The Afterlife
Purgatory and Heaven Explained
BY FR. DOLINDO RUOTOLO

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Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Surrender Prayer brought understanding and peace to countless souls amid the turbulence of the last century. Now, in our age of incomparable uncertainty, this miracle-worker and visionary writer offers the assurance you need to resolutely face the final things: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell.

Read these pages, and you'll embark on the ultimate journey of discovery into what happens to the soul after death. You'll read true stories of the dead who have communicated to loved ones from the great beyond; you'll learn how the saints described their mystical experiences, and you'll investigate stunning supernatural phenomena that remain unexplained by science.

Notably, Don Dolindo provides proof for the existence of Purgatory and explains what it's like for the souls suffering there. Moreover, he describes the consequences of sin and how the souls in Purgatory are awaiting our sacrificial suffering to be released into Paradise.

Best of all, Don Dolindo offers spiritual wisdom that you can apply to your daily life and shows you how to prepare for a holy death and the glory of the world to come. He describes the remarkable mystical experience of the soul's awe-inspiring entrance into Heaven and explains the unique power of Our Blessed Mother to help us get there.

You'll also learn:

The most important prayers that help free the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Why even venial sin impairs our relationship with God
Why good works, almsgiving, and penances are powerful atonements for sin
Why we need Our Lady's maternity, humility, and love for souls
Why the saints delight in interceding for us
The sublime ecstasy and complete fulfillment that await us when we behold the Holy Trinity in Heaven.

Hints of Heaven
The Parables of Christ and What They Mean for You

BY FR. GEORGE RUTLER

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Christ knew that the splendor of heaven is too great for us to bear just now, and so he used parables as clues to the mystery of paradise. In them are hints of heaven, and they offer profound spiritual advice meant to guide us on the road to eternal glory.

In our age, Christ's Parables are often reduced to exercises in moralism. In these pages, Fr. George Rutler - acclaimed author and EWTN television host - unveils these deceptively simple stories, showing you their hidden meanings and how they apply to our own age and way of life.

Let Fr. Rutler take you on an enriching tour of Scripture's 24 parables as you learn:

Tares in the Field of the Lord: Why it's necessary that scandals beset the Church - and how it brings about a stronger harvest.

The Mustard Seed: Why it gave hope to the early Church and prefigures her glorious future.

The Yeast: How God speaks in a gentle and inward voice which melts the soul, and how you could be drowning Him out.

The Hidden Treasure: Are you responding properly to the unique gifts Christ has given you?

The Net: Many will be sifted out. How to be sure you're among the souls He keeps.

The Unmerciful Servant: Not only must you forgive, you must convert the offender. Are you a channel for God's grace?

Laborers in the Vineyard: Are you letting selfishness and pride get in the way of the salvation of your neighbor's soul?

The Two Sons: The dangers of agnosticism. Are you guilty? You may be astonished at the answer.

The Marriage of the King's Son: Why frequent reception of the sacraments is necessary for dwelling at the wedding feast.

The Ten Virgins: There's a difference between watching and being prepared for Christ's return. Are you ready?

The Ten Talents: God has given you a special gift. Do you know what it is, and how you should use it?

The Two Debtors: How to know if you are going "through the motions" without Christ's love.

The Good Samaritan: Do you know the most overlooked element of this parable? It may surprise you.

The Rich Fool: Our capacity for self-deception is limitless. Learn the only way to be truly know yourself.

The Barren Fig Tree: Time is running out, and we have one last chance to cultivate virtue. Will you bear fruit in time?

The Great Supper: There's room for all in the heavenly banquet, but not all will find room. Are you making excuses that lead you into isolation?

The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin: Do you judge others, or do you receive them as Christ did? Why your approach to lost sheep could cost you your soul.

The Prodigal Son: Learn how this famous parable explains why God created mankind and chose to give Himself to us.

The Unjust Steward: The world is filled with evildoers. Are you mirroring the light of Christ?

The Rich Man and Lazarus: Learn the evils of self-sufficiency, and the dangers of taking gifts for granted.

The Unjust Judge: Why you must persevere in prayer despite your continued sins.

The Pharisee and the Publican: Why even though you may not commit great sins, your failure to put faith into action could ruin your soul.

Seventeen Steps to Heaven
A Catholic Guide to Salvation

BY FR. LEO TRESE

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No matter how dedicated to Christ you are, familiarity can blunt your fervor and even make you less vigilant against sin. That's why you need this warm guide! It reveals what you must do in order to begin living your life with God truly at the center of everything you do. With these seventeen steps, you'll be able to prevent your love for God from being diminished by day-to-day pressures.

The author, Fr. Leo J. Trese, helps you to integrate into your actions the truths you profess. He gives you solid ways to look squarely at the reality and love of God and to root out contrary attachments in your life, showing you how to improve your confessions, pray more fervently, and let the fact of God's love and the joys of Heaven inspire you to be holy.

Refreshingly unlike many modern writers, Fr. Trese speaks bluntly of Hell and of the devastating magnitude of sin. But don't despair! He also discloses the remedies you can use to root out even the most entrenched sinful habits and attachments. Simple, profound, and insightful, this book is an effective and long-lasting antidote to the spiritual dry rot that infects the soul of even the most careful Catholics.

Make your salvation a vivifying reality as Fr. Trese shows you:

Why Heaven is worth living for, working for, and suffering for in this life
God's anger: what the inspired writers of Scripture mean when they use this phrase - and how you can avoid this anger
Do you truly belong to Christ? Four qualities you'll have if you do
What you must do if your confessions have become casual and thoughtless
"It's only a venial sin": why this is one of the saddest phrases you could ever speak
God's judgment: how you can (and should) start getting ready now for this moment of divine truth
Suffering from strong temptations? Three things you can do today to overcome them
Plus: more to help you attain a truly soul-nourishing relationship with God!

