Fall 2022 Trade Catalog

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N E W T I T L E S and RECENT RELEASES

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“What a beautiful gift Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, has given us in this Advent journey. She speaks to our hearts, to our brokenness, and to our needs in a way that only the Holy Spirit can.”

—Alex Jones

Cofounder and CEO of Hallow

SEPTEMBER Behold

A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation SR. MIRIAM JAMES HEIDLAND, SOLT Illustrated by Josiah Henley

Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ.

In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT—author of the bestselling book Restore—will walk with you as you explore familial wounds with the help of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

“From gift buying to meal planning it can be easy to get swept away with everything on my to-do list during Advent. But in the midst of the busyness of this season, this journal offers me space to reflect on my own story and the story of salvation. Sr. Miriam is a gentle guide and fellow traveler on the journey toward healing and the heart of Christ.”

—Chloe Langr

Host of the podcast Letters to Women

Behold features stunning original art by Josiah Henley of Heart of IESVS. Free weekly companion videos, a downloadable discussion guide, and other resources make this book perfect for parish-wide, individual, and book club use leading up to Christmas.

Each week of Behold will focus on a different theme that you can connect to your life in a practical way: • Week one: Motherhood—Receive Mary as your mother and let her tender love soften your heart toward your earthly mother; • Week two: Fatherhood—Adopt Joseph as your father and embrace his loving strength as you seek healing in your relationship with your own father; • Week three: Childhood—Become childlike with Jesus and remember the core of who you are as you release your inner joy and playfulness; and • Week four: Stable—Restore peace and unity in your family and regain hope.

Each day you will journey deeper into the meaning of Advent with a meditation, reflection questions, a prayer, and journaling space.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Sr. Miriam James Heidland's Lenten journal for prayer and meditation, Restore, sold more than 30,000 copies among several sold-out printings in its first season.

978-1-64680-194-7 · 144 pages · $11.95 On-Sale Date: September 30, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5.5" x 8.5" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Advent Imprint: Ave Maria Press

SR. MIRIAM JAMES HEIDLAND, SOLT, is a popular Catholic speaker, cohost of the Abiding Together podcast, and the author of the bestselling books Restore and Loved as I Am.

JOSIAH HENLEY is a Catholic illustrator and designer from Portland, Oregon.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLES Adore 978-1-64680-119-0, $10.95 Restore 978-1-64680-148-0, $13.95

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SEPTEMBER 5-Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath LISA M. HENDEY

5-Minute Prayers

Around the

Advent Wreath Lisa M. Hendey

Spend just five minutes a day praying around your Advent wreath with popular author Lisa M. Hendey’s heart-felt reflections and you’ll experience the promise, renewal, and hope of the Advent season.

Hendey—founder of CatholicMom.com—invites you to take up the centuries-old tradition of lighting candles and gathering around an Advent wreath in prayer with family and friends. These scripture-based devotions are perfect for any age and setting, and offer a few minutes of simplicity, focus, and sacred longing as you contemplate and prepare for the great gift of Christ’s birth.

Each day includes an opening antiphon and a closing prayer, a scripture reading, a short reflection, and questions to ponder, journal about, or use in conversation.

The compact size and affordable price make this booklet perfect for homes, classrooms, RCIA, youth groups, adult faith formation, campus ministry, and parish settings.

A free, downloadable resource on how to use this book with children of various ages is available on AveMariaPress.com.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Lisa M. Hendey’s first book of Advent wreath prayers, O Radiant Dawn, sold more than 17,500 copies in the five years it was in print.

• Hendey is planning a series of virtual visits to Catholic schools and parishes in the fall of 2022 to promote the booklet.

978-1-64680-164-0 · 64 pages · $4.95 On-Sale Date: September 9, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5" x 7" · Booklet Category: Prayer / Advent Imprint: Ave Maria Press

LISA M. HENDEY is the founder of the awardwinning CatholicMom.com. She is the bestselling author of multiple books for adults and children, including The Handbook for Catholic Moms, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms, The Grace of Yes, I’m a Saint in the Making, and the Chime Travelers fiction series.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLES The Grace of Yes 978-1-59471-472-6, $15.95 The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion 978-1-59471-661-4, $17.95 The Handbook for Catholic Moms 978-1-59471-228-9, $17.95 A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms 978-1-59471-273-9, $18.95

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“Living liturgically should be the goal of every family. It can be an intimidating venture, especially during the season of Advent when we are asked to slow down and wait.

Lisa Hendey’s booklet is beautiful, eloquent, and best of all, simple! It’s exactly what the family needs to enter more deeply into Advent and I look forward to using it at our house around our wreath of waiting!”

—Rachel Bulman

Catholic speaker, retreat facilitator, and author

SEPTEMBER Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio Daily Reflections for Advent

SUSAN DE BARTOLI Foreword by Frank J. Caggiano St. Pius of Pietrelcina had a deep devotion to the Christ Child.

The man more commonly known as Padre Pio also possessed extraordinary and unique mystical gifts: Jesus often came to him in the form of a little child.

In Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio, stories about the saint known for his stigmata and ability to bilocate are woven with scripture and prayer to help you experience Advent—Padre Pio’s favorite season—with greater hope and joy.

Each day of Advent you will read an account from someone who knew Padre Pio, including: •h is Capuchin brothers’ amazement as they witnessed Padre Pio walking the halls of the monastery, cradling an apparition of the Christ Child; • t he miraculous healing of Vera Marie Calandra, who was blessed by the Franciscan monk as an infant and whose parents later founded the National Centre for Padre Pio; and •e xamples of the extraordinary spiritual gifts of this holy confessor, including his stigmata, his ability to bilocate and read hearts, and the healing gifts that flowed from his fervent devotion to the Holy Family.

This book contains daily readings for Advent as well as special entries for moveable feasts celebrated by Catholics around the world. Each day includes a quotation from Padre Pio, a short story about the saint, a scripture reflection, and prayer to help you follow this extraordinary saint’s example and welcome the Christ Child into your home and heart during Advent.

An appendix includes additional resources and prayers to learn more about Padre Pio.

978-1-64680-172-5 · 160 pages · $13.95 On-Sale Date: September 9, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5" x 7" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Advent Imprint: Ave Maria Press

FEATURES AND BENEFITS •T he twentieth anniversary of the canonization of St. Pius of Pietrelcina was June 16, 2022. His feast day is September 23.

“Padre Pio loved Christmas, and Susan De Bartoli’s book takes us beautifully through Advent with him. De Bartoli shares her deep love and knowledge of, and devotion to, Padre Pio in stories, reflections, and prayers as we go through each day of the season. Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio is a unique and special way to celebrate the Christmas season with Padre Pio.”

SUSAN DE BARTOLI is a pilgrimage tour operator and owner of Little Flower Tours & Travel. She is helping with the Cause for Canonization of Mary Pyle, assistant to Padre Pio.

—Julie Fitts Ritter

Executive director of the Padre Pio Foundation of America

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AUGUST Messages of Light for Advent and Christmas 2022 3-Minute Devotions

FR. MICHAEL WHITE AND TOM CORCORAN Three minutes is all it takes to change your day for the better.

The rich yet uncomplicated daily reflections in Messages of Light for Advent and Christmas 2022 will guide you from the first Sunday of Advent through Epiphany.

With practical, everyday wisdom, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—authors of the bestselling and award-winning Rebuilt—will help you focus on the season of light in the darkest days of winter. You will learn to accept Christ’s light in your own life by embracing the truth and peace he offers, sharing his light with others, and preparing yourself to celebrate the great feast of Christmas.

