Here at Madonna House Publications, we strive to provide Catholic books that can have real meaning and application for regular people in everyday life in our modern world. From our new Little Mandate Books to our acclaimed Madonna House Classics series, we pray that you will find refreshment and enlightenment in your daily walk with God.
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I Live Now, Not I: Life as it is now becomes the mystery of Love in Christ
by Fr. Patrick McNulty
Fr. Pat guides us through the veil of our own wounds, sins, and history and calls us to look beyond what could have been, should have been and perhaps must yet be. Then with the way cleared he ushers us into the heart of the mystery of the Incarnation where we discover Christ himself was actually present in every aspect of our personal history and most especially is present now.
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Fragments of My Life: A Memoir
by Catherine Doherty
A handsome new edition of Catherine Doherty’s autobiography, including 40 photographs. The reader meets a woman of joy, humor, suffering and sheer exuberance, who shares, in a conversational and very personal way, her painful, growing experiences as a disciple who attempts to live the Gospel. Catherine Doherty emerges from these pages as a woman to contend with, a heroic Christian example for our times.
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Not Without Parables:
Stories of Yesterday, Today and Eternity
by Catherine Doherty
This new edition features four new stories and folk art illustrations. Catherine Doherty believed that stories help us to understand the deep truths about life, because they are closer to life than mere ‘ideas’. Gathered here are three types of parables, or stories, that reveal the mysterious presence of God in the persons and events.
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Soul of My Soul: Coming to the Heart of Prayer
by Catherine Doherty
This new edition of Catherine Doherty’s popular book brings us to the very heart of prayer. Her words offer encouragment for growing in our prayer life, giving us a book to meditate on, to open our perceptions, and showing us how to find space in our lives for prayer. More than just ideas on prayer, this book is about how to develop a personal, intimate life with God.
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Beginning Again
by Catherine Doherty, with reflections from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
After sin, can love be rekindled, innocence renewed, joy restored? There is a great miracle in God, a great gift of God—what is lost can be restored! Using the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the writings of Catherine Doherty, Beginning Again will show you the healing joy and spiritual restoration that awaits in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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The Stations of the Cross:
In the Footsteps of the Passion
by Catherine Doherty
The Way of the Cross is composed of 14 Stations, places to meditate on the Passion of the Christ—the events leading to his crucifixion. Here Catherine offers meditations for each Station which were written upon her heart during her pilgrimage along the Way of the Cross to guide you on your own pilgrimage to crucifixion—and resurrection!
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In the Footprints of Loneliness
Meditations—when you hear an echo in your heart
by Catherine Doherty
Loneliness is a part of the journey of faith. But in the depths of every heart there is a garden enclosed. This garden is Gethsemane, and the enclosure is a meeting place for the Beloved, God. If you enter into this garden, you will hear the incredible sounds that Jesus heard: the heartbeats of God.
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On the Cross of Rejection
Meditations—when your heart is pierced
by Catherine Doherty
If you want to follow Jesus, you must walk with him to a place where you will face the ultimate rejection: Christ occupied one side of the cross-you must be crucified on the other side. From its height, you will get a first glimpse of the land of love. For here, Love himself sets out on the supreme road of suffering. You are not alone.
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In the Furnace of Doubts
Meditations—when you've lost your answers
by Catherine Doherty
Doubts come to everyone—but you are not alone. When you’re affronted by doubts, when you can’t get a handle on the answers that make you feel secure, you are walking in the company of the saints. Catherine knew many of the fears, doubts and anxieties of our times, and here shares meditations which offer consolation and reassurance.
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Living The Gospel Without Compromise
by Catherine Doherty
In this hard-hitting book, Catherine Doherty turns the insecurity and fear of the modern world on its head, showing you how cultivating ‘holy insecurity’ could be your most reliable path to peace. The answers are startlingly simple, but rich with the supernatural wisdom of the Gospel—and rooted in her conviction that we must change ourselves before we can realistically expect to change the world.
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More New Books:
The Eyes of the Gospel by Archbishop Joseph Raya
Archbishop Joseph Raya's heartfelt, passionate song of love for God, and for the Byzantine way of life in Christ. An engaging introduction to the spirituality of the Eastern Churches.
True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort, adapted by Eddie Doherty
Eddie Doherty's modern adaptation of this popular classic shows how to live more closely in conformance with the teachings of Jesus Christ through the emulation of his mother, Mary.
Dear Seminarian: On Becoming a Shepherd of Souls by Catherine Doherty
For the student anxious to learn how best to do the work of the Lord. Urges seminarians to prepare to fill the need for spiritual direction and for teaching the beauty and fulness of God.
Inflamed by Love: Meditations for Spiritual Pilgrims by Jean Fox
The Director General of Women for Madonna House brings us a powerful collection of meditations, arranged into topical chapters, which will help you to open up new horizons in your spiritual life.
Journey to the Heart of Christ: The Little Mandate of God by Father Robert Wild
In this extensive work, Father Wild has compiled a simple, straightforward introduction to the spirituality of Catherine Doherty as synthesized in what she liked to call her Little Mandate.
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