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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker
Now: $17.95Was: $19.95Venerable 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...Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion
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Now: $16.95Was: $18.95Into 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...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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The Hermit: The Priest Who Saved a Soul, a Marriage, and a Family
Now: $16.95Was: $18.95In 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...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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Isaac Jogues: Saint Among the Mohawks
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Now: $18.95Was: $21.95"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...Now: $18.95Was: $21.95 -
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The Priest Barracks
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Now: $16.15Was: $17.95At 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 Catholics—2,579 priests, monks, and seminarians from all...Now: $16.15Was: $17.95 -
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Bakhita: From Slave to Saint
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Now: $16.95Was: $18.95When she was about nine years old, Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped near Darfur, Sudan, by Arab slave traders. For several years she was subjected to brutal and humiliating treatment until she was ransomed and taken to Venice, Italy, where she became a...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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Jérôme Lejeune: A Man of Science and Conscience
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Now: $17.95Was: $19.95The intelligence of one is a gift for all. Such is the case of Jérôme Lejeune, an extraordinary man who put his brilliance at the service of children with Down syndrome. A pioneer of modern genetics, Dr. Lejeune discovered the chromosomal...Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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To Raise the Fallen: A Selection of War Letters, Prayers, & Spiritual Writings of Fr. Willie Doyle
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Now: $16.95Was: $18.95Irish military chaplain Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., died in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on August 16, 1917, having been hit by a German shell while rushing to the aid of wounded soldiers trapped in No Man's Land. In To Raise the Fallen,...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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Catherine of Siena
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Now: $17.95Was: $19.95Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well known, and amazing fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based this...Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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Charles de Foucauld, Second Edition
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Now: $17.95Was: $19.95This definitive biography by Jean-Jacques Antier, a renowned French author of more than 50 books, is the fruit of his exhaustive research on Foucauld's life, writings and correspondence. He was given access to the complete archive on the life of Foucauld...Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves
Now: $16.95Was: $18.95Discover the five great loves of St. John Paul II through remarkable unpublished stories on him from bishops, priests, students, Swiss Guards, and others. Mining through a mountain of papal resources, Jason Evert has uncovered these many gems, offering a...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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Jesuit at Large
Now: $16.25Was: $17.95Father Paul Mankowski, S.J. (1953–2020), was one of the most brilliant and scintillating Catholic writers of our time. His essays and reviews, collected here for the first time, display a unique wit, a singular breadth of learning, and a...Now: $16.25Was: $17.95