Aquinas on the Four Last Things
Everything You Need To Know About Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell

BY KEVIN VOST

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We often think of death as the end, but it's really just the beginning of eternal life. Death, judgment, heaven, and hell — often called the Four Last Things — are both awe-inspiring and fear-inducing, yet countless saints testify to the profound spiritual benefit of contemplating the awesome mysteries that await us in the afterlife.

Few saints have thought more deeply about the Four Last Things than St. Thomas Aquinas — history's greatest theologian. In these pages, Dr. Kevin Vost has made readable and accessible St. Thomas's core teachings and insights on the Four Last Things and the wondrous experiences God has in store for us.

With St. Thomas as his guide, Dr. Vost explores the destination of our souls after death and uncovers the mysteries surrounding limbo and purgatory. He unveils what our bodies will look like at the resurrection and identifies the four special gifts that will perfect our bodies in heaven. You'll learn whether sinners will be “left behind” on earth and why we pray for the dead and to the saints.

You won't find here any long, ponderous theological treatises, but rather rapid-fire summaries in simple, accessible language that answer for you a wide range of questions, including:

Do our souls go straight to heaven or hell when we die?

Are souls ever allowed to leave heaven or hell?

Will children who die without Baptism suffer eternal punishment?

Where is purgatory mentioned in the Bible?

Will our glorified bodies glow?

How could God, in His justice, punish us eternally for the sins we committed in our brief time on earth?

Will the damned and the demons be released from hell one day?

What kinds of rewards await us in heaven?

How to Read Your Way to Heaven
A Spiritual Reading Program for the Worst of Sinners, the Greatest of Saints, and Everyone in Between

BY VICKI BURBACH

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Many of us commit to some form of spiritual reading, but we find that our book choices are sporadic and often based on a whim rather than following a purposeful plan. Designed for individual or group settings, How to Read Your Way to Heaven will guide your quest to delve deeper into a relationship with Christ by meditating on the written word while organizing your reading around the four pillars of the Catholic Faith — the Creed, the sacraments, morality, and prayer.

How to Read Your Way to Heaven is not merely another book to read. It is designed to be an invaluable tool for guiding and organizing your reading to help you on your journey to become a saint. And best of all, this fully integrated do-it-yourself spiritual reading program can be easily followed by the busiest of Catholics with the tightest of schedules.

By following this plan, you'll meditate daily on Sacred Scripture and read the entirety of the Catechism over the course of the program. You'll be introduced to a treasure-trove of the greatest Catholic books ever written, and you'll learn prayerful reading methods, such as lectio divina, as well as time-tested advice on where and when to read.

Here you'll also find a list of the favorite books by leading Catholics of our day, including Bishop James Conley, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. C.J. McCloskey, Jennifer Fulwiler, Peter Kreeft, Patrick Coffin, Karl Keating, Lisa Hendey, Fr. Timothy Gallagher, Mike Aquilina, and so many more.

Spiritual reading arms us for battle. We are called to be saints, and yet daily we are bombarded by a culture that drives our minds and hearts away from the supernatural life. Because what we choose to read makes a significant difference in our spiritual growth and understanding, we present this structured reading guide to help you read with a purpose.

Encounters with Angels
The Invisible Companions of Our Spiritual Life

BY ODILE HAUMONTE

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Discreet but ever faithful, the angels play a vital role in God's plan for our lives. Created as spiritual beings who mediate between us and God, angels serve as our constant companions, advisers, and protectors, watching over us while standing before God's throne in Heaven. In this powerful new book, Odile Haumonté carefully combines the writings of Scripture, Tradition, and the testimony of saints who met angels face-to-face to unveil for you the breathtaking facts behind these heroic heavenly beings.

Because they are living reflections of the Holy Face they contemplate, angels draw us into the mysteries of Heaven. Haumonté shows you how to identify the subtle signs — not the overtly miraculous but consequential details — of angelic presences in the here and now. You'll learn where angels are fully present in the Mass and liturgy and the role they play in your personal prayers. You'll even discover how angels help us to nurture our children's desire for God and how they lead us into a profound desire to please Jesus.

Take in these pages, and you'll soon find yourself on an electrifying spiritual journey that opens your eyes to the role angels are playing in the specific choices you make and how you can more effectively place yourself under their protection. You'll also learn:

The nine classes of angels — what they are and why they matter

The role angels play at the time of our death

How angels, who know the Word of God perfectly, help us to discover and understand it

Why angels are unable to access your thoughts

Why the fallen angels have no chance of redemption

How angels can assist you in times of temptation

How they are present in intimate family occasions and gatherings of groups that pray

What Really Happens After We Die
(There Will Be Hugs in Heaven)

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Here professor of Church history Dr. James Papandrea gathers in one place all that is known about the afterlife — drawn from the teachings of Jesus, the Apostles, the Church Fathers, and the Church's Magisterium — affording, for the first time ever, a complete, authoritative, detailed portrait of the state of souls after death and the realms we enter. The following are among the many questions he answers:

If, as St. Paul says, “flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God,” how can our bodies enter Heaven?
After death but before the final resurrection, are we simply unconscious?
What is our resurrection like? (And does it differ from Jesus' Resurrection?)
Are ghosts real? (You'll be surprised at what the Church Fathers have to say.)
What is the difference between Heaven and Paradise?
Which of our parts will accompany us to Heaven (and which must be left behind)?
In Heaven, do we still eat and drink?
If, as Jesus says, there's no marrying in heaven, are we still male and female there?
After our resurrection, will we, like Jesus, be able to pass through matter?
And many more fascinating questions answered!

