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Sacred Space For Lent 2025
$5.50Add to cartPrepare for the Paschal Mystery by Entering a Sacred Space
Lent, a holy time of introspection and penance in preparation for the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ, can be further enriched with Sacred Space for Lent 2025, a daily prayer experience from Sacred Space, the internationally known online prayer guide.
Sacred Space for Lent invites readers to develop a closer relationship with God during this season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This daily guided prayer experience is a simple but profound way to journey through the season.
In this easy-to-use format, you’ll find weekly topics for meditation and prayer, as well as daily Scripture readings and brief reflections to ponder. Sacred Space for Lent is a beautiful way to both grow in relationship with God and embrace the season of preparation.
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Discern : Listening For God’s Whispers
$14.99Add to cartTune in to the gentle voice of God.
How are we supposed to notice and pay attention to God amid the chaotic busyness of everyday life? In Discern: Listening for God’s Whispers, bestselling author Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, offers a solution that anchors you in spiritual steadiness despite the hectic demands that clamor for your attention.
Spend a few minutes each day to better understand God’s subtle voice through spiritual awareness and connection, regardless of the stress of daily responsibilities.
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Hand Of The Lord
$2.99Add to cartObserve the final days of Jesus’ life before His death and resurrection with this Lent and Easter devotional. Starting on Ash Wednesday and going through Easter Sunday, read a devotion a day including a printed verse, a Bible passage for reflection, and a short prayer. Designed as a quick study for the whole family, the forty-seven devotions have real-life applications and relevant biblical connections.
2025 Lent Theme: The Hand of The Lord
The Lord’s mighty, saving hand is seen all over the Old Testament, especially in the book of Exodus. The Lord’s strong hand saved His people from the grip of Pharaoh and led them safely through the Red Sea. He set them apart as His people; the finger of God inscribed His commandments. But things again got out of hand, with the people worshiping a golden calf-and then the tablets lay broken at the foot of Mount Sinai. Still, the Lord forgave and made His dwelling among His people in the tabernacle. He led His people by His hand toward the Promised Land, even though it took forty years in the desert.The redemption of God’s people in Exodus foreshadows the great redemption that Jesus accomplished for us by His hand, and it is still with us today. On His cross, Jesus rescued us from the bondage to sin, death, and the devil. Even though we still falter by the work of our hands, He does not leave us. For we are daily called to repentance, and we receive the forgiveness with which He fills our empty hands. Indeed, He still leads us by His hand into life everlasting.
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Stand Firm Be Strong
$18.95Add to cartSome Catholic devotional books written specifically for men feature excerpts from Scripture, while others focus on quotes from the saints. But this book is different: it includes daily reflections that comprise both Scripture and saint quotes along with a relevant meditation meant to jump-start and strengthen a man’s spiritual life over the course of six months.
Popular speaker and author Fr. Wade Menezes, CPM, of the Fathers of Mercy, penned these rich, practical reflections for men of every vocation. His tight, powerpacked pages offer achievable resolutions and prudent advice on attaining your goals in everyday living.
The timely wisdom of this book will help you cultivate virtue and root out vice, preparing you to:
*Put on the armor of God for the daily struggle and withstand trials at home and at work
*Imitate Christ in guarding your senses and responding to temptation
*Develop greater trust in God and His mercy
*Fulfill your duties with diligence and balance while serving God and others
*Kindle your prayer life, better utilize your talents, and order your priorities
*Draw more from the Holy Sacrifice of the MassFr. Menezes also incorporates key traditional prayers and litanies for weekly devotions and provides helpful cross-references for personal and group use. This daily spiritual manual will help you grow in knowledge of your faith and gain strength for spiritual battle to more fully become the man you were created and called to be.
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Countdown To Christmas
$16.95Add to cartFor centuries, Christians have celebrated the weeks leading up to Christmas as a time of expectation and waiting. Advent simply means arrival. It is a season of expectation for the arrival of the birth of Christ, a countdown to Christmas that focuses on Jesus. So, we started a new tradition. Each day leading up to Christmas, our family sits down and reads a small devotional that tells the story of the coming birth of Jesus. The Countdown to Christmas book contains the readings we developed as we put this new tradition into practice. We invite you to take the journey with us this Christmas, whether you are taking it alone, with your family, or with some friends. We pray that this Christmas season is more Jesus-focused than the last.
