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From the creation of the world to the infancy of the Church, the important stories from both the Old and New Testament are vividly retold and illustrated for young people. Also included are chapters on the prophets and the psalms. In the back is a glossary of important people, places and objects, providing added information.

Ages 6 and up

Paperback. size 6.5" x 8.5" 241 pages

What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times?

The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including

• How to know you are an authentic man
• Why our bodies matter
• The value of tradition
• The purpose of courtesy
• What real holiness is and how to achieve it
• How to deal with failure in the spiritual life

Author: Dale Ahlquist & Sam Guzman

Paperback 177 pages

Size: 8x5.31

Publication Date: April 24, 2019

ISBN: 9781621640684

What's the difference between being a grandparent and being a Catholic grandparent? You'll find the answer to this question and much more The Catholic Grandparents Handbook. This book offers ideas and inspiration on how you can incorporate faith, hope, love, and fun into your relationship with your grandchildren. Topics such as the importance of prayer, sharing faith, passing on family history, and preserving family traditions are explored. You'll also find valuable advice on helping grandchildren through difficult times, supporting grandchildren who are unchurched, and building strong relationships even when grandchildren live far away. Whether you are an experienced grandparent or awaiting the arrival of your first grandchild, this handbook will support and affirm you as you grow in your role as a Catholic grandparent. 

Author: Lorene Hanley Duquin

ISBN: 918-1-59325-329-5

232 Pages

Paperback 8x5.25

The Catholic Mom's Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections

For more than fifteen years, the award-winning CatholicMom.com website has been a trusted source for sound, practical, and spiritual guidance. In their new book, authors Lisa M. Hendey and Sarah A. Reinhard bring together more than eighty moms, dads, and trusted spiritual companions to provide fresh, uplifting meditations for every day of the year. You"ll find encouragement when you"re struggling, reassurance when you feel alone, and comfort when you"re distracted by worry.

Created by moms for moms, these hope-filled meditations touch on the issues and concerns you face as you try to get through the day with a sense of God"s presence in your life. Whether you are a new or seasoned mom working in or outside of your home, this inspiring collection of reflections for every day of the year will help you

• stay in touch with the seasons of the Church year;
• remember Mary"s loving presence on her feast days;
• keep company with both new and familiar saints;
• see the spiritual meaning of secular holidays; and
• make you smile with occasions such as Houseplant Appreciation Day and National Popcorn Day.

Each day begins with a brief quotation from scripture, saints, recent popes, or important spiritual writers. A personal reflection written by contributors including Danielle Bean, Donna-Marie Cooper O"Boyle, Lisa Mladinich, Elizabeth Scalia, Carolyn Woo, Mark Hart, and Jeff Young focuses on some dimension of your spiritual, emotional, intellectual, or physical life. Each day also includes a brief prayer and a question or thought to ponder throughout the day.

In just a few minutes of quiet you"ll find the boost you need from a friendly voice. Each month also has a special theme such as love, family fun, and slowing down. Start these reflections any time throughout the year and feel your days become more grace-filled and inspired.

Author: Lisa M. Hendey

ISBN: 9781594716614

5" x 7" Paperback

544 pages

On-sale date: August 29, 2016

Discover a beautiful, personal way to engage with Scripture through The Catholic Notetaking Bible: Blessed Is She Edition (NABRE). This new and improved version, formerly known as The Catholic Journaling Bible, is designed specifically for Catholic women. Using the full text of the New American Bible, Revised Edition the translation you hear at Mass in the United States this notetaking Bible is the perfect companion as you dive deeper into the Word of God. The single-column format offers wide margins on high-quality paper that minimizes ink bleed-through, making this Bible perfect for notetaking, journaling, recording prayers, doodling, and any other form of creative expression.

The elegant design includes hand-lettered quotes and plenty of space for personal reflection. Ideal for gift-giving, this lovely hardcover Bible invites Catholics to immerse themselves in God's word like never before.

