RENEW International's Spring 2016 Catalog

S P RI N G 2016

Live in Joy, Love in Mercy Resource Catalog

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Contents 4. Lent / Cuaresma

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TRY RENEW’S BEST-SELLING RESOURCES

8. Spirituality / Espiritualidad 14. Scriptural Resources /

Recursos bíblicos 16. Discipleship and Social Justice /

Discipulado y justicia social 20. Evangelization /

Evangelización

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26. Faith Formation /

Formación de la fe 30. Marian Devotions /

Devociones Marianas 34. Faith and Life / Fe y Vida 40. Priestly Life 42. Sunday Gospels /

Evangelios Domingo 44. Young Adults 46. Customer Service

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Sample set of seven full-size books to give your parish the opportunity to choose from a variety of the most compelling seasonal, theological, and spiritual themes. $50 tambien disponible en español learn more: renewintl.org/sample

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A Letter from our President

“It is indeed my wish that the Jubilee be a living experience of the closeness of the Father, whose tenderness is almost tangible, so that the faith of every believer may be strengthened and thus testimony to it be ever more effective.”

—Pope Francis

As we journey through this Holy Year of Mercy, RENEW International presents new parish-based resources that support and encourage the Church’s mission to be a witness of mercy, expressing compassion in both words and deeds.

Be My Witness is a Christ-centered, Spirit-led process to transform the parish and form disciples for the New Evangelization. Be My Witness draws its inspiration from Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation The Joy of the Gospel and engages parish staff, leaders, and pastoral councils to effect change, forming missionary disciples via parish small groups.

Creation at the Crossroads is based on Pope Francis’ encyclical On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’) and moves Catholics to faith-based action. Through scriptural reflections, sharing questions, and practical ideas for caring for the environment and its people, parishioners can ensure a better world for future generations.

Luke: My Spirit Rejoices! is a fresh, contemporary resource based on the Gospel of Luke, written by scripture scholar Martin Lang. This book is the first in the RENEW Scripture Series, which is designed for personal and small-group use.

Living in the Sacred is a small-group resource based on The Sacred Fire, the latest book by best-selling author Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI. This companion for our popular Longing for the Holy guides us on how to stay true to our commitments as disciples of Christ, extending mercy toward all.

Leading Prayer in Small Groups emphasizes the importance of preparing for and effectively leading prayer in church groups of every kind.

In addition, we will share weekly spiritual reflections on themes of mercy throughout this special year. You can read and subscribe at blog.renewintl.org.

Sr. Theresa Rickard, OP President and Executive Director

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Lent

Lenten Longings

Year C - Seeing with God’s Eyes

By Catherine T. Nerney, SSJ

Lent invites us to a time of prayer, reflection, and conversion. Make a six-week retreat by exploring the Sunday readings of Lent. Simple language and everyday metaphors steep you in the season’s promptings to surrender self, work for justice, and deepen prayer life.

Lenten Longings is well suited for seasonal groups, small Christian communities, and individual reflection.

Song suggestions, prayers, and action Ash Wednesday is responses are included. Each book February 10. contains six sessions corresponding to the six weeks of Lent and presents Seeing with God’s Eyes -Year C themes drawn from the year’s Lenten Faith-Sharing Book readings.

For more information, visit: www.renewintl.org/lenten The Living Gospel: Daily Devotions for Lent TLGLEN10 $19.50, packet of 10 4

An invitation to see ourselves, one another, and our world with the eyes of God. LLFSC $7.95 Also available as an eBook!

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Lenten Longings Year C Small Group Set Includes 10 faith-sharing books, 10 Gleanings journals, 25 prayer bookmarks, 1 song CD, and 1 Sowing Seeds book.

LLFSC/SET $119 per set (a savings of almost 50% compared to purchasing items separately) Lenten Longings Prayer Bookmarks Sold in packs of 25.

LLPB $3.25

Lenten Longings Music for Prayer CD Create a prayerful environment with this CD collection of songs specially compiled to match those suggested in the books for all three liturgical years.

LLFSCD $15.95 Looking ahead to Advent: Advent Awakenings: Trust the Lord, Year A Faith-Sharing Book Prompts participants to accept the invitation of Jesus’ coming by reflecting on how to be more open to his presence in their lives.

AAFSA $7.95

About the Author Sr. Catherine T. Nerney, SSJ, PhD, a Sister of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, i s director of the Institute for Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia. She has ministered to small Christian communities since 1978, when she was a facilitator in her RENEW small community in Bayonne, New Jersey.

