Spring 2015 Catalog - Ave Maria Press

Spring 2015

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150 Years

Celebrating Our 150th Year Dear Friends,

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ve Maria Press celebrates a very special anniversary on May 1, 2015. On that date in 1865, the first issue of The Ave Maria, a sixteen-page weekly magazine for Catholic

families, rolled off the presses under the watchful and visionary eye of Fr. Edward Sorin, the Holy Cross priest who had founded the University of Notre Dame some twenty-three years earlier. Prospects for the success of a new publication must have seemed as uncertain as the post–Civil War times, but it is clear that Fr. Sorin’s faith in the enterprise never wavered. He believed that the publication would be “the source of most abundant blessings” and “a glorious work for our Blessed Mother.” Fr. Sorin’s faith was fully justified: The Ave Maria continued to appear for more than 100 years, and at one time it was the most popular Catholic magazine in the country. Today, 150 years later, we strive to make God known, loved, and served through the spiritual, pastoral, and catechetical books that are at the core of our publishing program. I thank our authors, our readers, our partners, my colleagues, and the Congregation of Holy Cross for their continuing and faithful support of the publishing mission that Fr. Sorin began 150 years ago.

Thomas Grady Publisher

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The Power of Daily Mass

How Frequent Participation in the Eucharist Can Transform Your Life

Bert Ghezzi Popular author Bert Ghezzi shares the center of his own spiritual life—daily Mass—and encourages Catholics to grow closer to Jesus and receive Christ’s power for daily Christian living through the Eucharist, the greatest of all devotions.

Bestselling author, speaker, editor, and media personality Bert Ghezzi has been a leading figure in American Catholic life for more than forty years.

In The Power of Daily Mass, he reveals how the Eucharist is the center of his daily life and calls him to witness the Real Presence of Christ to others in his work and relationships.

Using quotations from saints and testimonies from fellow daily Mass attendees, Ghezzi encourages Catholics to grow closer to Jesus and receive Christ’s power for daily Christian living through the Eucharist.

Ghezzi highlights how more frequent participation in weekday Mass is a wonderful way to grow in love for the Lord and receive the guidance for living that can only come from scripture and the Eucharist.

“This book is not just for those who don’t yet go to daily Mass, but also for those who do. It reveals how powerful and relevant each Mass is for our lives, and will inspire and challenge you to really make the Eucharist your ‘daily bread.’”

Vinny Flynn

Author of 7 Secrets of the Eucharist

Features & Benefits:  In recent years, books on various popular devotions have

received a wide readership. However, there has not yet been a book on this most enduring of all Catholic practices—daily Mass.

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An excellent resource during Lent and Advent when many more Catholics attend weekday Mass.

Bert Ghezzi is a popular Catholic speaker and the author of more than twenty books, including Voices of the Saints and Mystics and Miracles. For more than forty years, Ghezzi has been involved in all levels of religious education and he has served as an editor for publishing companies since 1975.

Ghezzi and Mary Lou, his wife of almost fifty years, have seven children and fifteen grandchildren. They reside in Winter Park, Florida.

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The Heart of Catholicism 978-1-59471-440-5, $14.95

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One of the premier young, Catholic writers today.

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Brandon Vogt

Author of Saints and Social Justice

“Arriving at

Amen literally made me gasp, because I suddenly realized I was holding a diamond; the most intellectually stimulating, humbling, and entertaining Catholic book I have read in a very, very long time. ” Elizabeth Scalia

Catholic blogger and author of Strange Gods

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Leah Libresco’s account of her journey of faith is a wonderful gift.

Scott Hahn Bestselling author of Angels and Saints

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Leah Libresco is a blogger for Patheos who also works as an analyst fellow for Education Pioneers. She is a 2011 graduate of Yale University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. She has told the story of her conversion from atheism to Catholicism on CNN, NPR, and other broadcast outlets. Libresco lives in Washington, DC.

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Arriving at Amen

Seven Catholic Prayers That Even I Can Offer

Leah Libresco

Foreword by Mark P. Shea In 2012, media outlets from CNN to EWTN announced that Leah Libresco, a gifted young intellectual, columnist, and prolific blogger on the Atheist channel on Patheos, was converting to Catholicism. In Arriving at Amen, Libresco uses the rigorous rationality that defined her Atheism to tell the story behind that very personal journey and to describe the seven forms of Catholic prayer that guided her to embrace a joyful life of faith.

