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Sacred Space Retreats And Reflections For Daily Life
$9.99Add to cartAN ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR SACRED SPACE READERS
For more than a quarter century, the Irish Jesuits of Sacred Space have invited readers to carve out moments of stillness amid the constant churn of modern life. Designed to strengthen and deepen your faith, this special edition of seasonal retreats and reflections is an indispensable resource for newcomers and longtime fans of Sacred Space. Full retreats for Advent and Lent provide a structured path to meaningful contemplation and welcome renewal, and a selection of prayers and Ignatian-inspired readings are perfect for year-round inspiration.
Whether used alongside the annual Sacred Space: The Prayer Book or as a stand-alone treasure of spiritual insights, this companion volume has the power to deepen your relationship with Jesus.
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Mother Angelicas Keys To The Interior Life
$18.95Add to cartFor years, Mother Angelica blessed viewers with her timeless wit and wisdom. Now, this beautiful collection provides highlights of her trademark compassion and down-to-earth advice.
Mother teaches how to truly love and forgive amidst life’s many challenges. She provides guidance on how to live Catholicism in the modern world and grow in your personal relationship with God. With this candid and inspired expression of the Faith, you will feel your devotion to our Eucharistic Lord and the Blessed Mother deepen, and find healing in the transformative power of suffering that leads to joy.
With this spiritual master to guide you, you will also learn how to open your heart to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and be filled with the courage you need to boldly live out your faith.
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Mission Ready Friendship
$15.95Add to cartWhether we know it or not, we all have family members or friends who are fighting hidden battles of doubt, alienation, isolation, guilt, compulsions, grief, or hopelessness. But often we don’t know exactly how to offer the Good News of Jesus to them in these struggles–at least not beyond offering our “thoughts and prayers.” Mission-Ready Friendship is a roadmap for how to truly befriend your friends, not by solving their problems for them but by going deeper to become the friend Jesus created you to be.
Jason J. Simon grew up in a faithful home but wandered into darkness through his high school and college years. For years, he struggled with shame and despair until Chip, a guy he met while eating donuts after Mass, noticed that darkness and disrupted it by being an intentional, thoughtful friend. This relationship changed Simon’s life and eventually inspired him to lead the Evangelical Catholic, a national organization dedicated to helping people discover how God is already at work in the lives of our innermost circle.
This book spells out simple and incremental practices any Catholic can use to develop deeper, more purposeful friendships. You will learn how to:
*become more invested, curious, and empathetic toward others;
*pray for the people God has placed in your life;
*be ready for the ways God is prompting you to build deeper friendships; and
*bring intentionality to your relationships to accompany them closer to God.Jesus himself used these practices with his followers and sent each of them to use mission-ready friendship to share his good news with others. It’s a simple but powerful approach to relationships that promises to change lives, including your own.
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Every Moment Holy Volume 3 Pocket Edition
$24.99Add to cartFrom the best-selling Every Moment Holy series comes the third volume, A book of liturgies for daily moments across all walks of life written by a range of writers, artists, poets, songwriters, and pastors, edited by Every Moment Holy author Douglas McKelvey.
Every Moment Holy, Volume III: The Work of the People is a book of prayers and liturgies for daily moments across all walks of life. Drawing on a range of writers, artists, poets, songwriters, and pastors (with Douglas Kaine McKelvey both writing and editing), this collection represents a community of believers engaged in the work of reminding all of us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even in the midst of the everyday moments that make up our lives.
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1 Holy Catholic And Apostolic
$17.95Add to cartWe live in apocalyptic times: secularization, persecution, and atheism abound. In the history of the Church, the faithful relied on councils to unify and help them weather life’s fierce trials. But what recourse do we have when the synods themselves begin sparking confusion and discord?
Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong was formed during the “wind of Pentecost” surrounding the Second Vatican Council and taught theology and philosophy in seminaries for more than fifty years. In these pages, collected from His Eminence’s homilies, pastoral letters, and addresses, Cardinal Zen breaks open the Gospels and Sacred Tradition to help you remain steadfast in the true Faith and enliven your personal relationship with our Lord.
These wise teachings will safeguard you and provide the spiritual medicine and “rich nutrition” need for fruitful daily living. Cardinal Zen reveals how to transmit the Faith with vitality and love to every generation – even from your own home. Through his insights, drawn from extraordinary real-life experience, you will also glean:
*Three indispensable elements of the Church that lead directly to Christ
*The dangers of the Synod on Synodality
*The “great grace” God has given us and how you can receive it
*Surefire ways to “test the spirit” and discern the truth
*How clergy can embody the Good Shepherd
*How to love and worship God above all and grow in confidence over fearRegardless of where you are on your faith journey, Cardinal Zen reminds you: “Jesus has crazily fallen in love with you with all His heart, has dedicated Himself to you, and will not give up on you.” As you encounter Christ’s transformative presence in your life, you will be empowered with the courage to invite others to loving union with Him.
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March To Martyrdom
$16.95Add to cartIf there is to be real renewal in Christian life, a culture steeped in the blood of the Lamb, saints must rise up to seed it. Only the witness of sanctity can save us now. More than ever, we need heroic men of God like St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr of the early Church, whose life and letters Dr. Regis Martin illuminates in these stirring pages.
No other writer of the Apostolic Age has expressed with such passion, such blazing intensity, an ardent thirst for God as St. Ignatius, traveling in chains across Asia Minor toward the Colosseum. In his fervor, St. Ignatius wrote, “I am God’s wheat, and I am being ground by the teeth of wild beats to make a pure loaf for Christ.” He urgently dispatched poignant letters to the faithful along the way from Antioch to Rome, a journey marked by travail but ending in triumph.
