St. Raphael Books & Gifts: New Products - HISTORY

Weird Catholic Handbook by Michael J Lichens

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:28:34 +0000

Dive into the fascinating and overlooked aspects of the Catholic faith with Weird Catholic Handbook by Michael Lichens. This book takes you on a Chestertonian romp through the peculiar and intriguing elements of Catholic history, offering a re..

Price: $24.95

Against the Grain: Heroic Catholics Through the Centuries by Doug Grane

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:55:41 +0000

Praised as "masterful" and "excellent" by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, "Against The Grain" isn't just another collection of saints' lives-it's a radical call to heroic virtue in an age of moral compromise. Through twenty-one carefully chosen stories spanning twe..

Price: $24.95

The City of God by St Augustine

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:00:44 +0000

16 centuries ago, the greatest empire the world had ever seen, The Roman Empire, symbolically, with the sack of its capitol, the eternal city of Rome, died. It was the end of 1,000 years of civilization by the hands of barbarian hordes from Germani..

Price: $18.95

The Gallen Mafia by Julia Meloni

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:42:17 +0000

In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle plotted a revolution in stealth.

By 2015, their sec..

Price: $24.95

One Lord, One Faith, One Church by Jesse Romero

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:09:42 +0000

It's no secret that there is an abundance of so-called Christian sects populating a wide range of churches, with different worship services and teachings regarding the salvation of your soul. But how can one intelligently make sense of this if there is one God w..

Price: $19.95

Italy's Shrines and Wonders by Teresa Tomeo

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:45:03 +0000

Italy: a storied land of saints and the travel destination of dreams.

For those wishing to experience this remarkable country to the fullest, just knowing where to start can be overwhelming. Enter bestselling..

Price: $24.95

Cristus Vincit: Christ's Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age by Bishop Athanasius Schneider

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:41:08 +0000

In this absorbing interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a candid, incisive examination of controversies raging in the Church and the most pressing issues of our times, providing clarity and hope for beleaguered Catholics. He addresses such topics as wide..

Price: $22.95

Church Fathers and Teachers: From Leo the Great to Peter Lombard by Pope Benedict XVI

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:32:27 +0000

After meditating on the Apostles and then on the Fathers of the early Church, as seen in his earlier works Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church and Church Fathers, Pope Benedict XVI devoted his attention to the most influenti..

Price: $17.95

The Catholic Controversy by Francis Sales

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:53:10 +0000

Between 1594 and 1598, a preacher named Francois converted 72,000 Protestants to the Catholic Faith. These are his words.

One of the most remarkable and well-documented events in Catholic history began whe..

Price: $24.95

He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith by Walter J. Ciszek

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:27:15 +0000

Captured by the Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a "Vatican spy", American Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent some 23 agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia. He here recalls how it was only through an utter reli..

Price: $17.95