Religion audiobooks

The Life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Life of Saint Aloysius GonzagaPatron of YouthBorn March 9, 1568 in the castle of Castiglione dell Stivieri in Lombardy. From riches to rags, he answered the call to evangelize, going from Spain to Florence to Mantua where he served in the king's court to Casale Monferrato in northern Italy where he began to practice the ascetic life, to the... Read more

The Life of Saint Leopold Mandic

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The LIfe of Saint Leopold Mandic"Saint of Reconciliation"We go to where he began in Herzegovina, to Venice and the Cathedral where he was ordained, to Padua. We visit his confessional, where he spent more than 16 hours a day. Only the confessional and a statue of Our Lady survived a bombing. We visit the museum, his tomb and more. Read more

The Life of Saint Frances Cabrini

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The life of Saint Frances Cabrini. Bob and Penny traveled to many of the places in her life to assemble this booklet.They started in the place of her birth in Italy and continued to New York. Read more

The Life of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Life of Blessed Anna Maria TaigiJoin Bob and Penny Lord as they share about a Mystic who was a member of the Laity. Rome,Blessed Anna Maria spent most of her life as a wife, mother, domestic and counselor to Popes and Royalty.
Church of St. Crisogono in Rome, where the body of Blessed Anna Maria is resting.Follow the parallel lives of Blessed... Read more

The Life of Saint Charles Borromeo

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The LIfe of Saint Charles BorromeoHero of the Counter-ReformationCreated CCD in its original formScenes from his life beginning in Arona, birthplace of Saint Charles.On to Pavia, where he attended the University, then to Trent, where he worked on the Council of Trent, to Rome and to Milan where he was Archbishop.  Read more

The Life of Blessed Angela of Foligno

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

We trace the Life of Blessed Angela of FolignoA great Mystic of the Middle Ages.
We traveled to Foligno, Italy, near Assisi for the life of this great Franciscan mystic and contemplative. We visited her Shrine, and the places in Foligno and Assisi where she carried on her Ministry. Read more

The Life of Saint Paschal Baylon

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

We trace the life of Saint Paschal Baylon. Born in Spain, trace his life, beginning as a shepherd, to joining the community of St. Peter of Alcantara as a doorkeeper.He waged a battle against the French Huguenots.He died in Villareal, Spain. Read more

The Life of Saint Rose of Viterbo

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

We trace the life of Saint Rose of Viterbo a fiery teen-age Saint who fought almost single-handedly against family, friends and the government to defend the Church against Frederick Barbarossa in her little village outside of Rome.  We tlraveled to Viterbo, where the Saint worked, lived and died.Saint Rose of Viterbo went among the villagers of... Read more

Peacework

By: Ciaran McKeown

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Issues of peace around the world are a tangled weave, and extremely volatile. This conversation illuminates the complexities in Northern Ireland, and helps us to develop greater compassion and a deepening of our own thinking regarding ethnic factions within any nation. A respected political journalist in Northern Ireland, McKeown became an... Read more

The Life of Saint Dominic Savio

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Saint Dominic Savio loved all the Sacraments, knowing about them from an early age, and desired to participate in receiving all of them, his eyes and heart set on the priesthood. When he was barely seven, he knew his Catechism by heart and fully understood the teachings of the Church, with spiritual wisdom way beyond his age, especially the... Read more

The Life of Saint Gabriel of the Sorrows

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Life of Saint Gabriel of the Sorrows - Co-Patron of Italian Catholic Youth
One of our powerful Saints for the youth.Born in Assisi, he moved to Spoleto before a great Cholera epidemic broke out. We traveled to Morrovalle, near the Adriatic Sea, where he spent most of his life as a brother, and then to Isola di Gran Sasso, high on a mountain,... Read more

The Life of Saint Maria Goretti

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The life of Sant Maria GorettiThe little White and Crimson Rose of JesusSaint of Purity
We traveled to Corinaldo, Italy, where Saint Maria Goretti was born and lived her early years, and on to Nettuno, Italy, and the house where she died defending her virginity against her attacker.We discuss the details of her life from birth. Read more

The Cauldron of Wisdom

By: Nicki Scully

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Within each of us is a "cauldron" of knowledge and wisdom about ourselves and the world, which we can access through shamanic techniques. Scully describes how and why trance journeys into the world of deities, totems and archetypes work to give us courage, insight or healing. Read more

Acts Of Faith - Abridged

By: Iyanla Vanzant

Narrated by: Iyanla Vanzant

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey

In an updated and expanded 25th anniversary edition, the beloved “purple book” Acts of Faith guides people of color with daily encouragement, comfort, and enlightenment.

