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Browse editions of older Catholic works prepared for ordinary readers, classrooms, families, and serious formation.

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Spiritual Life Published

Solid Virtue

A Treatise on Christian Perfection

  • By Aloysius Bellécius
  • Translated by A member of the Ursuline Community, Thurles
  • Introduction by Archbishop T. W. Croke

Aloysius Bellécius begins with the obstacles to solid virtue, then turns to the practices and motives that help a Christian persevere.

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Prayer and Devotion Published

Prayer

Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions

  • By Ferreol Girardey, C.Ss.R.
  • Introduction by Thomas P. Brown, C.Ss.R.

Ferreol Girardey writes about the need for prayer, the grounds for confidence in it, and the habits that make it sincere.

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Family and Vocation Published

The Christian Father

What He Should Be, and What He Should Do

  • By Right Rev. W. Cramer, D.D.
  • Translated by Rev. L. A. Lambert
  • Introduction by Bishop Stephen V. Ryan

W. Cramer's practical book on Catholic fatherhood considers a father's duties at home and includes prayers for his state in life.

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On the workbench

What we are working on

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    Interior review

    Marriage and Parenthood

    The restored interior is under review before publication work begins.

  2. 02

    Interior review

    True Men as We Need Them

    The restored interior is under review before publication work begins.

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    Interior review

    Popular Instructions to Parents

    The restored interior is under review before publication work begins.

Research queue

Titles under consideration

These are research candidates, not announced editions. Each one must pass source and rights checks before production begins.

  • The Life and Letters of St. Francis Xavier

    Under consideration. Source and rights review have not begun.

  • Autobiography of the Blessed Mother Anne of Saint Bartholomew

    Under consideration. Source and rights review have not begun.

  • Month of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

    Under consideration. Source and rights review have not begun.