Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress
By: Mark-Mary Ames
4.73
Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition
How do you grow closer to sainthood in your daily life? Fr. Mark-Mary, CFR, the Director of Communi…
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1. Introduction to the Devout Life
By: Francis de Sales
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Written for Christians in every walk of life and for every age, St. Francis De Sales' classic work … read more
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"Be who you are and be that well."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"We are crucified to the world, and the world must be as crucified to us. It esteems us as fools, let us esteem it as mad."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"The desire and pursuit of virtue tends to make us virtuous, but the desire and pursuit of honors tends to make us odious and despicable."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
2. True Devotion to Mary
By: Louis de Montfort , Louis-Marie Grignion de Monfort
4.56
Format: 215 pages, Paperback
Considered the greatest single book on Mary ever written, this classic shows the way to Jesus throu… read more
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"When Mary has struck her roots in a soul, she produces there marvels of grace, which she alone can produce, because she alone is the fruitful Virgin who never has had, and never will have, her equal …"-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary
"it has always been remarked that those who wear the outward look of reprobation, like impious heretics and proud worldlings, hate or despise the Hail Mary or the Rosary. Heretics still learn and say …"-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary
"Mary has produced, together with the Holy Ghost the greatest thing which has been or ever will be - a God-Man; and she will consequently produce the greatest saints that there will be in the end of t…"-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary
3. The Imitation of Christ
By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.
4.32
Format: 632 pages, Paperback
Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more
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4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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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8. Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots
By: Scott Hahn
4.11
Format: 528 pages,
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9. In the School of the Holy Spirit
By: Jacques Philippe , None
4.64
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
A renowned spiritual director unveils the Master of the interior life. In the prayer lives of many … read more
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10. 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
11. 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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12. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
By: Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre
4.60
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly wh… read more
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"The whole context of Jesus' bread of life discourse is centered on the Jewish hopes for the coming of a new Moses and the return of the manna from heaven."-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"People were not to consume blood because "the life" or "the soul" (Hebrew nephesh) of the animal is in the blood. As Leviticus states, "It is the blood that makes atonement, by the power of its life.…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"Some ancient rabbis believed that the manna was protological--that it had existedsince the very dawn of creation. As such, the manna was the perfect food, untouched by the sin of humanity's first par…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five t…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
13. To Know Christ Jesus
By: Frank Sheed
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
This modern spiritual classic by Frank Sheed, the renowned author, publisher and lecturer, is broug… read more
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14. Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
4.50
Format: 846 pages, Paperback
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - th… read more
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" Man and woman were made “for each other"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
15. The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful Life
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen , None , None
3.85
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
Throughout the forty-some books that Henri Nouwen wrote and the hundreds of talks that he gave, the… read more
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16. My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir
By: Colleen Carroll Campbell
4.34
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this highly acclaimed and award-winning memoir, Colleen Carroll Campbell tells the story of her … read more
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"How liberating it must be to stop evading, questioning, or complaining about your trials and start embracing them as opportunities to draw closer to God, to realize that even if Jesus is all you have…"-Colleen Carroll Campbell, My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir
"If productivity, efficiency, and rationality are not the ways God gauges a human person's value, then they are not the ways I should measure it, eiher. If childlike dependence on God is the mark of a…"-Colleen Carroll Campbell, My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir
17. The Contemplative Rosary: With St. John Paul II and St. Teresa of Avila
By: Connie Rossini , Dan Burke
3.92
Format: 256 pages,
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18. 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
19. 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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20. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
By: Jocko Willink
4.30
Format: 373 pages,
FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE - AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM Jocko Willink's methods for s… read more
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21. The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice, #2)
By: John Flanagan
4.00
Format: 279 pages,
Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, … read more
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22. Time for God
By: Jacques Philippe
4.60
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Are you too busy to pray? What if you could actually gain time and be more productive by praying? W… read more
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"A person who does not pray habitually, no matter how believing or pious he may be, will not achieve full spiritual growth. Neither will he acquire peace of soul because he will always experience exce…"-Jacques Philippe, Time for God
23. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
24. Beautiful Eucharist
By: Matthew Kelly
4.39
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
Nothing will transform your life quite like a personal encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist. When … read more
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25. Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus
By: Brant Pitre
4.63
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path o… read more
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"If you find your heart very desolated and afflicted at the loss of property, believe me, you love it too much. The strongest proof of love for a lost object is suffering over its loss... We must neve…"-Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus
26. On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
By: James K.A. Smith
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This is not a book about Saint Augustine. In a way, it's a book Augustine has written about each of… read more
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"Attainment is a goddess who quickly turns a cold shoulder."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"identity is our name for being found by a story someone else told."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"A friend is not an enabler; love doesn’t always look like agreement."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"When we leave home looking for happiness, we’re in search of the self we never knew."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
27. Jesus I Trust in You: A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust
By: Faustina Maria Pia
4.83
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
We were made for love, and love requires trust. In Jesus I Trust in A 30-Day Personal Retreat Base… read more
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28. From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age
By: University of Mary
4.63
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
Every human society possesses a moral and spiritual imaginative vision, a set of assumptions and wa… read more
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29. No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ's Passion
By: Edward Sri
4.68
Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition
Thousands sought Jesus during his life. Only a few followed him to Calvary. What will you do? No Gr… read more
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30. The Warning: Testimonies and Prophecies of the Illumination of Conscience
By: Christine Watkins
4.56
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
This highly acclaimed and captivating book offers the world the most thorough understanding to date… read more
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31. Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress
By: Mark-Mary Ames
4.73
Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition
How do you grow closer to sainthood in your daily life? Fr. Mark-Mary, CFR, the Director of Communi… read more
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