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F o r Yo u r L e n t e n J o u r n e y Discerning the Will of God Journey to Easter Watch and Pray with Me In the Name of Jesus

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Crossroad Books for Lent

Letter from the Publisher Dear Reader, Benjamin Franklin once wrote: Those have a short lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.

What was true of the borrower at the time of Poor Richard’s Almanack is true for all of us today. Whether it’s the demands of family life, financial obligations, a heavy work load, personal struggles, or just the overstimulation of modern life, the season of Lent—that unique time when we are called to step out of the ordinary and journey toward what is deeper—can sometimes go by far too quickly. We at The Crossroad Publishing Company have assembled this brochure to offer you resources for remembering and making the most of the extra-ordinary journey that Lent invites us to join. We hope these books help you make the Lenten season last – ‘til Easter, and throughout all of 2013.

We greet you in anticipation of great Easter joy, Gwendolin Herder, CEO and Publisher

A Catholic approach for life’s major decisions TIMOTHY M. GALLAGHER, OMV

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Discerning the Will of God An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making Drawing from the timeless methods of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, this thoughtful meditation is enriched with examples and stories that offer practical and profound wisdom for aligning personal desires and goals with God’s will.With guidance on recognizing God’s infinite love, opening the heart to what God wants, making use of silence, the Eucharist, scripture, spiritual direction, finding clarity, and understanding discernment as part of the overall spiritual life in Christ, this discussion addresses questions asked by many Christians throughout life, such as What does God want for my life? Is it time to change jobs? And Should I marry? Focusing on major life decisions such as marriage and career, these insights can be adapted to any of life’s decisions, helping the thoughtful Christian find a spiritually inspired mission.

“It becomes clear in Gallagher’s work that a persevering practice of spiritual discernment helps us to gather the fragments of life into a pattern of greater freedom and hopeful living.” – The Way 0-8245-2489-0 • $19.95 pb • 172 pages • ebook /Mobi $13.99

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J O S E P H C A R D I N A L R AT Z I N G E R (POPE BENEDICT XVI)

Journey to Easter Spiritual Reflections for the Lenten Season Pope Benedict XVI offers us a magnificent Lenten blessing in Journey to Easter.

This book is a rich meditation on the meaning of Lent, the significance of the birth and death of Jesus Christ, and the meaning of Jesus in the life of Christians everywhere. Memorable themes include: The mystery of Mary; the sign of Jonah; prayer as the center of the life of Jesus; the Easter mystery; Pentecost; and the sending of the Spirit.

0-8245-2382-4 • $14.95 pb • 184 pages

S T R AT F O R D C A L D E C O T T

The Seven Sacraments Entering the Mysteries of God The elements of mysticism and mystery deep in Christian Sacraments have fascinated many for centuries, yet inevitably we also seek understanding.

Each of the seven sacraments reveals a fundamental aspect of Christ’s healing work. In explaining the meaning and connection of each, and the further connection between the Commandments, the Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer, the book underscores the mystical heartbeat of faith that accompanies the action of God in our lives.

0-8245-2376-3 • $19.95 pb • 160 pages

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Beginning the Lenten Journey

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For Your Travels with the Saints

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ELIZABETH FICOCELLI

Shower of Heavenly Roses Stories of the Intercessions of St Therese of Lisieux The dozens of stories of the intercessions of Therese of Lisieux “range from tender to stunning.

Elizabeth Ficocelli has done a wonderful job helping us get to know this thoroughly modern saint.” —Joan Wester Anderson, author of Where Angels Walk 0-8245-2256-8 • $14.95 pb • 224 pages

B E N E D I C T J . G RO E S C H E L

Augustine Major Writings Renowned writer and EWTN TV host Fr. Benedict Groeschel here presents and interprets the three spiritual classics of this preeminent Father of the Church: The Confessions,The City of God, and The Trinity. A wonderful way to meet Augustine the convert, the philosopher, and the psychologist.

0-8245-2505-7 • $19.95 pb • 192 pages

FREDERICK QUINN

African Saints Saints, Martyrs, and Holy People from the Continent of Africa Expand your perspective of sainthood with this valuable resource. Africa is a deeply spiritual continent and yet there are relatively few canonized saints.This book gathers 120 stories from African saints, canonized and not, Catholic, Protestant, and of other religions.