As a Yale graduate, Leah Libresco launched her writing career by blogging about science, literature, mathematics, and morality from a distinctively secular perspective. Over time, encounters with friends and associates caused her to concede the reasonableness of belief in God in theory, though not yet in practice.

In Arriving at Amen, Libresco uniquely describes the second part of her spiritual journey, in which she encountered God through seven classic Catholic forms of prayer—Liturgy of the Hours, lectio divina, examen, intercessory prayer, the Rosary, confession, and the Mass. Examining each practice through the intellectual lens of literature, math, and art, Libresco reveals unexpected glimpses of beauty and truth in the Catholic Church that will be appreciated by the curious and convinced alike.

Features & Benefits:  This is a first book for Leah Libresco, a popular blogger on

Patheos (“Unequally Yoked: A Geeky Convert Picks Fights in Good Faith”) and other venues.

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Her engrossing, cerebral interpretation of traditional Catholic

prayer practices (Liturgy of the Hours, lectio divina, examen, intercessory prayer, the Rosary, confession, and the Mass) connect faith and reason in unexpected ways through literary, mathematical, and scientific comparisons.

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ISBN: 978-1-59471-587-7 Price: $15.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: May 11, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 192 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Catholicism / Prayer Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Libresco’s story will appeal to many people who believe in

God and pray regularly but do not affiliate with any faith tradition. This is the fastest growing religious group in the United States.

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The Mystical Body of Christ A Timeless Portrait of the Church from a Beloved Catholic Evangelist

Fulton J. Sheen

Foreword by Robert Barron Introduction by Brandon Vogt The Mystical Body of Christ captures the theological brilliance of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, nationally renowned Catholic television and radio personality, before his meteoric rise to fame in the 1950s.

The Mystical Body of Christ captures the theological precision and communicative genius of Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979), whose radio and television broadcasts, including Life Is Worth Living, have reached millions of homes since the 1950s. With more than thirty of his works still in print, Sheen is one of the most beloved Catholic evangelists of all time.

This full-length and fully developed work on the Church as an extension of the Incarnation reveals Sheen’s accessible and theologically astute teaching style in the early years of his ministry. First published in 1935, the book’s themes of the Eucharist as a source of unity for the Mystical Body of Christ—the Church—and the link between the liturgy and works of social justice were echoed in the Second Vatican Council several decades later.

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ISBN: 978-0-87061-294-7 Price: $19.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: March 9, 2015 Foreign Rights: World English 352 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Catholicism / Theology Imprint: Christian Classics

A recent advance in Sheen’s cause for beatification, the healing of a young boy for which there is no medical explanation, will create renewed interest among his admirers and introduce the spirituality of this Catholic icon to a whole new generation of believers.

“Fulton Sheen’s The Mystical Body of Christ remains a serious and significant contribution to the mystical body theology of the twentieth century.”

Robert Barron Founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) was a gifted orator and writer, and a pioneer in the use of media for evangelization. He wrote more than sixty works on Christian living and theology. Sheen was proclaimed “Venerable” by Pope Benedict XVI on June 28, 2012.

Rev. Robert Barron is rector/president of Mundelein Seminary and founder of the global media ministry Word on Fire.

Brandon Vogt is the director of communications and content editor for Word on Fire ministries and author of several books.

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March

The Archaeology of Faith

A Personal Exploration of How We Come to Believe

Louis J. Cameli Drawing on family history and his own story, noted theologian and pastoral leader Fr. Louis J. Cameli takes readers on an archaeological exploration into the faith passed down across time and place.

In The Archaeology of Faith, Fr. Louis Cameli digs into his ancestry to uncover the source of his own faith and invites believers and seekers alike to examine their own faith in the context of history and within the community of the Church.

Tracing the evolution of faith from pre-Christian times in his ancestral village of Grottamare on Italy’s Adriatic coast, Cameli discovered how faith intersects with the most basic predicaments of life. While studying the rise of monasticism, he learned that faith is lived in community. As he looked at the medieval raids of Saracen pirates, Cameli found a sense of living with vulnerability. Finally, he realized that trust in God was modeled for him by the relatives who farm the same land today as their ancestors did.

As Cameli studied the rich complexity of faith in his family history, he reflected on his own life, his vocation, and the personal challenges that his beliefs pose.

“The best faith stories I’ve heard are those shared with heart and passion and this book ranks highly among them. Enjoy The Archaeology of Faith and ponder the role of faith in your own story.”

Lisa M. Hendey Founder of CatholicMom.com and Author of The Grace of Yes

Features & Benefits:  Cameli is a highly respected priest in the Archdiocese of Chi-

cago, where he has served as the Cardinal’s delegate for formation and mission and is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops.

