The life of Jesus
This work is the English translation of the author's "Vida de Jesus" (2nd edition). This English edition published by Midwest Theological Forum (Illinois, USA) has...
The Lord
Meditations on Jesus Christ that follow the Gospel narrative, seeking to discover our Lord’s personality. Teaches the reader how to enter into the Gospels, and is...
The Life of Christ: A Historical, Critical, and Apologetic Exposition
Father L. C. Fillion’s monumental The Life of Christ is a thorough and methodical exposition of the God-man, Jesus Christ. This massive work is a historical...
Jesus Christ, Son of God
Can a cultured man of our time believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ? is a book written by Karl Adam, in which he courageously and thoughtfully addresses the...
Jesus of Nazareth
The three volumes of this work by Benedict XVI don't need a big presentation. They can be described, following what the author explains, as a "life of Jesus" as the...
Life of Christ
Reflections on our Lord’s life, especially his Passion. Helpful for grasping the value of suffering and sacrifice done out of love, and for fostering generosity in...
To Know Christ Jesus
A fascinating, realistic, passionate and powerful account of the Gospels and the personality of Jesus Christ, full of humanity: one of the most compelling expositions...
Pasó haciendo el bien (las virtudes humanas y la imitación de Jesucristo)
It is a good summary of the most important human virtues, in rather short, well structured chapters. With a clear style and abundant quotes and examples, this book...
El equilibrio interior. Placer y deseo a la luz de la templanza
It is a good book about the virtue of temperance, complete, clear, illustrated with many examples taken from ordinary life and accompanied by citations from...
Self-Esteem without Selfishness: Increasing our Capacity for Love
We’ve all been exhorted to cultivate self-esteem and nurture a positive self-image. That sounds appealing. But we also know that God calls us to humility. And many...
The Hidden Power of Kindness
A brief and insightful exposition on the effects of kindness and related virtues in one’s inner life and in coexistence: courtesy, politeness in manners, civility,...
Amor y desamor [Not Translated]
Throughout this theological meditation, Guillaume Derville approaches chastity in a positive light. It is a virtue that is accessible and necessary for personal...
Evangelizing Catholics
It is a fact: to be a Christian is to be an apostle, that is, a messenger of the Gospel. The Church calls all the faithful to a “new evangelization” as a reminder of...
Working well, working for love
Many people head to work each day: some go reluctantly, others care only about the salary they will receive, and still others have no other goal or horizon than the...
The Confessions
An autobiographical account of Augustine's tempestuous early life until his conversation to practising the Catholic faith enthusiastically. It provides a vehicle for...
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself
It is the first work written by the saint from Ávila and perhaps the most spontaneous and lively of all. In its pages, one can clearly perceive the strength of her...
Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri was a woman who sought to seek holiness in the midst of the world. Many consider her a model because of her way of working, how she gave...
Like Any Other: A Girl Named Montse
Montserrat Grases (Montse, to her friends) was born in Barcelona, Spain. At the age of 17 it was discovered that she had bone cancer. Less than a year later she died...
Gift and Mystery
In Gift and Mystery we read 'For every priest, in every age, the greatest task is each day to discover his own priestly "today" in the "today" of Christ.' John Paul...
The Story of a Soul
The saint’s autobiography. The first part goes through the external events of her life; part two focuses on her interior life and ascetical struggle. She teaches the...
Álvaro del Portillo
"When his biography is written," suggested Bishop Javier Echevarría, successor to Don Álvaro del Portillo as Prelate of Opus Dei, "among other important aspects of...
Dream and your Dreams will Fall Short
Testimony written with warmth and charm, and with special historical value, about the author’s experience in Opus Dei and encounters with St. Josemaría, especially...
The Founder of Opus Dei
Three-volume biography of St. Josemaría—the most complete and well documented—based on material gathered for the canonization.
Volume I: The Early Years...
Apologia pro vita sua
Apologia arose from a newspaper review that Newman felt compelled to respond to while living in seclusion at the Birmingham Oratory, devoted to his educational ideals...
Thirsting for Prayer
Philippe, a well-known contemporary spiritual writer, explains the need for prayer, as well as its fruits and its benefits, with his customary simplicity, clarity,...
