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Biography
M. Yves Chiron Father Lamy A mystical and missionary journey
The complete biography of a founder and mystic, father of the rag-pickers and hooligans, and great spiritual friend of Catholic intellectuals
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At the start of the 20th C the extraordinary life of the “second curé d'Ars" A complete biography A key author who is the specialist of spiritual biographies and the history of the Church.
His Bishop called him the "second curé d'Ars". 22,9 € What is remarkable about his humble life (1853-1931) is the January 2021 extraordinary fruits of so modest a man : as a poor parish priest, Format : 152 x 235 mm he lived with the intimate spiritual presence of the Virgin Mary. As 424 pages an educator in the slums around the north of Paris his voice was ISBN : 979-1-03360-572-0 listened to by the circle of great intellectuals around Jacques and Raissa Maritain. Without any funds he launched a pilgrimage and laid the founding stones of the Servants of Jesus and Mary The author Congregation. Yves Chiron is the Specialist of Papal History, the author of key works on Marian This comprehensive biography of an extraordinary life also sheds apparitions, béatifications, canonisations light on the period in between the 2 World Wars proving decisive and miracles and has been translated into for Catholic renewal. many languages including German, Italian, English, Spanish, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese. Education - parenting
Stéphane Blocquaux The Digital Feeder The educational challenge in today’s age of hyper-connected children
Practical support for parents to handle screen invasion at home : how to bring up hyper-connected children in a virtual world ?
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- Stéphane Blocquaux, is a Doctor in Sciences of Information and Communication at the Catholic University of Angers - It is outstanding in providing key solutions and positive advice. - A book that goes straight to the point in terms of stating symptoms and providing damage-limiting solutions ! - An active field author and conference-giver meeting parents educators and professionals - A generalized phenomenon, children spending hours everyas day on their screens. 17,9 € January 2021 Format : 133 x 203 mm "It's too late, they're already bottle-fed by screens..." 200 pages ISBN : 979-1-03361-053-3 How many parents get discouraged to see their children's addiction to screens get bigger by the day, and dither helplessly between acceptingand banning ?.
The author Armed with strong theoretical competence and over 15 years of field Stéphane Blocquaux is a Doctor in experience, our author stands at the crossroads of education and Sciences of Information and communication. He offers practical solutions to face the Communication, lecturer at the Catholic consequences weighing on our over-connected children and the new University of Angers, expert and adviser generations such as : at the Ministry of Health, at the Senate -loss of bearings as regards to identity, for the "Fondation pour l'Enfance" and -deterioration of any link to the present, tangible and real world, for judiciary protection for youth, He is a -the blurring of private and public spaces, researcher and a lecturer in many -the spreading of violence, etc...... different schools. He has been meeting parents and kids through school This is a concrete, sleeves-rolled-up book. interventions for over fifteen years. From primary to high schools, he alerts, provides key advice and hands over the proper tools to educators facing non-stop invasions of the virtual industry in the minds of children, causing irremediable changes of habits and damage. Bible
M. Luc de Goustine He who only had one talent The light of numbers in the New Testament
Rediscover the spirituality of the Bible, through the most original of paths, the symbolism of numbers
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- numbers and their symbolism, a traditional yet somehow forgotten way of entering into the spirituality of the Gospel: - many texts of the Gospel speak of numbers, and are generally very well known to the public ... - seen from the very educational angle of these symbols and their links, the Gospel takes on new spiritual colors - a resolutely general public text that never falls into a scholarly discourse
18,9 € January 2021 Numbers are omnipresent in the texts of the Bibles : the multiplication Format : 140 x 216 mm of the loaves, the parabol of the talents, the eleventh hour labourers 232 pages or the five foolish virgins. But what if we were to question whether ISBN : 979-1-03361-043-4 numbers served a greater role than just that of mere decor? What if they were to reveal the astonishing coherence of God's plan for humanity merging together within a marvellously constructed piece ? The author Staying well within a purely spiritual path the author reveals a new dimension to the texts of the Bible allowing us to fully savour them in Writer, translator, journalist, and actor, a freshly new light. Luc de Goustine has much professional experience in the fields of education, publishing, and culture. Author of numerous books on history, spirituality and culture his boundless curiosity drives him to always take a deep and spiritual look at the themes he covers. Spirituality
Père Pierre Descouvemont M. Jean-Luc Moens (Préface) Come unto me, all ye who are burdened
Christs calls for us to take respite in Him, to confide in Him our grief and pain.
