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.
Ancient Paths
David G. Robinson
The classic path for growing a Christian community.This innovative guide to Christian formation offers an ancient-yet-contemporary approach to grow...
View full detailsThe Province of Joy
Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
“Like a beautiful quilt, Province of Joy is a deeply loving, imaginative work of art and faith.” –Elizabeth A. Johnson This unique “Book of Hours...
View full detailsThe Confessions of St. Augustine
St. Augustine of Hippo
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...
View full detailsThe Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence
The original guide to “practicing the presence of God”“We must not grow weary of doing little things for the love of God, who looks not on the grea...
View full detailsEl Misterio de la Fe
Tadeusz Dajczer
With this profound little book, you will discover how to live the Eucharist. First appearing in its original Polish in late 2007, The Mystery of F...
View full detailsGiver of Life
John Oliver
Presents the Orthodox perspective on who the Holy Spirit is, where the mystery of God comes alive. Delving deep and subtly into Orthodox tradition...
View full detailsThe Complete Therese of Lisieux
Robert J. Edmonson, CJ
The most complete and engaging one-volume introduction to the “Little Flower” Following a thorough introduction to the saint’s life, The Comple...
View full detailsThe Cloud of Unknowing
Anonymous
A mystical classic now easier to understand Very few spiritual classics from centuries past offer real guidance for entering into the darkness ...
View full detailsThe Meaning is in the Waiting
Paula Gooder
Is it worth the wait? Paula Gooder shows how the spiritual practice of waiting is vital to our well-being. With warmth and insight, she helps us...
View full detailsFlunking Sainthood
Jana Riess
This wry memoir tackles twelve different spiritual practices in a quest to become more saintly, including fasting, fixed-hour prayer, the...
View full detailsThe Jesus Prayer
Frederica Mathewes-Green
In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in o...
View full detailsThis Is My Beloved Son
Andreas Andreopoulos
The Transfiguration, one of the most mysterious miracles of Christ, has been mostly misunderstood for two millennia.“Andreas Andreopoulos approache...
View full detailsWords of Light
Padre Pio
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...
View full detailsSmall Surrenders
Emilie Griffin
“Griffin is a trustworthy guide . . . She writes with the unmistakable authenticity and authority of a woman steeped in prayer.” – America Join Em...
View full detailsThe Way of Perfection
St. Teresa of Avila
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...
View full detailsThe Complete Julian of Norwich
Fr. John-Julian, OJN
The most engaging and complete collection available of this 14th century English mystic The Revelations of Julian of Norwich is the first book writ...
View full detailsThe Wisdom of Stability
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Discussion around the bestseller The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles. In an age...
View full detailsGenerous Faith
Sr. Bridget Haase, OSU
Experience the generosity of God in this very moment. Learn how to live in the now, to trust, and to experience God's presence in your life. "I ha...
View full detailsThe Joy of Full Surrender
Jean Pierre de Caussade
“The will of God has nothing but sweetness, grace, and treasures for the surrendered soul” This inspirational classic was compiled more than a cen...
View full detailsThe Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis
The Imitation of Christ has enjoyed an unparalleled place in the world of books for more than five hundred years. 5000 different editions have bee...
View full detailsThe Complete Fenelon
Francois Fenelon
The most engaging collection of the French mystics’ writings now available Twenty-first century Christians are now discovering the wisdom of this c...
View full detailsAstonishments
Anna Kamienska
Kamienska came of age during the horrors of the Nazi occupation of Poland and lived under Communism. These experiences, as well as the sudden death...
View full detailsNaming the Child
Jenny Schroedel
Hope and healing for those who suddenly find themselves in the most terrible sort of grief For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth,...
View full detailsThe St. Therese of Lisieux Prayer Book
Vinita Hampton-Wright
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 ...
View full detailsThe Song of Prayer: A Practical Guide to Gregorian Chant
The Community of Jesus
This is a tried and true beginner’s guide to the singing and understanding of Gregorian chant. Developed at The Community of Jesus, an ecumenical c...
View full detailsThe Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Discover how icons can become part of your own life of prayer.Encounter twelve of the world’s most significant Orthodox icons with one of today’s b...
