How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art
By: Elizabeth Lev
4.41
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Not long after Martin Luther's defiance of the Church in 1517, dialogue between Protestants and Cat…
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1. The Ninth Hour
By: Alice McDermott
3.59
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent new novel from one of America’s finest writers—a powerfully affecting story spanning … read more
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- historical
2. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
By: C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather… read more
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"Death is no respecter of love."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"Corruption is never compulsory."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"Honesty is better than any easy comfort."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"A longing for eternity is built-in to us all"-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
3. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
By: Annie Dillard
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An exhilarating meditation on nature and its seasons—a personal narrative highlighting one year's e… read more
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"Innocence is a better world."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
"The creatures I seek do not want to be seen."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
"I never saw a tree that was no tree in particular."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
"I am a fugitive and a vagabond, a sojourner seeking signs."-Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
4. The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God
By: Fulton J. Sheen
4.59
Format: 276 pages, Paperback
Fulton J. Sheen tells the story of Mary and examines Marian beliefs ranging from the Immaculate Con… read more
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"as the mother knows the needs better than the babe, so the Blessed Mother understands our cries and worries and knows them better than we know ourselves."-Fulton J. Sheen, The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God
"The mark of man is initiative, but the mark of woman is cooperation. Man talks about freedom; woman about sympathy, love, sacrifice. Man cooperates with nature; woman cooperates with God. Man was cal…"-Fulton J. Sheen, The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God
5. Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
By: Scott Hahn , Kilian J. Healy
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A fresh and enlightening new perspective on Mary, Mother of God, and her central importance in the … read more
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- history
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"A covenant differs from a contract almost as much as marriage differs from prostitution."-Scott Hahn, Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
"Down through the centuries, the Church has carefully preserved, protected, and defended its Marian teachings, because to give them up would be to give up the gospel."-Scott Hahn, Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God
6. Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
By: Brant Pitre
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and traditi… read more
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7. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)
By: Alan Bradley
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hard on the heels of the return of her mother's body from the frozen reaches of the Himalayas, Flav… read more
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- historical
8. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, cat… read more
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9. I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
By: None , Jean du Coeur de Jésus d'Elbée
4.65
Format: 282 pages, Paperback
A personal retreat based on St. Therese of Lisieux. A wondrous distillation of the teachings of St.… read more
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"How can we not ask at every turn, 'What is going to happen? How will this turn out?' The main thing is not to consent consciously to anxiety or a troubled mind. The moment you realize you are worryin…"-None, I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"I assure you, we are bathed in love and mercy. We each have a Father, a Brother, a Friend, a Spouse of our soul, Center and King of our hearts, Redeemer and Savior; bent down over us, over our weakne…"-None, I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"Then keep your confidence in the infinite mercy of the Savior. Say, like one mother I know who was distressed by the conduct of her children, 'Jesus, You love them too much not to save them.' Thank H…"-None, I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"I have often thought, during these conferences, about the comment that Maurice Maignan, one of the first companions of Ozanam, made after a retreat: "One thought strikes me. All the means of sanctifi…"-None, I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
10. The Consolation of Philosophy
By: Boethius , None
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more
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- nonfiction
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- history
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11. Confessions
By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler
3.41
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more
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- religion
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12. Geronimo: My Life
By: S.M. Barrett , Geronimo
4.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this, one of Native American history's most extraordinary documents, a legendary warrior and sha… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
13. Arabella
By: Georgette Heyer
3.67
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
To Arabella Tallant, the eldest daughter of a penniless country clergyman, the invitation to stay w… read more
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- historical
14. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
By: Thérèse of Lisieux , John Clarke
4.42
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
This book, first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual cl… read more
