With the help of a generous grant from the Catholic Marriage Initiatives Fund, the bishops of California joined together in 2024-25 to encourage Catholic couples to Radiate Love into the world around them, starting at home. Perfect for married couples of all ages, marriage preparation, or even couples in a dating relationship, the reflections, prayers, and activities in this book will add spiritual depth and a radiant shine to the way they live their love. In collaboration with Communio and Our Sunday Visitor, the California Catholic Conference offers these tools to Catholic couples everywhere — for their own benefit, for the good of their children, and as a light to the world.

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Rediscover Catholic social teaching through the lives of the saints. Follow in their footsteps, learn from their example, and become the spark of authentic social justice in the world today.

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A book that speaks frankly about the tough issues priests face today, offering Christ-centered solutions, and renewing the joy of being Catholic in the heart of seminarians, priests, and the people they serve.

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Beautifully illustrated with an uplifting message, God's Little Flowers is a wonderful way to show young girls that they are each bestowed with particular gifts from being made in the image and likeness of God. Through this book, every girl may come to rejoice in the glorious reality of God's unending love for her.

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"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control," Galatians 5:22-23. In Invite the Holy Spirit into Your Life, you will learn about the life-changing power of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and explore each fruit through real-life stories, Scripture, and Church teachings.

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Father Drew, What Do You Do? helps children learn about a priest's role as Father, the many ways the priestly vocation is lived out, what priests do for fun, and how priests administer the sacraments to the faithful. And, as all priests do, Father Drew also introduces children to Jesus' love and invites them to consider how God is calling them to share that love with others in their own lives.

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Bilingual. For primary grades. contains eight complete catechetical sessions, each with an opening ritual prayer, age-appropriate content, and full-color illustrated stories. Also includes teachings from Scripture, activities, a closing blessing and a comprehensive Faith at Home sections. English and Spanish are on facing pages. Includes a 24-page bilingual Catholic Source Book section at the end with a glossary, the Order of the Mass, and Catholic prayers.

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With real-life stories from many moms and practical tips this book is an indispensable guide for navigating the physical and spiritual dimensions of pregnancy and birth. Expectant mothers will find the tools they need to approach birth as a gift, and to invite God into the experience.

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Carefully documented, footnoted, and indexed, this reliable reference delivers what the Church teaches and why. It offers the latest Catholic teachings on moral theology.

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Ponder the fruits of the Holy Spirit in the Mary's life - peace, love, surrender, hope, gentleness, joy, serenity, self-control, generosity, gratitude, patience, faithfulness, and abundance - with a timely and relevant daily meditation perfect for your busy life. You'll begin with a quote from Scripture, followed by a brief reflection, and a question or act to consider, and a short prayer to Mary to carry through your day.

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Rejoice Always draws wisdom and inspiration from Sacred Scripture and six saintly companions to help us cultivate a burning desire to joyfully love the Lord. Whether we're facing suffering and loss or the humdrum reality of life, the saints highlighted here — and author Sheri Wohlfert's own down-to-earth stories — give us a relatable, achievable, and authentic path to holiness. Each section of this book focuses on a gift from the Father, and one of the saints demonstrates how to joyfully embrace each gift.

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Make Our Hearts Like Yours is a comprehensive collection of meditations on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawn from saints and scholars of every age of Church history. Arranged according to the liturgical calendar, this daily devotional highlights the centrality of the Incarnation and God's unmeasured mercy. It is for all Catholics who desire a deeper encounter with the merciful heart of Jesus, guided by the witness of the Church Fathers, medieval mystics, and contemporary saints.

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Pray with Us invites us to connect with 365 saints, blesseds, venerables, and servants of God — one for each day of the year. Each day's entry includes a brief biography of the saint and a prayer. This book provides a concise, approachable format for individuals and families to form the habit of daily prayer and to rely more purposefully on the intercession of the saints.

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Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon was a Japanese nobleman and samurai warrior. He listened closely to the concerns of those he led and to the wishes of those he followed. He especially listened to Jesus. In Jesus Answers Every Prayer, young readers meet Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon and learn the most important part of prayer: listening.

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Dorothy Day's reflections on the Catholic Worker Movement is packed with stories of sacrifice and kindness, strikes and protests, hunger and soup lines, and the rough reality of tenement life.

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Master apologist Patrick Madrid shows how YOU “can demonstrate confidently and effectively that Catholic teaching is reasonable and consistent and compelling" with this toolkit covering everything you need to apply his successful approach.

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Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. guides us through Catholic teaching on salvation, as found in Scripture, tackling the tough topics and questions, including grace and free will, repentance and faith, the role of the sacraments, and the necessity of good works.

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