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Cuaresma

Reflexiones en Cuaresma Hacia el reino por la fe Año C

Estas reflexiones sobre las lecturas dominicales de la Cuaresma tienen como objetivo contribuir para que, de manera sencilla, las personas que se reúnen en las pequeñas comunidades mediten sobre la Palabra de Dios.

Además se quiere que durante este período sientan la fuerza de su mensaje y lo hagan parte de sus vidas.

Por Irma Chávez, PhD Para más información, visitate: www.renewintl.org/cuaresma

Miércoles de Ceniza es 10 de febrero

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Hacia el reino por la fe, Año C Libro para compartir la fe RCFSC $7.95 Disponible en su forma de libro electrónioco (eBook)!

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RENEW international Comunidad que canta. Himnos para la Cuaresma CD de acompañamiento para los tres años de Reflexiones en Cuaresma LEV24CD $15.95 Reflexiones en Cuaresma Año C Paquete para la pequeña comunidad El paquete para la pequeña comunidad eclesial incluye: Diez copias del libro para compartir la fe, diez Gleanings (diarios para escribir tus reflexiones), un CD con cantos, un paquete con 25 marcadores, y un ejemplar de Sembradores de semillas.

RCFSC/SET $119

Recursos de Advientos también disponible!

Reflexiones en Adviento: Preparemos el camino del Señor, Año A RCFSC $7.95

Oración para Reflexiones en Cuaresma Paquete de 25 marcadores.

RCPB $3.25

Acerca del autor Dra. Irma Chávez es una misionera que por veinte y siete años ha trabajado con RENEW International promoviendo pequeñas comunidades eclesiales en los Estados Unidos y en Centro América. Es miembro de número de la Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua. Ha escrito sobre diversos temas, ha publicado poesía y muchos materiales para reflexión en pequeñas comunidades eclesiales.

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Spirituality

Longing for the Holy: Spirituality for Everyday Life with Ronald Rolheiser, OMI

Experience how the gentle spiritual guidance and practical wisdom of bestselling author Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, can enliven everyday life with Longing for the Holy.

Ideal for small-community faith sharing or individual reflection, Longing for the Holy explores different dimensions of contemporary spiritual life. It is for those who want to enrich their sense of the presence of God and develop a deeper spirituality.

“Our group at church just loved Longing for the Holy. It really touched our lives in special ways. We anticipated each session with excitement to share with each other.

Every parish should do Longing!”

—Claire Conger, St. Michael the Archangel Baltimore, MD 8

Longing for the Holy Faith-Sharing Book Twelve faith-sharing sessions with prayers, reflections, sharing questions, and stories from saints and contemporary people of faith LHFS $16.95

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Longing for the Holy Small Group Set Offers the essential elements to facilitate the faith-sharing process within a small group.

Includes 10 faith-sharing books, Leading Prayer in Small Groups, Sowing Seeds, Gleanings, prayer cards, music CD, audiobook, RENEW tote bag.

SEL/LHSGS $229.00

Spirituality for Everyday Life Two-Book Set Explore faith and discipleship with this two-book set.

Based on The Shattered Lantern, The Holy Longing, and Sacred Fire, by best-selling author Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, Longing for the Holy and Living in the Sacred lead you on a faith journey from the beginning stages of discipleship through mature discipleship.

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Living in the Sacred: Spirituality for Everyday Life with Ronald Rolheiser, OMI

Living in the Sacred is a follow-up faith-sharing resource for RENEW International’s popular Longing for the Holy and is based on Ronald Rolheiser’s latest book, Sacred Fire.

Living in the Sacred takes participants on a deeper spiritual journey exploring the second stage of discipleship: “Giving your life away.” Having moved through the “getting your life together’’ stage, participants have made life commitments in either marriage or other relationships, such as raising children, caring for sick or elderly parents, pursuing careers, and engaging in the life of a community. Living in the Sacred is about how we stay true to these commitments as disciples of Christ.

Living in the Sacred: Spirituality for Everyday Life with Ronald Rolheiser, OMI SEL/LIS $18.95

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Living in the Sacred Small Group Set Offers the essential elements to facilitate the faith-sharing process within a small group.

Includes 10 faith-sharing books, Sowing Seeds, Leading Prayer in Small Groups, Gleanings, tote bag.

SEL/LISSGS $199

BASED ON A BEST-SELLER !

