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2014

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Three Moments of the Day

When Saint Francis Saved the Church

Renewed

Ten Ways to Rediscover the Saints, Embrace Your Gifts, and Revive Your Catholic Faith Robert P. Reed A creative call to Catholics to renew the Church by rediscovering the gifts of their faith.

128 pages, $13.95

A Sacramental Farewell Angela Alaimo O’Donnell This deeply human portrait of loss is balanced by the surprising grace found in letting go.

160 pages, $15.95

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Praying with the Heart of Jesus Christopher S. Collins, S.J. A powerful approach to both the Sacred Heart devotion and classic Ignatian spirituality.

160 pages, $13.95

How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages Jon M. Sweeney A look at the world’s most popular saint, showing how this beloved but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages.

192 pages, $22.00

Mortal Blessings

BRAND NEW Books

Loved as I Am

An Invitation to Conversion, Healing, and Freedom through Jesus Miriam James Heidland, S.O.L.T. In Loved as I Am, Sr. Miriam James Heidland helps readers learn from her experience of seeking love in the wrong places and instead finding it in Christ.

128 pages, $12.95

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Sacrament

Personal Encounters with Memories, Wounds, Dreams, and Unruly Hearts Patrick Hannon This collection of perceptive personal essays brings the meaning of the sacraments to life with unflinching realism and compassion.

128 pages, $14.95

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A Book of Uncommon Prayer

Gay and Catholic

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100 Celebrations of the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary Brian Doyle Brian Doyle presents one hundred new prayers that evoke his deep Catholic belief in the mystery and miracle of the ordinary (and the whimsical) in human life.

192 pages, $14.95

Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith Eve Tushnet Eve Tushnet shows how gay Catholics can love and be loved while adhering to Church teaching.

224 pages, $15.95

The Grace of Yes

Eight Virtues for Generous Living Lisa M. Hendey Lisa Hendey guides readers through pivotal moments of her journey and the eight virtues that have helped her—and will help readers—learn how to say yes to God. 160 pages, $15.95

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Then Comes Baby

Chastity Is for Lovers

The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Three Years of Parenthood Greg and Lisa Popcak This foundational book for Catholic couples offers a unique guide to caring for one’s baby, self, marriage, and spiritual life in the first three years of parenthood.

288 pages, $16.95

Single, Happy, and (Still) a Virgin Arleen Spenceley A mature, funny, and relatable vision of Catholic teaching on chastity for young adults.

160 pages, $13.95

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The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton

A New Look at the Spiritual Inspiration of His Life, Thought, and Writing Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M. An untold story of how the most popular saint in Christian history inspired the most popular spiritual writer of the twentieth century.

288 pages, $16.95

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5 Minutes with the Saints

More Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers Edited by Lou DelFra, C.S.C., and Ann Primus Berends This unique book of meditations draws on Catholic saints to encourage and inspire teachers and others on the front lines of Catholic education.

192 pages, $12.95

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Sacred Space

The Prayer Book 2015 The Irish Jesuits A yearly prayer companion for busy Christians that provides daily meditations in the rich traditions of lectio divina and Ignatian spirituality.

384 pages, $15.95

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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2014–2015

Daily Devotions for Advent 2014

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The Irish Jesuits This useful spiritual guide provides short prayers grounded in Ignatian spirituality and crafted specially for Advent and the Christmas season.

96 pages, $1.25

R. Scott Hurd Fr. R. Scott Hurd offers practical insight and spiritual wisdom for prayer, reflection, and spiritual growth during the Advent season.

64 pages, $1.50

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his fall, we’re delighted to introduce you to our new list, which includes strong, powerfully written, life-changing books. Including historian Jon M. Sweeney’s When Saint Francis Saved the Church, his fresh take on the world’s most popular saint; poet Angela Alaimo O’Donnell’s Mortal Blessings, her moving and elegiac account of the sacrament of caregiving; Brian Doyle’s A Book of Uncommon Prayer, his whimsical celebration of mystery and miracle; and Lisa M. Hendey’s The Grace of Yes, her wise guide to living a faithful, virtuous life.

These are just a few favorites from this catalog. Thank you for taking the time to discover your own.

Tom Grady

Publisher

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“The Grace of Yes is CLASSIC LISA HENDEY. Anyone seeking a path to more VIRTUOUS CATHOLIC LIVING should buy this excellent book!”

Randy Hain

Author of Journey to Heaven

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The Grace of Yes

Eight Virtues for Generous Living Lisa M. Hendey Beloved Catholic blogger Lisa Hendey explores eight spiritual virtues that she believes are foundational to the Christian life. In opening windows to pivotal moments of her own spiritual journey, she helps readers learn about belief, generativity, creativity, integrity, humility, vulnerability, saying no, and starting over, and shows how these virtues lead to generous living and the ability to joyously say yes to God. Readers encounter Hendey’s own struggles and successes while soaking up her characteristic warmth and good advice. Hendey provides questions for personal reflection and a prayer to close the exploration of each virtue.

160 pages, $15.95 Available November 2014 Audiobook also available from Franciscan Media.

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Strange Gods

Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life Elizabeth Scalia

Elizabeth Scalia’s Strange Gods brings her iconoclastic vim and vigor to her debut trade book. She offers readers a surprising look at the ways in which modern people still commit the sin of idolatry in their everyday lives. While literal golden calves no longer dot the landscape, Scalia describes how legitimate loves become obsessively twisted into idols. She identifies idolatry in a number of everyday experiences— friendships that become needy or possessive, commitments political and religious that grow so intense they lead to hatred of others, to name a few—and points to the incarnation of Christ and authentic worship of him as a way out of idolatry and into peace, happiness, and love.

192 pages, $14.95

“A MUST-READ for all who seek the Lord in spirit and in truth.”

Robert Barron

Founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

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“This book is unique because it tackles an uncomfortable subject. None of us want to give up our favorite things, even if they pull us away from Christ. I found myself wanting to give up my favorite vices of my own volition.”

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A Book of Uncommon Prayer 100 Celebrations of the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary

BRIAN DOYLE

Award-winning essayist and novelist Brian Doyle—whose writing, in the words of Mary Oliver, is “a gift to us all”—presents one hundred new prayers that evoke his deeply Catholic belief in the mystery and miracle of the ordinary (and the whimsical) in life.

