Preparing for Holy Week and Easter

20% off select books and films in preparation for Holy Week and Easter
Offer ends March 26th, 2013 at 12:00 midnight EST

These prices are available online only through Ignatius.com

To
prepare for Holy Week and Easter, Ignatius Press is offering 20% off of
ideal books and films for the season.  Reflect on Our Lord's last days
by reading Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week or delve into de Wohl's novel on the Crucifixion The Spear.
Join top Bible experts as they discuss the true meaning of Christ's
death and resurrection in the fascinating & informative documentary
film Did Jesus Really Rise from The Dead? Choose from any one
of these great titles, including the new biography of Pope Francis to
help prepare yourself for the upcoming Easter season.

Francis: Pope of a New World

Andrea Tornielli

In the words, the ideas, and the personal recollections of Pope
Francis--including material up to the final hours before his
election--the most highly regarded Vatican observer on the international
scene reveals the personality of this man of God, gentle and
humble.This complete biography offers the keys to understanding the man
who was a surprise choice, even a kind of revolutionary choice, for
pope. It is the story of the humble pastor of one of the world's largest
archdioceses; a cardinal who takes the bus, talks with common folk, and
lives simply.

Regular price: $19.95, sale price: $15.96

Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week

Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and no myth, revolutionary,
or misunderstood prophet, insists Benedict XVI. This is a book for
Christians—Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox—as well as other believers
and nonbelievers. Benedict brings to his study the vast learning of a
brilliant scholar, the passionate searching of a great mind, and the
deep compassion of a pastor's heart. In the end, he dares readers to
grapple with the meaning of Jesus' life, teaching, death, and
Resurrection. Also available as an e-book and audio download.

Regular price: $24.95, sale price: $12.95

The True Icon

Paul Badde

In this lavishly illustrated book, best-selling author Paul Badde
sets out on a journey through Europe and the Holy Land as he traces the
rich history of the Shroud. With the investigative skills of a seasoned
journalist, Paul Badde uncovers many of the mysteries surrounding the
Shroud and also researches another relic honored as a burial cloth of
Christ-the Veil of Manoppello, which bears the image of the Holy Face. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $22.95, sale price: $11.50

The Spear

Louis de Wohl

This panoramic novel of the last days of Christ ranges from the
palaces of imperial Rome to the strife-torn hills of Judea-where the
conflict of love and betrayal, revenge and redemption, reaches a mighty
climax in the drama of the Crucifixion. For this is the full story of
the world's most dramatic execution, as it affected one of its
least-known participants-the man who hurled his spear into Christ on the
Cross.

Regular price: $17.95, sale price: $14.36

On the Passion of Christ

Thomas a Kempis

in this wonderful meditation book, perfect for Lent, or any time
of the year, the great spiritual writer and monk gives profound, short
reflections on Gospel passages about the passion and death of Christ.
Each chapter, focusing on a specific aspect of the Passion of Our Lord,
gives a prayer, a meditation and spiritual advice and closes with
another short prayer. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $12.95, sale price: $10.36

Behold the Pierced One

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

In this profound and illuminating work, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
turns the gaze of an accomplished theologian upon the crucified Savior.
This synthetic and meditative work is theological without being
abstract or dry, and spiritual without being sentimental. The pierced
heart of Christ must be the heart of theology and Christian life as
well. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $11.95, sale price: $9.56

 

Life Out Of Death

Hans Urs von Balthasar

Death and dying are inseparably linked with life. They are
self-evident and at the same time cannot be grasped by reason alone -
they are ordinary, and yet so incredible. In these meditations, the
acclaimed theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar investigates this great
mystery. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $11.95, sale price: $9.56

 

The Passion from Within

Adrienne von Speyr

The mystic Adrienne von Speyr, drawing on her very special
God-given charism of being able to experience the interior states of
persons, shares her profound insights on the suffering, loneliness and
loss Christ endured for love of us during His Passion. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $11.95, sale price: $9.56

