Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation
By: Conrad W. Baars
4.42
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
Book by Conrad W. Baars, M.D.
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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. Strangers and Sojourners (Children of the Last Days #1)
By: Michael D. O'Brien
4.22
Format: 573 pages, Paperback
An epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which t… read more
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"Real love is a long apprenticeship."-Michael D. O'Brien, Strangers and Sojourners (Children of the Last Days #1)
"The only indestructible palace is in the heart."-Michael D. O'Brien, Strangers and Sojourners (Children of the Last Days #1)
3. Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
By: Gregory Boyle
4.48
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Father Gregory Boyle’s sparkling parables about kinship and the sacredness of life are drawn from t… read more
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"If you can't fix it, feature it."-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
"Sometimes, it only seems that the hurt wins."-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
"Terror melting into wonder, then slipping into peace."-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
"[T]he principal suffering of the poor is shame and disgrace."-Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
4. Four Quartets
By: T.S. Eliot
3.67
Format: 230 pages, Paperback
The Four Quartets is a series of four poems by T.S. Eliot, published individually from 1936 to 1942… read more
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5. 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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6. 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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- spirituality
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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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10. Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves
By: Jason Evert
4.71
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
A brand new biography, featuring never-before published stories. A French novelist once wrote, "… read more
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"...the person who is working is always more important than the work the person is doing."-Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves
"It is necessary to understand the soul of the woman. All these things, which are meant to liberate the woman: premarital sex, contraception and abortion, have they liberated her or have they enslaved…"-Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves
"The body itself is pure. It is very good, but often a person's intentions are not. Therefore, the problem with immodesty is not that it reveals too much, but that it obscures the value of the person.…"-Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves
11. The Bird in the Tree (Eliots of Damerosehay, #1)
By: Elizabeth Goudge
4.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Vibrant Novel About the Joys of Life ... and The Pangs of Love Love had come to David for the fir… read more
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12. 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
"It is for us to console our Lord, and not for Him to console us."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
13. Sophia House
By: Michael D. O'Brien
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
Sophia Houseis set in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Pawel Tarnowski, a bookseller, gives refug… read more
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14. East of Eden
By: John Steinbeck
4.42
Format: 601 pages, Paperback
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed … read more
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"All great and precious things are lonely."-John Steinbeck, East of Eden
"Perhaps it takes courage to raise children.."-John Steinbeck, East of Eden
"No one who is young is ever going to be old."-John Steinbeck, East of Eden
"A man without words is a man without thought."-John Steinbeck, East of Eden
15. Plague Journal
By: Michael D. O'Brien
3.75
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Plague Journalis Michael O'Brien's third novel in the Children of the Last Daysseries. The central … read more
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16. Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus
By: Sherry A. Weddell
4.67
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
Describe your relationship with God I went to Mass every Sunday. I was on two committees at my pari… read more
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17. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.93
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
18. Peace Like a River
By: Leif Enger
4.09
Format: 315 pages,
Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more
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19. Poverty of Spirit
By: Johann Baptist Metz
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
An inclusive language version of the modern spiritual classic, an exquisitely beautiful meditation … read more
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20. 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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21. The Screwtape Letters
By: C.S. Lewis
4.27
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more
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"It is always the novice who exaggerates."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
22. 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
23. Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life
By: Bob Schuchts , Mark Toups
3.46
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In the tradition of beloved spiritual teachers like Francis MacNutt and Michael Scanlan, Be Healed … read more
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24. 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
25. Chiara Corbella Petrillo
By: Simone Troisi
4.68
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Chiara Petrillo was seated in a wheel chair looking lovingly toward Jesus in the tabernacle. Her hu… read more
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"The heart is a land we do not know well; neither its boundaries and frontiers, nor its miseries and grandeurs."-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo
"Love completely possessed her, in the only way that one could be completely possessed by something, in the Lord."-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo
"In love one cannot be mediocre, nor can one sustain love without work. The choices in the past were not enough, and it was necessary to choose again."-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo
"Whoever thinks from a distance about his situation lives it with suffering; whoever is close to it lives it with consolation, the fruit of a true wisdom."-Simone Troisi, Chiara Corbella Petrillo
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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"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 Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
By: Abigail Rine Favale
4.59
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more
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28. 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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29. Chastity
By: Erik Varden
4.63
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The word 'chastity', at first sight, may seem intimidating, something to be dismissed out of hand. … read more
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30. 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
31. Born Only Once: The Miracle of Affirmation
By: Conrad W. Baars
4.42
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
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