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.

 

Ascent of Mount Carmel

Ascent of Mount Carmel

John of the Cross

$16.99

$16.99
Ancient Paths

Ancient Paths

David G. Robinson

$19.99

The classic path for growing a Christian community.This innovative guide to Christian formation offers an ancient-yet-contemporary approach to grow...

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$19.99
The Province of Joy

The Province of Joy

Angela Alaimo O'Donnell

$21.00

“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...

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$21.00
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 Practice of the Presence of God

The Practice of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence

$14.99

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...

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$14.99
El Misterio de la Fe

El Misterio de la Fe

Tadeusz Dajczer

$15.99

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...

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$15.99
Giver of Life

Giver of Life

John Oliver

$18.99

Presents the Orthodox perspective on who the Holy Spirit is, where the mystery of God comes alive.  Delving deep and subtly into Orthodox tradition...

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$18.99
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
The Meaning is in the Waiting

The Meaning is in the Waiting

Paula Gooder

$17.99

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...

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Flunking Sainthood

Flunking Sainthood

Jana Riess

$17.99

This wry memoir tackles twelve different spiritual practices in a quest to become more saintly, including fasting, fixed-hour prayer, the...

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The Jesus Prayer

The Jesus Prayer

Frederica Mathewes-Green

$17.99

   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...

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This Is My Beloved Son

This Is My Beloved Son

Andreas Andreopoulos

$17.99

The Transfiguration, one of the most mysterious miracles of Christ, has been mostly misunderstood for two millennia.“Andreas Andreopoulos approache...

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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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Small Surrenders

Small Surrenders

Emilie Griffin

$17.99

“Griffin is a trustworthy guide . . . She writes with the unmistakable authenticity and authority of a woman steeped in prayer.” – America Join Em...

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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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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 Wisdom of Stability

The Wisdom of Stability

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

$17.99

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...

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Generous Faith

Generous Faith

Sr. Bridget Haase, OSU

$16.99

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...

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The Joy of Full Surrender

The Joy of Full Surrender

Jean Pierre de Caussade

$17.99

“The will of God has nothing but sweetness, grace, and treasures for the surrendered soul” This inspirational classic was compiled more than a cen...

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The Imitation of Christ

The Imitation of Christ

Thomas à Kempis

$18.99

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...

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The Complete Fenelon

The Complete Fenelon

Francois Fenelon

$26.99

The most engaging collection of the French mystics’ writings now available Twenty-first century Christians are now discovering the wisdom of this c...

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$26.99
Astonishments

Astonishments

Anna Kamienska

$21.00

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...

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$21.00
Naming the Child

Naming the Child

Jenny Schroedel

$17.99

Hope and healing for those who suddenly find themselves in the most terrible sort of grief  For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth,...

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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
Will I See My Dog In Heaven

Will I See My Dog In Heaven

Friar Jack Wintz, OFM

$17.99

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...

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The End of Suffering

The End of Suffering

Scott Cairns

$16.99

“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.”...

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Seeking His Mind

Seeking His Mind

M. Basil Pennington

$17.99

A Hindu ashram. A Buddhist meditation center. A Cistercian monastery. Today, thousands of people, hungry to live more balanced and spiritually cent...

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Gregorian Chant

Gregorian Chant

Daniel Saulnier, OSB

$19.99

Gregorian Chant offers a detailed tutorial in the history and liturgy of Gregorian chant for musicians and musicologists, clergy and liturgists, pa...

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$19.99
The Illumined Heart

The Illumined Heart

Frederica Mathewes-Green

$17.99

Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else?How come Christians who lived in times of bloody persecution were so heroic, whil...

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Following Christ

Following Christ

Carmen Acevedo Butcher

$16.99

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 ...

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The Medjugorje Prayer Book

The Medjugorje Prayer Book

Wayne Weible

$17.99

Join Wayne Weible and the six original visionaries to pray with the Blessed Virgin Mary. This warm invitation to personal prayer includes unique mo...

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$17.99
Chant Made Simple - Second Edition

Chant Made Simple - Second Edition

Robert Fowells

$19.95

The purity and simplicity of Gregorian chant fed the musical and liturgical life of Christianity for more than a millennium. But after the reforms ...

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Why Jesus Makes Me Nervous

Why Jesus Makes Me Nervous

Joy Jordan-Lake

$16.99

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...

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How (Not) to Speak of God

How (Not) to Speak of God

Peter Rollins

$21.00

With sensitivity to the Christian tradition and a rich understanding of postmodern thought, Peter Rollins argues that the movement known as the “em...

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$21.00
Grieving: A Beginner's Guide

Grieving: A Beginner's Guide

Jerusha Hull McCormack

$14.99

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. ...

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$14.99
Meeting Islam: A Guide for Christians - Paraclete Press

Meeting Islam: A Guide for Christians

George Dardess

$19.99

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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$19.99

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