Each day you’ll read a verse or two of scripture, a short reflection, and a simple prayer prompt that will help you draw closer to God. While each devotion can be completed in about three minutes, you’ll reap the comfort and inspiration they bring throughout the day.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran’s previous books have combined sales of more than 200,000 copies.

978-1-64680-176-3 · 64 pages · $2.50 On-Sale Date: August 5, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 4.25" x 6.75" · Paperback Category: Prayer / Lent Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Messages of Healing for Lent 2023 3-Minute Devotions

FR. MICHAEL WHITE AND TOM CORCORAN Just three minutes of prayer can change your life during Lent.

The rich yet uncomplicated daily reflections in Messages of Healing for Lent 2023 will guide you from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week. With practical, everyday wisdom, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—authors of the bestselling and award-winning Rebuilt—will help you acknowledge the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational wounds in your life and open your heart to the healing only Jesus can offer.

Each day White and Corcoran guide you through a brief passage from scripture, a spiritual message relevant to your everyday life, and a simple prayer prompt to help you come to know the real purpose and meaning of your life. While each day’s devotion can be completed in about three minutes, you’ll reap the comfort and inspiration they bring throughout the day.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran’s previous books have combined sales of more than 200,000 copies.

978-1-64680-174-9 · 64 pages · $2.50 On-Sale Date: August 5, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 4.25" x 6.75" · Paperback Category: Prayer / Advent Imprint: Ave Maria Press

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AUGUST Just Be A Heart Planner 2023 Liturgical Year

ERICA TIGHE CAMPBELL Ave Maria Press is partnering with Be a Heart owner and artist Erica Tighe Campbell to offer her 2023 liturgical year planner.

Covering December 2022 through November 2023, each month of the Catholic liturgical year features illustrations of saints and holy people along with both monthly and daily calendar spreads.

The stunning gold-embossed lettering on the vegan leather hardcover features an inspiring quote from Matthew 11: 28-30, “Come to me and I will give you rest.”

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • a concealed spiral, lay-flat binding; • a monthly devotion and prayer; • space to write your personal, spiritual, and professional dreams for the year, as well as your saint and word of the year; • three sheets of stickers to customize your planner; • lists of feast days, holidays, Holy Days of Obligation, and novena start dates; • space for monthly to-do, prayer intentions, and gratitude lists; • reflection pages; and • notes pages.

978-1-64680-230-2 · 286 pages (with 14 tabs) · $50.00 On-Sale Date: October 14, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 8.7″ x 6.7″ · Hardcover Category: Planners Imprint: Ave Maria Press

ERICA TIGHE CAMPBELL is the owner and artist of Be a Heart. She offers an original collection of textiles, accessories, party goods, fine art prints, and award-winning calligraphy that model hope and light in the midst of personal and social darkness, leading to the transformative experience of being raised up and loved by God’s own heart.

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SEPTEMBER How Our Family Prays Each Day A Read-Aloud Story for Catholic Families GREGORY K. POPCAK Illustrated by Jacob Flores-Popcak

Are you looking for an easy way to teach your young children how to talk with Jesus throughout the day?

How Our Family Prays Each Day is a read-aloud book for children ages 4 to 8 that emphasizes the importance of praying and spending time with God each day.

This 32-page hardcover book includes charming, full-color illustrations that depict eight-year-old Marty and his family— parents Joseph and Maria, siblings Zelie and Baby Lou, and their pet pelican, Pascha—as they find reasons to pray throughout their day.

From their first “Good morning, God!” to their final bedtime cuddle, the family will help your children learn an important spiritual lesson: We can talk to God whenever we need him—like before a game or test, or when someone is hurt or struggling—not just during Mass or family prayer time. The book also includes a prayer for your family to say together when you’re done reading.

How Our Family Prays Each Day was written by psychotherapist Gregory K. Popcak, illustrated by Jacob Flores-Popcak, and developed by the CatholicHŌM (Households of Mission) program at the Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life at Holy Cross Family Ministries.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • The book also is a supplemental resource to the Catholic HŌM Program, a web-based catechetical program developed through the Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life at Holy Cross Family Ministries.

• The book will be marketed through CatholicHOM.com in partnership with RENEW and the USCCB.

“I loved this book, and both my girls (ages five and two) were captivated by the vibrant illustrations and simple rhymes that gave us plenty to talk about and then lots to pray about. As a Catholic parent, I’m always on the lookout for great resources to add into our bedtime routine, books to toss into our Mass bag, and things to share with our Catholic school, and How Our Family Prays Each Day is definitely on our list of great Catholic books we love.”

—Katie Prejean McGrady

Host of The Katie McGrady Show on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM

“This warm read aloud combines rhyming text with lively illustrations, creating the perfect invitation for families to consider how Jesus is present in their own lives.”

—Dr. Katherine Higgs-Coulthard

Assistant Professor of Children’s Literature and Literacy, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana

978-1-64680-169-5 · 32 pages · $16.95 On Sale Date: September 30, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 8.5" x 11" · Hardcover Category: Catholicism / Children Imprint: Ave Maria Press

GREGORY K. POPCAK is a pastoral counselor and the executive director of CatholicHOM.com and the Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life. He is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books and cohost of the EWTN-syndicated radio show More2Life.

JACOB FLORES-POPCAK is an award-winning artist and illustrator and owner of Jacob Popcak Insight and Design. He is the cohost of the Created Things podcast and also serves as a professional counselor with Pastoral Solutions Institute.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLES BeDADitudes 978-1-59471-718-5, $15.95 Then Comes Baby 978-1-59471-411-5, $16.95 Just Married 978-1-59471-280-7, $17.95

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SEPTEMBER HARDCOVER EDITION

Be Healed

A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life BOB SCHUCHTS

First published almost ten years ago and now available in hardcover, the bestselling book Be Healed has established itself as the classic guide to spiritual healing.

Based on retired Catholic therapist Bob Schuchts’s popular program at the John Paul II Healing Center, the bestselling book offers hope in the healing power of God through the Holy Spirit and the sacraments and incorporates elements of charismatic spirituality while being steeped in scripture and the wisdom of the Church.

“Somewhere deep inside each one of us is a burning desire to finally become the person God created us to be.”

Do you suffer from spiritual or emotional wounds that are keeping you from reaching that goal?

Schuchts’s trusted process for finding inner peace and healing is boldly Christ-centered, maintaining focus on the person of Jesus as “the life-giving and ever-present physician of our souls.” Schuchts will help you recognize your brokenness and find your hope and healing in the risen Christ. Schuchts shares his own journey of healing after enduring a series of betrayals in high school—his father’s infidelity, his parents’ divorce, his older brother’s drug addiction—and his subsequent periods of struggle with God and faith.

978-1-64680-166-4 · 224 pages · $24.95 On Sale Date: September 9, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 6" x 9" · Hardcover Category: Catholicism / Healing Imprint: Ave Maria Press

The book includes helpful tools such as charts, tables, lists, reflection questions, and personal challenges to guide you on your own healing. Be Healed is lauded as life-changing by such Catholic leaders as Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, Scott Hahn, Tom Corcoran, and Patrick Lencioni.