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Cameli’s 2011 book, The Devil You Don’t Know, has sold more than 7,000 copies.

Rev. Louis J. Cameli is a Chicago Heights, Illinois, native and a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Devil You Don’t Know. Fr. Cameli has been active in formation of priests and has served in parishes and as a professor and retreat leader. He is the delegate for Cardinal Francis George for Christian Formation and Mission at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago.

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ISBN: 978-1-59471-589-1 Price: $15.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: March 23, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 224 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Catholicism / Spiritual Growth Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Author’s Other Titles . . .

The Devil You Don’t Know 978-1-59471-272-2, $15.95

Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality 978-1-59471-293-7, $16.95

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I appreciate how Sonja Corbitt “makes the guidance of the Holy Spirit a real possibility in every person’s life. We all desire to be led by God, and Sonja shows you how. A very refreshing read!

Jeff Cavins

Director of the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute and Coauthor of The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Study Program

Sonja P. Corbitt is a

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dynamic Catholic author and speaker who has produced several high-impact, uplifting multimedia Bible studies. A former Southern Baptist, Corbitt converted to Catholicism and is in formation as a Third Order Carmelite. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Bob, and two sons.

This book will equip you with “ the spiritual tools necessary

to build the dynamic, joy-filled relationship with Jesus Christ that you’ve always wanted.

Very highly recommended!

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers

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EWTN Series Host of Made in His Image: Family Life Today and Author of The Mass in Sacred Scripture

“ This ‘unleashing’ of God’s Spirit in our lives, through this book, can help us all to discover in God’s Word the gifts he longs to give us! ” Deacon Tom Fox

Columnist and Cofounder of the Catholic Vitamins Podcast

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Unleashed

How to Receive Everything the Holy Spirit Wants to Give You

Sonja Corbitt

Foreword by Lisa Brenninkmeyer Sonja Corbitt was an evangelical Baptist before she converted to Catholicism. In Unleashed, she shares her passion for the scriptures by weaving the Word of God with her own experiences to show readers how the Holy Spirit flows through their lives in relationships, prayer, and even in times of suffering.

Sonja Corbitt’s passionate faith and natural storytelling ability combine to create a refreshing message of how God, in his continual pursuit of us, speaks to us through the positive and painful circumstances of life, relationships, and his Word.

In Unleashed, Corbitt testifies that prayerful and regular study of the scriptures is the key to hear the voice of God, to see the Holy Spirit at work even in times of suffering, and to receive all the graces God wants to give.

Corbitt has been captivating Catholic women across the country with her message about God and his desire to know them in a deep and personal way. Endorsed by her bishop as a “credit to her faith,” Corbitt inspires Catholics everywhere to engage with the scriptures with renewed vigor and energy.

“Sonja Corbitt has been there. She is real.”

From the foreword by Lisa Brenninkmeyer Founder of Walking with Purpose

Features & Benefits:  Corbitt has produced three Catholic Bible studies, available

through her website, pursuingthesummit.com. Unleashed is the text for Corbitt’s next online and DVD-based Bible study.

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ISBN: 978-1-59471-599-0 Price: $15.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: April 27, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 160 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Catholicism / Women’s Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Corbitt is a columnist at Catholic Online and a regular contrib-

utor to the Catholic Vitamins podcast. She also has written for other Catholic and secular media and has appeared numerous times on both radio and television.

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Gifts of the Visitation

Nine Spiritual Encounters with Mary and Elizabeth

Denise Bossert

Foreword by Teresa Tomeo The biblical encounter between the Virgin Mary and her cousin Elizabeth, before the births of Jesus and John the Baptist, is at the heart of Gifts of the Visitation by popular speaker and syndicated columnist Denise Bossert. She uses their story to highlight nine gifts experienced by both women as they awaited the arrival of their sons and to encourage readers to develop these gifts themselves.

In her debut book, speaker, columnist, and Catholic convert Denise Bossert showcases the seasons of birth, grief, newness, and challenge experienced in the hearts of Mary and Elizabeth at the Visitation and invites readers to see these times in their own lives as opportunities to let God make all things new. Within each of those seasons, nine gifts emerge—spontaneity, courage, joy, readiness, humility, adventure, hospitality, wonder and awe, and thanksgiving—equipping readers to present Christ to the world as Mary and Elizabeth did.

