Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers

<p>We know finding time to sit down and read daily to deepen your spiritual life and strengthen your relationship with God can be difficult. We're making it just a little easier with these brief excerpts taken from Scepter Publisher's titles. After all, as St. Josemaria Escriva said, "Spiritual reading has made many Saints."</p>

Visions of Purgatory - A Private Revelation

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.

11-05
17:12

The Treasure of Prayer

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.

10-29
09:12

Authentic Ideals - Rebel Believers

This week, we're sharing the first couple pages of our new title, Rebel Believers: Confronting the World with Christian Optimism by Paul Graas.

10-22
09:29

The Company We Keep

This week, we're sharing the beginning of our newest title, The Company We Keep: True Friendship and Why It Matters by Michael Pakaluk.

10-15
15:52

A Priest Forever - In Love with the Church

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

10-08
18:20

The Guardian Angels - In Conversation with God

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.

10-01
10:01

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

09-24
15:14

The Sacrament of the Eucharist - Understanding the Mass

As we close out August, we're sharing an excerpt from the beginning portion of Charles Belmonte's book, Understanding the Mass.

08-27
16:08

The Blessed Virgin, cause of our joy (Part II) - Christ is Passing By

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

08-20
12:18

The Blessed Virgin, cause of our joy (Part I) - 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.

08-15
13:18

The Transfiguration - In Conversation with God

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

08-06
09:20

Unrest in Decisions - Searching for and Maintaining Peace

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.

07-23
14:03

Forming Character - Compass

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.

07-16
11:17

Work as Fulfillment - Free Scepter ebook

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.

07-09
14:55

Correspondence to Grace - Wind and Waves

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.

07-02
13:19

St. Peter - In Conversation with God

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.

06-25
11:02

Towards Holiness - Friends of God

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.

06-18
16:00

Interview with Rob Marco, author of Coached by Philip Neri

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!

06-13
23:43

The Attraction to Joy - Coached by Philip Neri

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.

06-11
14:06

The Holy Spirit and Mary - In Conversation with God

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.

06-04
10:15

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