Interior design: Blessed Is She, Inc.

The Catholic Reader's Bible: The Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles
Editor:  Sophia Institute Press  

One of the most celebrated Bible translations, the Challoner-Rheims, is presented here as a "Reader's Bible" - precisely as they were originally written. Verse numbers, section headings, and translation footnotes have been removed so you can read Scripture as a work of Divinely inspired literature. On the top of each page a verse range is included for navigation. Other features include a single-column text setting, readable type, and a book-like format. The Catholic Reader's Bible is perfect for devotional reading or extended Bible reading that focuses on the overarching narrative of the Bible.

Author:  Joseph A. Slattery
Copyright:  2006

• The Challenge of the Gospel - Cycle A
• The Challenge of the Gospel - Cycle B
• The Challenge of the Gospel - Cycle C

In these three volumes of thoughtful reflections on the Sunday Gospels, Fr. Slattery shows the ways in which the Gospel message can and must be lived if it is to bear fruit in our lives and in the world in which we live.

3 books: 480 pages
ISBN: 978-0-8189-0969-6

Durable and everlasting laminated holy prayer card that contains a color image of the Divine Mercy on the front, and a Prayer for the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy on the back. Card measures 2 1/2" x 4 1/2".

This best-selling and beautifully illustrated book has sold over 500,000 copies and recounts the lives of 52 Saints. Each gift edition is bound with simulated leather and has a padded cover with gold stamping and gold edges. For children ages 6-9. Hardcover.

Available in white or maroon

THE CHRIST PANTOCRATOR, DEESIS MOSAIC, HAGIA SOPHIA FRAMED STONE ICON

This beautifully framed stone icon of the Christ Pantocrator is replicated from the beautiful Christian imagery that adorns the Hagia Sophia.

Hagia Sophia, also know as Church of the Holy Wisdom is located in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in the 6th century A.D., it is one of the world great Byzantine monuments.

Includes full color sticker on back that give some history of the Hagia Sophia.

NOTE: This is a natural stone product that will include pitting and holes in the surface.

Size: 10.875� x 10.875� x 0.625�

Beautiful S C U L P T W A X designs executed on a candle proportioned for the adult Catechumen. Card-board drip protectors are included in gift packaging.

Candle measures 1-1/4" x 17"

In this pilgrimage through church history, Joseph Kelly provides a colorful, graphic representation of the events and people of the Roman Catholic Church and puts in hand a wealth of historical information in a clear, easy-to-access format. Adults and young adults will find The Collegeville Church History Time-Line an invaluable tool as they encounter numerous examples of change in the remarkable history of the Catholic church. Kelly examines how the Roman Catholic Church has not just survived but flourished though 2,000 years as it strives to make Jesus Christ a presence in the world. He focuses on how the church has developed historically and will continue to do so.

The time-line begins in the era of Jesus, leads through a history of Christianity including Constantine's conversion in the fourth-century, to the growth of the papacy in the twelfth-century, to Vatican II and the election of John F. Kennedy in the twentieth-century, and ends with the state of the church in the twenty-first century. Twenty-four pages of text explain the eras delineated on the time-line and provide fuller details regarding important people and events.

Author: Joseph F. Kelly

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN: 9780814628348
Details: 24 pgs , 7 5/8 x 10 1/2 
Publication Date: 09/01/2005

"Let us bring our prayers to the Lord."

Each week when the community comes together for Mass, we gather to listen to the Word, to partake of the Eucharist, and to pray. The Prayer of the Faithful is marked by the same needs from week to week, but it is always an opportunity to approach God collectively in a way that reflects the richness of our particular celebration. This series of prayers by Father Michael Kwatera is rooted in the present moment: the liturgical season, lectionary readings, and the needs of the church. He draws on the readings, as well as the significance of feasts and of other celebrations. He is also attuned to the many ways we approach God, in language that is clear and attentive to the oral quality of the prayer.