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ISBN: 978-1-59471-568-6 Price: $14.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: March 9, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 160 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Catholicism / Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Bossert’s encounter with Mary, which led her to Catholicism, serves as the window for discovering and exploring the gifts—and helps readers look inside their own hearts to discover what the gifts of the visit between Mary and Elizabeth mean to them and how they can be Christ-bearers to others.

“Denise Bossert has written a book that will touch your heart and grace your soul by combining prayerful insight and meditation with the experience of one who has actually walked in the footsteps of Mary.”

Woodeene Koenig-Bricker Author of 365 Mary

Features & Benefits:  Denise Bossert is an author, speaker, journalist, and columnist who has been featured on television on EWTN’s Women of Grace and Journey Home and radio on the Son Rise Morning Show, Catholic Vitamins, On Call, and Seize the Day.

Denise Bossert writes a syndicated column, “Catholic by Grace,” for diocesan newspapers across the United States. She earned a bachelors degree in English education at the University of Dubuque and a master’s degree in literature from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

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Like the First Morning

The Morning Offering as a Daily Renewal

Michael J. Ortiz

Foreword by Most Rev. William E. Lori In Like the First Morning, acclaimed author and teacher Michael J. Ortiz presents a literary yet deeply personal approach to the Morning Offering, a popular form of daily prayer practiced by millions of Catholics worldwide. The book reveals the depth of this simple devotion, showing how a daily offering up of prayers, works, joys, and sufferings renews every aspect of life, and inspires the reader to live each day with greater intentionality and joy.

Like the First Morning reflects upon the Morning Offering, a popular and beloved Catholic devotion prayed at the start of each day to consecrate the day to Christ. Michael Ortiz, a religion and English teacher and author of Swan Town, draws from theologians, popes, poets, novelists, philosophers, mystics, and saints to help readers to become more fully aware of the beauty of God’s creation and be more open to his grace.

This unique book of Catholic spirituality consists of fourteen short, lyrical chapters, each centered on a key phrase of the prayer. The fresh approach to this ancient practice will appeal to those who seek inspiration to continue this form of daily prayer, as well as those who are unfamiliar with the devotion who want to deepen their prayer life.

“Michael J. Ortiz, in this important new book, takes the reader through every aspect of the Morning Offering. Once you’ve read it, you’ll never want to begin another day without pausing for a moment to offer your day, through this beautiful and powerful prayer, to God.” Most Rev. William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore

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ISBN: 978-1-59471-591-4 Price: $15.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: April 27, 2015 Foreign Rights: World English 192 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Catholicism / Spirituality Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Features & Benefits:  Ortiz conducts workshops and retreats on the practice of the

Morning Offering. The book contains reflection questions and other tools for personal or group retreats.

Michael J. Ortiz teaches religion and English in Potomac, Maryland. He has a bachelor’s degree in English from St. Anselm College and a master’s degree in English from Georgetown University. He is the author of Swan Town: The Secret Journal of Susanna Shakespeare.

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“ Fly While You

Still Have Wings is Joyce Rupp’s best book ever—a total original—and I would not be surprised if it became a classic. ” Michael Leach

Author of Why Stay Catholic?

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Far more than a memoir of her mother’s death, this remarkable book speaks healing words through God’s world of wonder, the beauty of everyday things. Robbed of one mother’s presence, the heart still soars, God empowers us. We still have wings. We fly.

Emilie Griffin

Author of Souls in Full Sail

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Every page of Joyce Rupp’s beautiful book is filled with practical wisdom. By meditating on the rich life of her own mother, Rupp not only shares with us timeless and life-changing lessons, but also reminds us that holiness always makes its home in humanity, and that saints are everywhere.

I loved this book!

James Martin, S.J.

Author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage

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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 the author of numerous bestselling books, including Praying Our Goodbyes, Open the Door, and Fragments of Your Ancient Name.

Rupp is a member of the Servite (Servants of Mary) community and the codirector of the Institute of Compassionate Presence. She resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Fly While You Still Have Wings

And Other Lessons My Resilient Mother Taught Me

Joyce Rupp For thirty years, beginning with Fresh Bread in 1985, Joyce Rupp has comforted millions with books such as Praying Our Goodbyes and May I Walk You Home. For the first time, she shares the story of her own grief in the wake of her mother’s death, offering readers both a profile of her mother’s resilient spirit and a voice of compassion for their own experience of loss.

