Saint Augustine: The City of God
Saint Augustine: The City of God Saint Joan of Arc (1412–1431), “The Maid of Orléans“, was (like the Old Testament heroines, Deborah, Jael, and Judith) called by God to lead her nation against a menacing foe intending to usurp her vacant throne and diminish her ancient faith. Out of nowhere, a teenage girl of peasant stock was elevated as the rampart of Catholic France against “Reformation” minded England, which appeared to be on the verge of triumph in the latter part of the Hundred Years War. Led ever onward by the inspirational Maid of Orleans, the flower of French chivalry experienced victory after unexpected victory, which resulted in coronation at Reims Cathedral of the dauphin, Charles VII, as King of France. Inspired by Sts. Michael, Margaret and Catherine, Joan lit a holy fire in the hearts of Frenchmen leading to the expulsion of England and the safeguarding of the cultural patrimony of France, a pivotal moment in French and world history.
Saint Joan of Arc
Kolbe’s Greatest Books Volume 52
Saint Louis Marie de Montfort’s Love of Eternal Wisdom
Saint Louis Marie de Montfort’s Love of Eternal Wisdom
Kolbe’s Greatest Books Volume 68
Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) was pope for 27 years (1978-2005) during which time he guided the Church into the new millennium. Saint John Paul is best know as the “Pope of Mercy” and for his essential role in the downfall of communism and the inauguration of Catholic spiritual and social renewal known as the “New Evangelization“. The New Evangelization is also known as the “Hour of Mercy” and the “Era of Peace“, granted by Christ to honor His mother under whose banner His Church is being prepared for a world-wide Catholic renewal before His return as the “Just Judge”. His social trilogy is simply required reading for anyone interested in modern social renewal with the mind of Christ, and His bride, the Holy Catholic Church.Saint Pope John Paul II
Kolbe’s Greatest Books Volume 101
Saint Robert Bellarmine: Treatise on Civil Government
Kolbe’s Greatest Books Volume 60
Essential reading for clarification about absolute monarch and divine right, which as Bellarmine demonstrates, are not Catholic political ideas. Bellarmine provides an insightful understanding of limited monarchy and mixed government from the dual perspectives of faith and reason that are much needed for Christian politics and social renewal.
Saint Teresa of Avila: The Interior Castle
Saint Teresa of Avila: The Interior Castle
Kolbe’s Greatest Books Volume 59
The Interior Castle is a Classic in mystical theology and the sublime mysticism of Mt. Carmel.
Saint Teresa is a Doctor of the Church and master of the spiritual life. She is an outstanding guide for modern spirituality leading to the union of man with God known as divinization, Trintarian Humanism and among the Orthodox, as theosis.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on Kingship and Law Volume 47
Saint Thomas wrote about kings inspired by the King of Kings. Learn how he advances political philosophy beyond the already significant contributions made centuries earlier by Aristotle by combing faith and reason to provide integral insight into the age-old political quest to derive answers to questions such as: what is the best type of government, what is law, and how do they contribute to human happiness.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Two Treatise on Moral Virtues Volume 47
Enjoy the most renown Catholic cultural historian of the 20th century. An objective scholarly approach to world history. Essays include: Jewish History, Confucian Tradition, Crisis in Western Civilization, European Revolution, Study of Christian Culture, Christianity Soul of the West, The Challenge of Secularism, The Papacy and the Modern World, Christianity and the Bourgeois Mind and several others.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Enjoy the most renown Catholic cultural historian of the 20th century. An objective scholarly approach to world history. Essays include: Jewish History, Confucian Tradition, Crisis in Western Civilization, European Revolution, Study of Christian Culture, Christianity Soul of the West, The Challenge of Secularism, The Papacy and the Modern World, Christianity and the Bourgeois Mind and several others.