Contemplative Provocations

Fr Donald Haggerty

A great many religious people undertake a serious dedication to
prayer. For those who are spiritually courageous and full of desire for
God, this book will provoke them to persevere in this ultimate adventure
in life-the more complete discovery of the living God. this work offers
a rich profusion of insights on the life of prayer and the pursuit of
God. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $16.95, sale price: $13.56

A School of Prayer

Pope Benedict XVI

Prayer is essential to the life of faith. In this superb book,
based on Pope Benedict's weekly teaching, he examines the foundational
principles of the life of prayer. Believers of various backgrounds and
experience in prayer-from beginners to spiritually advanced-will be
enriched by this spiritual masterpiece. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $17.95, sale price: $14.36



The Imitation of Christ

Thomas a Kempis

The spiritual classic by à Kempis, the second most widely read
spiritual book after the Bible, has had an astonishing impact on the
spiritual lives of countless saints, peasants, and popes for centuries.
Drawing on the Bible, the Fathers of the early Church and medieval
mysticism, his four-part treatise shrugs off the allure of the material
world, blending beauty and bluntness in a supremely spiritual
call-to-arms.

Regular price: $14.95, sale price: $11.96

The Suffering of Love

Regis Martin

Quoting widely from Christian, Jewish and secular sources, Regis
Martin makes an unflinching examination of this universal question on
the meaning of suffering. By meditating on Christ's passion, death and
descent into Hell, he asks us to consider anew the God who overcomes
evil by plunging himself into the depths of human misery.

Regular price: $16.95, sale price: $13.56



The Face of God

Paul Badde

Paul Badde takes the reader along on a thrilling journey of
discovery as he travels to research this remarkable relic, tracing the
turbulent history of the Holy Face from ancient times up to the historic
2006 visit to Manoppello by Pope Benedict XVI. Illustrated with 16
pages of color photos. Also available as an e-book and audio download.

Regular price: $19.95, sale price: $9.95

Tears of God

Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, best-selling author and beloved spiritual
teacher, writer, and psychologist, wrote this latest book for all those
who have suffered great sorrow or catastrophe in their lives and for
those close to such persons, who share their deep suffering. Also available as an e-book and audio download.

Regular price: $10.95, sale price: $8.76



Deep Conversion/Deep Prayer

Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.

Fr. Thomas Dubay is one of the most popular and respected retreat
masters and spiritual directors in the USA. In this book, he responds to
the call to priests by both Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI to help
believers and all those interested in spirituality to develop a deeper
prayer life and union with God. Also available as an e-book and audio download.

Regular price: $12.95, sale price: $10.36

He Leadeth Me

Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J.

Captured by the Russian army during World War II and convicted of
being a "Vatican spy," American Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent
some 23 agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of
Siberia. He here recalls how it was only through an utter reliance on
God's will that he managed to endure. Also available as an audio download.

Regular price: $15.95, sale price: $12.76

Jesus, Teach Us To Pray

Jerome Bertram

In this book Fr. Jerome Bertram answers the plea of so many of
his contemporaries. Drawing on his own experience and his vast knowledge
of trusted spiritual authors, he leads his readers into the various
ways of prayer. After a few introductory chapters stressing the
importance of prayer, Fr. Jerome takes us through the Our Father, the
very prayer which the Lord himself left with us. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $12.95, sale price: $9.06

Into Your Hands, Father

Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen

In the spiritual life, we need a central idea: something so basic
and comprehensive that it encompasses everything else. According to
Carmelite Father Wilfrid Stinissen, surrender to God, abandonment to the
One who loves us completely, is that central reality. In this simple
but profound book, Father Stinissen distinguishes three degrees or
stages in abandonment. Also available as an e-book and audio download.