0-8245-1971-1 • $22.95 pb • 248 pages

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RO B E RT E L L S B E R G

Blessed Among all Women Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time Winner of three Catholic Press Awards!

From the bestselling author of All Saints comes this new collection of devotional sketches on history’s greatest women.

From Joan of Arc to Anne Frank to Mary Magdalene, Ellsberg offers insights into the way that women of all faiths and backgrounds have lived out the lives of sanctity, mysticism, social justice, and world reform. Blessed Among All Women features new material along with the best women saints of All Saints.

0-8245-2439-5 • $24.95 pb • 320 pages

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Women Saints

MADONNA SOPHIA COMPTON

Women Saints 365 Daily Readings This compelling book explains sainthood in terms not only of mortifications, mysticism and miracles, but also of compassion, charity and true joy in living. Organized by calendar year for readers’ daily use, the lives of traditionally acknowledged saints and beatifications are juxtaposed with noble women of other religions, and heroines of the Old Testament. Author Compton explains how women’s roles and perceptions of themselves have changed over centuries, and finds a new understanding of what saintliness might mean. Alongside Agnes we discover Sarah, and Hagar, an artist, a photographer, beggars, princesses, and passionate reformers.

0-8245-2413-5 • $19.95 pb • 544 pages

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For Moving Inward THOMAS A’KEMPIS T R A N S L AT E D B Y W I L L I A M G R I F F I N

Consolations for My Soul Meditations for the Earthly Pilgrimage toward the Heavenly Jerusalem Next to the Bible, The Imitation of Christ by A’Kempis is the bestselling spiritual book ever written. Less known are this medieval author’s other brilliant works. As with the book Meeting the Master in the Garden, Crossroad has brought back Consolations for My Soul in a beautiful new translation.

0-8245-2107-3 • $19.95 pb • 256 pages Also by Thomas A’Kempis: Meeting the Master in the Garden 0–8245- 2140-0 • $19.95 pb • 264 pages

RO N A L D RO L H E I S E R

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The Finger of God in Our Everyday Lives Full of personal anecdotes, healing wisdom, and fresh reflections on Scripture, this companion to the bestseller The Holy Longing draws on the great traditions of parable and storytelling to lead us to a new appreciation of the spiritual life.

0-8245-1965-0 • $16.95 pb • 240 pages

D AV I D S T E I N D L - R A S T

A Listening Heart The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness Benedictine monk, Brother David, has travelled the world to deliver words of peace.This precious book was praised by St. Anthony’s Messenger Magazine for being “… not just one of the better books on the spiritual life but one of the really great ones.”

0-8245-1780-9 • $15.95 pb • 144 pages

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JOAN CHITTISTER

The Rule of Benedict A Spirituality for the 21st Century “By offering informed commentary that links St. Benedict’s Rule with contemporary questions (stewardship, relationships, authority, community, balance, work, simplicity, prayer, and spiritual and psychological development), Sr. Joan succeeds in her task of making an ancient document accessible to a modern reading public.” – New Oxford Review 0-8245-2594-1 • $16.95 pb • 192 pages

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For Moving Inward

T H O M A S K E AT I N G

Intimacy With God An Introduction to Centering Prayer A founder of the Centering Prayer movement, Cistercian monk and bestselling author Thomas Keating offers here an introduction filled with insight and practical advice. “This is perhaps Keating’s most readable and enlightening work.”

–Spiritual Book News 0-8245-2529-3 • $16.95 pb • 232 pages

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For Letting Go

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RO N A L D RO L H E I S E R

The Shattered Lantern Rediscovering a Felt Presence of God The Shattered Lantern triumphantly balances the duality of perceiving a glass half empty or half full. This is the “prequel” to the hugely successful Holy Longing, written by Catholic Press Award-winner Rolheiser.This book stands strong in its own right, a book dedicated to helping us rediscover the light of God, reflecting that while not all seems well, and not all seems just, faith truly can make sense of it all.

0-8245-2275-9 • $14.95 pb (revised ed.) 192 pages

ANTHONY DE MELLO

Walking On Water Indian Jesuit priest Anthony de Mello knew like few others how to engage Eastern and Western spiritual traditions in a gentle and truthful way. An exhilarating storyteller himself, in this gift volume he uses stories of monks and rabbis, soldiers, and fairy tales and legends, leading the reader through the basics of spiritual life to the place where “walking on water” is within reach.

