Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers

Life's trials can break us—or they can forge us. When tragedy struck his family, Ben Baran was forced to confront suffering in its rawest form. In the aftermath, Ben Baran sought answers to the questions we all eventually face: How do we endure the unendurable? What purpose might suffering serve? Can faith and science show us a way through together?

As we celebrate the anniversary of the canonization of St. Josemaría Escrivá, we're sharing a passage from his homily, In Love with the Church.

St. Michael and His World recently joined author Mike Aquilina's "His World" series. We sat down with Mike to learn more about the world of St. Michael and how we can learn about this archangel.

In honor of today's feast of the Holy Archangels, we're sharing the second chapter of St. Michael and His World . Author Mike Aquilina explores the biblical record alongside ancient interpretations, revealing a history in which St. Michael is a constant, active presence.

As we prepare to celebrate the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen this week, we are sharing an excerpt from the beginning of his book Three to Get Married.

As we celebrate today, September 8th, the Nativity of Our Blessed Mother, we are sharing today's reading from In Conversation with God to commemorate this special day.

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our free ebooks, Frequent Confession by S. Ferigle

Hear from the author himself as Fr. John Henry Hanson shares his thoughts on deep prayer, overcoming distractions, and so much more.

Dive into the first chapter of Fr. John Henry Hanson's newest book, The Fire and the Silence: Prayer, Thought, and the Battle for Inner Stillness.

Dive into the first 15 minutes of Scepter's latest title, The Four First Things: Foundations for a Deeper Life with God by Joseph S. Reel.

This week we jump into the middle of St. Josemaria Escriva's homily on the Eucharist found in the book Christ is Passing By.

First published in 1977, Friends of God is a collection of 18 homilies given between 1941-68. This one, In the Footsteps of Christ, is the 8th homily in this collection. The book encourages us to develop a deeper friendship with the "God who is close to us."

Listen to an excerpt from our free ebook, With All Your Mind. What does it mean to follow Christ's command: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind."

Stephen Gabriel was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. The son of a merchant sea captain and a homemaker, his family moved to Florida and then to the Panama Canal Zone. He is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Illinois and holds a Ph. D. in agricultural economics. His career spans federal government service and chief economist of a small government agency. His books inclu...

In Love Finds a Way , Stephen Gabriel shares a deeply personal and practical guide for cultivating a richer interior life. Drawing on the wisdom of St. Josemaría and the spiritual tradition of the Church, Gabriel offers encouragement, structure, and specific devotions to help lay Catholics grow in friendship with Christ.

Listen to Chapter 5 of Scepter's book The Thoughtful Home! In these pages, author Dia Boyle accompanies her readers in an engaging inquiry into the nature and purpose of the home, offering criteria for determining what contents, designs, routines, and practices will help them to accomplish this essential project.

In celebration of today's feast of St. Josemaria Escriva, listen in to a portion of his homily Toward Holiness from the Scepter title Friends of God.

A Treasure for the Church brings together St. Josemaría's personal, heartfelt answers to real-life questions posed during his catechetical gatherings in Spain and throughout Latin America. Drawn from his conversations with parents, educators, and youth, this book captures his timeless, practical advice for forming Christian character at home, in school, and in the world.

A Treasure for the Church brings together St. Josemaría's personal, heartfelt answers to real-life questions posed during his catechetical gatherings in Spain (1972) and throughout Latin America (1974-1975). Drawn from his conversations with parents, educators, and youth, this book captures his timeless, practical advice for forming Christian character at home, in school, and in the world. This cl...

In this warm, accessible guide to Christian joy, Fr. Edward Maristany invites readers into a refreshing and deeply hopeful vision of the Chistian life—one where joy is not postponed until the next world, but encountered right here in the present. With wisdom rooted in Scripture, the saints, and the lived experience of the Church, Fr. Maristany guides us through the spiritual logic of happiness: Go...

Jump into the second chapter of Fr. Edward Maristany's book, Heaven Can't Wait: A Glimpse of the Eternal in the Present. He recommends reading it slowly, deliberately, multiple times, to really glean the necessary insights from the short chapters. So we recommend putting this short episode on repeat!

Have you ever considered that each encounter with Jesus in the Gospels is an invitation for you personally? Joe Billmeier guides readers through ten powerful Gospel scenes where ordinary people meet Jesus—and are never the same again. From Bartimaeus the blind beggar who dared to cry out, to Zacchaeus who climbed a sycamore tree, to Simon of Cyrene unexpectedly pressed into carrying the Cross, eac...

In The Tenth Hour: Ten Transforming Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels, Joe Billmeier guides readers through ten powerful Gospel scenes where ordinary people meet Jesus—and are never the same again. From Bartimaeus the blind beggar who dared to cry out, to Zacchaeus who climbed a sycamore tree, to Simon of Cyrene unexpectedly pressed into carrying the Cross, each story reveals the lasting transf...

Pulled from the final meditation from In Conversation with God, Volume 2, this reading shares the history of the feast of Pentecost, how the Paraclete continues to sanctify the Church and how to better correspond to His promptings.

Fr. Juan Velez has written a number of titles on St. John Henry Newman, including Holiness In A Secular Age: The Witness of Cardinal Newman; and Brave Leader, Big Heart: St. John Henry Newman's Adventures. We sit down to talk with him about this great Saint and newest Doctor of the Church.