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Praying With The Popes
$16.95Add to cartIn this unique collection, the timeless teachings from twelve modern popes are gathered into one powerful prayer book. Praying with the Popes invites you to journey through a century and a half of papal wisdom–from Leo XIII to Leo XIV–and discover a unified witness to hope, justice, and peace, offering a window into the heart of the Vatican and the soul of the Church.
Catholic speaker and author Katie McGrady writes in the introduction “As you pray with our popes from Leo XIII to Leo XIV, may you discover anew the hope and peace of Christ, which compels us all to engage the social ills of our day and move forward in making the world a better place for all people now–and for generations to come.”
Praying with the Popes: Words of Hope and Peace from Leo XIII to Leo XIV gathers powerful quotes from the writings of these successors of Peter. Their words are offered as a source of reflection and prayer–inviting readers to grow in hope, to deepen their understanding of the Church’s vision of peace, and to foster a Christ-centered love that moves us to daily action on behalf of justice.
At once a spiritual, theological, and doctrinal introduction to Catholic social teaching, Praying with the Popes also serves as a practical guide for living it out in our world today. When Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, was elected to the papacy in May 2025 and took the name Leo XIV, many recognized in his choice a clear alignment with the legacy of Leo XIII, the final pope of the nineteenth century. The twelve popes from Leo XIII to Leo XIV guided the Church through tremendous economic, political, and social upheaval. In doing so, they consistently encouraged the faithful to engage more deeply with the Church’s social teachings–teachings that equip believers to live out Christ’s commandment to love as he loves and to help bring about God’s kingdom of peace on earth.
Each chapter begins with a short profile of the featured pope, followed by six brief excerpts from his writings. Quotes are paired with prompts for personal reflection, prayer, and sometimes concrete actions that embody the message of justice and love.
The popes featured in this book served the Church from 1878 to 2025:
*Leo XIII
*Pius X
*Benedict XV
*Pius XI
*Pius XII
*John XXIII
*Paul VI
*John Paul I
*John Paul II
*Benedict XVI
*Francis
*Leo XIVBefore they were bishops of Rome, the popes of the Catholic Church were first sons of God and men of prayer. Each was
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Praying With The Saints For The Holy Souls In Purgatory
$15.95Add to cartOne of the foremost leaders in prayers for the holy souls, Susan Tassone calls on none other than the saints for support of loved ones in purgatory. Prayers help heal those on earth as well as help loved ones achieve eternal life in Heaven.
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Preparation For Death (Abridged)
$16.95Add to cartA popular abridgement, yet with all the punch. Shows that life is short and Hell is real. Discusses the certainty of death, the uncertainty of the time, the death of the sinner, and negligent Christian and of the just and how different they are; also the habit of sin, delusions of the Devil, Particular and General Judgments, the pains of Hell and its eternity, the remorse of the damned, etc. Powerful incentives to aim for Heaven!
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Prepare Your Heart
$11.95Add to cartJoin Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR–founder of Corazon Puro–on a multimedia Advent journey led by the saints and the Holy Family to prepare yourself to enter into the story of Christ’s birth through prayer, charity, and joyful acts of service to the needy.
Prepare Your Heart features stunning original art by Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie, along with daily meditations on a passage from scripture, reflection questions, prayer, and space for journaling and notetaking.
During each week of Advent, you will embark on a new path informed by Franciscan spirituality to guide you to becoming closer to God:
*Week One, the way of Nazareth: a spirituality that attunes you to the needs of others and the hidden presence of God.
*Week Two, the way of the saints: featuring Sts. Lucy, Nicholas, Juan Diego, and Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast days fall during Advent; they will teach you to live with intentionality, humility, and devotion.
*Week Three, the way of St. Joseph: revealing the creative courage of Jesus’s foster father, teaching you how he makes a home for each of us in the heart of God.
*Week Four, the way of Mary: a tutorial in learning how to say yes to God’s call for your life and trusting in his loving providence.
*Prepare Your Heart is perfect for both individual and group use. Free companion videos; ideas for celebrating Sundays in Advent with family, friends, and small groups; and a downloadable leader’s guide are available at avemariapress.com.