About this Resource Many of the spiritual insights for these books were drawn from the writings of Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Fr. Rolheiser serves as president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. He is a sought-after lecturer, and his books are popular throughout the Englishspeaking world. His weekly column is carried by more than seventy newspapers worldwide.

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Sedientos de Dios

Una espiritualidad para la gente de hoy

Sedientos de Dios: Una espiritualidad para la gente de hoy Libros para compartir la fe Doce sesiones, presentadas en dos libros de seis sesiones cada uno. Ofrece oraciones, encuentro con la Palabra de Dios, preguntas para compartir y experiencias de oraci贸n de los santos adaptadas a nuestro mundo contempor谩neo.

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Libro Uno (Sesiones 1-6) SDFS1 $7.95

Libro Dos (Sesiones 7-12) SDFS2 $7.95

Libros Uno y Dos SDSET $12

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Sedientos de Dios Versión en audio La versión en audio de todas las sesiones del Libro 1 y del Libro 2.

SDFSAB $29.95

Crucifijo de San Damiano Una réplica (diez pulgadas de alto) del famoso icono del s. XII SDCross $19.95

Sedientos de Dios paquete 10 Sedientos de Dios (Libro Uno y Libro Dos), 1 versión en audio, 1 Sembradores, 1 crucifijo de San Damiano SEL/SDSGS $189

“Posiblemente no se pueda encontrar un recurso más completo en español para el uso en pequeñas comunidades cristianas hispanas. Sedientos de Dios: Una espiritualidad para la gente de hoy, verdaderamente cumple lo que su título indica y lo hace de una manera actualizada, inculturada, accesible y concretizada en la vida diaria. Las diferentes sesiones van llevando progresivamente a los grupos a la profundización en el seguimiento de Cristo en su propia vida diaria, invitando suavemente a la responsabilidad en la vida familiar, comunitaria, eclesial y social.”

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Scriptural Resources

Luke: My Spirit Rejoices!

RENEW Scripture Series

Luke: My Spirit Rejoices! is the first book in the RENEW Scripture Series. Written by scripture scholar Martin Lang, this faith-sharing book engages readers with the entire Gospel of Luke. It includes reflections on the content of the Gospel, the human behavior illuminated in Luke’s work, and the Old Testament background for each passage.

Sharing questions and opportunities to apply the gospel message to daily life make this a perfect resource for small Christian communities. Can be used individually or in a group.

About the Author

Luke: My Spirit Rejoices!

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Martin Lang was director of the Master’s Degree Program in Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry and professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, from 1971 to 2005. He is currently professor emeritus. Professor Lang holds a doctorate from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and he was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale Divinity School and at Union Theological Seminary-Jewish Theological Seminary, affiliates of Columbia University in New York City.

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Bibles / Biblias

New American Bible Revised Edition This modern English translation is suitable for private devotions, careful study, and reading aloud in public.

Drawing upon recent textual scholarship and reflecting careful consideration of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Revised Edition NAB contains a fully revised Old Testament and a Psalter. Includes a complete list of readings for Sunday Mass and major feasts of the year, as well as a Weekday Lectionary.

BIBLENAB $16.49

Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Edition Sturdy hardcover binding and a high-quality, fine-grain paper makes the NRSV Bible both handsome and compact, a perfect Bible for church or home. Includes the “apocryphal” or “deuterocanonical” books.

BIBLEHB $11.99

La Biblia Dios Habla Hoy Edición compacta Traducción del original en hebreo, arameo y griego. Con la aprobación del Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano, CELAM. BIBLEDHH $9.95

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Discipleship and Social Justice

Creation at the Crossroads

A small-group resource on On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’) With twelve sessions on Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, this resource is designed for use in parishes, small groups, and college campus ministries.

Emphasizing love as a motivating force, Francis calls on all to do their part to protect the environment in order to improve the lives of the poor today and guarantee a better world for future generations.

Through Scripture, prayer, faith-sharing questions, and practical ideas for protecting and caring for the environment and people, this resource will move small groups to faith-based action.

Creation at the Crossroads: A small-group resource on On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’) Learn more: www.renewintl.org/renewearth CC15

About the Author

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Edward J. Ciuba is a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark. He was a professor of biblical studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary and then served as rector of the seminary at Mahwah (Darlington), NJ, and then at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. He is in residence at Church of the Presentation, Upper Saddle River, NJ, where he is member of the St. Francis Eco-spirituality Committee. He is a frequent speaker on Scripture, ecology, and spirituality.

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New Wine, New Wineskins

A faith-sharing resource for restructuring parishes The desired outcomes of any parish restructuring plan are renewed and revitalized faith communities ready to embark on the New Evangelization.