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- A key author in Christian circles, author of over 20 books on spirituality - On how to abandon ourselves to God, how to confide in Him, know how to commit to Him all our sufferings. - A small spiritual treatise on how to surmount even the most challenging of life's difficulties
17,9 € With preface by Jean-Luc Moens, moderator of CHARIS, the new January 2021 international service for Charismatic Renewal. moderator of Format : 133 x 203 mm CHARIS, the new international service for Charismatic Renewal. 264 pages https://www.charis.international/fr/ ISBN : 979-1-03361-042-7
When life runs smoothly we don't need God. ...then all of a The author sudden, when difficulties start building up, we are at a loss... yet Christ A former high school teacher, youth has always told us He is there to carry the burden of our suffering. In chaplain, and national advisor for the this small treatise, Father Descouvement, author of many spiritual Equipes Notre-Dame movement, Father works, provides guidance - illuminated by the Bible - on how to Descouvemont now hosts retreats and surmount hardship. We must show humility in order to turn to and radio broadcasts. He is the author of lean on God, as it is in our weakness that He will pour on us His torrent twenty books explaining the Catholic of consolation. faith, This is a small treatise on Hope. Spirituality
M. Stan Rougier The Breath of the Beatitudes Drawing Strength from God's Joy
The spiritual testament of Father Stan Rougier
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- a much loved key author in spirituality
The first and the last word of the Gospels is an announcement of Joy. The first and the last word of existence is also an announcement of Joy. "We have no other duty than Joy". This statement by Paul Claudel is that of a convert whose character would have been very dark without his encounter with God.
" After ninety years on our tiny earth, and having spent most of my 18,9 € time listening to the joys and anxieties of my fellow human beings, January 2021 I am more and more convinced that the end of everything will be a Format : 133 x 203 mm joy that goes beyond any of our most insane dreams. God is joy 348 pages because God is love". ISBN : 979-1-03360-965-0
The author Father Stan Rougier, was born in 1930, French Catholic priest and writer, he has authored over fifty books, and has contributed to almost all major Christian media outlets.
Father Stan Rougier speaks English and Spanish. Religion and society
Mgr Patrick Chauvet God’s silence, man’s silence. Pandemics, war, catastrophe.....But where is God ?
How to explain God’s silence in a mad, bad world.
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The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral ponders evil having experienced the drama of the inferno and now the Covid pandemic.
A reflexion on a never-ending question all believers are grappling with.
Is it because we are unable to instill silence into our own hearts that we are unable to hear God ? 12,9 € January 2021 How should we react when we are overwhelmed by life’s Format : 133 x 203 mm difficulties? 136 pages Mgr Chauvet explains very simply how we can adopt a fair and ISBN : 979-1-03361-044-1 spiritual attitude to transform our distress. Without ever quashing the legitimity of our suffering he goes beyond rational reasoning to.trace a path for each of us to find inner peace without being The author overwhelmed by the outrage generated by the badness of the world in which we live.
Mgr Patrick Chauvet is the arch priest and rector of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Pope Francis has also appointed him consultant for the Congregation of the Divine Cult.
