Student Reading

Rev. Frank J. Mueller

Christ's Twelve

    Over the years 1928-1931, Rev. Frank J. Mueller penned these essays on each of the twelve Apostles for The Sign, a monthly publication of the Passionists.  Collected under one cover in 1931 as Christ’s Twelve, these brief...

Highway to Heaven Series

The Magnificat Readers: First Reader

    The Magnificat Readers are a collection of excerpts from nearly a dozen vintage Catholic school readers, dating from the late 1800s to the early 1930s.  For the most part, the selections found within are those prescribed by the...

First Communion Days and True Stories for First Communicants

      This collection of First Communion day stories has remained popular among children ever since they were first published in the early 1920s.  They have stood the test of time for two simple reasons: they are wonderful stories,...

Msgr. William R. Kelly

Our Sacraments

    Instructions in Story Form for Use in the Primary Grades Follow Tom and Ann as they learn about the Sacraments from their Uncle John.  What is grace, and how do we get it?  And how do the Sacraments help us?  What are the...

Sister Mary Gertrude

Catholic Nursery Rhymes

    This Benziger Brothers classic from 1925 is a delightful collection of rhymes, each beginning with a successive letter of the alphabet, which tell the story of the Alpha and Omega from A to Z.  Full of color illustrations and designed...

Character Calendar

    This pocket-size volume contains a wealth of spiritual guidance through daily devotions to the saint or feast of the day.  Originally written in 1931 for upper grade school children by a pair of Notre Dame School Sisters, this book...

Highway to Heaven Series

The Magnificat Readers: Second Reader

    The Magnificat Readers are a collection of excerpts from nearly a dozen vintage Catholic school readers, dating from the late 1800s to the early 1930s.  For the most part, the selections found within are those prescribed by the...

Mother Mary Loyola

Jesus of Nazareth: The Story of His Life Simply Told

      In 1906, Mother Mary Loyola was asked to write the story of Our Lord for American missionaries.  Her writing style had so endeared her to children the world over that, despite the many excellent versions of this Greatest Story...

Mother Mary St. Peter

The Queen's Festivals

      An Explanation of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary Do you know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel?  Can you point to Lepanto on a map?  Have you ever heard about the miraculous August snow that signified where...

E. Vincent Wareing

An Alphabet of the Altar

      This is perhaps the most beautiful book we have come across in a long time, and it was a labor of love to reprint it for you.  Each lavishly illustrated page is mesmerizing in its detail but even more so for its love of the...

Mother Mary St. Peter

Mary the Queen

      Did you know that the Virgin Mary died and was buried before she was Assumed into Heaven? Or that she was raised in the Temple Precinct, along with other Jewish maidens--called Almas--until she reached marriageable age? Learn more...

Mother Mary Loyola

The King of the Golden City

      The book that began it all... Mother Mary Loyola had used the simple allegory of a little maid and the gracious King who deigned to visit her as a catechetical tool for many years...a brief sketch of this story appears in The...