192 pages, $14.95 Available December 2014

“Brian Doyle’s writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else. His gratitude, his sweet lyrical reaching, is a gift to us all.”

Mary Oliver

Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Primitive

St. Peter’s B-list

Contemporary Poems Inspired by the Saints

NEW!

EDITED BY MARY ANN B. MILLER Foreword by Ron Hansen Afterword by James Martin, S.J.

The collection features wide-ranging poems on ordinary topics, such as a mother trying to get her newborn to fall asleep, an older brother concerned about the marriage of his sister, a lonely man trying to meet a woman in a bar, and a burn victim’s compassion for a small child. Neither devotional nor pious, these poems capture how, in unexpected ways, the saints illuminate daily life for everyday saints-in-the-making and engage readers in the important struggle to see the action of God in their lives.

228 pages, $15.95

Featuring Poems by: • Dana Gioia

• Franz Wright

• Mary Karr

• James Tate

• Paul Mariani

• Brian Doyle

• Kate Daniels

• Judith Valente

“A LUSH and GENEROUS feast of saint-inspired poems that both invite and challenge. A LOVELY COLLECTION!” Christine Valters Paintner Author of Eyes of the Heart

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“I was impressed by the variety of this collection of poems, which was skilfully edited by Mary Ann B. Miller. The collection is peppered with just enough humor and weightiness to make it well balanced—the proverbial yin and yang.”

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When Saint Francis Saved the Church

How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages

JON M. SWEENEY

Jon M. Sweeney, author of numerous popular books on St. Francis as well as the recent bestseller The Pope Who Quit, offers a surprising new look at the world’s most popular saint, showing how this beloved but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very well have rescued the Christian faith.

192 pages, $22.00

“An exciting, intelligent, and faithful understanding of Francis of Assisi—for our time and for all time! Read, and find hope!”

Richard Rohr, O.F.M.

Audiobook also available from Franciscan Media.

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Center for Action and Contemplation Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sacrament

Personal Encounters with Memories, Wounds, Dreams, and Unruly Hearts

PATRICK HANNON

This collection of perceptive personal essays brings the meaning of the sacraments to life with unflinching realism and compassion. Holy Cross priest Patrick Hannon weaves his stories with quirky characters and startling insights into the central actions of Catholic faith.

128 pages, $14.95

“This book will appeal to anyone, male or female, who is willing to do some serious wrestling with the soul.”

Paula Huston

Author of A Season of Mystery

Atchison Blue

A Search for Silence, a Spiritual Home, and a Living Faith

JUDITH VALENTE

Journalist and poet Judith Valente invites readers on her transformative pilgrimages to Mount St. Scholastica monastery. The Benedictine sisters living there revealed to Valente monastic wisdom that brought spiritual healing to her fast-paced life—and promises to do the same for her readers.

224 pages, $15.95

“This is a generous book about an exceptionally generous community of women.”

Kathleen Norris

Author of The Cloister Walk

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND DEVOTION

A Heart on Fire

Rediscovering Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus James Kubicki, S.J.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Rev. James Kubicki, S.J., national director of the Apostleship of Prayer, offers a lively introduction to one of the greatest Catholic devotions—the Sacred Heart of Jesus—showing how the Heart of Christ can be a source of joyful transformation for contemporary Catholics.

192 pages with 4-page color insert, $13.95

Eucharistic Adoration

Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ Charles M. Murphy

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Foreword by Cardinal William Levada

This creative prayer compendium invites readers to spend an hour in eucharistic adoration while meditating on the seven last words of Jesus. Charles Murphy also profiles seven contemporary Catholics—like Edith Stein and John Paul II—who are inspiring models of eucharistic devotion.

128 pages, $12.95

The Spirituality of Fasting

FASTING

Rediscovering a Christian Practice Charles M. Murphy Pope Benedict XVI stated that fasting “needs to be rediscovered and encouraged again in our day.” In timely response to this, Msgr. Charles Murphy considers anew how fasting informs the relationships between creator/creature, body/soul, and rich/poor.

128 pages, $12.95

Living the Rosary

Finding Your Life in the Mysteries John Phalen, C.S.C.

ROSARY DEVOTION

Rev. John Phalen, C.S.C., invites readers to experience God’s presence in their daily lives through Rosary devotion. Living the Rosary employs scripture, the lives of the saints, and Phalen’s pastoral experiences to lead readers into a deep appreciation of the personal import of the mysteries of the Rosary.

128 pages, $12.95

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IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY “Fr. Collins has written an engaging book that shows us how to incorporate classic practices of prayer into active lives today.”

NEW!

Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.

Author of The Discernment of Spirits

Three Moments of the Day Praying with the Heart of Jesus Christopher S. Collins, S.J.

Foreword by James Kubicki, S.J. Retreat master Christopher Collins, S.J., introduces a powerful approach to both the Sacred Heart devotion and classic Ignatian spirituality. Readers are guided through three simple-yet-profound prayer habits that can fit into any schedule: morning offering, evening reflection, and pondering the gift of the Eucharist throughout the day.

160 pages, $13.95 Moment by Moment

A Retreat in Everyday Life Carol Ann Smith, S.H.C.J., and Eugene Merz, S.J.

Drawing on the classic retreat model, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, Moment by Moment offers an inviting way to find God in our often busy and complex lives. In a series of 32 “moments,” the text guides the reader with thought-provoking questions, practical suggestions, and excerpts carefully chosen from scripture and the Spiritual Exercises.

96 pages, $14.95 The First Spiritual Exercises

Four Guided Retreats As originally conceived by St. Ignatius Loyola Adapted by Michael Hansen, S.J.

A radically innovative way to make the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, the classic retreat of Catholic spirituality, this creative and easy-to-use guide presents four retreats on inner peace that are, for the first time, accessible to anyone without getting away from ordinary life or meeting daily with a spiritual director.

384 pages, $19.95 Finding God in All Things

A Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius William A. Barry, S.J.

144 pages, $13.95

The First Spiritual Exercises A Manual for Those Who Give the Exercises

192 pages, $19.95

Sacred Space The Prayer Book 2015 The Irish Jesuits

384 pages, $15.95 See p. 12, 17

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“I first read Opening to God thirty-five years ago. It was then, and remains for me today (after three decades as an editor), my favorite introduction to prayer and one that I have recommended to people countless times.”