In this heartfelt memoir about her mother Hilda’s final years, Joyce Rupp shares the lessons her mother taught her, especially to “fly while you still have wings.” As a poor farmer’s wife and the mother of eight living on rented land in Maryhill, Iowa, Hilda lived a life of hard labor and constant responsibility—from milking cows and raising chickens to keeping the farm’s financial ledger. Rupp shows how the difficulties of her mother’s early years and family life, including the loss of a twenty-three-year-old son, forged a resilience that guided her through the illnesses and losses she faced in later years. This affectionate profile of their relationship is, at the same time, an honest self-examination, as Rupp shares the ways she sometimes failed to listen to, accept, and understand her mother in her final years.

Rupp begins each chapter with a meditative poem that captures the essence of each stage in the journey. Her unfailing candor and profound faith illumine this story of a mother and daughter with a universal spirit of hope, reconciliation, and peace.

Features & Benefits:  The publication of Fly While You Still Have Wings marks the thirtieth anniversary of Rupp’s publishing career with Ave Maria Press. Her twelve Ave Maria Press/Sorin Books titles have sold more than a million copies.

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This memoir returns explicitly to themes Rupp developed

in her most popular title, Praying Our Goodbyes (more than 225,000 copies sold) and May I Walk You Home (more than 60,000 copies sold).

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ISBN: 978-1-933495-84-2 Price: $16.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: February 23, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 224 pages with photo insert · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Christian Life / Death, Grief, Bereavement Imprint: Sorin Books

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The Cup of Our Life 978-1-933495-31-6, $16.95

Praying Our Goodbyes 978-1-59471-205-0, $16.95

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May

The Soul of a Pilgrim

Eight Practices for the Journey Within

Christine Valters Paintner The renowned author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner takes readers on a new kind of pilgrimage: an inner journey to discover the heart of God. Eight stages of the pilgrim’s way—from hearing the call to coming home— are accompanied by scripture stories of great biblical journeys and the author’s unique and creative practices of prayer, writing, and photography.

As she did in The Artist’s Rule and Eyes of the Heart, Christine Valters Paintner once again helps readers travel to the frontiers of their souls to discover the hidden presence of God. In The Soul of a Pilgrim, Paintner identifies eight stages of the pilgrim’s way and shows how to follow these steps to make an intentional, transformative journey to the reader’s inner “wild edges.” Each phase of the exploration requires a distinct practice such as packing lightly, being uncomfortable, or embracing the unknown. Paintner shows how to cultivate attentiveness to the divine through deep listening, patience, and opening oneself to the gifts that arise in the midst of discomfort.

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ISBN: 978-1-933495-86-6 Price: $15.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: May 11, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 192 pages · 6" x 9" Category: Spirituality / Personal Growth Imprint: Sorin Books

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The Artist’s Rule 978-1-933495-29-3, $15.95

Eyes of the Heart 978-1-933495-54-5, $15.95

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Each of the eight chapters offers reflections on the themes, a scripture story, an invitation to the practice of lectio divina, and a creative exploration through photography and writing.

“Of all the books that Christine Paintner has written, this is by far my personal favorite.”

Wil Hernandez, PhD, Obl. O.S.B. Founder and Executive Director CenterQuest.org

Features & Benefits:  The author’s website, AbbeyoftheArts.com, receives more

than 10,000 unique visitors and 50,000 page views per month.

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 Benedictine oblate. She is the author of The Eyes of the Heart; Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire; and The Artist’s Rule and is a columnist for the progressive Christian portal at Patheos.

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March

A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac

Cultivating Your Faith throughout the Year

Margaret Rose Realy A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac is the first book to offer gardeners spiritual resources and creative projects that connect a love of gardening with their Catholic faith.

This one-of-a-kind book for gardeners explores the riches of the Catholic spiritual tradition in conjunction with all things gardening. Margaret Rose Realy—master gardener, retreat leader, and author of the Patheos blog “The Catholic Gardener,” —offers meditations and scripture passages on a spiritual theme for each month, reflections on the liturgical seasons and feasts, and delightful stories of saints who have special relevance to gardening. Readers also will discover the connection between the conversion of St. Paul and the canna seed, how the flight into Egypt was saved by a miraculous growth of seed, and the many miracles that made St. Brigid patroness of farmers.

Additionally, there are creative ideas for garden design, practical tips and techniques, suggestions on unique plants, and a table of biblical plants.

Gardeners at any level of proficiency and dedication will be enchanted by what they find in this extraordinary book.

“I consider this a must-have devotional for everyone, not just those of us who already love gardening.”

Meredith Gould, PhD Author of The Social Media Gospel

Features & Benefits:  The first book to combine gardening and Catholic spiritual-

ity, it is both practical and spiritual, offering creative ideas— including many suitable for parents and children to do together—along with meditations, prayers, and suggestions for reflection.

