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The Classic Commentaries and Studies on the Matthew Upgrade offers seven thousand pages of commentaries, lectures, contextual history, and practical application of the wisdom found in the Gospel of Matthew. These 17 volumes give you significant studies on Matthew from as early as the … more
T. W. Allies was one of the nineteenth centuries most prolific English theologians whose works on Church history, the early Church Fathers, doctrine, and theology have had an enduring impact on the Catholic Church. The sixteen volumes in The Works of T. W. Allies (16 vols.) include all of … more
In The Library of Religious Biography, Edward H. Thompson brings together a collection of biographies of saints and inspiring people. These biographies provide examples of astonishing humility, sacrifice, purity, and faith, and the lives that embodied these qualities. Covering 10 lives … more
The Select Life and Works of Thomas More presents the writings and biographies of Thomas More, a saint and statesman who was martyred during the bloody reign of King Henry VIII. Learn about this fascinating Reformation martyr through his own words and faithful biographical sketches. This … more
Study Christianity’s entire history in China—from St. Thomas the Apostle to the Qing Dynasty and the Boxer Rebellion. Learn how Christianity originally came to China and how Christian missionaries dramatically impacted the nation with medical missions in the eighteenth and nineteenth … more
St. Francis de Sales’ reputation as a charitable teacher and defender of Catholic doctrine shines through in this three-volume collection. A nobleman turned priest and bishop, de Sales ministered in the face of intense opposition, overcoming the vitriol of his detractors with gentleness … more
The Classic Studies on the First Vatican Council collection offers a variety of perspectives on this monumental event by contemporary observers, including Henry Edward Manning, the archbishop of Westminster at the time; Swiss-American theologian Philip Schaff; and Italian statesman … more
The Catholic Spirituality Collection (12 vols.) combines the greatest works in Christian mystical theology providing you with a guided tour through the inner sanctum of the soul. The great Christian ascetics are often referred to as the “scientists of prayer” because of their innate … more
The Sacred Heart Collection offers wisdom and insight from trusted nineteenth-century Catholic clergy on the widely practiced devotion to the Sacred Heart. Learn about the dogmatic aspects of the devotion from Henry Edward Manning, archbishop of Westminster. Mark each day of June—the … more
The Catholic Church has honored only 35 people with the title “Doctor of the Church,” recognizing them for their eminent learning and great sanctity. Nine of these thinkers have lived in the past five centuries: St. John of Ávila (1500–1569), St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), St. John of … more
No words of St. Joseph are recorded in Scripture. In fact, little mention is made of him. Yet, despite these seeming limitations, the Church nonetheless possesses an incredibly rich knowledge of St. Joseph and his religious culture. This book will astound readers both with its scope and … more
Leading Catholic biblical scholar Henry Wansbrough provides a pithy and readable commentary covering all the Sunday readings for years A, B, and C. Wansbrough provides incisive commentary informed by his many years of teaching Scripture as a scholar and Benedictine monk of Ampleforth … more
This collection of enduring scholarship focuses on the life of Jesus in the Gospels. Celebrated authors nineteenth-century authors—including Lyman Abbot, Henry J. Coleridge, and August Neander—guide the reader through a biographical study of Jesus’ life, his actions, and his teachings. more
This two-volume collection contains both an introduction to the Christian practice of monastic asceticism and a biographical survey of a number of the most famous and important of the desert fathers of the Orthodox Christian tradition. The introductory essays discuss the differences … more
Thomas Merton is regarded as one of the most influential Catholic writers of the twentieth century. The Thomas Merton Collection brings together four of Merton’s key works and three books about his life, spiritual perspectives, and teachings. Combined, these works provide a complete … more