For over a quarter of a century, millions have turned to bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant’s... Read more

Doorway to the Soul - Abridged

By: Ron Scolastico

Narrated by: Ron Scolastico

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Simon & Schuster, Doorway to the Soul is Ron Scolastico's guide on how to have a profound spiritual experience.

According to Ron Scolastico, a spiritual psychologist and teacher, each of us holds the key to the mystery of life and the power of consciousness. Doorway to the Soul teaches the reader how to unravel that mystery to have a... Read more

Visions for the 21st Century - Abridged

By: Carl Sagan

Narrated by: Carl Sagan

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This recording features the highlights of this historic 1995 event sponsored by the Temple of Understanding and includes a talk by the late cosmologist Carl Sagan. Visions for the 21st Century was a powerful forum for religious leaders, diplomats, non-governmental organizations, and educators to present their visions for the next century. The... Read more

A Native American Dream

By: Russell Means

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Means recalls memories of his grandfather and his extended Native American family as well as the recovery of personal identity and pride. He shares what he has learned about history, oppression, and freedom, and gives insights into the current political story, how history is repeating itself in modern America and what still needs to happen. Read more

The Greatest Story Ever Told - Abridged

By: Fulton Oursler & Henry Denker

Narrated by: Warren Parker

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The ambitious radio series, The Greatest Story Ever Told— based on the book of the same name by Fulton Oursler— came to ABC in the 1940s with a full orchestra and 16-voice chorus. The series dramatized the life and times of Jesus Christ— "the greatest life ever lived"— and was the first radio... Read more

Basic Buddhist Wisdom

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the foremost teachers of Buddhism in the West, and here he explores Buddhism and Christianity, and the concepts of soul, impermanence, mindfulness and much more. "Everything is impermanent," he says. "Not only is your body impermanent, but your feelings, your perceptions, your mental formations, your consciousness also. Read more

A Prairie Home Christmas

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Originally broadcast on Christmas Eve 1994, A Prairie Home Christmas is a delightful compilation of all-time-favorite highlights from past holiday broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.Contents:
Christmas Time's a Comin'; Jordan Carols; Shop for Christmas Presents; Scrooge; Children, Go Where I Send Thee; The Twelve Days of... Read more

An Offering of Native Wisdom

By: Anne Wilson Schaef

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This "recovering psychotherapist" discovered her own Native American heritage when she was well into adulthood. Her journeys into many indigenous cultures revealed how her "white mind" could begin to learn the truths that they have practiced for millennia. Read more

Pope John Paul II - Abridged

By: Tad Szulc

Narrated by: Josef Sommer

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A comprehensive and exclusive biography on one of the most pivotal figures of the 20th century: Pope John Paul II.

As the spiritual head of more than one billion Catholics and a world statesman of immense stature and influence, Pope John Paul II was a major international figure. Yet he remained a mystery—theologically, politically, and... Read more

Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind - Abridged

By: Maura Halloran

Narrated by: Mare Winningham

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1979, 24-year-old Maura O'Halloran moved to Japan and became the first woman ever admitted to Toshoji Temple. Soshin-san (O'Halloran's monastic name) labored through three intense years of work and study in preparation for becoming a dharma teacher. Her life ended abruptly during a trip to Thailand, and today Soshin-san is revered as a... Read more

Living the Heart Path

By: Doug Boyd

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There are many avenues of personal empowerment available in today's world--but none of them mean anything unless we put our abilities into service for other people. This teacher of powerful medicine ways shares his insights about the power of making ourselves available to people, and the path of humanity toward service and compassion. Read more