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Comfort And Joy
$16.95Add to cartThis book of Advent reflections treats the nitty-gritty of trying to live authentically in a world that is ordered to contradict the message of God-with-us, of God’s hands-on love and involvement in our lives. Each pithy reflection reminds us why humanity needed and still needs Christmas. One unique aspect of the book is that the reflections do not end on Christmas Day. Reflections for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas allow readers to soak in the meaning, comfort, and joy of Christmas.
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Eager To Love Companion Guide
$19.99Add to cartSt. Francis of Assisi may be one of Catholicism’s most popular saints, but he is also perhaps the most misunderstood, often caricatured in birdbaths and gardens. In this Eager to Love Companion Guide, globally recognized teacher Richard Rohr invites readers into the dynamism of Franciscan spirituality. As Pope Francis has also done in several encyclicals, Rohr invites readers into the expansive and inclusive tradition founded on St. Francis’s revolutionary embrace of the teachings of Jesus. It is recommended that this guide is read alongside Rohr’s Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi.
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Borrowing Wonder : Christmas Poems And Reflections To Open The Heart
$19.95Add to cartAward-winning author and storyteller, John Shea shares a poetic word of hope to help us “make it” this Christmas season.
Whether your “it” is the overwhelming pressure to get it all done, the task of just getting through it, or simply being present this holiday season, award-winning author John Shea urges us to slow down during the rush of the season and open our hearts and minds to how the Spirit is calling us to renewal.
By focusing on theological, scriptural, and liturgical themes–as well as the familiar sights, sounds, and happenings of the season, Shea’s poems in Borrowing Wonder become the lens through which we experience the spirit of the season reflected in our own lives. By connecting soul to season, Shea hopes that we will allow the memories and moments of these reflections to illuminate the light that shines in the darkness. Christmas will come. You will make it.
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Sundays On The Go Year C
$16.99Add to cartGot a minute? That’s all it takes to brighten your day with the weekly Gospel!
Thanks to beloved Franciscan priest and retreat leader Fr. Albert Haase, you only need a minute 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 Year C is Fr. Albert’s gift to busy Catholics – just enough to keep you on track with Jesus, even when you’re on the run! Fr. Albert’s words will help you to prepare for Sunday Eucharist, and give you nuggets of spiritual wisdom and encouragement to last all week long. Enjoy Year C – the third in the series.
This third edition of Sundays on the Go features:
*A reading for every Sunday of the liturgical year C
*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 throughout 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 Year C is the perfect gift for 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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Catholic Womans Book Of Days 2nd Edition
$19.99Add to cartFinding God Every Day
Discover the countless ways God is present in your life with A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days. Amid the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s easy to overlook God’s active presence.
This inspiring book offers daily meditations designed to carve out a spiritual space, allowing you to set your heart on God. Each meditation is brief, direct, and personal, helping you connect deeply with God’s Word and the Catholic faith.
This updated edition–featuring a new foreword by Julianne Stanz, author of Braving the Thin Places, and a new preface by the author–will help you find God in all things, each and every day.
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Vessels Of Love
$16.00Add to cartHave you ever thought of yourself as a “vessel of love?” This image speaks to what I envision for the elderhood years. The vast life experiences of the past provided countless opportunities for our love to grow and mature. The persons we have known, what we have done or had done to us, the beliefs stretching our minds and hearts, what we gained and what we shed, the results of our choices and decisions, our deliberate participation in the evolving history of the world–all this and more we bring with us into the final decades.
During this lifetime, whether we’ve been aware or not, a Presence of immeasurable love has been flowing through those experiences, quietly filling the vessel of our inner being. Like vats of matured wine, our ripened goodness has readied itself to move outward. The Beguine mystic, Mechthild of Magdeburg, trusted that “the great flood of divine love never ceases. …It flows on and on effortlessly and sweetly and without failing until, finally, our tiny vessel becomes full and spills over.” Now is the efficacious time to tend “our tiny vessel” so this graced goodness strengthens in us and benefits the life of those we encounter
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2025 : A Book Of Grace-Filled Days – Readings And Reflections Through The C
$17.99Add to cartA vibrant prayer life unfolds when we regularly open ourselves to inspiration and God’s grace. 2025: A Book of Grace-Filled Days provides a daily prayer experience to help us build and nurture our faith.
Beginning with the start of the church year in Advent 2024 and continuing through the 2025 calendar year, this daily devotional notes major feast days, saint commemorations, and holidays. Each page combines readings from the Scripture of the day with reflections to offer a few minutes of solace for quiet prayer and meditation. 2025: A Book of Grace-Filled Days is an accessible and insightful way to deepen our connection to God’s loving presence and fill each day with a touch of grace.
