Religion audiobooks

The Legend of the Baal-Shem - Abridged

By: Martin Buber

Narrated by: Theodore Bikel

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Martin Buber, a Jewish philosopher, spoke directly to the most profound human concerns in all his works. Included in his discussions was Hasidism, a mystical-religious movement founded in Eastern Europe by Israel ben Eliezer, called the “ Baal-Shem” (the Master of God's Name). Living in the first part of the 18th century... Read more

Shamanism For Our Time

By: Ruth-Inge Heinze

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Shamanism has survived through human history because it still fulfills needs which are otherwise not met. In whatever environment shamans work, they shift the attention of their clients into the interconnectedness so necessary, especially in urban societies. Read more

The Life of Saint Catherine of Bologna

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Life of Saint Catherine of Bologna.Discover her incorrupt body, seated on a velvet chair. Discover her writings, her artifacts, her vestments, the miraculous violin, and the coffin in which she was never buried. Read more

The Life of Saint Peregrine The Cancer Saint

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

We bring you the life of Saint PeregrineCome to Forli, Italy; see his incorrupt body.The Lord came down from the Cross, and healed him of Cancer of the leg, the night before it was to be amputated. Visit the room where the Miracle took place.See the ex-votos, for the miracles attributed to him.This Saint has been credited with many miracles of... Read more

Choose Once Again - Abridged

By: Julius Finegold & William N. Thetford

Narrated by: Charles Tart

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First published in 1975, A Course in Miracles offers a unique, spiritual self-study program designed to undo the illusion that we are separate in any way from God or our fellow humans. The course systematically leads you to experience God' s Love in all your relationships through the practice of forgiveness (releasing the past) and... Read more

New Paradigm Thinking

By: Fritjof Capra & David Steindl-Rast

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

These two great minds have joined together to explore the exciting parallels and compatibility of thought in Buddhism, Christianity and modern physics. In the “new paradigm” of thinking, there is a shift from the alienation-producing authority model to one of cooperative thinking, in which we can truly develop a deep sense of belonging to a... Read more

Guided Meditations To Promote Successful Surgery

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Belleruth Naparstek's guided imagery surgery preparation audio program of soothing words is scored with calming music by Steven Mark Koh. The audio guides how to get ready for surgery by imagining a successful, safe and comfortable operation and recovery, complete with guided imagery suggestions and images of all the desired outcomes, including... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You With Rheumatoid Arthritis Or Lupus

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided meditation for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus consists of guided imagery and affirmations designed to help reduce inflammation and fatigue, relieve pain and distress, relieve and lift the spirits of those suffering from these autoimmune conditions. This meditation for arthritis features hypnotic imagery of inflamed joints subsiding... Read more

A Guided Meditation to Help Relieve Asthma

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided meditation for treating asthma naturally contains hypnotic suggestions, soothing guided imagery and powerful affirmations for a holistic approach to symptom relief from asthma, COPD, allergies or other breathing problems. Designed to encourage deeper calmer breathing, this hypnosis for asthma contains powerful suggestions to help... Read more

The Rehearsals

By: Vladimir Sharov

Narrated by: Al Bernstein

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Seventeenth century Russia, New Jerusalem Monastery. The recently deposed Patriarch Nikon, whose reforms lead to a schism in the Orthodox church, employs a French dramatist to stage the New Testament and hasten the Second Coming of Christ. Jacques de Sertan’s troupe consists of untrained and illiterate peasants. The actors are divided into... Read more

Guided Meditations To Support Successful Relationships

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This audio set features four different, state-of-the-art exercises of guided meditation for relationships, all designed to strengthen and renew the bonds of love and maintain vitality and vibrancy in your feelings and interaction. Each hypnotic, immersive track of this powerful guided imagery for relationships offers a different mind-body... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Ease Grief

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided imagery and affirmations for anyone dealing with grief provides a powerful way of coping with loss naturally and holistically, helping to release sorrow and gently move beyond the pain of bereavement to grief recovery, in whatever way and for however long it takes each listener. Guided imagery is a mind-body technique that consists... Read more

