Books on the Saints

Complete explanation of the medal and cross of St. Benedict. It explains the origin of the medal, what all the letters on the medal mean, its mirac...

The life and the martyrdom of one of Catholicism's youngest saints - Maria Goretti, Patron of virgins. Discover here the brave heroism of young Ma...

A new edition of a beloved book on Brother Francis of Assisi by internationally acclaimed illustrator and author of children's books, Tomie dePaola...

Is it time to take your spiritual pulse, re-orient yourself to your Creator, and seek His guidance to live your faith more seriously?The Spiritual ...

Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well known, and amazing fourteenth-century saint....

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a man who saw above and beyond his century, a man of vision and calm hope, who could step comfortably into our era and...

In this definitive biography, Cristina Siccardi situates the appealing figure of young Pier Giorgio Frassati in early 20th century Turin, Italy. In...

In desperate circumstances, the Faithful have always turned to the sure help of St. Jude Thaddeus—Apostle, cousin of Our Lord, and martyr for the C...

This spiritual classic has long been beloved by Catholics for its wondrous distillation of the teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux into a reader-fri...

Reflecting Josemaría Escrivá’s belief that God can be found in professional and everyday settings, The Way blends passages from sacred Scripture wi...

The spiritual wisdom of Saint Benedict has endured for centuries and quite literally shaped Western culture from its inception. Tenets of the order...

The life of St. John Vianney (1784–1859) was marked by boundless humility and obedience to God. In 1818, when this simple French priest was assigne...

One of the greatest spiritual classics of all time is Introduction to the Devout Life, the St. Francis de Sales masterpiece written in the seventee...

To mature as a man is to grow in virtue. And yet, year after year, many of us regress in our fundamental calling for a host of reasons: poor catech...

About City of God No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than City of God. Since medieval Europe was the cradle...

Just as with his stirring narrative of the life of St. Francis, Saint Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man Who Transformed the Church, ...

When Pier Giorgio Frassati died at the age of 24 on July 4, 1925, people from all walks of life flocked to his family home in Turin, Italy, to pay ...

A beguiling and moving biography of Pier Giorgio Frassati, a handsome, athletic and fun-loving young man from a rich, aristocratic Italian family i...

No one can claim to be seeking the monastic ideal who does not seek to imitate St. Antony of the Desert, justly called "the Great." Holy Abba Anton...

St. Joseph Gems: Daily Wisdom on Our Spiritual Father by Fr. Donald Calloway is the largest collection of quotes about the second-greatest saint in...

Although they lived nearly 800 years ago, Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi serve as excellent guides for today's Lenten journey. Saint Franc...

As word of the wisdom and purity of the Desert Fathers and Mothers spread throughout the Roman Empire, Christians streamed to the caves of these he...

For over 1,500 years, believers from all Christian traditions have looked to St. Benedict, the patriarch of Western monasticism, for spiritual wisd...

One of the most beloved spiritual classics of the Church, Story of a Soul reveals how St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s “Little Way” leads us to holiness th...