In these precious testaments, you will discover:
*St. Ignatius’s burning desire for holiness, the secret to true and lasting freedom and happiness
*The source of the bishop’s zeal and his encouragement to the besieged Christians of the early Church
*The saint’s fiery exhortation to the persecuted Church in Rome, where he met his death
*Three universal themes found in St. Ignatius’s letters – and how they apply to us today
Dr. Martin brilliantly weaves the wisdom of spiritual authors – from saints to literary, philosophical, and contemporary witnesses – with his own potent reflections.
This book proves that St. Ignatius’s faith was no “bourgeois faith,” with its sniveling insistence on keeping comfort zones undisturbed. Nor was it the mediocre faith of the complacent. Rather, St. Ignatius stood steadfast, like a hard, gemlike flame set ablaze by Christ alone. “Any Christian who is not a hero,” Leon Bloy reminds us, “is a pig.” St. Ignatius was no pig. So where does that leave us?
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Franciscan Prayer : Awakening To Oneness With God
$21.99Add to cartRigid, formulaic depictions of prayer have often indicated our distance from God rather than our closeness. From Francis to Clare to Bonaventure, Franciscans have discovered how the immensity of God has become intimate and immediate.
In this Franciscan classic, Ilia Delio, OSF shows how the Franciscan way can offer to all Christians an intimate and wholehearted approach to prayer, one that invites us into the freedom of awakening to who we already are in Christ.
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Sacred Heart Gems
$16.95Add to cartThe Marian Fathers and, more importantly, the magisterium of the Catholic Church teach that there is no contradiction or competition between the message of the Sacred Heart as revealed to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Divine Mercy message and devotion as revealed to St. Faustina Kowalska. Devout Catholics know this. After all, it’s the same Jesus who revealed His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and, centuries later, revealed the Divine Mercy message and devotion to St. Faustina Kowalska. While each respective message has a distinct emphasis — for example, the message of the Sacred Heart focuses on reparation while the Divine Mercy Message and Devotion focuses on living a spirituality of trust in God’s unfathomable mercy — each message comes from the same source, the Divine Person of Jesus Christ. There are lots and lots of other saints, blesseds, venerables, servants of God, and popes who loved the Sacred Heart and wrote about it. Each of the 366 days contains an invocation from the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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After Christendom
$18.95Add to cartWe are living through the greatest catastrophe since the fall of the Roman Empire. Western civilization isn’t dying: it’s already dead. Christendom is no more. What we see around us now isn’t Christian. It’s not even a civilization. It’s a walking corpse.
That’s the bad news. The good news is that the West can be reborn someday. We know this because it died once before. Who brought it back? The mystics, the martyrs, and the missionaries. Now they must save the West once again.
In this prescient work, Michael Warren Davis examines just how bad the situation is and how much worse it’s going to get. He weaves together examples from history and literature to illustrate how societies fell and how various saints helped them rise again. Throughout, he reflects on the transformative power and benefits of persecution and suffering to show how Christians can survive and indeed flourish in the new Dark Age that’s descending.
These penetrating pages will help you move from a “Culture War” mindset to one of answering the Great Commission. You will learn how to form intentional Christian communities to ward off spiritual isolation and come to understand what St. Augustine, the chief architect of Christendom’s first renaissance, taught about why God allows the City of Man to fall in the first place. Additionally, you will discover:
*The only weapon in your arsenal (can you guess?)
*What role laughter played in the early Church’s victory
*How to attain xenitia, the first stage of spiritual development
*Methods to grow in union with Christ through meditative prayer
*The fruits of street evangelization and your call to go into the vineyard
*How drawing from Eastern Christianity can help renew our culture againAbove all, you will find out how you can respond to the crisis of the early twenty-first century with the wisdom of the ages – to testify to your Faith, help restore beauty, and cultivate authentic love in the modern world. For, according to Davis, every Christian has a role to play. All are called to share their faith person-to-person to help rebuild the Church, and once again the tears of mystics, the sweat of missionaries, and the blood of martyrs will become the seed of the Church. Despite the darkness, by imitating their witness, you will find unshakable peace and joy in the face of what is to come.
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1 Body Of Christ In A Quantum Age
$32.00Add to cartWriting from a font of experience as a Franciscan friar and spiritual teacher, Father Bernie Tickerhoof invites readers to enrich their spiritual journey as they learn from the physical sciences. The One Body of Christ in a Quantum Age explores the many resonances between quantum theory, consciousness studies, and relational and holistic spirituality through spiritual practices like prayer, relationship-building, service, and creativity.
Introducing and engaging challenging topics with compassionate vision, Tickerhoof fosters a conversation among spiritual and scientific pilgrims as we find ourselves in the beginning of a new era of life on and with our planet. Perfect for individual study or small-group discussions, The One Body of Christ in a Quantum Age will reframe your understanding of spirituality, offering hope and vision for anyone seeking greater authenticity, connection, and purpose in their spiritual life.
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Welcoming The Holy Spirit With Padre Pio
$15.95Add to cartLet the Holy Spirit lead you to the Living Water that feeds our well of faith.
When asked about his spiritual gifts of healing, bilocation, prophecy, and stigmata, Padre Pio replied, “You know, they are a mystery to me, too.” While you might think he is just being modest, he is actually getting at the heart of how the Holy Spirit works in every Christian’s life. We can’t fully understand why God gives us certain gifts, but as we walk with Christ, we can engage with this mystery and journey towards holiness.
In Welcoming the Holy Spirit with Padre Pio, Susan De Bartoli shares stories and wisdom from the life of this humble monk to show how we can use our unique spiritual gifts to love others and draw from the well of faith to encounter Christ in profound ways.
Following the success of her Advent devotional, Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio, Susan De Bartoli invites you to explore Padre Pio’s relationship with the third member of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit, who is the source of all spiritual gifts.
Through the stories of this simple Capuchin priest, you’ll discover what is possible for those who surrender themselves to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. At Baptism, we all receive the fruits of the Spirit–gifts like wisdom, fortitude, and piety–that empower us to “dive deep” into the well of faith. The Holy Spirit also graces some of us with special charisms–supernatural gifts such as healing, teaching, or intercessory abilities–intended to serve the Church. In this book, you’ll learn how to nurture these gifts, just as Padre Pio did, so that even your “ordinary” spiritual gifts and charisms can bless others and deepen your own faith.
