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Many Catholics view fasting as hard, burdensome, weird, or only for Lent. This little book demonstrates that fasting can be so much more than that! It's an opportunity for prayer, reflection, and solidarity with the suffering of the world. The Handy Little Guide to Fasting is your easy-to-read, down-to-earth introduction to this ancient practice. Author, speaker, and award-winning journalist Deacon Greg Kandra presents a way to blend faith and fortitude to make fasting more spiritually fulfilling.
In Pursuit of Wisdom moves beyond polemical and surface-level approaches to glean a more accurate picture of the historical relationship between scientific inquiry and the Catholic Faith. Beginning with the earliest days of the Church, proceeding 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.
The Miracle of the August Snow retells the legend of the miraculous snowfall that occurred overnight on August 5, 358 in Rome. This story allows young readers to enter into a fun, faith-building account of an apparition of the Blessed Mother, which led to the building of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major).
The Compendium on the Diaconate: A Resource for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons explores how bishops, along with their helpers, the priests and deacons, have taken up the service of community, exercising the divinely established ecclesiastical ministry on different levels. -The Church is ministry, service, diaconia, and it is called to be of service to the many aspects and sectors of the Church.
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.
For the Life of the World is an invitation to Eucharistic mission. As part of the National Eucharistic Revival in the U.S. Catholic Church, this book outlines the four pillars of the life of a Eucharistic missionary: 1) Eucharistic encounter, leading to 2) Eucharistic identity, poured out in 3) a Eucharistic life, all on the way to 4) Eucharistic mission.
Gather your little ones and bring Sacred Scripture to life for them with Salvation History Story Time: Move and Play with Scripture. This wonderful, interactive book shares stories from salvation history in a dynamic way, inviting young children to be part of the adventure — making animal noises, marching, praying, singing, dancing, and imagining along the way. This creative journey through Scripture should bring laughter, smiles, and joy to story time in your family or classroom and, in the process, plant seeds for an engaging relationship with Scripture that will last a lifetime.
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.
The Screwtape Letters and the Catechism brings together two wonderful and significant resources that can help us to grow in spiritual courage. Engaging the Catechism of the Catholic Church from a new perspective, against the backdrop of C. S. Lewis' classic The Screwtape Letters, this book will help you to recognize temptation and engage in the battle against sin. Following Lewis and the Catechism, you will learn how to use the teachings of Christ to outwit the evil one.
In a unique and accessible way, Chronicles of Faith explores the twists and turns of Lewis' 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' writings, both fiction and spiritual, continue to resonate and inspire Catholics, and other Christians, today.
This Compendium is a unique, unprecedented document in the history of the Church. It serves as a tool to inspire and guide the faithful who are faced daily with moral and pastoral challenges.
Embark on a journey through faith with three delightful books that will enchant readers of all ages. God the Father and the Best Day Ever introduces children to the loving nature of God, encouraging a lasting relationship with Him. The Holy Spirit and the Greatest Adventure unveils the mystery of the Holy Spirit, showing how He's always there to help us. Lastly, Jesus and the Miracle of the Mass shares the wonder of the Eucharist, inviting readers to understand its significance in a heartfelt way. With captivating illustrations and engaging storytelling, these books inspire a deep love for God and His teachings.
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.
Cuando rezamos el Vía Crucis, caminamos junto a Jesús hacia el Calvario. En Ahí Tienes A Tu Madre: Vía Crucis con la Virgen María, caminamos al lado de la Madre del Redentor mientras lo acompaña durante su Pasión y muerte. Escrito desde la perspectiva única de un niño que presencia la inefable angustia de María, este folleto nos ayuda a crecer en devoción a la Santísima Madre mientras nos acerca a su Hijo.
Citizens Yet Strangers resets the framework of how we engage with politics as Catholics. Author Kenneth 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.
This collection of documents and addresses assembles the most recent expressions of the eternal Truths of the Church regarding the family and human life. Together, they comprise a comprehensive reference work and a source of inspiration and growth, providing insight into the role of the Christian family in the world, as well as rich teaching about the inherent dignity of human life.
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.
With awe-inspiring illustrations and memorable rhyme, this book introduces children to the Holy Spirit and the captivating events of Pentecost. It also explains in a child-friendly way how the Holy Spirit helped the saints and has always been active in the Church throughout the ages, including today.
Fast-paced and filled with mystery, Penny and the Stolen Chalice helps curious middle-grade readers gain a deeper understanding of the Mass and the Real Presence of Jesus. As she finds clues with Jayden and other characters, Penny, along with the reader, grows in appreciation of the chalice's place in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
What you will find in these pages is a summary of the needs and situations, challenges and opportunities, hopes and dreams, gifts and talents, insights, recommendations, strategies, and successful practices for the pastoral care and accompaniment of the Hispanic / Latino people of the United States in our day.