New Wine, New Wineskins provides a pastoral process, tools, and resources to engage the faithful in the process of change following a diocesan restructuring effort.

Because concerns and feelings are addressed with pastoral sensitivity, participants come to view the transitions through the lens of faith and more willingly embrace the new parish reality.

New Wine, New Wineskins: A faith-sharing resource for restructuring parishes Learn more: www.renewintl.org/newwineskins NWFS

About the Author

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Jeffry Odell Korgen has first-hand experience with parish restructuring. Formerly, he served as the Executive Director of the Department of Diocesan Planning and Communications for Diocese of Metuchen. Currently he is the Principal at Korgen Associates, a Catholic social ministry consulting firm. Jeff has also experience in community organizing, interfaith relations, and youth ministry. An accomplished author and speaker, Jeff holds degrees from Boston College in philosophy, pastoral ministry, and social work.

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Discipulado y justicia social

La justicia brota de la fe

Formación en la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia En español para hispanos

Por Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ

Libro Uno (Sesiones 1-12) LJFS1

La justicia brota de la fe es un proceso de formación para hispanos sobre el compromiso social y la íntima conexión entre la fe y el amor hacia el prójimo.

Esta obra, en comunión con la Nueva Evangelización, promueve el desarrollo espiritual de todos los que anhelan profundizar la práctica de su fe en un ambiente tan desafiante como el de hoy.

Los dos libros del participante representan las creencias claves de la Doctrina Social de la $16.95 Iglesia en el contexto de la Palabra de Dios y la Libro Dos diversidad de las experiencias vividas del pueblo (Sesiones 1-12) hispano en los Estados Unidos. Dos libros de doce LJFS2 $16.95 sesiones cada uno, conectan la fe y la vida con Libro 1 y 2 reflexiones, preguntas para compartir, oraciones, y LJSET recomendaciones de las acciones a seguir. El Manual $25 del Equipo Parroquial, la Guía para los animadores Manuel del equipo de pequeñas comunidades y otras herramientas que parroquial pueden bajarse vía web, son algunos de los recursos LJPHB/S adicionales. $35 Para mas informacion, visita www.renewintl.org/justicia

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El paquete para la pequeña comunidad eclesial El paquete para la pequeña comunidad eclesial incluye: diez copias Libro 1 (sesiones 1-12), diez copias Libro 2 (sesiones 1-12), un Sembradores de semillas, un manual del equipo parroquial, Comunidad que canta (dos CDs de música), OREMOS, Paquete Ciclos A, B, C, y un bolso de tela con el logo de RENEW. LJSGSET $385.00

(un ahorro de $103 si compras el paquete)

Acerca de autor El Padre Jesuita Allan Figueroa Deck basado en Los Ángeles, California, es reconocido como pastoralista internacional con muchos años de experiencia como formador en la fe y promotor de la justicia.

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Evangelization

Be My Witness:

Formation for the New Evangelization The New Evangelization represents a special opportunity for leaders in the Church—helping baptized Catholics embrace their role in passing on the flame of faith and setting hearts on fire to bring Christ’s warmth and light to all.

Get the conversation started in your parish about the single most important topic facing our Church today— evangelization. Be My Witness is a Christ-centered, Spirit-led process that draws its inspiration from The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis’ landmark document on evangelization.

Be My Witness Twelve faith-sharing sessions with prayers, reflections, sharing questions, and stories from saints and contemporary people of faith.

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Be My Witness gives parishes the power to build an ever-widening circle of conversion and commitment by engaging both parish staff and leaders, as well as parishioners, in two phases.

In Phase 1, parish leadership is guided through the transformation process with training and consultation including: ■■

Leader guides

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12-session participant book

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Video DVD with real-life witness stories

All the resources for Be My Witness are also fully available in Spanish as Sean mis testigos: Formación para la Nueva Evangelización.

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Evangelization

ARISE Together in Christ For Adults

ARISE Together in Christ is a pastoral offering for the New Evangelization and spiritual renewal that enables the spiritual standards of Christ to illuminate all areas of life. Its scripturally grounded content emphasizes people living in good relationship with one another as they make concrete applications of the Gospel to their life situations. Starting with the process of encountering Christ in Scripture through themes of conversion, justice, forgiveness, and reconciliation, ARISE culminates with the call to reach out as “Good News� to others.