Each chapter offers quotations from Padre Pio, a short story about the saint, prayer, and reflection questions that you can apply to your own life, such as:
*What are my spiritual gifts and how have I seen them play out in my life already?
*Am I consistently drinking from the well of faith?
*What does the Lord want me to do with my life, and how can I use my spiritual gifts to serve the Church?
*Am I willing to surrender even the good things in my life to glorify the Lord?
Welcoming the Holy Spirit with Padre Pio is the perfect companion for those who are already drawn to Padre Pio’s spirituality or anyone yearning to strengthen their relationship with the Holy Spirit. Through the example of this extraordinary saint, you will discover how continually drawing from the well of Li
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Catechism In A Year Companion Volume 2
$24.95Add to cartGet even more out of The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)!
The Catechism in a Year Companion takes Catholics through the chart-topping podcast The Catechism in a Year(TM) (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) (CIY) with daily summaries, transcripts of Fr. Mike’s daily prayers, and extra content for each episode.
It’s the perfect way to remember what you’re hearing and to learn even more about each section of the Catechism!
The Companion presents daily content for each episode of the podcast, including:
*The proprietary Catechism in a Year Reading Plan
*”Reflect on the Faith,” where readers will find a summary of the key points and highlights of Fr. Mike’s commentary on the daily passages
*”Take It to Prayer,” where Catholics will be able to pray the daily prayer alongside Fr. Mike and the rest of the CIY community
*”Dive Deeper,” which features unique content related to each day’s readings, from images and Q&As to prayer prompts and ways to live out the teachings of the Church every day
In addition to the daily content, each volume of the Companion will provide an introduction and review for the sections of the Catechism it covers. Written by Dr. Petroc Willey, professor of theology and Catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Matthew Doeing, these sections will offer Catholics a preview of the days ahead and a recap of the days completed.
Volume II of The Catechism in a Year Companion covers days 121-244 of The Catechism in a Year podcast.
This sought-after guide to the chart-topping podcast The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) is coming to you thanks to many collaborators, including:
*Fr. Mike Schmitz
*Dr. Petroc Willey
*Matthew Doeing
*Ann Koshute
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Tratado De La Verdadera Devoci – (Spanish)
$9.99Add to cartAdorado por incontables almas, este libro resume la vida cristiana en su totalidad y nos muestra un camino hacia la santidad que es corto, sencillo, seguro y perfecto: un camino elegido por Nuestro Seor.
A traves de sus hermosas e inspiradoras paginas, Grignion de Montfort expone los maravillosos efectos espirituales que genera en nuestras vidas la verdadera devocion a Maria.
No hay mejor manera de avanzar hacia la santidad, de complacer a Dios, y de garantizar la salvacion eterna, que a traves de la verdadera devocion a la Santisima Virgen Maria.
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Citizens Yet Strangers
$26.95Add to cartIt’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 cliches 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.
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Gods Love Song
$18.99Add to cartThe Canticle of the Creatures “is Francis’s love song. It is Franciscan wholeness, for in it is contained the depth of his prayer and of his life in Christ. In its singing he was singing his dying and his rising, for his song was a journey of praise and thanksgiving for his place of origin and his destination, the Most High, All-Powerful, Good Lord.”–Murray Bodo
Using St. Francis’s canticle as a framework, Murray Bodo, a Franciscan friar, and Susan Saint Sing, a secular Franciscan, reflect on the vision of Francis and Clare as it has played out over the course of their own lives. Susan’s experiences of healing during trips to Assisi and praying in nature and Murray’s deep understanding of Francis and Clare as poets and mystics come together in a duet that brings God’s love song to life.
These deeply personal reflections explore the power of prayer and meditation, the sacredness of all creation, and the pull of sacred places. This meditative, reflective reading experience conveys what a lifetime of Franciscan spirituality looks like and will draw you into exploring your own experience of the vision of Francis and Clare.
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Myself As Another
$21.95Add to cartMyself As Another uniquely approaches the reality of the human person offering an exploration of the writings of politicians, psychiatrists, and philosophers on the subject of personal identity and the ‘other.’ McNerney’s treatment of these questions is made not on intellectual stilts, but rather with a focus on the heart of contemporary human experience in the light of God’s self-revelation. Drawing deeply on the insights of Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic thinkers McNerney shows how a spirituality of unity can nourish us on “a journey to the heart of who we are.”
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From Wild Man To Wise Man
$21.99Add to cart“Richard Rohr’s work has been life-changing in my own experience. Over the last twenty years, no other teacher has had a more formative impact on my mind and heart than this unpretentious Franciscan brother. Being set free from the need to perform–to get it right–has been a particularly important gift for me.”–Belden C. Lane, from the foreword
A newly revised edition of Richard Rohr’s perennial bestseller, this book reflects and incorporates his years of experience with men’s work as well as changes in society. With Richard Rohr as mentor and guide, men–and women who care about men–will want to study and discuss the ideas presented here. A new foreword from Belden C. Lane emphasizes the need for this work to continue.
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In Search Of A Full Life
$16.95Add to cartMaybe 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.
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Moral Leadership : Integrity, Courage, Imagination
$26.00Add to cartAddressing the crises in American public life–whether in a local community, an educational institution, or a global organization–calls for genuine moral leadership, anchored in intellectual and ethical integrity, a vision of and commitment to the public good, and personal investment in transformative community.
Drawing on a lifetime of witnessing, emulating, and nurturing leaders, Robert Michael Franklin proposes a model for such leadership at every level of public life. Moral Leadership offers ways in which readers in whatever context can discover and foster those qualities in themselves, and become the change they want to see.