Opening to God A Guide to Prayer Thomas Green, S.J. 128 pages, $13.95

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Can You Drink the Cup?

Foreword by Ron Hansen Written with profound insight and clarity, Henri Nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to articulate the basics of the spiritual life.

128 pages, $12.95

With Open Hands

Foreword by Sue Monk Kidd With Open Hands gently encourages an open, trusting stance toward God and offers insight to the components of prayer: silence, acceptance, hope, compassion, and prophetic criticism.

128 pages, $10.95

Out of Solitude

Three Meditations on the Christian Life (Revised)

Foreword by Thomas Moore Drawing on three moments in the life of Jesus, Henri Nouwen invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of contemporary life.

64 pages, $8.95

Henri J. M. Nouwen,

a beloved and bestselling Catholic author, taught at Yale University, Harvard University, and the University of Notre Dame. From 1986 until his death in 1996, he taught and ministered to physically and mentally challenged men and women as a member of the L’Arche Daybreak community in Toronto, Canada. Learn more about Nouwen’s life and works at henrinouwen.org.

Heart Speaks to Heart

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Three Gospel Meditations on Jesus

Foreword by Christopher de Vinck Heart Speaks to Heart follows Henri Nouwen during a Holy Week retreat during which he desired to write about the Sacred Heart. As his words took shape, he instead spoke directly to the heart of Jesus. The resulting book shares Nouwen’s view of his own faithful, but often painful, journey to the Lord.

64 pages, $7.95

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A Spirituality of Waiting

Being Alert to God’s Presence in Our Lives In this moving talk, Henri Nouwen explores the spirituality of waiting. With profound insight, he explains that while God’s people are waiting for God, God is also waiting for his people.

124 minutes, $15.95

Behold the Beauty of the Lord Praying with Icons

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Foreword by Robert Lentz, O.F.M. This is a book of meditations by Henri Nouwen, growing out of his contemplation of icons during sojourns at L’Arche, a community for people with mental handicaps in Trosly, France.

128 pages, $15.95 “What’s best about Behold the Beauty of the Lord is what’s best about any of Nouwen’s books: he uses his immense gifts as an observer and as a recorder of his own experience to take readers along on an intensely personal and spiritual journey.”

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The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton

NEW!

A New Look at the Spiritual Inspiration of His Life, Thought, and Writing Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M.

Daniel Horan, O.F.M., popular author of Dating God and other books on Franciscan themes—and expert on the spirituality of Thomas Merton—masterfully presents the untold story of how the most popular saint in Christian history inspired the most popular spiritual writer of the twentieth century, and how together they can inspire a new generation of Christians.

288 pages, $16.95

“WHAT A TREASURE we have in young and insightful Daniel Horan!”

Richard Rohr, O.F.M.

Center for Action and Contemplation Albuquerque, New Mexico

Audiobook also available from Franciscan Media.

January 31, 2015 is the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Merton Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was one of the most influential spiritual writers of modern times. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, is the defining spiritual memoir of its time, selling more than one million copies and translating into more than fifteen languages.

A Book of Hours Thomas Merton

Edited by Kathleen Deignan

The lyrical and prayerful writings of Thomas Merton have been arranged into A Book of Hours, a rich resource for daily prayer and contemplation. Based upon the ancient monastic practice of praying the hours, it offers prayers for Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Dark for each day of the week.

224 pages, $22.00

Merton’s Palace of Nowhere 25th Anniversary Edition James Finley

Foreword by Patrick Hart, O.C.S.O.

Merton’s Palace of Nowhere is the standard for exploring, reflecting on, and understanding this rich vein of Thomas Merton’s thought. At the heart of the quest for spiritual identity are Merton’s illuminating insights—leading from an awareness of the false and illusory self to a realization of the true self.

160 pages, $16.95

When the Trees Say Nothing Writings on Nature Thomas Merton

Edited by Kathleen Deignan

This primer on eco-spirituality, groups more than three hundred of Merton’s nature writings into thematic sections on the seasons, elements, creatures, and other topics. The compilation reveals Merton’s approach to ecology as a spiritual issue that exposes the degree of human alienation from the sacredness of the planet.

192 pages, $16.95

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JUDY CANNATO

Radical Amazement

Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes, Supernovas, and Other Wonders of the Universe

Radical Amazement unifies the worlds of twentieth century science and religion. Through thoughtful and practical reflections, enhanced by prayers and meditations, Judy Cannato reveals the connectedness of all creation and invites us to explore the harmony of science and spirituality.

160 pages, $13.95

Field of Compassion

How the New Cosmology Is Transforming Spiritual Life Judy Cannato articulates a transforming vision of spirituality that examines the intricate connectedness of the physical and spiritual worlds, a phenomenon she calls the “field of compassion.”

224 pages, $16.95

Walking the Disciple’s Path

Eight Steps That Will Change Your Life and the World

Linda Perrone Rooney Linda Perrone Rooney, experienced spiritual director and author of the popular Habits of the Soul, brings more than forty years of experience in pastoral leadership to bear as she offers readers an eight-step plan to living as disciples, translating head-knowledge of Christ into everyday action.

160 pages, $13.95

“Inspires, challenges, and leads.”

Most Reverend Robert F. Morneau

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Green Bay

This Flowing Toward Me

A Story of God Arriving in Strangers Marilyn Lacey, R.S.M.

Foreword by Helen Prejean, C.S.J.

With vivid, beautiful prose, Sr. Marilyn Lacey narrates her spiritual journey of twentyfive years of ministry to international refugees. She reminds us through her stories and insights of the biblical mandate to welcome the stranger.

224 pages, $16.95

“A lively mix of humor, insight, and compassion.”

Helen Prejean, C.S.J.

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“The beauty and grace of Sister Marilyn’s words touched my heart and I couldn’t put the book down until I had read it completely.“

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Christine Valters Paintner

is the web-based Abbess of Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery offering online courses on contemplative practice and creative expression. She holds a doctorate in Christian spirituality and is a Catholic Benedictine oblate. She is an author and columnist for the Progressive Christian portal at Patheos.

