You find yourself in a profoundly painful position: you’re a Catholic, and you’re divorced. /p><p>Friends and family probably have lots of opinions and advice. But who do you listen to? You might have searched online or in books for answers, but find the information confusing or unreliable. How can you trust what you’re reading? Or you might be so devastated you’re not sure where to turn.</p><p>Now in this short, easy-read b ...
"Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape." C.S. LewisLorene Duquin, an experienced grief counselor was no stranger to understanding and explaining grief, and had helped many people work through it. But when she lost her mother she found herself living in an entirely new space. Grieving the Loss of a Loved One contains 52 powerful, one-page meditations that will help you work thro ...
“The Church is called to be the house of the Father, with doors always wide open.” – Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel As the Church in the United States becomes increasingly Hispanic, it is important to ask: how are Catholic educational structures, particularly our schools, serving the next generation of U.S. Catholics who are largely Hispanic? In this groundbreaking study, Boston College embarked on an effor ...
A beautiful compilation of favorite prayers. Hundreds of carefully selected prayers including traditional Catholic prayers, prayers for Eucharistic Adoration, daily prayers for the whole family, seasonal prayers, special occasion prayers, consecrations, and many more. ...
If knowing someone’s family helps us to know that person, then we must understand Francis as a son of St. Ignatius to appreciate the sources of his spiritual fire, and we must look at how the Jesuit saints lived to fully grasp how Francis strives to live. – From the introduction What makes Pope Francis tick? Where do his (sometimes unexpected) ideas come from? Why does he often rattle people with what he says? What makes him so differen ...
“ Hurting in the Church provides a psychologically wise and spiritually profound path forward for Catholics who have been abused, traumatized, or wounded by other Catholics – especially those in leadership. Chapter 10 on how to recover one’s belief in and love for the Church is worth the price of the book alone!” – Sherry Weddell, Best-selling author of Forming Intentional Disciples “An honest and much-needed book that addresses … the many C ...
“Out of darkness is born the light.” – St. Catherine of Sienna The Way of the Cross with the Saints is a fruitful way for parishioners to walk the dark steps to Calvary with Jesus – toward the light of our redemption. At each of the stations we are accompanied by a saint whose thoughts illuminate the way, revealing the light-filled moment behind the darkness. Saints include: St. John Paul II St. Pio of Pietrelcina St. Thomas More St. Bern ...
"The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life" (John 6:63). In less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee, walk around the block, wash the dishes, play a video game, or fix and eat a snack, you can get a daily dose of God's saving grace through the New Testament. Embrace the story of salvation through the life and words of Christ in 10-minute intervals with My Daily Catholic Bible: New Testament. Begin any day of ...
Are you BORED? Not likely, given the endless opportunities today to see, share, post, watch, and like. So are you bored? No way! (Except maybe at Mass.) We want the Mass to entertain, make us laugh, give us foot tapping music and sound-bite theology, and get it done in under an hour. Yet every Sunday many of us tune out. Author Tim O’Malley, in a series of reflections on every part of the Mass, challenges us to turn the idea of boredom on i ...
