Spiritual Growth

In this dynamic and authoritative book on the spiritual life, Cardinal Robert Sarah shows us how to enter into and progress through the spiritual life.

Here is a powerful, life-changing book that will help you understand and conquer the struggles you face in your spiritual life. It's a book for those who love the Lord and desire holiness yet often feel adrift or stagnant in their search for spiritual growth.

Here's the spiritual classic that will elevate your prayer life from the "ordinary" to the "supernatural" by exploring and guiding you through the five fundamental stages of prayer.

The renowned Dominican priests Frs. Walter Farrell and Dominic Hughes will help you deepen your relationship with God as they take you on a journey through the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

In this compelling spiritual memoir, Bear takes you on a journey from the "mountain waves" of Hawaii to "the Wedge" of Newport Beach, California, showing how his experience surfing led him to a profound encounter with God: "Wave after timeless wave breaking on the shore drew me into a contemplation of God's eternity."

Here's the single book you need in this life to periodically strengthen your devotion to Our Lady by following the examples of the holy men and women who came before us and on whose shoulders we stand.

Dream Bigger unlocks your capacity to dream God-sized dreams and gives the Church encouragement to start dreaming in big, bold ways again! This day-by-day journey helps Christians not only to discover God's dream for their lives but to start taking real steps toward accomplishing those dreams.

Reprinted over 65 times, Peace Be with You is replete with practical tips, inspirational reflections, case studies, real-life anecdotes, useful diagrams, examples from the lives of the saints, and encouraging maxims to live by.

This reprint of the 1952 classic contains prayers for each topic from the traditional Roman Missal that help you foster the proper spirit of mind and unction of heart for fruitful meditation.

Holiness is required not only to achieve Heaven but also to achieve happiness in this life. This book will empower you to fly with the angels and soar with the saints so you can live a happier and holier life.

Open these pages to discover the methods of meditation that best suit you, develop your friendship with Christ, and experience the true Christian joy of a deep, fruitful life of prayer.

A treasure to contemplate, The Greatest Commandment expounds upon our deep-seated need to love God and implore His mercy by developing a personal relationship with Him through Sacred Scripture and the Sacraments.

Many authors have written about the Beatitudes, but none with the spiritual wisdom and exceptional clarity of Mother Mary Francis. She masterfully unpacks the meaning of each Beatitude, showing how they all interconnect to present a roadmap to holiness and happiness. Best of all, she helps you analyze your own life in light of the Beatitudes so you can chart a course toward reaching the pinnacle of holiness to which Christ is calling you.

These pages, now collected in one small volume, have been written for the purpose of helping the faithful, ordinary souls, to attain one most important object: active participation in the holy Sacrifice of the Mass; so that, consciously and deliberately, they may offer the sacred Victim, offer themselves and be nourished by receiving the holy Eucharist.

In these powerful pages, author Vicki Burbach contrasts our selfish worldly culture with the way Christians are called to live, illuminating the essential role that sacrifice must play in every worthy human life.

This enriching classic will lay to rest many doubts and fears, and open the door to peace and acceptance of God's will. Pocket-sized edition helps you to carry it wherever you go, to constantly remind yourself that God is guarding you, and He does not send you any joy too great to bear or any trial too difficult to overcome.

This book is an attempt to outline that love story of God and man, which achieves its consummation in the unity of the whole Christ; and to show that the spiritual life is a partnership of love between God and man which can be summed up in one word: Christ.

In our search for God and holiness, in our service to our neighbor, a kind of restlessness and anxiety take the place of the confidence and peace which ought to be ours. What must we do to overcome the moments of fear and distress which assail us all too often in our lives?

This devotion, while it solaces the Holy Souls, in whose behalf it is directly exercised, is eminently pleasing to God, and beneficial to ourselves.

In this absorbing interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a candid, incisive examination of controversies raging in the Church and the most pressing issues of our times, providing clarity and hope for beleaguered Catholics.