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Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. O.S.B., is owner of Morning Rose Prayer Gardens, a liturgical garden consulting and educational business. She earned a master’s degree in communications from Michigan State University and is an advanced master gardener with more than thirty-five years of experience as a greenhouse grower, garden consultant, and workshop leader. She is a monthly columnist at CatholicMom.com and blogs about gardening and spirituality at Patheos.

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“ Christopher Wesley

offers refreshing clarity in the midst of youth ministry craziness. In a word, he offers great vision for a ministry the Church so often gets wrong, but really can’t afford to. ” Chris Stefanick

Founder and president of Real Life Catholic

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I have always been impressed by the way Christopher Wesley makes Gospel living come alive for young people. Rebuilding Youth Ministry captures what has made his approach so successful. This will be an invaluable resource for those working with youth today.

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Most Rev. Denis J. Madden Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

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What I love about Chris is that this isn’t simply theory—he knows what he’s doing and he has shared his simple and practical tools to help us build a dynamic and more effective youth ministry for our churches.

This book is a gift!

Doug Fields

Author of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry

Christopher Wesley is director of student ministry and team leader for the parish’s family ministry programs at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication arts, electronic media, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chris writes the Marathon Youth Ministry blog (christopherwesley.org) and is the host of the weekly Rebuilt podcast. He and his wife, Katherine, have two sons.

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Rebuilding Youth Ministry

Ten Practical Strategies for Catholic Parishes

Christopher Wesley

Foreword by Michael White and Tom Corcoran Christopher Wesley, director of student ministry at Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland—the Catholic parish at the center of the bestselling book Rebuilt—has doubled teen participation in his programs and tripled the number of adult volunteers who work with youth. In Rebuilding Youth Ministry, Wesley presents ten indispensable strategies for creating successful youth programs where teens feel connected, stay involved, and grow in faith.

In Rebuilding Youth Ministry, Christopher Wesley coaches fellow Catholic leaders how to overcome common hurdles of ministering to young people. Wesley shares how he faced feelings of complacency, underestimated youth, and entertained rather than ministered in his own parish. Wesley built a distinctive program based on small-group faith formation and sustained with the assistance of more than sixty volunteer adult mentors.

Adopting a tone and structure similar to the bestselling books Rebuilt and Tools for Rebuilding, Wesley lays out ten strategies that helped grow participation in his high school program from nine teens to ninety and the middle school program from forty teens to eighty-five. His insider tips include: Think More Than Pizza; Think Small Groups and Mentors; Take Back Confirmation; Go Beyond the Youth Room; Accept That It’s Messy; Keep Asking Questions; and Keep Growing.

Features & Benefits:  Rebuilding Youth Ministry includes strategies similar to those found in Rebuilt and Tools for Rebuilding, but tailored to the needs of youth programming.

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Christopher Wesley offers an insider’s view of youth program-

ming that comes from working for ten years as youth minister at Church of the Nativity. Under his leadership, the program has flourished and now boasts one adult volunteer per eight teens in faith formation programs and small groups that remain stable from sixth through twelfth grades.

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ISBN: 978-1-59471-576-1 Price: $9.95 Binding: Paperback On-Sale Date: March 9, 2015 Foreign Rights: World 128 pages · 5.5" x 8.5" Category: Pastoral Ministry Resource / Youth Ministry Imprint: Ave Maria Press

Other Titles In This Series . . .

Rebuilt 978-1-59471-386-6, $17.95

Wesley is host of the weekly Rebuilt podcast, keeps an increasingly active speaking and writing schedule, and blogs regularly at Marathon Youth Ministry.

Tools for Rebuilding 978-1-59471-444-3, $16.95

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May

The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce

Cultivating the Five Qualities That Free You to Love

Lisa Duffy

Foreword by Father Jonathan Morris In the first book written specifically for the 11 million divorced Catholics in the United States, Lisa Duffy—CatholicMatch.com columnist—combines personal experience, Church teaching, and more than twenty years of ministering to those wounded by divorce to offer a guide that shows how faith can be a catalyst for healthy dating and relationships.

Encouraging yet forthright, The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce offers sound advice to anyone who has experienced the deflating effects of divorce, but is not ready to give up on love. Affirming the universal need for intimacy, relationship expert Lisa Duffy shows that faith can be a catalyst for healthy relationships, helping to identify and uproot emotionally harmful habits and boosting authenticity and confidence. Duffy identifies five essential characteristics of spiritually healthy people—being available, affectionate, communicative, faithful, and magnanimous—and shows how cultivating these qualities can bring out the best, most confident, and most attractive version of anyone.

