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Vision Books Series

This series of titles on various Saints are published by Ignatius Press. Great for homeschoolers & all home Catechitists. New titles are being adding to this series every few months. These easy reading biographies are great for ages 9 - 15 and a nice primer for adults wanting to learn the story of these great saints.
 
IP_FDBP.gif Father Damien and the Bells
$9.95
This 25th volume in the acclaimed Vision Book series is the story of Father Damien, who in 1872 went to the island of Molokai, where lepers had been exiled to live in miserable surroundings. Damien earned the trust of the lepers, and his appeals for help resonated throughtout the world. Read the entire amzing story of Father Damien. Ignatius Press Fall 2004 Softcover, 180 pages.
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IP_0898708222.gif St. Joan
$9.95

The Girl Soldier

by Louis de Wohl. This volume in the Vision Books series of saints for youth combines a world famous Catholic novelist, Louis de Wohl, with one of the most thrilling and dramatic saint's lives in history, St. Joan of Arc. De Wohl uses his famed narrative skill to tell young people about the brave teenage French girl who had visions and led armies in battle, but also about how her entire life testifies to the amazing power of God's grace. It's all here: how Joan, a humble maiden in an insignificant town, was told by St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret to lead the French in battle against the English; how she finally succeeded in convincing the French of the truth of her mission; how she met with fantastic success but was betrayed, captured, and imprisoned; and finally, how she suffered through a politically motivated trial for heresy and was burned at the stake.

Best of all, de Wohl is not interested solely in the external details of Joan's life, but in Joan's all-encompassing love for God, which informed all her courageous actions from beginning to end. You'll not only thrill to Joan's heroism; your heart will delight in her example of loving surrender to God's will. Every detail of her life will ring out to you as a joyful witness to the grace of God. Illustrated.
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ip5991.jpg Mother Cabrini, Missionary to the World
$9.95
"by Frances Parkinson Keyes. In 1946, Francesca Cabrini was canonized as the first saint of the United States. This Vision book for 9 - 15 year olds tells the exciting story of this missionary from Italy who came to America to spread the Faith. She founded a new order nuns, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, to teach the Faith and work with the poor in our country. She was a tireless missionary who crossed the ocean 37 times to expand her order across the world to France, England, Spain; in Central and South America; in the United States from coast to coast including New York, New Orleans, Denver, Seattle (where she took the oath of U.S. citizenship) and Chicago, where she died in 1917, a saint of our time. Illustrated. Sewn Softcover, 165 pages"
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IP_0898704693.gif St. Pius X, The Farm Boy Who Became Pope
$9.95
"by Walter Diethelm, OSB. This book tells the charming story of Giuseppe Sarto, ``the farm boy who became Pope''. Young readers will be inspired by the life of this holy man--from his youthful days of hard work and prayer to receive the education he nee"
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IP_0898707668.gif Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity
$9.95
"By Alma Powers-Water. In 1975, Mother Elizabeth Seton was canonized as America's first native-born Roman Catholic saint. This Vision Book tells the inspiring true story of the life of Elizabeth Bayley Seton from her childhood in a distinguished New York family to her becoming a sister and foundress of an order of nuns. In time her order of sisters flourished, and they established more schools, orphanages and hospitals across the United States. At her early death (46 years old) Mother Seton's congregation numbered twenty-one communities throughout the country. 168 pages, Soft cover, Ignatius Press"
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ip5983.jpg Saint Anthony and the Christ Child
$9.95
"Helen Walker Homan author’s this story of the life of the greatly beloved St. Anthony of Padua. Homan covers many of the important and exciting events in Friar Anthony's life including a voyage to the Mohammedan land of Morocco, a shipwreck, and the meeting in Assisi with St. Francis and all of the Friars Minor. From his days as a youth to the dramatic accounts of his powerful preaching and working miracles as a follower of St. Francis, Homan presents a fascinating account of St. Anthony that youth, and all ages, will find enthralling. Illustrated. Sewn Softcover, 174 pages."
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ip765X.gif Saint Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal
$9.95
Written by Alma Power-Waters. For more than a hundred and fifty years the Miraculous Medal has been known and worn by Catholics throughout the world. It has been used and promoted by great saints and Popes as a most powerful sacramental. Less well known i
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stdominicrosary.gif St. Dominic and the Rosary
$9.95
"Catherine Beebe presents a dramatic account of the incredible life of St. Dominic in this tenth title in the popular Vision Books series of saints for youth 9 - 15 years old. As a young priest, Dominic sat all night at a wooden table in a village tavern."
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St. Elizabeths Three Crowns
$9.95
"by Blanche Jennings Thompson. This story is aobut Saint Elizabeth of Hungary who spent her life differently than most saints. Instead of living in poverty like St. Francis of Assisi, she lived most of her life in a castle surrounded by incredible wealth."
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stfrancis7seas.gif St. Francis of the Seven Seas
$9.95
"by Albert J. Nevins, M.M. This story is about the inspiring life of the great missionary to the Far East, St. Francis Xavier. After his wartorn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was int"
 
