Catherine Gandeaktena died in 1673, held in such high regard that her priests believed she would immediately attain the bliss of heaven. Her wonderful story is scattered in the accounts of the Canadian Jesuits as well as the biographies of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. For the first time ever, they have been assembled here into a short readable biography of her life, with particular attention to the virtues that marked her passage from her childhood in the Erie and Oneida villages to her marriage, Baptism, and holy death.

Catherine Gandeaktena died in 1673, held in such high regard that her priests believed she would immediately attain the bliss of heaven. Her wonderful story is scattered in the accounts of the Canadian Jesuits as well as the biographies of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. For the first time ever, they have been assembled here into a short readable biography of her life, with particular attention to the virtues that marked her passage from her childhood in the Erie and Oneida villages to her marriage, Baptism, and holy death.

A tribute to the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, this moral allegory examines the limits of natural science and the supernatural reality of the soul. A bright young zoology professor arrives at a prestigious Long Island college filled with jaded, materialistic scientists. But in a tower high above their heads, the college's angelic heiress devotedly watches over a collection of handmade animals made of a more mysterious stuff than cloth and string.

This volume is the first ever book-length treatment of the distinctive American Indian Catholic liturgies of the Northeastern Woodlands. It compares and contrasts the Indian Masses of different missions with each other and with the official Roman Missal. It also contains chapters on the calendar and hagiography of the missions; formulas for Baptism, Matrimony, and other sacraments; the Divine Office; characteristic sacramentals and devotions; and religious life. The first book of its kind, and a must for scholars of Native American Catholicism.

This novena to the Canadian Martyrs dedicates a day to each of the eight martyrs plus one to Our Lady of Martyrs, and features a historical account of each martyr, followed by a reflection and then a Collect and a prayer of petition.

This set of prayers honors the North American martyrs who died at the Mohawk village of Ossernenon near Auriesville, NY. It makes an excellent devotion for the three-day Pilgrimage to Restoration, with a historical accounts followed by reflections, a brief litany, and prayers honoring the martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.

This novena dedicated to the eight North American Martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha was written by Fr. Anthony G. Schirmann, SJ, consisting of a historical account of each martyr, followed by a reflection, a brief litany, and other prayers.

This booklet compiles a number of traditional devotions to the eight North American Martyrs, including Mass propers, texts from the Divine Office, a litany, novenas, and other prayers to Sts. John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, and their companions.

Journey with St. Katharine Drexel, the beloved Philadelphia heiress-turned-saint, as she recounts in her own words a 1922 trip through the Southwest and her visitation of the Navajo mission that she helped finance. Mother's first-hand perspective shines throughout, from her leaving the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, to all the other sights she observed on her trip: a view of the pueblos from the railroad car, the baptism of a dying Indian child, her tour of the school, and her encounter with medicine-man Hastin Yazhi. Features five photos taken on the journey and two contemporary maps.