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With original prayers, song suggestions, and journal prompts, this prayer companion helps women struggling with infertility and offers solidarity along the way.

This guided prayer journal is meant to help you recognize God's care for you in daily events and to foster a deeper, more personal prayer life. You'll find reflections from Scripture and the writings of saints and sages as prompts for your letters to God and what you imagine God would write back to you.

This book reflects on each of the fifty-four titles of Mary found in the Litany of Loreto. It will help readers grow in devotion to Mary while they learn about the Litany of Loreto and the beauty, history, and meaning of Mary's titles therein.

Make a life-changing pilgrimage, beginning this Advent.Oriens is a Latin word meaning "rising" and "dawn." Your Oriens journey begins on the First Sunday of Advent and continues through Advent and the traditional Christmas season until the feast of the Presentation on February 2. Each day, you'll take a step closer to "the dawn from on high."Fr. Joel Sember is your leader on this pilgrimage, one in which you will learn what God is revealing to you through Scripture and prayer. With Oriens as your guidebook, you'll learn how to pray and reflect more deeply. For each entry, you'll read a Scripture passage, receive Fr. Joel's guidance on how to pray with that passage, and find questions for reflection and journaling.Welcome, Oriens pilgrim.

Throughout the Church's history, holy men and women have found that one of the best and most reliable ways to get close to Jesus is through the Eucharist. By reading and sharing their stories in our families, we can imitate Jesus in a very important way, extending his mercy again and again, that the kingdom of God might shine a little more brightly in the world.Stories of the Eucharist invites families to celebrate the transforming power of the Eucharist in our lives by exploring Eucharistic miracles and saints who had deep devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus. This book celebrates in word and illustration forty people and events that reveal how Christ has bestowed graces and even miracles on his people through the Eucharist.As you read these stories from the span of Christian tradition with your family, you will experience in a new way the power of the Eucharist and teach your children to open their hearts to the greatest mystery of our Faith.

The Blessed Mother and the Twelve Apostles remained in the Upper Room in prayer for nine days after the Lord's ascension. From those nine days of prayer, the tradition of novenas -- praying for a specific period of time for a special intention -- was born. The word novena is derived from the Latin novem, meaning nine.The Handy Little Guide to Novenas is your easy-to-read, down-to-earth introduction to this beautiful devotion. In this brief booklet, author and novena enthusiast Allison Gingras helps you understand and practice this ancient, yet totally relevant, form of prayer. You'll learn: The fundamentals of novenas -- when to pray them, for how long, and to whomThe biblical connections of novenasThe proper mindset for praying a novena, including what not to doRecommendations for tried-and-true novenas

A popular Anglican apologist, scholar, poet, novelist, and dramatist, C. S. Lewis never became Catholic. And yet a great number of Catholics have a profound love for Lewis and have been formed by his great works.Chronicles of Faith: A Catholic Perspective on C. S. Lewis is a wonderful introduction, or re-introduction, to this outstanding literary and spiritual figure. Bishop Fintan Monahan guides the reader through the life and work of Lewis, from his childhood in Northern Ireland and his experiences of loss and war at a young age to his years as an academic in Oxford and his career as a world-renowned author.In a unique and accessible way, Chronicles of Faith explores the twists and turns of Lewis's spiritual journey, through which he was transformed from a young man of lost faith to a man of deep faith. This book also explains why Lewis's writings, both fiction and spiritual, continue to resonate and inspire Catholics, and other Christians, today.

For most women -- whether single, consecrated, or married -- our menstrual cycles are present throughout a large part of our existence here on earth. We intuit that there is something strange, strong, and beautiful at work within our bodies. Yet that positive inclination is often at odds with what we have experienced personally or seen among our family and friends.What good can we find in our cycles, especially when we ponder the fact that both men and women are equally made in the image and likeness of God? The Language of Your Body delves deep into this and other groundbreaking questions, using the wisdom of saints like Hildegard von Bingen, Pope John Paul II and Thomas Aquinas to explore this unique, fundamental aspect of God's design for female bodies.Despite menstruation being labeled sometimes as a "woman's curse," the Catholic Church invites us to claim our cycles for good. This book is a beacon to all women searching for positive ways to integrate our menstrual cycles into our sense of self, our relationships, and our prayer.

It's hard -- and getting harder -- to discern the proper relationship between our Catholic Faith and American political life. Democrat, Republican, third party, or independent -- how do we make sense of it all?Citizens Yet Strangers resets the framework of how we engage with politics as Catholics. As author Kenneth Craycraft argues in this book, American Catholics have been more influenced by classical liberal political theory (of both the "conservative" and "liberal" variety) than by historic Catholic moral theology. While some incidental policy positions of the Democratic and Republican parties converge with Catholic moral teaching, for most Catholics, their respective positions are directed by their party affiliation, not by Catholic moral doctrine.Craycraft explains how Catholic theology transcends partisan politics, and he challenges Catholics to move away from the individualist liberal impulses of American political identity, whether on the left or the right. Avoiding the common clichés that prevent us from examining the role our faith should play in our public actions, this book dives deeper into the very way we orient our moral and political lives.