The book, videos, leader’s guide, and family guide are available in Spanish as well.
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Priest And Beggar
$17.95Add to cartIn 1957, at twenty-seven years old, Father Aloysius Schwartz of Washington, D.C., asked to be sent to one of the saddest places in the world: South Korea in the wake of the Korean War. Just a few months into his priesthood, he stepped off the train in Seoul into a dystopian film. Squatters with blank stares picked through hills of garbage. Paper-fleshed orphans lay on the streets like leftover war shrapnel. The scenes pierced him.
Within just fifteen years, Father Schwartz had changed the course of Korean history, founding and reforming orphanages, hospitals, hospices, clinics, schools, and the Sisters of Mary, a Korean religious order dedicated to the sickest of the sick and the poorest of the poor. All the while, he himself–like the Sisters–lived the same hard poverty as the people he served and loved.
Biographer Kevin Wells tells the story of a different kind of American hero, an ordinary priest who stared down corruption, slander, persecution, and death for the sake of God’s poor. “What Father Al managed to do is beyond the pale”, said his longtime collaborator Monsignor James Golasinski. “He was the boldest man I ever knew. He feared nothing.”
Known for his joy and his humor, even in the teeth of Lou Gehrig’s disease, Schwartz was declared a Servant of God by Pope Francis in 2015. By the time of his death in 1992, his work with the Sisters of Mary had spread to the Philippines and Mexico; and since then, the Sisters have founded Boystowns and Girlstowns across Central and South America, as well as in Tanzania. Father Schwartz died calling out to his beloved Mary, the Virgin of the Poor, saying, “All praise, honor, and glory for anything good accomplished in my life goes to her and to her alone.”
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Prophet Of Hope
$20.95Add to cartAmid the pervasive cultural upheaval and moral uncertainty of the mid-twentieth century, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen emerged as a prophet of hope, always giving people a reason to believe that life is worth living. For decades, “America’s bishop” wrote, taught, and preached about the major questions and issues that were shaping American culture.
Prophet of Hope places Sheen in dialogue with eight of the leading thinkers of his day — John Dewey, H. L. Mencken, Henry Luce, Margaret Mead, B. F. Skinner, Jack Kerouac, Betty Friedan, and Michael Harrington — showing how he confronted the key philosophical, psychological, economic, and societal issues facing the world in his time. Drawing on his radio broadcasts, television show, and writings, this book presents Sheen grappling with the influences that shaped modern culture, including atheism, isolation, cynicism, anxiety, and despair. His prophetic voice of hope still resonates today.
Nearly a century after he entered the public sphere, Sheen continues to offer sound guidance for living our Catholic Faith, showing us how to respond with charity, truth, and hope to the modern world.
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Psalms 73-150 : New Collegeville Bible Commentary
$14.95Add to cartThe book of Psalms plays a significant role in the public and private prayer of both the Jewish and Christian communities today, helping to shape the minds and hearts of modern believers.
In two commentaries, one covering Psalms 1-72 and the other Psalms 73-150, Dianne Bergant examines the theological and historical circumstances from which the psalms originated. She reveals how the psalms were intended for instruction as well as prayer, and helps us experience their lyrical nature. In a fresh encounter with these poems of lament, hymns of praise, and prayers of thanksgiving, readers gain a new appreciation for these ancient texts, remembering that God-who dwells with us still-is “gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy” (Pss 145:8; 103:8).
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Psychology And The Cross
$15.95Add to cartTo the initial astonishment of Catholic moral theologians a century ago, purging psychology of its amoral and antireligious errors was found to actually confirm age-old Catholic teaching about the nature of man while providing invaluable guidance on the development of personality. In this trail-blazing book, first published in 1958, Fr. G. Emmett Carter has assembled the wisest Christian thought showing how psychology can aid the Christian in achieving maturity, overcoming character defects, and conquering emotional disorders.