ip7226.gif St. Ignatius & the Company of Jesus
$9.95
"by August Derleth. This Vision book tells the exciting, dramatic story of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the order he founded, the Society of Jesus. As a young man, Ignatius had dreams of an adventurous life as a soldier. His dreams, however, did not come true the way he had hoped. Seriously wounded in battle, the soldier Ignatius had a profound conversion to Christ during his period of healing and recovery. He abandoned a promising career in the military and dedicated the rest of his life to the service of Christ and the Church. This book tells of his starting one of the most influential orders in the church, and gives a graphic account of his adventures, his many encounters with popes, kings and emperors, and the great work the Jesuits did in spreading the Gospel. Illustrated, Sewn Softcover, 168 pages."
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ip3557.gif St. Isaac and the Indians
$9.95
"by Milton Lomask. Over three hundred years ago, many Frenchmen came to the unknown forests along the St. Lawrence River. Most of them came in search of furs and wealth. But there were some--a handful of Jesuit missionaries--who came not to get, but to g"
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ip4162.gif St. John Bosco
$9.95
by Catherine Beebe.

A Vision book containing the enthralling story of the great modern apostle of youth, Saint John Bosco, and his best-loved pupil who became a saint, Dominic Savio. Blessed with tremendous natural and supernatural gifts, including a wonderful sense of humor, Saint John Bosco overcame overwhelming obstacles to help deprived children find a better life.

Juggler, magician, acrobat, tailor, teacher and writer--John Bosco became all of these in his efforts to lead boys and girls to God. A prayer was the price of admission to his shows; a friendly contest to match skill or strength was his answer to the hoodlums who laughed at him. As a priest he was known as Don Bosco and built churches and schools.

Don Bosco's schools were cheerful places where the school spirit ran high. This story of Saint John Bosco and his pupil, Saint Dominic Savio, will appeal to the young readers of today. Illustrated. Cover art by Chris Pelicano

