Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers

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 include topics on finance and on fatherhood, including To Be a Father, Speaking to the Heart,The Indispensable Dad, and Hope for Your Grandchildren.

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 clip is from the very beginning of this book.

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: God's plan for us, the tragedy of sin, the healing power of Christ, and the grace-filled path to sanctity in ordinary life. Along the way, he answers the questions every believer faces.

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, each story reveals the lasting transformation that comes from meeting Christ face-to-face.

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 transformation that comes from meeting Christ face-to-face.

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.

Brave Leader, Big Heart: St. John Henry Newman's Adventures invites young readers to meet this new saint. Far from being a distant academic, he was a happy child, a thoughtful young man, a warm friend, and an affectionate brother. With his pen, he helped start a movement that would change lives. As a Catholic priest, his courage and warmth led many to seek his guidance. His heart can still speak to hearts today.

The month of May is traditionally the month of Mary. To begin these days dedicated to our Mother, we are sharing a portion of St. Josemaria Escriva's homily on To Jesus Through Mary from his book Christ is Passing By.

Join us as we sit down with Scepter Publishers' author Joseph Reel to discuss his book, The Four First Things: Foundations for a Deeper Life with God. In this world of endless noise, shifting values, and spiritual confusion, The Four First Things calls us back to the beginning—to the foundational truths that can shape our lives, heal our hearts, and lead us into a profound relationship with God.

As we prepare for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19th, we're sharing this excerpt from In Conversation with God from the 7th Sunday of St. Joseph.

In preparation for the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena on April 29th, we sat down with author Joan Watson to learn more about her new book, Coached by Catherine of Siena: Lessons in Charity.

Our newest book in the Coached By series was written by Joan Watson and features St. Catherine of Siena and what she can teach us about the virtue of Charity. This is an excerpt from the middle of the book.

The Bible is God's love letter, written to draw us into his life and his plan for our salvation. Theologian Jeffrey L. Morrow offers a clear, engaging, and faithful introduction to Sacred Scripture for Catholics hoping to understand the Bible more confidently and prayerfully.

As we begin to celebrate the Easter season, we're sharing this meditation from In Conversation with God, Volume 2. Here we will look at the joy of the Resurrection and how that joy should always be present in the life of the Christian.

As we attempt to enter more deeply into the mystery of Holy Week, we're sharing an excerpt from St. Josemaria Escriva's Christ is Passing By.

Author Steven Hemler shared the history of how Scepter's newest titles, The Busy Parent's Guide to the Catholic Faith: Short Answers to the Big Questions, came to be, and how it hopes it will help parents, grandparents, and Godparents today!

This week, we jumped into the middle of our newest title, The Busy Parent's Guide to the Catholic Faith: Short Answers to the Big Questions by Steven Hemler, to share some of the questions you can expect to find in the book.

This week, we sat down with Ian Mahood, the author of Prince, Patron and Patriarch: The Litany of St. Joseph and the Dogma that Makes It Strong. He shares more about what inspired him to write this book and how his relationship with this Saint has grown over the years.

Just in time for the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19th, don't miss this new title from Scepter, Prince, Patron, and Patriarch: the Litany of St. Joseph and the Dogma that Makes It Strong by Ian Mahood

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.