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"Love lives only by sacrifice"-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"I have at last found my vocation; it is love!"-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"Love will consume us only in the measure of our self-surrender."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"and I realized that real nobility is in the soul, not in a name."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
15. Reflections on the Psalms
By: C.S. Lewis
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms… read more
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16. 33 Days to Morning Glory
By: Michael E. Gaitley
4.60
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
From Fr. Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, author of the popular book "Consoling the Heart of Jesus," comes … read more
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17. Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2)
By: Donna Leon
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In Death in a Strange CountryCommissario Guido Brunetti confronts a grisly sight when the body of a… read more
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18. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd (Flavia de Luce, #8)
By: Alan Bradley
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hailed as "a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes" by The Boston Globe, Flavia de Luce returns… read more
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19. An Exorcist Explains the Demonic: The Antics of Satan and His Army of Fallen Angels
By: Gabriele Amorth , None , None
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
From Fr. Gabriel Amorth, the renowned exorcist in Rome, comes this powerful, eye-opening book on th… read more
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20. Bath Tangle
By: Georgette Heyer
4.70
Format: 84 pages, Paperback
The Earl of Spenborough has always been noted for his eccentricity. Leaving a widow younger than hi… read more
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21. Liberalism Is A Sin
By: None
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Refutes every aspect of the deadly error that one religion is as good as another and that a person … read more
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22. The Complete Stories
By: Flannery O'Connor
5.00
Format: 144 pages,
The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental cont… read more
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23. Death Comes for the Archbishop
By: Willa Cather
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
There is something epic--and almost mythic--about this sparsely beautiful novel by Willa Cather, al… read more
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24. Leisure: The Basis Of Culture
By: Josef Pieper
4.32
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leis… read more
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25. He Leadeth Me
By: Walter J. Ciszek , Daniel L. Flaherty , Walter Ciszek
4.63
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
He Leadeth Me is the deeply moving personal story of one man's spiritual odyssey and the unflagging… read more
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"Solo puedo describir la experiencia de conversión como una sensación de «dejarse llevar», de renunciar a todo esfuerzo o incluso a mi deseo de tomar las riendas de mi propia vida. Aunque suene demasi…"-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me
"La humildad significa eso: aprender a aceptar el desánimo e incluso la derrota como enviados por Dios; aprender a perseverar y seguir adelante con el corazón en paz y confiando en Dios, seguros de qu…"-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me
"Durante esos largos de años de soledad y sufrimiento, Dios me condujo a una comprensión de la vida y de su amor que solo quienes la han experimentado son capaces de entender. Me despojó de muchos de …"-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me
"Quizá Dios tenga que recordarnos con tremenda claridad que eso es exactamente lo que quería decirnos con esas palabras aparentemente tan simples del Sermón de la Montaña: «No estéis preocupados por v…"-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me
26. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
By: Evelyn Waugh
4.00
Format: 452 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evely… read more
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- historical
"Here my last love had died."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
"No one is ever holy without suffering."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
"I had been there before; I knew all about it."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
"My father greeted me with his usual air of mild regret."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
27. The Four Loves
By: C.S. Lewis
4.17
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human lov… read more
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"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"To know that one is dreaming is to be no longer perfectly asleep."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"El amor empieza a ser un demonio desde el momento en que comienza a ser un dios."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"People who bore one another should meet seldom; people who interest one another, often."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
28. Life is Messy
By: Matthew Kelly
3.77
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Life is messy. It isn't a color-within-the-lines exercise. It's a wild and outrageous invitation … read more
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29. How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art
By: Elizabeth Lev
4.41
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Not long after Martin Luther's defiance of the Church in 1517, dialogue between Protestants and Cat… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- church history
- theology
- historical
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- catholic
30. The World of Marian Apparitions: Mary's Appearances and Messages from Fatima to Today
By: Wincenty Łaszewski
4.61
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
The world-changing appearance of Our Lady at Fatima ushered in a continuing series of remarkable ap… read more
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31. War in Heaven
By: Charles Williams
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found: here A battle over the most sacred object in Chri… read more
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"The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"[...] the war between good and evil existed no longer, for the thing beneath the Graal was not fighting but vomiting."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative or other. Yet one must act."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
