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"Most Catholic parents agree: our number-one goal in life is to pass on the Faith to our children. But here's the bad news: today's world has a million ways to steal your kids'souls. From sects to sex, from atheism to consumerism, rivals to Catholic doctrine and morals want to snatch your children away from their baptismal heritage and eternal destiny. ... There are lots of Catholic parenting books promising results with this or that system or trick. But although it contains solid practical counsel, Always a Catholic reminds us that keeping our kids in the Faith (or helping them get back to it) is more than a matter of technique. Above all, it's about the way we live out Catholicism--in our own lives and as a family--from day to day."

A generation ago, Christian parents didn't have to worry about how to explain transgenderism to their nine-year-old, or help their teenager deal with mockery at school for believing in traditional marriage. But today, as our culture's moral center continues to fly apart and with every form of deviance publicly aired and celebrated, we have no choice but to equip our kids to understand and own the truth about such issues. In Made This Way, Leila Miller and Trent Horn give parents (guardians and teachers, too!) crucial tools and techniques to form children with the understanding they need--appropriate to their age and maturity level--to meet the world's challenges. Their secret-an approach that begins not with the Bible or Church teaching but with the natural law. In kid-friendly ways, Miller and Horn help you communicate how the right way to live is rooted in the way we're made. Topics include: Sex Outside of Marriage; Same-Sex Marriage; Divorce; Contraception; Abortion; Modesty; Pornography; Transgenderism; Homosexuality. Silence can no longer be an option. If we're not teaching our children how to understand tough moral issues, then the world will.

Do you want to learn how to defend and explain the existence of God, the reliability of the Bible, the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and scores of other truths that we Catholics believe but you don't have a lot of time? Jimmy Akin has done the hard work for you. All you need is five minutes a day. In A Daily Defense, Jimmy compiles 365 challenges that Catholics often hear from skeptics and non-Catholicsabout God, Jesus, Scripture, morality, Mary, history, and a host of doctrinesand teaches you how to answer them. Combining deep learning with decades of experience explaining Catholic belief and practice on a popular level, he cuts to the heart of each subject, offering pithy but powerful replies that are both effective and easy to master. A Daily Defense is perfect reading before bed, for down time or prayer time, part of a regular routine or picked up on the go. Whatever your day is like, reading just a few minutes a day is guaranteed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to defend the Catholic Faith.

The papacy is no stranger to controversy. In many ways it's Catholicism's defining doctrine--but also its most divisive. From medieval pontiffs who acted like princes to a modern pope whose every casual statement sets off a social-media firestorm, there has been plenty for non-Catholics to criticize and for the faithful to feel anxious about. We profess that Jesus made St. Peter the visible head of his Church on earth and that his successors throughout the ages are guided by the Holy Spirit to govern, teach, and sanctify it. How can we strengthen this belief in the papacy in the face of challenges (both outside the Church and within it) and so strengthen our faith in the One who instituted it? In Pope Peter, Joe Heschmeyer says that papal flaws are an opportunity to understand what the papacy really means, not to abandon it (or the Church). Drawing deeply on the scriptural and historical witness, he offers a thorough but accessible defense of the papal office and an edifying picture of the extent--and limits--of its authority. Jesus made Peter the Rock of the Church and promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against it. Pope Peter will confirm your faith in that promise and help you proclaim its truth to others.

Deliverance from pornography is possible--and these true stories prove it. The pious Catholic man whose fairytale marriage was almost destroyed by his fierce addiction...The young woman who escaped a broken and abusive childhood only to become ensnared in porn's seamy underworld...The couple who tried everything to beat the pain and shame of porn in their home...The female musician who thought porn was a guy thing until she got hooked herself......and five other inspiring tales of liberation from the ravages of pornography. Delivered is proof that no one is beyond the reach of God's healing grace.

Did the Catholic Church add extra books to the Bible? Or did Protestant leaders have them removed? Find out the truth! Some differences between Catholicism and Protestantism can be tricky to grasp, but one of them just requires the ability to count: Catholic bibles have seventy-three books, whereas Protestant bibles have sixty-six--plus an appendix with the title Apocrypha. What's the story here? Protestants claim that the medieval Catholic Church added six extra books that had never been considered part of the Old Testament. Catholics say that the Protestant Reformers removed those books, long considered part of Sacred Scripture, because they didn't like what they contained. In Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger, Gary Michuta presents a revised and expanded version of his authoritative work on this key issue. Combing the historical record from pre-Christian times to the Patristic era to the Reformation and its aftermath, he traces the canon controversy through the writings and actions of its major players. You'll be left with a clear picture of the causes of this tragic divide, and better able to explain and defend the reasons for the full, unabridged Catholic Bible.