0-8245-2492-0 • $14.95 pb • 208 pages

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HENRI J.M. NOUWEN

Encounters with Merton Spiritual Reflections Before Nouwen became a bestselling spiritual author in his own right, he wrote a book on Thomas Merton and the eternal truths of the spiritual life.Themes include Merton and solitude, nonviolence, and the encounters between Eastern and Western spirituality.

0-8245-2419-3 • $14.95 pb • 144 pages

HENRI J.M. NOUWEN

Our Second Birth Christian Reflections on Death and New Life A meaningful selection of the most relevant texts that Henri Nouwen wrote during the last year of his life, a year of intense searching, questioning as well as a year of the celebration of life and friendship, and life after death.

0-8245-2365-7 • $14.95 pb • 224 pages

HENRI J.M. NOUWEN

Finding My Way Home Pathways to Life and Spirit Henri Nouwen became one of the most inspiring spiritual guides of the 20th Century because he invested his whole self into seeking.These profound meditations on living, waiting, power, peace and dying offer his central insights to inspire all those daring to travel.

0-8245-2274-2 • $15.95 pb • 160 pages

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For Letting Go

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For Your Lent and Easter Prayer KARL RAHNER

Watch and Pray with Me The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ The simply written and deeply spiritual reflections on Holy Hour and on The Seven Last Words by one of the most brilliant and honored theologians of the 20th century, in a special Lenten edition.

0-8245-1840-0 • $9.95 pb • 64 pages

RO N A L D H A N E Y WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY MICHAEL O’NEILL MCGRATH

Stations of the Cross Use these meditative full-color photos of beloved artist O’Neill McGrath’s paintings of the stations, alongside the reflective texts by Fr. Haney, for your Lenten discipline.This is another beautiful collaboration from the creators of Prayers for Priests.

0-8245-1769-4 • $14.95 pb • 96 pages

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Ashes to Easter Lenten Meditations Bishop Morneau has long been admired by so many readers for his insights into the spirituality of poetry and especially for his own poetic writings. In this daily reflection guide, he brings those strengths together into a special Lenten guide.

(0-8245-1720-5 • $14.95 pb • 120 pages Also by Robert Morneau: From Resurrection to Pentecost $12.95, hc, 144 Pages ISBN 0-8245-1855-4

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T H O M A S K E AT I N G

Journey to the Center A Lenten Passage Bestselling author of Intimacy with God and Cistercian monk, Fr. Keating offers to our readers a day-by-day guide through the Lenten journey, starting with a passage from the Bible and ending each reflection with a special prayer.

0-8245-1895-0 • $9.95 pb • 120 pages

J O Y C E RU P P

Your Sorrow Is My Sorrow Hope and Strength in Times of Suffering Drawings by Mary Southard In this beautifully illustrated book, bestselling author and speaker, Sr. Joyce Rupp, relates the Seven Sorrows of Mary to our own sufferings and opens for us a vast reservoir of courage, strength, and wisdom.

0-8245-1566-9 • $16.95 pb • 192 pages

G R E G O RY K . P O P C A K

The Life God Wants You to Have Discovering the Divine Plan When Human Plans Fail One of the country's leading Christian counselors shares real-life accounts of people who endured devastating financial, emotional, and professional setbacks and explains how his systematic FAITH-based plan enabled them to survive and thrive through hard times.

0-8245-2696-2 • $18.95 pb • 208 pages

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For Your Lent and Easter Prayer

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For Sharing Extraordinary Desert Journeys

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R I C H A R D RO H R

Adam’s Return Five Promises of Male Initiation Richard Rohr, a leader in the men’s spirituality movement, shares the key concepts of traditional male initiation, and shepherds readers toward an awakening into ta conscious, alert, and mature masculinity. A catalyst for a transforming revelation of true self – from a master.

0-8245-2280-3 • $19.95 pb • 224 pages

MIRIAM THERESE WINTER

Out of the Depths The Story of Ludmila Javarova, Ordained Roman Catholic Priest The breathtaking story of one courageous woman who at the height of communism became a prophet to her people. At the same time this book offers a most profound, beautiful, and faithful reflection on the nature and call to be priest and pastor for Christ.

