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SPRING/SUMMER SALE 2009
Major reductions on these titles. Usual trade terms apply against sale prices.
Offer closes 31st August 2009
Abortion and Martyrdom Editor: Aidan Nichols OP
The horror presented by the increasing institutionalisation of abortion in contemporary society poses some of the strongest moral and theological questions of our time.
176 pages 9780852445433 £9.99 sale price £5.00
Augustine's Quest of Wisdom Vernon J.Bourke
For those who wish to know the basics of Augustine's thought and life, this work should be all they need. For those who wish to go further this is one of the best starting places and guides.
334 pages 0873430549 £9.99 sale price £4.00
Banquet of Eternity: 20th Century Psalms Raymond L.Neubauer
Beautiful prayer poems, covering the full spectrum of the spiritual life from despair to exhaltation. Like the biblical psalms, they use simple, elemental language that is accessible to everyone, yet they are entirely modern in tone and imagery. They may read as an aid to prayer and meditation, or simply enjoyed as fine poetry in their own right.
168 pages 1879007207 £10.99 sale price £3.50
Being Still Jean-Yves Leloup
Transalated by M.S.Laird, O.S.A.
This French author, well known for modern readings of ancient spiritual traditions, focuses on contemplative disciplines which help to silence the mind and thus lead to inner silence: the practice of Hesychasm.
152 pages 9780852445372 £9.99 sale price £5.00
The Catholic Answer Book 4 Reverend Peter M.J. Stravinskas
A handy reference and a a valuable resource, the latest book in this popular series features many new questions and responses written with the same attention to detail and easy-to-understand writing style as the original volume.
416 pages 9781931709811 £9.99 sale price £4.00 
Catholic Lives Greg Watts
Charts the stories of an eclectic collection of men and women who have made the journey to the Catholic Church. Their routes have been varied, and not without obstacles and struggles. Includes a former gangster and a former Government Minister, a newspaper tycoon, a scientist, and the director of a leading ballet company, and many more.
216 pages 9780852445402 £9.99 sale price £4.00
Cherish Christ Above All Demetruis Dumm, O.S.B.
The Bible in the Rule of Benedict. The Scriptures shine through the monastic way of life, its attitudes and form of praying. A wise and stirring book to help us share in Benedict's love of the Bible, and the truths found within.
164 pages 9780852443637 £7.99 sale price £3.50
De-Coding Da Vinci Amy Welborn
Here is the only book which addresses the many issues raised by the bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. The only book that uses a clear and easy-to-read style as it honestly and objectively lays out the facts about ancient Christian teaching and history, and points out the many surprising errors about religion, history, and art contained in the novel.
124 pages 9781592761012 £6.99 sale price £4.00
Dynamic Order Rocco Pezzimenti
At one time scientific method seemed to satisfy the need for universality and necessity on which modern science was based; it was possible for everyone to retrace the same methodological itinerary, with the assurance of reaching certain results. Today, owing to the complexity of reality, this conviction seems no longer tenable.
190 pages 9780852444900 £12.99 sale price £3.50
The Ebbing Tide James Arthur
The surprising story of the rise and decline of Catholic schools and the extent to which the original ideals of Catholic education have been adandoned. "This study presents a challenge to the complacency of certain people, priests and prelates." Professor V A McClelland
304 pages 9780852443477 £15.99 sale price £4.00
Edith Stein Discovered Pat Lyne
At a difficult time the author found a friend in Edith Stein, with Life in a Jewish Family becoming her daily companion. The saint became her inspiration and after years of studying her writings, Pat Lyne has written a fresh and personal biography.
128 pages 9780852445051 £7.99 sale price £3.50
The Enemies of Love Aelred Watkin OSB
This classic work of advice to young people in the early 1950's was re-issued by popular demand. It deals in a fresh and open way with the painful urgencies of love and passion for the teenager or young adult. Those who love at any age will find help and wisdom in these pages.
