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"My Rosary: The Beloved Prayer of an Exorcist" by Gabriele Amorth
Fr. Gabriele Amorth is considered one of the most important figures in the Italian Catholic Church. Not only was he a renowned exorcist, he was a journalist, a noted theologian, and biblical exegete. The recent Hollywood film about his life (though highly embellished) has only added to his mystique. Behind the man was a powerful faith. He could not have performed exorcisms for thirty years without supernatural aid. For years, he had an unpublished book that he kept in a drawer of his cell. It consisted of reflections and meditations on the rosary that he wrote personally. Shortly before he died, he gave it to his order to publish. Now, for the first time, that book has been published in English. These pages are full of light, like the life of Father Amorth. May they illuminate your life..
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"The Life of Mary of Nazareth" by Gabriele Amorth
In this book, one of five Fr. Amorth wrote about Mary, he retraces the life of the Virgin Mary. Drawing on the Gospels, Catholic Tradition, conciliar documents, and papal teachings, Fr. Amorth accompanies the reader on a veritable Marian itinerary. Divided into thirty-one chapters, one for each day of the month, the author breaks open the Gospels. Fr. Amorth also explores ancient Marian titles and designations. Moreover, he explains the relatively recent Marian dogmas (with ancient roots) of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption. He also looks at popular devotions, such as keeping Holy Saturdays, Marian apparitions, the Rosary, and even what it means to be consecrated to her. Written in simple and clear language, the book is spiritually and theologically rich. Though the focus is on Mary, Fr. Amorth frequently reminds the reader that devotion to the Mother is to better know the Son. Published originally in Italian as Il Vangelo di Maria (The Gospel of Mary), this book is Fr. Amorth at his best.
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The Life of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina: Mystery, Miracles, and Mission
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is perhaps the single most extraordinary saint in the modern history of the Catholic Church. His heart was pierced. He carried the wounds of Christ on his hands, feet, and side for half a century. He communicated with his spiritual sons and daughters through bilocation and mystical perfume. He read the souls of his penitents. He offered his suffering so that others might be healed. He built one of the most significant hospitals in Southern Italy. Most importantly, Padre Pio wanted others to be redeemed.
In Bret Thoman’s latest book, he has created a fresh, new narrative about Padre Pio. Drawing on the early Italian sources, the Letters of Padre Pio, and important new biographies in Italian, this book generously adds to the repertoire of research on the stigmatized saint from San Giovanni Rotondo. May this book be an instrument in the mission of Padre Pio, who famously said, “After my death, I will make more noise.”.
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In Bret Thoman’s latest book, he has created a fresh, new narrative about Padre Pio. Drawing on the early Italian sources, the Letters of Padre Pio, and important new biographies in Italian, this book generously adds to the repertoire of research on the stigmatized saint from San Giovanni Rotondo. May this book be an instrument in the mission of Padre Pio, who famously said, “After my death, I will make more noise.”.
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Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo
In his latest work, Bret Thoman has pierced the life of Padre Pio in a novel way: through an pilgrimage to all eleven Capuchin friaries and sites where the stigmatic saint lived. With Pietrelcina as his base, Thoman sets out each morning to all the friaries where Padre Pio lived. In the “Footsteps” sections, he accompanies the reader into these special places with captivating storytelling and detailed descriptions of what he encounters.
For those who will never be able to visit the friaries of Padre Pio personally, this book is like a pilgrimage that can be taken from one’s armchair at home. May God bless you as you make the journey.
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For those who will never be able to visit the friaries of Padre Pio personally, this book is like a pilgrimage that can be taken from one’s armchair at home. May God bless you as you make the journey.
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The Diary of Lucia Fiorentino: Mystic, Visionary, and Early Spiritual Daughter of Padre Pio
Lucia Fiorentino (1889-1934) lived a hidden but extraordinary life. She was one of the earliest spiritual daughters of Padre Pio. She was also a mystic, victim soul, and recipient of numerous charisms, such as visions and locutions. In 1906, she had a vision of an immense tree planted near the Capuchin friary in her native village of San Giovanni Rotondo. When Padre Pio arrived ten years later, she understood the message, and he soon became her spiritual director. At the end of her life, Lucia offered her suffering for Padre Pio to be freed from the persecutions he was enduring. Three months later, Padre Pio’s ministries were restored and he was allowed to continue his apostolate.