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Quizzes, journaling questions, and action steps will help the reader grow in these areas. The book concludes with an appendix on resources for those who need help working through an annulment or who are in need of other post-divorce resources.

“Lisa’s gentle tone and truly compassionate nature are exactly what divorced Catholics need to overcome their fears, heal from past relationships and re-enter the dating scene with confidence.”

Robyn Lee Managing Editor of CatholicMatch Institute

Features & Benefits:  The author’s self-published book, Divorced. Catholic. Now What?, has sold more than 6,500 copies.

Lisa Duffy is a Catholic author, speaker, and blogger for CatholicMatch Institute and has more than twenty years of experience ministering to those who have been wounded by divorce. She is the coauthor of Divorced. Catholic. Now What? and producer of the Voices of Hope divorce support video. Duffy lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, James, and their three children.

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The Thrill of the Chaste

(Catholic Edition) Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On

Dawn Eden

Foreword by Colleen Carroll Campbell Dawn Eden, internationally known speaker and author, presents a completly revised Catholic edition of her bestselling work, The Thrill of the Chaste.

When Dawn Eden released The Thrill of the Chaste in 2006, she was a Jewish convert to Protestant Christianity, preparing to make the final leap into Catholicism. Now, nine years later, Eden has extensively updated The Thrill of the Chaste, sharing how her Catholic faith, the lives and intercession of the saints, and the healing power of the sacraments have led her to find her true identity in Christ.

This revised, Catholic version offers spiritual and practical advice for both men and women seeking to live chastely in a world that glorifies sex. Eden offers tips to help readers avoid temptation and live faithfully—including dressing modestly, but not being afraid to feel good about the way they look; trusting that God has a plan for their life and relationships; and making sure their “yes” comes from the heart.

“Writing from her personal experience, Dawn Eden illuminates a path through our devastated hookup culture using practical wisdom and theological insight from a woman’s perspective.”

Rev. Mark Mary Co-host of EWTN’s Life on the Rock

Features & Benefits:  The Thrill of the Chaste is gaining renewed interest among Catholics because of the popularity of Eden’s second book, My Peace I Give You.

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Eden has been a guest on the Today Show and spoken on

chastity, healing, and conversion in more than 150 venues worldwide. She is visible on her blog, The Dawn Patrol, and at dawneden.com.

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My Peace I Give You 978-1-59471-290-6, $16.95

Dawn Eden is a blogger and author of The Thrill of the Chaste (published in 2006) and My Peace I Give You. Eden received her pontifical licentiate in sacred theology from the Dominican House of Studies in 2014 and is studying for a doctorate in theology at Mundelein Seminary.

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When the Trees Say Nothing Writings on Nature

Thomas Merton

Edited by Kathleen Deignan Foreword by Thomas Berry Illustrated by John Guiliani First published in 2003 and now available in paperback to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Thomas Merton’s birth, When the Trees Say Nothing has sold more than 60,000 copies and continually inspires readers with its unique collection of Merton’s luminous writings on nature, arranged for reflection and meditation.

Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk, author, poet, social commentator, and perhaps the most influential and widely published spiritual writer of the twentieth century. In When the Trees Say Nothing, editor Kathleen Deignan sheds new light on Merton by focusing on a neglected theme of his writing: the natural world as a manifestation of the divine.

Drawing from Merton’s voluminous writing on nature, Deignan has thematically assembled a collection of lucid, poetic reflections. Chapters on the four elements, the seasons, the Earth and its creatures, and the sun, moon, and stars provide brief passages from his diverse works that reveal the presence of God in creation.

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A Book of Hours 978-1-933495-05-7, $22.00

“Merton would be thrilled with this book.”

Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B. Cofounder of gratefulness.org

Features & Benefits:  January 31, 2015, is the centenary of Merton’s birth. There will be numerous conferences and lectures throughout the year celebrating his life and legacy.

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 translated into more than fifteen languages.

Kathleen Deignan, C.N.D., is an Irish-American theologian, author, and sacred song writer. Her book A Book of Hours is a daily breviary drawn from Merton’s poetry and psalms.

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Seeking Surrender

How My Friendship with a Trappist Monk Taught Me to Trust and Embrace Life

Colette Lafia

Foreword by Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M. An unlikely friendship between Colette Lafia and a silent monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Thomas Merton lived, comes to life through seven years of shared letters.

