About us

St. Augustine Academy Press

What we are:

We are a small family apostolate located in the Chicago area, dedicated to finding and republishing out-of-print classics of Catholic literature.  Our special focus is the work of Mother Mary Loyola, but we also feature the work of many other well-beloved Catholic authors of yesteryear.   Though we started out by offering photographic reprints of these older books, most of our titles have now been completely retypeset.


Who we are:

Lisa Bergman, a graduate of the Notre Dame School of Architecture, found herself using her degree in unusual ways while homeschooling her six children.  Her artistic sense (that is, perfectionism) led her to create her own little scripture booklets for the children, incorporating beautiful classic art with the sacred texts.  When faced with helping her children navigate the Latin Mass, this resulted in our first children's Missal, Learning to Follow the Mass.  Learning the art of self-publishing in the process, she next turned her attention to a treasure trove of older, out-of-print books that she found online, especially the work of Mother Mary Loyola.  Before she knew it, a publishing company was born.

Larry Bergman is our CFO, now assistant typesetter, and long-suffering husband.


Our Mission:

It is our primary goal to provide the best possible reading material for Catholic families, so that they can stay true to their mission of bringing up the next generation in the Truth of our Faith.

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