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Good Life : 15 Essential Habits For Living With Hope And Joy
$28.00Add to cartIn this internationally bestselling book, Pope Francis shares fifteen rules for how to live a happy and fulfilling life.
Life can be hard, but no matter what challenges you are facing, Pope Francis wants you to know you were created by God for this moment. There is always a way to find joy and to celebrate the wonder of the life we have been given.
In this brand-new book, Pope Francis offers fifteen mindsets that allow readers to find hope and meaning in every circumstance. He encourages us to defend and protect the light that shines in us, to believe in the beautiful, to find meaning in the struggles, to work for peace, and to build something wherever we are. He also reminds us of the importance of gratitude, warns Christians against complacency, and encourages real, face-to-face connection over conversations merely on screens. He points us toward the light, and also opens up with powerful vulnerability about times he has faced the darkness himself, calling us all to meaningful prayer.
None of us knows how many days are left before us. The wisdom in this heartfelt collection will encourage, inspire, equip, and ultimately help you to live a beautiful and meaningful life.
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1st Belong To God
$19.99Add to cart“This is not a time to hunker down and lock our doors. I see clearly that the Lord is calling us out of ourselves, to get up and walk.” –From the Foreword by POPE FRANCIS
Drawing on the wisdom of Pope Francis and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Austen Ivereigh has written a captivating spiritual guide for our turbulent age.
Designed as an eight-day Ignatian retreat, First Belong to God serves as a roadmap to deeper discipleship. It does this by focusing on the three foundational forms of belonging: to God, to creation, and to others.
Structured around the core principles of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises, First Belong to God encapsulates the key aspects of the Francis pontificate:
*the essence of being “God-belonging” entities
*the way God’s mercy challenges our self-reliance
*the journey to building the Kingdom in the footsteps of Christ
*heeding the cry of the earth and the stranger
*striving for fraternity by championing synodalityWhether you’re embarking on a solitary spiritual expedition or a journey with like-minded individuals, First Belong to God offers the next best thing to a personal retreat with Pope Francis: a full-soul immersion into his wisdom via the classic Jesuit retreat that shaped him so profoundly.
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What The Heart Of Jesus Does And Says In The Tabernacle
$18.95Add to cartSt. Manuel Gonzalez Garcia, renowned as the Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle and acclaimed the greatest Eucharistic priest since the Cure of Ars, reflected: “I intend to awaken the curiosity, which in this case can truly be called holy, to understand and uncover what the Heart of Jesus in the Tabernacle does, says, and feels. I promise delightful surprises, invaluable discoveries, unimagined horizons, to those who allow themselves to be piqued by this curiosity.”
Through these profound yet practical meditations, sometimes written from the perspective of Jesus speaking to you, you will be guided into deeper intimacy with our Eucharistic Lord and inspired to share His love with others. Through this refreshing and transformative experience, you will discover:
*Why the Gospels lead us to the tabernacle, and the tabernacle leads us to the Gospels
*The mission of those closest to Jesus in the Gospels and how to imitate them
*Greater fervor in receiving Holy Communion and praying in Eucharistic Adoration
*How Jesus is neither idle nor silent in His Eucharistic Presence
*The three ways the Heart of Jesus looks at souls – and how He looks at you
*The secret to touching the Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament to receive healingThere is also a stirring section at the end of the book about what the Heart of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist says to priests.
St. Manuel tirelessly wrote these reflections, originally published as articles, to “preach to active souls the necessity, importance, and fruitfulness of staying in the tabernacle because the Love who dwells there is not loved but is abandoned!” St. Manuel will show you how to cultivate awe and reverence as you bask in our Lord’s Eucharistic Presence and let His power permeate your life. As your love of Jesus’ Eucharistic Heart deepens, you will learn how to console Him as He consoles you and be inflamed to offer your life in witness to your faith.
Above all, in the Holy Eucharist, you will encounter the Friend who always waits to listen to you with His Heart and always speaks to your heart. In the light of the tabernacle, you will learn how to grow in virtue, overcome temptation, and live without fear.
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From The Grave
$12.99Add to cart40-day Lent devotional from a beloved spiritual writer
As for the field, so for the soul: “The neglected heart will soon be overrun with worldly thoughts.” Careful cultivation yields a harvest, and the heart requires great attention. .
From the Grave, a 40-day Lent devotional, reflects on this critical spiritual dynamic. It features A. W. Tozer’s best insights on faith, repentance, suffering, and redemption. Gleaned from transcribed sermons, editorials, and published books, each moving reflection has been carefully selected for the season of Lent. It addresses themes like:
*Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection
*Mortification of the flesh
*Self-denial and cross-bearing
*New life in Christ
*Christian obedience and resurrection hopeEach day features a brief portion of Scripture for meditation followed by a reflection from Tozer. Together the entries take you on a journey from the garden to the grave to light of day–the “pain-wracked path” to life.
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Every Day With Jesus
$20.95Add to cartJesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist because he loves us. When we receive him in the Blessed Sacrament — body, blood, soul, and divinity — we are united to the humanity and divinity of Christ.
Every Day with Jesus is an invitation to reflect on how our encounter with the Real Presence can truly transform our lives in so many ways. This daily devotional is divided into twelve months, with each month highlighting a specific attribute in the life of Jesus. You’ll begin each day with a Scripture verse, followed by a brief reflection, a question or an act to consider, and a short prayer to Jesus in the Eucharist to carry through your day.
This companion to the daily devotionals Every Day with Mary and Every Day with Saint Joseph fosters spiritual growth and transformation through a renewed personal encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist.
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Whats Next : Surrendering Your Plans To Jesus
$12.95Add to cartLetting go of control is not always easy.
Whether it’s about timing, vocation, occupation, or what to eat for their next meal, many people spend their lives asking the question “what’s next?”
What’s Next? Surrendering your Plans to Jesus takes Fr. Mike’s homily series “What’s Next” and transforms it into an easy-to-read and easy-to-digest booklet.