He has authored over thirty works, offering material for meditation for the wide public. Health - self development
M. Patrick Theillier A new kind of medicine is possible My guide to health respecting the Creation, life and my person
A complete vision of medicine which considers man in all his dimensions
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Hot topic in Catholic circles for the good use of traditional and alternative In this year of Laudato Si for a Christian vision of ecology Dr Patrick Theillier's competence as a practising Doctor and knowledge of natural medicine Proposing keys to discern the different medicinal approaches 19,9 € whilst respecting man in his entirety. February 2021 medicine Format : 140 x 216 mm Best selling author with a faithful audience. 320 pages ISBN : 979-1-03361-047-2
In this year of Laudato Si willed for by the Pope, it is timely to reflect on the impact of medicine not only in terms of sustainability for the The author planet, but also taking into account the dignity of this creature called Already receptive to ecology in the 1970s, Man. Patrick Theillier was a homeopathic doctor In response to this question Doctor Patrick Theillier puts his many and acupuncturist for 25 years, then, for years of field experience and research to carry out a concrete and 12 years, Doctor in charge of the Lourdes comparative investigation into the varying medical approaches and Medical Office to authenticate miraculous their uses. So for traditional as well as alternative medicine, he cures. measures the results and gives us the tools which are necessary to He is the author of bestselling books such respect man in his entirety. as NDE translated into many languages. Education / Pedagogy
M. François-Xavier Clément The Path of Integral Education Children at Home and at School: Happy, Free, Responsible
The reference work on integral education, tomorrow’s education.
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- Integral education is based on an overall vision of the child without reducing him to a "brain with a schoolbag", a box of knowledge, but which aims to contribute to the development of the whole person and takes into account the whole human being. - An author with extensive experience in the school world; - Thanks to his 25 years of experience in the field, his approach is also accessible to any parent who is committed to educating their 19 € child; February 2021 - a modern vision of education imbued with humanism and based Format : 140 x 216 mm on Christian anthropology 360 pages - There is very little existing literature on the subject and no work ISBN : 979-1-03361-049-6 synthesising theoretical principles and practical applications.
IIntegral education is based on the overall vision of the child The author beyond that of a simple « bag of knowledge », aiming to contribute to the child's development as a whole. Based on Christian Father of four, trained in philosophy, humanism, it is a very modern vision of education at a time when teacher then head of Secondary Schools benchmarks are fading and educational structures are struggling. Director of Catholic eductation in the Loire til 2015 and most recently head of The knowledgeable author develops an approach accessible for school coordinating the Saint Jean de any parent who is keen to educate their child. This is the first time a Passy school group in Paris. work synthesizes theoretical principles and practical applications on this subject.
Thanks to his field experience, the author develops an approach accessible for any parent who is keen to educate their child. This is the first time a work synthesizes theoretic principles and practical applications on this subject. Petite Vie Collection
M. Christophe Henning The Life of John Paul I
The life of the 33 day “Pope who smiled”
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A popular and endearing figure whose life remains largely unknown The last Italian Pope and who gave a human dimension to the Papacy A Pope who is on the road to Beatification First Biography in France
Born into a modest Italian family, John Paul I was not considered the favourite candidate when he was elected in 1978 to succeed Paul VI. His election was the result of a compromise and his simple and approachable style breaking with Vatican traditions quickly became apparent. His sudden death after 33 days of papacy 9,9 € continues to fire the imagination of story tellers around the world February 2021 to this very day. Format : 110 x 178 mm 140 pages ISBN : 979-1-03361-039-7
The author Christophe Henning is a journalist at LA CROIX and is author of many biographies of the great religious figures. Spirituality
Père Joël Pralong What makes us so scared of death? How to face death and find inner peace
How to confront our inner fears when facing death.
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Best selling author A practical approach to address a topical subject : our fear of death. Concrete leads to help us understand and face our distress
Is not the worst epidemic our fear of death? Death is inevitable but our fear of death makes us run away from life. When we have faith even the most global of dangers should never terrify us... 13 € February 2021 Yet it is not so straightforward. Format : 125 x 185 mm 152 pages At the crossroads of the spiritual and psychological, Father Pratlong ISBN : 979-1-03361-050-2 describes the mecanisms we undergo and points out the ressources with which we can embark on a path to freedom and inner healing : since we harbour powers of life far surpassing those of death.