Regular price: $11.95, sale price: $9.56



Love Is Stronger Than Death

Peter Kreeft

In one of his most penetrating books, Kreeft ponders the meaning
of a terminal illness we all have: death. The three vital questions of
Life, Death, and God are approached through a variety of human
experiences. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $11.95, sale price: $9.56

The Mystery of Death

Adrienne von Speyr

Von Speyr addresses the perennial and ultimate human question--the
question of death. This book is not only a synthesis of the Christian
view of death. It is also an antidote to the insipid sociological
sentimentalism of so many books written about death and dying today. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $9.95, sale price: $7.96



Jesus, the Divine Physician

Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn

Cardinal Schönborn, a renowned spiritual writer and teacher,
presents this third book in his series of meditations on the Gospels, in
which he seeks to help readers have a deep personal encounter with
Jesus Christ as seen in the Sacred Scriptures. His first two books
focused on the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and this book covers Luke.

Regular price: $16.95, sale price: $13.56

Abandonment to Divine Providence

Jean-Pierre de Caussade, S.J.

This special volume of the famous spiritual treatise also includes
the many insightful letters of Father de Caussade on the practice of
self-abandonment. These numerous letters provide a great additional
source of wisdom and practical guidance for how to grow in abandonment
and to deepen our union with God in our daily lives. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $19.95, sale price: $15.96



Jesus of Nazareth, Volume 1

Pope Benedict XVI

Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction
as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood
portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central
figure of the Christian faith.

Regular price: $16.95, sale price: $13.56

With God in Russia

Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J

Fr Ciszek, author of the best-selling He Leadeth Me,
tells here the gripping, astounding story of his twenty-three years in
Russian prison camps in Siberia, how he was falsely imprisoned as an
"American spy", the incredible rigors of daily life as a prisoner, and
his extraordinary faith in God and commitment to his priestly vows and
vocation.

Regular price: $18.95, sale price: $5.68



Padre Pio Under Investigation

Francesco Castelli

The documents in this book reveal every aspect of Padre Pio's life
from his amazing supernatural gifts to his health. In his depositions,
he admits, under oath, to the phenomenon of bi-location and to other
supernatural charisms, and for the first time tells the detailed story
of his stigmatization. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $17.95, sale price: $14.36

To Know Christ Jesus

Frank Sheed

This modern spiritual classic by Frank Sheed, the renowned author,
publisher and lecturer, is brought back into print for the benefit of
new generations of readers to develop a deeper, more profound knowledge
of Jesus Christ. Also available as an e-book.

Regular price: $17.95, sale price: $14.36

Children's Books

My First Pictures of Easter

Maite Roche

The moving events of Holy Week and Easter are tenderly told and
illustrated for toddlers by the best-selling children's author Maïte
Roche. Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are
introduced with one large picture and simple text.

Regular price: $6.99, sale price: $5.59

My First Pictures of Jesus

Maite Roche

Introduce your toddlers to Jesus with this attractive board book
with rounded corners by the best-selling author and illustrator Maïte
Roche. With inviting pictures and simple text, the book invites very
young children to come to Jesus-to be healed, forgiven and loved by him.

Regular price: $6.99, sale price: $5.59



The Illustrated Gospel for Children

Jean-Francois Kieffer, Christine Ponsard

In youthful yet tasteful comic-book style, Jesus comes alive for
young readers with vibrant and expressive four-color illustrations and
simple but engaging text. The moving story of the life, death and
resurrection of Jesus is told in a way young readers will find both
attractive and challenging; the Gospel is simplified without losing any
of its saving power.

Regular price: $14.99, sale price: $11.99

The Gospel for Little Ones

Maite Roche

With touching four-color pictures and simple but beautiful
language, the life of Jesus unfolds for very young children. From the
Annunciation to the Ascension, all the main events in the life of our
Lord are artfully described on hard, childproof pages with rounded
corners.

Regular price: $12.99, sale price: $10.39

 

 

Films

Padre Pio

Miracle Man

This movie captures the Capuchin friar's intense faith and
devotion, and deep spiritual concern for others, as well as his great
compassion for the sick and suffering. It reveals the amazing details
and events in Padre Pio's life as a boy and throughout his 50 years as a
friar, dramatizing the frequent attacks of the Devil on him, as well as
the persecution he suffered at the hands of people, including those in
the church.

