"The end of penance is God, not more penances. Thus the approach to penance has to be by way of love, not by way of steeling the will to toughness. Penance...
Are there really mansions in heaven? In John 14:2-3 Jesus said, ""In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and ...
Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. ~Psalm 125:1 (NLT)The Devil will convince ...
Allow me to share a word about the title - 'Are You Jesus?', and other poems, prayers and ponderings. I wrote the signature poem for this edition while on ...
This new book by Jackie Queally, pre-eminent authority on the Reshel systems of Europe, Sotland and Ireland, offers the best and most readable material on the arcane Reshel system as applied to ear...
Originally published in Algiers in 1943, Joseph Kessel’s Army of Shadows is one of the first books to have been written about the French Resistance. Now available in paperback, Co...
What would you do if a natural disaster decimated a huge part of your country? After Japan's catastrophic Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Roger Lowther's family and community found themselv...
Mr. Davis gives us a film noir collection of intriguing, heart breaking, and insightful essays. Real people and actual events emerge from this collection in ways you won't forget. Each draw...
Nellie Bly's solo trip around the globe broke records as she chronicled her journey in this fantastic vintage travelogue. First published in 1890, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days ...
One thought used to consume my mind: "Why am I so terrible at thriving in my role as a mom?" I would constantly beat myself up with accusations about inadequacy, lack of joy, comparisons, longin...
Deepen your faith life with this at-home retreat! Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, combines his Louisiana storytelling, his knowledge of the Spiritual Exercises of St. ...
The Ashtavakra Gita, or the Ashtavakra Samhita as it is sometimes called, is a very ancient Sanskrit text. Nothing seems to be known about the author, though tradition ascribes it to the sage As...
How do pastors, chaplains, and caregivers assess the spiritual well-being and needs of the people they minister to? George Fitchett presents a model for spiritual assessment that he and his colleag...
Astonished by the Word recaptures an ancient way of engaging with Scripture that takes you beyond knowledge to whole-life transformation and a greater love of God and neighbor. <...
Franz Cumont was one of the preeminent classical scholars of his day, and his investigations into the history of religion had a dramatic impact upon the fields of archaeology, comparative mythology...
Christians have always wondered what might take place at the end of time. To answer such questions, it is common to turn to Scripture and the many texts ...
Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889 - 1929), born in Patiala State, India, became an Indian Christian missionary whose life and message had a far ranging impact. Born into a Sikh family, Sundar grew up a f...