Autobiography / Biography

For ten-year-old Pauline and her sisters, every day was an adventure. Growing up in a small town in Colorado during the 1950s brought many joys and sufferings for the Montoya family. Through it all, this loving family grew with enduring stability in an era of rapid change.

Mother Giovanna Maria Bracaval of the Eucharistic Jesus (1861-1935)
First Superior General of the Angelic Sisters of St. Paul

She Shall Crush Thy Head contains selected writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe, compiled and translated by Hilda Elfleda Brown. In addition to his memoirs, letters, and articles, most of the selections are his apologetical articles in dialogue format. St. Maximilian Kolbe writes on the many issues confronting our modern day. 

What is God’s path for me? Am I called to be single? Singles struggling on their path toward God will find much hope and direction in this book. Whether God calls you to the religious life, marriage, or to remain single, author Mike Szczesny points out that you are never alone. 

Known as Teresita to her friends and family, nineteen-year-old Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada asks for her father's permission to enter Carmel of the Incarnation. He refuses. In a passionate and decisive moment, Teresa leaves home in the middle of the night without her father’s knowledge. In this one-act play, Teresa reflects on her life's experiences that led her to this imminent decision.

God has a sense of humor…
John Martin and his bride conceived and raised eleven children: four lovely daughters and seven wild hyperactive boys. Conceiving them was fun. But raising them—Sheesh! When people told him he was nuts for having so many kids, he pointed out that he didn’t go nuts until after he had them. So why did he have so many children?