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Do you feel exhausted, anxious, or distracted? Do you want to free your mind from mental clutter?

Popular retreat leader and spiritual director Fr. Christopher Collins, SJ, says that if you turn your heart to God you will find clarity and spiritual peace. In Habits of Freedom, Collins offers you five practical tools to help you develop a habit of daily discernment that will lead to inner calm.

Drawing on the wisdom of St. Ignatius Loyola and his renowned Spiritual Exercises, Collins offers practical spiritual exercises for incorporating five tools into your daily life to help you de-stress, organize your thoughts, and experience the calming presence of Jesus. These are:

• allowing God to show you the signs of oncoming anxiety and mental breakdown;
• developing the ancient practice of spiritual discernment to help analyze your moods and perceptions;
• interpreting life events with an eye toward personal growth and resiliency;
• practicing detachment from negative influences; and
• engaging in interior sensitivity to how God works to bring you peace.

Habits of Freedom is an excellent resource for spiritual directors and individuals, as well as for use in prayer and parish groups seeking practical material that can speak broadly to members from a variety of backgrounds and seasons of life. The book can be easily adapted for small groups and retreat use

Try to picture the person of the Holy Spirit. Youll probably think of a dove, or a tongue of fire, or a gust of wind. While those are common symbols of the Third Person of the Trinity, they dont quite capture who he is or help us relate to him like we relate to the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is a person, but hes ¦ not? This is confusing. So, hes often left out of our conversation with the Triune God.

Author Michelle Schroeder totally understands the struggle. Thats why she wrote this quick-read guide to help you get to know the Holy Spirit intimately. Youll learn:

• How Scripture describes the Third Person of the Trinity
• The names of the Holy Spirit clues to his role in the Trinity
• Why we need to get to know the Holy Spirit
• Why we should talk to the Holy Spirit directly
• How to recognize and respond to the Holy Spirits nudges
• How a relationship with the Holy Spirit will change us

Let The Handy Little Guide to the Holy Spirit reveal the richness of a relationship with the entire, mysterious Trinity, and also to help you to be a beacon of light for others.

Once we have encountered the Lord Jesus, how do we keep growing in Christ? How do we let the Lord mold us and make us into missionary disciples capable of spreading the gospel? Instead of just trying to get into heaven, how do we live the life of heaven now so that we can become saints?

In this book, Michigan pastor Fr. John Riccardo helps us dive into the Scriptures so that we can apply them to our daily lives. In his inspiring and incisive way, Fr. Riccardo addresses the obstacles we all face in becoming mature disciples. How do we learn to forgive? How do we combat fear and understand suffering? How do we worship the Lord, love others as Christ loves us, and fully surrender our lives to God? If you’ve enjoyed Fr. Riccardo’s gifts of teaching and preaching through his broadcasts and podcasts, this book is for you!

Author: Fr John Riccardo

ISBN 978-1-59325-301-1

Binding Softcover

Size 8 x 5.25 

Help for the Hustle  

This book is a practical, encouraging guide for “the rest of us”: Catholic parents that want to impart the faith to their children but aren’t quite sure where to start. Topics include leading by example, having conversations about faith, reading the Bible as a family, learning about the Saints, praying together, learning what the Mass means, celebrating special/feast days and liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent), and finding community with other Catholic families. Tommy and Karen emphasize that this a doable task and, with humor, let the reader know that there will be plenty of “fails” along the way but not to give up trying to develop a faith-filled family life. 

Authors: Tommy and Karen Tighe

ISBN 978-1-59325-350-9

Binding Softcover

Size 8 x 5.25 Inches 

In easy-to-read giant type, theImitation of Christfrom Catholic Book Publishing is a beautiful new edition of the original, deeply spiritual book by Thomas Kempis. In this revised, easy-to-read, prayer book size book, readers will experience the peace and wisdom that has comforted Catholics from around the world. TheImitation of Christshows how to better live the life of a Christian by closely following Christ's example. This lovely maroon cloth-covered book also presents sections on the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross illustrated in full color. TheImitation of Christwill bless all who want to respond to the call to follow Jesus.

• ISBN:9780899423227
• Pages:320
• Author:THOMAS A. KEMPIS
• Size:6 3/8 X 9 1/4
• Color:BURGUNDY

In her book In the Mystery's Shadow, Susan Swetnam draws on her experience serving thousands of ill and dying clients, often in hospice programs, as a certified massage therapist-and also on her experience of caring for her own husband, who died young of cancer. She explains how this sometimes difficult work offers not just the fulfillment of giving comfort to people who need it, but also moments of breathtaking wonder, moments that hint at the untold complexity of being human and affirm our sacred connections with each other. She writes of the hard lessons caregivers learn about themselves, while at the same time knowing the strange and humbling sense of being used in the service of God's love. Insightfully connecting end-of-life care with the liturgical year, Swetnam invites those who care for the sick and dying, whether professional or volunteer, to stay awake to the sacred implications of their labors.

Paperback 168 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 

Publication Date: 06/15/2019

This paperback book is about Bishop Serratelli' s words reflecting on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John writings in the bible about Jesus' last days on Earth. Illustrations are colored. 128 pages. Size 5 x 7.

This timely compilation of John Henry Cardinal Newman's own words on a wide variety of subjects will inspire readers to live an authentic Christian life. Brother Berry's careful selections convey the heart of Newman's teachings, story, and spirit, deepening your familiarity with this saintly and influential man of God.

As an Anglican priest, Newman led the Oxford Movement that sought to return the Church of England to its Catholic roots. His conversion to Catholicism in 1845 rocked Victorian England. After becoming an Oratorian priest, he was involved in the establishment of the Birmingham Oratory.

