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Saints & Christian LivesRecommended by 8 guides

Confessions

St. Augustine

A searching autobiography addressed to God: Augustine follows desire, ambition and grace from his youth through conversion. Later books turn to memory, time and creation.

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Theology & DoctrineCatalog selection

Dogmatic Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, Vatican Council I, Plus the Decree on the Immaculate Conception and the Syllabus of Errors

Catholic Church

A collection of conciliar and papal texts gives direct access to doctrinal statements from Trent, Vatican I, and related documents.

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LiteratureRecommended by 1 guide

Helena

Evelyn Waugh

Waugh’s historical novel follows Helena, mother of Constantine, bringing wit and religious imagination to a search associated with the Holy Cross.

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LiteratureRecommended by 1 guide

Silence

Shusaku Endo

Endō’s novel follows a missionary into persecuted Japan, confronting painful questions about faithfulness, suffering, and the apparent silence of God.

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ApologeticsCatalog selection

The C. S. Lewis Signature Classics: An Anthology of 8 C. S. Lewis Titles: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, Miracles, The Great Divorce, The ... The Abolition of Man, and The Four Loves

C. S. Lewis

A collected edition gathers major Lewis works on belief, moral life, and imagination, giving readers several different starting points.

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The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross (includes The Ascent of Mount Carmel, The Dark Night, The Spiritual Canticle, The Living Flame of Love, Letters, and The Minor Works)

St. John of the Cross

John of the Cross’s major works and shorter writings explore purification, contemplative prayer, and union with God in poetry and prose.

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The Dream of Gerontius & Meditations on the Stations of the Cross: Newman's Meditations on The Last Things: A Newly Combined Work (Spirituality of St. John Henry Newman)

Sain John Henry Newman

Newman’s poem about a soul approaching judgment appears alongside meditations on the Stations of the Cross in this combined edition.

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The Essential Works of Thomas More: Essays, Prayers, Poems, Letters & Biographies: Utopia, The History of King Richard III, Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation

Thomas More

A broad selection of More’s essays, prayers, poems, letters, and other works reveals the range of his intellectual and spiritual life.

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Church HistoryRecommended by 2 guides

The Glory of Christendom, 1100-1517: A History of Christendom (vol. 3) (Volume 3) (History of Christendom Series ; Vol. III)

Warren H. Carroll

The third volume of Warren Carroll’s history follows Christendom from 1100 to 1517. It connects major religious events with the political and cultural struggles of the period.

Church HistoryCatalog selection

The History of the Popes from the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and Other Original Sources. COMPLETE SET OF 40 VOLUMES!

Ludwig Pastor

Pastor’s extensive history follows the papacy from the late Middle Ages, drawing on archival research across a substantial multivolume work.

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Works of Bonaventure: Journey of the Mind To God - The Triple Way, or, Love Enkindled - The Tree of Life - The Mystical Vine - On the Perfection of Life, Addressed to Sisters

Saint Bonaventure

Several spiritual works gathered under Bonaventure’s name offer paths into contemplation, love, and reflection on the life of Christ.