The "Saint Benedict Press Classics" line began in 2006, starting with public domain classic Catholic titles as a direct competitor against TAN Books and Publishers. The Catechism of the Council of Trent, The Life of Our LordJesus Christ four volume set, Come Rack, Come Rope, Dark Night of the Soul, Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena, Way of Divine Life and the Rule of Saint Benedict were among the first titles produced. In addition to the public domain titles, SBP published four versions of the New American Bible. In 2008, SBP acquired TAN Books out of bankruptcy. In July 2009, TAN relocated from Rockford, Illinois, to a new facility in Charlotte. Although wholly owned by SBP, TAN is marketed as a sister publisher to SBP, with its own line of imprints. Since the acquisition of TAN Books and its catalog of classic titles, Saint Benedict Press has focused a significant portion of its own imprint's product line on books written by living authors. Critics from different philosophies have given positive responses to the new works. The progressive Catholic publication National Catholic Reporter said the book The Abbess of Andalusia provided insight to Flannery O'Connor's Catholicism. National Review gave positive reviews to both The Essential Belloc and The Mystery of Predestination by apologist John Salza. Inside Catholic discussed the evidence of Purgatory presented in the book Hungry Souls.
Imprints
Saint Benedict Press: Publishes works by contemporary authors on a variety of Catholic subjects from a conservative perspective, as well as a line of Bibles including the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, the New American Bible Revised Edition, and the Douay–Rheims Bible. In recent years, the SBP imprint has been used primarily for resources marketed toward parish large-group ministry and Scripture study.
Catholic Courses: A series of DVDs and study materials on a variety of subjects, intended for large-group study in a parish setting.
Catholic Scripture Study International: A series of DVDs and study materials written by Catholic Bible scholars, including Scott Hahn, Steve Ray, and Mike Aquilina.
Basilica Press: Publishes The Shepherd's Voice Series, a series of pamphlets expounding the teachings of contemporary bishops and cardinals on topics currently facing the Church, as well as books by contemporary Catholic authors including Patrick Madrid and Mark Shea. SBP has been the exclusive publisher of Basilica Press since April 2016.
Personalities
Editors
Since 2009, SBP's acquisitions editor has been Todd Agliloro. Agliloro is a blogger for Inside Catholic and a former editor for the Sophia Institute Press.
''Baronius Press, Ltd. v. Saint Benedict Press, LLC''
On September 29, 2016, Baronius Press, a British publisher of traditional Catholic books, filed a civil lawsuit against TAN Books and Saint Benedict Press. The lawsuit alleged that TAN had violated Baronius's ownership of the copyright for the English translation of Ludwig Ott's Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by reprinting the book in the United States following Baronius's 2009 purchase of the exclusive rights to the English translation from the original copyright holders. The English translation of Fundamentals had been in the public domain in the United States since its initial publication in 1954, as U.S. copyright law in effect at the time did not provide automatic copyright protection to works initially published in foreign countries. TAN began reprinting the English translation in 1974 under the assumption that Fundamentals was, in fact, a public domain work in the U.S. TAN ceased publication of Fundamentals in 1996 following the possibility that the book had acquired copyrighted status in the United States as a restored work on January 1, 1996 under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. TAN elected to reprint Fundamentals again in 2013 in hardcover, prompting Baronius to file suit against Saint Benedict Press for copyright violation. The lawsuit was settled on March 25, 2019. As a result of the settlement, TAN/SBP was forced to cease publication not only of Fundamentals, but also other works it had published to which Baronius had subsequently acquired the exclusive English-language rights, including Francois Trochu's Saint Bernadette Soubirous and The Sermons of the Curé d'Ars and numerous works by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange.
