Mike Aquilina

The First Act of Creation

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“The idea seems so obvious and apt. Why has no one thought of it before? Why have we waited till now to give Advent the kind of ‘Stations’ we use to mark our Lent? This book is a genuine breakthrough in devotional prayer — a long-awaited antidote to the annual shopping season. We should have been praying these prayers for centuries now.”

The Music of Christendom

Arts & Literature

“The Music of Christendom is the best short introduction to western music you'll find.”

The Pope and the Holocaust

History & Biography

“The Vatican Secret Archives are open and have confirmed what both Jews and Catholics knew before the 1960s: Pius XII was a hero—not a villain, as propagandists portrayed him. The evidence in this book is his long-awaited vindication, a clear response to a half-century of calumny.”

The Power of Love

Christian Living

“Again and again, Sheen returns to a single insight: that the miseries of modern life— loneliness, restlessness, the cult of self—are not accidental. They are the result of a love turned inward, a love that has forgotten its source and its end. And the cure is conversion: the turning of the heart outward again, toward the God who is Love and toward the neighbor who bears His image.”

The Scandal of the Scandals

History & Biography

“Christianity plays a starring role in countless urban legends, many of these involving misinformation about historical events. Manfred Lütz gives brief accounts, backed up by evidence, of the most commonly misunderstood events and trends in Christian history.”

The Singing-Masters

History & Biography

“A beautiful book! On every page, the ancient Fathers rise to life through the ministrations of a theologian who loves them. Father Aidan Nichols wants us to share that love, and his book makes it inevitable that we do. I will read these pages again and again.”

The Song of the Lamb

Preaching & Worship

“It’s extremely rare that a book about music lives up to the sublimity of music itself. This book does, because it so obviously flows from the rich contemplative lives of its authors. This is the best book I’ve read about sacred music.”

Through the Heart of St. Joseph

Christian Living

“Fr. Boniface speaks of St. Joseph in a way that is perfectly contemporary―and yet always grounded in tradition, engaging the reflection of many saints. I know of no other book that so thoroughly plumbs the spiritual depths of St. Joseph's life. Through the Heart has become my favorite book about the holy patriarch.”

Ways of Confucius and of Christ

History & Biography

“In Lu's Ways, I encountered a world and a cast of mind entirely new to me. I believe that its message is providentially calibrated for our moment—a light from the past for our future work in the apostolate.”

Wisdom from the Psalms

“At the turn of the millennium I read a book by Peter Kreeft called Prayer for Beginners, and it was exactly what I needed. How wonderful that, decades later, my master is back to take me to another level.”

Witness of the Saints

Theology

“We never pray alone. When we pray, we are in heaven with the Fathers and the saints. They are our contemporaries and our close companions. This book opens our eyes, hour after hour, to that splendid reality. Working with the saints, Milton Walsh can change the way you experience the Church's prayer.”