Everyday Miracles of Lourdes
Twenty Extraordinary Experiences Along the Way to the Grotto

BY MARLENE WATKINS

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Though they escape the notice of many, stunning miracles of healing take place each and every day at Our Lady’s Grotto in Lourdes, France. Inexplicable, biblical-like healings of body, mind, and spirit leave visitors with the gifts of peace and renewed faith. Here is the book that will move you, deepen your faith in Our Lady’s active involvement in our world, and help you personally encounter Our Lord.

Marlene Watkins recounts twenty astounding true stories of miracles at Lourdes, including her own watershed healing, which inspired her to establish Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers and become the first volunteer.

In these absorbing pages, you will marvel at how these volunteer helpers bring the sick to the Grotto — and then also experience healings themselves.

You will read the stories of people who were cured and reconciled with God — from babies to preteens to near centenarians. You will be inspired, for instance, by the testimony of a woman with a progressive neurodegenerative disease who not only went to Lourdes to selflessly care for the sick but later returned to receive a gift from Our Eucharistic Lord and Our Lady.

In chapter after chapter, you will encounter men and women who were healed from debilitating traumas, panic attacks, or mood swings.

You will be consoled by stories of women who experienced the loss of babies, including by abortion, and found solace in the arms of our Heavenly Mother.

And you will encounter a man who was struggling with faith and was drawn to Lourdes, where he met the Blessed Mother. Moreover, you will discover:

The three Ps of the Gospel message at Lourdes and how they relate to your life
How we will enter Heaven (it’s not the way you may think!)
A remarkable miracle of the “time-suspending, life-saving Rosary”
One simple prayer that St. Bernadette taught that can get you into Heaven
How a young woman’s wish was fulfilled and helped numerous souls
The unexpected way the oldest pilgrim and her marriage were renewed at Lourdes
Above all, you will see how Our Lady leads souls into deeper communion with her Eucharistic Son and with one another, whether through caring for sick loved ones or experiencing loving relationships. Prepare yourself to become a believer and an ardent lover of Lourdes.

The Thief Who Stole Heaven
BY RAYMOND ARROYO

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Award-winning TV personality Raymond Arroyo's evocative new book will take its place in the pantheon of classics for Christian children.

Majestically illustrated by Randy Gallegos, this inspiring story begins when the Holy Family is set upon by roadside thieves. Jesus is a young boy—and the lead bandit is the Bad Thief. His accomplice is a young man named Dismas, later the Good Thief.

Remembering his own mother and family, Dismas is moved with compassion and persuades the leader to let the Holy Family go. He does not change his ways, but while on the cross many years later, Dismas is caught in the entrancing gaze of the Blessed Mother from under his own cross. He suddenly realizes that the man suffering horribly next to him was the captivating boy on that fateful day long ago. He instantly asks Jesus for forgiveness—and knowing exactly who he is, Jesus forgives Dismas, assuring him of Paradise that very day!

“Wonder, in a child, is the beginning of worship,” said a children's book publisher nearly a century ago. Author Arroyo, in one of the most beautiful Gospel-based children's stories ever written, makes St. Luke's fleeting mention of the Good Thief come alive for children under nine in an electrifying and tender tale of the meaning of forgiveness as Jesus practices it—perfectly.

Journalist and producer Raymond Arroyo moves easily between TV (EWTN, Fox News) and books (the author of two New York Times national best sellers). Now a recognized children's writer, the lead anchor for EWTN is projected soon to approach the one million mark in collective book sales.

Truth about Purgatory
BY MARTIN JUGIE

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Many books on Purgatory reflect upon what you can do to help the Holy Souls suffering there. But this informative and reassuring book offers practical tips on what you can do to avoid the pains of Purgatory yourself. And the good news is, you don't have to endure martyrdom; you just have to grow in virtue.

Fr. Martin Jugie clarifies the truth about the Church's teaching on Purgatory and explains why it isn't enough simply to strive to avoid Hell. You must expiate for your sins now — and Fr. Jugie spells out how.

You'll learn what St. John Vianney had to say about the afterlife to a woman whose husband committed suicide. You'll delve into the reality of Purgatory through the revelations of the mystics, including St. Gertrude the Great, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Catherine of Genoa. And you'll be gripped by the captivating true stories of Catholics who atoned for sin via Fr. Jugie's methods and received manifestations from the Holy Souls.

You will also learn about the relationships between the Holy Souls and their various interactions with the Church Triumphant and the Church Militant. Most reassuringly, you'll come to appreciate the extraordinary efficacy of your prayers for the Holy Souls and how immeasurably rewarded you are for the intercessory prayers and petitions you offer on their behalf.

Reading this book will show you not only how to reduce your time in Purgatory dramatically but how to strive to avoid it entirely and go straight to Heaven.

You will see why living a life of spiritual childhood and charity atones for a multitude of transgressions and why the Sacraments of Initiation are crucial in satisfying your debt of sin. You will also see the value of Extreme Unction and the critical role of Masses of the Living in preparing souls for a happy death and a blissful eternity.

Additionally, Fr. Jugie explains:

The location of Purgatory

The condition and state of knowledge of the Holy Souls

How you should atone through prayer, works, penances, and charity

The seriousness of even venial sin and how it stains your soul

Our Lady's role in interceding for and guiding souls to Heaven

The role of indulgences and other means to satisfy your debts for sin

How fidelity to your vocation and living the evangelical counsels prepares you for Heaven

Despite the intense pain experienced there, Purgatory is a consoling dogma because, in the midst of their suffering, the Holy Souls are enlivened by the assurance of Heaven and the unquenchable desire to be in God's presence.

Straight to Heaven
A Practical Guide for Growing in Holiness

BY FR. THOMAS MORROW

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If you're hoping to get to Heaven, you'll need a plan to reach your goal. This handy manual not only presents all the elements of a life well lived; it also helps you incorporate those elements into everyday practiceStraight to Heaven is the one guide you need to achieve holiness now and Heaven later - all while eluding the traps and pains of Hell.