This new booklet in The Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Collection invites Catholics to surrender their next steps to God and helps them shed the weight of needing to control the future.
In four short chapters, this booklet introduces the reader to:
*Surrendering control and placing confidence in God
*How to trust that God is providing in the present
*How to move forward with the future
*And more!Complete with thought-provoking questions, prayerful meditations, and real-life challenges after each chapter, this booklet is perfect for individual devotion or group study.
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Every Moment Holy Volume 3
$35.00Add to cartEVERY MOMENT HOLY, Vol. 3: The WORK OF THE PEOPLE is a book of liturgies for daily moments across all walks of life. Drawing on a range of writers, artists, poets, songwriters, and pastors (with Douglas Kaine McKelvey both writing and editing), this collection represents a community of believers engaged in the work of reminding all of us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even in the midst of the everyday moments that make up our lives.
-nearly 100 new liturgies for daily life
-beautiful leather-bound hardcover
-new illustrations by Ned Bustard and others
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Solitude And Silence
$19.95Add to cartWhat can the lay person learn from the life of a monk? Solitude and Silence are two pillars of monastic life that many people quickly point to as the hardest and most confusing parts of this kind of religious consecration. However, the great spiritual writer Thomas a Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, helps us to understand that all Christians are called to some solitude and silence in our lives while not taking on a complete eremitical life. He recommends the systematic and intentional incorporation of solitude and silence in a manner which is consistent with each one’s vocation and state of life.
It is important for us to cultivate these two habits in order to enter into contemplation and conversation with God. This vision of God may also be experienced (to varying degrees) even in this world, through the grace of contemplative prayer. And silence and solitude are the hallowed doors through which one must pass to arrive at this delightful and serene state of holy contemplation.
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O Come O Come Emmanuel
$29.99Add to cartA 40-Day Devotional Liturgy for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
During Christmas, homes are filled with good food, welcoming family, and lively cheer. Streets are lined with lights and sprinkled with snow. Amid this season of beauty, even Christians can become distracted, keeping Jesus at an unintentional distance. How can Christians effectively prepare their hearts for the arrival of their King and worship him the way he deserves?
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel by Jonathan Gibson presents a 40-day devotional liturgy guiding readers through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany–helping them keep their eyes fixed on Christ. Designed as a resource for the holiday season, each reading includes a guided meditation, applicable Scripture readings, hymns, prayers, creeds, and prompts for petition and confession. For individuals and families, this devotional will help Christians focus on Jesus and meditate on the mystery of his incarnation.
*40 Daily Devotions: Featuring seasonal Scripture readings, hymns, prayers, and creeds, as well as time for meditation, petition, and confession
*Created for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany: Guides readers from November 28 through January 6
*Repetition throughout Readings: Scripture, hymns, and creeds repeat to help readers memorize important material
*Written by Jonathan Gibson: Author of Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship
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Saint Pauls Eight Steps To Happiness
$18.95Add to cartHere is the book that will help you climb St. Paul’s “eight steps,” to attain happiness, holiness, and Heaven. Best selling author Kevin Vost breaks open St. Paul’s life and spirituality through the lens of St. Thomas Aquinas as well as other saintly and noble men and women. You will see how human knowledge (e.g. science and philosophy) point to the truth of the Divine and how the virtues St. Paul proposes in his letter to the Philippians lead to abiding joy.
In this gem of a book, Dr. Kevin Vost reveals hidden treasures such as:
*Why St. Paul is a “four-in-one special” (You will never guess!)
*Three intellectual virtues that help us discover important truths
*Two fundamental senses of truth, and three vices opposed to truth
*Eight aspects of the nature of truth according to Aquinas
*Eight types of justice and how you can exercise them in your life
*The link between modesty and latria, dulia, and hyperdulia (Do you know?)Each chapter unpacks one of these outstanding virtues and contains an invaluable “Summing Up” section. Further highlighted are exemplary individuals to imitate in their exercise of the heroic virtue, from St. Dominic to Our Lady and St. Joseph to St. Agnes of Rome and St. Brigid to Aristotle and Cicero. Also contained are several handy tables that break down the teachings of St. Paul and St. Thomas in connection to the Sacred Scriptures and your daily life for easy referencing.
You will find the six types of grace and their effects that God is waiting to pour into your life. Most significantly, you will find our practical ways to develop each virtue, the fruits that result, and how to reap them in your daily life. Thus you will see how loveliness begets friendship and much more.
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Silent Compassion : Finding God In Contemplation
$18.99Add to cartIn Silent Compassion: Finding God in Contemplation, Richard Rohr focuses on finding God in the depths of silence. Divine silence is more than the absence of noise; it has a life of its own. We are invited into its living presence to find the wholeness of being and peace it brings. This book will inspire you and show that the peace of contemplation is not something just for monks, mystics, and those divorced from the worries of the world, but rather for all people who can quiet their own mind to listen in the silence. What’s more, this silence can absorb paradoxes, contradictions, and the challenges of life, ultimately connecting us with the great chain of being. While different faiths use different languages and different words, silence can become a common place for all to experience God.
In May 2013, the Festival of Faiths conference in Louisville, Kentucky, featured His Holiness the Dalai Lama in an event called “Sacred Silence: Pathway to Compassion.” Richard Rohr was selected as the Christian presence among a small group of “world renowned experts on contemplative practice and compassion.” Others represented Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Silent Compassion curates the Franciscan friar’s talks from that event as well as interviews that place his thoughts in the context of his larger work as founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation. This is an updated and expanded edition of Rohr’s original presentation on the subject.
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Holy Silence : A Practical Guide To Recollection In God
$17.95Add to cartFr. Basil Nortz masterfully builds upon the classic reflections of Sr. Marie-Aimee de Jesus, a nineteenth-century spiritual mystic and Carmelite nun, on the twelve degrees of silence. By cultivating these types of silence, you will find out how you can – even amid your busy days filled with chatter, commotion, and noise – listen to the voice of God.
