Michael D. O'Brien
Fiction
“In this extraordinary work, the mysteries of faith and hope and love, prevailing in a time of radical fear, teach us how to find our own humanity.”
Arts & Literature
“Christ and the Church ask Christian artists to be willing to suffer in order to give birth to such works. In the age of comfort and materialism, many artists draw back in revulsion from this invitation and, like the rich young man in the Gospel, turn sadly away. They fail to understand that within the mystery of suffering with Christ is hidden a great joy, and inexhaustible riches.”
Fiction
“Every line, every page, of this extraordinary book breathes authenticity, along with the author’s profound understanding of the vagaries of human growth—for monks and laypeople alike, in weakness and strength, in times of discouragement and times of hope. There is wisdom here, both articulated and shining between the lines. The writing is gripping, flawless, seemingly effortless. The form of the novel, the monastic day, is a perfect framework for the central character, Fr. Samuel, to reflect on his long life as he approaches the brink of eternity. A superb achievement!”
History & Biography
“One of the most extraordinary writers of the 20th century combines her literary genius and her faith to compose the biography of one of the most extraordinary saints of all time. Sigrid Undset's beautiful, spare prose gives us a living St. Catherine of Sienna, gripping our imagination and expanding the soul's comprehension of the mysterious works of God.”
Arts & Literature
“In the years to come, Joseph Pearce will himself be better known as one of the literary giants of our times. Wisdom, wit, insight, original thought—it is all here. Pearce is more than an educated intellect. He is a mind awake.”
Fiction
“This novel, so immense in significance and beauty, is a portrait of a suffering soul, a simple priest who carries within his own body the sins of others, and in his heart an incomplete love for himself. As the events of the story unfold, we come to know this highly sensitive soul, so dedicated, so yearning to help others. Yet even as his worsening health is combined with a dark night of the soul, grace moves in him, and through him, for the salvation of others. This fine new translation offers us afresh a major Christian classic, which prevails as one of the great works of human literature.”
Fiction
“A gripping drama of ordinary human beings caught in a web of ethical confusions and moral complexities. It presents to us the razor's edge of conscience in an age dominated by relativism: What can people of good will do when faced with layers of evil in contemporary society, evils that present themselves as rational, legal, even ‘moral'? How do they save life and bring hope to the hopeless- to do no harm, according to the Hippocratic oath? This novel is a biopsy of the sickness of late Western society, and more importantly a sign that we are not abandoned in the midst of it, and that good can triumph against all odds.”
History & Biography
“This extraordinary book is an essential read for anyone desiring to understand where we have come from and where we presently are, what we were saved from and what we are in grave danger of losing.”
Christian Living
“This is not an idealized ‘back-to-the-land’ manual. Rather it is about simplifying our lives and rooting ourselves in the good soil of the world even as we reach upward to heaven—the ultimate Real.”
History & Biography
“So luminous is the life and thought of the Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset, it is impossible to exaggerate her significance for our times. This woman of brilliant mind and creativity, of radical honesty and courageous faith is a beacon for this generation. Father Nichols' insights into her novels and nonfiction, and her conversion to the Catholic faith are expressed with his own lucid, beautiful mastery.”
Fiction
“Imagine, if you will, a great myth of the classical age, but one written by a Christian. In this unique work of literature—by turns dazzling, witty, profoundly insightful—the author ponders the fate of ancient heroes in the Underworld. Though the name of Christ is not mentioned, the horrors of Hell are real enough, and Odysseus' quest for escape from eternal death is revealed as a purgatorial spiritual odyssey, which in the end shows him that he cannot save himself.”
History & Biography
“A harrowing, utterly candid account of a married Catholic couple struggling with the bondage of addiction, as well as a biopsy of a Church and a nation afflicted with moral confusion, fears, hatreds, and seemingly irresolvable conflicts. The author teaches us numerous ways to personally resist the devil and grow in love and peace. This phenomenal story should be read by every shepherd of souls—indeed by all those who seek to follow Jesus wholeheartedly.”
Fiction
“In this paradoxically gentle and powerful novel, Lucy Beckett explores the mysteries of providence at work in the lives of several characters - some of them victims of the atrocities of the Second World War, especially during the Soviet massacre of the Polish officer class at Katyn,Russia, and some of them survivors. It is the story about a boy who is spared, about his father from whom he is separated, and the old man whom the boy becomes. It is about faith and disbelief, grace and truth and the nature of love in a season of desolation. Throughout, the author writes with masterful skill, with unfaltering believability. On every page the reader will encounter a profound understanding of human nature. Beckett is one of the greatest Catholic novelists of our times.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of this profound, uniquely beautiful book.”
The Stag with Crystal Horns and Other Tales
Fiction
“These delightful stories are a great surprise, and will go a very long way toward restoring the true enchantment of faerie. They are so deftly crafted, so rich in whimsical humor, fresh imagination, and an underlying wisdom, that readers may well marvel.”
Fiction
“This great novel places us in the turbulent time of the English Reformation where we experience the common trauma of the day, and then, as in all excellent historical fiction, we ask ourselves, ‘Where does my choice lie?’ Seldom has this challenge been given so well. Beckett is a very gifted writer.”
Fiction
“This novel's deft blend of fantasy and chilling realities presents a warning about where pride and willfulness can lead, especially when combined, in the beginning, with the subtler seductions of the occult that lead step by step into spiritual and mental territory of utmost peril.”
Fiction
“As this intriguing story unfolds, readers will be asked to reconsider what we thought we knew and loved so well. Flashes of recognition will occur as famous figures appear, identified only by their first names. As the plot develops, a vast landscape of drama emerges, reaching across time, probing the reasons behind the rise and fall of civilizations, our own and also another that we have considered to be myth-or fiction. The author's whimsical sense is a fine one, though he does not show his hand too early on. His wisdom is fully evident throughout. This is a dark mystery tale, a gripping adventure, and in its own unique way a comedeia, plunging us into the war in the heavens and the wars for souls. Ingeniously inventive, it is startling, moving, horrifying at times, and ultimately consoling.”
Fiction
“Shows us that the sufferings of one life can be the source of the authenticity that gives life to another.”
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