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Fire of Mercy (Vol. 1): Heart of the Word
Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis
This is part one of a two volume series of expansive but accessible meditations on the Gospel of St Matthew. Dr Leiva-Merikakis is a Professor of Literature and Theology at the University of San Francisco.
746 pages * Softcover * $63.90
ISBN 978-0-89870-558-4

Celebrating the Holy Eucharist
Francis Cardinal Arinze
Nigerian-born Cardinal Arinze, recently retired Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, provides a concise, authoritative outline of key aspects of the celebration of the Mass.
126 pages * Softcover * $29.95
ISBN 978-1-58617-158-2

The Hidden Manna
James T. O'Connor
Fr O'Connor presents and comments on excerpts from the major sources of the Church's tradition regarding the Real Presence, beginning with apostolic times, through the Protestant Reformation to the present.
398 pages * Softcover * $35.95
ISBN 978-1-58617-076-9

Joan of Arc
Mark Twain
Mark Twain considered his life of Joan of Arc to be his best and most important work. It took 12 years to write and is a remarkably accurate, balanced and well-researched biography by one of the world's greatest storytellers.
452 pages * Softcover * $33.90
ISBN 0-89870-268-2

Fire of Mercy (Vol. 2): Heart of the Word
Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis
In Volume II, Dr Leiva-Merikakis continues his penetrating meditations on the Gospel of St Matthew drawing on the early Church Fathers and the Liturgy to show how Tradition has understood the Word of God.
668 pages * Softcover * $63.90
ISBN 978-0-89870-976-8

A History of Apologetics
Cardinal Avery Dulles
One of America's greatest theologians, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, provides an overview of Christian apologetics from the New Testament, through the Middle Ages, to the present. The book notes the decline in apologetics following Vatican II and its recent revival.
417 pages * Softcover * $39.90
ISBN 978-0-89870-933-9

A Postcard from the Volcano
Lucy Beckett
English author, Lucy Beckett, gives us an epic story of a Prussian aristocrat tracing his life from his early manhood at the outbreak of World War I through to the eve of World War II. The impact of wars on individuals and nations is woven into this rivetting account.
520 pages * Softcover * $39.95
ISBN 978-1-58617-269-5

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
The recently canonised Father Damien of Molokai needs no introduction. This movie, highly praised for its authenticity at the time of its release in 1999, is now available on DVD.
DVD * $39.90

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Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 23 No 4 (May 2010), p. 19