Youth - St. Rita's Centre

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Selection of books for young Catholics who want to deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual life in order to be courageous witnesses of Christ in their daily lives.

YouCat

The Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church New official guide to the Catholic Faith for young people and adults

YouCat Bible

The YOUCAT Bible carefully abridges the biblical text to help young people to follow the “story” of the Bible, using the popular RSV translation, Second Catholic Edition of the Ignatius Bible. Includes a special preface by Pope Francis.

DoCat

What to do? DOCAT presents the social teaching of the Catholic Church for young people.

YouCat Confession

YouCat Youth Prayer Book

New youth prayer book from the team behind YouCat.

New Catholic Bible - Paperback

The most affordable full-size version of the CTS Bible, this paperback edition features a contents list of the books of the Bible on the flaps for easy search and reference. 8pt text (6pt footnotes).

Blessed Carlo Acutis: Five Steps to Being a Saint (B776)

A beautiful new life of Carlo Acutis the IT enthusiast who died at just 15 years old but lived his life for Christ. Richly illustrated with photographs of Blessed Carlo and with a great selection of his sayings this is an ideal introduction to a wonderful life.

How to Discover your Vocation (PA13)

Marriage, Priesthood, Consecrated Life, Permanent Diaconate, Single Life Explaining the Christian vocations and how to know which is the one for you.

A Way of Life for Young Catholics

Practical guide to young people wanting to live their faith

How You Can Change the World

How You Can Change the World delivers a rousing call to Catholic young people and gives them the tools they need to stand up to the threats they face. If you know any young people, you know that these threats are among the most pressing they face today. How You Can Change the World dispatches each of these and shows young people the task that lies before them—the task of transforming the world in Christ.

The Beauty of Confession with Pope Francis

Pope Francis reminds us, from his own experience, how deep and universal God’s mercy is. The Sacrament of Reconciliation should have a place in our lives, to taste and live in this mercy.

Living Fruitfully: Joy

Learning From the Saints

Living Fruitfully: Chastity

Learning From the Saints

Living Fruitfully: Self-Control

Learning From the Saints

Living Fruitfully: Patience

Learning from the Saints

How to Pray the Rosary

These leaflets explain the Rosary in an easy step by step guide on how to pray this ancient prayer, including the mysteries and how to use Rosary beads.

Living Fruitfully: Generosity

Learning From the Saints

What is the Catholic Faith?

A succinct and masterly summary of what Catholics believe and the reasons for their belief, offering a very accessible introduction to Catholicism for those who are interested to know more.

Why should I go to Mass on Sunday?

Sunday is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the Universal Church. This leaflet explains why.

Everyday Catholic Prayers

A collection of the most common Catholic prayers assembled conveniently in a useful leaflet. Responding to a widely felt need, these can be easily distributed.

How to Pray

This leaflet describes different types of prayer and practical points to help us pray.

God's Love for you (pack)

A great tool to help non-Christians encounter the truth of the Catholic Faith God's Love for You is attractive, easy to read, non-confrontational, and very inexpensive! We want this flyer to blanket the country, and we feel it is the perfect evangelization tool to introduce a non-Christian to the Catholic Church. Order now and start spreading the good news in your neighborhood!

How to Prepare for Confession

This helpful leaflet provides several different methods to examine our conscience prior to the Sacrament, with a helpful explanation of each. An indispensable guide for all Catholics, and all those who are learning about the faith.

Why We're Catholic: Our Reasons For Faith, Hope, And Love

Why We’re Catholic is the groundbreaking new resource by apologist Trent Horn – that one, general book you can hand to anyone as a starting point for helping them find their way into, or back to, the practice of the Catholic Faith. In a series of short, easy to read chapters, Trent covers the whole range of common topics, starting with why we believe in anything at all and answering all the common objections to the Catholic Faith—both doctrinal and moral.

Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth

Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth is a powerful, yet concise booklet that clearly defines the core beliefs of the Catholic faith! At 32 pages, Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth is packed with information about the Catholic Church and God's plan for us. Plus, its convenient size and special pricing make it perfect to carry with you and give to others as you share your faith with them.

The Christian Faith: A Mini-Catechism for Catholics

A Mini Catechism for Catholics

25 Tough Questions on the Catholic Faith

With 25 Expert Answers Concise answers to key questions Catholics are always being asked about.

Why go to Confession?

Read about the benefits and practice of the sacrament.

7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Every Christian who has been confirmed has received the fullness of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. This booklet explains what these gifts are and the effect they can have.

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Every Spiritual Warrior's Guide to God's Invincible Gifts

Meeting Christ in the Eucharist

Union with God

This booklet delves into what it means for a Christian to not only have a relationship with God but become so united with Him that we take part in his divinity.

Prayer Made Simple

This booklet is a simple, practical guide on prayer, and how to implement and benefit from it in daily life, not least in acts of love and a new ‘worship in spirit and truth’.

Making Sunday Special

Looking at Sunday as a day set aside for God in history and today. This booklet traces the importance of Sunday and shows how Christians can recover it as a means of rest and sanctification.

Faith, Hope and Love

How should we live our lives and how can we grow in goodness? The three theological virtues (Faith, Hope and Charity) and their meaning is examined here, in the context of the Christian revolution in virtue ethics.

Prudence, Justice, Courage, & Temperance

This booklet explores the meaning of the cardinal virtues, drawing on Scripture, Catholic theology and the Catechism to explain and illustrate the ideas. It also includes practical ways to support the virtues.

Fruits of the Spirit

This booklet explores the meaning of the cardinal virtues, drawing on Scripture, Catholic theology and the Catechism to explain and illustrate the ideas. It also includes practical ways to support the virtues.

Understanding the Story of the Bible

This booklet helps us to understand Salvation History as the true history of the world, from creation and fall to salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ.

The Call to Evangelise

This text’s proposal for true intimacy with the person of Christ in order to be genuine witnesses and disciples in today’s fractured and wounded world is both highly instructive and encouraging.

Confessions St. Augustine

A new and luminescent translation of Confessions to make it accessible to young people.

Lectio Divina

In this booklet Lectio Divina is described in a fresh and practical way, encouraging every Christian to take up the Bible and find in it a true guide for the intellect and for the actions of every day.

Novena to the Holy Spirit

After Jesus’s ascension into heaven, his apostles remained nine days in Jerusalem, praying for the coming of the Holy Spirit. This has inspired the Christian novena to prepare for major feasts or for special intentions.

John Paul II

A religious, moral and even political figure who towered above all others in the twentieth century, this biography describes what made St John Paul II into one of the longest serving and best loved Popes in history.

The Jesus Prayer

Augustine of Hippo

Introduction to the conversion story of one of the Church's greatest saints

Thérèse of Lisieux

Classic biography of St Therese of Lisieux

A Divine Gift

This unique booklet explains the origins in the Gospel and the continuing value of the Consecrated life as a sign of God’s love to the Church and to the world.

Clare of Assisi

Life of the friend of St Francis of Assisi and founder of the Poor Clares