Fr. James B. Buckley, F.S.S.P. A discourse on the teaching of the Church on Purgatory. Imprimatur Fabian W. Bruskewitz, DD, S.T.D.

In Dark Night of the Soul, Saint John of the Cross presents for us a portrait painted from his own experience of one who advances successfully through the struggles of the spiritual life. The dark night that St. John describes is not abandonment by God but special consideration from Him for those who desire to purify and perfect their souls. 8.5 5.5 6319 FP199 6036 Dark Night of the Soul . The Examination of Conscience for Adults is a comprehensive examination based on twelve virtues for the twelve months of the year. The object of this booklet is to initiate lay people into the practice of concentrating their efforts at self-perfection on one virtue a month. It provides a fairly complete list of mortal sins to be avoided, of venial sins to be corrected and of helps and counsels that may be practiced.. Softcover, 39 pp. . The Examination of Conscience for Adults is a comprehensive examination based on twelve virtues for the twelve months of the year. The object of this booklet is to initiate lay people into the practice of concentrating their efforts at self-perfection on one virtue a month. It provides a fairly complete list of mortal sins to be avoided, of venial sins to be corrected and of helps and counsels that may be practiced.. Softcover, 39 pp. 8.31 6.75 6320 FP236 6073 Examination of Conscience for Adults. This book is the fruit of Fr. Dubay's many years of study and experience in spiritual direction and in it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer--St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila--and the teaching of Sacred Scripture.. But the teaching that Fr. Dubay synthesized is not collected from Teresa and John for contemplatives alone. It is meant for every Christian and is based on the Gospel imperative of personal prayer and the call to holiness. All the major elements of these great teachers are ordered, commented on and put in the context of their scriptural foundations. Here is an outstanding book on prayer and the spiritual life written by one of the best spiritual directors and retreat masters of our time, and based on the writings of the Church's two greatest mystical doctors.. Softcover, 360 pp. This book is the fruit of Fr. Dubay's many years of study and experience in spiritual direction and in it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer--St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila--and the teaching of Sacred Scripture.But the teaching that Fr. Dubay synthesized is not collected from Teresa and John for contemplatives alone. It is meant for every Christian and is based on the Gospel imperative of personal prayer and the call to holiness. All the major elements of these great teachers are ordered, commented on and put in the context of their scriptural foundations. Here is an outstanding book on prayer and the spiritual life written by one of the best spiritual directors and retreat masters of our time, and based on the writings of the Church's two greatest mystical doctors.Softcover, 360 pp. 9 6 6321 FP283 6120 Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel on Prayer. "Guilt is Good". May this text help many people to be truly freed from the slavery of sin and from the deceits of the unbelieving modern psychology. May they find the only Savior Jesus Christ and His redeeming and freeing grace. God bless you! In Christ + Athanasius Schneider . As a priest, if I had to recommend a reading every time I heard a confession, I could do no better than recommend this wise and well-written essay, "Guilt is Good" by Jerome Schmeidler whose education includes the study of psychology and training in therapy.. For too many people, guilt is a stumbling block and a heavy burden, while others throw off their guilt like a cheap blanket. The truth is, God gave each of us a conscience as the gateway to grace and true repentance and guilt is an invaluable expression of it as long as conscience is formed correctly.. Schmeidler drives home this truth in clear, strong language, and then he goes one better. He explains that, while psychology does have legitimate functions, too often our secular culture misleads so many people - even faithful Catholics -- to turn to psychology and "self-help" methods to solve their mental and emotional burdens rather than face what he calls "The awful, unspeakable 'G' word.". However, what would our lives be like without our God-given, inborn guide conscience and its critical expression called guilt? "It would be like living in a world without gravity," Schmeidler writes. "Without our God-given conscience and guilt there would be nothing to keep us grounded. It would be complete chaos, because we all share one thing in common: we are all imperfect.". As Schmeidler explains with great insight, even though it sounds contradictory, to accept guilt is to be made free of the burden of it. For anyone who faces that burden of guilt, or anyone who simply wants to examine their conscience carefully before confession, Schmeidler's essay will help put guilt where it belongs, as an invaluable light which can turn us back to God. \n \n Father Regis Scanlon OFM Cap

By Fr. James B. Buckley, F.S.S.P.. A 16-page booklet in question and answer format with introductory remarks about the sacraments in general and the sacrament of penance in particular. Imprimatur by Bishop James C. Timlin of Scranton.. Softcover.