Eyes of the Heart

Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice In this first book to explore photography as a spiritual practice from a Christian perspective, Christine Valters Paintner builds on the process of contemplative creativity she introduced online at Abbey of the Arts and in her book The Artist’s Rule. She considers how a camera can help readers open “the eyes of the heart.”

152 pages, $15.95

“Opening Christine Paintner’s Eyes of the Heart is like entering a garden in full bloom.”

Jan Phillips

Author of No Ordinary Time

Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire

The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements Organized around “The Canticle of the Creatures” by St. Francis of Assisi, Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire is the first book to consider the ways in which praying with the natural elements can enliven Christian spiritual life.

160 pages, $14.95

The Artist’s Rule

Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom Christine Valters Paintner invites readers to discover and develop their creative gifts in a spirit of prayer and reflection. This twelve-week course draws on the insights and practices of Benedictine spirituality to explore the interplay of contemplation and creativity.

192 pages, $15.95

Seven Sacred Pauses

Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day

Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B. Using scripture, poetry, reflections, personal stories, and quotes from a rich array of spiritual teachers for many religions, Wiederkehr helps readers become more attuned to living in the present moment and develop a kindred spirit with the rich tradition of the sacred hours. Seven Sacred Pauses is a wonderful gift to those who seek to find balance in their busy days and to bring the practice of the Divine Hours home to their own hearts.

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PRAYER BOOKS Sacred Space Books have sold more than 400,000 copies!

NEW!

10th Anniversary Edition

Sacred Space

The Prayer Book 2015

The Irish Jesuits With ten years of successful sales, Sacred Space continues to attract readers from all Christian denominations, offering them a year-long prayer aid and complement to the Sacred Space website. Using the simple six-step method first developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, this new edition provides daily readings and prayer starters. It is ideal for busy people who want to grab a few moments to read, reflect, and pray.

384 pages, $15.95 Available November 2014

“Powerful in its clarity and beautiful in its simplicity, Sacred Space is a rich and nourishing soul-companion for all of us.”

Phyllis Tickle

Author of Emergence Christianity

The Notre Dame Book of Prayer

Office of Campus Ministry Edited by Heidi Schlumpf The vibrant Catholic spirituality of the University of Notre Dame and the sacred places on its beloved campus come alive in this inspiring collection of prayers, reflections, and meditative photos fit for every occasion.

320 pages, $27.95

Real Men Pray the Rosary

A Practical Guide to a Powerful Prayer

David N. Calvillo In this powerful story of a vital prayer movement that is igniting men’s hearts, David N. Calvillo narrates his own life-changing experience of the Rosary, presents a comprehensive guide to the Rosary, and offers a 33-Day Rosary Challenge.

160 pages, $13.95

Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim

A Personal Manual for Prayer and Ritual

Edward M. Hays Drawing from his life-long, planetary pilgrimage of spiritual discovery, Hays calls readers into a way of prayer that is both global and cosmic. Poetic psalms, poignant blessings, and original rituals provide creative prayer experiences for the extraordinary days of life.

384 pages, $21.95

Prayers for the Domestic Church

A Handbook for Worship in the Home

Edward M. Hays This collection of prayers and blessings celebrates the “domestic church”—a family worshiping together at home. With blessings for birthdays, family members, the home, pets, and more, this book makes it easy and fun to gather in prayer as a family. An ideal gift for weddings, baptisms, the birth of a child, special family milestones, and sacred moments.

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DAYS GREAT with a

Spiritual Teacher

Each book in the 30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series provides a month of daily readings from one of Christianity’s most beloved spiritual guides. For each day there is a brief and accessible morning meditation drawn from the mystic’s writings, a simple mantra for use throughout the day, and a night prayer to focus one’s thoughts as the day ends.

“Opportunities for grace.”

Carolyn Y. Woo

Dean of the Mendoza College of Business, The University of Notre Dame

Simply Surrender Thérèse of Lisieux 128 pages, $9.95

“These are glorious little books.”

James Martin, S.J. Author of My Life with the Saints

All Will Be Well Julian of Norwich 128 pages, $9.95

Let Nothing Disturb You Teresa of Avila 120 pages, $9.95

Peace of Heart Francis of Assisi 120 pages, $9.95

True Serenity Thomas à Kempis 120 pages, $9.95

Set Your Heart Free Francis de Sales 120 pages, $9.95

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ROBERT J. WICKS NEW!

No Problem

Turning the Next Corner in Your Spiritual Life For Robert Wicks, forward motion in the spiritual life is “no problem.” All it takes is the right perspective and a little bit of knowledge—both of which he provides through his book’s three-part structure: twenty lessons, three doorways, and thirty daily exercises. In these thirty bite-sized and practical spiritual exercises, Wicks invites his readers to acknowledge, accept, and start where they are, employing simple practices and assuring that God’s grace will carry them around the next spiritual corner.

128 pages, $14.95

“Spiritual writing at its best.”

Donald Cozzens

Author of Notes from the Underground

Riding the Dragon

10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times With more than 50,000 copies sold, Riding the Dragon has for a decade made itself an indispensable spiritual and psychological guide to readers experiencing seasons of adversity. This anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author with personal reflections and fresh perspective on today’s challenges.

160 pages, $13.95

Streams of Contentment

ROBERT J. WICKS,

who received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College, is on the faculty of Loyola University Maryland. Wicks has taught in universities and professional schools of psychology, medicine, social work, nursing, and theology. He has authored more than fifty books.

Lessons I Learned on My Uncle’s Farm In fifteen poignant, sometimes humorous, and always instructive lessons, Wicks builds on the insights first developed in Riding the Dragon to demonstrate how contentment is found through simplicity, gratitude, and compassion.

Paperback 224 pages, $15.95 Hardcover 224 pages, $22.95

Prayerfulness Awakening to the Fullness of Life

192 pages, $14.95

Learning to Let Go, See Clearly, and Live Simply

192 pages, $15.95

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Crossing the Desert

Rupp

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Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, spiritual “midwife,” international retreat leader, and conference speaker. She is a member of the Servite (Servants of Mary) community and the author of numerous bestselling books.

“Joyce Rupp is one of the best Christian spiritual guides writing today.”

James Martin, S.J.