0-8245-1889-9 • $19.95 hc • 272 pages Spanish edition available

CHRISTOPHER DE VINCK

The Power of the Powerless Christopher De Vinck's moving account of his life with his brother made a deep impression on the hearts and minds of Americans. Due to a tragedy at birth, Oliver De Vinck was born severely handicapped-blind, mute, crippled, helpless. Despite the doctors' bleak prognosis, his loving parents took him home, where they and their children cared for him. He lived for thirty-three years.

0-8245-1974-2 • $19.95 pb • 176 pages

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RO B E RT RO YA L

The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century A Comprehensive World History Martyrdom is the ultimate test of faith, and in the 20th century, more Catholics around the globe were persecuted, tortured, and martyred for their faith than in any previous century. Acclaimed as a masterpiece, Robert Royal’s book tells their heroic and inspiring stories.

0-8245-2414-2 • $19.95 pb • 448 pages

WILLIAM KELLEY

Servant of Slaves The Life of Henriette Delille A life-changing story of the pre-Civil War South,

by Academy Award winner William Kelley! This powerful and beautiful story of one of our history’s greatest women should be on everyone’s reading list.

0-8245-1998-8 • $19.95 pb • 224 pages

G U Y G AU C H E R

The Passion of Therese of Lisieux The Story of the Final Months in the Life of This Modern Saint “Bishop Gaucher’s haunting account of Therese’s final eighteen months reveals her at the summit of her journey, when she became a unique masterpiece of God’s amazing grace, and the saint for the next millennium.”—Bishop Patrick V. Ahern, D.D. 0-8245-0987-3 • $24.95 pb • 272 pages

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For Sharing Extraordinary Desert Journeys

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Confronting Evil

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GIL BAILIE

Violence Unveiled Humanity at the Crossroads “The single most important book on social analysis and prophetic theology to appear in our generation.”—Sam Keen “Anyone concerned about the rising violence and social disintegration in our culture must read this book. It’s that important.”—Sojourners 0-8245-1645-1 • $29.95 pb • 312 pages

T H O M A S M E RT O N

Passion for Peace Reflections on War and Nonviolence As violence, war, and terrorism are resurgent in the world, Crossroad presents Thomas Merton’s Passion for Peace.This book presents Merton’s most important insights into the nature of violence and nonviolence, armed conflict, and Catholic responsibility for a saner world.

0-8245-2415-9 • $14.95 pb • 176 pages

PAT R I C K F L E M I N G , S U E L AU B E R - F L E M I N G a n d M A R K T. M A T O U S E K

Broken Trust Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers This Catholic Press Award-winner tells the personal stories of sexual abuse perpetrators and survivors in the Catholic church.The authors offer an informative context for these complex and devastating stories and point the way toward the possibility of healing.

0-8245-2410-4 • $19.95 hc • 240 pages

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R I C H A R D RO H R

Job and the Mystery of Suffering Spiritual Reflections Franciscan monk and international speaker Fr. Richard here offers a chapterby-chapter spiritual commentary on the ancient story of Job. Rather than seeing it as a study of the mystery of evil, he prefers to look at it as the anatomy of a conversion.

0-8245-1734-2 • $19.95 pb • 192 pages

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For Entering the Mystery of Suffering

WILLIAM J. O’MALLEY

Redemptive Suffering Understanding Suffering, Living With It, Growing Through It Favorite teacher and Jesuit father William O’Malley does not pretend to have all the answers, but his caring candor and sharing of personal experience offers accompaniment, assurance, and light, and helps us to embrace our own pain and suffering.

0-8245-1680-2 • $16.95 pb • 144 pages

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Books for Spending Time with Jesus

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M I C H A E L K E N N E D Y, S . J .

Eyes on the Cross A Guide for Contemplation From the author of the Jesus Meditations and beloved pastor of Dolores Mission in East L.A., these powerful Lenten reflections in the Ignatian tradition guide the reader along biblical readings to a personal encounter with the Jesus Christ.

Illustrations by Bernardo Ganther Zelada 0-8245-1879-0 • $19.95 pb • 224 pages Also by Michael Kennedy, with CD by actor Martin Sheen: The Jesus Meditations 0-8245-1929-2 • $19.95 pb • 192 Pages

I R E N E M A RT I N

Sea Fire Tales of Jesus and Fishing Spend quiet quality time with Jesus on the shores of the Sea of Galilee before the drama of Holy week begins. A seasoned fisher herself, awardwinning author and Episcopal priest Irene Martin here offers a deep, sensuously written encounter with Jesus the fisherman.