This durable hardcover edition includes a new preface from the author. It is perfect for use by group leaders, individuals, and therapists and makes a great keepsake edition for gift-giving.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

BOB SCHUCHTS is the bestselling author of Be Healed, Be Transformed, Be Devoted, and Be Restored. He is the founder of the John Paul II Healing Center in Tallahassee, Florida, and cohost of the Restore the Glory podcast with Jake Khym.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLES Be Restored 978-1-64680-023-0, $17.95 Be Transformed 978-1-59471-681-2, $17.95 Be Devoted 9781594718977, $17.95

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• Since its release in 2014, the paperback edition of Be Healed has sold more than 45,000 copies. It is also available in Spanish.

“This story of one man’s healing and transformation lights up the path of ongoing conversion and life-changing hope for all of us. My friend Bob Schuchts draws from the riches of sacred scripture and tradition, the grace of the sacraments, and the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit.

There are very few books that inspire like Be Healed.”

—Scott Hahn

Founder and president of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology

AUGUST Do You Want to Be Healed?

A 10-Day Scriptural Retreat with Jesus BOB SCHUCHTS Foreword by Fr. John Burns

“Do you want to be healed?”

Jesus asks that question several times in the Bible—of the woman at the well, Bartimaeus the blind man, the woman caught in adultery, the rich young man—and he asks the same of you as well.

Do You Want to Be Healed? is a 10-day personal retreat that uses a healing process similar to the one found in the author Bob Schuchts’s bestselling book Be Healed.

Each day of the do-it-yourself retreat engages you with a question Jesus asked his followers and uses the traditional practice of lectio divina (divine reading) to dive into a scriptural scene where Jesus heals the spiritually and physically sick.

Through the five movements of reading, meditation, prayer, contemplation, and action, you will encounter the biblical figures who received the healing words of Jesus, you will undergo your own spiritual healing and discover your personal response to Jesus’s most probing questions, including: • Do you want to be made well?

• What are you thinking in your heart?

• Has no one condemned you?

• Can you drink the cup?

• Have you come to believe? and • Do you love me more than these?

Through these questions and the healing answering them brings about, you will come to understand the principles of spiritual healing—such as facing your brokenness, acknowledging your sin and shame, and discovering the healing power of the sacraments—Schuchts shares in Be Healed.

Those who have already read Be Healed will be drawn deeper into their healing with a refresher on the core principles of Schuchts’s work. The book is also perfect for those who want to begin the process of spiritual healing. Do You Want to Be Healed? also is an essential resource for pastors, spiritual directors, therapists, and those who help lead others in an integration of their human and spiritual formation.

978-1-64680-158-9 · 160 pages · $15.95 On-Sale Date: August 19, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5" x 7" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Healing Imprint: Ave Maria Press

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Since its release in 2014, the paperback edition of Be Healed has sold more than 45,000 copies. It is also available in Spanish.

“Bob Schuchts has a uniquely powerful gift in helping people approach the Lord with simple but expectant faith. This book is a welcome and reliable guide to helping ordinary Christians come to know the healing love of Jesus in areas of physical, emotional, and spiritual pain.”

—Fr. Mathias Thelen

President of Encounter Ministries

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NOVEMBER Our Lady of Hot Messes

Getting Real with God in Dive Bars and Confessionals LETICIA OCHOA ADAMS

Leticia Ochoa Adams met Jesus in a dive bar when she was eighteen years old.

She didn’t actually meet Jesus, but it was there where she first witnessed holiness in action. The bar’s regulars taught her about the importance of community, being honest about who she is, not giving up on people, and how to laugh—even when awful things happen.

In Our Lady of Hot Messes, Ochoa Adams tells the ongoing story of her redemption. At times funny and heartbreaking, but always gritty and unflinchingly honest, her story shows that no matter what you’re dealing with, God wants you to trust in his love.

The Tejana daughter of a single mother—a cycle she would repeat in her own life—Ochoa Adams was sexually abused as a child. She married after a two-week courtship and, eight years later, divorced her husband who struggled with drug addiction.

In between she suffered a late-term miscarriage and had three more children back-to-back.

Watching Oprah helped Ochoa Adams put a name to what happened to her as a child. But she was still searching for something more. Ochoa Adams was baptized Catholic but attended a small-town Baptist church growing up. When she reverted to Catholicism at age thirty-three in order to marry her second husband, Ochoa Adams was convinced that Catholics had all of the answers to life’s toughest questions. But she quickly learned that becoming Catholic didn’t mean she could just erase her bad choices and difficult past. And just when she thought she was getting her life together, her son, Anthony, died by suicide.

978-1-64680-150-3 · 160 pages · $16.95 On-Sale Date: November 11, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5.5" x 8.5" · Paperback Category: Christian / Personal Growth Imprint: Ave Maria Press

LETICIA OCHOA ADAMS is a Catholic writer, speaker, and a contributor to several books. Since her son Anthony’s death by suicide in 2017 she has focused her work being a witness to suffering and God’s healing.

God, therapy, and caring priests helped her face her pain and heal her brokenness. She wants you to see yourself in her mistakes, learn from them, and realize along with her that even when we’ve put our trust in God—even if it’s begrudgingly—we still have to do the tough work to become the person God wants us to be.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Leticia Ochoa Adams gained acclaim in 2020 for founding the website Catholic Speakers of Color and for starting the #rendyourhearts prayer campaign with Karianna Frey.

“God bless this mess! Funny, engaging, haunting, and real—this is the book a growing Church needs. Ready or not, you’re gon’ learn today!”

—Marcia Lane-McGee

Coauthor of Fat Luther, Slim Pickin's

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SEPTEMBER Encountering Signs of Faith

My Unexpected Journey with Sacramentals, the Saints, and the Abundant Grace of God ALLISON GINGRAS Foreword by Kelly Wahlquist

After a friend gave Allison Gingras a Miraculous Medal, she began to incorporate it and other sacramentals into her personal prayer time and family devotions. She soon discovered that these tangible signs—which Catholics believe prepare us to receive the grace of the sacraments—helped both her and her profoundly deaf daughter connect with God and the spiritual motherhood of Mary, who is intimately connected to so many of these practices.

Blessings, prayers, devotions, and objects such as rosaries and scapulars are forms of sacramentals. In Encountering Signs of Faith, Gingras—founder of Reconciled to You ministries—shares the story of how these helped her discern the adoption of her daughter from China, strengthened her faith as she waited to meet her, helped her bond with the toddler, and taught her daughter about her faith.

Gingras offers examples of saints who inspired and embraced sacramentals, including Juan Diego, Faustina, Bernadette, and Venerable Patrick Peyton. You will also learn about the spiritual benefits of incorporating sacramentals such as sacred images, novenas, prayer cards, lectio divina (sacred reading), and holy water into daily life. Reflection questions and grace-building activities are included with each chapter.

Gingras will guide you and your family to experience these sacred signs in a new way and to connect you more meaningfully to Jesus, Mary, and the saints.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Allison Gingras has an active presence in Catholic social media, as well as on the radio and television. She also speaks at retreats and other events.

“Sacramentals help open our eyes, ears, and souls to the greatest parent ever.

In her friendly, conversational tone, Allison Gingras skillfully weaves her story with those of the saints, and encourages readers to deepen their own faith lives with special sections at the end of each chapter for study, journaling or prayer, and hands-on activities.

Like sacramentals, this book is a blessing.”

978-1-64680-141-1 · 160 pages · $16.95 On-Sale Date: September 30, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5.5" x 8.5" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Christian Living Imprint: Ave Maria Press

ALLISON GINGRAS is a Catholic social media consultant and the host and creator of the podcast A Seeking Heart. She shares her faith with humor and honesty on ReconciledToYou.com.

