Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers

Author Thomas Joachim invites us to a holy ambition based in the Scriptures and the writings of the Saints: an ambition not for worldly honors, but the glory of God. This is the fourth chapter of his book.

This week we sat down with Fr. Carter Griffin to discuss his new book, Reclaimed: Win the War of Freedom, Self-Mastery, and Holy Purity. You won't want to miss this conversation about the war our young men, and women, are facing today, and yet the hope he sees for this generation!

Fr. Carter Griffin, Rector of St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, DC, wrote this new Scepter title about chastity and holy purity. We share the introduction and first chapter of this timely book.

What if heaven isn't just our destination, and happiness isn't something we wait for, but realities we can begin to live now ? This is the question Fr. Edward Maristany asks in his new book Heave Can't Wait.

As we live the Christian Unity Octave from January 18th to January 25th, this is a reading from Volume 6 of In Conversation with God on Mary, Mother of Unity.

As we begin the month of November, a month dedicated to considering the Last Things (death, judgment, heaven, and hell), we share the beginning of our title, Visions of Purgatory: a private revelation.

Get a sneak peek at the first chapter of Jacques Philippe's newest book, The Treasure of Prayer. This book will help you discover the different facets of prayer and all the means that the Church gives us to cultivate it, persevere in it, and make this treasure bear fruit.

This week, we're sharing the first couple pages of our new title, Rebel Believers: Confronting the World with Christian Optimism by Paul Graas.

Tune in as we talk with author Michael Pakaluk on his newest book, The Company We Keep. He discusses what inspired him to write the book, how he hopes it dethrones C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves, and more!

This week, we're sharing the beginning of our newest title, The Company We Keep: True Friendship and Why It Matters by Michael Pakaluk.

Today's reading comes from a homily given by St. Josemaria Escriva entitled A Priest Forever. It can be found in the book In Love with the Church

On October 2nd, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Guardian Angels. This day is also the anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei. To celebrate, we are sharing a reading from Volume 7 of the In Conversation with God series.

Welcome to this week's special episode where we sit down with author and professor James L. Papandrea to discuss his new book, The Original Church: What it Meant and Still Means to be a Christian.

Today's reading is from Scepter's newest title - The Original Church: What it Meant and Still Means to be a Christian by James L. Papandrea. Stay tuned for Friday's extra episode in which we talk with the author about his book

As we close out August, we're sharing an excerpt from the beginning portion of Charles Belmonte's book, Understanding the Mass.

As we continue to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary with the celebration of her Queenship this Friday, we're sharing the second part of St. Josemaria's homily for the feast of the Assumption: The Blessed Virgin, cause of our joy from the book Christ is Passing By

As we celebrate today, the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven we share the first half of St. Josemaria's homily found in the book Christ is Passing By. Stay tuned for part II next week.

Today, August 6th, we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration with an excerpt from In Conversation with God, Volume 7.

Are you having trouble making a decision or knowing what God's will is? This passage from Jacques Philippe's Searching for and Maintaining Peace will give you some helpful tips on making decisions when you feel restless.

This week, we are sharing a portion of the first chapter of James Stenson's book, Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership. This section provides a big picture approach to what character is.

Did you know Scepter has a collection of several dozen free ebooks? We do! This is an excerpt from one of the free ebooks! This one is titled Work as Fulfillment: In the Thought of St. John Paul II and was written by John Coverdale.

We're jumping into the middle of the book Wind and Waves to share a section on correspondence to Grace and the role of the emotions in the interior life.

In preparation for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29th, this is the meditation from In Conversation with God for the feast.

Listen to St. Josemaria Escriva's homily Towards Holiness from his book Friends of God. Here he encourages all of us to seek sanctity in the everyday.

In this bonus episode, you'll hear from Scepter author Rob Marco on his new book Coached by Philip Neri: Lessons in Joy! Learn about this great Saint and how he can be an example to Christians today!