In these profound pages you will find ways to overcome your fear of silence and discover:
*Keys to obeying God’s will
*Kinds of silence that are holy and kinds that are unholy
*Ten tips on what to do – and what to avoid – to bridle your senses
*Seven ways to guard your imagination and foster recollection
*How to direct your emotions with reason and foster silence of the heart
*Effective ways of responding to injusticeYou will learn the one sinful attitude that cuts us off from the merciful forgiveness of God and will acquire ways to stop passing judgment against others. Additionally, you will learn the most important attitude that disposes us to God’s plans and allows us to enter into His love and converse with Him affectionately throughout the day. Moreover, you will find practical techniques for overcoming distractions in prayer and advice from the saints on methods of meditation to develop silence of the spirit.
Above all, you will glean how to maintain peace of soul and live free from anxiety and despair, regardless of temptations or life’s battles. By relying totally on God, you will fearlessly rise after falls and begin again. You will begin to see the loving hand of God in all things, contemplate the light of His presence, and “be still” in the silence of His love.
“Holy silence is what helps the soul acquire the strength necessary to bear the presence of the all-pure God, who is ipsum esse subsistens (subsistent being itself),” explains Fr. Nortz. “The intensity of that fullness, far from inspiring languid inaction, produces a vibrant joyfulness that St. John expresses in the book of Revelation in terms of the saints singing with full voice.”
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Things Hidden Companion Guide
$19.99Add to cartDiscover the hidden connections between Scripture and your own spiritual life.
In Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality, Franciscan friar and bestselling author Richard Rohr lays out his case for a view of the Bible as a living text that can transform your way of seeing the world. This companion to Things Hidden offers a way for you to delve even deeper into a vibrant relationship with God through Scripture.
The purpose of this guide is threefold:
*To allow you to reflect on the major themes running through the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
*To learn and engage in Christian contemplative practices that deepen those reflections
*To set intentions for becoming a more loving and engaged presence in the world.
Questions for journaling and reflection, meditation prompts, and prayer practices encourage you to focus on both action and contemplation. Through these concrete lessons in linking Scripture and spirituality, you can find personal meaning in Fr. Richard’s many insights.
The guide also contains detailed suggestions for adapting the material for small groups, offering a way for faith communities to grow together in their understanding and appreciation of the Bible.
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Truly Truly I Say To You
$16.99Add to cartThe most precious words this world has ever heard came from the voice of Jesus. “It is I, do not be afraid”; “I am the Light of the World”; “I go to Prepare a Place for You”; “It is finished.” These are just some of the powerful, life-renewing words spoken by Jesus in the first century. As we read them in John’s Gospel, the Holy Spirit makes these same words come alive in our hearts today.
With devotions and prayers from Adam Ramsey, along with insights from the 19th-century “Prince of Preachers,” Charles Spurgeon, you will encounter Jesus through these pages and experience the transforming power and tender comfort of his voice.
These 40 devotions are ideal for Lent, with two extra special reflections added for Easter Sunday and Monday. They can also be used at any time through the year, to deepen your own walk with Jesus.
As Jesus’ words of grace and truth shine a light into your heart, you’ll learn more about yourself. But more importantly, you’ll learn more about him, as you marvel at his character and find yourself captivated by his presence.
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Desert Of Compassion
$17.00Add to cartThe desert, a landscape both severe and beautiful, embodies spiritual struggle and divine support.
Jesus experienced forty days of testing and transformation in the rugged Judean desert. Whether disease, social injustice, personal loss, or other challenges have led you to the spiritual desert, it may seem doubtful that any good can come from hardship. Yet it was the arid wilderness of physical deprivation and soul-deep testing that prepared Jesus to live a life of devotion, courage, and merciful service to others. Deserts have much to teach about vulnerability, tenacity, and the interdependence of living beings.
The season of Lent, based on Jesus’ forty days in the desert, calls you to navigate your own trials with trust in God and compassion for yourself. By doing so, you can learn to treat your dear ones, your neighbors, and all creatures with care contoured by wisdom.
In these daily devotions for the Lenten journey, author Rachel M. Srubas draws on her life and learnings as a contemplative pastor, spiritual director, and desert dweller. Written in language both relatable and reverent, The Desert of Compassion provides daily Lenten sustenance inspired by sacred Scripture, present-day teachings, and personal experience. It is equally suitable for individual readers and spiritual formation groups.
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3 Minutes With God
$18.99Add to cartCan you spare a few minutes to connect with God and refresh your spiritual life?
Three Minutes with God features hundreds of inspiring reflections and prayers that will remind you to rejoice and praise God! Each day’s entry features a scripture passage, a thoughtful reflection, and a brief prayer to revive your spirit. The book is divided into three sections: “Encouragement,” “Inspiration,” and “Motivation,” so you can choose how you will be uplifted each day.
Adapted from Monsignor Frank Bognanno’s popular “Thought of the Day” television segments, these reflections offer comfort in the knowledge that God is always with us. Whether you start or end your day in reflection and prayer, you’ll discover how easy it can be to spend just a little more time with God each day.
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Why Do You Trouble This Woman
$19.95Add to cartThe first by a woman of color on Ignatian spirituality in a multicultural and intercultural setting, bringing a unique voice from a place of diversity that is rich in insights for a global audience.
