SPRING 2013 - Ignatius Press

Mother Benedict Foundress of the Abbey of
Regina Laudis • Antoinette Bosco
The inspiring story of Mother Benedict Duss and her
famous monastery in Bethlehem, CT, the Abbey of
Regina Laudis. Born in America, Duss went to France,
became a medical doctor, then left that profession to
become a Benedictine contemplative. When Patton’s
army liberated France from Nazi control she felt
called to found the first community of contemplative
Benedictine nuns in America.
MBD-P . . . Illustrated, Sewn Softcover, 375 pp, $17.95
From Slave to Priest EA
The Inspirational Story of Fr. Augustine Tolton
Sister Caroline Hemesath, SSF
Born into a black Catholic slave family, Fr. Augustine
Tolton (1854-1897) conquered almost insurmountable
odds to become one of the very first black priests in
the United States. A deeply inspiring portrait of a
great American Catholic. Illustrated.
FSP-P . . . 255 pages, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
George Pell Defender of the Faith Down Under
Tess Livingstone
George Pell's unprecedented double appointment
as Archbishop of Melbourne and then Sydney
reflects that the Pope saw him as a vital figure in
the Church. Author Tess Livingstone visited Rome
and Oxford and interviewed over fifty people,
including many of Pell's critics.
GP-P . . . 499 pages, Sewn Softcover, $18.95
The Soul of a Lion — Alice von Hildebrand
The inspiring life of a great Catholic philosopher,
Dietrich Von Hildebrand, told by his wife Alice.
It tells of the intellectual and cultural formation of
his youth, his conversion to Catholic ism, his passion
for truth, his extensive Christian writings, his
opposition to Nazism and escape.
SOUL-P . . . 322 pp, Sewn Softcover, $17.95
Anti-Abortionist at Large — Raymond Dennehy
Dennehy, a professor of Philosophy at the
University of San Francisco, has debated pro-abortionists
with great success in hostile environments.
This is his inspiring personal account of nearly four
decades of debating abortion on radio, television,
and university campuses.
AAL-P . . . 212 pp, Quality Softcover, $19.95
Saint Ignatius of Loyola — James Brodrick, S.J.
In this biographical work, Fr. Brodrick combines
scholarly research with a readable style that shows
the stages by which God led the wounded cavalier
out of his dream-world of romantic battles into the
noontide of divine reality. Includes maps and index.
SIL-P . . . 346 pp, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
The Grunt Padre The Servant of God
Fr. Vincent Capodanno • Fr. Daniel L. Mode
This is the definitive biography of Fr. Vincent
Capodanno, a chaplain for the Marine Corps during
the Vietnam war. Fr. Capodanno died on the field
of battle giving the last rites to the US soldiers he
served so well. He was just declared a “Servant of
God” by the Vatican. Illustrated.
GRUNT-P . . . 223 pp, Softcover, $15.95
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The Appalling Strangeness
of the Mercy of God EA
The Story of Ruth Pakaluk: Convert, Mother,
Pro-Life Activist • Edited by Michael Pakaluk
The powerful story of an amazing woman, Ruth
Pakaluk, who converted to Catholicism, married
her college sweetheart and joyfully welcomed seven
children. She became a renowned pro-life leader and
debater, who was struck with breast cancer and died
at the young age of forty-one.
ASMG-P . . . Sewn Softcover, 290 pp, $16.95
Before the Dawn — Eugenio Zolli
This is the remarkable and inspiring story of how
the famous and revered Chief Rabbi of Rome, Israel
Zolli, became a Christian and entered the Catholic
Church after World War II. He did not abandon his
Jewish heritage, but says he discovered the fullness
of what God offered in Jesus and His Church.
BD-P . . . 225 pp, Sewn Softcover, $15.95
A Kindly Providence — Fr. Louis Renner, S.J. E
An Alaskan Missionary’s Story
This is both a rich history of the Catholic Church in
Alaska, and the autobiography of Fr. Louis Renner,
S.J., who was a missionary in Alaska for 40 years. He
tells a compelling story of a full and fascinating life.
KP-P . . . 583 pp, Illustrated, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
The Judge
William P. Clark: Ronald Reagan’s Top Hand
Paul Kengor & Patricia Clark Doerner
Reagan’s indispensable confidant and adviser, the
story of Clark’s close work with the president, including
undermining Soviet communism, and the deep
foundations of his Catholic faith are finally available.
Includes 32 pages of photos.
J-H . . . 415 pp, Sewn Hardcover, $17.95
No Turning Back A Witness to Mercy
Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC
As a teen being a priest was the very last thing
anyone expected of Donald Calloway: heavily into
drugs and alcohol, a high school dropout, kicked
out of a foreign country, institutionalized twice, and
thrown in jail multiple times. But a book on Our
Lady was the beginning of his conversion.
NTBA-P . . . Softcover, Illustrated, 280 pp, $19.95
On Missionary Roads — Jozef Cardinal Tomko E
Jozef Cardinal Tomko, the Prefect of the Congregation
for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001,
shares his account of the many missionary journeys
he made around the world. Illustrated.
OMR-P . . . 405 pp, Sewn Softcover, $24.95
A Memory For Wonders E
Mother Veronica Le Goulard, P.C.C.
A beautifully moving autobiography of a girl
raised by communist parents to be a Marxist atheist.
But a remarkable chain of events led her to
become a Poor Clare nun and the foundress of two
flourishing monasteries in Africa.
MFW-P . . . 184pp, Sewn Softcover, $11.95
The Pilgrim’s Journey Ed. by Joseph Tylenda E
This autobiography of St. Ignatius spans 18 years of
his life—from his wounding at Pamplona through
his conversion, his studies and his journey to Rome
to place his community at the disposal of the Pope.
PILJ-P . . . 204 pp, Sewn Softcover, $16.95
Saint Among Savages Life of St. Isaac Jogues
Francis Talbot, S.J.
Against a background of bloody wars between
great Indian nations passes the magnificent figure
of the Jesuit, Isaac Jogues, intrepid pioneer, victim
of horrific cruelties, and saint.
SASAV-P . . . 468 pp, Sewn Softcover, $17.95
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