Fr. Morrow explains that happiness is attainable now for those who live the gospel because they are bringing a bit of Heaven to earth. Conversely, those who fail to live the gospel are doomed to live a hellish life in this world and in the next.

That's why Fr. Morrow wrote this book - to help you put in place a practical plan to enable you to love God with your whole heart, mind, and soul. Fr. Morrow shows you how to discern and follow God's will and improve your ability to extend mercy to others.

Through engaging stories of individuals who lived heroically in difficult circumstances, you will discover ways to overcome vice and grow in the fruits of the Holy Spirit so you can become the saint God calls you to be. Most importantly, you will learn to keep your eyes fixed on the heavenly Wedding Feast and your eternal reward. You will also learn:

The difference between meditation and contemplation
How to grow in authentic sorrow for sin
The three methods of prayer - and when to use each
The most effective aid to staying on the path to holiness
How to overcome difficulties in prayer
Three ways to display your love to God

Attaining Heaven
What it is and How to Get There

BY JOHN P. MCCARTHY

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Here is the one book you need to grasp the illimitable joys of Heaven - and to discover how to get there. You will learn here what Scripture unveils and what the Church’s greatest saints have written about Heaven and its joys, as well as the reason you’ll experience bliss, happiness, delights of every kind, satisfaction of all desires, joy unbounded, and pleasure in Heaven.

While any true understanding or appreciation of the joys of Heaven is impossible to us, this book unpacks the many hints of Heaven from Scripture and the saints to provide abundant matter for your meditations. You’ll learn that Heaven consists almost entirely of spiritual ideas that cannot be grasped without meditation - and even then only by one who is not preoccupied with this world and its goods.

Fr. J. P. McCarthy does more than explain what Heaven is - he provides clear guidance on what you can do to secure it. You will learn what to pray for, how to flourish in the virtues of faith, hope, and love, how to experience the depths of God’s love for you, and how to be filled with the fortitude you need to live for a happy eternity.

By reading and meditating on these pages, you will grow in your knowledge of God and will soon contemplate the mysteries of the Holy Trinity in a deeper, more fruitful way. You’ll also learn:

What the "lesser joys of Heaven" are
Why love is the only theological virtue you can take from earth to Heaven
What it means to store up treasures in Heaven
What the Beatific Vision means
Best of all, you will discover your true home in Heaven, where you will be welcomed into the friendship of loved ones, the angels, and saints, who await your arrival. You will abide in the total bliss of God’s love for you in the eternal wedding banquet and enjoy the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.

Mother Angelica on Prayer and Living for the Kingdom
BY MOTHER ANGELICA

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In these insightful pages, Mother Angelica deepens your understanding of prayer and the practicalities of living with our ultimate purpose-eternity in heaven with Jesus. The celebrated television personality brings to bear her spiritual wisdom and personal experience in this indispensable collection of writings. Mother Angelica dedicated her life to prayer and her ministry to directing the gaze of her viewers and listeners to heaven; this volume brings together, for the first time, the writing on these topics that preceded and inspired her extraordinary media ministry.

In this book Mother invites you into her world of prayer, including discussions of the various types of prayer that can be found in the rich tradition of the Catholic Church. She also offers you some of her original prayers that will enhance your daily spiritual life.

Prayer orients our soul to God, but so do so many other aspects of our daily lives. Mother Angelica never neglected the everyday actions that have heavenly importance. Here you will find practical guidance for developing the virtues and other habits that ensure we are living for the Kingdom that does not end.

What is Heaven?
BY MOTHER ANGELICA

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The Kingdom of Heaven is a place of indescribable beauty, where all pain, suffering, and tears cease, and the Triune God sits on His Throne surrounded by magnificent angels proclaiming and blessing His Holy Name without end.

Mother Angelica, celebrated Foundress of EWTN Global Catholic Network, brings clarity to the enigma of eternal life with God and pours light upon the greatest mystery of all – Heaven itself – in these insightful pages.

Death, she explains, is not so much a judgment as a revealing light. The mysteries of Scripture open up to us, and we come to see God as He really is. Our virtues become clear for all to see, and we suddenly understand the role we play in the salvation of others.

We have a myriad of questions about the Heavenly Realm: Is Heaven an actual place, or just a state of being? Will we see our family and friends there? Will our joy there be continuous and everlasting, or will it fade? Mother Angelica answers these questions with uncommon intuition.

A place of happiness cannot be a place of idleness, Mother explains, so she reveals the work that is not labor that God will task you with once you're there in His Kingdom.

With this delightful page-turner you will also learn:

What happens to our souls when they separate from our bodies.
The three qualities of our resurrected bodies.
What Our Lord meant when He said, "There are many rooms in my Father's House."
The three elements that make up our souls – and how they align with faith, hope, and love.
How the memory in our souls enables us to remember family.

In Heaven We’ll Meet Again
The Saints and Scripture on our Heavenly Reunion

BY FRANCOIS RENE BLOT

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Are loved ones reunited in Heaven?
The saints say “Absolutely!”

In wise and consoling letters written to a mother sorrowing over the death of her child, Fr. François René Blot, S.J., here summons the Church's greatest saints who testify with one voice that death's wound, though grievous, separates us but for a short while from those who die before us.

Acknowledging that profound sorrow at the death of loved ones is appropriate (after all, even Jesus wept for the death of his friend Lazarus), Fr. Blot nonetheless gives us reason to be joyful even in the midst of our sorrow: in heaven our loves and friendships will finally be free of the many hindrances — small and large — that keep them from being perfect in this life.