"To place prayerful words on human lips and in human hearts is a most sacred work," writes Father Kwatera in the introduction. The fruit of this work is a set of texts that invites the community to draw near to God each week in prayer.

Father Michael Kwatera, OSB, PhD, is Director of Oblates and Director of Liturgy for Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is also a teacher and practitioner of Christian Liturgy and is the author of several Liturgical Press books, including Come to the Feast: Liturgical Theology of, by, and for Everybody (2005), and the coauthor of To Thank and Bless: Prayers at Meals (2007).

Details: 504 pgs, 6 x 9 Paperback

Publication Date: 07/01/2009

The Collegeville Psalter is a brand new responsorial psalm collection for Catholic worship, composed by one of today's most accomplished and inspiring composers. It faithfully follows the U.S. Lectionary text of the psalms and responses for the complete three-year cycle of Sundays and major feast days. It also includes settings of the "Common Texts" responsorial psalms.

The music is fresh and singable, with memorable responses for the assembly, fresh tones for the cantor, and engaging accompaniments for organ or keyboard. Psalms with different refrains or sets of verses use the same or related musical material for ease of learning. An important new resource, The Collegeville Psalter serves well either as a stand-alone parish psalter or as a fine addition to any existing liturgical music program.

Author: Paul Inwood

Coil bound 166 pages 8 1/2 "x 10 7/8"

The Complete Encyclicals, Bulls, and Apostolic Exhortations: Volume 1

Pope Francis the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church was elected on March 13, 2013. Since then, he has been the most influential religious leader in the world, drawing praise and admiration from people of all faiths.

The impact of his writings has been felt not just in the Catholic Church for which they were intended but throughout the world. Each of the five works collected in The Complete Encyclicals, Bulls, and Apostolic Exhortations is a book unto itself, so this volume is one that can be cherished, read, and reread by all Catholics and devotees of Pope Francis for many years to come.

Volume 1 includes:

• Lumen Fidei, June 29, 2013: The Light of Faith is an encyclical on the centrality of faith, the relationship between reason and faith, the Church"s role in the transmission of faith, and how faith results in redeeming the world.
• Evangelii Gaudium, Nov. 24, 2013: The apostolic exhortation The Joy of the Gospel has been called Pope Francis"s manifesto. It challenges all Christians to approach evangelization anew and overcome complacency in order to fulfill Christ"s great mission.
• Misericordiae Vultus, April 11, 2015: In The Face of Mercy, the papal bull for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in 2015, the pope urges Catholics, We need constantly to contemplate the mystery of mercy.
• Laudato Si", May 24, 2015: Praise Be to You: On Care for Our Common Home is the landmark encyclical in which Pope Francis issued a call to the entire Church and the world on climate change, human responsibility, the role of faith in how we live among God"s entire creation, and the future of the planet.
• Amoris Laetitia, March 19, 2016: Love in the Family is an exhortation published after the Synods on the Family. In it, Pope Francis ranges in his quotations and examples from St. Thomas Aquinas and Martin Luther King Jr. to the film Babette"s Feast.

Author: Pope Francis

ISBN: 9781594717390

6" x 9" Paperback

512 pages

The timeless spiritual classic—now beautifully refreshed with a new translation, sacred art, and a companion podcast.

For over 1,500 years, The Confessions of St. Augustine has captivated readers as one of the most powerful and personal works of a Doctor of the Church. Written as a prayer to God, it reveals Augustine’s journey from sin to sanctity, bearing witness to God’s transformative grace and the soul’s longing for heaven.

Now, this enduring work is available in a stunning new edition—the only one to feature:

• A fresh, faithful translation, developed in consultation with the original Latin, by Dr. Matthew K. Minerd
• Insightful commentary from Dominican friars Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P.
• Striking new sacred art of St. Augustine by Tianna Williams
• The Catholic Classics podcast with Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P., featuring a full audio reading, expert reflections, and a free reading plan

Rediscover a masterpiece of conversion, grace, and the restless heart—made beautifully accessible for today’s reader.