Published: September 1, 2010

Pages: 128

Size: 5 x 7

ISBN: 9780764819100

Lazarus at the Table is the fruit of more than two decades of instructing students in the social teachings of the Catholic Church. For most of these years Bernard Evans has taught graduate students. Lately he also teaches lay Catholics engaged in parish ministry and enrolled in diocesan ministry formation programs. This book is written specifically for the latter group.

Evans agrees with the bishops of the United States who insist that any Catholic education that does not include Catholic social teaching is not fully Catholic. And so he writes clearly, concisely, and convincingly about how Catholic social teaching addresses such contemporary issues as human dignity, abortion, assisted suicide and euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, the death penalty, war, family, marriage, poverty, superfluous income, just wages, unions, peace, solidarity, and many more. Excerpts from the church official teachings in papal documents abound throughout the book.

Subtitle: Catholics and Social Justice
Author: Bernard F. Evans

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ISBN: 9780814651148
Details: 136 pgs , 6 x 9 
Publication Date: 11/01/2006

How can we describe to others what is happening to us on our spiritual journey? How can we depict the spiritual road that we are takingexperiences of prayer, transitions that we travel through, impediments that we faceand externalize into words the interior experiences?

In this spiritual lexicon, Andrew Mayes explores creative and inspirational metaphors to equip anyone wanting to communicate effectively about their faith or life of prayer. Learning the Language of the Soul is a handbook that will prove indispensable to spiritual directors, evangelists, and all sharing in the witness of the church today. It will loosen our tongues as we discover images from both the classic Christian tradition and contemporary culture that help us express and develop a spiritual literacy by which we share with others the joys and struggles of the inner life.

Subtitle: A Spiritual Lexicon
Author: Andrew D. Mayes

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ISBN: 9780814647523
Details: 154 pgs , 6 x 9 
Publication Date: 05/09/2016

Lessons from Troubadour: A Lifetime of Parables, Prose, and Stories

Master singer-storyteller John Michael Talbot"s concert meditations heard and appreciated by millions of concert-goers over the last half-century are now available in this unique volume. This collection of parables and stories reveals Talbot"s mystical, monastic heart and gives him an opportunity to present the Christian faith in holy and ordinary language.

As John Michael Talbot"s music became more popular over the years, he began to immerse himself in the teachings of the contemplatives, mystics, and monastic fathers and mothers of the Christian tradition. In time he began to share some of that teaching with his audiences between songs during concerts and during retreats, parish missions, and diocesan conventions. While on stage, this Grammy-winning contemporary Christian music pioneer is known as much for his stories between songs as he is for his playing and singing.

Fans of Talbot the founder and spiritual father of an integrated monastic community will savor his wise reflections on the mystery of the Trinity, the intimate love of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount as the heart of Christian teaching, and the need to find what he calls our own inner room for prayer and contemplation.

Lessons from a Troubadour gathers this material into book form for the first time. Talbot"s words open an important window into understanding the Catholic faith. Both inspiring and practical, you"ll find ways to apply it to your daily life as well.

Author: John Michael Talbot

ISBN: 9781594718458

5.5" x 8.5" Paperback

192 Pages

On-sale date: September 21, 2018

In this revelatory, uplifting, and practical book, the preeminent spiritual leader explains why people must--and how they can--make the world safer, fairer, and healthier for everyone now.

ISBN: 9781982171865

Author: Pope Francis

Binding: Hardcover

LIVING FOR A HIGHER PURPOSE is part history book and part personal diary. As these parts weave together, you will see the divine presence and secrets of life that helped Viet survive a harrowing journey after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Viet relied on the protection of his ancestors and the help of guardian angels--kind and generous people--that God sent to him. Most important, he looked to his loving God and a higher purpose to stay alive and move forward each day. This book guides you through the many stories of Viet's life that helped him determine his higher purpose. Interspersed with Viet's life story are reflections on current issues such as war and its victims, refugees and their life challenges, life under a Communist regime, core curriculum, how the world views America, the relationship between Catholicism (Christianity) and Buddhism, and much more.

Viet's reflections on his life and current issues guides you to the secret of a fulfilling and joyful life: Use your life to serve Jesus and other people. By sticking to purposeful living, you will find meaning and unending joy even in the darkest night of your soul. Always trust in God's love on the Cross of Jesus to guide, protect, strengthen, and encourage you! A portion of the proceeds from book sales will benefit the American Red Cross and the Catholic Relief Services, in addition to other charities.

Author: Fr. Peter Vu (of Grand Rapids, MI)

Size 8" x 5" 199 pages Paperback

Love Has a Name: Learning to Love the Different, the Difficult, and Everyone Else

"Some people make it really hard to love them. But we can learn how to love better--often from those we would never expect to teach us. This hopeful guide offers a practical approach to loving like Jesus does"--

Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America

Americas got faith! Youll find it in every state in grand cathedrals and tiny chapels, in miracle shrines and underwater statues, and even in blessed dirt. Finding these sacred places hasnt been easy, until now!

Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler's Guide to Catholic America takes you to more than 500 of the countrys most intriguing holy sites, each with a riveting story to tell. Stories about:

• architecture (the interior of Guardian Angels Cathedral in Las Vegas resembles angel wings)

• religious history (at Marylands Old Bohemia, Jesuit priests lived and worked incognito during anti-Catholic persecution)

• artifacts (the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia holds an original cast by Saint Catherine Labouré)

• answered prayer (from the Grasshopper Chapel in Minnesota to the Coral Miracle Church in Hawaii)

• healing places, beautiful places, hidden places, places where saints walked, and

• much more.