Under the obedience of her spiritual directors, Lucia wrote a diary. She narrates the arrival of Padre Pio in her village and follows him throughout the dramatic events that unfolded in the early years. Her thoughts and descriptions are precious in gaining insight into this exceptional priest and friar and his method of spiritual direction. Moreover, she reveals the journey of her soul as Christ spoke directly to her with powerful messages. This extraordinary diary—translated for the first time ever in English—reveals an extraordinary soul beautifully devoted to Padre Pio. It will be of immense benefit to all those seeking comfort amid their suffering and striving to grow in the Christian life.
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Under the obedience of her spiritual directors, Lucia wrote a diary. She narrates the arrival of Padre Pio in her village and follows him throughout the dramatic events that unfolded in the early years. Her thoughts and descriptions are precious in gaining insight into this exceptional priest and friar and his method of spiritual direction. Moreover, she reveals the journey of her soul as Christ spoke directly to her with powerful messages. This extraordinary diary—translated for the first time ever in English—reveals an extraordinary soul beautifully devoted to Padre Pio. It will be of immense benefit to all those seeking comfort amid their suffering and striving to grow in the Christian life.
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The Diary of St. Veronica Giuliani: "Tell Everyone Love has been Found!"
St. Veronica Giuliani (1660-1727) is considered one of the most extraordinary mystics in the history of Christianity. A Poor Clare nun, she was a stigmatic who offered her many mystical sufferings for others. After fifty years in a monastery, where she served as abbess and novice directress, she ended her life essentially divinized. And yet, even though numerous popes have extolled her virtues, St. Veronica Giuliani is little known outside her native region and Capuchin Order. Now, for the first time ever, a compendium of her Diary has been translated into English.
In her life and Diary, ultimately what is revealed is the beauty of the Gospel and a woman madly in love with God—“set on fire,” in her words. Before she died, she told her sisters to tell everyone that “Love has been found.” This is the message of St. Veronica Giuliani that informs her writing.
May the fiery love that St. Veronica Giuliani found illuminate your heart as you begin reading her Diary.
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In her life and Diary, ultimately what is revealed is the beauty of the Gospel and a woman madly in love with God—“set on fire,” in her words. Before she died, she told her sisters to tell everyone that “Love has been found.” This is the message of St. Veronica Giuliani that informs her writing.
May the fiery love that St. Veronica Giuliani found illuminate your heart as you begin reading her Diary.
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A Knight and a Lady: A Journey into the Spirituality of Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi
Journey into the spirituality of two of Christendom’s most beloved saints: Francis and Clare. Delving into all aspects of Franciscan spirituality such as poverty, embracing the leper, community, relating to the Church as well as nonbelievers, creation and nature, prayer, peacemaking, and evangelization, this book brings to life their milieu as the two saints from Assisi discovered the face of Christ, set out to live the Gospel life, and journeyed from war to peace.
Centering on the writings of the saints themselves, the thirteenth-century Franciscan sources, and modern scholarship, this book reconstructs their historical profiles in a serious manner. At the same time, the reflections, meditations, and questions provided in each section render it a contemplative guidebook and an ideal resource for study in groups or alone.
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Centering on the writings of the saints themselves, the thirteenth-century Franciscan sources, and modern scholarship, this book reconstructs their historical profiles in a serious manner. At the same time, the reflections, meditations, and questions provided in each section render it a contemplative guidebook and an ideal resource for study in groups or alone.
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St. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man who Transformed the Catholic Church
All Christians know his name. Few truly know the man. Francis of Assisi was not even five feet tall. He was not well educated. And yet he is the one saint commonly recognized as Alter Christus, the “other Christ.” Francis is not just any saint -- he’s a saint for everyone, whatever your place or position in life. But do we really know him?
Who was this man at his core? What was it that thrust this little man from a little town to the heights of sanctity, into a place of high honor among the celestial court?
In this riveting biography, author Bret Thoman accomplishes what few biographers have. He pierces the inner life of Francis, revealing his deepest passions, his unquenchable love for poverty, and his unshakable grip on the core of the Gospel. The life of Francis, so often festooned with spectacle and miracle, is in reality the story of a soul yearning for God in every moment and glimpsing His presence in all creation.
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Who was this man at his core? What was it that thrust this little man from a little town to the heights of sanctity, into a place of high honor among the celestial court?
In this riveting biography, author Bret Thoman accomplishes what few biographers have. He pierces the inner life of Francis, revealing his deepest passions, his unquenchable love for poverty, and his unshakable grip on the core of the Gospel. The life of Francis, so often festooned with spectacle and miracle, is in reality the story of a soul yearning for God in every moment and glimpsing His presence in all creation.
