Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers

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.

Today, August 6th, we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration with an excerpt from In Conversation with God, Volume 7.

Are you having trouble making a decision or knowing what God's will is? This passage from Jacques Philippe's Searching for and Maintaining Peace will give you some helpful tips on making decisions when you feel restless.

This week, we are sharing a portion of the first chapter of James Stenson's book, Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership. This section provides a big picture approach to what character is.

Did you know Scepter has a collection of several dozen free ebooks? We do! This is an excerpt from one of the free ebooks! This one is titled Work as Fulfillment: In the Thought of St. John Paul II and was written by John Coverdale.

We're jumping into the middle of the book Wind and Waves to share a section on correspondence to Grace and the role of the emotions in the interior life.

In preparation for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29th, this is the meditation from In Conversation with God for the feast.

Listen to St. Josemaria Escriva's homily Towards Holiness from his book Friends of God. Here he encourages all of us to seek sanctity in the everyday.

In this bonus episode, you'll hear from Scepter author Rob Marco on his new book Coached by Philip Neri: Lessons in Joy! Learn about this great Saint and how he can be an example to Christians today!

Listen to the introduction and first chapter of Scepter's newest title, Coached by Philip Neri: Lessons in Joy. This book was written by Rob Marco and is now available for purchase on our website.

As we prepare for the coming of the Holy Spirit, and just completed the month of Our Lady, this is a meditation from In Conversation with God Volume 2.

This week, we are sharing a favorite passage from Fr. Jacques Philippe's book Interior Freedom on the importance of accepting ourselves. Here he discusses the importance of knowing we are sinners and working to become Saints.

As the Easter season comes to an end, we are sharing an excerpt from this FREE Scepter download: The Apostle Who Couldn't Believe by George Chevrot. You can download this free ebook on our website along with dozens of other ebooks.

To celebrate Pope Leo XIV's election, we're sharing snippets of St. Josemaria's homily "Loyalty to the Church," which discusses how we should look at our Roman Pontiff and our mother, the Church.

In this bonus episode, we talk with author Kevin Wells about his new book: Coached by the Curé: Lessons in Shepherding with St. John Vianney, He shares insights he gained from researching and writing this book, as well as advice for parents and priests alike!

Dive into the first chapter of our newest title: Coached by the Cure, lessons in shepherding with St. John Vianney by Kevin Wells.

Today's reading comes from Alban Goodier's book, The Risen Jesus, How Jesus Led the Disciples from Denial to Belief.

As we enter into Holy Week, this is an excerpt from the chapter entitled Good Friday from the Scepter title: The Sacred Passion by Luis De La Palma.

As we continue living this Lenten Season and prepare for Holy Week, here is a passage from St. Thomas More's The Sadness of Christ for us to consider.

In honor of St. Joseph's feast day on March 19th, we're sharing a portion of the first chapter of Federico Suarez's book Joseph of Nazareth