96 pages 9780852442678 £5.99 sale price £1.50
Fr.Werenfried - A Life Joanna Bogle
The inspirational story of the founder of Aid to the Church in Need. A Dutch Northertine priest who urged his fellow countrymen to help the impoverished and starving Germans after the Second World War - calling for generosity, forgiveness and new hope, instead of bitterness and recrimination.His has been a steadfast voice for the forgotten and the abandoned, and for modern martyrs for the Catholic Church.
168 pages 9780852444795 £9.99 sale price £4.00
Fatima Handbook Leo Madigan
An inexpensive and indispensable guide to Fatima, which will answer all those questions, essential and incidental, that present themselves to English speakers on pilgrimage to Cova da Iria, the place where the Queen of Heaven came to speak to contemporary man.
254 pages 9780852445327 £4.99 sale price £3.00
Fatima, Russia and Pope John Paul II Timothy Tindal-Robertson
At Fatima, Our lady linked Marxist Atheism to Russia - in this revised edition of his classic work the author recounts the authentic spirituial signs and testimonies attributed to her that led to the demise of the former Soviet Union.
224 pages 9780852443842 £7.99 sale price £3.50
Focus on Jesus Gerald O'Collins and Daniel Kendall SJ
Difficult questions about incarnation, birth, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and work of salvation are all debated in a collection of highly readable essays.
256 pages 9780852443606 £12.99 sale price £4.50
From East to West Mayeul de Dreuille OSB
This volume presents the history of Monasticism in Asia and the Middle East, with as much as possible of its spirituality, in counterpoint to the historical framework of the founders of Christian Monasticism.
150 pages 9780852444641 £7.99 sale price £3.50
A Gentle Jesuit June Rockett
Fr Philip Caraman, Evelyn Waugh's 'dear gentle Jesuit', was a man with an exceptional talent for friendship. A major figure in British cultural and literary life for many decades of the 20th century, he was also a priest with a deep spirituality.
376 pages 9780852445938 £20.00hb sale price £6.50
God and the Holocaust Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Where was God when six million died? The author explores the work of eight major Holocaust theologians. He argues that all ultimately fail to reconcile, as they must, the reality of suffering with the loving kindness of God. In a moving final chapter, he quarries from the Jewish tradition his own solution, which confronts the evil of Nazism but still leaves room for hope
134 pages 9780852443415 £9.99 sale price £4.00
The Image of Guadalupe Jody Brant Smith
Sensitive to the demands of objectivity and reverence, the author, diligently applies current techniques of scientific and historical scrutiny like that used in investigating the Shroud of Turin to determine if the Image is attributable to myth or miracle.
152 pages 9780852443255 £7.99 sale price £2.50
Jesus Has a Question for You Msgr. Richard C.Antall
Written as a series of reflections on each of the 47 questions Jesus poses in the Gospel of Mark. This book will confront, challenge, and perhaps even disturb you. In short, it is a book that will change your life.
204 pages 9780879739850 £8.99 sale price £5.00
Miracles of St.Pio of Pietrelcina C.Bernard Ruffin and Johnnette Benkovic
Read by the award winning EWTN presenter, these incredible two 90-minute cassette tapes will convince you that, as one theologian puts it, St.Pio "meditated the presence of the divine to all."
2 audio cassette tape set 9781931709613 £12.99 sale price £4.00
A Patchwork of Blessings Edited by Mary Daniels
Blessings are like snowflakes. They drift, change and hover silently and without weight. Although they may look similar, each one is slightly different. They come when least expected, but when they arrive their impact can be breathtaking. The prayers in this collection have been drawn from a wide range of sources, from saints and famous men and women -. Each one a product of love which will bring a little warmth into the lives of those who hear it.
96 pages 9780852443231 £4.99 sale price £2.00
Pray Without Ceasing Fabio Giardini
The meaning and even more the feasibility of Saint Paul's exhortation: "pray unceasingly" (1 Th 5:17) is a real puzzle for Christians of all times. Here an analysis is performed according to a logical succession from the general componet elements: body, soul, and spirit, to the major forms or trends of prayer, each one comprehending many acts and grades resulting in a systematic essay on Christian prayerlife.
428 pages 9780852443873 £12.99 sale price £3.50
Refractory Men, Fanatical Women Edwin Bannon
Fidelity to conscience during the French Revolution - the stirring story of what happened to the priests and religious who opposed the terms of the Civil Constitution of 1791.
