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Beauty of Holiness, The Drawing on Fra Angelico's own theological sources, Saward has written a book not on art history but on the splendor of Catholic truth. Beauty is the splendor of truth, the attractive radiance of truth. This new book is intended to help Christians grow in wonder at the glory of Divine Revelation, to which both the Church's saints and the Church's art bear witness. Illustrated with Fra Angelico's color art. |
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C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church There are many Protestants and Catholics who have been deeply affected and spirituality changed by the writings of C.S. Lewis, including many converts to Catholicism who credit C.S. Lewis for playing a significant role in their conversion. But the ironic and perplexing fact is that Lewis himself, while “Catholic” in may aspects of his faith and devotion, never became a Roman Catholic. Many have wondered why. |
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Common Sense 101 Dale Ahlquist, the President of the American Chesterton Society, and author of G. K. Chesterton -The Apostle of Common Sense, presents a book of wonderful insights on how to "look at the whole world through the eyes of Chesterton". Since, as he says, "Chesterton wrote about everything", there is an ocean of his material to benefit from GKC's insights on a kaleidoscope of many important topics. |
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Inside the Passion This new book, written by the priest who spent many weeks on the set of the film and numerous hours in discussion with Mel Gibson about the making of his blockbuster film on Christ’s passion, presents an “insider’s look” at the deeper meaning behind the spiritual events and the artistic choices in the epic film. This is the definitive inside study of the wonderful details of the film that has had such a profound impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. |
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J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion Here is an in-depth look at the role myth, morality, and religion play in J.R.R. Tolkien’s works such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion—including Tolkien’s private letters and revealing opinions of his own work. Richard L. Purtill brilliantly argues that Tolkien’s extraordinary ability to touch his readers’ lives through his storytelling—so unlike much modern literature—accounts for his enormous literary success. |
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Lepanto Hilaire Belloc called “Lepanto” Chesterton’s greatest poem and the greatest poem of his generation. But not only have English classes neglected this masterpiece of rhyme and meter, History classes have neglected the story of the pivotal battle upon which the poem is based. This book brings together the poem, the historical background of the famous battle, a riveting account of the battle itself, and a discussion of its historical consequences. |
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Literary Converts Literary Converts is a biographical exploration into the spiritual lives of some of the greatest writers in the English language: Oscar Wilde, Evelyn Waugh, C.S. Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge, Graham Greene, Edith Sitwell, Siegfried Sassoon, Hilaire Belloc, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, T.S. Eliot and J.R.R. Tolkien. The role of George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells in intensifying the religious debate despite not being converts themselves is also considered. |
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Literary Giants, Literary Catholics British author Joseph Pearce has firmly established himself as the premier literary biographer of our time, especially in interpreting the spiritual depths of the Catholic literary tradition. In this new book, Pearce examines a plethora of authors, taking the reader through a dazzling tour of the creative landscape of Catholic prose and poetry. Literary Giants, Literary Catholics covers the vast terrain from Dante to Tolkien, from Shakespeare to Waugh. |
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Medieval Christmas, A Illustrations by European painters of the Middle Ages decorate this beautiful book about Christmas. See the Annunciation to the Shepherds, the Nativity, the Epiphany and more. Intricate in scale and radiant with gold and colors, these manuscripts represent the popular ideal of the medieval illuminated book. |
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Treasury of Catholic Wisdom, The The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom is a comprehensive anthology of the outstanding Catholic literature from the first century to modern times. Mystics and martyrs, philosophers and theologians, poets and prose writers are quoted at length and in depth. They are truly representatvie of the spirit and substance of Catholicism in its paradox of phenomenal stability and versatility over the centuries. |
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2010 Traditional Catholic CalendarWall calendar for 2009 based on the traditional Catholic liturgical feasts. Beautifully printed with a unique picture each month, easy to read, and with none of the changes to the calendar forced in by the modernist in the 1950s and 60s. The perfect calendar for every Catholic home.
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 Blood-Red Crescent, TheWhen Pope Pius V calls for the creation of a Holy League of men and ships to face down the Moslem armada, Guido vows to join the fight: for his family, for his city, for his Faith. And although his father tells him he’s too young for war, soon he’s caught up in a whirlwind of knights and nobles, bloody battles and arduous journeys.
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 How to Tell Stories to ChildrenLet Sara Cone Bryant, beloved chidren's author from the early 20th century, teach you how to recapture the pleasures of that simpler age by introducing your family to the joys of stories told, which, she demonstrates, are more delightful to children --- and better for them --- even than stories read aloud.
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 Islam at the GatesHistorian Diane Moczar pulls back the curtain on one of the most important acts in the drama of Muslim aggression against the West: the 500-year-long siege of Europe by the Ottoman Turks, with their eventual repulsion and final defeat.
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 Meet MaryMeet Mary, from Marian expert Mark Miravall, tells you everything the Bible says about the Blessed Mother, what the early Christians believed, and all of the Church’s key Marian teachings these past 2,000 years. Soon, you’ll turn to Mary with your cares and joys; in sorrows you’ll experience her gentle embrace. You’ll also become a better disciple of Jesus, for the Son commands us to imitate him in all things — including perfect love of his mother.
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 One Man, One WomanFrom global conferences to tiny parish gatherings, pro-family advocate Dale O’Leary has traveled the world defending marriage against radical activists intent on rewriting its age-old definition. Now, in One Man, One Woman, the first book of its kind written for Catholics, O’Leary shares her knowledge and experience of every facet of the gay-marriage debate.
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 One-Minute Apologist, TheRenowned Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong (author of A Biblical Defense of Catholicism and The Catholic Verses) has assembled over sixty of the claims and arguments that Protestants (of all stripes) most frequently level against the Church. As a convert, Armstrong responds in terms Protestants can understand and appreciate.
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 Saints for SinnersChrist came not to call saints but to make them — often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men. That’s why the saints are not only models of holiness for us to imitate; they’re reminders that God’s grace can outshine every human flaw. As Alban Goodier’s classic Saints for Sinners shows us, even the greatest saints had to battle the same stubborn vices, temptations of the flesh, and bouts of spiritual dryness that afflict you and me today.
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 The Tripods AttackNovel about a young G.K. Chesterton, with his friends H.G. Wells, Fr. Brown, and the mysterious Doctor, as they struggle to save the world. This is the first volume of a delightfully inventive fiction series for teens to adults that re-imagines the famous Catholic author Chesterton as a young man living in an alternate Edwardian age of steam-driven wonders.
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 What Is The Bible?Some people look at the Bible and see a collection of stories that teach us how to live good and happy lives. Others regard it more as a historical record of the Jewish and Christian peoples. Still others prefer to stress that Scripture is nothing less than the voice of God revealed to mankind. In this classic work you will discover that the Bible is all of these things, and more.
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