Saints of the Church - Teacher's Guide / Vision Books
…, systematic study of seventeen biographies of holy men and women in the VisionBooks series. This guide facilitates student interaction with the spiritual insights, moral lessons, and sound academic content found in each book. It is divided into sections, each of which contains an overview of the saint's…
Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity
In 1975, Mother Elizabeth Seton was canonized as America's first native-born Roman Catholic saint. This "VisionBook" 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.…
St. Therese (Lisieux) and the Roses
…Visionbook, Helen Walker Homan, who writes in the tradition of Louisa Mae Alcott, has created another classic of delightful family life among five sisters, one of whom became a saint. Illustrated. See also: See our entire VisionBooks Series. Saints of the Church - Teacher's Guide / VisionBooks
Florence Nightingale's Nuns
…tend the wounded during the Crimean War (1854 - 1856), she welcomed the assistance of thirty-eight women, including a group of Catholic nuns. This VisionBook for youth presents the moving story of those ten heroic nuns, from the Convent of Mercy in Bermondsey, England. The conditions in military hospitals…
Francis and Clare - Saints of Assisi
…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. Ages 9-15 See also: See our entire VisionBooks Series. Saints of the Church - Teacher's Guide / VisionBooks
Author: Helen Walker Homan
$9.95
St. Benedict - Hero of the Hills
Mary Fabyan Windeatt presents the powerful story of the famous life and miracles of St. Benedict for the "VisionBook" series of saints for youth. Known as the Father of Western Monasticism, St. Benedict played a major role in the Christinization and civilization of post-Roman Europe in the sixth century…
The Little Book of the Holy Spirit
…— the Consoler — who Jesus sent to assuage your loneliness and renew your strength and your hope. Among the things you’ll learn in The Little Book of the Holy Spirit: Why you mustn’t be troubled when you can’t feel the Spirit’s presence in your soul You can increase the presence of God’s…
St. Dominic and the Rosary
Catherine Beebe presents a dramatic account of the incredible life of St. Dominic in this tenth title in the popular "VisionBooks" 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. He preached the truths of the Church to an…
Author: Catherine Beebe
$9.95
Kateri Tekakwitha - Mohawk Maiden
This book is from the famous line of "VisionBooks" of saints that are one of the most popular and well-told series of stories for young people. 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…
St. Francis of the Seven Seas
…feudal lords of ancient Japan. This book captures the true spirit of a daring man who braved the many dangers of India and Japan in amazing adventures of courage and faith. See also: See our entire VisionBooks Series. Saints of the Church - Teacher's Guide / VisionBooks
Author: Albert J. Nevins, M.M.
$9.95
St. Pius X - The Farm Boy Who Became Pope
Another stirring tale from the "VisionBooks" series for youth 9-15 years, 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 needed…
Author: Walter Diethelm
$9.95
Bernadette - Our Lady's Little Servant
From the "VisionBooks" series, 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 parents, brothers, and sisters in the abandoned jail of the little French village of Lourdes…