—Melanie Rigney

Author of Sisterhood of Saints

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“I can’t think of a better way to keep Bible in a Year listeners engaged in Sacred Scripture than to study and pray into the rhythm of the weekly Mass readings. And I can’t think of a better resource than this little book or a better guide than Mark Hart.”

—Fr. Mike Schmitz

Host of the Bible in a Year podcast

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OCTOBER One Sunday at a Time

Preparing Your Heart for Weekly Mass A Companion to Cycle A MARK HART

What if ten minutes a week could help you experience Sunday Mass more fully and deepen your love of the Word of God? “Bible Geek” Mark Hart makes that possible with One Sunday at a Time, the essential companion to the Sunday readings and the ideal resource for busy Catholics who want to get more out of Mass.

The extra features of each Sunday are designed to help you initiate faith-based conversations with your family and friends, form the habit of scripture study, and carve out time for God every week. In this book you will find: • brief summaries of the Mass readings for Sundays, major feasts, and solemnities in liturgical year Cycle A; • engaging reflections that draw your attention to a primary theme and common threads among the readings each week; • explanation of key Greek and Hebrew words in the biblical text; and • fun facts and cultural context of the biblical world.

“This book is a perfect combination of history, humor, and heart.

I’m grateful it exists to help men, women, and/or families fall deeper in love with our Lord and his Word.”

—Jenna Guizar

Founder and creative director Blessed is She

“If you’ve always had that sense that you should do more with the Word of God each Sunday but didn’t know how, this is the book for you! Mark Hart has written a set of ‘spiritual exercises’ based on the Sunday readings that are life-transforming!”

—John Bergsma

Author of Bible Basics for Catholics and theology professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville

One Sunday at a Time also includes prayer and a weekly challenge to help put into practice the message of each week’s readings in your daily life. Wide margins are ideal for notetaking.

This beautiful, full-color book is perfect for use by individuals, families, RCIA classes, and small groups.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Mark Hart is an established, nationally known Bible teacher and chief innovation officer of Life Teen International.

978-1-64680-170-1 · 224 pages · $24.95 On-Sale Date: October 14, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 6" x 9" · Hardcover Category: Catholicism Imprint: Ave Maria Press

MARK HART—also known as the “Bible Geek”—is the chief innovation officer at Life Teen International.

He is an award-winning producer of Bible study DVDs and the author or coauthor of more than twenty books.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLE Our Not-Quite-Holy Family 978-1-59471-917-2, $15.95

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OCTOBER TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Riding the Dragon

10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times ROBERT J. WICKS

“Riding the Dragon gives the reader the chance to look for the lessons that are often hidden in our sorrows.”

—GOODREADS REVIEWER Twenty years and 70,000 copies after it was first released, Riding the Dragon—by popular author, speaker, and psychologist Robert J. Wicks—continues to help thousands each year to confront the “dragons” of stress, discouragement, burnout, and unexpected change that everyone struggles with in their daily lives.

Instead of pretending these difficulties don’t exist or trying to remove them entirely, Wicks offers ten lessons to help us face them, overcome them, and grow from them. These simple yet profound lessons draw on the wisdom of Eastern and Western spiritual traditions as well as Wicks’s experience as a psychologist, and include • pairing clarity with kindness, • seeking perspective daily, and • building a barrier of simplicity.

978-1-893732-94-0 · 160 pages · $15.95 On-Sale Date: October 28, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5" x 7" · Paperback Category: Personal Growth Imprint: Sorin Books

ROBERT J. WICKS is a psychologist, popular speaker, and the author of more than fifty books for individuals and professionals, including the bestselling Riding the Dragon.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLES

Availability 978-1-933495-91-0, $14.95 Everyday Simplicity 978-1-893732-12-4, $15.95

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Riding the Dragon is a concise, compassionate, and knowledgeable guide for anyone experiencing or supporting someone facing personal or professional challenges. This twentieth anniversary edition features a new preface from the author, highlighting how Riding the Dragon is, perhaps now more than ever, an indispensable spiritual and psychological companion for all of us who are yearning for our lives to be transformed.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Riding the Dragon is Robert J. Wicks’s most popular title from Ave Maria Press with 70,000 copies sold. His ten books with Ave Maria Press have sold more than 200,000 copies.

“I’ve never traveled on a dragon but I have read Robert Wicks’s enriching book.

It’s an amazing ride filled with ancient and modern wisdom, including the author’s own timely perceptions. Riding the Dragon takes the reader on a pilgrimage inside the undulating hills and valleys that live inside our personal journeys and leads us home to inner peace. Don’t miss the opportunity for spiritual growth contained in this valuable resource.”

—Joyce Rupp

Author of Return to the Root

OCTOBER The Catholic in Recovery Workbook A Guide to the Twelve Steps CATHOLIC IN RECOVERY AND SCOTT WEEMAN

The Catholic in Recovery Workbook is the first step-by-step guide for working through the Twelve Steps of recovery from a Catholic perspective. If you struggle with addiction, dependency, or unhealthy attachments—or love someone who does—this book will help you discover the life-changing mercy of Jesus Christ through Church tradition and the grace of the sacraments.

The workbook includes • an overview of the Twelve Steps and insights from wellknown recovery resources; • relevant excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church; • the wisdom of saints and teachings of theologians; • powerful prayers and inspiring testimonials; and • practical tools such as discussion questions, journaling prompts, personal inventories, and reflection exercises.

The Twelve Steps and the sacraments have the power to set you free, no matter what your addiction or unhealthy attachment, and this workbook offers the steps, insights, and practices that can lead you to healing and recovery.

The Catholic in Recovery Workbook can be used by individuals or in a group. This book can stand alone or alongside Weeman’s award-winning book The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments.

Founded in 2015 by Scott Weeman, Catholic in Recovery is a non-profit outreach that ministers to thousands of people every year who are suffering from addictions, compulsions, and unhealthy attachments. The organization won the top prize in the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation Challenge Showcase in 2021.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Scott Weeman’s book, The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments, has sold more than 7,500 copies and was awarded a 2018 Catholic Press Association award.

• The first Catholic in Recovery group began in January 2017.

Today there are more than forty groups in ten states. About 250 people participate in weekly virtual Catholic in Recovery meetings as well.

“Scott Weeman deftly handles one of the most complex subjects at the intersection of faith and real life: addiction. His personal, clinical, and ministerial experience shine through the pages of this workbook, which many will find helpful, and potentially lifesaving.”

—Roy Petitfils

978-1-64680-178-7 · 192 pages · $19.95 On-Sale Date: October 14, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 8.5" x 11" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press

CATHOLIC IN RECOVERY is a nonprofit organization that serves those suffering from a variety of addictions, compulsions, and unhealthy attachments. The organization supports individuals and families by providing resources that draw them closer to the 12 Steps and the sacraments to bring about healing and new life.

SCOTT WEEMAN is a marriage and family therapist and the founder and executive director of Catholic in Recovery, a nonprofit organization that serves individuals and families impacted by addiction.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLE The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments 978-1-59471-725-3, $16.95

Licensed therapist and author of Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

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SEPTEMBER Come, Holy Spirit

Spiritual Wisdom from Fr. Ted Hesburgh THEODORE M. HESBURGH, CSC Edited by Todd C. Ream, Hannah M. Pick, and Gerard J. Olinger, CSC Foreword by John I. Jenkins, CSC

Come, Holy Spirit reveals a spirituality intimately connected to the daily life of Fr. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, affectionately known as “Fr. Ted”—prominent priest, civil rights activist, public servant, and former president of the University of Notre Dame. In this first collection of his spiritual writings, Hesburgh is revealed to be a person of action with an even more dynamic spiritual life.

