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A Conversation on Faith
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Scott Russell
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Robert Sarah
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In this fascinating autobiographical interview, one of the most prominent and outspoken Catholic Cardinals gives witness to his Christian faith and comments on many current controversial issues. The mission of the Church, the joy of the gospel, the “heresy of activism”, and the definition of marriage are among the topics he discusses with wisdom and eloquence.
Robert Cardinal Sarah grew up in Guinea, West Africa. Inspired by the missionary priests who made great sacrifices to bring the Faith to their remote village, his parents became Catholics. Robert discerned a call to the priesthood and entered the seminary at a young age, but due to the oppression of the Church by the government of Guinea, he continued his education outside of his homeland. He studied in France and nearby Senegal. Later he obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, followed by a licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum of Jerusalem.
At the age of thirty-four he became the youngest Bishop in the Catholic Church when John Paul II appointed him the Archbishop of Conakry, Guinea, in 1979. His predecessor had been imprisoned by the Communist government for several years, and when Archbishop Sarah was targeted for assassination John Paul II called him to Rome to be Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. In 2010 Pope Benedict XVI named him Cardinal and appointed him Prefect of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. Pope Francis made him Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 2014.
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- Narrated by: Scott Russell
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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"Benedict XVI was a spiritual master," writes Robert Cardinal Sarah of his longtime mentor, after his death early 2023. "His very precise and profound theological thought is rooted in an authentic mystical and spiritual experience." This book offers not an academic analysis of Ratzinger's intellectual work, but a personal sketch of the "soul of Joseph Ratzinger", a glimpse into "the secret recesses of his heart". In He Gave Us So Much, Cardinal Sarah traces the spiritual contours of Ratzinger's life and thought, revealing the image of a man on fire with love for God and neighbor.
By: Robert Sarah
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Crossing the Threshold of Hope
- By: Pope John Paul II
- Narrated by: Earl Hammond, William Bogert
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A great international bestseller, the book in which, on the eve of the millennium, Pope John Paul II brings to an accessible level the great theological concerns of our lives. He goes to the heart of his personal beliefs and speaks with passion about the existence of God; about the dignity of man; about pain, suffering, and evil; about eternal life and the meaning of salvation; about hope; about the relationship of Christianity to other faiths and of Catholicism to other branches of the Christian faith.
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The clarity of the need for a universal respect for life.
- By Anonymous User on 05-20-25
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Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church
- By: Pope Benedict XVI
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Based on Pope Benedict XVI's weekly teaching on the relationship between Christ and the Church, this book tells the drama of Jesus' first disciples—his Apostles and their associates—and how they spread Jesus' message throughout the ancient world. Far from distorting the truth about Jesus of Nazareth, insists Pope Benedict, the early disciples remained faithful to it, even at the cost of their lives.
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Actual events. DefinedJaames not brother of Jesus
- By ynotkaps on 03-29-25
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Seek That Which Is Above
- Meditations Through the Year
- By: Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book, Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) gives us profound meditations on what our life in Christ should be like as it is lived through the various Seasons and Feasts of the liturgical year. This book also includes thoughts on other spiritual and secular themes such as the true nature of peace, why it is difficult for so many to experience joy, the relationship between spirit and matter, vacation and rest, etc.
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Inspiring
- By TulsaTornado on 05-10-25
By: Pope Benedict XVI, and others
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The Real Story of Catholic History
- Answering Twenty Centuries of Anti-Catholic Myths
- By: Steve Weidenkopf
- Narrated by: Steve Weidenkopf
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Weidenkopf collects over 50 of the most common and dangerous lies about Catholic history and, drawing on his experience as a historian and apologist, shows how to answer them simply and powerfully. Whether it’s claims about Catholicism’s supposedly pagan origins, old myths about Galileo or the Inquisition that never seem to go away, or more modern misconceptions that anti-Catholics cynically exploit, The Real Story provides the desperately needed corrective.
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Would love to have the footnotes
- By Chris on 07-19-22
By: Steve Weidenkopf
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Flee from Heresy
- A Catholic Guide to Ancient and Modern Errors
- By: Bishop Athanasius Schneider
- Narrated by: Sophia Institute Press
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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In Flee from Heresy, Bishop Athanasius Schneider — raised among persecuted Catholics in the Soviet Union — offers a systematic treatment of more than 130 doctrinal errors, from ancient times down to our own day, along with English translations of the Church’s major anti-heresy documents of the past two centuries.
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Best of todays leaders
- By dglend on 04-22-25
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Padre Pio: The True Story (Revised and Expanded, 3rd Edition)
- By: C. Bernard Ruffin
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
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Before his death in 1968, Padre Pio was known throughout the world as a very holy man—many even called him a living saint. This humble Italian priest who bore the wounds of Christ received thousands of letters and visitors each year, seeking his spiritual counsel, healing, and prayer. Padre Pio’s intense spirituality and holiness remain legendary and life-changing. This is the comprehensive life story of the priest who became world famous for his stigmata, miracles, and supernatural insights.
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The last chapters when everyone he loved was sent away from him - I wept for about a half hour
- By William Hart McNichols on 08-29-24
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Aquinas's Shorter Summa
- Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica
- By: St. Thomas Aquinas
- Narrated by: Markson Pips
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas, probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known, was asked by his assistant Brother Reginald to write a simple summary of the faith of the Catholic Church for those who lacked the time or the stamina to tackle his massive Summa Theologica. In response, the great saint quickly set down in language that non-scholars can understand his peerless insights into the major topics of theology: the Trinity, Divine Providence, the Incarnation of Christ, the Last Judgment, and much more.
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Wonderful
- By jampausa on 03-13-23
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Solitude and Silence
- The Cloister of the Heart
- By: Thomas à Kempis
- Narrated by: Tom Gilligan
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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What can the lay person learn from the life of a monk? Solitude and Silence are two pillars of monastic life that many people quickly point to as the hardest and most confusing parts of this kind of religious consecration. However, the great spiritual writer Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, helps us to understand that all Christians are called to some solitude and silence in our lives while not taking on a complete eremitical life.
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Good listen.
- By wlben on 06-08-25
By: Thomas à Kempis