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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This activity book is packed with fun and interesting things to read, learn, and do — all related to the seasons of Lent and Easter. With games, crafts, read-aloud stories, and appealing art, OSV Kids Lent Activity Book helps introduce young children to the teachings of the Catholic Church regarding this significant season of the liturgical year. Lent is a time for Catholics of every age to reflect on and remember the great sacrifice Jesus made in dying on the cross for our salvation and his triumphant resurrection on Easter.

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Married deacons have a unique opportunity to serve the Church through the graces of their dual vocation to marriage and holy orders. In this book, Deacon James Keating provides the theological background and practical points of formation to help married deacons live out both sacraments in harmony and balance.

Item: T3009

Through photos and archaeological discoveries, nourished by the works of inspired artists from all eras and cultures, With Jesus in Jerusalem helps you experience the Stations of the Cross and the seven last words of the crucified Jesus in a new, profound way.

Item: T3006

Essential Guide to Seasons and Saints explores basic elements of the liturgical calendar and the seasons that make up the liturgical year, and it identifies the characteristics of each season that should inform liturgical planning and celebration. This resource takes a brief look at the saints celebrated in the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America, highlighting some special observances associated with particular months and days.

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Travel all through Rome with the pope as he chases after his puppy in this fun, imaginative, "if, then" story. With vivid imagery of Vatican and Roman landmarks, including the Sistine Chapel and the Colosseum, this book will help children appreciate the long and rich history of the Church in Rome. The pope's adventure demonstrates that joy and wonder are at the heart of being Catholic.

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Meg Hunter-Kilmer helps you see Jesus anew by taking you through his life as told in the gospels, breaking open the familiar and shedding light on the foreign so that you can see the face of Jesus in the pages of Scripture and learn to love him more in his word. Eyes Fixed on Jesus provides biblical context that makes sense of Jesus' actions, cultural tidbits that shed new light on old stories, and connections between the New Testament's miracles and parables and the centuries of revelation found in the Old Testament.

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Saint Teresa said she never knew what it was to pray with satisfaction until the Lord himself taught her what she named "The Prayer of Recollection." Meeting the One Who Loves You teaches this method of prayer step by step, along with its underpinning concepts, in a friendly, personal way.

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Children can spend hours paging through OSV Kids Discover: The Pope. This book is filled with fun facts and eye-catching graphics about the life, history, theology, and unique role of the office of the pope.

From discovering interesting information about papal pets and popemobiles to absorbing serious explanations of papal authority and infallibility, children can return to this book again and again to enjoy and appreciate the gift of the papacy to the Church.

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In this revised and expanded third edition of The Mass of the Early Christians, renowned author, speaker, and patristics scholar Mike Aquilina reveals the Church's most ancient Eucharistic beliefs and practices. Using the words of the early Christians themselves — from many documents and inscriptions — he traces the history of the Mass from the earliest days of the Church through the fourth century. That the Mass has always stood at the center of the Church's life is evident in Scripture, as well as in the earliest Christian sermons, letters, artwork, tombstones, and architecture.

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The 54-Day Rosary Novena is a devotional practice that consists of praying the Rosary for a singular intention for 54 consecutive days. It includes six full novenas of nine days each and is divided into two parts: 27 days of petition and 27 days of thanksgiving.

This simple prayer companion teaches you about this devotion, how to pray it, and why to pray it. With short reflections for each of the mysteries that walk you through the prayers of petition and prayers of thanksgiving, this book also includes a prayer tracker and a chart of Marian feast days on which you could begin or end the novena.

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Even when she didn't realize it, Edith Stein was looking for Jesus all her life. God sent many clues, like her brilliant mind which always looked for answers, holy and wise people, and unusual events, to help her find him.

With this beautifully illustrated picture book, children will see the special gifts God has given them and the ways in which they can seek the Lord in their own lives.

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From A is for Ark to Z is for Zucchetto, My Catholic ABC introduces little ones to the ABCs through the Catholic Faith!

This adorable board book is a wonderful way for young children to learn the alphabet and letter sounds, while also building the foundation of their faith life. Each letter corresponds to an important concept or character from Catholic teachings and is accompanied by a colorful illustration.

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1 is for One Catholic Church!

My Catholic 123 introduces little ones to numbers and counting through the Catholic Faith. This adorable board book is a wonderful way to teach young children basic number concepts while also building the foundation of their faith life. Each number corresponds to an important concept or symbol from Catholic teachings and is accompanied by a colorful illustration.

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Behold the Heavens invites you on a journey of encounter and prayer. This book is a pilgrimage through the night sky, where we meet God through the beauty of his creation, the words of Sacred Scripture, and the call to prayer. This is not a book about definitions of astronomical objects, but an invitation to experience the night sky through biblical eyes and with childlike wonder.

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Antiqua et Nova ("Ancient and New") highlights the challenges and opportunities stemming from the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the fields of education, economy, work, health, relationships, and warfare. This document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dicastery for Culture and Education provides guidelines to ensure that the development and use of AI uphold human dignity and promote the integral development of the human person and society.

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Living and Dying Well builds on both Sacred Scripture and Tradition, diving into Jesus' paradigmatic example of how to die (and live) and the example of saints, monks, and Catholic healthcare providers. This book challenges all of us to live (and die) with these values and practices in mind — as individuals, as families, and as broader Church communities and institutions.

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OSV Kids The Rosary helps children learn to pray and love this traditional Catholic prayer.

When we pray the Rosary, we remember important moments in the life of Jesus and Mary, which are known as the Mysteries of the Rosary. With a Rosary book of their own, children can take the first steps in developing a life of prayer and devotion to the Blessed Mother, who always leads us to Jesus.

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