Hesburgh wholeheartedly embraced his role as pastor to the Notre Dame community and counted the day of his Ordination to the priesthood as the happiest in his life.

Reflecting on his legacy, Hesburgh said that if he could have only one word on his tombstone, it would be “priest.”

His homilies, lectures, prayers, and invocations display his characteristic wisdom and warmth and offer unique encouragement to contemporary readers pondering essential questions in their lives of faith, prayer, family, and peace.

Come, Holy Spirit sheds light on an underexplored facet of Hesburgh’s identity: While his life story has been widely told, few of his biographers explore in much detail how he nurtured his vocation through a commitment to prayer and daily celebration of the Mass. No collections of Hesburgh’s writings are currently in print, and no books of his spiritual writings were ever published during his lifetime.

This book is a perfect gift for any fan of Hesburgh or the University of Notre Dame.

978-1-64680-115-2 · 256 pages · $18.95 On-Sale Date: September 9, 2022 Foreign Rights: World English · 5.5" x 8.5" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press FR. THEODORE HESBURGH, CSC (1917–2015), was a theologian, public servant, and the fifteenth president of the University of Notre Dame, serving from 1952 to 1987.

TODD C. REAM is a professor of higher education at Taylor University.

HANNAH PICK is the program manager for the Dundon-Berchtold Institute for Moral Formation and Applied Ethics at the University of Portland.

FR. GERARD J. OLINGER, CSC, is the vice president of student affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • During his time as president of the University of Notre Dame, Fr. Ted Hesburgh led efforts to double its enrollment, add forty buildings, and grow its endowment from $9 million to $350 million. He also opened the university to undergraduate women.

“Fr. Ted Hesburgh has been an important part of my life since 1971 when I came to the University of Notre Dame.

He always gave me hope and direction with the power of prayer and courage to believe in my faith. Reading this book reminds me of his grace, wisdom, humanity, and unwavering faith in the glory of God.” —Digger Phelps

Former Men’s Basketball Coach University of Notre Dame

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SEPTEMBER Love Him Ever More

A 9-Day Personal Retreat with the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola FR. JOE LARAMIE, SJ

Fr. Joe Laramie, North American director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, offers a nine-day retreat that draws on the wisdom of Ignatian spirituality and the Sacred Heart devotion to help you know God’s love and desires for you.

Love Him Ever More is a powerful encounter with the Sacred Heart of Jesus that will help you meet Christ in the world today and deepen your personal relationship with him.

Laramie leads you to reflect on your own heart, your wounds, and God’s healing mercy. He takes you on a journey of reflection on the Incarnation, the ministry of Jesus, and God’s call for each of us today. This personal retreat allows you to engage in Ignatian contemplation by using your imagination and five senses to encounter Jesus in the gospels and reflecting on your heart, the heart of Christ, and all hearts.

Each day begins with a quotation from the Spiritual Exercises and a grace to pray for, a personal story from Laramie, and contemplation on a gospel scene, and ends with reflection questions and a prayer.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Fr. Joe Laramie’s first book—Abide in the Heart of Christ— was a finalist for a 2020 Association of Catholic Publishers award in the inspirational category.

• Love Him Ever More will be promoted though the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and during Laramie’s personal speaking engagements.

“Fr. Joe Laramie helps the busy, modern reader learn to love and serve Jesus more with Love Him Ever More. Jesus has a beating heart, just like ours. Fr. Laramie invites us to take time to pray about how much that heart loves us—and the world—so that we can join our lives to his mission.”

978-1-64680-154-1 · 192 pages · $16.95 On-Sale Date: September 9, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5" x 7" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press

FR. JOE LARAMIE, SJ, is national director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) and the author of Abide in the Heart of Christ.

—Zac Davis

Cohost of the Jesuitical podcast

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLE Abide in the Heart of Christ 978-1-59471-891-5, $14.95

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“If you’ve ever wanted to speak up for your faith at the watercooler or on the airplane but got tongue tied this is the book for you.

Brandon Vogt, a master communicator, tackles the tough questions that many Catholics are embarrassed to discuss. You’ll gain the tools you need to explain your faith with confidence!”

—John Bergsma

Author of Bible Basics for Catholics

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OCTOBER What to Say and How to Say It (Volume III) Even More Ways to Discuss Your Faith with Clarity and Confidence BRANDON VOGT

It’s not uncommon for someone who doesn’t understand the Catholic faith to question believers on hot-button topics such as contraception and Church scandals. Are you confident in your responses or do you try to avoid the conversation because you don’t know if you’ll get it right?

In What to Say and How to Say It, Volume 3, Brandon Vogt— bestselling and award-winning author and senior publishing director of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries—tackles these critical issues, as well as salvation, the Bible, miracles, the Mass, and endof-life concerns, to give you the tools you need to be clear and convincing as you share your convictions with those around you.

Each chapter offers an overview of the topic and a straightforward explanation of what the Church teaches. Then you’ll learn about the most common contemporary arguments against the Church’s teachings followed by step-by-step instructions for responding intelligently and confidently. Vogt also shares interviews with experts on each topic, including Christopher West, Mike Aquilina, Stephanie Gray Connors, and Karlo Broussard.

“This book is the perfect catechetical and apologetic tool for anyone seeking to understand the Church’s teaching on key contemporary issues.

With his usual clarity, Brandon Vogt offers yet another concise and formative series of reflections that strike all the right notes.”

—Fr. Blake Britton

Contributor to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

“Vogt has given us practical, rational, and compassionate responses to the most challenging arguments against Catholic teachings. Each chapter is laid out to make even the most daunting questions easily answerable, and it’s not just what to say and how to say it but also why we should and when we should.

The answer to who should say it: everyone.

Everyone should be ready with these responses. Everyone should read this book.”

—Rachel Bulman

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Contributor to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

• More than 5,000 people have signed up for Brandon Vogt’s ClaritasU. • Vogt’s three other books with Ave Maria Press have sold more than 70,000 copies.

978-1-64680-160-2 · 224 pages · $17.95 On-Sale Date: October 14, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5.5" x 8.5" · Paperback Category: Catholicism / Apologetics Imprint: Ave Maria Press

BRANDON VOGT is a bestselling and award-winning author, blogger, and speaker who serves as the senior publishing director for Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. He is also the founder of ClaritasU, which trains Catholics in how to talk about their faith, especially hot-button issues.

AUTHOR’S OTHER TITLES What to Say and How to Say It (Volume I) 978-1-59471-959-2, $16.95 What to Say and How to Say It (Volume II) 978-1-64680-049-0, $16.95 Why I Am Catholic (and You Should Be Too) 978-1-59471-903-5, $15.95

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NOVEMBER Remembering Why We Preach A Retreat to Renew Your Spirit and Skill

JOHN S. MARTEN PROGRAM IN HOMILETICS AND LITURGICS KARLA J. BELLINGER AND MICHAEL E. CONNORS, CSC If your heart is on fire with God’s love, your preaching will help listeners encounter Christ and deepen their spiritual lives. And that should be the ultimate goal of a homily.