218 pages 9780852442265 £9.99 sale price £2.50 
The Rule of Peace Christopher Derrick
St.Benedict has been called the Father of Western Monasticism and Patron of Europe. In this masterful work, the author writes of the relevance of the values in the Rule of St.Benedict for the temporal as well as the spiritual future of the world.
141 pages 0932506011 £6.99 sale price £3.00
St.Francis for Today Rev Fr Edmund O'Gorman
St.Francis of Assisi was deeply appreciative of the goodness of God in nature, in the plants and the animals; he has been called the most Christ-like man who ever lived, and has become the patron saint of animals and ecologists.
96 pages 9780852441305 £5.99 sale price £2.50
Second Journey Gerald O'Collins
The crisis of the middle years - the second journey. It is a time of anxiety and inner turmoil. But it can also be a time of revelation, when new vistas open themselves to the human spirit. This book is written for all persons who pass down that dark road in search of light.
112 pages 9780852443217 £5.99 sale price £2.50
Stairway to the Upper Room Ronald Walls
An introduction to the practice of meditative prayer using a two volume study of the Gospel readings from the lectionary for all the Sundays and Feastdays in the 3 year cycle, each with short commentary and guide to meditation, which - like climbing up the stairway leading to the upper room - will take us into the presence of the Lord. 140 pages each.
Volume 1 Salvation History and Sundays 2-12 9780852445655 £7.99
Volume 2 Ordinary Time Sundays 12-34 9780852445709 £7.99
sale price £5.00 for the two volume set
Talking with Mary Tommasa Alferi
The author, Founder and President of the lay religious association Familia Christi, is a woman of extraordinary talent and charisma, qualities that emerge from her numerous writings. Here she converses with the Blessed Virgin Mary, prays, enquires and examines in depth the progress of the spirit and the sublime messages of the Lord.
136 pages 9780852444370 £4.99 sale price £2.00
The Truth of Catholicism George Weigel
What does being Catholic mean? Is there a distinctively Catholic way of seeing things? What does the Catholic Church teach about the human condition - about our lives, our loves, and our destiny? This book explores the perennial questions through the prism of ten contemporary controversies, leading us through these questions into the truth about God, passionately in love with His creation.
208 pages 9780852445723 £9.99 sale price £4.50
Wellsprings of Life Series (3 titles):
A New Beginning 
In this book of early Christian teaching two bishops, Cyril of Jerusalem and Augustine of Hippo, use the the rites of baptism to explain the beliefs and the Christian way of life. Tertullian, a layman and lawyer, deals with the controversies which surrounded baptism in his day.
124 pages 9780852444306 £5.99
The Life and Teaching of Pachomius
A collection of writings from earliest Christian times - here the pioneer of monastic community life in the 4th century is remembered.
126 pages 9780852444160 £5.99
Seeds of Life
A collection of writings from the earliest Christian times - stories of faith and witness by the martyrs from early Christian communities of Africa and Gaul.
120 pages 9780852444313 £5.99
sale price £7.50 for the 3 volume set
Christian Mission and Modern Culture series:
Believing in the Future David J.Bosch 9780852443330
The Mission of Theology and Theology as Mission Andrew Kirk 9780852444207
Religion and the Variety of Culture Lamin Sanneh 9780852443781
The Secular Experience of God Kenneth Cragg 9780852444825
Secularization and Mission Bert Hoedemaker 9780852444818
A Spacious Heart Judith M.Gundry-Volf and Miroslav Volf 9780852444658
Truth & Authority in Modernity Lesslie Newbigin 9780852443774
Write the Vision Wilbert R.Shenk 9780852443347
£7.99 each sale price £3.00 each
The Youngest Prophet Christopher Rengers OFM Cap.
The short life of Jacinta Marto, the youngest of the three privileged youngsters who were the bearers of Mary's message of peace to the world at Fatima, is portrayed here with a charm and simplicity that cannot but endear her to the hearts of all who read it.
162 pages 0853428158 £4.99 sale price £2.50
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