Especially for Boys

  • Learning to Serve

    Father Charles J. Carmody

    Learning to Serve

    $11.95

    This 1961 classic contains all the valuable information that a young man needs in order to learn how to serve the traditional Latin Mass--yet it is so much more than just "nuts and bolts." After reading this book, boys will come away not only with an...

  • Child's Book of Warriors

    William Canton

    A Child's Book of Warriors

    $14.95 - $22.95

          Young people--boys and girls alike--will delight in these stories of warriors who in all ages have defended the right and fought for high ideals. William Canton was a journalist, poet and an author of children's books such as The...

  • The King of the Golden City: Special Edition for Boys

    Mother Mary Loyola

    The King of the Golden City: Special Edition for Boys

    $12.95

          The King of the Golden City is an allegorical tale which has stood the test of time because of the beauty of its symbolism and the richness of its spiritual advice.  Written for children yet beloved by all, the only complaint...

  • Soldier of Christ

    Mother Mary Loyola

    The Soldier of Christ

    $19.95

          Any book on the sacrament of Confirmation can explain what Confirmation is, but this is the only book that explains, in the most original and engaging manner, what Confirmation does.  It is both a dialogue and a travelogue,...

  • Young Man's Guide

    Rev. F.X. Lasance

    The Young Man's Guide

    $20.95

          Father Lasance's Catholic Girl's Guide, published in 1906, found immediate success among Catholic readers, and the natural demand for a companion volume gave rise to The Young Man's Guide in 1910. Both have a similar format and...

  • Child's Book of Saints

    William Canton

    A Child's Book of Saints

    $14.95

          Young people--boys and girls alike--will delight in these stories of the saints, many of which will be entirely new to them, as the author has brought out several stories of less-well-known early British saints.  An early...

  • Sight of Hell

    Rev. John Furniss

    The Sight of Hell

    $8.95

          We discovered the work of Father Furniss in some contemporary reviews of Mother Mary Loyola's books, in which she was favorably compared to him.  We recommend reading more about him in the Catholic Encyclopedia, but he was a...

  • Book of Saints & Heroes

    Leonora Blanche Lang

    The Book of Saints and Heroes

    $15.95

          Andrew Lang was an Oxford fellow and Scotsman who had a distinguished career as a poet, novelist and historian.  His wife Leonora was extremely well-educated herself, having translated a history of Russia from the French and...

  • Page Esquire & Knight

    Marion Florence Lansing

    Page, Esquire and Knight

    $12.95

          A recent perusal of a modern set of encyclopedias revealed a mere three-line entry for Roland, whose story formed the basis for one of the first great epics of medieval France, the Chanson de Roland. So much of western culture was...

  • Collection of Goops

    Gelett Burgess

    A Collection of Goops

    $14.95

          Experience for yourself the treasure that inspired generations of children's authors, including the young Dr. Seuss.  Gelett Burgess first published Goops and How to be Them in 1900, using reverse psychology to poke fun at...

  • Voyage of the Pax

    Dom Bede Camm, O.S.B.

    The Voyage of the PAX

    MSRP: $9.95
    $8.95

          In writing this allegory to help explain the religious life to the boy oblates in his charge, Dom Bede drew upon the struggles he experienced during his conversion, as well as an experience from his Oxford years, when shipwrecked...

  • Cave by the Beech Fork Cave back cover

    Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

    The Cave by the Beech Fork

    $14.95

    From the discovery of a secret cave to the winning of a David-and-Goliath shooting match, there is no lack of action in The Cave by the Beech Fork, as we follow Owen Howard and Martin Cooper through their exploits in early 19th century Kentucky. But...