Remembering Why We Preach is a retreat that will help you revive your creative energy and spiritual focus. Karla Bellinger— executive director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas—and Fr. Michael Connors, CSC—director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame—lead you through an eight-part process of spiritual renewal and skill development that will nourish and enrich you and your preaching for years to come.

Whether you are recently ordained or have been preaching for decades, you will explore the spiritual, pastoral, and communal aspects of preaching, which lies at the heart of the Church’s work of making disciples.

This book can be used as a personal or group retreat or in preaching courses. It includes: • reading materials for personal reflection; • questions for journaling or peer-group discussions; 978-1-64680-181-7 · 160 pages · $22.95 On-Sale Date: November 25, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 8.5" x 11" · Paperback Category: Pastoral Ministry Imprint: Ave Maria Press

• practical exercises to enhance skills such as listening to your people, storytelling, homily writing, and diversifying your speaking styles; and • support materials such as an outline for a peer-group meeting, a sample retreat format, and forms for homily feedback and goal setting.

Links to additional resources are available in each chapter.

KARLA J. BELLINGER is a Catholic speaker and the founding executive director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas. She previously served as the associate director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame, where she also was a member of the theology department faculty.

FR. MICHAEL E. CONNORS, CSC, is director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics, as well as a faculty member in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • There are about 23,000 Catholic priests in active ministry in the United States and 18,000 permanent deacons, most of whom preach regularly in parishes, schools, and other institutions.

“A comprehensive exploration of the human, spiritual, pastoral, and practical aspects of the homily. An indispensable, real-world resource for all in the ministry of preaching.”

—Deacon Brian Conroy Director of deacon formation Archdiocese of Los Angeles

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NOVEMBER One Church

How to Embrace Difference, Rekindle Trust, and Reclaim Catholic Unity CHARLES CAMOSY

Vatican II baby boomers, trad millennials, zealous converts, Christmas and Easter Catholics—these are some of the humorous stereotypes theologian Charles Camosy uses to explain the points of view that divide today’s Church.

He says that in spite of our differences, unity and healing can be found through the fullness of the Gospel and an authentic understanding of the Catholic faith. In One Church, Camosy offers a hopeful and practical field guide for the here and now by sharing what it takes to listen and love those whose views are different than ours and to understand how we are united in the Body of Christ, the Church.

Throughout the history of the Catholic Church there have always been fundamental differences about how the faith should be expressed—for example, between Peter and Paul, Jerome and Augustine, Franciscans and Dominicans, left and right, “Rad Trads” and Vatican II Catholics.

In today’s climate of polarization, getting to unity-in-diversity has never been more difficult. Where Sts. Jerome and Augustine shared their differences by letter, social media is the place where division is most noticeable—and vitriolic—today.

Camosy, founder and director of The Catholic Conversation Project, offers five principles of dialogue to build on our unity as the Body of Christ: • maintain a humble attitude; • avoid binary thinking and dismissive name-calling; • affirm and build on common ground; • make Christ the center of everything; and • lead with what you are for, not what you are against.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Charles Camosy’s Resisting Throwaway Culture was the Association of Catholic Publishers’ book of the year.

“I gobble up anything Camosy writes, but his latest is especially tantalizing.

How timely this is during this synodality Pope Francis encourages with emphasis on trust, dialogue, and walking together.”

—Cardinal Timothy Dolan

978-1-64680-152-7 · 160 pages · $16.95 On-Sale Date: November 25, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5.5" x 8.5" · Paperback Category: Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press

CHARLES CAMOSY is a professor at the Creighton University School of Medicine and the Msgr. Curran Fellow in Moral Theology at St. Joseph Seminary in New York.

He is a columnist for Religion News Service, the Angelus, and the Pillar.

Archbishop of New York

“Camosy has a remarkable capacity to speak uncomfortable truths and make you laugh at the same time.”

—Ann M. Garrido

Author of Let’s Talk about Truth

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NOVEMBER RECLAIMING CATHOLICISM SERIES

The Church and the Age of Enlightenment (1648–1848) Faith, Science, and the Challenge of Secularism DOMINIC A. AQUILA EDITED BY MIKE AQUILINA

Catholics—both religious and the laity—made significant contributions to science, the arts, and the betterment of human life during the Enlightenment, the period between the Reformations and the modern world.

Scholar Dominic A. Aquila writes that it is not uncommon for historical accounts of the time to conclude that the Church stood in the way of the scientific revolution and that faith and reason could not coexist. In The Church and the Age of Enlightenment (1648–1848), Aquila outlines Catholic contributions in mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, the arts, and politics, and highlights key figures of the era including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, St. Vincent de Paul, Queen Christina of Sweden, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

978-1-64680-031-5 · 224 pages · $18.95 On-Sale Date: November 25, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 6" x 9" · Paperback Category: Church History Imprint: Ave Maria Press

DOMINIC A. AQUILA is a professor of history and director of institutional effectiveness and assessment at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

MIKE AQUILINA is a Catholic author, popular speaker, poet, and songwriter who serves as the executive vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He is the editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History series.

ALSO IN THE RECLAIMING SERIES The Early Church (33–313) The Church and the Roman Empire (301–490) The Church and the Dark Ages (430–1027) The Church and the Middle Ages (1000–1378) The Church and the Age of Reformations (1350–1650) The Church and the Modern Era (1846–2005)

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In this book, you will learn: • the Church has been western civilization’s primary patron of art and science for centuries; • Blaise Pascal believed that the Biblical revelation of God is the story of God’s action in human history; • Isaac Newton was unique among the Enlightenment elite because he believed in God; • the separation of Church and state was influenced by Catholic thinkers; • Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson embodied Enlightenment ideals in the American colonies; and • one of the most enduring outcomes of the Enlightenment is the heart-felt desire for continual improvement of life for more people.

Additional free resources, including links to these great works in historical context and Catholic contributions to human ingenuity, intellectual pursuits, and artistic endeavors are available at AveMariaPress.com.

Books in the Reclaiming Catholic History series, edited by Mike Aquilina and written by leading authors and historians, bring Church history to life, debunking the myths one era at a time.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • The award-winning Reclaiming Catholic History series concludes with the publication of this volume.

“Dominic Aquila’s crisp dissection of the events that followed the Thirty Years’ War to the close of the French Revolution reveals the impressive effort of the Catholic Church to challenge the secularizing zeitgeist of the age.”

—Elizabeth Lev

Art historian and instructor at Duquesne University’s Italian Campus

NOVEMBER ENGAGING CATHOLICISM SERIES

Our Faithful Departed

Where They Are and Why It Matters

LEONARD J. DELORENZO MCGRATH INSTITUTE FOR CHURCH LIFE When someone we love dies, it’s difficult to look beyond our grief to understand that they are still with us.

And yet we hear in the funeral liturgy that “life is changed not ended.” In Our Faithful Departed, University of Notre Dame theologian Leonard J. DeLorenzo shows us what this means and how we are called to remain faithful in our relationships with the dead.

He explains that the Catholic Church teaches that heaven is not so much a place as it is a perfect communion in Christ where the living and the dead are forever united.

In this book, you will learn that: • St. Teresa of Calcutta thought of her own life as a practice for heaven; • the Eucharist is a prayer for the dead, an offering brought to the altar; • Christ wants us to broaden and deepen our notions of the body; and • we can practice communion with the dead by praying for them, remembering them by name during the Mass, sharing memories of them, and celebrating them in devotional practices.