In his apostolic exhortation C'Est La Confiance ("It Is Confidence"), Pope Francis reflects on Saint Thérèse of Lisieux on the 150th anniversary of her birth. The title of the document is taken from words used by Saint Thérèse in a letter to a Carmelite sister expressing her full confidence in the merciful love of God. As she stated, "It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love."Thérèse (1873-1897), popularly known as the "Little Flower," is one of the best known and most beloved saints. Pope Francis writes that "[w]e would do well to delve more deeply into her message" shared in her Story of a Soul as well as the example she set forth with her "little way" of life -- the path of trust and love."Therese, for her part, wished to highlight the primacy of God's action; she encourages us to have complete confidence as we contemplate the love of Christ poured out to the end," Pope Francis writes. "With confidence, the wellspring of grace overflows into our lives, the Gospel takes flesh within us and makes us channels of mercy for our brothers and sisters."

En su exhortación apostólica C'Est La Confiance ("Es la confianza"), el Papa Francisco reflexiona sobre Santa Teresa de Lisieux en el 150 aniversario de su nacimiento. El título del documento está tomado de unas palabras utilizadas por Teresa en una carta a una hermana carmelita en la que expresaba su plena confianza en el amor misericordioso de Dios. Como ella decía: "La confianza y nada más que la confianza puede conducirnos al Amor".Teresa (1873-1897), conocida popularmente como la "Pequeña Flor", es una de las santas más conocidas y queridas. El Papa Francisco escribe: "Nos haría bien profundizar en su mensaje" que fue compartido en su Relato de un alma, así como en el ejemplo que dio con su "pequeño camino" de vida: el camino de la confianza y el amor."Teresita, sin embargo, prefiere destacar el primado de la acción divina e invitar a la confianza plena mirando el amor de Cristo que se nos ha dado hasta el fin", escribe el Papa Francisco. " Con la confianza, el manantial de la gracia desborda en nuestras vidas, el Evangelio se hace carne en nosotros y nos convierte en canales de misericordia para los hermanos."

Catholics' hunger for the faith continues to grow. Pope Benedict XVI gives the Church the "food" that is seeks in the 598 questions and answers in the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This 200-page volume offers a quick synopsis of the essential contents of the faith as promulgated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Like the Catechism, the Compendium has a four-part structure and includes a section on common prayers and Catholic doctrinal formulas. With the question-and-answer format, catechetical leaders-parents, pastors, teachers, principals, and catechists-have a unique opportunity to dialogue with the faithful, and reinvigorate the Church's ongoing mission of evangelization and catechesis. Individuals can come "to know the unfathomable riches of the salvific mystery of Jesus Christ" by reading, using, and memorizing parts of the Compendium.An essential tool for youth and young adults, the Compendium is the perfect companion to a youth or young adult's Bible, spiritual reading, or textbook. Catechetical leaders in high schools, colleges, and parishes will appreciate its versatility as a reference book, discussion starter, or core resource for RCIA programs.Fourteen images taken from masterpieces of Christian art set a tone for each part or section. "The sacred images, with their beauty, are also a proclamation of the Gospel and express the splendor of the Catholic truth," explained Pope Benedict XVI.The Compendium was prepared by a commission presided by the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Following the request for greater appreciation of the Catechism, and in order to meet a widespread need that emerged during the 2002 International Catechetical Congress, in 2003 the Holy Father established a special commission, presided by the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, that he charged with preparing a Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, containing a more concise and dialogic version of the same contents of Catholic faith and morals.

How do we cut through the noise of the world to help our children hear the still, small voice of God? The answer is found in the pages of the Bible, God's living and breathing Word. Introducing our children to Sacred Scripture will help prepare them to encounter God in their lives and to recognize the sound of his voice.In God the Father's Love, you will encounter the heart of God the Father for yourself -- perhaps for the first time -- and find the words and confidence to guide your children along the first steps of their journey with God. This beautifully illustrated book dives into twenty different Scripture passages that reveal God the Father's love for us. You'll be guided through the process of reading and relating to Scripture as a family, and conversation starters at the end of each chapter will help spark meaningful discussion and reflection.

This book is one in a series of eight, promulgated by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, which are the official catechetical resources for the Jubilee Year of Mercy (December 8, 2015 - November 20, 2016).

The official Catechism clearly spells out the Church's beliefs. Includes topics such as love and marriage; children; God; creation; humanity; life, death, and the afterlife; Mary; and much more.

In My Mother's Womb expresses the mysterious unfolding of a life in a mother's womb from the unique point of view of the child. The story imagines what the child is seeing, hearing, thinking, and feeling. With accompanying Scripture verses and stunning artwork for each week, this book provides a fresh encounter with life and the Author of Life.