0-8245-2128-8 • $19.95 pb • 224 pages

JOSE IGNACIO LOPEZ VIGIL AND MARIA LOPEZ VIGIL

Just Jesus “This book is for you who believe that the Gospel has lost nothing of its bite and…continues to disrupt our comfortable Christianity.” —Edward Gerlock Based on lively radio plays, this is the imaginative harmony of the Gospels told through John of Patmos.

A People Starving for Love (Volume 1) $18.95, pb, 384 Pages, ISBN 0-8245-1836-3 The Message of a Better World (Volume 2) $18.95, pb, 400 Pages, ISBN 0-8245-1849-3 The Passion Book (Volume 3) $18.95, pb, 416 Pages, ISBN 0-8245-1857-8

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POPE BENEDICT XVI

The Yes of Jesus Christ Spiritual Exercises in Faith, Hope, and Love A must-read to understanding Pope Benedict XVI’s view of the relationship between Christianity and the world. Secular thought has failed to answer the great questions of human existence. Benedict XVI invites us to rediscover the Christ-centered basis for hope.

0-8245-2374-9 • $19.95 pb • 144 pages

HENRI J.M. NOUWEN

Life of the Beloved Spiritual Living in a Secular World Henri Nouwen’s greatest legacy, now in gift paperback with a new reflection guide! Hundreds of thousands of readers have profited from this classic, an introduction to the spiritual life in terms that everyone, religious or not, can understand.

0-8245-1986-5 • $16.95 pb • 160 pages

BARBARA FIAND

From Religion Back To Faith A Journey of the Heart The popular author of In the Stillness You Will Know crafts a new vision. Drawing from her influential work and the writings of Diarmuid O’Murchu and others, Fiand lays out a passionate vision of the spiritual life as the forgotten core of all religions.

0-8245-2417-3 • $16.95 pb • 200 pages

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For Discovering God’s Presence inYour World and Life

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Gifts for New and Returning Catholics

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HENRI J.M. NOUWEN

In the Name of Jesus Reflections on Christian Leadership There is more packed between the covers of this little book that adults will find helpful to living a Christian life than you’ll find in many volumes three times its size. —Our Sunday Visitor 0-8245-1259-0 • $14.95 pb • 120 pages

LORENZO ALBACETE

God at the Ritz Attraction to Infinity From Charlie Rose and the NY Times to CNN and Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Albacete, a NASA physicist and Catholic priest, is a leading voice on the reason and necessity of religion. “The book, like the monsignor, crackles with humor, warmth, and intellectual excitement.”

—Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker 0-8245-2472-2 • $14.95 pb • 208 pages

E U G E N E J . F I S H E R , P H . D. RABBI LEON KLENICKI P O P E J O H N PAU L I I

The Saint for Shalom How Pope John Paul II Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations This complete collection of Pope John Paul II's texts on Judaism and the state of Israel bears witness to the extraordinary contribution the beatified leader made to healing relations between Jews and Christians. A work of reconciliation and inspiration.

A Herder & Herder Book 0-8245-2682-5 • $44.95 pb • 398 pages

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JOHN DIETZEN

Catholic Q & A Answers to the Most Common Questions About Catholicism This award-winning popular book offers candid information and engaging advice that speaks to every Catholic and everyone curious about Catholicism.

It’s all here: answers about matters of practice of faith; personal morality; Catholic traditions or interpretation of scripture. Authoritative, readable, and intuitively organized.

0-8245-2600-9 • $19.95 pb • 592 pages

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Gifts for New and Returning Catholics

JOSEPH M. CHAMPLIN

The Mystery and Meaning of the Mass (Newly Revised Edition) Working through the sequence of the Mass, Father Champlin asks Catholics, who sometimes sleepily or by rote mumble their way through Mass, to reflect on what they are saying and doing.The book explains how each individual ritual, whether a genuflection, Agnus Dei repetition, or breaking of the bread, has true significance.This understanding can help all worshippers appreciate the profound spiritual beauty and timeless integrity of the Mass itself.

0-8245-2296-4 • $9.95 pb • 128 pages

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For Love and Christian Marriage

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J O H N R . WA I S S

Couples in Love Straight Talk on Dating, Respect, Commitment, Marriage, and Sexuality The incredibly honest dialogue between a young couple and an orthodox Catholic priest touches on all issues related to dating, building a relationship, and deciding on one’s vocation. A great book to give to your growing young adults.

