Church History
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Turning Points: How Thirteen Remarkable Men and Women Heard God’s Call and Responded to It
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Now: $16.15Was: $17.95This book examines how thirteen extraordinary men and women from apostolic times to the present—most of them canonized saints—came to see how God wanted them to organize their lives and, seeing that,...Now: $16.15Was: $17.95 -
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Canceled: Twelve Catholic Heroes That History Turned Into Villains
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Now: $18.95Was: $23.95We have to admit it, right? Certain Catholics were some of the most villainous characters in history. Or were they? In Canceled, historian Steve Weidenkopf (The Real Story of Catholic History) digs...Now: $18.95Was: $23.95 -
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John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed
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Now: $17.95Was: $19.95This unparalleled introduction to St. John Henry Newman—mind, heart, soul, and personality—brings the great cardinal to life before our eyes, and with him the charged air of nineteenth-century...Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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George Cardinal Pell: Pax Invictis, A Biography
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Now: $26.95Was: $29.95This definitive biography traces Cardinal George Pell’s life from his childhood in Australia to his role as the Vatican treasurer; through his trials, unjust imprisonment, and exoneration to his...Now: $26.95Was: $29.95 -
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Christ, Science, and Reason: What We Can Know about Jesus, Mary, and Miracles
Now: $19.95Was: $21.95This is currently the only volume that comprehensively presents the scientific evidence in support of Jesus, the Eucharist, and Mary. Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., closely examines the scientific...Now: $19.95Was: $21.95 -
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The Maid of Orleans: The Life and Mysticism of Joan of Arc
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Now: $16.15Was: $17.95This acclaimed work on the life and mysticism of Joan of Arc is considered by historians as one of the most convincing, well researched and best written accounts of the Maid of Orleans. Stolpe...Now: $16.15Was: $17.95 -
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Fatima: 100 Questions and Answers
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Now: $13.45Was: $14.95From May to October, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared six times to three shepherd children in the tiny village of Fatima, Portugal. What started as a private matter was soon known all over...Now: $13.45Was: $14.95 -
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Knight of the Holy Ghost: A Short History of G. K. Chesterton
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Now: $15.25Was: $16.95Who was Gilbert Keith Chesterton? A rotund man in a cape brandishing a walking stick? Certainly. A twentieth-century writer? Prolifically. A great champion and defender of the Christian Faith?...Now: $15.25Was: $16.95 -
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The Grunt Padre
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Now: $14.35Was: $15.95This is the definitive biography of Fr. Vincent Robert Capodanno, a chaplain for the Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. Greatly beloved by so many who served under his spiritual care, Fr. Capodanno...Now: $14.35Was: $15.95 -
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The Priest Barracks
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Now: $16.95Was: $18.95At the Nazi concentration camp Dachau, three barracks out of thirty were occupied by clergy from 1938 to 1945. The overwhelming majority of the 2,720 men imprisoned in these barracks were...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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Champions of the Rosary
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Now: $15.35Was: $16.95The Rosary is a spiritual sword. It enshrines the saving mysteries of the God-Man and has the power to defeat evil, conquer sin, and bring about peace. The rosary is the sword of Our Lady! In his...Now: $15.35Was: $16.95