Looking for great Catholic books? CNM resources offers a one-stop source to browse Advent and Christmas books as well as new and classic Catholic books.

In addition to classics and contemporary books, find many of the familiar books you've grown up with and loved. You'll also find biographies, history books, novels, and story books for all ages, including many lives of the saints for students and adults.

Here's a small sample of the kinds of books you can find.

Advent and Christmas With the Saints

From the Advent & Christmas Wisdom Series Features Advent meditations from many saints Details Advent and Christmas with the Saints offers spiritual sustenance from holy men and women whom we honor because of their close spiritual relationship with God. Readers walk day-by-day with the saints, recalling the Scriptures they read, meditating on the thoughts they had, praying as they might have prayed, and talking openly with God. Christians looking for a way to re-spiritualize their Christmas practices, prayer groups, small-faith communities, Bible study classes, teachers, clergy, and religious will cherish this guide to refocusing on the "reason for the season," the birth of the Messiah.

Advent Calendar

For each of the first 24 days of December, there is a mini board book that relates a Bible story, offers a special prayer or Psalm, or features a Christmas song. After reading each little book, you can hang it on your Christmas tree by its golden loop. A beautiful and unique way to celebrate Advent at home or school year after year. Full color. 10 pages per mini-book. Closed size case 14 1/8 x 13.

Advent of the Heart

Fr. Alfred Delp,S.J., was a heroic German Jesuit priest who was imprisoned and martyred by the Nazis in a Nazi death camp in 1945. At the time of his arrest, he was the Rector of St. Georg Church in Munich, and had a reputation for being a gripping, dynamic preacher, and one who was an outspoken critic of the Nazi regime. He was an important figure in the Resistance movement against Nazism. ' ' Accused of conspiring against the Nazi government, he was arrested in 1944, tortured, imprisoned, and executed on Feb 2, 1945. While in prison, Fr. Delp was able to write a few meditations found in this book, which also includes his powerful reflections from prison during the Advent season about the profound spiritual meaning and lessons of Advent, as well as his sermons he gave on the season of Advent at his parish in Munich. These meditations were smuggled out of Berlin and read by friends and parishioners of St. Georg in Munich. ' ' His approach to Advent, the season that prepares us for Christmas, is what Fr. Delp called an "Advent of the heart." More than just preparing us for Christmas, it is a spiritual program, a way of life. He proclaimed that our personal, social and historical circumstances, even suffering, offer us entry into the true Advent, our personal journey toward a meeting and dialogue with God. Indeed, his own life, and great sufferings, illustrated the true Advent he preached and wrote about. '' From his very prison cell he presented a timeless spiritual message, and in an extreme situation, his deep faith gave him the courage to draw closer to God, and to witness to the truth even at the cost of his own life. These meditations will challenge and inspire all Christians to embark upon that same spiritual journey toward union with God, a journey that will transform our lives.' ???As one of the last witnesses who knew Fr. Alfred Delp personally, I am very pleased this book will make him better known in America. The more one reads his writings, the more one clearly recognizes the prophetic message for our times! Like his contemporary, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Delp ranks among the great prophets who endured the horror of Nazism and handed down a powerful message for our times.

Angel Advent Candleholder Set

Advent candleholder display 4 Advent candles included Copper angel heralding the Lord Great for any table or counter Details This Advent candle holder makes a stunning centerpiece with its rich, antique copper tones and decorative detail. The candle holder is formed into the shape of an angel blowing a trumpet, with the words, "Prepare the way of the Lord" carved at the center. The angel figure heralds the arrival of The Savior with four taper candles (three purple, one pink). An Advent pamphlet is also included to help you celebrate the joy of lighting the Advent candles this Christmas season.