DeLorenzo relates his own story of the loss of his grandparents and shares heartwarming experiences from other Catholics—including Laura Kelly Fanucci, Stephanie DePrez, and John Cavadini—who have felt the connection with their lost friends and loved ones.

DeLorenzo said that the Church must encourage communion with the dead through public acts such as Eucharistic processions, prayer, monthly adoration with prayers for the souls in purgatory, and by accompanying the grieving with tenderness and compassion.

A free small-group discussion guide is available at AveMariaPress.com.

Books in the Engaging Catholicism series from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame help readers discover the beauty and truth of the Catholic faith through a concise exploration of the Church’s most important but often difficult-tograsp doctrines as well as crucial pastoral and spiritual practices.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Our Faithful Departed is the fifth book in the Engaging Catholicism series.

“An important addition to the bookshelf of anyone involved in grief ministry in the Catholic Church.

You will use it for support groups, reflections, homilies and explaining how the Catholic tradition supports us as we grieve. I have already used some of the ideas Leonard DeLorenzo shares here.”

—Deacon Ed Shoener

978-1-64680-167-1 · 160 pages · $14.95 On-Sale Date: November 11, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 5" x 7" · Paperback Category: Catholicism Imprint: Ave Maria Press

LEONARD J. DELORENZO is a Catholic author who teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame, where he serves at the McGrath Institute for Church Life.

THE MCGRATH INSTITUTE FOR CHURCH LIFE partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes, and schools to provide theological education and formation to address pressing pastoral problems. The Institute offers creative Catholic content and programming for the new evangelization.

MORE IN THE ENGAGING CATHOLICISM SERIES Ten Ways to Pray, 978-1-64680-057-5, $13.95 Creation, 978-1-64680-107-7, $14.95 Real Presence, 978-1-64680-055-1, $14.95 Becoming Eucharistic People, 978-1-64680-156-5, $14.95

President of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers

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DECEMBER Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible AVE MARIA PRESS EDITED BY SARAH CHRISTMYER Foreword by Mary Healy Do you long to connect with other women who live the Word of God in the world every day?

That connection is what makes the Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible different from other Bibles for women: it includes almost four-hundred pages of special features created for women by women—more than forty scholars, teachers, religious, authors, ministers, and speakers—such as Leah Darrow, Sarah Christmyer, Johnnette Benkovic Williams, and Sr. Maria Kim-Ngân Bùi, FSP— who come from a variety of backgrounds and reflect the diversity of the Catholic faith. They will help you to better understand scripture and to live it in your own life. And you will feel as if you are reading the Bible right alongside them.

The stunning beauty of the Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible also makes it stand out amongst its peers. The extraordinary and elegant design enhances your reading experience by connecting various features throughout the text. The gorgeous colors and rich design elements help you feel at home in the Bible so you can truly experience Living the Word.

“A unique and beautiful gift to the Church.

I am grateful the Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible exists for women to dive into the beautiful truths of Scripture with reflections to help lead us along on our walk with the Lord.”

—Jenna Guizar

Founder of Blessed Is She

“A valuable addition for the women in your life. This Bible not only encourages us to spend time in the Word through its beauty and accessibility, but to also live out the Word through our thoughts and actions.”

—Karianna Frey

Editor of We are Beloved: 30 Days with Thea Bowman

FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Trusted and easy-to-read Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition translation • Exclusive comprehensive cross-references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church that help you to better understand how the Bible connects with what Catholics believe • Large, single-column text with plenty of room in the lightly lined, generous margins for journaling, drawing, and notetaking • High-quality paper • Two ribbon markers • An introduction to each book of the Bible that includes an overview, outline, historical context, and key themes • Inspiring and beautifully designed quotations from saints and other holy women, including Josephine Bakhita, Dorothy Day, Catherine of Siena, Hildegard of Bingen, Joan of Arc, Thea Bowman, and Thérèse of Lisieux • Questions for reflection • Prompts to help expand your reading on a theme in scripture • Reading plans • A feature index noting all the topical essays and introductions in the Bible, organized by category • A Women of the Word index highlighting every woman mentioned in the bible, the Women of the Word profiles, and the quotes from saints and other holy women.

978-1-64680-125-1 · 1,984 pages · $64.95 On-Sale Date: December 30, 2022 Foreign Rights: World · 6.188" x 9.188" · Hardcover Category: Bible Imprint: Ave Maria Press

SARAH CHRISTMYER is a Catholic author, speaker, and adjunct faculty member at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the codeveloper and founding editor of The Great Adventure Catholic Bible study program.

MORE BIBLES The Ave Notetaking Bible (Hardcover) 978-1-64680-078-, $49.95, The Ave Notetaking Bible (Imitation Leather) 978-1-64680-079-7, $59.95,

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RECENT RELEASES A Catholic Pilgrimage through American History

People and Places that Shaped the Church in the United States

KEVIN SCHMIESING Historian Kevin Schmiesing takes you to more than two-dozen sites and events that symbolize and embody America’s rich and sometimes tumultuous Catholic past, including the Santa Fe Trail, Gettysburg, and the Bourbon Trail. You’ll also meet both famous and infamous Catholics—including Augustus Tolton, Dr. Samuel Mudd, and Francis Cabrini—who impacted our nation’s history.

978-1-64680-090-2, 288 pages, $19.95

“A guide for travelers searching for truth.”

—From the foreword by Mike Aquilina

Author of A History of the Church in 100 Objects

Becoming Eucharistic People The Hope and Promise of Parish Life

TIMOTHY P. O’MALLEY MCGRATH INSTITUTE FOR CHURCH LIFE Theologian Timothy P. O’Malley outlines four essential dimensions of a Eucharistic culture in a parish—one that fosters reverence and unity among the faithful, includes every dimension of human life in the mystery of Christ’s Body and Blood, and invites people back to parish life or to become Catholic for the first time.

978-1-64680-156-5, 160 pages, $14.95

“Timothy P. O'Malley provides a blueprint for a Eucharistic revival that heals the wounds of the Church and society alike.”

—Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens Diocese of Crookston

Set the World on Fire

A 4-Week Personal Retreat with the Female Doctors of the Church VINITA HAMPTON WRIGHT

Only four women in the two thousand–year history of the Church—Thérèse of Lisieux, Teresa of Ávila, Catherine of Siena, and Hildegard of Bingen—have the distinction of being named Doctors of the Church because of their impact on the faith. In Set the World on Fire, Vinita Hampton Wright offers a four-week personal retreat that immerses you in the dramatic lives, historical eras, and groundbreaking ideas of these formidable saints and invites you to develop the grit, humility, pragmatism, hope, joy, and vision these women possessed.

978-1-64680-101-5, 192 pages, $18.95

“This book is an important offering for those seeking authentic inner growth.”

—Shannon K. Evans

Author of Embracing Weakness

Abide

A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy With Jesus

HEATHER KHYM In this personal healing retreat from Heather Khym, cohost of the popular Abiding Together podcast, you are invited to break through the barriers that prevent you from trusting and experiencing the deep love of Jesus and be transformed by the freedom that comes when you place your wounds at the foot of the Cross.

978-1-64680-117-6, 160 pages, $17.95

“This practical and inspiring book will bring healing to your life and will bless you immensely.”

—Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT Author of Loved As I Am and Restore

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RECENT RELEASES Fat Luther, Slim Pickin’s

A Black Catholic Celebration of Faith, Tradition, and Diversity

MARCIA LANE-MCGEE AND SHANNON WIMP SCHMIDT In Fat Luther, Slim Pickin’s, Marcia Lane-McGee and Shannon Wimp Schmidt, hosts of the Plaid Skirts and Basic Black podcast, share their faith and reflections on the liturgical year to honor the Black Catholic experience and to help other Catholics understand Black culture. With the humor, vulnerability, honesty, and pop culture references, the duo explore the Church as an important model for how to welcome diversity while maintaining and celebrating culturally distinct traditions and practices.

978-1-64680-131-2, 192 pages, $17.95

“Lane-McGee and Schmidt serve up smart, beautifully written reflections about their faith and heritage as fully Black, fully Catholic women.”

—Gloria Purvis

Catholic radio and television host, author, commentator, and executive producer of The Gloria Purvis Podcast

Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life

On Love, Friendship, and Becoming the Person God Created You to Be HALEY STEWART In this uniquely Catholic take, popular Catholic podcaster Haley Stewart reveals Jane Austen’s thoughtful, deeply personal exploration of human relationships—including with God—through her six novels. Stewart’s insights take you on a journey that is both literary and spiritual, revealing how Austen’s characters and themes can lead to you to discover and become the person God has called you to be.

978-1-64680-139-8, 160 pages, $16.95

“You’ll return to this book again and again for its deep voice of intelligent friendship and lively, joy-filled faith.”

—Elizabeth Scalia

Former editor-at-large, Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

Befriending St. Joseph

Finding Faith, Hope, and Courage in the Seven Sorrows Devotion

DEACON GREG KANDRA In Befriending St. Joseph, popular blogger Deacon Greg Kandra leads you on a journey of imaginative exploration and spiritual renewal rooted in the few Bible stories where Joseph is written about. This book offers a fresh take on the centuries-old devotion known as the Seven Sorrows of St. Joseph and provides an opportunity to ponder Joseph’s role in our salvation and to become more like him.

978-1-64680-137-4, 128 pages, $13.95

“Packed with prayerful insights that you’ll return to over and over again.”

—Joel Stepanek

Life Teen International

Let Go of Your Fear

Choosing to Trust Jesus in Life’s Stormy Times GARY ZIMAK Gary Zimak, author of the bestselling book Give Up Worry for Lent!, explores two Gospel stories of Jesus calming storms—and his disciples—to show you how to manage the big feelings of fear in your life. His practical retelling of the familiar stories, when Jesus is asleep in the boat and when he walks across the water toward his disciples, is an invitation to encounter the Lord in the midst of your own storms and move from discouragement to courage and away from anxiety and toward hope.

978-1-64680-129-9, 160 pages, $15.95

“Personal and practical and uplifted on every page by deep faith, this book will bring consolation and inspiration to many.”

—Deacon Greg Kandra

Creator of The Deacon’s Bench

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RECENT RELEASES No Such Thing as Ordinary

Unlocking Your Extraordinary Life through Everyday Encounters with Jesus

RACHEL BALDUCCI No Such Thing as Ordinary will help you discover the passion and adventure in your life while empowering you to see how God uses daily, here-and-now moments to draw you to him in an extraordinary way.

978-1-64680-127-5, 128 pages, $15.95

“Honest, vulnerable, refreshing, and real.”

—Danielle Bean

Brand manager of CatholicMom.com

The Church and the Age of Reformations (1350–1650) Martin Luther, the Renaissance, and the Council of Trent

JOSEPH T. STUART AND BARBARA A. STUART In The Church and the Age of Reformations (1350–1650), historian Joseph T. Stuart and theologian Barbara A. Stuart highlight the watershed events of a confusing period in history, providing a broader— and deeper—historical context of the era.

978-1-64680-033-9, 192 pages, $17.95

“An indispensable introduction to the Reformation era.”

—James L. Papandrea

Author of The Early Church

One Disciple at a Time

How to Lead Others to Dynamic, Engaged, Life-Changing Faith

EVERETT FRITZ In One Disciple at a Time, Everett Fritz outlines a framework for one-to-one outreach that helps us develop as mentors in faith, furthering the Kingdom of God as Jesus commanded when he told us to go and make disciples.

When we learn how to focus on a ministry of one, we will multiply our efforts to create a movement that meets the spiritual needs of many.

978-1-64680-143-5, 128 pages, $14.95

“Ministry as Jesus did.”

—Chris Stefanick

Founder and president of Real Life Catholic

A Lifetime of Love

A Game Plan for Marriage and Family Life LOU HOLTZ

In A Lifetime of Love, legendary football coach Lou Holtz offers couples young and old practical advice on marriage and parenting gleaned from his fifty-nine year marriage. He shares stories from his and Beth’s life away from the football field that reveal the couple’s deep faith in God and commitment to each other and their children.

978-1-64680-133-6, 128 pages, $13.95

“Honest insight and timeless wisdom.”

—Mark Hart

Birthing the Holy

Executive vice president of Life Teen International

Wisdom from Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal

CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER ILLUSTRATED BY KREG YINGST Do you long to feel more alive, to see the vibrancy in your daily life? Look to the Blessed Mother for help. In Birthing the Holy, Christine Valters Paintner—abbess of the online Abbey of the Arts—invites you to better know Mary and her heart through thirty-one of her titles, and, along the way, you’ll nurture the new growth in your life.

978-1-932057-27-0, 224 pages, $18.95

“Keen insights and fresh perspective on the life and meaning of Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus.”

—Fr. David L. Guffey, CSC

National Director Family Theater Productions

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RECENT RELEASES Beginning Well

7 Spiritual Practices for the First Year of Almost Anything JOEL STEPANEK The first year of almost anything new can be both a blessing and a challenge. In Beginning Well, Joel Stepanek, vice president of parish services at Life Teen International, shows how being shaken out of your routine when you start something new can free you to become a better Christian. He offers seven spiritual practices to get you through transitions and help you lay a strong foundation for true happiness.

978-1-64680-135-0, 160 pages, $13.95

“Insightful stories, practicals, and Christ-centered encouragement.”

—Emily Wilson Hussem

Speaker and author of Go Bravely and Awaken My Heart

Habits of Freedom

5 Ignatian Tools for Clearing Your Mind and Resting Daily in the Lord CHRISTOPHER S. COLLINS, SJ 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 from your exhaustion, anxiety, or mental clutter. 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.

978-1-64680-123-7, 128 pages, $14.95

“I'm grateful for this book and I’ll benefit from it for years to come. I know you will too!”

—Gary Zimak

Author of Give Up Worry for Lent!

The Way of Beatitude

Living Radical Hope in a World of Division and Despair

FR. CASEY COLE, OFM Fr. Casey Cole, OFM—host of YouTube’s Breaking in the Habit—wants to show you how to embrace the pain caused by anger and division in the world and then look to Jesus for hope through the Beatitudes.

978-1-64680-145-9, 128 pages, $15.95

“A model of how we can be agents of peace.”

—Ashley McKinless

Executive editor at America and cohost of the Jesuitical podcast

Open Wide My Heart A Journal of a Prayer Life

MACRINA WIEDERKEHR Open Wide My Heart pulls together two years of personal reflections on scripture by beloved spiritual author, Macrina Wiederkehr (1939–2020). Her brief yet poignant reflections serve as guideposts as you begin or deepen your scripture study and offer gentle direction for your faith and a better understanding of daily life.

978-1-932057-31-7, 160 pages, $15.95

“A timely treasure.”

—Paula D’Arcy

Author of Winter of the Heart

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