0-8245-2130-1 • $24.95 pb • 232 pages

G R E G O RY K . P O P C A K , P H . D.

Holy Sex! A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving You don’t have to be Catholic to find this witty and frank book and eye opener and a surprisingly practical guide to the best sex possible. However, if you are Catholic you will find it the most candid, orthodox and fun book on sex you have seen.

While common wisdom portrays sex and church to be at odds, studies have shown that married Catholic couples tend to have better sex, more often. Learn why and how…

0-8245-2471-5 • $14.95 pb • 352 pages

FRAN FERDER AND JOHN HEAGLE

Tender Fires The Spiritual Promise of Sexuality Franciscan nun Fran Ferder and Catholic priest John Heagle bring to this book years of research, theological study, and therapeutic experience in the area of relationships and sexuality.This book offers clear information, frank and inclusive guidance, and kind and generous wisdom.

0-8245-1982-7 • $16.95 pb • 268 pages

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PAU L A D ’ A R C Y

Sacred Threshold Crossing the Inner Barrier to a Deeper Love When Morrie Schwartz (of Tuesdays with Morrie) asked Paula to step out of her therapeutic role and help him face death simply as a human being, she took the risk of traveling uncharted waters.This story and others gathered here will forever change your understanding of the ways of love.

0-8245-2465-4 • $16.95 pb • 160 pages Also by Paula D’Arcy: Gift of the Red Bird 0-8245-1956-8 • $14.95 pb • 152 pages

P E T E R K A L L E L I S , P H . D.

Restoring Relationships Five Things to Try Before You Say Goodbye Sought out for his heartwarmingly helpful and wise guidance, Dr. Kallelis here offers five practical responses to the major causes for the break-up of intimate relationships: 1. Surrender; 2. Dispense Your Anger Wisely 3. Forgive; 4. Communicate; 5. Love and Live Longer.

0-8245-1880-6 • $18.95 pb • 176 pages

G R E G O RY K . P O P C A K , P H . D.

How to find True Love Give Love Forever After Every encounter with another person is an invitation to enter the magic of love, to transform ourselves and others, and draw strength, happiness and grace.Whether it’s romantic love, family love or the love for friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers, remember that love is as varied as the universe itself.

0-8245-2693-1 • $12.95 hc • 96 pages

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For Reflecting on Your Relationships

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For Your Spiritual Direction and Retreat

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R I C H A R D RO H R

Everything Belongs The Gift of Contemplative Prayer The one book every Rohr reader must own. In this classic guide, his all-time bestseller, Richard Rohr goes to the heart of Christianity and teaches us what it means to be contemplative.

0-8245-1995-7 • $17.95 pb • 192 pages

CHARLES MURPHY

Belonging to God A Personal Training Guide for the Deeper Catholic Spiritual Life With Foreword from Francis Stafford! A wise and powerful book when you don’t have access to a spiritual director. It uses rules and principles from the Catholic spiritual tradition and examples drawn from the lives of everyday people today.

0-8245-2148-6 • $16.95 pb • 184 pages

BASIL M. PENNINGTON

Lectio Divina Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures Father Pennington introduces the reader to the spiritual discipline that has been practiced for more than a thousand years. Lectio Divina has undergone a recent resurgence in popularity and opens us to an experience of God’s presence through the sacred scriptures.

0-8245-1736-6 • $16.95 pb • 184 pages

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TIMOTHY M. GALLAGHER, O.M.V.

The Examen Prayer Ancient Wisdom for Our Lives Today When you want classic spiritual discipline to apply every day, this highly practical book is an important resource.The Examen Prayer helps you discover the hand of God in your everyday life and learn to be receptive to God’s blessings.

0-8245-2367-1 • $19.95 pb • 192 pages

TIMOTHY M. GALLAGHER, O.M.V.

The Discernment of Spirits An Ignatian Guide For Everyday Living When you’re ready to move more deeply into Ignatian thought, discover this great favorite of spiritual directors, directees, and others who want to understand Ignatius’s Rules for discernment – their keen insight into the human soul and their ability to explain the real-life struggles of spiritual seekers today.

0-8245-2291-9 • $24.95 pb • 232 pages

D E A N B R A C K L E Y, S . J .

The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola A new classic, this groundbreaking book by esteemed pastor and teacher Fr. Dean Brackley shines the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola on the social and spiritual crises of our era to lend hope and heart to our difficult times.

