Christianity - Biographies
Collected Works of Saint Patrick
St. Patrick's Breastplate - This prayer is attributed to St. Patrick and his disciples. It is written with some Celtic pagan elements, but i…
Recollections of a Missionary in the Great West
Brady was a journalist, historian, adventure writer, and Episcopal priest. As a priest he spent some time on the American frontier as a miss…
Pope Pius the Tenth
Explore the life and legacy of Pope Saint Pius X, a pivotal figure in the Catholic Church during the early 20th century. Born Giuseppe Melch…
The Book of Missionary Heroes
Through the centuries, the world has been witness to an unbroken trail of heroes--men and women who braved privation, danger, and death to b…
Ponnamal, Her Story
"A girl stood alone in the dark, listening. No one moved about her; the old mother-in-law who slept near by breathed steadily, she wou…
Martin Luther
This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…
The Life of St. Teresa
The Life of St. Teresa offers an intimate glimpse into the spiritual journey of one of Christianity's most revered figures. Written by St. T…
The Wonder-Worker of Padua
This is the inspiring story of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). The son of a wealthy Portuguese family, he was initially ordained a pries…
Life of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincent De Paul [c. 1581 - 1660] was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. During the days when…
The Life of Saint Paul
A short biography of Saint Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, from the time of his persecution of the Christians to his martyrdom. (Summary …
St. Bonaventure's Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Seeing himself as "unequal to so great a task", St. Bonaventure nevertheless endeavored to introduce his readers to the practice o…
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Charles Borromeo offers an insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church…
Confessions of a Convert
Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mary. Benson was was a prolific …
Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages
In this second volume, Hodges uses stories of the lives of fourteen well-known saints and heroes of the faith to continue the history of the…
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
The Life of David Brainerd
A biography about David Brainerd, one of the first missionaries to the Native Americans, using excerpts from his diary and journals. This wo…
A Little Book of St. Francis
A Little Book of St. Francis and His Brethren presents with superlative charm the great simplicities and eternal verities in the life of St …
From Sunrise Land
One of the most renowned of all Protestant Christian missionaries, Amy Carmichael is remembered most for the fifty-five years she spent doin…
God's Troubadour
Francis, a young Italian boy, is a merchant's son who is enthralled by the troubadour songs and tales of knights that his father brings back…
For Greater Things
Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spir…