What recent Popes have said about the Blessed Mother's role in the Church--especially her role as Mediatrix. Goes back to Pope Pius IX (1846-1878); compiled in 1969. Arranged by topic. A valuable source showing just what the Popes have said about Our Lady. Impr. 85 pgs,

Why is it so hard to pray without distraction? Why does our mind wander to everything except God when we kneel to speak with him? And what do we do with the flood of thoughts that seem to overtake us in the very act of prayer? In this deeply contemplative yet practical book, Fr. John Henry Hanson takes us on a journey through the battleground of the mind, where attention, memory, and imagination often seem like saboteurs to prayer. Drawing on Scripture, the Desert Fathers, saints like Tere...

"An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine" by John Henry Newman is a profound exploration of how Christian beliefs have evolved over time. Newman argues that the core tenets of Christianity are not static but develop in response to historical contexts and theological inquiries. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical development of doctrine to appreciate the richness of the faith. Through careful analysis, Newman seeks to reconcile the apparent contradictions ...

Set in North Africa during the third century AD, the novel tells the story of a young Christian woman named Callista who lives in a society dominated by the Roman Empire. Callista's faith is tested when she falls in love with a pagan man named Agellius. As their relationship develops, Callista grapples with the conflicting demands of her Christian beliefs and her growing affection for Agellius.Against the backdrop of political and religious upheaval, Callista faces persecution and danger a...

When thinking of Saint John Henry Newman, many associations come to mind: scholar, writer, intellectual. But rarely do we associate “mystic” with this new saint.And yet, his faith was not merely an intellectual exercise. Newman held a deep and passionate devotion to Our Lord in the Eucharist.In honor of his canonization, we have collected his Prayers and Meditations before the Eucharist in order to bring his beautiful and profound love for Christ in the Sacrament to a new g...

As a rule, when Cardinal Newman's poetry is mentioned, people think of "The Pillar of the Cloud," better known as "Lead, Kindly Light." This lyric is only one of the many beautiful poems written by an author whose fame as a writer of the finest modern prose in the English language has eclipsed his reputation as a poet. Nevertheless, he wrote a very great poem, "The Dream of Gerontius"—a poem which the intellectual world admires more and more every year, and which yields its best only after...

CHRISTIANITY has been long enough in the world to justify us in dealing with it as a fact in the world’s history. Its genius and character, its doctrines, precepts, and objects cannot be treated as matters of private opinion or deduction, unless we may reasonably so regard the Spartan institutions or the religion of Mahomet. It may indeed legitimately be made the subject-matter of theories; what is its moral and political excellence, what its due location in the range of ideas or of facts ...

In the tradition of bestselling legal memoirs from Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Gerry Spence, and Alan Dershowitz, John Henry Browne's memoir, The Devil's Defender, recounts his tortuous education in what it means to be an advocate—and a human being. For the last four decades, Browne has defended the indefensible. From Facebook folk hero "the Barefoot Bandit" Colton Moore, to Benjamin Ng of the Wah Mee massacre, to Kandahar massacre culprit Sgt. Robert Bales, Browne's unceasing...

"Hymni Ecclesiae" is a collection of hymns by John Henry Newman, reflecting his deep theological insights and poetic sensibilities. The work captures the essence of Christian worship, emphasizing themes of faith, devotion, and the beauty of the divine. Newman's ability to weave profound spiritual truths into lyrical form makes this collection a significant contribution to Christian literature. Each hymn serves as a vehicle for expressing the soul's longing for God, inviting readers to enga...

In "Loss and Gain," Newman tells the story of Charles Reding, a young Oxford student who undergoes a spiritual journey and ultimately converts to Roman Catholicism. The novel explores themes of religious faith, intellectual inquiry, and personal transformation as Reding grapples with questions of theology, morality, and the nature of religious truth.As a semi-autobiographical work, "Loss and Gain" reflects Newman's own experiences and struggles with religious identity and belief. Through t...

Francis Bacon - a leading figure in the history of science - never made a major discovery, provided a lasting explanation of any physical phenomena or revealed any hidden laws of nature. How then can he rank as he does alongside Newton? Bacon was the first major thinker to describe how science should be done, and to explain why. Scientific knowledge should not be gathered for its own sake but for practical benefit to mankind. And Bacon promoted experimentation, coming to outline and define...

Though often thought of as a towering intellect and theologian, Cardinal Newman's writings reveal a man who possessed a simple devotion to Jesus and Mary. These powerful meditations on the Stations of the Cross, originally written for his parishioners in the Birmingham Oratory Church, can aid us with the simple and singular focus on Christ's passion and our own failings which contributed to it.Groups of prayers bookend the fourteen meditations which, though short enough to be read ...