The author Father Pratlong writes with focus and clarity for a wide public on a Joel Pratlong is a prest and superior in the universal and highly current subject. Swiss diocese of Sion. He is the best selling author of many works using the illuminating combination of spirituality and psychology. Christianity
Père Pierre Vignon The authentic Marthe Robin True or fake mysticism? A response to the controversy.
In response to the recent controversy, this is another portrait of Marthe Robin
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- the author knew Marthe Robin well, is a friend of the family, and has sound knowledge of Marthe Robin and her life - following the major controversy caused by the publication of Conrad de Meester's book on Marthe Robin as a false mystic.
Called a fraudster, accused of lying and incriminated of plagiarism and concealment, the attack was violent with only the prosecuation under trial ! As. the venerable Martha does not need to be 11,9 € defended from where she is, in the Light. However, many were March 2021 scandalised and hurt, first of all those who knew her closely Format : 133 x 203 mm without recognising her in a truncated portrait. 276 pages ISBN : 979-1-03361-087-8 Relying on extensive documentation gathered over the past 40 years and on his training in mystical theology, and with the help of many unpublished first-hand accounts, Pierre Vignon takes up The author the pen to examine and discuss the brutal allegations. If Father Pierre Vignon has been priest of mystery still exists around her life, he shows us that there are no the diocese of Valence in the Drôme for 40 shadows left for us to ever doubt the authenticity of Martha as a years, and he knew Marthe Robin and Catholic mystic. Father Georges Finet, founders of the Foyers de Charité.
Before his degree in canon law, which earned him a position as judge at the Ecclesiastical Court of Lyon, he specialised in spiritual and mystical theology at the Gregorian University in Rome. Society
Père Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu Getting eaten up live ! A VERY practical and spiritual guide to free yourself from screens.
A very practical and spiritual book to get rid of digital invasion.
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- the author is in charge of "Padre Blog", one of the most well-known and read blogs of young priests in France; its members frequently intervene in the media -a PRACTICAL book when most books on the subject are either treatises on the findings or intellectual reflections... - important spiritual dimension
It's easy for us all to see how screens are invading our lives.
12,9 € Yet we all continue to use them ! We just don't know how to limit March 2021 their all-invasive attack ! Format : 133 x 203 mm 150 pages So it's high time we took real measures to regain our freedom and ISBN : 979-1-03361-084-7 control our time, as talking and thinking about it is no longer enough, we must act !
This very practical and very spiritual book will help us regain a The author freedom we are all aspiring to ... whilst there is still time ! Jean-Baptiste Bienvenu is a priest of the diocese of Versailles, head of "Padre Blog"and professor of moral theology at the seminary of his diocese. Christianity
M. l'abbé Pierre-Hervé Grosjean To be ready Spiritual landmarks
Father Grosjean's new book, a call to seize every moment of our life with Christ
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- best-selling author: 43,000 sales in France for "Aimer en vérité" (EAN 9782360402557) and translated into several languages, between 10,000 and 15,000 winds for his other books - very active on social networks (padreblog), twitter (45,000 subscribers)
To be ready is firstly to be ready to die. In 30, 50, 80 years or today!
Violent or natural death, it doesn't matter. The main thing is to be ready. 16 € March 2021 How then should we live this day as if it were to be our last? Format : 140 x 216 mm 200 pages By tackling all the stages and the great struggles of life, Father ISBN : 979-1-03361-086-1 Grosjean gives young people and their elders alike, the landmarks to make the right choices and strengthen themselves.