Author of My Life with the Saints

The Cup of Our Life

A Guide to Spiritual Growth Now with a new preface and fresh design, The Cup of Our Life is available to anyone seeking a more intimate and disciplined life of prayer. Bestselling author Joyce Rupp illustrates how the ordinary cups used each day can become sacred vessels that connect readers with life and bring them to closer union with the Divine. She explores how the cup is a rich symbol of life, with its emptiness and fullness, its brokenness and flaws, and its many blessings. With daily devotions for six weeks, this book is ideal for individual usage as well as group usage in parish settings, religious communities, and small Christian communities.

192 pages, $16.95

Open the Door

A Journey to the True Self Spiritual guide Joyce Rupp explores the rich image of the door as an invitation to spiritual growth and awareness. She leads readers to search more deeply for their authentic selves in fuller union with God. 224 pages, $18.95

May I Have This Dance?

An Invitation to Faithful Prayer Throughout the Year Joyce Rupp invites readers to join God in the dance of life. Readers will be delighted to accept the invitation to dance with the Divine Partner—a dance of truth and wholeness—throughout the seasons of the year.

224 pages, $16.95

May You Rejoice

A Blessing for Your Birthday This loving birthday blessing costs little more than a traditional birthday card and is the perfect way to express joy and prayerful good wishes to a friend or loved one.

32 pages, $4.50

We want to send you a GIFT ON YOUR BIRTHDAY! Tell us your birthday at avemariapress.com/birthday.

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NEW!

Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2014-2015

ADVEN

The Irish Jesuits

Drawn from the wildly popular Jesuit website sacredspace.ie and the series of Sacred Space books, this useful spiritual guide provides short prayers grounded in Ignatian spirituality and crafted specially for Advent and the Christmas season.

96 pages, $1.25

NEW!

Daily Devotions for Advent 2014 R. Scott Hurd

As a popular homilist, speaker, and blogger, Father Scott Hurd is immersed in day-to-day pastoral care and leadership. He gracefully draws the cares, concerns, and joys of his fellow Catholics into the larger story of the Advent gospel readings and provides a simple blueprint for prayer, reflection, and spiritual growth in anticipation of Christmas.

64 pages, $1.50

O Radiant Dawn

5-Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath Lisa M. Hendey

Lisa Hendey, Catholic social media expert and creator of CatholicMom.com, presents five-minute daily devotions to help Catholic households embrace the spiritual riches of Advent. Marked with a noble simplicity worthy of the season, these devotions feature distinctive daily texts within a weekly pattern of repeating elements.

32 pages, $1.25

Exploring Advent with Luke

Four Questions for Spiritual Growth Timothy Clayton

This creative exploration of Advent guides readers to rediscover the power of the events leading up to the birth of Christ. The four questions of Luke 1, as posed by Zechariah, Mary, Elizabeth, and the people in the Temple, spur readers to personal reflection on disappointment, inadequacy, openness, and trust.

160 pages, $13.95

Advent and Christmas The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living 64 pages, $5.95

The Unsheltered Heart An At-Home Advent Retreat (Cycle B)Â

Ronald Patrick Raab, C.S.C. 96 pages, $5.95 16

The Gift of Hope

Advent and Christmas Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C.

The Gift of Hope is an accessible Advent resource that offers a scripture verse and brief reflection for each day of Advent and the Christmas season and makes an affordable introduction to the themes of the Holy Cross spiritual tradition.

96 pages, $3.50

PERENNIAL BESTSELLER!

Everyone’s Way of the Cross Clarence Enzler

Artwork by Annika Nelson and Gertrud Mueller Nelson

Clarence Enzler’s perennially bestselling Stations of the Cross booklet has sold more than three million copies since it was first published in 1970 and is now updated with fresh, bold, commissioned woodcuts by renowned artists Annika Nelson and Gertrud Mueller Nelson.

El Vía Crucis Para Todos (Spanish)

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LENT NEW!

Sacred Space for Lent 2015

Nicholas Ayo, C.S.C.—award-winning author of twelve books—comforts, challenges, probes, and prods readers to do a “map check” of their spiritual lives, asking, “Where am I going? Am I on the way of God?” Perfect for any Catholic eager to pray deeply and be converted this Lenten season.

96 pages, $1.95

Using the simple six-step method first developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, this booklet provides the same daily readings and prayer starters, accompanied by the weekly Lenten themes found in the larger book.

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Everyone’s Way of the Cross

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Lent and Holy Week 64 pages, $5.95

Bringing Home Lent with Mother Theresa 96 pages, $2.50

Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II

Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle

This family guide to prayer and Lenten devotion is the perfect way to deepen a family’s observance of Lent while also learning about St. John Paul II, beloved pope for more than thirty-five years (1978–2005) and one of the Church’s newest saints.

96 pages, $2.95

The Gift of the Cross 96 pages, $3.50

John Paul II’s Biblical Way of the Cross 32 pages, $2.50 17

Bible Basics for Catholics

A New Picture of Salvation History

John Bergsma

“John Bergsma From biblical scholar John Bergsma—two-time is a very effective teacher of the year at Franciscan University of teacher of Scripture Steubenville—comes this fresh, fun, and authenwith a gift for claritically Catholic introduction to the “big picture” of ty and depth.” salvation history.

Scott Hahn Foreword by Scott Hahn

192 pages, $15.95

Author of The Lamb’s Supper

The Heart of Catholicism

Practicing the Everyday Habits That Shape Us Bert Ghezzi

With warmth and authenticity, bestselling author Bert Ghezzi shows how foundational habits such as praying, studying scripture, serving others, celebrating sacraments, and learning from the saints remind us who we are as followers of Christ.

192 pages, $14.95

The Seeker’s Catechism

The Basics of Catholicism

Michael Pennock

Now updated and referenced to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this excellent primer remains a perennial favorite with more than 125,000 copies sold. Renowned catechetical author Michael Pennock conveys foundational Catholic beliefs in a familiar question-and-answer format.

160 pages, $6.95

This Is Our Faith

A Catholic Catechism for Adults Michael Pennock

This book is an excellent, readily accessible primer of Catholic doctrine. Arranged according to the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and correlated to it, this book follows a dynamic question-and-answer format. Specifically designed for Catholic adults, for those new to the church, and those journeying through the RCIA. 368 pages, $16.95

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The leaders of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland, came to three realizations. In their words: 1. “Our parish wasn’t working.”

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Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving megachurches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic heart of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story of how they brought their parish back to life.