Lafia’s palpable openness and warm storytelling lead readers through the same compassionate process that led the author to accept herself, find peace with life, and strive for an ever-deepening relationship with God. Folded within the deep friendship cultivated through letters exchanged between Colette Lafia, a spiritual director and retreat leader, and Brother René, a Trappist monk, is Lafia’s struggle with infertility, insomnia, the loss of her sister, the declining health and eventual death of her father, and her role as caregiver. Brother René’s compassion and guidance throughout these trials—and Lafia’s responses—provide a template for helping readers to surrender to God in their own struggles.

Readers will find simple exercises and profound advice for living a more conscious and intentional life, with tips such as, “look at yourself through God’s eyes,”“notice when fear arrives at your door,” and “trust all is well.” Readers will ultimately discover a new attitude of acceptance and letting go.

“Seeking Surrender is a rewarding read for those searching for an answer in the midst of darkness only to discover he is always with us.”

Damien Thompson, O.C.S.O. Former Abbot Abbey of Gethsemani

Features & Benefits: S eeking Surrender will appeal to fans of Thomas Merton’s spiri-

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tuality of friendship, as well as those seeking peace in times of loss.

Colette Lafia is a San Francisco–based blogger, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and part-time school librarian. Lafia has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and English from San Francisco State University and a master of library information science from San Jose State University. She is the author of Comfort and Joy: Simple Ways to Care for Ourselves and Others.

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Sacred Space for Lent 2015 The Irish Jesuits

Now in its tenth year of publication, Sacred Space for Lent 2015 continues to attract and retain a devoted readership for those it serves and is a complement to the popular website sacredspace.ie. A daily Lenten resource of unmatched quality, Sacred Space for Lent 2015 is a convenient, pocket-size book that makes it easy to enter into prayer during Lent—the most important season of the year.

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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. Inexpensive and portable, Sacred Space for Lent 2015 is the perfect gift for a parish, campus ministry program, small group, friend, family member, or for yourself.

The Living Gospel

Daily Devotions for Lent 2015

Nicholas Ayo, C.S.C. 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?” The simple, five-step devotions and Ayo’s rich contemplative style provide a perfect balance for any Catholic eager to pray deeply and be converted this Lenten season.

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The Living Gospel devotional prayer books for Lent and Advent offer practical insight and spiritual wisdom from popular Catholic preachers, speakers, and homilists. A new voice each season and a simple format invite Catholics to embrace the living Word of God as revealed in the daily Gospel readings and in their everyday lives.

Each day offers a simple, five-step blueprint with brief gospel verses, prayers, incisive reflection on the Word of God, and a specific challenge for ongoing spiritual growth.

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November

Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II

Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle This timely new addition to the Bringing Lent Home series

by EWTN host and popular author Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle focuses on the life and wisdom of recently canonized St. John Paul II. 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. Filled with inspiring stories, practical ideas for family prayer, easy-to-do activities, and lively suggestions for conversation, this useful booklet takes the worry and the work out of planning the family’s Lent. Building on the success of Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa and Bringing Lent Home with St. Thérèse of Lisieux, this edition continues to provide the same practical elements: a quotation from St. John Paul II, a story about his life, and practical suggestions for living the threefold call of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

“Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II is an easy, inspiring read that brings John Paul the Great once again into our hearts and homes. Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle has done the work for us, so all we have to do now is gather the family together, listen, reflect, pray, and grow in closeness to the Lord and each other.”

Joan Lewis EWTN Rome Bureau Chief

Features & Benefits: The heroic life and prolific writings of St. John Paul II provide a wealth of inspiring stories and lessons suitable for families during the season of Lent. 

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle is an award-winning author and journalist, speaker, pilgrimage host, and the EWTN television host of Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms and Catholic Mom’s Cafe, which she created. She is the recipient of apostolic blessings from Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI and a frequent guest on national Catholic radio and television.

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Bringing Home Lent with Mother Teresa 978-1-59471-286-9, $2.50

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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.

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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.

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978-1-59471-472-6, 160 pages, $15.95

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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.

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

978-1-59471-448-1, 192 pages, $12.95

“A good Catholic school should help all its students to become saints; what better support than this delightful collection that inspires readers to share the life of such witnesses!”

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Arleen Spenceley Foreword by Sr. Helena Burns, F.S.P. In 2012, journalist Arleen Spenceley outed herself as a twenty-six-year-old virgin in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed that went viral. In Chastity Is for Lovers, Spenceley expands on that piece, advocating Catholic teaching on sex and marriage with candor and humor, and without judgment.

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