A message from the Catholic Classics podcast hosts:

“Some books simply need to be read. The book that you hold in your hands is one of them. The Confessions of St. Augustine is a classic of Christian spirituality. For centuries it has rewarded its readers with a wealth of insight into God, self, evil, and the whole range of human experience. With each generation, it continues to draw men and women into a profound encounter with the living God. By the intercession of St. Augustine and through his modest and humble confession, may we set out with renewed fervor in our own conversion.”

—Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P.

he Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered one of the greatest Christian classics of all time. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer that Augustine wrote as an autobiography sometime after his conversion, to confess his sins and proclaim God's goodness. Just as his first hearers were captivated by his powerful conversion story, so also have many millions been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions.

This acclaimed new translation by Sister Maria Boulding, O.S.B., masterfully captures his experience, and is written in an elegant and flowing style. Her beautiful contemporary translation of the ancient Confessions makes the classic work more accessible to modern readers. Her translation combines the linguistic accuracy demanded by 4th-century Latin with the poetic power aimed at by Augustine, not as discernible in previous translations.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN/UPC: 9781586176839
• Publication date: July 16, 2012
• Height: 8
• Size: 5.2 x 1.4
• Pages: 522

Durable and everlasting laminated holy prayer card that contains a color image of Jesus carrying the Cross on the front, and The Cross in My Pocket Prayer on the back. Card measures 2 1/2" x 4 1/2".

The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle A of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Mediterranean cultural world in which Jesus lived and suggests a cross-cultural comparison with contemporary Western culture. With this background information, readers can make more fitting applications of the Scripture to modern life situations.

Used as an aid in preaching, Lectionary-based catechesis, Scripture study, or for the interest and knowledge it brings, The Cultural World of Jesus will add form and substance to your understanding of "the Word that dwelt among us."

John J. Pilch, a highly-regarded biblical scholar and author, taught at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and passed away in 2016. Among his numerous publications areThe Cultural World of the Apostles, and The Cultural World of the Prophets series, and Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News, published by Liturgical Press.

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN: 9780814622865, 2286
eISBN: 9780814639917, E3991
Details: 184 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/4
Publication Date: 08/01/1995

The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle B of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Mediterranean cultural world in which Jesus lived and suggests a cross-cultural comparison with contemporary Western culture. With this background information, readers can make more fitting applications of the Scripture to modern life situations.

John J. Pilch, a highly-regarded biblical scholar and author, taught at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and passed away in 2016. Among his numerous publications areThe Cultural World of the Apostles, and The Cultural World of the Prophets series, and Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News, published by Liturgical Press.

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN: 9780814622872, 2287
eISBN: 9780814639924, E3992
Details: 184 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/4
Publication Date: 08/01/1996

Mass Cards for the Living

Cup of Salvation

6 3/16" x 3 5/8" 100 per box (Gold Ink Embossing) Living

Inside verse: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for the repose
of the soul of ________ Rev_______(right side)
Cross (graphic)
With the sympathy of _________ (left side)

Perfect for small gatherings during formation, a commemorative gift, or as a keepsake for the home; this SculptWax creation is hand decorated with beautiful raised wax relief symbols.

Candle measures 3" x 12"

The deacon's exercise of charity and justice extends the loving hand of God's constant love and mercy to all who are in need. The Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education has called this work "the ministry most characteristic of the deacon."

In The Deacon's Ministry of Charity and Justice, Deacon William Ditewig focuses on this ministry as a constitutive element of the nature of the church itselfalways flowing from the ministries of word and sacrament and leading back to them, never apart from them. Along with a rich exploration of the scriptural, historical, and theological foundation of the deacon's practice of charity and justice, Deacon Ditewigone of today's foremost experts on the permanent diaconatedevelops specific and concrete principles for exercising these ministries faithfully, authentically, and effectively.

Author: William T. Ditewig

112 pgs , 6 X 9 Paperback

Publication Date: 12/07/2015