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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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God The Fathers Love
$16.95Add to cartHow 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.
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Unburdened : A Lenten Journey Toward Forgiveness
$16.99Add to cartSin weighs us down, but we long for freedom.
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When harmful words or actions lead to broken relationships, we often aim for forgiveness. But forgiveness can be elusive. Sometimes it can take our whole lives to forgive those who have harmed us. Sometimes we may never manage it. And when we are the ones responsible for rupture, we may long for a reconciliation that doesn’t come.
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Lent is a time to reflect on how Jesus frees us from the burden of sin, both personal and communal. It’s a time to orient ourselves toward Easter and the possibility of new life in Christ. Unburdened invites readers to hear God’s call to move away from brokenness and into the healing and hope of the resurrection. Author Carol Penner draws on her experiences as a pastor, chaplain, and theologian to help readers navigate the forgiveness journey. Through prayers, scripture reflections, and stories about individuals and communities, be encouraged to take small steps toward the freedom found in forgiveness. -
Savior Is Risen
$16.99Add to cartDo less. Connect more. This beautiful 40-day devotional for the Lenten and Easter season offers biblical reflections and full-color springtime photography to take you from burnout to burning a little brighter as you celebrate new life, fresh starts, and everyday redemptions.
It’s a distracted world out there. Maybe you find yourself scrolling more than savoring, texting more than resting, and rushing instead of taking a deep breath. The things you thought would bring connection make you feel more disconnected than ever, with a good dose of exhaustion thrown in. It’s time for a reset.
A Savior Is Risen is a 40-day journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter morning, a call for you to quiet your mind and soul as you focus on Jesus and His resurrection.
In this gorgeous devotional, you are invited to:
*Experience the Easter season with fresh eyes and an expectant heart
*Practice a modern-day fast from the things distracting you from God
*Reflect on Jesus’ life and Resurrection
*Draw closer to God through silence and reflection
*Let go of stress and embrace graceEach day’s entry includes:
*A word that embodies the spirit of Easter
*A brief reflection on integrating that word into your life
*A Scripture passage for meditation
*A prayer to bring peace to your mind
*Bright springtime photography that captures the beauty of new lifeA Savior Is Risen is ideal for anyone wanting permission to slow down, as a gift for someone looking for spiritual renewal, or as a beautiful book to display as a reminder of God’s promises. So grab your morning coffee or afternoon chai, and feel your spirit settle as you immerse yourself the ultimate new beginning God has given us all.
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Our Radiant Redeemer
$15.99Add to cartThis devotional looks at the transfiguration of Jesus in depth, giving readers a glorious lens through which to view Jesus during Lent and Easter.
Tim Chester says:
“The transfiguration is a light that illuminates the meaning of the cross and resurrection. As we look deeper, we’ll discover that it’s not just Jesus who is transfigured. His promise is that we, too, can be transfigured by the light he brings to our lives.”
As we see Jesus in all his glory, we will be reminded of how marvellous he is and how brilliant our future with him will be. We will be moved to worship Jesus with our whole lives, giving thanks for all that he is and all that he has done.
Each of the devotions includes prompts to reflect and pray.
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Pause : Spending Lent With The Psalms
$17.00Add to cartLent is an ideal time to step back and reflect on the deeper movements of the spirit, and Elizabeth Caldwell helps readers do this through a simple but profound approach. Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms invites us to take up the spiritual practice of encountering, sinking into, and deeply engaging with one psalm each week during Lent and Holy Week.
Lent is an ideal time to step back and reflect on the deeper movements of the spirit, and Elizabeth Caldwell helps readers do this through a simple but profound approach. Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms invites us to take up the spiritual practice of encountering, sinking into, and deeply engaging with one psalm each week during Lent and Holy Week.
The season of Lent encourages Christians to consider a different pace-one of slowing down, noticing, pausing-than what our dominant culture values. The invitation to pause with the Psalms begins on Ash Wednesday, starting with a mark of ashes on our foreheads that reminds us that in spite of our failures-things we have done or failed to do-we belong to God. Readers are then guided into an exploration of Psalm 51 and the theme of a clean heart. Each chapter helps readers to connect an image drawn from that psalm, such as paths, faces, blessing, tables, waiting, thanksgiving, listening, being alone or abandoned, and hands, with their own lives. At the close of each chapter, readers are invited to try a different prayer practice to help them continue to reflect on the theme and psalm each day. This intentional engagement-without feeling burdensome-opens just enough space and time for a creative spiritual practice to flourish, sustaining the life of faith during the Lenten season in ways that can make a difference in God’s world.