Moreover, the saints say, in heaven we will love and know the love of countless souls we never met on earth, our Guardian Angel, and all the choirs of angels! Soon after it was written, a Catholic Cardinal called this book “a pearl set in the fine gold of the doctrine of the Fathers” and a newspaper declared that it “deserves a distinguished place in all Christian libraries and should be on the table of every pious family that faithfully preserves the memory of its deceased members.”

Let the saints' testimony in these beautiful pages assuage your grief and renew your hope! Let them increase your gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ whose death on the Cross opened heaven for us, and made these heavenly reunions possible!

My Path to Heaven
A Young Person's Guide to the Faith

BY GEOFFREY BLISS

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Age Range: 9 and up

For your children:

An old-fashioned "Retreat-in-a-Book" . . . to help them ponder the truths of the Faith and live lives of holiness in accordance with those truths

Based on the traditional St. Ignatius retreat (trusted by Catholics for centuries) and adapted for children, this clear, simple, thoughtful presentation of the Faith is invaluable for parents seeking to form their children in holiness.

My Path to Heaven covers such essentials of the Faith as God's will, angels, Heaven and Hell, the Fall of man, the Holy Trinity, the Incarnation, the Nativity, the Passion, salvation, the sacraments, faith, hope, love, and contrition, and it teaches children the relevance of these truths in their lives and in the decisions they make.

This unique book is:

Practical: it focuses on proper devotion and right action, not feelings

Serious: it acknowledges and speaks to the deep seriousness that attentive parents know lies in the hearts of even the very youngest children

Substantial: it considers central points of the Faith and addresses the issues that face every Christian, even the youngest

Prayerful: by speaking reverently of holy things, it inspires children to develop in devotion to Jesus, Mary, and the saints

Scriptural: chapters include numerous Scripture references

Among the topics:

Three ways to help your child make good choices
The victory promised to those who try to be holy
Free will: a great gift (and a great responsibility)
God's overwhelming mercy and patience
Christ's plan to train children to follow Him
God's generosity: why He deserves all our love
Satan: how your child can avoid the Devil's traps
Heaven: why now is the time to begin seeking it

Heaven’s Splendor
And the Riches That Await You There

BY SR. MARY ANN FATULA, O.P.

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Heaven: it's everything we're made for, the answer to our inmost longings, our true Home whose depths of joy we can only imagine. And who can tell us more about this blessed realm than the saints — the souls closest to God while here on earth who now dwell beside His royal throne?

What they say about Heaven has the fragrant anointing of the Holy Spirit who authored the Scriptures and from whom they draw their wisdom.

Open these pages, then, and enter the Celestial Kingdom. Ponder all the rapturous beauty that the saints describe. Bask in the consoling warmth of their tender love for us and grow ever stronger in the desire to share in their heavenly delight.

Here you'll come to know the very heart of Heaven: our sharing in the ecstatic love and life of the Trinity. You'll taste the joy of the saints triumphant, ponder the mysteries of our glorious resurrection, and come to understand death as the beautiful gateway to Heaven that it is.

Best of all, you'll learn how to begin to live in Heaven even now — by adoring the Blessed Trinity dwelling in your soul, by receiving the precious Body and Blood of the Lord in the Eucharist, and by growing in the heavenly virtue of charity.

The wisdom of the saints in these sublimely beautiful pages will quench your fear of death and awaken in you a blessed hunger to join your departed loved ones and to delight with them in the Three Divine Persons who are the very heart of Heaven's splendor.

The Four Last Things
A Catechetical Guide to Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell

BY FR. WADE MENEZES

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Few things in this earthly life are absolutely certain, but the most undebatable of these is death. Every person, even the atheist, will admit that death is certain. Death, however, is not the last event in this life of ours. Immediately after death, we shall be judged and then again on the Day of Judgment when all humanity will know us for what we are.

Too often the reality of Heaven and salvation are highlighted at the expense of the Church's teachings on Death, Judgment, Purgatory, and Hell. Yet, these important doctrines of the Church hold the truths of salvation — truths that can lead us to Heaven or can pull us away from it.

In these pages, Fr. Wade Menezes, EWTN television host and Assistant General of the Fathers of Mercy, shows us that God has not called us to His wrath, but to salvation. He shows us that Heaven and Hell, salvation and damnation, eternal life and eternal punishment are all complementary doctrines. They need each other to be complete and we must understand the Church's teachings on all of these doctrines in order to have a balanced view of the world.

Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell these are the Four Last Things toward which we are moving each hour of the day and night. Read this book, and you'll have a firm grasp of one of the most important doctrines of Holy Mother Church that holds the truths of Heaven and our own salvation.

The Mystical City of God – 4 Volumes
BY MARY OF JESUS OF AGREDA

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The Mystical City of God is an exceptionally great work of historical significance. This becomes apparent from the official action taken by a number of Popes, all indirectly approving of the work and promoting its publication. Pope Innocent XI and Pope Alexander VIII in 1690 expressly declared that the City of God may be read by all the faithful. Pope Clement XI and Benedict XIV gave like decisions. The great pope Benedict XIII, when he was archbishop of Benevent, used these revelations as material for a series of sermons on the Blessed Virgin.

Numerous popes, cardinals and theologians have praised this work over a period of more than 300 years. The learned and pious Cardinal D'Aguirre says that he considers all the studies of fifty years of his life as of small consequence in comparison with the doctrines he found in this book, which in all things are in harmony with the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Fathers and Councils of the Church. The Venerable Superior-General of St. Sulpice, Abbe Emery, adds: "Only since I read the revelations of Mary of Agreda do I properly know Jesus and his Holy Mother."

Book One, named The Conception deals with the Sacramental Mysteries wrought by the Most High in the Queen of Heaven from the Time of her Immaculate Conception until the Incarnation of the Word in her virginal Womb, and how much Merit She herself acquired through divine Grace by profiting from the favors conferred upon Her during those first fifteen Years of her Life.