“One of the most engaging parts of Why Do You Trouble This Woman? is Anne Arabome’s imaginative reconstruction of Ignatius’s relationship to the many women in his life, and her voicing of their views of and advice for him.”–from the foreword
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Holiness For Everyone
$17.95Add to cartIn this spiritual powerhouse of a book, Eric Sammons organizes the wisdom of St. Josemaria Escriva into an action plan for living out holiness in your everyday life. The goal: to foster God’s grace within you so that you can be transformed into the likeness of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Declared “the saint of ordinary life” by Pope John Paul II, St. Josemaria Escriva — a twentieth-century Spanish saint and founder of Opus Dei — did more than anyone to convey that holiness isn’t reserved for those in religious life but is a universal call for all of us, whatever our vocation. St. Josemaria’s riches-to-rags story is an inspiration for anyone who seeks to answer Jesus’ call to “be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
In these pages, you’ll discover details about his mystical experiences as well as the nitty-gritty of his daily living. What’s more, you’ll find out how to implement a plan based on his everyday spirituality. Specifically, you will learn:
*How to be a contemplative in a noisy world
*How to offer your work to God and make the secular sacred
*How to be a faithful apostle, not an activist
*How to use suffering to draw closer to Christ
*How to incorporate spiritual disciplines into your prayer life
*How to identify and overcome your chief vices and replace them with virtuesIn page after page, Eric Sammons unpacks St. Josemaria’s spirituality and offers you practical reflections and suggestions for meditation, oral prayer, and contemplation. With this book as your guide, you’ll soon make a habit of powerful spiritual exercises that will assist you in advancing in holiness and keeping Christ at “the pinnacle of all activities.”
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Better World : Reflections On Peace And Fraternity
$16.95Add to cartWe live today in an unstable and dangerous world. Countless people are plagued by war and fear and are oppressed by hatred and intimidation. The world is hungry for peace.
Pope Francis has made great efforts to stop violence and hatred and continually calls the world to peace. A Better World is another invitation from the Holy Father to love one another and to work diligently for peace.
In the homilies, addresses, and writings collected in this book, Pope Francis reminds us, as children of God, to be kind in our daily actions and compassionate toward others, even those who are different from us and whom we must accept with love. When conflicts arise, we are called to resolve them through dialogue and the quest for peace, not through hatred and war. Lasting peace is not the result of violent means but is achieved through dialogue and fraternity.
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Sundays On The Go Year A
$14.99Add to cartGot a minute? Thanks to beloved Franciscan priest and retreat leader Fr. Albert Haase, that’s all you need to stay in touch with the Gospel every Sunday through the Church year. Inspired by his early days in a busy urban parish, Sundays on the Go is Fr. Albert’s gift to busy Catholics – just enough to keep you on track with Jesus, even when you’re on the run!
This first edition of Sundays on the Go features:
*A reading for every Sunday of Year A of the liturgical year
*Handy Scriptural references to each Gospel passage
*A brief, direct, and pithy homily from Fr. Albert
*A reflection question and a prayer
*Special readings for Solemnities and Feasts through the yearFr. Albert’s words will help you to prepare for Sunday Eucharist, and stay in touch with the Gospel all week long. Sundays on the Go is the perfect gift for busy Catholics of all ages – professionals, parents, students, and anyone who’s short on time – in need of spiritual wisdom, encouragement, and a strong connection with the Gospel.
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Life Lessons From Therese Of Lisieux
$16.95Add to cartMeet St. Therese as never before in this latest book from Br. Joseph Schmidt! He provides practical teachings on how to live a life of grace and gratitude derived directly from the qualities and lessons that Therese learned to rely upon. Each chapter contains material directly from the writings and life experience of Therese, as well as mentoring messages that connect her wisdom with daily life today. It’s like having St. Therese as your spiritual director. And what could be better than that?
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What Matters Most And Why
$22.95Add to cartA New World Library Title
Makes a 500-year-old wisdom tradition accessible to contemporary readers seeking daily insight and guidance on life and how to live it
No ivory tower pundit or preacher, Ignatius Loyola was born in 1491 to a noble family in the Basque country of northern Spain. Like his contemporaries Martin Luther and John Calvin, he was a reformer, committed to breaking down the institutional barriers between God and His believers. As he pursued a meandering career, and journeyed hundreds of miles on foot through Europe, he wrote down what he learned about the spiritual life.
In 1534 he and seven companions formed what became the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, who created a new way of spiritual belief based on action. They urged Christians to live out their convictions in their families, communities, and workplaces. They launched a dazzling array of projects: schools, hospitals, missionary work, evangelism, street preaching, and work with youth, prostitutes, and prisoners. They organized laypeople in works of charity and devotion. Ignatius and the Jesuits brought spirituality out of the monastery and into the streets. These endeavors are still visible today.
The daily readings in this guidebook emphasize answers to pressing questions about satisfaction in work and relationships. How are good decisions made? How does the individual find happiness and care for others? What is the ultimate meaning of my life?
These questions have perhaps never been so relevant, and the answers St. Ignatius offers have never been as resonant.
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Franciscan Lectio : Reading The World Through The Living Word
$22.00Add to cartSee the world more beautifully and deeply, and be present to the God of all creation who is “hidden in plain sight.”
For the first time, Franciscan Lectio offers a new and most inviting “twist” on an ancient practice.Lectio Divina is an ancient method for reading sacred texts, but Dan Riley, OFM shows how it can be applied to all our lives. Our experiences, too, are sacred-if only we will acknowledge their depth and beauty. In Franciscan Lectio, Fr. Dan Riley comes alongside to guide us into our own encounters with God all around us and inspires our spiritual imagination through story, art, poetry, nature, Franciscan mysticism, and scripture, helping us to see that all of life is unitive and sacred.
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What Would Monica Do
$19.95Add to cartHope and healing for those with a loved one who has left the Faith.
St. Monica was the loving mother of St. Augustine, Catholic theologian and Doctor of the Church.
While St. Augustine became one of the most influential theologians of the Catholic Faith, he spent a period of time running from God. During this period, his mother prayed continuously for his conversion. God answered her prayers!
In What Would Monica Do?, two mothers, authors, and lovers of St. Monica offer guidance, practical advice, and prayers for navigating the difficulty of losing a loved one to the world through their reflections on St. Monica.
With this resource of inspiration and consolation, readers will learn:
*The story of St. Monica’s faithfulness to God and selfless love for her child.
*How to navigate the grief of watching a loved one leave the Faith.
*Prayers to offer for the conversion of children and grandchildren living contrary to the Catholic Faith.
