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Ave Maria Press
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Ave Maria Press has been in continuous business since 1865, when the visionary French priest Edward Sorin, who had founded the University of Notre Dame twenty-three years earlier, started the Ave Maria magazine. His goal was to produce a magazine honoring Mary, focusing on Catholic families, and showcasing the best American Catholic writing. Despite discouragement from naysayers who didn't believe it could be done, Sorin launched his magazine. In a daring move for his era, he soon turned the reins over to a woman, Sister Angela Gilespie, a nurse veteran of the Civil War. Ave Maria grew quickly. By the turn of the twentieth century, it was the largest English-language Catholic magazine in the world.
During the Ave Maria's 105-year run, the Press also published books and pamphlets, a program it began to develop more fully in the 1960s. When declining circulation forced the magazine to cease publication in 1970, book publishing was pushed into high gear. Over the years, Ave Maria Press has published such important Catholic authors as Joseph Champlin, Thomas Green, Edward Hays, Francis MacNutt, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Michael Pennock, Joyce Rupp, Mother Teresa, Robert Wicks, and Macrina Wiederkehr.
Now established as a major Catholic book publisher, Ave Maria Press is home to Sorin Books, Forest of Peace, Christian Classics, and Spiritual Book Associates. It perpetuates Sorin's vision to honor Mary and provide an important outlet for good Catholic writing--and more. Ave Maria is also recognized as a leader in publishing for adolescent catechesis, pastoral care and guidance, and spiritual formation.
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