Father de Caussade offers the one sure solution to any spiritual difficulty: abandon yourself entirely to God by embracing the duties of your station in life.

Open these pages to discover the methods of meditation that best suit you, develop your friendship with Christ, and experience the true Christian joy of a deep, fruitful life of prayer.

This prized set features nearly four hundred of Fr. Rutler's most brilliant and cherished homilies and other writings, carefully organized to follow the liturgical year of the Catholic Church.

In these fascinating pages, author Luanne Zurlo shows that, contrary to popular opinion, single life is often a holy, joyful vocation lived out, sometimes in a hidden way, by souls who have had an authentic encounter with Christ.

These unedited letters of Teresa of Avila to her friends offer a rare window from which to gaze upon the Saint's genuine witness and pragmatic advice on pursuing an intimate friendship with God.

With lovely detail work and famous icons on nearly every page, this illuminated edition of the classic Imitation of Christ will engage the reader deeply and invigorate his prayer life.

Retired NFL star Danny Abramowicz shares key details of his journey down the Road to Spiritual Fitness and provides you with some of the first-class tools that have sustained him along the way (and will sustain you, too).

With warmth, understanding, and pastoral skill, Fr. Timothy Gallagher provides here a hopeful invitation to all who struggle to overcome the greatest obstacle of all in the spiritual life - discouragement.

Fr. Jo?l Guibert reveals St. Therese's secret of serenity: total abandonment to God.

Most of us have questions about spiritual direction. What is it? Is it for me? What if I can't find a spiritual director? These questions and more are all well answered in Dan Burke's book.

Christian perfection consists in the twofold way of charity: service of neighbor and our direct quest for God's love. Many of us discover ways to love our neighbor, but few achieve intimacy with God. Why? Because we don't know how to prepare ourselves properly to reach this exalted goal.

Here, Fr. John Portavella shows you how to develop for yourself a personalized plan of life that will enable you to balance your duties to God, your family, and your work, and even to make time for leisure.

Offering an abundance of accessible examples, author John Mark Miravalle demonstrates that beauty is neither in the eye of the beholder, nor for the cultivated, the dreamer, or the "hopeless romantic" alone. On the contrary, the ability to understand, recognize, and delight in beauty readies all souls for heaven - and makes it easier for us to get there.

Here Fr. Michael Scanlan, former president of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, lays out for you the five critical questions you must answer as you wrestle with important – but naggingly difficult – decisions that keep you up at night.

In these honest and insightful pages - based on decades of his own experiences with his three daughters - author Alan Migliorato admits that it takes sustained efforts to learn the manly art of raising a daughter. But the reward is great, yielding just the kind of father-daughter relationship your daughter needs if she is to grow into a strong, well-balanced woman of faith.

In this coveted boxed set are nearly 400 of Fr. Rutler's most brilliant and beloved homilies and writings.

Fr. Philip Dion shows you how to pray more deeply, how to identify and root out your faults, how to make your confessions more fruitful, how to abandon yourself to God's will, and more.

Venatius Oforka introduces us to the supernatural weapons of war and how we can shape the events that affect our earthly and eternal destiny.

God is not silent nor is He hidden, if only you know how to listen and learn where to look.

These pages teach you eight simple ways to make your every Mass a joyful time of piety and intense devotion.

Written by the Assistant Dean of the School of Business and Economics at the Catholic University of America, this book argues that integrity-infused organizations are the key to long-term success on the personal and corporate level.