In this apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis addresses environmental concerns in the world with the respect to human life and dignity. This follow-up to his encyclical Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home looks at what has happened since 2015 when the encyclical was released and what still needs to be done.

"A craft and devotional book for families. They use the book to make ornaments for a Jesse Tree and the devotions for each day are included in the book"--

In this paperback picture book, children will learn how to handle the tricky emotion of sadness with the help of their Catholic Faith!

In this paperback picture book, children will learn how to handle the tricky emotion of anger with the help of their Catholic Faith!

In this paperback picture book, children will learn how to handle the tricky emotion of fear with the help of their Catholic Faith!

"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things." Luke 10:41 Motherhood is so demanding, it's easy to become a "Martha" always worried about the next thing we have to do and rarely choosing "the better part," as Martha's sister Mary did. Tami Kiser understands. She's a busy mom of nine who juggles teaching at her children's parish school, volunteering at her parish, running a household, and many other responsibilities. Her "Smart Martha" seminars have helped thousands of women learn to set their priorities so that they still have ample time for Jesus throughout the day. This is the book that can help any frazzled Martha become more spiritually focused, more holistically fulfilled, and more mentally prepared than ever before. Discover practical tips that will help save time and your sanity.

Catholic families today are busy. And not just busy, but B.U.S.Y.! There's so much to be done. School, sports, shows, recitals, doctor appointments, grocery shopping, bills, jobs, Sunday Mass. All the things! Time to ponder and plan? Are you kidding?!Intentional Catholic Family is the resource your family has been searching for to help you get more intentional about your faith and reorient your family's life around what matters most. Beginning with a mission, vision, and goals, and providing a year's worth of Catholic education and practical inspiration, this book provides families of all shapes, sizes, and kinds with the relevant resources and the roadmap to go do it - to live out your faith according to the unique gifts God has given your family!Weekly exercises, easily completed around the dinner table on a Sunday evening, keep families on track and provide inspiration all year long. Not only does this book help families foster their Catholic identity, it assists parents and children in shaping a unique family identity.Intentional Catholic Family is #goals. This book is designed to meet families where they are and to support them in building the awareness, habits, and experiences that, over time, can change lives. This approach engages every family member and offers the best kind of belonging - to be a loved and valued part of a family with a clear identity and necessary role in the world.

In this adoration treasury, written by two Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration -- a religious order dedicated to perpetual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament -- young Catholics will find a multitude of prayers, hymns, meditations, and ways to pray before the Eucharist, accompanied by beautiful illustrations.

The relationship between the Catholic Church and science is one of the most misunderstood stories of Western civilization. Merely repeating the mantra that there is no ultimate contradiction between faith and reason has not solved the crisis for millions of Catholics, many of whom have abandoned the Faith over perceived discrepancies between the religious and scientific worlds.In Pursuit of Wisdom moves beyond polemical and surface-level approaches to paint a more accurate picture of the historical relationship between scientific inquiry and the Catholic Faith. Beginning with the earliest days of the Church, through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and beyond, Catholic history author Phillip Campbell tells the stories of brilliant individuals, challenging controversies, and awe-inspiring discoveries that form the tapestry of the Church's rich engagement with science. When we understand people and perspectives of the past, we can better understand how we arrived at our current situation -- and be prepared to respond to the questions of those within and outside the Church who believe that faith and reason are incompatible.

Busca la protección e intercesión de la Santísima Virgen María con My Daily Visitor: Rosario. Este práctico devocionario contiene re-exiones sobre todos los misterios del Rosario que te ayudarán a rezar y meditar con la más poderosa de las armas espirituales.En cada entrada, el editor de Our Sunday Visitor, P. Patrick Briscoe, OP, nos ofrece una breve re-exión sobre un misterio del Rosario y concluye con una oración. También se ha incluido la sabiduría de los santos y de las Sagradas Escrituras.Perfecto para grupos de oración o para un tiempo de silencio personal, My Daily Visitor: Rosario te ayudará a reavivar tu devoción al Rosario, tanto si eres un veterano de su rezo como si sólo quieres empezar a rezarlo.

Maybe you are a committed young adult Catholic, or maybe you're not Catholic at all. Perhaps you were baptized and even completed your initiation into the Catholic Church through First Communion and Confirmation, and yet you don't think of yourself as "Catholic" first. Wherever you are in life, you're probably seeking a life with deeper meaning and substance.Living a full life is more than just taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually and doing nice things for others; it's about becoming like Jesus. And in order to do this, we must "give up childish ways," as Saint Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians. We must be open to growth and strive to become mature adults.Tackling a host of cultural and developmental topics, including prayer, friendships, dating, discernment, and more, In Search of a Full Life empowers young people with real guidance on the way to a full life of significance and consequence. In this book, Dr. Leonard DeLorenzo offers practical, achievable advice for growing in Christian maturity and becoming the person God created you to be.

Martyred and Blessed Together provides a detailed account of the virtuous lives and martyrdom of the Ulma family. This is the first time the Catholic Church has beatified an entire family together.