The Lamb's Supper. The Mass as Heaven on Earth
Develops the thesis that the book of Revelation is the best spiritual commentary on the Holy Mass: the heavenly Liturgy is the paradigm for the earthly Liturgy. The...
Living the Holy Mass: Catechesis on the Sacrifice of the Altar
Living the Holy Mass by Bishop Javier Echevarria offers to walk the readers, lay people ad priests, through liturgical rites of the Sacrifice of the Altar. It is...
The Friendship of Christ. Exploring the Humanity of Jesus Christ
Opens with a brief description of the purgative, iluminative, and unitive way; then offers suggestions on how to find our Lord in his Sacred Humanity (in the...
Time for God
The book begins with a simple and very relevant observation: many people feel a thirst for spiritual life and desire to encounter God in prayer, but they do not know...
Getsemaní. En oración con Jesucristo
Using the story of the agony in the garden of St. Matthew as a guiding thread, Javier Echevarría analyzes verse by verse the teaching that the evangelists have...
Difficulties in Mental Prayer
The main purpose of this book is to teach prayer. Eugene Boylan examines the nature and various forms of prayer, offering practical tools that help any Christian...
The Art of Praying
Book that collects a set of conferences in Berlin about prayer at the end of the 30s. Guardini expresses here his personal experience on prayer, its place in the...
Dialogue
The Dialogue is the principal work of Saint Catherine of Siena, one of the great mystics and Doctors of the Catholic Church. It is an extensive theological-mystical...
The Imitation of Christ
This 14th or 15th century work contains points of meditation attributed to Thomas a Kempis. It sets forth, with clarity and piety, aspects of the spiritual life that...
The Sadness of Christ
Commentary on the Gospel accounts of our Lord’s prayer in the Garden of Olives. Rich in doctrine and piety, helping one to contemplate Christ’s life and become his...
The Sacred Passion
This book by the Jesuit Luis de la Palma presents itself as a profound and well-structured meditation on the final moments of Jesus Christ. With a style that combines...
John of Avila: Audi, Filia
Advice on the interior life covering a wide variety of topics in an informal and lively way. Focuses particularly on the virtue of faith, the greatness of God’s mercy...
Spiritual Canticle
This poem and detailed commentary tries to express in human language the soul’s mystical union with God. Highlights three stages of the soul’s journey to God that...
The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ
With his focus especially on charity and piety, the author seeks to foster a desire for interior life. Practical and readily understandable.
The Soul of the Apostolate
Spells out how interior life is a prerequisite for a fruitful apostolate. Written by a Trappist monk, it can give the impression that the apostolate consists...
The Seven Storey Mountain
Since its publication in 1948, The Seven Storey Mountain became a landmark of 20th-century spiritual literature, selling millions of copies worldwide and being...
How to Profit From Your Faults
No one's perfect. We all feel like failures from time to time. It's normal. Part of learning and growing. When you do feel like a failure, here's a book that can help...
Jesus as Friend
Covers basic topics of the interior life, in light of the spirit of the Work, including common difficulties and how to resolve them. Clear and direct. Very useful for...
The Holy Spirit Acting in our Souls
Briefly explains each gift and fruit of the Holy Spirit following St. Thomas. A clear and attractive style. Useful for drawing closer to the Paraclete.
This Tremendous Lover
Thorough study of our incorporation in Christ through grace. A Christ-centered presentation of the Sacraments, prayer, mortification, spiritual reading, and other...
Abba Father: Deepening Our Relationship With God the Father
Dominican author writes about divine filiation and its consequences for Christian life. Many good insights and explanations based on Scripture and theology. Very...
The Creed in slow motion
A series of homilies explaining the Creed given while the author was chaplain of a girls school. With a very accessible exposition and amusing examples, Ronald Knox...
The Principal Virtues
Found in both one volume or in separate books (*) dealing with individual virtues. Presents a good explanation of the principal features of the theological and moral...
The Eight Beatitudes
Simple commentary on the Eight Beatitudes. The chapters on the paradox of happiness, the importance of humility, self-mastery, zeal for holiness, and being a person...
The Interior Life
This systematic treatment of the interior life—its nature, divisions, goal, means, etc.—is simpler than other classical books on ascetical and mystical theology....
Frequent Confession
A commentary on Pope Pius XII’s teachings in the encyclical Mystici Corporis on the sacrament of Penance. Encourages readers to examine their conscience and to truly...