Reflection and discussion questions are included with each chapter The book includes a leader’s guide at the end for study groups.
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Where We Meet
$16.99Add to cartJesus devoted himself to uplifting the poor, reaching out to the marginalized, and fearlessly challenging systems of oppression. His message resounded with the promise of liberation, equality, and inclusion for all, and he implored his followers to pursue the same. However, the church has often struggled to reflect this good news in its own actions.
In Where We Meet, four members of the Intersect network invite you to immerse yourself in the stories of Jesus and the early church. Together, they also explore their own stories, examine past shortcomings of the church, address difficult questions, and envision a brighter future that better reflects the good news of Jesus.
Throughout the Lenten season, Rachel Gilmore, Tyler Sit, Matt Temple, and Candace Lewis guide you through a series of daily reflections, exploring a spectrum of critical themes-from diversity and equity to the challenges of the post-colonial church. They will also delve into the vital need for innovation and contextualization in doing the work Jesus had called us to do.
Prepare to tackle challenging questions and be emboldened to follow in Jesus’ footsteps, pursuing justice and love for all.
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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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Tarry Awhile : Wisdom From Black Spirituality For People Of Faith – The Arc
$15.99Add to cartTarry here and watch with me . . . (Matt 26.38, KJV)
Tarrying is a Black Christian spiritual practice in which believers actively wait to experience the manifestation of God’s presence. It answers yes to the question Jesus once asked his disciples: will you tarry here and watch with me? Whether in the vibrancy of music and singing, or in the hushed silence of the congregation, people of all ages anticipate an encounter with God that will transform what they know, feel and experience day to day.
This book makes the wisdom of Black spiritualities and faith available for all people. It focuses on seven themes: darkness as a place of encounter with the divine; the unity of all things; movement, belonging and migration; the Spirit as one who moves in unexpected ways; quiet contemplation as essential to spiritual growth; healing in community; and weeping that turns to joy.
Tarry Awhile centres the stories of often overlooked people and communities, offering wisdom for all people who hope to encounter God in the midst of wearying times. It provides fresh reflections on familiar biblical passages, and draws on personal stories, theology and the spiritual wisdom of ancestors who have gone before us.
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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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Creados Para El Cielo – (Spanish)
$13.95Add to cartUnete al padre Agustino Torres, CFR–el fundador de Corazon Puro–en un viaje cuaresmal multimedia inspirado en san Francisco. Comienza la temporada con un voto de pobreza y termina en la Pascua con un corazon libre del desierto del pecado y abierto a amar, servir y cuidar a los demas.
Creados para el cielo presenta impresionantes obras de arte originales de Valerie Delgado de Pax.Valerie, junto con meditaciones diarias sobre un pasaje de las Escrituras, preguntas de reflexion, oracion y espacio para escribir un diario y tomar notas.
Una vida de sencillez y de pobreza te orienta hacia el amor de Dios y te recuerda que estas creado para el cielo. Torres dice que la mejor manera de prepararte para ese destino final es vivir como verdadero peregrino que necesita “viajar liviano” y desapegarte de los placeres terrenales.
En seis semanas transformadoras, aprenderas como permitir que el Espiritu Santo se mueva en tu corazon a traves de un tema nuevo cada semana:
*Primera semana: comprometete a hacer un voto de pobreza durante la Cuaresma y reflexiona sobre la historia de Jesus siendo arrojado al desierto mientras aprendes a hacer tu vida enteramente alrededor de Cristo;
*Segunda semana: se testigo de la Transfiguracion y permitete transformarte, dejando brillar tus dones espirituales;
*Tercera semana: aceptar el llamado a la conversion y decir si a una vida de sencillez y de pobreza como lo hizo san Jose;
*Cuarta semana: deja que el poder sanador de Dios te desafie a convertirte en un recipiente de misericordia y una fuente de compasion amorosa para los demas;
*Quinta semana: aprende a orar con confianza y mirar mas alla de nosotros mismos; y
*Semana Santa: experimenta un encuentro profundo con Dios a traves de la antigua liturgia de la Iglesia.
Creados para el cielo es perfecto tanto para uso individual como grupal. Hay videos complementarios gratuitos y una guia del lider descargable disponibles en avemariapress.com. El libro y otros recursos tambien estan disponibles en ingles.
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Made For Heaven
$13.95Add to cartJoin Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR-founder of Corazón Puro-on a multimedia Lenten journey inspired by St. Francis. Begin the season with a vow of poverty and end at Easter with a heart free from the desert of sin and open to love, serve, and care for others.