Stories of Love and Wisdom

By: Diane Wolkstein

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Stories are a combination of that which happens and that of which we also dream, says storyteller Diane Wolkstein. In this interview brimming with stories and dreams, she tells how she discovered the variety and similarities in the world's oldest love stories from many cultures. Read more

The Passion of Grace

By: Bernadette Roberts

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

After spending nine years in a Catholic convent, Bernadette Roberts went on to earn degrees in philosophy and education, start a Montessori school, and raise four children. Here she shares the nature of self and its relationship with God, the action of grace in our lives, the spiritual value of suffering, the meaning of the Virgin Mary, the... Read more

Return to the Sacred

By: Father Bede Griffiths

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This discussion with a remarkable Benedictine monk who founded an ashram in South India is a beautiful, stirring exploration of human spirituality. In a rare synthesis of Christian, Hindu and modern scientific thought, the late Father Bede discusses the infusing of gross matter and daily life with spirit and much more. Read more

A Grateful Heart

By: Brother David Steindl-Rast

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Gratefulness is the key, says Brother David, to fullness of life, true prayer and effective action in the world. "If you practice gratefulness it leads you into all the attitudes that all the great traditions have promoted." He tells of his own personal search, from a childhood in Nazi-occupied Austria to his explorations of Buddhism, modern... Read more

Reviving the Archaic: a New View of Evolution

By: Terence McKenna

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Terence McKenna boldly retells early human history, describing the role of “psychedelic shamanism” in early partnership societies, in the development of language and imagination, and in the past and future evolution of humanity. Read more

From Confusion to Clarity: Understanding Mind

By: Lama Sogyal Rinpoche

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Here Sogyal Rinpoche, an incarnate lama and meditation master, provides insights about the nature of mind and how we can bring more wisdom into our lives. His comments about death as a healing; enlightenment; family relationships and Buddhism in the West are especially provocative. Read more

Most Popular Franciscan Saints

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The Four Most Popular Franciscan SaintsSaint Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Franciscan OrderSaint Anthony of Padua, Miracle WorkerSaint Maxmilian Kolbe, Martyr of Auschwitz, Founder of Largest Franciscan CommunitySaint Padre Pio Stigmatist Read more

The life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Mystic of the New WorldWe trace the Life of Saint Kateri TekakwithaBased on Bob and Penny Lord's book, "Visionaries, Mystics and Stigmatists."We travel to Fonda, New York, near Auriesville, where the National Shrine to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha stands.See the village where Kateri lived with the Mohawks and had her ministry. See the first fruits of... Read more

The Life of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Sacred Heart Devotion

By: Penny Lord & Bob Lord

Narrated by: Penny Lord & Bob Lord

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The account of how the Sacred Heart Devotion was given to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. Journey to Paray-le-Monial to the Convent of the Visitation where St. Margaret Mary Alacoque received apparitions of Jesus, where He showed her His Sacred Heart, and gave her the promises of the Sacred Heart. Learn about St. Claude Colombiere and how he,... Read more

Saint Clare of Montefalco audiobook

By: Penny Lord & Bob Lord

Narrated by: Penny Lord & Bob Lord

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Come with us to the beautiful Umbrian mountains to Montefalco, Italy. Learn the life of St. Clare of Montefalco, Founder of the order of The Holy Cross. Scenes from the Augustinian convent in Montefalco. Incorrupt body.Discover the Crucified Christ, and the Crown of Thorns formed inside the muscle of her heart. She had a vision of Our Lord Jesus... Read more

Saint Clare of Assisi audiobook

By: Penny Lord & Bob Lord

Narrated by: Penny Lord & Bob Lord

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Saint Clare of Assisi was the first female member of the Franciscan community.She fought against the whole Franciscan community, including popes, to maintain the original Rule of St. Francis.After his death, she spent the rest of her life caring for her ladies.She would not even die before her rule for the Poor Clares was approved by the... Read more

Saint Francis of Assisi audiobook

By: Bob Lord & Penny Lord

Narrated by: Luz Elena Sandoval-Lord & Raymond Freyaldenhoven

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most powerful Saints of our Church. Lenin, one of the founders of the Communist Revolution, said on his deathbed, "If we had had one hundred Francis' of Assisi, the revolution would have been successful."Come with us to Assisi, the land of Saint Francis. No matter where you go there, you can feel Saint... Read more