Books published by St. Augustine Academy Press

Young Raymond Bolt accidentally ends up in Kentucky after hiding in a freight car, and finds himself among the Bell family near Withrose Creek during Maple Sugaring season. He, Leo and Hunter spend a season together learning many new and unexpected ways to help the Bell family farm.

When the doctor declares that Florian Bell's health is in serious danger, he is sent from his home in Milwaukee to stay with his cousins Hunter and Leo on the banks of Withrose Creek in Kentucky. There he learns how to fish, hunt, and lay snares…but the boys' favorite pastime is trying to unravel the mystery of the old mill...what will its secrets unfold? What is Bob Lindon hiding there? And will the mysterious night riders manage to make good their threats against the Bell farm? Only time will tell...

"C'era una volta un Re che viveva in una Terra sempra adorna dei più bei fiori. Il suo Palazzo era di avorio e si ergeva nel mezzo di una città attraverso la quale scorreva un fiume limpido come il cristallo."Inizia così questa amata favola di Madre Maria Loyola, che racconta della formazione morale di una giovane ragazza nella terra dell'esilio. Piena di preziosi consigli spirituali, questa storia ha superato la prova del tempo per il suo fascino per tutte le età.Inizialmente inteso ad aiutare con la preparazione di un bambino alla Prima Comunione, raccomandiamo vivamente di leggere questa storia una volta all'anno-anche per gli adulti!-specialmente durante le stagioni di Quaresima e Avvento. Condividendo le stesse sfide e le stesse pene, ognuno di noi può sperare di condividere gli stessi trionfi e la stessa ricompensa eterna.

"Había una vez un Rey que vivía en una tierra en la que siempre brotaban las más bellas flores. Su palacio de marfil se erguía en el centro de una ciudad por la cual fluía un río de aguas cristalinas..."Así comienza este amado cuento de la Madre Mary Loyola, que relata el entrenamiento moral de un joven en la tierra del exilio. Llena de una valiosa guía espiritual, esta historia ha resistido la prueba del tiempo por su atractivo para todas las edades.Aunque inicialmente tenía la intención de ayudar con la preparación de un niño para la Primera Comunión, recomendamos encarecidamente leer esta historia una vez al año - ¡incluso para adultos! - especialmente durante las temporadas de Cuaresma y Adviento. Al compartir los mismos desafíos y tristezas, cada uno de nosotros puede esperar compartir los mismos triunfos y la recompensa eterna.

Michael Desmond is "That Office Boy" to Father Carney, president of St. Xavier's School in Cincinnati. When the Young Ladies' Sodality decides to enter a popularity contest with the local paper to win a piano, chaos ensues, and it is up to Michael and his friends to use their wits and creativity to carefully steer the boat off the shoals. Find out who wins and how!

George Herbert leaves Campion College for a teaching job in Florida…but little does he know he is walking into a wasp's nest of anti-Catholic bigotry. How can he help his students and their parents to learn the truth about the Catholic Church, and restore love and joy to this little town?

A Child's True Story of Jesus is more than just a coloring book-the lessons and activities found within are designed to help children learn their basic prayers and the Mysteries of the Rosary, all within the context of the Gospels and the Mass.First created in 1928 by Sister Mary Ambrose, a Dominican Sister who was a Demonstration Teacher at the Loyola University Model School in the 20's and 30s's, this workbook found its genesis in the Montessorian principle of learning by doing. Here, rather than merely hearing each lesson, the child is encouraged to reinforce what he or she has learned, first by using a picture to repeat the lesson in his or her own words, then by coloring the pictures, and by cutting and assembling the prayers to be pasted in the book.In this newly edited version, we have enhanced the activity portion of this book by adding cutting and pasting activities that help the child to learn each of the prayers, starting with the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, before moving on to simplified versions of the Prayer Before a Crucifix, Spiritual Communion, and Acts of Faith, Hope and Love. These help the child to see that there are many ways of talking with God throughout each day, and by making prayer a habit, they can bring Him more closely into their lives.

The Magnificat Readers are a collection of excerpts from nearly a dozen vintage Catholic school readers, dating from the late 1800s to the early 1930s. For the most part, the selections found within are those prescribed by the Religion in Life Curriculum, created by the Marquette University Institute of Catechetical Research in the 1930s. We have carefully assembled as many of the suggested readings from this curriculum as were still findable, and have augmented these with illustrations, as well as additional stories and poems of interest, found in those same readers. The result might fairly be considered a compendium of the best material published for Catholic school children over a period of nearly fifty years. And so we have given these readers the name Magnificat, in honor of Our Lady and her song of praise and thanksgiving to Him that "hath done great things to me...and holy is His Name."This first reader corresponds to the first year of studies in the Religion in Life Curriculum and the First Grade text in the Highway to Heaven series, The Book of the Holy Child.Please note: while most readers are intended as reading practice for younger children, this reader contains some material that is meant to be read to the student with the help of a parent or other more proficient reader.

All children love stories...and what better way to prepare their hearts and minds for the coming of their Lord in First Communion, than to read these stories with them! In this single volume are combined two beloved collections of such stories by a Sister of Notre Dame: True Stories for First Communicants and First Communion Days. This lovingly restored edition even includes the original illustrations by Wilfrid Pippet!