Book Two, named The Incarnation deals with the Mysteries of the Life of the Holy Mother of God from the Incarnation of the Divine Word in her virginal Womb to the Return of the Holy family from Egypt.

Book Three, named The Transfixion deals with the Sacramental Mysteries of the life of the Mother of God from the return out of Egypt up to her divine Son's Ascension into heaven.

Book Four, named The Coronation deals with the heavenly Life of the Queen of Heaven, most holy Mary, containing the Events of her Life from the Coming of the Holy Ghost until the Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin Mother of God in Heaven.

Holy Souls Book
BY FRANCIS LASANCE

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This rare and unusual Fr. Lasance book is once again available. It is hoped that this book will cultivate a special devotion to the holy souls in Purgatory. This devotion, while it solaces the Holy Souls, in whose behalf it is directly exercised, is eminently pleasing to God, and beneficial to ourselves. It is hoped that the "Reflections" contained in the first part of this little book will stimulate the pious reader to make frequent use of the prayers and devotions which are found in the second part for the solace of the suffering souls in Purgatory.

The World of Marian Apparitions
Mary's Appearances and Messages from Fatima to Today

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The world-changing appearance of Our Lady at Fatima ushered in a continuing series of remarkable apparitions worldwide that the Church has either officially approved or marked as likely-authentic. Author and Mariologist Wincenty Laszewski summarizes the powerful and urgent messages of these apparitions in this unparalleled, encyclopedic work-instantly the new standard on the subject. Most of these riveting chapters include portentous warnings - some are ominous, others more hopeful. This stunning book serves as a wake-up call to the faithful and is a worldwide clarion call to deeper prayer and conversion. It includes:

Over 400 pages describing the fully documented miracles and visions
Fascinating accounts by eyewitnesses, including non-believers
50+ maps of locations and pilgrimage sites
Photos and illustrations: documents, events, and faces of the visionaries
The finest works of art and reproductions of Our Lady
Each message and appearance is analyzed and quoted precisely. Their sheer abundance is enough to absorb believing Catholics-and many a skeptic-from all walks of life and reading habits. A partial listing of those described includes:

Fatima, Portugal, 1917: The Message of Fatima
Basel, Switzerland, 1917: Mystical Wounds
Fatima, Portugal, 1921: Mother of Obedience
Pontevedra, Spain, 1925: Contemplative Mother of God
Banneux, Belgium, 1933: Virgin of the Poor
Heede, Germany, 1937: Queen of the Poor Souls in Purgatory
Siekierki, Poland, 1943: Holy Mother Teacher of Youth
Tre Fontane, Italy, 1947: Virgin of Revelation
Warsaw, Poland, 1948: Dispenser of Divine Omnipotence
Ngome, Africa, 1955: Mary, Tabernacle of the Most High
Rome City, USA, 1956-9: Most Holy Mary, Lady of America
Zeitoun, Egypt, 1968: Silent Lady
Akita, Japan, 1973: Apocalyptic Madonna
Deir el-Ahmar, Lebanon, 1976: Virgin Mary of the Maronites
Asdee, Ireland, 1985: Madonnas in Motion
Hruszew, Ukraine, 1987: Madonna of Kiev

Fire of Love
Understanding Purgatory

BY CATHERINE OF GENOA

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The truth about Purgatory . . . revealed more than 500 years ago to a canonized saint!

Here is the sensible view of Purgatory, tainted by neither childish superstition nor modern skepticism.

From these holy pages by St. Catherine of Genoa, you'll learn:

Why it's sensible to believe in the existence of Purgatory
Why Purgatory is both a sorrowful and a joyful place for a soul to be
How the purifying fires of Purgatory reflect God's love
How St. Catherine's vision of Purgatory can help you face the sorrows in your life with greater faith and courage
Five hundred years ago, Fire of Love! transformed the world's view of Purgatory, revealing these purifying fires to be the glow of God's love. Now is the time to let these pages transform your own view of Purgatory, and to discover in them a sweet manifestation of the unfathomable depths of God's love.

The Springtime that Never Came
In Conversation with Pawel Lisicki

BY BISHOP ATHANASIUS SCHNEIDER

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The faithful deprived of the Mass. Persecution and removal of clergy. Promulgation of communism and rampant heresies. Dehumanization, dictatorship, and the destruction of life.

Bishop Athanasius Schneider experienced these sufferings growing up in the 1960s in the former Soviet Union, and they are now a reality in the West. A witness to the truth passed down from the apostles, Bishop Schneider explains that, especially since the time of the French Revolution, natural law, order, and a sense of the supernatural have been eroded and replaced, through Freemasonry and other false ideologies, with widespread apostasy, to the point where society is now almost entirely devoid of God.

This riveting and climactic interview with Bishop Schneider tackles each and every controversial issue of our time. With charity, wisdom, and occasional humor, Bishop Schneider provides a rich historical and theological perspective with straightforward answers to a profusion of startling questions on topics such as ecumenism, ecology, Mass reforms, the German Church, Hell, Purgatory, sin, heresy, the roles of women in the Church, the traditional liturgy, and much more!

Amid the encircling darkness, this compendium of straight, authoritative answers elucidates the truths of our Faith with a piercing light. It will make you cheer as it reorients you on your journey with Christ. Be encouraged, as Bishop Schneider provides inspiring insights for the battle. Be enthused to uphold Church teachings and worship God no matter the challenges that may lie ahead. Be strengthened to trust God and follow the examples of the saints. Be energized to live your vocation and stand up courageously in our chaotic times.

In The Springtime That Never Came, Bishop Schneider calls for a “new apologetics” and “re-Catholicization” of countries that have lost the Catholic Faith. He teaches us to avoid the “mental gymnastics” caused by theological confusion and assures us that souls return to the Church through repentance and reverence for the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration and processions, Confession, and the Holy Rosary. Bishop Schneider believes our current situation, marked in many places by a deprivation of Holy Mass and Communion, is God's “merciful appeal for a true eucharistic conversion of the whole Church.”