White and Corcoran offer a wealth of guidance for anyone with the courage to hear it.

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Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter Michael White and Tom Corcoran

La Reconstrucción de una Parroquia Motivar al que está Cerca, Llegar al que está Lejos, Hacer que la Iglesia Cuente Michael White and Tom Corcoran

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Michael White and Tom Corcoran’s eagerly-anticipated second book offers seventy -five foundational tactics that helped them to rejuvenate their parish. Their candid, hands-on advice gives a clear way forward—one that will make church matter to the people in the pews and that anyone working in parish ministry can implement.

Tools for Rebuilding

75 Really, Really Practical Ways to Make Your Parish Better Michael White and Tom Corcoran

Some of their proven tactics include: • Get the Right People on the Bus • Christmas Is Over, So Throw Out the Dead Poinsettias • Funerals Are Scud Missiles • Preach the Announcements • Everything Takes Longer (Than You Think) • Stop Trying to Make People Go to Church and Make Church Matter

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Cardinal Seán O’Malley Archbishop of Boston

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Faith, Hope, and Love Thérèse, Faustina, and Bernadette

Three Saints Who Challenged My Faith, Gave Me Hope, and Taught Me How to Love Elizabeth Ficocelli

Bestselling author Elizabeth Ficocelli introduces her readers to Thérèse, Faustina, and Bernadette—three remarkable women saints who taught her about faith, hope,and love, and showed her what true Catholic womanhood looks like. Ficocelli imparts these lessons to her readers.

192 pages, $14.95

The Gift of Catholic Womanhood Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious

Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood Pat Gohn

Gohn draws upon decades of women’s ministry experience, her popular Catholic women’s podcast Among Women, and her own story as a wife and mother, proclaiming the Church’s compelling vision of every woman: you have dignity, you are gifted, and you have a mission.

192 pages, $14.95

Unmasking the Devil

The Devil You Don’t Know

Recognizing and Resisting Evil in Everyday Life Louis J. Cameli

While remaining a fixture of popular culture, the devil has—until now—been largely ignored in contemporary spiritual writing. Rev. Louis J. Cameli exposes the devil’s subtle tactics of deception, division, diversion, and discouragement, which harm relationships with God, both in individuals and also in institutions.

192 pages, $15.95

Women’s Spirituality Rooted in Love

Our Calling as Catholic Women Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, bestselling author and popular EWTN television and radio personality, accompanies Catholic women through the ups and downs of their lives, encouraging them to be reflections of Christ in all things.

224 pages, $14.95

Daily Meditations Medjugorje Day by Day

A Daily Meditation Book Based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorie Richard Beyer

Medjugorje Day by Day offers a unique and beautiful experience—a program of daily meditations on the messages of Our Lady and the words of sacred scripture. This faith-filled year of inspiring reflections and Bible passages provides the perfect way to put Our Lady’s words into practice.

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Parish Resources A Concise Guide to Catholic Social Teaching Kevin E. McKenna

In this thoroughly revised volume, Kevin E. McKenna provides a clear, primerlevel reference tool to help readers navigate the vast body of Catholic teaching that informs such current issues as religious freedom, immigrant rights, racism, capital punishment, and employment standards.

192 pages, $16.95

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bridges to contemplative living The popular Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton series provides the basis for small-group dialogue, leading participants progressively deeper into spiritual reflection and contemplative living. Each of the eight weekly sessions include an opening Psalm reading, an introduction to the session theme, readings from Merton and one other spiritual writer, and questions for contemplative dialogue.

One: Entering the School of Your Experience Two: Becoming Who You Already Are Three: Living Your Deepest Desires Four: Discovering the Hidden Ground of Love

Five: Traveling Your Road to Joy Six: Writing Yourself Into the Book of Life Seven: Adjusting Your Life’s Vision Eight: Seeing That Paradise Begins Now

A Concise Guide to Canon Law

A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministers Kevin E. McKenna

This handy reference provides a compact overview of the most important canonical issues facing pastoral ministers today.

128 pages, $14.95

Collaboration

Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry

Loughlan Sofield, S.T., and Carroll Juliano, S.H.C.J.

Reminding us that “a non-collaborative church is a church of maintenance rather than a church of mission,” the authors provide an invaluable resource to enliven the church’s mission and to make the vision of collaborative ministry proclaimed by the Second Vatican Council a reality.

192 pages, $18.95

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MARRIAGE BESTSELLER

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Together for Life

Celebrating and Living the Sacrament

Joseph M. Champlin with Peter A. Jarret, C.S.C.

With more than nine million copies sold, Together for Life is the top-selling Catholic marriage planning resource and now includes rich catechetical material and the new liturgical texts for weddings required by the Roman Missal, Third Edition.

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101 Tips for a Happier Marriage

Simple Ways for Couples to Grow Closer to God and to Each Other Jennifer Roback Morse and Betsy Kerekes

144 pages, $12.95

Before “I Do”

Preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage Anthony Garascia

A workbook for couples featuring case studies based on the real challenges newly married couples face, including a wide variety of exercises to facilitate discussion and a collection of personal prayers written for engaged couples.

128 pages, $9.95

Just Married

The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Five Years of Marriage Greg and Lisa Popcak

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NEW!

Chastity Is for Lovers

Single, Happy, and (Still) a Virgin Arleen Spenceley

In her debut book, seasoned journalist and self-professed “happy virgin” Arleen Spenceley offers a mature, funny, and relatable vision of Catholic teaching on chastity for young adults. Chastity Is for Lovers provides perspective on a variety of topics and gives single adults the best possible chance to find true love. She carefully avoids using language that shames readers and instead presents a view of chastity that is joyful and positive.

160 pages, $13.95 Available November 2014

“Spenceley shatters modern-day myths with timeless wisdom.”

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Executive Vice President of Life Teen

ARLEEN SPENCELEY has written professionally since high school. Her work has appeared in the Tampa Bay Times and the Chicago Sun-Times, and online at Relevant Magazine, Chastity Project, and Busted Halo. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in counseling, and blogs about love, relationships, and sex.

Gay and Catholic

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Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith Eve Tushnet

In this first book from an openly lesbian and celibate Catholic, widely published writer and blogger Eve Tushnet recounts her spiritual and intellectual journey from liberal atheism to faithful Catholicism and shows how gay Catholics can love and be loved while adhering to Church teaching.