Learn more and contact us to bring ARISE to your parish: www.renewintl.org/arise Get the word out about ARISE with custom parish merchandise! Visit www.renewintl.org/custom or call 1-888-433-3221 for more information and to order.

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RENEW international Each participant faith-sharing book contains six sessions, with a music CD available separately.

Season Three: In the Footsteps of Christ

Season One: Encountering Christ Today

Music CD ARFS3CD

Faith-Sharing Book ARFS3 $10.95

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Faith-Sharing Book ARFS1 $10.95

Season Four: New Heart, New Spirit Faith-Sharing Book ARFS4 $10.95

Music CD ARFS1CD $15.95 Season Two: Change Our Hearts

Music CD ARFS4CD $15.95

Faith-Sharing Book ARFS2 $10.95

Season Five: We Are the Good News!

Faith-Sharing Book ARFS5 $10.95

Music CD ARFS2CD $15.95

Music CD ARFS5CD $15.95

Other Languages ARISE Together in Christ faith-sharing books are available in: • French

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• Large print

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ARISE Together in Christ for Children and Youth

ARISE Family Sharing Pages A friendly, easy way to explore important faith themes at home and in class. Presented in a four-page, full color format. Sold in packs of twenty-five.

Grades 1-3: ARFS/CMP Grades 4-6: ARFS/CMI $62.50 per pack

Reach out to the younger members of your parish family with companion resources to ARISE Together in Christ. ARISE Family Sharing Pages for Grades 1-3, and Grades 4-6, and ARISE for youth are both designed around the same themes and scripture passages as the adult books.

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ARISE for youth Faith-sharing materials designed and written specifically for teens with the same basic themes and scripture texts as those presented in the ARISE Together in Christ adult and children’s materials. Includes ten booklets of six sessions each and one copy of the ARISE Youth Edition Leader Handbook.

ARFS/YM-BKSet $69.95 per season

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LEVÁNTATE. Unámonos en Cristo

El encuentro con Cristo hoy Etapa I: ARFS1/S $10.95

Cambiemos el corazón Etapa II: ARFS2/S

LEVÁNTATE. Unámonos en Cristo consiste en una renovación espiritual y evangelización, y permite a las personas profundizar su fe, tener una relación más cercana con Cristo, crecer en comunidad y servir a los demás.

Para una experiencia todavía más amplia, RENEW International recomienda el uso de los libros de LEVÁNTATE como parte de un proceso comprensivo de evangelización y formación en la fe del adulto.

LEVÁNTATE. Unámonos en Cristo ofrece dos CDs con audio que incluyen música para los momentos de oración durante las sesiones para compartir la fe en las cinco etapas. Comunidad que canta. Levantemos el corazón es para su uso durante las etapas 1, 3 y 5.

Comunidad que canta. Himnos para la Cuaresma es para las etapas 2 y 4.

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En las huellas de Cristo Etapa III: ARFS3/S $10.95

Un corazón nuevo, un espíritu nuevo Etapa IV: ARFS4/S $10.95

¡Somos la Buena Nueva!

Etapa V: ARFS5/S $10.95

Comunidad que canta.

Levantemos el corazón LEV135CD $15.95

Comunidad que canta.

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Faith Formation

WHY CATHOLIC? Journey Through the Catechism

For evangelization and faith formation

Why Catholic? Journey Through the Catechism illuminates our understanding of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and explores what we believe, how—through the eyes of our Catholic faith—we see the world, how we see ourselves, and how we regard our purpose in life.

Each 12-session book in the Why Catholic? series corresponds to one of the major parts of the Catechism.

For an even fuller experience, RENEW International recommends using the Why Catholic? books as part of a comprehensive process of adult evangelization and faith formation.

Learn more and contact us to bring Why Catholic? to your parish: www.WhyCatholic.org Get the word out about Why Catholic? with custom parish merchandise! Visit www.renewintl.org/custom or call 1-888-433-3221 for more information and to order.

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RENEW international Each participant faith-sharing book contains twelve sessions, with a CD of songs for faithsharing available separately.

Season Three: CELEBRATE: Sacraments

Season One: PRAY: Christian Prayer

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Faith-Sharing Book WCPR/E

Faith-Sharing Book WCCE/E

Music CD WCCE/CD $15.95

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Season Four: LIVE: Christian Morality

Music CD WCPR/CD

Faith-Sharing Book WCLI/E

$15.95

Season Two: BELIEVE: Profession of Faith Faith-Sharing Book WCBE/E

$18.95

Music CD WCLI/CD $15.95

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Sets:

Music CD WCBE/CD

Set of all four Books WCSET

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Set of all four CDs WCCDSET $59

RENEW International Tote RENEWBAG $15

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Formación de la fe

¿POR QUÉ SER CATÓLICO? El Catecismo como camino

Ideal para la evangelización y la catequesis

¿Por qué ser católico? El Catecismo como camino ilumina nuestra comprensión del Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica y examina lo que creemos, cómo miramos al mundo, cómo nos entendemos a nosotros mismos y cómo vemos nuestro propósito en la vida.