False Mercy
Recent Heresies Distorting Catholic Truth

BY CHRISTOPHER MALLOY

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The faithful have had a growing sense that something is not quite right in the life of the Catholic Church. Confusion abounds as doctrinal rebellion spreads with impunity. The proponents of this rebellion have foisted their errors upon others by deceptively twisting certain friendly communications strategies of the recent Magisterium. The rebels have even caught unsuspecting believers in the undertow. Hence the confusion: Has the Catholic Faith changed?

In this masterful book, Christopher Malloy identifies more than a dozen heresies and errors of this new modernism. What do nearly all of them have in common? They espouse a false mercy that divorces compassion from truth. But compassion without truth is only emotional sympathy, not charity. Genuine mercy is based on truth. God pours out His grace so that we sinners may repent of wickedness, embrace Him, and live holy lives.

Malloy dismantles each of these heresies, showing how they evolved and where they appear. Best of all, he shows us how to counteract them and prepare fellow Catholics boldly to declare the Faith in its entirety — all while refusing to be seduced by those who undermine that obligation. The errors and heresies include:

Doctrinal “evolutionism,” and why it's the deadliest of all heresies
The error of annihilationism and the myth of an empty Hell
Denial of the Catholic Church as the one, true Church of Christ, necessary for salvation
Evangelization as a “sin”: how and why this error has crept into the Church
Contraception and homosexuality: how modernists divorce procreation from sexuality

Aquinas’s Shorter Summa
Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

BY SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS

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The essentials of Catholic doctrine
— clearly and succinctly presented

Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas — probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known — was asked by his assistant, Brother Reginald, to write a simple summary of the Faith of the Catholic Church for those who lacked the time or the stamina to tackle his massive Summa Theologica.

In response, the great saint quickly set down — in language that non-scholars can understand — his peerless insights into the major topics of theology: the Trinity, Divine Providence, the Incarnation of Christ, the Last Judgment, and much more.

Here, then, is not only St. Thomas's concise statement of the key elements of his thought, but a handy reference source for the essential truths of the Catholic Faith.

St. Thomas will show you:

Why faith is reasonable, not blind
Why evil can never be as powerful as good
Solid arguments for Christ's Resurrection
Powerful arguments for God's existence
Why angels are necessary in creation
How Adam's sin differed from Eve's
Why Jesus descended into Hell
Why we must suffer for Adam's sin
Why the truths that you can know
only through Revelation are nevertheless rational
Startling details about God's forgiveness
Facts about the punishment of the damned:
both spiritual and bodily
How a soul's damnation can be
compatible with God's goodness
What Christians should think
about “fate” and “chance”
What life after resurrection will be like
Three ways in which God is in all things
Eternal life: what it is; how to understand it
How you can know God through reason
Hell-fire: whether it's real or symbolic
Why God became man
Why God allows evil
How Jesus “grew in wisdom”
How Christ can have existed for all eternity
and yet be God's Son
The Beatific Vision: what it really is
Why God's knowledge of the future
doesn't deny man's free will
How the Holy Trinity is three
distinct Persons, yet one God
Much more that will help you know
and love God with greater understanding!

Who is the Devil?
BY NICOLAS CORTE

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In these pages written over half-a-century ago, Nicolas Corte gives you incontrovertible proof that Satan exists, that he and his legions of devils assault you daily, and that by means of relentless attacks — overwhelming and subtle — they intend to corrupt you, damn you, and drag you into Hell along with those you love and all the rest of mankind.

A grand battle is raging — right now — for the future of your soul: not an abstract battle of ideas and principles, but a tough, personal struggle that pits God and you against Satan and his minions. Worse: the nearer you grow to God and the closer to victory, the greater are the traps the Devil lays in your path.

With God's help — and the help of the good angels, who are truly your friends and guardians — you can repel the Devil; but to succeed, you must first come to understand Satan's devious ways and recognize his subtle paths of attack. Armed with that knowledge, which Nicolas Corte gives you here, you'll soon be able to identify temptations early and equip yourself to repel them long before they grow strong enough to overthrow you.

Soon, the Devil's trials will cease to be for you occasions of sin, becoming instead (as they did for scores of saints) providential opportunities for genuine spiritual victories. In the pages of Who is the Devil? Nicolas Corte will also show you:

Why, if you are Christian, you must believe in devils
Your own personal devil? Did you know it's not just Satan trying to bring you down?
A simple way to banish fear of the Devil . . . no matter how scarlet your sins
The terrible distance the “kingdom of Satan” extends into this world (You'll be surprised!)
Why even as we fall into sin, we remain “like unto angels”
How some angels sinned, and why — unlike our sins — theirs are unforgiveable
Witches and sorcerers: the powers they don't really have (and the dangerous ones they do!)
How, long before the Internet, the Devil assaulted St. Anthony with obscene images. The saint repelled them (and shows how we can, too)
Satanism: what it really is and how — unknowingly — even ordinary folks like us fall into it
Exorcisms and the priests who perform them: actual cases considered
The eye-opening dangers of Black Magic and Black Masses
The even greater perils involved in doubting Satan's existence
Finally: how, despite the subtlety and raw power of Satan and his minions, you can be assured of salvation

Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical
From Priestly Celibacy to the Rosary: 80 Short Essays Explaining the Biblical Basis of Catholicism

BY DAVE ARMSTRONG

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If you want quick, substantive answers to the most common (and even several uncommon) claims that Catholic beliefs and practices aren't biblical, then Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical is the book for you.

In these pages, veteran apologist Dave Armstrong carefully walks you through the key teachings of the Church, revealing how each is rooted in Scripture.