Made for Heaven features stunning original art by Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie, along with daily meditations on a passage from scripture, reflection questions, prayer, and space for journaling and notetaking.
A life of simplicity and poverty orients you toward God’s love and reminds you that you are made for heaven. Torres says the best way to prepare yourself for that final destination is to live as true pilgrims who need to “travel lightly” and detach from earthly pleasures.
In six transformative weeks, you will learn how to allow the Holy Spirit to move in your heart through a new theme each week:
*Week one: commit yourself to a Lenten vow of poverty and reflect on the story of Jesus being cast into the desert as you learn to make your life entirely about Christ;
*Week two: be a witness to the Transfiguration and allow yourself to become transformed, letting your spiritual gifts shine forth;
*Week three: accept the call to conversion and say yes to a life of simplicity and poverty as St. Joseph did;
*Week four: let the healing power of God challenge you to become a vessel of mercy and a source of loving compassion to others;
*Week five: learn how to pray with confidence and look beyond ourselves; and
*Holy Week: experience a deep encounter with God through the ancient liturgy of the Church.
Made for Heaven is perfect for both individual and group use. Free companion videos and a downloadable leader’s guide are available at avemariapress.com. The book and other resources are also available in Spanish.
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Journeying With God In The Wilderness
$15.99Add to cartIs there hope to be found in the wilderness?
Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness, which many Christians remember during Lent, echoes the story of God’s people wandering for forty years in the wilderness. We often struggle to get to grips with the book of Numbers that tells of these wanderings. But this daily Lent devotional opens up how the Israelites’ wilderness journey can speak to us in our daily struggles and challenges today, by reading the Book of Numbers alongside the New Testament and reflecting with daily prayers and questions.
Through all the ups-and-downs of their wilderness adventure, we join with God’s people as they learn to see the sure and certain fulfilment of God’s future promises. We discover God’s abiding presence through, as well as in, the wilderness. We see how the wilderness points us forward to the Promised Land, and to Jesus as the one who brings us into the fulness of God’s promises.
With readings from Numbers and from the New Testament each day, Journeying with God in the Wilderness guides us through an often-neglected book of the Bible, helping us to make sense of the Old Testament through the lens of the New, giving us Christ-centred hope.
Journeying with God in the Wilderness is written as an aide to the spiritual journey of faith, and can be read either individually or in small groups. It will encourage and inspire anyone feeling lost or bewildered on life’s journey, or who wants to join in with the long Christian tradition of Lent as a wilderness experience, by showing them the fulfilment of the promises of God to his people in the wilderness.
Join Mark Broadway this Lent and find hope for your wilderness journey.
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Meditaciones Diarias Con El Es – (Spanish)
$10.95Add to cartEl verso diario de las Escrituras y la oracion nos oferecen las oportunidad de desarrollar una relacion mas cercana con el Espiritu Santo y aplicar los frutos de nuestra meditacion a nuestra diaria.
The daily verse of Scripture and prayer offer us the opportunity to develop a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit and apply the fruits of our meditation to our daily lives.
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Pause And Pray
$16.99Add to cartReflect. Pray. Act. These simple directions make up the core of the Pause and Pray experience. Each of the dozens of prayers in this book includes a brief reflection and a simple action to make your everyday life more prayerful.
Pause and Pray is divided into sections including prayers for:
*Gratitude
*Joy and wonder
*Care for creation
*Love
*Family
*Sorrow and grief
*Forgiveness
*Acceptance
*Patience and peace
*Courage
*Compassion
*Social justiceEvery page is designed to give you the space to pause, reflect prayerfully on an intention, and take that intention with you into the world with a concrete action.
Adapted from the popular online feature pause+pray (franciscanmedia.org/pausepray), this book is designed to help you integrate your prayer life into your everyday actions, allowing your spirituality to flourish. If you’ve been seeking a way to make your entire day more prayerful, Pause and Pray is the resource you’ve been looking for.
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Way Of The Cross
$7.95Add to cartHalik reflects an inclusive, accessible spirit that will appeal to general spirituality readers in the Catholic market. His presentation of this ancient devotion will also find interest among more traditional readers.
Tomas Halik challenges us with this new Via Crucis, rooted in the Gospel and addressed to believers and nonbelievers alike. He invites readers to a real encounter, one with Jesus in our present world. “Jesus and his cross are not something external to our lives, they are not an event that ended in the past, they must not be the object of our sentimental piety. Jesus does not invite us on the Way of the Cross to regret, but to change our mentality and our actions.”
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40 Days 40 Words
$15.99Add to cartTake a meaningful journey through 40 key words of Easter. From terms found in the Gospels– repent, palm, cross–to words related to traditional Christian practices– Maundy, ashes, abstain–these readings guide you to a fuller understanding of our Savior’s death and resurrection. Every day includes a Bible verse, devotion, and reflective question, prayer prompt, or exercise so you can appreciate the significance of each term and what it means for you.
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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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Place Called Golgotha
$16.95Add to cartImagine being near Jesus, crucified in the “place of the skull,” abandoned by all but a few. In this powerful book, author Liz Kelly places you at the foot of the cross and offers thought-provoking insights into Jesus’ last words. Meditate on what Jesus’ words really mean for you, and deepen your understanding of his life, death, and resurrection. This book makes a wonderful personal retreat or gift and can be picked up anytime of year, but is especially meaningful during Lent. Each chapter includes opportunities for prayer and journaling.
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Lent And Holy Week With Saint Joseph
$6.95Add to cartMake Lent and Holy Week even more meaningful with brief daily meditations that will help you focus on Our Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection. Scripture readings, personal reflection, a question to ponder or an act to consider, and a short prayer to Saint Joseph are sure to lead you to a deeper relationship with Jesus and his foster father, Joseph.
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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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Way Of Thomas Merton
$13.99Add to cartCelebrated by Pope Francis as one of the three greatest Americans of the modern era, Thomas Merton lived a life that reflects the complexities of our age. Thomas is the perfect companion for a Lenten journey, and in The Way of Thomas Merton: A Prayer Journey Through Lent, Professor Robert Inchausti explores and explains his writings for Christians today. Inchausti is the editor of the Thomas Merton books Echoing Silence, Seeds, and The Pocket Thomas Merton and his passion and expertise on Thomas Merton shines through.
This practical and thought-provoking Lent book guides you through the major themes of Merton’s work and shows how his words can help you overcome the difficulties that modern life presents for spiritual development. For Merton, the spiritual life is a journey from the false to the true self – a journey that all followers of Jesus must make. This book will help you to find and develop your true self as you journey through Lent and beyond.
The Way of Thomas Merton is an illuminating prayer journey that will leave you with a deeper understanding of Merton’s writings, and help you to cultivate a greater spiritual awareness and sensitivity amid the busyness of modern day life.
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Just Passion : A Six-Week Lenten Journey
$12.99Add to cartA Collection of Lenten Devotions from IVP Authors
Injustice is rampant around us. It is also present within us. To better confront oppression in the world, we must own that reality and look to Christ our liberator. Lent is the opportune time for this as we contemplate his suffering together.
With selections from a diverse range of IVP books, A Just Passion has been curated to hold in tension the immense weight and hope of the Lenten season. This collection of short readings, breath prayers, and Scripture passages from the First Nations Version guides readers through a six-week journey of repentance, lament, worship, and healing.
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Journey To Mount Carmel:
$17.95Add to cartThe Brown Scapular holds a special place in the devotional life of the faithful. It is neither jewelry, a sentimental religious article, nor a vain token of superstition. Rather, it is a silent prayer, a gift from our Heavenly Mother that draws us to the Sacred Heart of her Divine Son.
A simple pairing of two pieces of cloth with ribbon, wearing the scapular is a declaration that you have put on Christ and are seeking to follow His way in imitation of Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Although there is no formal preparation for investiture in the Brown Scapular, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby has collected in these pages the Church’s best writings on the subject to prepare you for receiving the scapular and incorporating it into your daily faith practice. Because Baptism is foundational to your consecration and commitment to Jesus Christ, Fr. Kirby centers the reflections in this book on the six baptismal promises in order to heighten and intensify your living out of the baptismal way of life.
A Journey to Mount Carmel will ground you in the spiritual significance of the scapular as a powerful sacramental that draws us closer to the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist. Fr. Kirby explains Our Lady’s pivotal role in our salvation from the protoevangelium (“first gospel”) in Genesis to the Paschal mystery in the Gospels, and he reveals the depths of God the Father’s healing love for you and the maternal intercession of Mary in your life. From there you will grasp the protection and blessing Our Blessed Mother offers through the scapular.
Each chapter comprises three parts: preparation, with opening prayers and goals; teachings, which include a compelling real-world story with catechesis and reflection questions; and spiritual exercises, which include a brief reflection about a saint, a guided Lectio Divina meditation, a Rosary meditation, an examination of conscience, and more!
