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.

 

Short Trip to the Edge

Short Trip to the Edge

Scott Cairns

$16.99

Poet and literature professor Scott Cairns ran headlong into his midlife crisis — a fairly common experience among men nearing the age of fifty—whi...

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$16.99
The Complete Francis of Assisi

The Complete Francis of Assisi

Jon M. Sweeney

$29.99

There are many editions of the writings of St. Francis, and biographies about him, but here in one volume are both, plus the complete text of the l...

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$29.99
Letters to Jacob

Letters to Jacob

John Julian OJN

$7.99

For thirty years, Fr. John-Julian has practiced contemplative prayer daily as a monk of the Order of Julian of Norwich. The book is a record of let...

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$7.99
Between Midnight and Dawn

Between Midnight and Dawn

Sarah Arthur

$18.99

Join poets and novelists from across the centuries as you travel through the liturgical seasons of Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide. With the popula...

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$18.99
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
Make Room

Make Room

Laura Alary

$16.99

While the Advent season is filled with fun and expectations, Lent can be more difficult for children. How can we help children approach this seaso...

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$16.99
Slow Pilgrim

Slow Pilgrim

Scott Cairns

$39.00

Scott Cairns has carefully preserved every poem he’s ever published that he cares to preserve. He’s also added previously unpublished work, spannin...

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$39.00
Accidental Grace

Accidental Grace

Rami M. Shapiro

$22.00

Spiritual teacher, writer, rabbi and poet, Rami Shapiro has taught thousands of people in workshops across North America for a quarter century. His...

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$22.00
Jesus: First-Century Rabbi

Jesus: First-Century Rabbi

David Zaslow

$16.99

This bold, fresh look at the historical Jesus and the Jewish roots of Christianity challenges both Jews and Christians to re-examine their understa...

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$16.99
40 Days with the Holy Spirit

40 Days with the Holy Spirit

Jack Levison

$17.99

40 Days with the Holy Spirit will inspire you to encounter God in fresh and surprising ways. You’ll develop stronger spiritual muscles as you brea...

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$17.99
The Complete Cloud of Unknowing

The Complete Cloud of Unknowing

John Julian OJN

$22.99

The Christian mystical tradition has its roots in Holy Scripture but was enunciated most clearly by the late 5th century author writing under the n...

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$22.99
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
Butterflies Under Our Hats

Butterflies Under Our Hats

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

$15.99

Once there was a town called Chelm where there was no luck. If something could go wrong, it did. The roofs of the houses always leaked. The sidewal...

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$15.99
The Blessing of the Beasts

The Blessing of the Beasts

Ethel Pochocki

$19.99

As a young roach, Francesca was warned against churches. They were disgustingly clean, barren of food, although sometimes you might find leftover r...

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$19.99
The Jesus Creed

The Jesus Creed

Scot McKnight

$17.99

“Make sure this new guide for living is on your shelf.” —Max Lucado  This 15th anniversary of the bestselling classic The Jesus Creed invites us t...

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Catholic Spiritual Practices

Catholic Spiritual Practices

Colleen Griffith

$17.99

How did the maestro advise the young violinist? There is a story of a young violinist who had an audition at Carnegie Hall. As she hurriedly exite...

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The Day When God Made Church

The Day When God Made Church

Rebekah McLeod Hutto

$15.99

Children love birthday parties. This is a book – a first of its kind – to help kids understand and celebrate the birthday of the Church. The Day Wh...

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$15.99
40 Days Living the Jesus Creed

40 Days Living the Jesus Creed

Scot McKnight

$20.99

The bestselling 40-day devotional based on The Jesus Creed now with a study guide for church, book, house church, and study groups“Love the Lord yo...

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$20.99
Endless Life

Endless Life

Scott Cairns

$21.00

From Saint Paul to Julian of Norwich, Scott Cairns has lovingly examined, pressed for the revelation, and set in verse the most memorable, beautifu...

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$21.00
Keeping Company with Saint Ignatius

Keeping Company with Saint Ignatius

Luke Larson

$19.99

When Luke Larson and his wife Evie embarked on a 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain, their purpose was to experience walking as a way of kee...

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$19.99
Praying with Your Whole Heart

Praying with Your Whole Heart

Saint Augustine

$13.99

This is a collection of four distinct but united voices on the subject of how to pray, and how to reach a deeper level of intimacy with God in your...

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$13.99
Humble Thyself Before the Lord

Humble Thyself Before the Lord

Thomas A. Kempis

$11.99

It is not easy to write about the importance of Christian humility. How does one exhort others to be humble, without sounding boastful oneself? The...

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$11.99
Three Ways of Loving God

Three Ways of Loving God

Saint Augustine

$16.99

This book is deceptively simple. It is a collection of three distinct but united voices on the subject of how to love God, and how to be loved by G...

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$16.99
Freedom and Forgiveness

Freedom and Forgiveness

Paul Farren

$9.99

In Freedom & Forgiveness: A Fresh Look at the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Father Farren examines the history of the Sacrament of Reconciliatio...

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$9.99
Doors to the Sacred

Doors to the Sacred

Sr. Bridget Haase, OSU

$16.99

Through her unique gift for storytelling, combined with profound spiritual insight, Sr. Bridget Haase's Doors to the Sacred will invite readers to ...

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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
Centering Prayers

Centering Prayers

Peter Traben Haas

$19.99

Centering Prayers is a collection of 365 daily prayers for moments of silence and meditation. Thousands of readers have been inspired by the love, ...

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$19.99
Christmas with the Holy Fathers

Christmas with the Holy Fathers

Peter Celano

$14.99

Now in paperback for the first time, Christmas with the Holy Fathers guides readers through Advent, Christmas and Epiphany with the words of Pope’s...

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$14.99
Angels for Kids

Angels for Kids

Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle

$14.99

The invisible world of angels is so often overlooked, though it has been present since before the dawn of Creation, offering attentive service and ...

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$14.99
Strangers to the City

Strangers to the City

Michael Casey

$17.99

Michael Casey, a monk and scholar who has been publishing his wise teachings on the Rule of St. Benedict for decades, turns to the particular Bened...

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$17.99
Phyllis Tickle

Phyllis Tickle

Tony Jones

$25.99

Phyllis Tickle has had a significant impact on the religious landscape in America over her 50-year career. As a college dean, a publishing gadfly, ...

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$25.99
Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church

Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church

Carmen Acevedo Butcher

$17.99

Meet the incomparable St. Hildegard: nourishing, challenging, and idea-bursting. This essential reader includes selections from her songs, the...

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$17.99

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