He begins with several essays on tradition before moving into Ecclesiology, explaining the basis of a single Church, why priests are called “father,” and whether Church councils are more authoritative than the pope.

Armstrong then justifies priestly celibacy before moving into the theology of salvation. He illuminates the Church's teaching on predestination, what “believing” in Jesus really means, and the relationship between faith and good works.

He continues by explaining purgatory and penance, the ritualism of the Holy Mass, the Rosary, the Communion of Saints, Mary as Queen of Heaven, papal infallibility, annulments, contraception, the necessity of Hell, and even the development of Church doctrine.

All told, he offers here 80 powerful essays that make sense of so many Catholic beliefs and practices that puzzle non-Catholics and cradle Catholics alike.

Read this book, and you'll come to see that not only is the Catholic Faith thoroughly biblical, it is the only Christian religion in full conformity with Scripture.

My Daily Visit with the Saints
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My Daily Visit with the Saints is a compilation of meditations from the writings of saints and servants of God.

These holy men and women — over 65 contributors! — wrote from the time of the Apostles to the late 1800s during times before political correctness had taken root. Their words are boldly faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, and are sure to guide you in her ways. In fact, these meditations cover 139 vital topics ranging from anger to mortal sin to death and much more. In strong, clear voices the saints left us these prayerful meditations, sure protection against sudden temptations, and lucid answers to sharp questions about the Faith. In a word, this one rich volume will serve you as a deep catechism, a spur to conscience, and a call to prayer.

How often do you find time to read the saints' writings? My Daily Visit with the Saints makes it easy to stay close to the holy men and women who have gone before you. Let your daily visit with God's faithful servants breathe into you a strong new spirit of piety and devotion, and bring you the everlasting consolation known only to those who stay close to Jesus in all that they do.

Fulton Sheen’s Wartime Prayer Book
BY ARCHBISHOP FULTON SHEEN

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Written for soldiers by Blessed Fulton Sheen in the darkest moments of World War II, this small prayer book has been proven in combat and hallowed by the suffering, prayers, and sacrifices of thousands of Catholic fighting men and women on ships, submarines, and aircraft, in fortresses and foxholes, and even in hellish prisoner of war camps across Europe and the Pacific.

Peacetime led those soldiers and sailors to put aside this powerful wartime prayer book as they entered a world rendered more secure because of their sacrifices. New enemies have shattered the security those good soldiers won. Terrorism now takes as its battlefield our homes, our schools, and our workplaces, threatening even those of us who are not in the military. Duct tape may protect us from chemical and biological weapons, but it surely won't protect us from the corrosive, soul-destroying impact of fear, anger, uncertainty, and despair, which daily life on this battlefield is causing already.

Now is the time to draft The Armor of God back into God's service. We have published it as Fulton Sheen's Wartime Prayer Book, in a pocket-sized leatherette edition similar to the original that you can carry with you in your car or on the subway, and that soldiers can carry in their uniforms as they face the enemy.

God’s World and Our Place in It
BY ARCHBISHOP FULTON SHEEN

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God and the world explained - by Bishop Sheen, the T.V. personality who captivated the nation and won countless converts.

In the 1950s, Fulton J. Sheen was one of the most popular television personalities in America, captivating millions of prime-time viewers weekly with enlightening talks on the essentials of Christianity and the moral life.

Relying on the same wise, lucid explanations that won the hearts of so many viewers, Archbishop Sheen here demonstrates that Christianity makes good sense - even to persons with no religious background.

Indeed, argues Sheen, Christianity alone is able to explain the goodness we encounter in the universe and the evil; it alone makes sense of our impulses to love and to sacrifice and our repeated failures to do so.

Along the way, Bishop Sheen shows you:

How conscience proves the existence of God
Why sacrifice is the road to lasting happiness
Why there must be both a heaven and a hell, and
What you must do to find your proper place in God's world.
If you're not a Christian, you'll come away with a sure sense of why so many good people are. If you're already Christian, you'll come to understand your faith better, learn to explain it to others, and grow in gratitude for God's gift of this world and the glorious role He has called you to play in it.

Benedict Up Close
The Inside Story of Eight Dramatic Years

BY PAUL BADDE

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Widely recognized as one of the most talented and respected journalists in Rome, Paul Badde offers here a unique glimpse into the drama of Pope Benedict's pontificate. He doesn't simply capture the various reasons for which Benedict XVI will go down in history, Badde chronicles the almost superhuman struggle against overwhelming hostilities that formed against this shy and exceedingly kind man.

With fascinating vignettes back into history, you'll learn how Pope Benedict's experiences in a totalitarian Germany impacted the papacy and the Church, and how this son of a policeman became the "Thomas Aquinas of our time" - one of the most brilliant and accomplished minds on the globe.

Leaning on his own personal conversations with Pope Benedict as well as his extensive interviews with those within the Holy Father's inner circle, Badde explains how Pope Benedict dealt with the blows and calumnies that rained down on him during those tempestuous eight years. You'll come to a deeper appreciation of Pope Benedict's goodness and holiness, and you'll understand why only he could have steered the ship of the Church during the storms of our time.

With Paul Badde, you'll have a close-up view of Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate as you learn:

Why he removed "Patriarch of the West" from the pope's list of titles
What led the pope's valet - one the few people who had unfettered access to the pope - to betray his secrets
Why he included the scallop shell on his coat of arms
Why he had such a strong devotion to the Face of Jesus
What he was really trying to say in his Regensburg Address that infuriated Muslims throughout the world
Why his visit to Turkey, despite threats from Al Qaeda, was so important
The bold way in which he reintroduced the Latin Mass
His answer to the visible disagreements between books of the Bible
Why he chose Benedict XVI as his name
An inside look at his schedule and how he approaches his writings
Why he chose to resign on the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes