Many more e-books from Ignatius Press

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Many more e-books from Ignatius Press

Here are over thirty Ignatius Press titles now available in electronic book format, added since the beginning of the summer:

• The Father's Tale: A Novel by Michael O'Brien. "A modern retelling of the parables The Good Shepherd and The Prodigal Son."

• What To Do When Jesus Is Hungry: A Practical Guide to the Works of Mercy by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. An introduction to the Corporal Works of Mercy and the Scriptural Works of Mercy.

• YOUCAT: Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church. An accessible, contemporary expression of the Catholic Faith, with a foreword by Pope Benedict XVI.

• Church, Ecumenism and Politics: New Endeavors in Ecclesiology, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. On the nature of the Church, the pursuit of Christian unity, and the relationship of Christianity to the secular/political power.

• Confession by Adrienne von Speyr. One of the most complete spiritual treatises ever written on confession.

• The Boundless God by Adrienne von Speyr. Adrienne Von Speyr's treatment on the nature of the Lord allows the reader to glimpse a view of God that many lack.

• The Christian State of Life by Adrienne von Speyr. The more popular, practical counterpart to Hans Urs von Balthasar's own book of the same title, this book plumbs the depths of what it means to be a Christian.

• Saints for Today by Ivan Innerst. This collection of portraits of the lives of twelve saints, many less well-known, focuses on how each of these particular men and women have a specific message that is significant for those living in our challenging times.

• St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study and Commentary by Steve Ray. The first extensive, easy to use and thoroughly Catholic study guide available for the Fourth Gospel.

• Josef Pieper: An Anthology. Pieper himself selected the best and most representative passages from his works and arranged them in an order that gives sense to the whole and aids in the understanding of each excerpt.

• Guide to Thomas Aquinas by Josef Pieper. A penetrating introduction and guide to the life and works of perhaps the greatest philosopher ever, St. Thomas Aquinas.

• No One Could Have Known by Josef Pieper. The engaging and illustrated autobiography of one of the most popular and perceptive philosophers of the 20th century.

• Living The Truth by Josef Pieper. Illuminating treatises on Thomistic anthropology and on the principles of right human behavior based on anthropology.

• The End of Time by Josef Pieper. This book was written to throw light on an ancient question: What is the nature of "The End" toward which, even now, the world and men are moving?

• Hope and History by Josef Pieper. The German Thomist looks at the movement of history, the idea of progress, and man's hope for a better future.

• Faith Hope Love by Josef Pieper. A collection of Josef Pieper's famous treatises on the three theological virtues.

• On Hope by Josef Pieper. A masterpiece on a forgotten virtue by one of the great Christian philosophers of the twentieth century.

• And You Are Christ's: The Charism of Virginity and the Celibate Life by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. One of the foremost authorities on the religious life, discusses one of the most important but not fully appreciated or understood charisms of the consecrated life, the charism of virginity.

• To Know Christ Jesus by Frank Sheed. This modern spiritual classic has been described as "one of the most satisfying studies of the Gospel ever made."

• Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc by Joseph Pearce. Pearce examines the lasting impact of this prolific writer and social commentator on British intellectual life.

• The Life Of St. Philip Neri by Antonio Gallonio. This account of Philip's life was written by his disciple Gallonio soon after the saint's death.

• Welcome Home! Fallen Away Catholics Who Came Back, edited by Victor R. Claveau. The compelling stories of eleven "reverts", Catholics who fell away from the Church and eventually came back home.

• Drink of the Stream: Prayers of Carmelites, edited by Penny Hickey. Prayers and meditations of more than twenty-five saints, along with a short biography of each saint, and numerous illustrations.

• The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom, edited by Fr. John Hardon, S.J. A Catholic library in miniature, a one-volume microcosm of what the Church's great minds have thought and said since the apostolic age.

• Prayer, the Great Conversion: Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Prayer by Peter Kreeft. Kreeft shows how prayer can be an exciting adventure, an inexhaustible joy, a conversation with God, the source of wisdom and strength.

• Faith and Certitude by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. Fr. Dubay cuts through the relativism and skepticism of our time and exposes the deepest roots of error, whether scientific or religious.

• The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton (Vol. 36): The Illustrated London News, 1932-1934. This volume contains all of G.K. Chesterton's columns in The Illustrated London News from 1932 to 1934.

• A Landscape With Dragons by Michael O'Brien. A controversial, yet thoughtful study of what millions of young people are reading and the possible impact such reading may have on them.

• Idylls and Rambles by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. Fr. Schall writes profoundly and charmingly about people, places and things, giving a Christian perspective to the importance of little things and particular moments.

• The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty: Art, Sanctity and The Truth of Catholicism by John Saward. This book is a unique and unprecedented meditation on the beauty of Christ and His saints.

• The History and the Future of the Liturgy by Denis Crouan. Crouan shows how the decisions made by Vatican II that aimed at restoring the Roman rite were presented poorly, applied incorrectly, and often not applied at all.

• The Liturgy Betrayed by Denis Crouan. Crouan makes accessible to everyone the criteria which have been issued by the Magisterium and which define a truly Catholic Liturgy in today's Church.

• The Liturgy After Vatican II: Collapsing or Resurgent by Denis Crouan. A penetrating work on the state of the Eucharistic Liturgy, the problems and errors that still exist, and how to correct these abuses.

• Divine Intimacy, Vol. 2 by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen. This volume covers from Ash Wednesday through Pentecost.

• Divine Intimacy, Vol. 4 by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen. This volume covers from the Twenty-second Sunday through the Thirty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time.