Biographies

Not All Superheroes Wear Capes! Apologists are superheroes in their own way, providing us with what we need to vanquish the powers of evil. In this Dynamic Duo, two converts offer their tales of success against the forces of darkness. Not Just Spiritual...

Nearly a century after his death, G. K. Chesterton comes out with a new book . . . about himself! Renowned Chesterton scholar Dale Ahlquist presents a unique retelling of Chesterton's life in Chesterton’s own words, drawn from hundreds of...

A moving and insightful memoir of a rookie firefighter who struggles to overcome the challenges of his dangerous job while growing in his Catholic faith. It fills a literary gap today as it deals with life in the emergency services from a singularly...

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini crossed oceans to spread the Gospel and serve the poor. She also wrote oceans of letters to her religious sisters as she travelled all over the globe. Frances suffered from health problems all her life. Despite her many...

This acclaimed new English-language translation by Michael Tobin of Georges Bernanos’s classic work is the first fully complete, English-language edition, ever of the original French version. In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly...

With over one hundred books to his name, Peter Kreeft is the most prolific Catholic author of his generation. He’s also one of the most loved, having influenced countless Catholics in the U.S. and beyond. But who, exactly, is the man behind the...

This 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 England. Drawing from his letters, writings, and...

Like many young women of her generation, Christine Flynn never had much use for “organized religion.” But she sure was spiritual. In fact, she considered herself spiritually advanced. Unlike her peers who sat in church pews on Sunday, blindly...

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen was one of the greatest spiritual leaders—and entertainers—in America’s tumultuous twentieth century. His television shows, for which he eventually won an Emmy Award, reached millions of viewers, and in the...

Into the Deep traces one woman's spiritual odyssey from birthright evangelicalism through postmodern feminism and, ultimately, into the Roman Catholic Church. As a college student, Abigail Favale experienced a feminist awakening that reshaped her...

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...

"I go, but I shall never come back again." These were Isaac Jogues' words on the eve of embarking for a second missionary attempt in America. Shortly afterward, a skull-splitting Mohawk tomahawk made him a martyr. Fresh from the elegant life of...