224 pages, $15.95 Available October 2014

“A humane, brave, and groundbreaking book.”

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Author of Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life

EVE TUSHNET is a freelance writer and Catholic convert. She blogs at Patheos and her writing has been published by the Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, and many other outlets. Tushnet gives frequent talks on being gay and Catholic and in 2010 was profiled in the New York Times “Beliefs” column.

Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality

New Paths to Understanding Louis J. Cameli

Rev. Louis Cameli, nationally renowned pastoral leader and priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, presents the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality with insight, new possibilities for spiritual care, and a vision for greater hospitality within the Church.

192 pages, $16.95

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NEW!

Then Comes Baby

The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Three Years of Parenthood

Greg and Lisa Popcak Popular Catholic authors, radio hosts, and marriage and family experts— Greg and Lisa Popcak—present this unique guide to caring for one’s baby, self, marriage, and spiritual life in the first three years of parenthood. The Popcaks coach parents as they adjust to their new identities and help them face the inevitable challenges of parenthood with ideas for bonding with babies and getting sufficient sleep and nutrition—all while seeing these everyday experiences through the lens of Catholic teaching on the purpose of family life.

288 pages, $16.95

Yes, God!

What Ordinary Families Can Learn About Parenting from Today’s Vocation Stories Susie Lloyd

128 pages, $12.95

“Extremely useful in learning how to BE THE PARENTS GOD has CALLED YOU TO BE.” Dr. William and Martha Sears

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Tiny Blue Lines

Reclaiming Your Life, Preparing for Your Baby, and Moving Forward with Faith in an Unplanned Pregnancy Chaunie Marie Brusie

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A Spirituality for the Home

Tim and Sue Muldoon Tim and Sue Muldoon bring a wealth of experience as parents, spiritual guides, and religious educators to this practical book for parents that presents six sacred rules to cultivate faith in everyday family life.

160 pages, $14.95

Prayers for Life

Forty Daily Devotions Mary Ann Kuharski

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Together at Baptism

Preparing, Celebrating, and Living the Sacrament Robert M. Hamma

128 pages, $4.50

LISA M. HENDEY

A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms

52 Companions for Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul

DANIELLE BEAN & ELIZABETH FOSS

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Your Daily Call to Think, Pray, and Act

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Imitating Mary

Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom Marge Fenelon Foreword by Lisa M. Hendey

192 pages, $14.95 A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy Walking with Mary from Conception to Baptism Sarah A. Reinhard Foreword by Lisa M. Hendey

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Bereavement BESTSELLER Through Death to Life

Preparing to Celebrate the Funeral Mass Joseph M. Champlin

This comprehensive guide brings together in one place all the official liturgical texts needed for planning a Catholic funeral Mass, providing a practical tool for priests, deacons, and lay pastoral ministers as they help grieving Catholics plan the funeral of a loved one.

128 pages, $4.50

The Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal This easy-to-use set brings together all of the prayers, scripture readings, and blessings a priest needs for celebrating the funeral Mass.

Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal Complete Set 196 cards and binder, $79.95 Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal Ritual Cards 196 cards, $63.95 Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal Ceremonial Binder Three-ring binder, $16.00

The Bereavement Ministry Program A Comprehensive Guide for Churches Jan Nelson and David Aaker

The Bereavement Ministry Program provides everything needed to begin and nurture a parish-based program of bereavement care for individuals and families.

288 pages, plus CD-ROM, $49.95

Praying Our Goodbyes

May You Find Comfort

192 pages, $16.95

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A Spiritual Companion Through Life’s Losses and Sorrows Joyce Rupp

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A Blessing for Times of Grieving Joyce Rupp

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My Soul Feels Lean Poems of Loss and Restoration Joyce Rupp

176 pages, $15.95

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Mortal Blessings

A Sacramental Farewell Angela Alaimo O’Donnell

In this lyrical adieu to her mother, renowned Catholic essayist, poet, and professor Angela O’Donnell explores how the mundane tasks of caregiving during her mother’s final days—bathing, feeding, taking her for a walk in the wheelchair—became rituals or ordinary sacraments.

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160 pages, $15.95

“A stunning meditation on the sacramentality of our living and our dying.”

Courage and Comfort for Caregivers of the Very Ill Joyce Hutchison and Joyce Rupp

Finding Your Way After Finding Your Way After Your Parent Dies Your Spouse Dies

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128 pages, $13.95

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Seasons of Hope

Creating and Sustaining Catholic Bereavement Groups M. Donna MacLeod

This parish-proven, adaptable, Christ-centered bereavement program offers twenty-four scripture-based sessions organized into four six-week seasons. Each season features a blend of commentary, scripture, prayer, simple group exercises, faith-sharing, and Catholic tradition. The program includes a comprehensive guidebook and four participant journals, one for each season.

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Be Healed

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In the tradition of beloved spiritual teachers including Francis MacNutt and Michael Scanlan, Be Healed offers in book form Bob Schuchts’s popular program for spiritual, emotional, and physical healing through the power of the Holy Spirit and the sacraments.

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“Experience the truth of Christ’s healing power!”

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When Sr. Miriam James Heidland’s life as a successful college athlete proved unfulfilling, she went searching for something deeper and ended up falling in love with Jesus. By charting her own journey toward wholeness, Heidland invites young Catholics to pursue their own relationship with Jesus.

128 pages, $12.95

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My Peace I Give You

Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints Dawn Eden

Foreword by Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, S.V. Dawn Eden, internationally known speaker and author of the bestselling The Thrill of the Chaste, tells how the lives of the saints have given her hope and aided her journey of spiritual healing after childhood sexual abuse.

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Full of Grace

Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion through Mary’s Intercession Christine Watkins

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Ten Ways to Rediscover the Saints, Embrace Your Gifts, and Revive Your Catholic Faith Robert P. Reed

Foreword by Cardinal Seán O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.

In this passionate call to renewal, Fr. Robert Reed, of CatholicTV, profiles twenty saints who, like Catholics today, lived in times of crises when the way forward was unclear. Reed creatively pairs saints who at first glance seem to be unlikely companions— Augustine and Joan of Arc, Athanasius and Mother Teresa—to suggest ways readers can begin the work of personal renewal that is essential for Church-wide change. Renewed is a practical plan for the revitalization of the Church that maps out steps for a grassroots awakening that every Catholic can undertake today.