Regular price: $24.95, sale price: $19.96

The Passion of the Christ - Definitive Edition

This deluxe two-disc DVD of the epic film by Mel Gibson is a great
addition to any Catholic's movie collection. Featuring a
behind-the-scenes documentary, another documentary on the life of
Christ, deleted scenes, two versions of The Passion, commentary from Gibson and the writers, production art and trailers, historic images of Christ, and much more!

Regular price: $21.95, sale price: $17.56

This Side of Eden

From the grand to the mundane, life at Westminster Abbey in
British Columbia is anything but ordinary. This film presents a poetic,
compelling and richly intimate portrait of the daily life of the
Benedictine Monks, at work, prayer and leisure, with a focus on the days
of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum.

Regular price: $19.95, sale price: $15.96

The Shroud of Turin

This is the definitive collection of three stunning films on the
Shroud of Turin that spans 32 years of award-winning filmmaking on the
Shroud by acclaimed British film producer & director David
Rolfe.These films use the latest scientific, historical, medical and
archaeological research on the Shroud to reveal the amazing evidence for
the very strong possibility of the authenticity of it as the burial
cloth of Christ.

Regular price: $29.95, sale price: $23.96

Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Skeptics have long tried to show that there was no Resurrection.Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
carefully scrutinizes the historical evidence. Rather than accept
Christian belief blindly, top scholars and biblical historians
critically examine alternative explanations. In the end, they show why
it is a matter of sound reason as well as faith to affirm what the early
Church proclaimed: Jesus is risen.

Regular price: $14.95, sale price: $11.96

Jesus of Nazareth

Zeffirelli's award-winning film with an all-star cast that
depicts the life of Christ from His birth through His Resurrection. This
epic production is acclaimed for its thorough Biblical and historical
accuracy, with six hours of superb acting, beautiful music, and
outstanding cinematography.

Regular price: $24.95, sale price: $19.96

The Holy Face

Two inspiring new documentary films on one DVD, The Holy Face and The Human Face of God,
that tell about the discovery of the amazing relic of the Holy Face on a
cloth revered in a Church in Manoppello, Italy. Paul Badde, author of
the international best-selling book on the Veil of Manoppello, The Face of God is a featured spokesman in both films.

Regular price: $19.95, sale price: $15.96

 

The Last Things

This film presents the reality of death and what will follow for
every person: first the particular Judgment before God, then Heaven or
Hell as our destination for all eternity. The Catholic teaching on
Purgatory is also explained, giving examples from the Scriptures and
philosophy.

Regular price: $14.95, sale price: $11.96

Catholic World Report

Pope Francis and Secularist Stereotypes

By Michael Coren





























Don't be surprised that the honeymoon lasted just a few hours.

The Catholic Church looks neither right nor left but up. In other
words, the Church is not a vehicle for conservatism or liberalism,
capitalism or socialism, but a vehicle for Catholicism. Anyone who
thinks and believes otherwise has surely misunderstood the teaching and
purpose of the institution left us by Christ Jesus. To continue reading, click here.







Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Welcome, Holy Father Francis!

By Fr. David Vincent Meconi, S.J.























Like
Francis of Assisi, our Holy Father is calling us back to the great
saint who “rebuilt Christ’s Church” by living a life of sheer simplicity
and charity.

Let us take this opportunity to welcome our Holy Father Francis and to
promise him our prayers and obedience. The Cardinals in conclave emerged
this past week as men of the Spirit.  For they have picked the first
non-European pope in well over 1000 years; and, they picked the first
religious priest since Pope Gregory XVI (d. 1846)—a member of the
Camaldolese, a barefooted order of Benedictines, living as hermits,
founded in 1012 by St. Romuald.  In doing so, the Pope’s electors have
revealed to the world what it is they want from the next pontificate. To continue reading, click here.