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Jesus of Nazareth
Pope Benedict XVI
In this bold, momentous work, the Pope - in his first book written as Benedict XVI - seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent popular depictions and restore His true identity as presented in the Gospels. Here is a rich, compelling, flesh-and- blood portrait of the Saviour.
374 pages * Hardback * $39.95

Feast of Faith
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
Written before Cardinal Ratzinger became Benedict XVI, Feast of Faith is a classic guide to authentic Liturgy. Its one basic question is: How can we pray and praise God as we should? Issues such as 'participation' and suitable music are addressed.
153 pages * Softcover * $24.95

Jesus Our Eucharistic Love
Fr Stefano M. Manelli
This book is an unabridged translation of the Italian edition of this inspirational primer on key aspects of the Eucharist: as sacrifice, real presence, adoration, worthy reception and thanksgiving.
148 pages * Softcover * $10.00

The Eternal Galilean
Fulton J. Sheen
First published in 1934, this inspirational study of the life of Jesus Christ retains its appeal in the third millennium. In his characteristic, easy to understand style, Fulton Sheen provides a penetrating study of the Gospel accounts and brings the mysteries of Faith to life.
241 pages * Softcover * $24.95

Inside the Bible
Kenneth Baker SJ
This book is an invaluable bird's eye view of the 73 books of the Bible for the non-specialist reader. The introduction to each book includes the time frame and author, theme, a summary of contents and comments on the context in which it was written and its theology.
373 pages * Softcover * $29.95

Literary Converts
Joseph Pearce
The celebrated author of numerous literary biographies, Joseph Pearce explores the spiritual lives of some of the greatest 20th century writers, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, C.S. Lewis, and many others, and what inspired them.
452 pages * Softcover * $33.95

The Seven Capital Sins
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
This book contains the texts of a series of eight addresses given in 1939 in which Fulton Sheen correlated Our Lord's Seven Last Words from the Cross with the Seven Capital Sins of anger, envy, lust, pride, gluttony, sloth and covetousness.
108 pages * Softcover * $19.95

God Is Near Us
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
This book consists of a collection of homilies, pastoral letters and lectures that date mostly from Benedict XVI's period as Archbishop of Munich and Friesing. They focus on the biblical, historical and theological dimensions of the Eucharist.
152 pages * Softcover * $26.00

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Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 20 No 9 (October 2007), p. 19