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G.K. Chesterton - St Francis of AssisiSt Francis brought new inspiration to the Christian life by being a mirror of Christ. His defiance of the secular standards of success enabled him to have a Christlike impact on the world. Chesterton's biography captures the spiritual greatness of St Francis - how he abandoned wealth to embrace the poverty of his Divine Master; how he projected an inner beauty and simplicity in place of a worldly grandeur; and how he lived a life of sacrificial service rather than a prideful pursuit of power. The biography first appeared in 1923 at a critical time in Chesterton's life. He wrote it a year after his Catholic conversion, and two years before his historical unfolding of The Everlasting Man. This interval enlivened him to the complementary elements of the Christian faith - the dynamic fusion of personal devotion and universal outreach. The radiant joy of St Francis made an early impression on Chesterton. He wrote a teenage poem on the Saint and adopted his name at Confirmation. Yet he was soon aware of the cultural significance of St Francis, and the biography prepared him for the larger story of the human and the divine in history. It remains an irresistibly appealing portrait of The Little Poor Man of Assisi. Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton society and co-founder of Campion College Australia

"All things work together unto good for those who love God", wrote St Paul (Rom 8:28). These inspired words of the apostle are, as it were, the leitmotiv of Father de Caussade's classic work, which contains the secret to true and lasting peace of heart. This book will radically change your life.

When a souls surrenders to Jesus, He gives Himself in turn. It is the law of friendship, and there is no friend like Jesus. Anyone who wishes to enter into that intimate friendship will find in this little book the simple steps required for making one's life a continual offering to the glory of God and the salvation of our neighbour.

Chesterton's biography of St Thomas Aquinas is the picture of a saintly genius - by a literary artist who himself had claims to intellectual splendour and heroic goodness. It has been praised by professional scholars who appreciate Chesterton's grasp of St Thomas' thought, as well as by ordinary readers who admire his flair for presenting the richness of this thought in such a compelling way. Yet it is not a conventional biography, abounding in facts and figures. It is, rather, a vehicle for illuminating St Thomas's life and his vast achievement in penetrating the truths of the Christian faith informed by reason. Our confused age is desperate for such transcendental wisdom. It calls out for high reason in the midst of irrationality and loss of faith, Christian realism in the face of utopian expectations, and Christian hope in response to prophecies of doom. Chesterton's biography remains unrivalled for its revelation of St Thomas's mind and heart. It bears out his insight that "each generation is converted by the saint who contradicts it most."Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton society and co-founder of Campion College Australia

In his Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius of Loyola famously encourages us to ask for the grace of an "intimate knowledge" of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This is exactly what God wants for us: Now this is eternal life: that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent (Jn 17:3). Throughout this little book, a saintly disciple of St Ignatius, Venerable Luis de Ponte, develops this salutary thought so that we too may come to an intimate knowledge of Christ Jesus, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col 2:3).

Life is short. At the very moment of our death, we are judged according to the way we lived. In this book, Dom Pius Mary Noonan shows that it is a divinely revealed truth that the limited time of this life is given to us in order to choose God and save our soul, and that when the hour of death has come, our fate is decided. There are no second chances after death, so we must be prepared now to meet our Maker. The best way to have a happy life is to be prepared at all times for a holy death.

St Benedict, the Father of Western Monks, teaches that there are Twelve Degrees or Steps of Humility. This little book explores each of these steps, prayerfully seeking out their meaning and proposing practical ways in which they can be reached and lived out in day to day life.