As Fr. Kirby breaks open wisdom from the Bible, Tradition, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, you will learn:
*How investiture in the scapular assists you in living out your baptismal promises
*How to grow in Christian discipleship, live as a “small Christ,” and press on toward eternal glory
*Why Carmelite spirituality opens your heart to spiritual freedom and the gift of contemplation
*Ways to nurture the gift of sanctifying grace in your life and actively listen to God
*How to triumph over concupiscence and find rest from the battle by creating “a Carmel
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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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Jesse Tree : An Advent Devotional
$17.95Add to cartThis Advent, lead your family closer to Christ as you prepare for the Lord’s coming at Christmas. Engage with the Old Testament patriarchs and prophets who are the branches in Jesus’ family tree and come to understand fully how, in Christ, this family history becomes the history of our salvation.
As you explore Jesus’ fascinating ancestry, you’ll see how God’s plan of salvation unfolds from Adam and Eve, through the Old Testament prophets, to the birth of Christ, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the sacraments of the Church. Marvel at the parallels between Adam and Christ, the New Adam; Eve and Mary, the New Eve; the patriarch Joseph and St. Joseph, guardian of the Redeemer; and others.
You will also learn about the rich, faith-building customs surrounding the Jesse Tree throughout the centuries — and how to create your own. The image of a beautiful ornament signifying an important person or event in the Bible is provided for each day. The daily meditation explains the mystery of the ornament that is featured. And extra information is included for families with older children who want to “dig deeper” into the significance of what is foretold.
The devotion in practice takes five to fifteen minutes per day, depending on family needs and style. Each day features the following:
*Full-color ornament with a distinguishing symbol
*Biblical passage or story illustrating the theme
*Brief, engaging meditation with questions for discussion
*Traditional prayer to enrich the devotion
*”Dig Deeper” section for real-life applicationGrow in the wisdom of Solomon! Learn to hear God’s voice like Samuel! Develop the trust of Elijah and the humility of Isaiah! Families will be enthralled as they learn about key biblical figures and discover the reasons for our beliefs, from why God created us to the origins of the Mass and the sacraments.
A key tool for instilling the virtues and strengthening your family’s faith, hope, and love, this Jesse Tree tradition will be passed on in your family for generations to come.
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Peace In Pregnancy
$14.95Add to cartPregnancy is a blessing, an incredible gift from God — and one of the hardest things a woman will ever do. In the midst of this experience, God invites us to offer him the concerns of our hearts, whatever they may be, and to draw close to him through prayer, reflection, and meditation.
Peace in Pregnancy: Devotions for the Expectant Mother is a place of rest to embrace the peace God offers. It serves both new and seasoned mothers, as the effort to embrace a state of peace renews itself with each change in life.
This important resource offers helpful tools for expectant mothers to find peace and comfort, including:
*Reflections to accompany you on the path to peace
*Profound lessons in peace from saintly mothers
*Meditations on the mysteries of our faith, including the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross
*Fine art illustrations to help you discover the therapeutic power of beautyAs a child finds rest in his or her mother’s, so God calls you to rest in him, to trust that he works all things for good for those who love him.
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Lectio Divina 30 Days Of Peace Journal
$12.99Add to cartLectio Divina: 30 Days of Peace Journal makes it easier than ever to engage in the ancient practice of Lectio Divina. Also known as “Divine Reading,” this method is a beautiful way to draw deeper into the Word of God through reading, meditation, prayer, and contemplation. One month’s worth of relevant scripture has been carefully selected around the theme of peace. Each Bible passage is printed with ample space for highlighting or underlining of text, with a dedicated place for notetaking. Inspired by ancient illuminated manuscripts, the design of this journal is meant to immerse you in ancient tradition, drawing you closer to your roots in Christ.
Book covers are in color and inside pages are black and white.
Highlights:
*Meditate on what you need: Peace!
*30 Bible passages are printed for you. No need to look anything up.
*Dedicated space for notetaking and connecting your prayer and scripture reading with daily events and experiences.***Scripture verses from: The Holy Bible Douay-Rheims Version, Challoner Revision The Old and New Testaments, 1749-1752.***
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My Daily Visitor Eucharist
$3.95Add to cartGrow closer to Christ in the Eucharist with My Daily Visitor: Eucharist. This handy devotional with 40 reflection themes helps you to pray and reflect on the source and summit of our Catholic Faith.
