Heart of the World
By: Hans Urs von Balthasar
4.65
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
A great Catholic theologian speaks from the heart about the Heart of Christ, in a profound and lyri…
Want to Read"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart."-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart."-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart."-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
"Perfection lies in fullness of journey. For this reason, never think you have arrived. Forget what lies behind you, reach out for what lies before you. Through the very change in which you lose what you have snatched up you will at last be transformed into what you crave for with such longing."-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
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1. 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
2. Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
By: Pope John Paul II
4.40
Format: 131 pages, Paperback
Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso read more
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"Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth."-Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
"Those who devote themselves to the study of Sacred Scripture should always remember that the various hermeneutical approaches have their own philosophical underpinnings, which need to be carefully ev…"-Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
"It must not be forgotten that reason too needs to be sustained in all its searching by trusting dialogue and sincere friendship. A climate of suspicion and distrust, which can beset speculative resea…"-Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
3. The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
By: Teresa de Ávila
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Born in the Castilian town of Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnatio… read more
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"The soul lets out some sighs — not great ones — because it can do no more; they are felt within."-Teresa de Ávila, The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
"I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself."-Teresa de Ávila, The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
"It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts."-Teresa de Ávila, The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
"Mental prayer is, as I see it, simply a friendly intercourse and frequent solitary conversation with Him who, as we know, loves us."-Teresa de Ávila, The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
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. Island of the World
By: Michael D. O'Brien
4.70
Format: 850 pages, Hardcover
Island of the World is the story of a child born in 1933 into the turbulent world of the Balkans a… read more
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"Automobiles are unreliable and dangerous slaves. They frequently revolt and kill their masters. I hate them."-Michael D. O'Brien, Island of the World
"Social pressure is the fascism of the democracies. Fascism is the democracy of the ruthless. Social engineering is the opiate of romantic intellectuals."-Michael D. O'Brien, Island of the World
"So far beyond rational thought is your attitude, that nothing I can say will change it. A lifetime of reasoning with you would not alter your amazing inability to comprehend reality."-Michael D. O'Brien, Island of the World
"[T]he reason why Shakespeare and Pushkin were great writers was because from the time when they were boys they stood like policemen over their thoughts and didn't allow one small insincerity to creep…"-Michael D. O'Brien, Island of the World
6. Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
By: Jacques Philippe
4.74
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This classic work is a short treatise on peace of heart in a world where restlessness and anxiety t… read more
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"Evil is a mystery, a scandal and it will always be so."-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
"The sign of spiritual progress is not so much never falling as it is being able to lift oneself up quickly after one falls."-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
"In order to resist fear and discouragement, it is necessary that through prayer - through a personal experience of God re-encountered, recognized and loved in prayer - we taste and see how good the L…"-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
"The Lord can leave us wanting relative to certain things (sometimes judged indispensable in the eyes of the world), but He never leaves us deprived of what is essential: His presence, His peace and a…"-Jacques Philippe, Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart
7. Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13)
By: Brandon Sanderson , Robert Jordan
3.63
Format: 353 pages, Hardcover
The end draws near.... The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumblin… read more
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8. A Separate Peace
By: John Knowles
3.97
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peaceis timeless in its … read more
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9. Love and Responsibility
By: Pope John Paul II
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II,… read more
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10. My Ántonia
By: Willa Cather
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Through Jim Burden's endearing, smitten voice, we revisit the remarkable vicissitudes of immigrant … read more
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11. 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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12. The Great Divorce
By: C.S. Lewis
4.31
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3 C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christi… read more
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"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?"-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
"Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
"There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
"I cannot love a lie," said the Lady. "I cannot love the thing which is not. I am in Love, and out of it I will not go."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
13. Till We Have Faces
By: C.S. Lewis
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more
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14. The Name of God is Mercy
By: Pope Francis
3.64
Format: None pages, ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In his first book published as Pope, and in conjunction with the Extrao… read more
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16. The Brothers Karamazov
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.37
Format: 796 pages, Paperback
The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more
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"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
17. Crossing the Threshold of Hope
By: Vittorio Messori , Pope John Paul II
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Fifteen years into his Papacy, and on the eve of the third millennium, Pope John Paul II goes to th… read more
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18. The Shadow of His Wings
By: Gereon Goldmann , None , None
4.03
Format: 606 pages, Paperback
We hadto do it. We had to reprint this book. Rarely has a book had such an impact on so many of us … read more
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19. The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
By: Scott Hahn , Benedict J. Groeschel
4.43
Format: 174 pages, Hardcover
As seen on EWTN, bestselling author Scott Hahn unveils the mysteries of the Mass, offering readers … read more
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"To deny the force of divine judgment, then, is to make God less than God, and to make us less than His children. For every father must discipline His children, and paternal discipline is itself a mer…"-Scott Hahn, The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
"Judgment, then, is not an impersonal, legalistic process. It is a matter of love, and it is something we choose for ourselves. Nor is punishment a vindictive act. God's "curses" are not expressions o…"-Scott Hahn, The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
20. Interior Castle
By: Teresa de Ávila
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more
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21. The Father's Tale
By: Michael D. O'Brien
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Canadian bookseller Alex Graham is a middle-age widower whose quiet life is turned upside down when… read more
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22. 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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23. The Abolition of Man
By: C.S. Lewis
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more
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24. Interior Freedom
By: Jacques Philippe , None
4.71
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
Interior Freedom leads one to discover that even in the most difficult circumstances we possess wit… read more
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"Ultimately, we can really forgive people only because Christ rose from the dead; his Resurrection is the guarantee that God can cure every wrong and every hurt."-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom
"Te doy gracias, Dios mío, por todo mi pasado; creo firmemente que, de cuanto he vivido, Tú podrás sacar un bien; no quiero tener ningún pesar y desde hoy me decido a recomenzar desde cero con exactam…"-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom
"No esperamos que Dios nos haga vivir en plenitud y creamos identidad artificial: el orgullo. O, entre personas de buena voluntad, nos gustaría amar, ser generosos y entregarnos, pero nos vemos atenaz…"-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom
"Para que nuestra voluntad sea fuerte y dispuesta, necesita verse alimentada por el deseo. Y ese deseo no puede ser poderoso si lo que se desea no se percibe como posible y accesible; porque, si nos r…"-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom
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. Hinds' Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey (Visual Journey Series)
By: Hannah Hurnard
4.61
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A 2018 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards Winner! Journey with Much-Afraid to new heights of love, joy, an… read more
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27. Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love
By: Thomas Acklin
4.71
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
Prayer is at the heart of the Christian life. Given that we are weak and even sinful human beings, … read more
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28. The Religion of the Day
By: University of Mary
4.43
Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition
(Sequel to From Christendom to Apostolic Mission) We are living in a highly religious age. Secular … read more
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29. Heart of the World
By: Hans Urs von Balthasar
4.65
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
A great Catholic theologian speaks from the heart about the Heart of Christ, in a profound and lyri… read more
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"Every mystery of life has its origin in the heart."-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
"Perfection lies in fullness of journey. For this reason, never think you have arrived. Forget what lies behind you, reach out for what lies before you. Through the very change in which you lose what …"-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
"No fighter is more divine than one who can achieve victory through defeat. In the instant when he receives the deadly wound, his opponent falls to the ground, himself struck a final blow. For he stri…"-Hans Urs von Balthasar, Heart of the World
30. The Way of the Disciple
By: Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis
4.61
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
This book explores in depth six Gospel scenes so as to discover in these the essential elements of … read more
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31. Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation
By: Conrad W. Baars
4.42
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
Book by Conrad W. Baars, M.D. read more
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