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Your First Communion: Meeting Jesus, Your True Joy
These are the words of Pope Francis himself, addressing young people preparing for First Communion: words of wisdom and encouragement about the patient, enduring love of Jesus who comes as bread to give us his own strength. In words a child can understand, he explains that meeting Jesus and his transforming love. See more...
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Fioretti: The Little Flowers of Pope Francis
Andrea Tornielli, the foremost "Vatican Insider" journalist, offers inspiring stories, incidents, encounters, and excerpts from Pope Francis through his first year as pope. Offers insightful fragments from various aspects of the Pope's life, helping the reader get to know the popular Bishop of Rome. See more...
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Pope Francis Rosary
This five decade rosary is made of of dark brown oval 7 mm wood beads. The our father beads are silver plated medals with St. Francis on one side and of St. Clare on the other. The larger center also has St. Francis on one side and St. Clare on the other. See more...
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Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend
Before becoming Pope Francis, Fr. Jorge Bergoglio, a Jesuit priest in Argentina, served in various ways: as professor, spiritual director, novice master, provincial, and eventually cardinal archbishop. This fascinating book gives insights of ten Jesuits, many who have known him since his first days as a Jesuit. See more...
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Francis: Pope of a New World
"Francis, rebuild my Church!" That is how St. Francis heard the call of Christ. It is also how Pope Francis seems to have accepted his election, choosing a name no other pope has ever chosen. Who is he, elected in one of the shortest conclaves in history? Who is this first pope from the Americas and first Jesuit pope? See more...
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The Light of Faith: Lumen Fidei
Faith is the means by which man encounters the living God through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. Pope Francis drew on themes of Benedict, whose encyclicals on love and hope were supposed to end with one on faith. His retirement prevented it, but Francis took up the task with his own insights and emphases. See more...
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In Him Alone Is Our Hope
In this book, then-Cardinal Bergoglio preaches a retreat to the bishops of Spain. Following the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, he meditates upon the crucial issues at stake in the vocation of a bishop. In so doing, he offers his vision of the Church, setting forth an outline of what could well be the reform program of Pope Francis. See more...
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On Heaven and Earth
Pope Francis on Faith, Family, and the Church in the Twenty-First Century. From the man who became Pope Francis—Jorge Mario Bergoglio shares his thoughts on religion, reason, and the challenges the world faces in the 21st century with Abraham Skorka, a rabbi and biophysicist. See more...
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Pope Francis: His Life in His Own Words
The Pope reveals, in a series of extensive interviews conducted over the course of two years, the very image of a humble priest, inspired teacher, and wise and adroit cardinal. What emerges is a portrait of a man more interested in substance over style, a compassionate cleric and teacher who has shunned the spotlight. See more...
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Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. 3
The momentous third and final volume in the Pope's international bestselling series details the stories of Jesus' childhood, and how they are relevant today. The root of these stories is the experience of hope found in the birth of Jesus and the affirmations of surrender and service embodied in his parents, Joseph and Mary. See more...
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Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. 2
Jesus is the Son of God and no myth, revolutionary, or misunderstood prophet, insists Benedict XVI. He maintains that the evidence, fairly considered, brings us face-to-face with the challenge of Jesus: a real man who taught and acted in ways that claim divine authority. Sequel to the first volume. Study guide available. See more...
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Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. 1
The Pope's bold, momentous work — his first since assuming office — he seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent "popular" depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. This quality softcover features expanded indices. Study guide available. See more...
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Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. 2 (Audio Book)
Jesus is the Son of God and no myth, revolutionary, or misunderstood prophet, insists Benedict XVI. He maintains that the evidence, fairly considered, brings us face-to-face with the challenge of Jesus: a real man who taught and acted in ways that claim divine authority. Sequel to the best-selling first volume. See more...
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Holiness Is Always in Season
This inspiring volume presents the Pope's numerous reflections on many saints arranged according to the calendar year. He shows how the life of each saint has something unique to teach us about virtue, faith, courage and love of Christ. The Pope exhorts us through their lives, "Be holy! Be saints!" See more...
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God Is Love: Deus Caritas Est
In his first Encyclical, Pope Benedict clarifies the meaning of love. He examines the nature of various kinds of love: human and divine, eros, friendship, and charity. He writes beautifully and inspirationally of how man was made for love by the God who is love, the God who became one of us out of love: Jesus Christ. See more...
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Saved In Hope: Spe Salvi
Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical takes its title from St. Paul, who wrote, "In hope we have been saved". In this special deluxe hardcover edition of the work, the Holy Father continues a line of thought he began with God Is Love, considering modern philosophies and the challenges of faith today in light of the virtue of hope. See more...
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Charity in Truth: Caritas in Veritate
This was expected to be, and is, the Pope's encyclical on "social justice." "Justice" & "rights" find their proper place, but "charity" & "truth" are shown to be the fundamental principles. Covering the promise and dangers of economics, technology, ecology, and more, it's a far-reaching and prophetic document. See more...
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Benedictus
With this book you can start every day with a meditation from Pope Benedict XVI! In the same richly decorated and beautifully typeset style of the Magnificat missal, this volume gives 366 meditations for the entire year. Each meditation is accompanied by two masterpieces of sacred art. Hardcover; ribbon marker in papal colors. See more...
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Seek That Which Is Above
In this illustrated book, Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) meditates on what our life in Christ should be like through the Seasons and Feasts of the liturgical year. Also includes thoughts on the true nature of peace, why it's hard for many to experience joy, spirit and matter, vacation and rest, and more. See more...
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Maria
A lavishly illustrated coffee-table book with dozens of inspiring and famous paintings, sculptures, and artwork of the Blessed Virgin from all over the world accompanied by Benedict XVI's reflections on Mary and her unique role in human history and salvation history. See more...
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Pope Benedict XVI: Servant of the Truth
Do you know the real Pope Benedict? Journalist Peter Seewald does. Author of two book-length interviews with him, Salt of the Earth and God and the World, Seewald guides us through Joseph Ratzinger's life from Bavaria to Rome. Illustrated with over 150 personal and even surprising photos. See more...
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