Books

Paraclete Press books explore the richness and depth of what it means to be a Christian. While Benedictine spirituality is at the heart of what we do, our books reflect the Christian experience across many cultures, time periods, and houses of worship.

 

The Saint Benedict Prayer Book

The Saint Benedict Prayer Book

Jacob Riyeff

$16.99

For over a thousand years, Benedictine monks around the world have followed the daily pattern of morning, noon, and evening prayer known as the Lit...

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$16.99
The Story of St. Francis of Assisi

The Story of St. Francis of Assisi

Timothy Verdon

$24.99

"The grace of God, our savior, in these last days appeared in his servant Francis to all who are truly humble and truly friends of holy poverty." B...

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$24.99
My Year With the Saints

My Year With the Saints

Peter Celano

$16.99

“May the Lord grant us all the hope of being saints.” Pope Francis recently shared this prayer with the world. We can all become saints. We just ha...

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$16.99
Pilgrim Walks in Franciscan Italy

Pilgrim Walks in Franciscan Italy

Johannes Jorgensen

$18.00

There is no book quite like this if you know a little bit about St. Francis and want to know more. Each chapter describes a pilgrimage to a place i...

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$18.00
She Made Me Laugh

She Made Me Laugh

Stephanie Emmons

$16.99

Most people likely know of Mother Teresa’s great faithfulness to God’s call as she started her ministry to the poor in Calcutta. But at the time, f...

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$16.99
Clare of Assisi

Clare of Assisi

Wendy Murray

$19.99

Clare of Assisi is generally known as “the female friend” of Saint Francis of Assisi and for centuries her legacy has remained obscured by his shad...

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$19.99
Dinner Party with the Saints

Dinner Party with the Saints

Woodeene Koenig-Bricker

$17.99

Welcome to a dinner party in heaven. With a charming blend of imagination and historical detail, the bestselling author of 365 Saints invites you t...

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$17.99
Saints at Heart

Saints at Heart

Bert Ghezzi

$14.99

Saints at Heart presents an engaging picture of the spiritual life as shown in the experience and writings of the saints. The title announces the b...

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$14.99
Small Things With Great Love

Small Things With Great Love

Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle

$8.99

What can we learn from the Saint of the Gutters? How might her wisdom and intercession help us in our present needs? After all, Mother Teresa was v...

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$8.99
God Alone Is Enough

God Alone Is Enough

Claudia Mair Burney

$18.99

No one can teach a Christian to pray, like Teresa can.This lively little book introduces postmodern readers to one of Christianity’s most endearing...

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$18.99
My Year with the Saints for Kids

My Year with the Saints for Kids

Peter Celano

$14.99

“May the Lord grant us all the hope of being saints.” Pope Francis recently shared this prayer with the world – and that includes kids. You, too, c...

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$14.99
I Loved Jesus in the Night

I Loved Jesus in the Night

Paul Murray

$16.99

I Loved Jesus in the Night is one priest's compelling account of meeting with the Saint of Calcutta. Sharing anecdotes and first-hand experiences, ...

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$16.99
The St. Teresa of Avila Prayer Book

The St. Teresa of Avila Prayer Book

Vinita Hampton Wright

$17.99

Teresa of Avila articulated for all of us the wondrous interior landscape of prayer. Journey with her through a week of prayer and meditation. Pray...

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$17.99
Vulnerable Faith

Vulnerable Faith

Jamie Arpin-Ricci

$16.99

Patrick of Ireland lived a Christian life beyond the ordinary – that’s why we call him a saint. But Jamie Arpin-Ricci contends that, although St. P...

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$16.99
The Road to Assisi

The Road to Assisi

Paul Sabatier

$17.99

Originally published in French in 1894, Sabatier’s was the first modern biography of Francis of Assisi. It was a worldwide bestseller, and in 2003 ...

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$17.99
Francis and Clare

Francis and Clare

Jon M. Sweeney

$11.99

This joint biography illuminates the lives of Francis and Clare and their way of life. It shows how they were bound together by devotion to God as ...

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$11.99
Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi

G. K. Chesterton

$14.99

 This beautiful edition offers all of G. K. Chesterton's insight, humor, and wit as he uncovers the real meaning of the life of the world's most po...

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$14.99
Ireland's Saint

Ireland's Saint

J. B. Bury

$15.99

Explore Patrick’s place in history, the spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire, how Patrick first came to Ireland, the influence of the ea...

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$15.99
Little Talks with God

Little Talks with God

Catherine of Siena

$16.99

"Eternal greatness! You made yourself low and small to make mankind great." While in an ecstatic trance, St. Catherine of Siena dictated The Dialog...

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$16.99
Ascent of Mount Carmel

Ascent of Mount Carmel

John of the Cross

$16.99

$16.99
The Confessions of St. Augustine

The Confessions of St. Augustine

St. Augustine of Hippo

$17.99

The first autobiography ever written, and one of the most profound testaments of faith, ever.  “This book is the masterpiece from which all other C...

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$17.99
The Complete Therese of Lisieux

The Complete Therese of Lisieux

Robert J. Edmonson, CJ

$29.99

The most complete and engaging one-volume introduction to the “Little Flower”    Following a thorough introduction to the saint’s life, The Comple...

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$29.99
The Cloud of Unknowing

The Cloud of Unknowing

Anonymous

$15.99

A mystical classic now easier to understand    Very few spiritual classics from centuries past offer real guidance for entering into the darkness ...

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$15.99
Words of Light

Words of Light

Padre Pio

$16.99

The world was startled in 2007 by revelations that Mother Teresa of Calcutta's spiritual life was full of serious doubts and personal suffering for...

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$16.99
The Way of Perfection

The Way of Perfection

St. Teresa of Avila

$16.99

God will always give us more than we ask forMillions have read and benefited from this book since it was first written nearly 500 years ago. St. Te...

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$16.99
The Complete Julian of Norwich

The Complete Julian of Norwich

Fr. John-Julian, OJN

$29.99

The most engaging and complete collection available of this 14th century English mystic The Revelations of Julian of Norwich is the first book writ...

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$29.99
The St. Therese of Lisieux Prayer Book

The St. Therese of Lisieux Prayer Book

Vinita Hampton-Wright

$17.99

The wisdom of St. Thérèse of Lisieux—for all who want to prayHow did this saint’s precious—even precocious—childhood devotion to God develop into ...

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$17.99
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words

Francis of Assisi in His Own Words

Jon M. Sweeney

$16.99

Reading Francis's writings is like being "on the road" with him 800 years ago. Biographies will only take you so far. It's impossible to truly unde...

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$16.99
St. Francis and the Animals

St. Francis and the Animals

Phil Gallery

$17.99

Mother Bird tells her son stories of St. Francis of Assisi. If the animal kingdom can understand the life and teachings of the world’s most famous ...

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$17.99
The Love Chapter

The Love Chapter

St. John Chrysostom

$15.99

St. Paul was the first to really define love. St. John Chrysostom unpacks it.    One of the most important passages in the Scriptures, First Cor...

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$15.99

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