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Reclaiming Francis

How the Saint and the Pope Are Renewing the Church

Charles M. Murphy As Pope Francis continues to call for rebuilding the Church, Msgr. Charles M. Murphy, author of The Spirituality of Fasting and Eucharistic Adoration, offers a timely look at what today’s Church can learn from St. Francis of Assisi about evangelization and renewal.

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Candidate Book 288 pages, $11.95 Leader’s Manual 224 pages, $22.95

Together in the Spirit

Celebrating and Living the Sacrament of Confirmation Robert F. Morneau and Mike Grzeca

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William G. Storey, D.M.S., and Thomas McNally, C.S.C. With half a million copies sold since its inception, Day by Day is the beloved prayerbook that Notre Dame students, alumni, and friends trust to deepen their prayer lives and expand their understanding of God. This collection of prayers is the perfect gift for college students, high school graduates, and Confirmation candidates.

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Building on the popularity of 5 Minutes with Christ (2011), this unique book of meditations draws on insights and anecdotes from great Catholic saints on the subject of education to encourage and inspire teachers and others on the front lines of Catholic education.

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“The greatest gift we can give ourselves is the opportunity for daily prayer.”

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5 Minutes with Christ

Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers Edited by Lou DelFra, C.S.C., and Ann Primus Berends

In these Gospel reflections, educators will find comfort and strength in the life of Christ the Teacher. The contributing authors draw from their own teaching experiences to provide personal and insightful reflections on what it means to be a Christian teacher with the challenges that each day brings.

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31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator Jared Dees

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Jared Dees, creator of the popular website The Religion Teacher, shares practical, easy-to-use teaching strategies and exercises for spiritual growth. These components are designed to improve the effectiveness of any busy religious educator, whether volunteer or professional, grade school or high school.

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Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching affirms that the quest for human fulfillment and happiness is never achieved alone or in a selfish way. Rather, it is a journey with others and for others to communion with God, who himself lives in a communion of relationship in the Persons of the Holy Trinity. The text is organized around the seven key principles of Catholic social teaching outlined in the United States Catholic Bishops' document Sharing Catholic Social Teaching—Challenges and Directions.

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Invites students to explore the meaning of God’s sacred and mysterious plan from creation, to the consequences and promises of Original Sin, through his compassionate and loving care, culminating in the Life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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God’s Revelation to the World Michael Pennock

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Source of Our Salvation Michael Pennock

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This is the first book to gather together the essential spiritual, pastoral, and educational writings of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., the nineteenth-century French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross, which founded the University of Notre Dame.

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Blessed Basil Moreau founded the Congregation on March 1, 1837 in Sainte-Croix, which at that time was a small village outside of Le Mans, France.

Directory of Devotional Prayer

Congregation of Holy Cross

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The Cross, Our Only Hope

Daily Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition Edited by Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C., and Kevin Grove, C.S.C.

Praying from the Heart of Holy Cross Spirituality

A 30-Day Retreat with Basil Moreau Joel Giallanza, C.S.C.

128 pages, $10.95

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Today, the Congregation of Holy Cross consists of more than 1,200 perpetually professed religious brothers and religious priests.

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Basil Moreau

Founder of Holy Cross Gary MacEoin

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ROSSETTI Letters to My Brothers

Words of Hope and Challenge for Priests

Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti is the leading expert on the state of the American Catholic priesthood. In this collection of letters to his brother priests, he both affirms their work and challenges them to renew their commitment to holiness and fidelity to their vocations, reminding them of the profound joy at the heart of their lives.

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“What a refreshing read!”

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Why Priests Are Happy A Study of the Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests

In this groundbreaking, peer-reviewed study, Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, the leading American authority on the Catholic priesthood and former director of Saint Luke’s Institute, reveals the unexpected results of a recent study of nearly 2,500 priests in the United States.

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The Joy of Priesthood

Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti invites priests to recognize the dignity of their calling through honest and psychologically based self-assessment because happiness in the priesthood flows from both wholeness and holiness.

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MSGR. PETER J. VAGHI Encountering Jesus in Word, Sacraments, and Works of Charity

From Msgr. Peter Vaghi—author of the acclaimed four-book Pillars of Faith series on The Catechism of the Catholic Church—comes this fresh and challenging look at how to encounter and grow close to Jesus through scripture, the sacraments, and works of charity.

128 pages, $12.95

Pillars of Faith (4-Volume Set) The Pillars of Faith series, written by Msgr. Peter Vaghi, is a Catechism-based catechetical series that provides RCIA candidates and all adults seeking lifelong faith formation with a concise, accessible, and thorough introduction to the foundational categories of the Catholic tradition: creed, sacraments, morality, and prayer.

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Christian Classics The Reed of God

A New Edition of a Spiritual Classic

Caryll Houselander Through beautiful prose and meditations, Caryll Houselander depicts the intimately human side of Mary, Mother of God, as an empty reed waiting for God’s music to be played through her. With profound theological teachings and appealing imagery, The Reed of God is a spiritual classic.

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My Other Self

Conversations with Christ on Living Your Faith

Clarence J. Enzler Modeled on the fifteenth-century classic The Imitation of Christ, this new edition of a littleknown Enzler masterwork is revived for modern Christians. This new edition includes an introduction from the author’s son, Msgr. John Enzler.

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Pastoral Liturgy

An invaluable work that helped shape the reforms of Vatican II Joseph A. Jungmann, S.J.

Introduction by John F. Baldovin, S.J.

A classic theological text rediscovered and brought back into print, Pastoral Liturgy by Joseph Jungmann, S.J., is an important contribution to the field of liturgical studies and a prophetic vision of the Church’s future.

448 pages, $25.00

Meditations before Mass

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From Romano Guardini, one of the twentieth century’s great theologians, Meditations before Mass is a smart and beautiful guide to spiritual preparation for the source and summit of Christian worship.

Perfect for preparing mind, body, and heart for Mass.

224 pages, $13.95

On First Principles Origen

576 pages, $25.00

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A Basic Introduction to the Thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas Francis Selman

Aquinas 101

The Imitation of Christ

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