0-8245-2268-1 • $19.95 pb • 320 pages

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Ignatian Spirituality

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Crossroad Books for Lent

Books for Priests and Religious

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M I C H A E L C RO S B Y

Can Religious Life Be Prophetic Catholic Press First Place Award!

Sr. Joan Chittister notes: “This book about the prophetic dimension of religious life is itself prophetic….Highly readable….Every religious community in the country should study this book together before they even think of making another major decision.”

0-8245-2270-4 • $19.95 pb • 192 pages

BARBARA FIAND

Refocusing the Vision Religious Life into the Future This revised and expanded edition of Sister Fiand’s best-selling book, Living the Vision, revisits the comprehensive agenda and future vision for nuns living in today’s modern, post-Vatican world.

0-8245-1890-5 • $19.95 pb • 272 pages

PHYLLIS ZAGANO

Holy Saturday An Argument for the Restoration of the Female Diaconate in the Catholic Church Catholic Press First Place Award!

Based on the author’s serious research and profound knowledge of the Church’s tradition, this book has succeeded in both enriching and helping to shape the discussion regarding the restoration of women to the diaconate in the Catholic Church.

0-8245-1832-5 • $24.95 pb • 192 pages

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C H R I S T O P H E R RU D D Y

Tested in Every Way The Catholic Priesthood in Today’s Church “Tested in Every Way brings together a wide variety of voices on the state of the contemporary priesthood. Christopher Ruddy works a small miracle in gathering disparate viewpoints, weighing the hard facts, and connecting it all with Scripture and church tradition, to provide a remarkably engaging study of the Catholic priest today.This new study is essential reading.”

—James Martin, S.J., author of My Life with the Saints 0-8245-2427-2 • $16.95 pb • 192 pages

Crossroad Books for Lent

Books for Priests and Religious

DONALD J. DIETRICH

Priests For The 21st Century Herder & Herder presents the third volume of the Church in the 21st Century series in cooperation with by Boston College. Each volume brings together the best-known voices in Catholic life and thought, who meet to discuss today’s challenges and tomorrow’s hopes for the Catholic Church in America and worldwide.

0-8245-2437-1 • $24.95 pb, • 256 pages

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Crossroad Books for Lent

Laetare — And Don’t Forget to Live the Joy The fourth Sunday in Lent (Mid-Lent) derives its Latin name from the first word of the Mass text,“Laetare Jerusalem” (Rejoice, O Jerusalem). It is a day of joy within the mourning season.

JOHN ZMIRAK

The Bad Catholic’s Guide to the Catechism A Faithful, Fun-Loving Look at Catholic Dogmas, Doctrines, and Schmoctrines Catholics today face a barrage of puzzling questions about their faith and their Church.This bracingly funny, achingly honest look at what the Church really teaches—and what it doesn’t—takes on the toughest objections moderns raise to Catholic faith.

0-8245-2680-1 • $14.95 pb • 240 pages

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MADELEINE DELBREL

The Little Monk Wisdom from a Little Friend of Big Faith More than six billion people bear the burden of life. It helps to know that you’re no exception.”

These and other guidelines for the modern reader are offered here in a charmingly illustrated edition sharing the deep faith of the famous French philosopher, convert from atheism, and Carmelite nun. In English for the first time!

0-8245-2310-7 • $12.95, pb • 120 pages • Full Color Illustrations

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N I K L AU S B R A N T S C H E N

Fasting What * Why * How Fasting is a powerful tool for the prevention of illness, the restoration of health, and the gaining of self-knowledge.

Practiced for thousands of years by all the great cultures of the world, the art of fasting is too often forgotten in our modern lifestyles, but today there is a worldwide movement to rediscover the practice of fasting.

0-8245-2540-8 • $14.95 pb • 124 pages

HELLMUT LUETZNER

The New Life Fasting Guide Seven Days to a Slimmer,Younger, Happier You Europe’s leading fasting expert, Dr. Hellmut Luetzner, offers proven methods, step-by-step instructions and delicious recipes for a renewing and rejuvenation 7-day fast. Get on the road to beauty, youthfulness and health with this trusted guide.

0-8245-2660-3 • $16.95 pb • 125 pages Fully illustrated

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Crossroad Books for Lent

Guidance on Successful and Healthy Fasting

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