Tales of the Saints

Enid Chadwick

My Book of the Church's Year

This gem of a book is best described in the words of Peter Kwasniewski, who has written the Foreword for our newly reprinted edition: “Quite simply, it’s the loveliest, most charming, and in many...

William Canton

A Child's Book of Warriors

Young people—boys and girls alike—will delight in these tales of warriors, saints and kings who fought the great battle between Right and Wrong. Drawn from history and legend, their adventures carry...

William Canton

A Child's Book of Saints

Enter the enchanted world of medieval Christendom, where saints and hermits, monks and pilgrims, miracles and legends bring to life an age when the presence of God and His Angels seemed wonderfully...

Marion Florence Lansing

Page, Esquire and Knight

A recent perusal of a modern encyclopedia revealed a mere three-line entry for Roland, the great hero of the Chanson de Roland, one of the earliest epic masterpieces of medieval French literature...

Leonora Blanche Lang

The Book of Saints and Heroes

From the creators of the beloved Blue Fairy Book, Red Fairy Book, and their ten colorful companions comes a collection of stories about the saints, told with all the charm, adventure, and wonder that...

Mother Mary Salome

Saints and Festivals: A Cycle of the Year for Young People

  Mother Mary Salome first wrote The Feasts of Mother Church in 1904, a volume of meditations upon many of the great feasts of the Liturgical Year. In 1913 she returned to the subject for a younger...

First Communion Days and True Stories for First Communicants

This collection of First Communion stories has delighted and inspired children since the original volumes first appeared in 1919 and 1920. Their enduring appeal is easy to understand: they are...

Mother Mary St. Peter

Mary the Queen

  Did you know that ancient Catholic tradition tells us that the Virgin Mary died and was laid in a tomb before her Assumption into Heaven? Or that she was raised in the Temple precincts, along with...

William Canton

The Story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Most people remember St. Elizabeth of Hungary for the beautiful legend of the roses. But behind that familiar image lies the extraordinary life of a young princess whose love for God and the poor...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Marks of the Bear Claws

      Paul Guibeau has spent the winter at the Mission of Saint Ignace and now is anxious to set out with Father Marquette and Sieur Joliet on their voyag

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Race for Copper Island

      The year is 1669.  In French colonial Quebec, Paul Guibeau has won fame for his bravery in fighting the Iroquois, and now he hopes to turn this success into a military career.  When he...

Saint Nicholas: Patron Saint of Children

Here is the tale of a saint so widely beloved that almost no one knows his true story…because they know him only as Santa Claus! But long before he became the familiar Christmas gift-bringer, St...