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St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister
Just as with his stirring narrative of the life of St. Francis, "St. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty & the Man Who Transformed the Church," author Bret Thoman draws upon his profound knowledge of original sources, his familiarity with the places where these two great founders lived and breathed and changed the world, and his own Franciscan spirituality, to bring to life, like never before, the story of St. Clare of Assisi.
Join Thoman as he skillfully weaves the known facts of Clare’s life with imaginative passages that bring the reader into the profoundly spiritual world of the “Light from the Cloister.” Hailing from an aristocratic or “Major” family, Clare continually -- in imitation of Our Lord and Francis -- sought to make herself lesser or minor. In the process, in another of God’s “divine paradoxes,” she became a giant, not only of her Age, but of all time.
St. Clare truly was a “light from the cloister” not only for her era but for all time. Meet her as never before in these pages and, in what is sure to be a profoundly spiritual reading experience, let her light shine upon you.
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Join Thoman as he skillfully weaves the known facts of Clare’s life with imaginative passages that bring the reader into the profoundly spiritual world of the “Light from the Cloister.” Hailing from an aristocratic or “Major” family, Clare continually -- in imitation of Our Lord and Francis -- sought to make herself lesser or minor. In the process, in another of God’s “divine paradoxes,” she became a giant, not only of her Age, but of all time.
St. Clare truly was a “light from the cloister” not only for her era but for all time. Meet her as never before in these pages and, in what is sure to be a profoundly spiritual reading experience, let her light shine upon you.
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Walking Camino Guidebooks
Following Francis and Clare: 12 Walking Excursions in Assisi, Mt. Subasio, Spoleto Valley, Rieti, and Laverna
Assisi is celebrated throughout the world as the city of Saints Francis and Clare and the cradle of Franciscan spirituality. As Rome is the political capital and Milan is the economic center, Assisi is considered Italy’s spiritual heart. With St. Francis as the patron saint of Italy, countless Catholics come to Assisi every year in search of spirituality and peace. Yet, Assisi is exclusive neither to Italians nor Catholics, and people of all nationalities and creeds have discovered a unique tranquility in the “seraphic city.”
In the spirit of Camino, this guidebook offers religious pilgrims and spiritual travelers alike the possibility of staying in Assisi and walking in the footsteps of St. Francis and Clare. The routes included are in Assisi, the Spoleto Valley and Mt. Subasio, as well as in Spoleto, Cannara, Laverna, and the Rieti Valley.
Walking in the footsteps of St. Francis and Clare is an unparalleled way to connect with their hearts and spirituality. This book brings it to life.
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In the spirit of Camino, this guidebook offers religious pilgrims and spiritual travelers alike the possibility of staying in Assisi and walking in the footsteps of St. Francis and Clare. The routes included are in Assisi, the Spoleto Valley and Mt. Subasio, as well as in Spoleto, Cannara, Laverna, and the Rieti Valley.
Walking in the footsteps of St. Francis and Clare is an unparalleled way to connect with their hearts and spirituality. This book brings it to life.
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The St. Francis Camino: A Spiritual Walking Pilgrimage from Assisi to Rome
The St. Francis Camino (also known as the Way of St. Francis) is a spiritual walking pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Francis through central Italy from Assisi to Rome. Divided into fourteen stages, the 280-km trek is an intimate way to connect spiritually with the humble saint from Assisi by walking on the same land he walked.
This guidebook offers practical tips regarding packing, traveling in Italy, setting up GPX tracks, as well as obtaining the Pilgrim’s Passport and Testimonium. Each stage includes daily distances, altitude gains and losses, surface type, duration, and level of difficulty. Next is a brief description of the stage with useful notes as well as a succinct textual description of the route. Lastly, there is a list of Franciscan and spiritual sites along the route in addition to an aerial map and elevation profile.
Walking in the footsteps of St. Francis -- from his birth city to Rome, the city of the martyrs and Popes -- is an unparalleled journey into the heart and spirit of Christendom. And this book will bring it to life.
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This guidebook offers practical tips regarding packing, traveling in Italy, setting up GPX tracks, as well as obtaining the Pilgrim’s Passport and Testimonium. Each stage includes daily distances, altitude gains and losses, surface type, duration, and level of difficulty. Next is a brief description of the stage with useful notes as well as a succinct textual description of the route. Lastly, there is a list of Franciscan and spiritual sites along the route in addition to an aerial map and elevation profile.
Walking in the footsteps of St. Francis -- from his birth city to Rome, the city of the martyrs and Popes -- is an unparalleled journey into the heart and spirit of Christendom. And this book will bring it to life.
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