With pragmatism and conviction, he leads his readers onto the The author road to true Joy. Pierre-Hervé Grosjean is a priest of the diocese of Versailles. He is also Secretary General of the Ethics & Policy Commission of his diocese. Very active on social networks, often intervening in the media, he animates the PadreBlog with 6 other colleagues. He founded the summer universities "Acteurs d'Avenir" (Actors of the Future) for students, to make them the Christian decision-makers of tomorrow. Book of prayers
Père Pierre Amar Prayers for every moment The prayer book you can't do without
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- no prayer book exists for concrete life situations ! - over a 100 prayers composed with spirit and sometimes humour because our prayers can be said in any circumstances - an indispensable companion to be taken anywhere and everywhere !
With my bank manager, my priest, my doctor, my exasperating mother-in-law, the queue jumpers, when my child sulks, when I start ignoring my commitments, enying my neighbour, when facing flagrant injustice, when I can't sleep... in the thousand and one situations of daily life, where we need divine inspiration, a push from heaven, a very special grace to do well and love justly...
9,9 € It is for all these situations and many others that Father Amar has March 2021 composed for us all a short and salutary set of prayers. Format : 125 x 185 mm 120 pages A book to be consulted time and time again! ISBN : 979-1-03361-085-4
The author Father Pierre Amar, a priest from the diocese of Versailles, is one of the founders of the Padreblog site, which offers the frank, direct and reactive word of priests on current events. Author of shows for families, he is part of this new generation of priests committed to a digital apostolate. Spirituality
Jean Trolley (Illustrations), Camille W. de Prévaux (Scénario) The ILLUSTRATED wisdom of the fathers of the desert Maxims and other spiritual gems
The wisdom of the fathers of the desert in an illustrated format
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- the age-old wisdom of the fathers of the desert in illustrated form - these texts have nourished the spiritual life of Christians for centuries. - for the first time put into images in order to make them more accessible to as many people as possible with a humorous tone that embraces the piquant spirit of these words of fathers gifted at 15 € putting their finger on the turpitudes of the human soul March 2021 Format : 130 x 180 mm The Apophtegmus of the Desert Fathers is a collection of anecdotes 150 pages and words, attributed to the hermits and monks who populated ISBN : 979-1-03361-045-8 the Egyptian deserts in the 5th century.
These stories illustrating the spiritual life of these monks constitute The author a great classic of Christian literature. They have nourished the Jean Trolley, cartoonist, is the author of a spiritual life of entire generations for centuries. For the first time, dozen albums published by Martinière, these tales, rich in wisdom, are presented in pictures to make them Bamboo, Lombard, Triomphe ... more accessible to everyone. The humour of these plates matches the pungent spirit of these words of the fathers who put their Franco-Polish Camille de Prévaux, is an finger on the turpitudes of the human soul. A magnificent author, scriptwriter and graduate in Art spirituality that everyone can thus discover. Sciences. She has taught at the Ecole Supérieure de Création Multimédia de With a file fee for the illustrations. Paris.
Transmitting Faith
Alex Deschênes You are a Gift Body Theology for the young
God, sexuality and love... for the youth and at the school of John Paul II
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- A young author addressing the young - A lecturer in France and Canada - The enlightening teachings of John Paul II adapted to the young - Who am I? What is the point of life? What can I do to be happy? What is love, exactly? How can I be happy in love?
Love, there's a lot better to talk about it than the Sex-Education series! This book talks about the person, his desires, his dreams, his questions... in relation to life, sexuality and love. 16,9 € Yes, desires! We can talk about them! Love is something we don't March 2021 talk about often enough ! The truth about desire is that it's a good Format : 140 x 216 mm thing! Maybe not all desires, some desires are sometimes selfish, 244 pages or blind. But the fact that one is a being of desire is a positive, ISBN : 979-1-03360-960-5 excellent thing! God has made us like this, beings of desire. God has put impulse in every life ! Even atoms have impulse, movement, a force of attraction and perpetuation. God has put desire in us ! The author Alex Deschênes is the founder and And this desire is a GIFT! director of Ignis, an organization meant to guide the youth, couples and families according to the Theology of the Body conceptualized by John Paul II. As a representative of the Theology of the Body Institute in Québec, he has given over a hundred talks and seminars in Canada, France and the U.S.