*How to let go of anger and unforgiveness to allow your heart to be filled with peace and comfort.
*How to set an example of faith that draws non-believers to Catholicism.
*And more!
What Would Monica Do? is the friend and guide that you need to find peace and consolation in a relationship with your heavenly Father even while experiencing tremendous grief and disappointment.
St. Monica, pray for us!
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Water For The Way
$12.99Add to cartThe journey that God’s people are called to make to the cross with Christ is not an easy one. Each year we spend forty days in reflection upon all the seasons of wilderness we know we will experience in our lives, or have already experienced. The wilderness makes us thirsty and weary, but we know we do not journey alone. Christ carries and sustains us on our way. Experience the thirst-quenching, soul-refreshing sufficiency of Jesus in a new way this Lenten season as you walk in community toward the cross with Water for the Way.
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Come To Marys House
$15.95Add to cartFriendship with Mary is possible. She is real, accessible, and relatable. She is our companion in the life of prayer and in our whole life with Jesus.
Filled with reflections and brief imaginative sequences, Come to Mary’s House invites you to imagine you are with the Blessed Virgin – visiting in her living room, working in her garden, or catching up over coffee. The goal is to encourage your encounter with Mary as a friend, sister, and mother – in a comfortable, gentle way. By developing a personal relationship with her, you’ll let her lead you closer to Jesus.
This book is for all who long for Mary and want to live in spiritual companionship with her. If you want to pray more deeply, love Jesus more, and serve authentically from the heart, you couldn’t choose a better master of the spiritual life than Our Lady.
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Forming Intentional Disciples (Expanded)
$19.95Add to cartHow can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples.
As we emerge from a pandemic into a post-Christian world, these are times of immense challenge and enormous opportunity for the Catholic Church in the United States. Consider these statistics:
*Fully 10 percent of all adults in America are ex-Catholics.
*Nearly three-quarters of young Catholics think that they could be a good Catholic without going to Mass every Sunday.
*Catholic marriages have declined by almost two thirds since 1969, even as the number of Catholics in the United States has grown significantly.
*Only one third of Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ at the consecration during Mass.
If the Church is to reverse these trends, the evangelizers must first be evangelized. In other words, Catholics in the pew must make a conscious choice to know and follow Jesus before they can draw others to him.
Ten years after it was first published, Forming Intentional Disciples is still helping scores of Church leaders, parish staff, and all Catholics transform parish life from within. World-renowned author and speaker Sherry Weddell leads you through the steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world.
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All One In Christ
$17.95Add to cartWhat does the Catholic Church teach about racism? What should Catholics think about Critical Race Theory, which is currently being widely promoted in the name of antiracism
All One in Christ lucidly explains the Church’s clear and consistent condemnation of racism, showing that the condemnation is not a recent development but deeply rooted in centuries of papal teaching and Scholastic theology.
This book also demonstrates that Critical Race Theory, far from being a remedy for racism, is, in fact, a new and insidious form of racism that cannot be reconciled with the social teaching of the Church and the call of Christ. Edward Feser exhorts Catholics to oppose Critical Race Theory–precisely because they are opposed to racial injustice. They must reaffirm that all human beings are rational creatures capable of knowledge and charity and redemption from sin through grace.
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Millennial Nuns : Reflections On Living A Spiritual Life In A World Of Soci
$17.99Add to cartDiscover how to engage in a faith-filled life in the era of social media from a group of young, consecrated Catholic sisters.Friend. Artist. Writer. Businesswomen. Advocate. Scholar. The women whose pieces are included in this book hold many different titles. But they all share two important characteristics. First, they are all young women. Second, they are all consecrated religious of the Catholic order the Daughters of Saint Paul. They are millennial nuns. More and more people–especially millennials–are turning to religion as a source of comfort and solace in our increasingly chaotic world. But rather than live a cloistered life of seclusion, the Daughters of Saint Paul actively embrace social media, using platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to evangelize, collectively calling themselves the #MediaNuns. In this “funny and poignant” (Colleen Carroll Campbell, award-winning author of The Heart of Perfection) memoir, eight of these Sisters share their own discernment journeys, struggles, and crises of faith that they’ve overcome, and episodes from their daily lives. Through these reflections, the Sisters also offer practical takeaways and tips for living a more spiritually-fulfilled life, no matter your religious affiliation. In a collection as diverse and varied as the Daughters of Saint Paul themselves, Millennial Nuns will appeal to anyone looking to discover more about balancing faith with the modern age.
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Living Calm : Mastering Anger And Frustration
$5.00Add to cartThis is the book you need to master your anger so your anger won’t master you. Popular TV host, clinical psychologist, and best-selling author Dr. Ray Guarendi incisively cuts to the heart of the matter to help you determine whether your anger response is justified – and what to do when it isn’t.
Dr. Guarendi unpacks for you the many types of anger and the types of people who suffer most from anger. For some, anger is a trait; for others, it is a state. Some are “wired fiery,” with an anger that is always simmering or on a low boil, while the anger of others often comes and goes quickly.
You’ll learn why feelings aren’t neutral, and whether anger is a product of your nature or nurture. You’ll also learn the difference between righteous and unrighteous anger – and why those closest to us can anger us the most.
In his straightforward, engaging, and humorous style, Dr. Guarendi also unveils healthy strategies for coping with those who make us angry and how we can make choices to regulate our emotions. From this compelling, life-changing book, you will also learn:
*The danger of harboring negative feelings
*The surprising benefits of anger, as well as its liabilities
*Pros and cons of venting anger and of holding it inside
*The advantages of exercising self-control in the heat of an argument
*Ways to take ownership of your thoughts, words, and actionsBest of all, this book will help you grow in virtue as you develop Christlike patience, charity, self-control, forgiveness, and humility in your relationships with others. By responding prayerfully and choosing to love deliberately, you will attain greater happiness, clarity of mind, and peace of heart.