Sewn Softcover. Length: 157 pages
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ip4316.gif St. Philip of the Joyous Heart
$9.95
"by Francis X. Connolly. Tells the story of one of God's most lovable and loving saints, St. Philip Neri. Despite his wisdom and learning, he was a simple, radiant, childlike soul who never ceased, even in his honored old age, to make jokes, to play"
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ip5207.gif St. Therese and the Roses
$9.95
"by Helen Walker Homan. This is a beautiful story about the most popular saint of modern times, St. Therese of Lisieux, the ""Little Flower."" Growing up in Lisieux, France was occasionally painful but usually delightful for Therese and her four sisters"
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IP_0898706645.gif Father Marquette and the Great Rivers
$9.95
"by August Derleth. This tells the thrilling story of one of America's greatest missionaries who came down from Canada with explorer Louis Joliet to explore the mighty Mississippi River, the ""great river"" bordered by Indian tribes who killed white men on sight. Of the few who had dared explore this immense waterway, none had lived to return and report where it emptied. If he could travel to the mouth of the ""great river"", Fr. Marquette hoped to obtain new lands for France and new souls for Jesus Christ. He braved the dangers of tomahawks and tortures to bring the Word of God to the Indians of the New World. Rapids, floods, Indian superstitions, tribal warfare - these are only a few of the obstacles Father Marquette and Louis Joliet encountered in trying to meet their challenge. Illustrated. 139 pages soft cover . "
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IP_0898707676.gif St. Benedict: Hero of the Hills
$9.95
"Mary Fabyan Windeatt presents the powerful story of the famous life and miracles of St. Benedict for the Vision Book series of saints for youth. Known as the Father of Western Monasticism, St. Benedict played a major role in the Christinization and civi"
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ip7609.gif Bernadette, Our Ladys Little Servant
$9.95
"by Hertha Pauli. This is the story of the girl to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared as ""a little young lady"" and revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception. Bernadette Soubirous lived with her family in the abandoned jail of the little French village of Lourdes, never dreaming that the very name of Lourdes would one day bring inspiration and hope to millions. Bernadette studied her Catechism, took care of her brothers and sisters, and gathered firewood – and no one knew she was a Saint. But one day, as she was gathering wood, Our lady appeared. Within a few weeks, thousands were kneeling in the field to pray to the Lady who could be seen and heard only by Bernadette. This was the beginning of one of the greatest Marian Shrines of modern times and of the miracles with which Our Lady blessed her children. Illustrated, Sewn Softcover, published Fall 99, 192 pages."
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ip3808.gif Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk Maid
$9.95
by Evelyn M. Brown. This is the inspiring story of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, a holy young Indian woman who was converted to Christianity by the French missionaries led by Saint Isaac Joques during the 1600s.
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ip3875.gif Edmund Campion, Hero of Gods Underground
$9.95
"by Harold Gardiner, S.J. From the famous Vision Books series of lives of saints for young people, this is the inspiring dramatic account of the colorful and courageous life and death of the martyr, St. Edmund Campion, ``hero of God's underground'' duri"
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ip5177.gif Francis and Clare, Saints of Assisi
$9.95
"Author Helen Homan has captured all the excitement and beauty of the lives of these saints from their childhood growing up together in Assisi to their profound conversion and lifelong influence--indeed centuries-long influence--on the whole world through their radical living of the Gospel and founding of two great religious orders, the Franciscans and the Poor Clares. Combining the stories of Francis and Clare in one volume makes for a book that will be of great interest to both boys and girls of a wide age span. Illustrated. Sewn Softcover, 187 pages."
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IP_0898708893.gif St. Katharine Drexel
$9.95
Friend of the Oppressed by Ellen Tarry

This Vision book for youth tells the beautiful story of American's recently canonized saint and servant of the oppressed, St. Katharine Drexel. Born in 1858 to Francis and Emma Drexel, Katharine grew up in a happy, devout, and wealthy Catholic family in Philadelphia. Her parents were greatly loved and admired by many for their kindness and generosity to the poor and needy.