For each entry, Aleteia.org editor-in-chief Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, offers a brief reflection on a particular quote from a saint and concludes with a prayer. Reflection themes include the Real Presence, the Virgin Mary, forgiveness of sin, sacrifice, breaking of the bread, the Lamb’s Supper, the new covenant, and more. This devotional also contains a collection of prayers before the Eucharist written by saints.
Perfect for Eucharistic adoration, prayer groups, and personal quiet time, My Daily Visitor: Eucharist will help enliven your relationship with Jesus in the holy Eucharist.
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Rich Wounds : The Countless Treasures Of The Life, Death, And Triumph Of Je
$16.99Add to cartThese short but profound reflections from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to look deeper at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death and spectacular resurrection–enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done for us.
Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This book will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won:
“He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)
This book works fantastically as a devotional at any time of year. The chapters on Holy Week make it especially helpful during the Lent season and at Easter.
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40 Women : Unseen Women Of The Bible From Eden To Easter
$14.99Add to cartThe first witnesses to the resurrection were not men, but women – and without women, the Easter story would not have happened at all.
These hidden voices of the Bible’s story are found through the Old Testament and the New Testament. In this daily Lent devotional for 2022, join Ros Clarke as she uncovers the women of the Bible who are essential to the Easter weekend. From Eve to the Shummamite, and from Deborah to Ruth, Forty Women will open your eyes to the power of the gospel.
Exploring a different character each day to take you from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, Forty Women is an uplifting and inspirational look at what we can learn from the different women of the Bible. Looking at their lives, triumphs and failures, Ros Clark shows us how these women are examples of faith and warning against sin, whose seemingly ordinary lives connect with an extraordinary God.
The perfect Lent book for 2022, Forty Women shows us how these women’s stories cast fresh light on the Bible in unexpected ways, whilst their shared humanity reminds us of wonderful truths and promises of God’s word to His people as we prepare to celebrate the ultimate promise of the resurrection at Easter.
Forty Women can be read in small groups or individually, and is an ideal read for anyone wanting to learn more about the women of the Bible and the witnesses to the resurrection, as well as for anyone looking for Biblical encouragement during Lent. Its daily devotions can easily fit into a busy schedule, and will give you a new appreciation for these often overlooked Biblical figures.
Join Ros Clarke this Lent, and see the women of the Bible as never before.?
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Memento Mori An Advent Companion On The Last Things
$24.95Add to cartMemento Mori: An Advent Companion on the Last Things is the latest in a series of books by Theresa Noble, that explores the traditional Christian practice of meditation on death in the light of Christ. This daily Scripture-based Advent companion, enhanced by full-color classic and contemporary art, invites you to ponder the reality that Advent means nothing without recognizing that Jesus came to save us from death, humanity’s most intimidating enemy and impossible adversary.
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Advent Book Of Days
$16.99Add to cartDrawing from the medieval tradition of the illuminated Book of Hours, Gregory Cameron has created a collection of visio divina for Advent.
The aim of this little volume is to give everyone who celebrates Christmas some spiritual food to nurture them through the journey of Advent.
There is a chapter for each day from December 1 to December 25, with a reflection drawing upon scriptures, history, and legend about the “character” of the day (for example, Gabriel, the Virgin Mary, the Star, the Magi, and of course the Christ Child). The text is augmented by an illustration from the author adapted from famous works of art, depicting various aspects of the Christmas story through the centuries.
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Illustrated Devotional For Women
$9.99Add to cartLet the Illustrated Devotional for Woman take you on a journey through the pages of Scripture to discover what the Bible says about your worth and value! Take time to discover who you are in Jesus through 90 days of creative expression and thoughtful devotions.
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Unrevealed Until Its Season
$14.99Add to cartAuthor James Howell believes in the power of song to teach spiritual truths. “Hymns embed faith into the marrow of the soul,” he writes. In Unrevealed Until Its Season, Howell takes readers on a 40-day journey through popular songs of the church.
Reflecting on well-loved hymn phrases, Howell helps readers discover who God is and what following Jesus means. A great Lenten devotional guide for individuals, small groups, and church choirs, this book is an invaluable resource-and perfect gift-for musicians as they prepare for worship, and for ministers as they preach and lead worship.
The weekly themes include Praising God, Hymns About Jesus, Hymns of Forgiveness, Hymns of Vision, Hymns of Beauty, Hymns of Holy Week, and Hymns of Easter. Howell ponders phrases from hymns old and new, such as “Be Thou My Vision,” “Hymn of Promise,” “All Creatures of Our God and King,” “For Everyone Born,” “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” “Lift High the Cross,” and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.”