Fr. Carter — founding director of Montreal’s St. Joseph Teachers College — begins with a layman’s survey of modern psychology, revealing the “biases” during the age of Freud that caused him and many others to hold erroneous positions on the nature of man, religion, and God. He then shows how sound psychology draws all its strength from Christianity. Psychology, he writes, explains why we are anxious and afraid; Christianity provides the remedy. Fr. Carter goes on to reveal:
*How self-analysis is beneficial in leading to wisdom, peace, and lasting security
*Where the Bible itself provides us with “a blueprint for the study of man’s psychic forces”
*The main findings — and chief errors — of contemporary psychology
*How connecting religion and psychology leads to maturity, which is “the meeting place of the true man and the true Christian”
*The centrality of the doctrine of Original Sin to understanding the psychological makeup of the individual
*Guidelines for parents and educators for bringing young people to maturity
*Why suicide always represents a fundamental error of thought
*How your unconscious mind operates
Most notably, you will learn to maintain consistent motivation to attain Christian perfection. You will also learn how to overcome antisocial behavior and how to foster a healthy ego.
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Pumpkin Day For Boo And Belle
$16.99Add to cartJoin Boo and Belle for a heartwarming autumn adventure filled with friendship, thanksgiving, and a dash of misunderstanding!
When Boo’s invitation to Belle’s Annual Pumpkin Tea is swept away by the wind, things don’t go quite as planned. But will these two dear friends let a little lost mail spoil their time together? Or will they find a way to weather the storm and come together in the spirit of forgiveness and thankfulness?
In this delightful, rhyming tale, Pumpkin Day for Boo and Belle brings the cozy wonders of fall to life, with adorable forest animals navigating life’s little challenges. As Boo and Belle work through their differences, they discover the importance of empathy, understanding, gratitude, and the power of friendship.
Pumpkin Day for Boo and Belle is:
*A cozy, fall-inspired read that promotes empathy, forgiveness, and thankfulness.
*Written in a peppy, easy-to-read rhyming text, making it perfect for young readers and bedtime routines.
*A story that will warm hearts and encourage children to reflect on their own feelings and relationships.
*Ideal for back-to-school, Thanksgiving, and autumn celebrations.
Based on the uplifting sentiment of Psalm 118:24, this sweet story invites children—and their caregivers—to celebrate the simple joys of life and the love and gratitude that come with each day.
FREE RESOURCES HERE: pumpkinday.com
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Queen Of Apostles Prayer Book
$29.95Add to cartAbout this Book: The Queen of the Apostles Prayer Book has returned, in a new, up-to-date edition. Bound in soft leatherette with gold edges, this classic includes prayers that cover the rich traditions of the Catholic faith. Time-honored prayers like the Angelus, lectio divina, and morning offerings are alongside devotions like Mary, Untier of Knots, and prayers to St. Gabriel. With Eucharistic devotions, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the Rosary, and many more, the Queen of Apostles Prayer Book is a treasury that is meant to last. Includes: Daily Prayers Prayers to the Holy Trinity Eucharistic Devotions Prayers to Our Lady Prayers to the Angels Prayers to the Saints Prayers from Scripture Seasonal Prayers Latin Prayers and Hymns Helps for Spiritual Growth Catholic Beliefs and Practices Features & Benefits: A comprehensive collection of Catholic prayers Updated edition of a perennial favorite Leatherette binding with gold edges Ribbon markers
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Queen Of The Cosmos (Revised)
$17.99Add to cart“The Blessed Mother has been permitted by God to come here [because] she knows what is coming in the future. She is calling all Gods children back on the path to Heaven.” Ivan Dragicevic, a visionary over twenty years ago, in the tiny mountain village of Medjugorje, Bosnia, six young people began to report seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. Since then, the beauty of Heaven and the importance of prayer, conversion, and reconciliation have been revealed to them through Marys appearances. Queen of the Cosmos provides an opportunity to hear the messages of the mother of Christ through in-depth interviews with the six visionaries of Medjugorje. Their experiences have changed the lives of thousands of people who have found truth, encouragement, and solace in the words of the Blessed Mother. This new edition includes an afterword by the author, giving an update on both the lives of the visionaries and the visions they receive.