After the death of her parents the young Katharine decided to use all the fortune she had inherited to help the less fortunate in America, especially the Indians and African Americans. Acting upon the words she had heard come from a statue of Our Lady, "Freely you have received, freely give", and from the direct advice given her by Pope Leo XIII to become a missionary, Katharine Drexel became a religious sister and founded the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891. Mother Katharine and her sisters worked tirelessly to serve the material and spiritual needs of the downtrodden through numerous schools and institutions she established around the country. She died in 1955, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Illustrated. Softcover. 170 pages. Ignatius Press Fall 2002
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IP_0898709326.gif St. Thomas More
$9.95
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Elizabeth Ince St. Thomas More comes to life in this biography from the acclaimed “Vision Books” series of saints for youth 9 - 16 years old. Raised in the London of the late 1400’s, Thomas was a bright student eager for knowledge. When serving as a page for Cardinal Morton, the Archbishop of Canterbury noticed his bright wit and sent him to Oxford. There young Thomas became a scholar and later one of the greatest lawyers in England. Going on to serve his King, he soon became one of Henry VIII's most trusted advisors. But then the unthinkable happened. King Henry VIII defied Rome and set himself up as the head of the Church in England, commanding all of his subjects to acknowledge him as such. Sir Thomas resigned as Chancellor rather than betray his faith, but his defiance came at a price. King Henry had him arrested and charged with treason. On July 6, 1535, Sir Thomas More was beheaded for high treason and became a martyr for the Church. Illustrated. Ignatius Press Vision Series Softcover book 165 pages released Spring 2003.
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IP_0898708702.gif Vincent De Paul: Saint of Charity
$9.95

Saint of Charity

by Margaret Ann Hubbard. This vision book tells the exciting story of the great French saint of charity. From his days of youth as a shepherd boy to his slavery in North Africa, his escape to France, his priestly service to the poor and to abandoned children, his founding of both the Vincentian Order and Daughters of Charity; this dramic story is sure to inspire all readers. Softcover, 165 pages. Ignatius Press, Spring 2002.
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IP_0898706009.jpg The Cure of Ars
$9.95
The Priest Who Out-Talked the Devil by Milton Lomask. Milton Lomask contributes his second volume to the Vision Books series of saints for youth 9 - 15 years old in this story of the greatly beloved Curé of Ars. Jean-Marie Vianney, a farm boy born during the French Revolution, longed to become a priest. But he could not learn Latin, and it seemed as if the humble, lovable, slow-thinking Jean-Marie would never be ordained. He did at last become a priest, and such a holy one that St. Jean-Marie Vianney is invoked as the patron saint and model of parish priests everywhere. To many he is known, not by name, but simply as "the Curé of Ars," the parish priest who devoted his life to the little village of Ars and so successfully led his people to sanctity that he became a prime target of the devil. 148 pages, paperback, Ignatius Press Vision Book.
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IP_OLCFP.jpg Our Lady Came to Fatima
$9.95
Who would have thought that the Blessed Mother would choose to come to Fatima, that remote farming village on a rocky slope in Portugal? No one was more surprised than Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco, the little shepherds to whom she appeared in 1917.

In this 27th volume of the acclaimed Vision Books series for youth, readers will be enthralled by the story of the village and its people, of the scornful neighbors and the puzzled parents. Above all, it is a warm story of three little ones who insisted that Our Lady had indeed come to Fatima, and from whose faith grew one of the greatest spiritual movements of our time. Illustrated.
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IP_STAPB.gif St. Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars
$9.95
Dominican Fr. Brendan Larnen and children’s author Milton Lomask present the story of St. Thomas Aquinas. It is full of moving and dramatic scenes: the flaming destruction of Monte Cassino Abbey, the reception into the Dominican order of the quiet, determined young Thomas, the breath-taking escape from the donjon tower, and the striking instances of the saint's eloquence and brilliance.

Children from ages 9 to 15 will enjoy the exciting story of the man who wrote the masterful Summa Theologica, the advisor to popes who refused ecclesiastical honor, the simple friar who shook the medieval world with his intellect.
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Vision Book Series - Set of 27 titles
$268.85
Save 15% by getting the complete set of 27 titles. These books are a great addition to your library. If you have kids reading at 6th grade reading level, you need these books in your home, because your kids will enjoy them! They are terrific for adults as well - easy reading. You will learn about these great saints of our Catholic heritage.
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Saints of the Church
$14.95
"A Teacher's Guide to the Vision Books; by Michael Allen, Ed.D. The Vision Books are one of the most popular and well-written series of saints' lives ever produced for young people. This Teachers' Guide now offers teachers and parents a practical means "
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