Spiritual Growth

In these pages, the wise Fr. Morrow shows you how to pull the rug out from beneath your anger and reclaim a life of peace and grace.

Martinez shows you how to live in the obscurity of faith, detached both from consolations and desolations, and why this is best for your soul.

Praised by Popes, cardinals and bishops, Spiritual Handbook for Catholic Evangelists was an instant hit when it was first published in 1912.

Written by some of the Church's greatest saints and theologians, these short, accessible books will help you deeply commit to Christ, engage in an active prayer life, and overcome common challenges and obstacles that confront you along the way to heaven.

In these 30 meditations, you'll learn how to bring every dimension of your being into your relationship with God, how to handle the emotional roller coaster of everyday life, how to overcome spiritual obstacles and roadblocks, and how to develop virtue and grow in holiness.

Essential (and easy) reading for busy Catholics, Strength in Simplicity shows you how to grow closer to God in the things you already do every day.

Martinez shows how you can make better sense of your life once you realize that God has actually been closest to you when He seemed farthest away.

Join Father John Bartunek on an exhilarating, how-to journey into this time-tested method whose ultimate aim is intimacy with God: the Author not only of life, but also of the life of the mind.

With simplicity and holy wisdom, authors David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler show you how to bring peace, calm, and the true joy of Mother Church to your home.

This four-volume set of meditations have been carefully selected to lift your soul to God while affording you an admirable distillation of the doctrines and piety of our Holy Catholic Church.

"How can one not recognize in our age... confession must be rediscovered and proposed anew?" --Pope Benedict XVI

Every new liturgical season is a spiritual fresh start, a spiritual clean slate. Are you getting ready? This Retreat Guide will help prepare you.

Amidst all the noise of our world, how can we focus on what really matters? In this Retreat Guide, we will set our sights on the most important aspect of life.

Bishop Bossuet's eloquence will have you not merely remember the events of Christ's Crucifixion; it will have you spiritually walk with Him on His journey.

For the restless or distracted at Mass, here you’ll learn how to quiet your soul in order to grow more receptive to the graces Christ offers you in the Mass.

From young St. Francis de Sales comes this defense of the Catholic practice of making the Sign of the Cross, which Calvinists denounced as a Popish invention.

Philosophical Virtues and Psychological Strengths aims to establish the basis for developing a common framework for understanding morality and psychology.

This brilliant reflection shows how we can take events in the life of Christ as the touchstone for all that happens to us on our journey from time to eternity.

Don't you wish everyone you knew was Catholic? In his groundbreaking DVD, Why Be Catholic?, apologist Tim Staples offers an engaging and simple solution: "Catholicism has the cure for what ails each of us." Using an entertaining speaking style, backed up by logic and science, Tim leaves his audience with answers to our most fundamental questions.

This Act of Oblation by St. Thérèse of Lisieux was one of the key hallmarks of her attaining the heights of holiness in such a short time.

This book helps you to distinguish depression from similar looking, but fundamentally different, mental states such as guilt, sloth, and the darkness of sin.

These forty daily meditations keep you mindful of the true meaning of Christmas through an admirable distillation of the doctrines and piety of Holy Church.

There are more false claims about miracles than nearly anything else — by skeptics and believers alike, few of whom know what the Church says about miracles.

In these pages St. John of Avila, doctor of the Church, explains how suffering is frequently the means by which God reveals His mercy and design for our lives.

Kevin Vost shows you how to discover each of your ten talents, and then how to understand and perfect them.

Fr. Plus is here able to make his spiritual advice on prayer both concrete and universal - suited to each of us as if we were speaking with him face-to-face.

These brief meditations will invigorate your desire to speak to God, not only during crises but also in the ordinary course of your day.

Relying on the words of Jesus and the lives of the saints, Fr. Plus maps out a sure path to the simplicity that bestows happiness, courage, and inner peace.

This marvelous book will show you how to read the signs of the times and prepare you to bear yourself as a Christian no matter what the future holds.

In no other kind of human relationship is knowledge of the temperaments so critical and so fruitful as in a Christian marriage.

God's grace can conquer every human flaw . . . Christ came not to call saints but to make them — often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men.

St. Thomas Aquinas perfected an easy method for his students to memorize most any information, but especially the truths taught by Christ and His Church.

Unlock the secret of your personality and learn how to be a better spouse, parent, friend, and Christian.

Learn to bear your troubles well, and how to avoid the mistakes that make your spiritual burdens heavier.

Learn how to listen for the soft voice of the Spirit calling from within, inviting you to know, love, and cooperate with Him in all things great and small.

Discover a way of growing holier through the simple things in life — work, play, and rest. Learn to avoid distractions and focus your energy on loving God!

Fr. Raoul Plus’s no-nonsense prayer manual shows how we can pray without ceasing — even at times when exhaustion is crippling and cares begin to sweep us away.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen shows you how to win a lasting victory over vice.

Bishop Sheen shows that Christianity makes good sense — even to nonbelievers. Christianity alone can explain the presence of goodness and evil in the world.

Written in the 1930s by a wise Jesuit priest, these pages teach young people the timeless principles that lead to true success and lasting happiness.

When Elizabeth Leseur's husband, Felix — an avowed atheist — discovered this diary, he converted and later answered God's call to become a priest.

This book is a tough, uncompromising handbook to help you deal with all the obligations and problems of the spiritual life.

This book will banish from your mind the temptation to think that events unfold according to blind chance, or that evil ultimately triumphs in this world.

Benefit from the thought-provoking holy wisdom of more than 350 saints, and come away equipped with truly saintly solutions.

Here an experienced priest shows you how to direct your heart away from temptations and toward God, and how to overcome the world in Christ.

A wondrous distillation of the teachings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux on God’s love and on confidence in Him. Learn to rest in God amid the troubles of life.

No matter how dedicated to Christ you are, familiarity can blunt your fervor and even make you less vigilant against sin. That’s why you need this warm guide!

Here you’ll get solid guidelines to help you make the most of this sacrament and carry its grace into your daily life. Try it!