering insights into the meaning of life itself.  

978 1 62164 722 5  232 pages  £14.99




Father Joseph Fessio. SJ
California Blackrobe
Fr Cornelius Buckley, SJ

Born and raised in the California Bay Area in the golden age after World War II, the bold Joe Fessio would, by divine providence, eventually study under three of the greatest theological minds of the twentieth century—Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). He would develop into arguably one of the most powerful and energetic forces in the American Catholic Church, designing a pioneering Catholic Great Books program at USF and founding perhaps the largest Catholic publishing house in the English-speaking world.



978 1 62164 617 4  361 pages  £23.50 Hardback




George Cardinal Pell
Pax Invictis: A Biography
Tess Livingstone


Never a shrinking violet, Pell’s high profile in Australia, Rome, Britain and

the United States meant he was never far from controversy, inside an increasingly fractured Church and in a world grown hostile to the Apostolic tradition. This definitive biography traces Pell’s life from childhood in regional Australia to the Vatican Treasurer in 2014, through his trials, imprisonment, and rebuilding his life.

978-1-62164-657-0  500 pages  £24.99 Hardback



The Hermit
The Priest Who Saved a Soul, a Marriage, and a Family
K
evin Wells


In his raw and tender memoir, biographer Kevin Wells pulls readers into the unforgettable story of a parish priest turned hermit, Father Martin Flum, who orchestrated the slow resurrection of his wife, Krista, from the nightmare of her deep wounds and addiction. This is a true account of marital survival, a holy priest, redemption, and even the miraculous, where imprisoned shame and sin are transformed into the joy of freedom.

978-1-62164-700-3  235 pages  £15.50



John Henry Newman
A Life Sacrificed
Ida Görres

 In Görres’ words, this is a  portrait of “the boy, puzzled, who was startled and overwhelmed by God; the active, creative young prophet of his church in crisis; the hermit, who he was and wanted to be all his life; and the fighter, who he was with and against his will: the saint of the Church and the saint of humility, the one perfected in sacrifice”.

978 1 62164 698 3  305 pages  £16.50


The Rock from Which You Were Hewn
Lives and Legacy of Holy Irish Men and Women
Fr John Hogan and Patrick Kenny


This book presents brief biographies of over 40 modern Irish men and women whose causes for canonization are in process, along with others who enjoy a strong reputation for sanctity. Written in response to Pope Benedict XVI’s call to the Irish to renew the Church in Ireland by drawing on the legacy of holiness offered by their ancestors, this book details the heroic lives of more recent saintly models to encourage contemporary Catholics to seek holiness in their lives. Among those whose inspiring lives are told include Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., Father Edward Flanagan, Frank Duff, Sister Clare Crockett, Venerable Patrick Peyton, Venerable Matt Talbot, Venerable Edel Quinn, Blessed John Sullivan, Blessed Columba Marmion, and many more.


978 1 62164 749 2  290 pages £15.50



Saint Kevin of Glendalough

Hermit, Abbot, and Miracle Worker

Kevin McKenzie

This new Vision Book explains how Saint Kevin founded a monastery in 6th century Ireland that was a beacon of light for the next 800 years. Saint Kevin worked miracles, communed with animals, and inspired thousands to leave everything to follow Christ. Saint Kevin’s example and ministry helped root the light of the Christian faith deep into the hearts of the Irish people. Anyone who visits Saint Kevin’s monastery today will feel his holy and peaceful influence.


978 1 62164 606 8   190 pages   £10.99



A Short History of the Roman Mass
Fr Uwe Michael Lang


“One of our greatest scholars of the liturgy gives the Church an excellent primer on the ongoing evolution of Catholic worship over two millennia while offering wise counsel on a further ‘reform of the reform.’ Highly recommended for everyone who understands the intimate linkage between worship and belief, captured in the ancient maxim, lex orandi lex credendi -- and even more so for those who don't.” -George Weigel


978 1 62164 697 6  145 pages £13.99


The Two Jerusalems
My Conversion from the Messianic Movement to the Catholic Church

Matthew Wiseman

The story of a young man’s amazing journey to discover the roots of the Christian faith in the Ancient Near East, that led him from Protestantism through the Messianic Movement and into the Catholic Church. This journey took him to the rainforest of New Guinea, the Old Synagogue in Warsaw, the Judean Desert, and into the heart of Ancient and Medieval Jewish tradition: the Hebrew Bible. Along the way he meets a cast of odd and wonderful characters, false prophets, and saintly Catholics who teach him about God, Scripture, and Prayer.

978 1 62164 724 9   220 pages  £15.50



What Would Socrates Say?
An Introduction to Philosophy by the Socratic Method

Peter Kreeft

“Aristotle argued that philosophy was inevitable, because even to ask whether philosophy was inevitable was to engage in philosophy. Now comes Professor Kreeft showing how all the big questions in philosophy arise inevitably—and some big answers too. This delightful book will help not simply students but also teachers rediscover the intellectual curiosity they had as a child.”—Michael Pakaluk, Professor of Ethics and Social Philosophy, The Catholic University of America


978 1 62164 720 1  352 pages  £19.99 Hardback



A Year of Daily Offerings
Giving Your Life to God One Day at a Time
Fr James Kubicki, SJ


A
366-day experience of morning offerings for busy laypeople. This rich array of reflections, based on the liturgical calendar and inspired by Ignatian spirituality, will help you develop—or reinvigorate—the habit of beginning each day by sincerely offering it to Christ.


978 1 62164 703 4  392 pages  £15.50

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