View full detailsWill I See My Dog In Heaven
Friar Jack Wintz, OFM
Original Edition of I Will See You in Heaven What do you think: Will we see our dogs and cats in the hereafter? Does God's plan for eternity inclu...
View full detailsThe End of Suffering
Scott Cairns
“The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering, but a supernatural use for it.”...
View full detailsSeeking His Mind
M. Basil Pennington
A Hindu ashram. A Buddhist meditation center. A Cistercian monastery. Today, thousands of people, hungry to live more balanced and spiritually cent...
View full detailsGregorian Chant
Daniel Saulnier, OSB
Gregorian Chant offers a detailed tutorial in the history and liturgy of Gregorian chant for musicians and musicologists, clergy and liturgists, pa...
View full detailsThe Illumined Heart
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else?How come Christians who lived in times of bloody persecution were so heroic, whil...
View full detailsFollowing Christ
Carmen Acevedo Butcher
Following the 15 Stations of the Cross—from Gethsemane to the Resurrection—this reader will inspire you this Lenten season.Lent’s forty days are a ...
View full detailsThe Little Book of Hours: Praying with Community of Jesus - Revised Edition
The Community of Jesus
Experience the depth and beauty of an ancient prayer practice as it is celebrated in a modern monastic community At the Church of the Transfigurat...
View full detailsThe Medjugorje Prayer Book
Wayne Weible
Join Wayne Weible and the six original visionaries to pray with the Blessed Virgin Mary. This warm invitation to personal prayer includes unique mo...
View full detailsChant Made Simple - Second Edition
Robert Fowells
The purity and simplicity of Gregorian chant fed the musical and liturgical life of Christianity for more than a millennium. But after the reforms ...
View full detailsWhy Jesus Makes Me Nervous
Joy Jordan-Lake
Jesus offers grace and mercy but he's also ratcheted up all the rules. Nice as it would be to frame Jesus as fun-loving, or a mercy-dispensing fri...
View full detailsO Come Emmanuel: A Musical Tour of Daily Readings for Advent and Christmas
Gordon Giles
Make Christmas special this year by exploring the legends, message, and theology behind some of your favorite carols and hymns. This book of daily ...
View full detailsThe St. Clare Prayer Book: Listening for God's Leading
Jon M. Sweeney
For all who love St. Francis and his spirit of passionate creativity and devotion to God, this prayer book is an invitation to experience the spiri...
View full detailsHow (Not) to Speak of God
Peter Rollins
With sensitivity to the Christian tradition and a rich understanding of postmodern thought, Peter Rollins argues that the movement known as the “em...
View full detailsWorship Without Words: The Signs and Symbols of Our Faith, Expanded Edition
Patricia S. Klein
The perfect resource to explain christian church symbolism. If you are new to liturgical worship, through conversion or rediscovery, you may find y...
View full detailsGrieving: A Beginner's Guide
Jerusha Hull McCormack
There is no sure route through grieving. Jerusha McCormack provides instead a series of signposts by which we may find our own path to a new life. ...
View full detailsOblation: Meditations on St. Benedict's Rule
Rachel Srubas
Thousands of spiritual seekers are discovering and re-discovering the wisdom of Saint Benedict, embracing the balanced, Christ-centered, and practi...
View full detailsJourney to the Heart: Centering Prayer for Children
Frank Jelenek
The first guide to a contemplative prayer practice for children, Journey to the Heart both instructs and inspires. Centering prayer is a way of ope...
View full detailsPraying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today
Scot Mcknight
Scot McKnight, best-selling author of The Jesus Creed, invites readers to get closer to the heart of Jesus' message by discovering the ancient rhy...
View full detailsLet Us Break Bread Together: A Passover Haggadah for Christians
Pastor Michael Smith and Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Jews have been celebrating the Passover through a special meal, called a seder, for millennia. Jesus himself celebrated the Passover feast with his...
View full detailsMeeting Islam: A Guide for Christians
George Dardess
George Dardess, author of this wise and inviting guide, believes that Jesus's injunction to "Love your neighbor as yourself" means that serious Chr...
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