Cada libro en la serie de ¿Por qué ser católico? corresponde a una de las partes principales del Catecismo.

Para una experiencia todavía más amplia, RENEW International recomienda el uso de los libros de ¿Por qué ser católico? como parte de un proceso comprensivo de evangelización y formación en la fe del adulto.

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Libros para compartir la fe: La oración del cristiano: Para profundizar mi experiencia de Dios PCOC $18.95

La profesión de nuestra fe: Lo que creemos PCPF

La publicación que ofrece RENEW International es de gran ayuda para vincular estas dos fuentes de sabiduría con la vida ordinaria en espíritu de oración y de generosidad. ¿Por qué ser católico?

El Catecismo como camino con formato sencillo y fácil de seguir, será de gran ayuda para que las comunidades hispanas compartan su fe vivida día a día.

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La celebración del misterio cristiano: Los sacramentos PCCM

—Hna. Rosa Maria Icaza, CCVI, Directora Asociada de Programas Colegio Católico México-Americano

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La vida en Cristo: El camino con Dios PCVC $18.95

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Marian Devotions

At Prayer with Mary

Faith sharing and reflection on the Blessed Mother

By John Phalen, CSC, and James Posluszny, CSC

Deepen your appreciation of and devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary and her role in our lives and the life of the Church.

Mary’s faithfulness, as it is portrayed in the gospel narratives, is a model of the prayerful kind of life Jesus calls us to.

Scripture, Catholic teaching, personal testimonies, and Marian prayer— including the rosary—provide a renewed appreciation of Mary’s place in today’s world, where she, as always, points the way to Christ.

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Faith-Sharing Book Seven sessions on the life and mystery of Mary prompt participants to deepen their relationship with our Blessed Mother and enrich their prayer experiences.

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—Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., Archbishop of Louisville, from the Foreword

At Prayer with Mary Small Group Set Includes the essential elements to facilitate the faith-sharing process within a small group. Ten books, one music CD, one Sowing Seeds, one Rosary Stars DVD, one Gleanings, and ten rosaries with How to Pray the Rosary brochures.

MARY/SGS $109 (a saving of $31 compared to buying items separately)

Songs for At Prayer with Mary A music CD for the moments of prayer in At Prayer with Mary.

MARY/CD $15.95 Rosary Stars: Praying the Gospel DVD Features celebrities and champions who share their inspirational reflections on how they live and pray the mysteries of the rosary every day.

RSDVD/ES $19.95

About the Authors Fr. John Phalen, CSC, is a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a former president of Holy Cross Family Ministries. Father John is currently director of novices for the Congregation of Holy Cross in Latin America.

Br. James Posluszny, CSC, has been a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross since 1963. He has been an educator for most of that time from the elementary to college levels. Brother Jim is currently a tutor in the Writing Center at Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Devociones Marianas

No temas, María Un recurso Mariano Por Adele González

Este libro te ayudará a profundizar en el conocimiento y la devoción a la Santísima Virgen María y el papel que tiene en nuestras vidas y en la vida de la Iglesia.

La fidelidad de María, que se retrata en los relatos evangélicos, es un modelo del perfecto discípulo que Jesús nos llama a vivir.

Las Sagradas Escrituras, la doctrina católica, testimonios personales y oraciones marianas — incluyendo el rosario — proporcionarán una renovada apreciación del lugar de María en el mundo de hoy, donde, como siempre, ella nos señala el camino hacia Cristo.

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No temas, María Libro para compartir la fe Seis sesiones que tratan de la vida y los misterios de María para que profundices tu relación con nuestra Madre y enriquezcas tu experiencia de fe.

MARIA/S $7.95 Disponible en su forma de libro electrónioco (eBook)!

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No temas, María Paquete para la pequeña comunidad El paquete para la pequeña comunidad eclesial incluye: Diez copias del libro para compartir la fe, un Sembradores de semillas, diez rosarios con folletos de cómo rezar el rosario.

MARIA/SGS $85 (un ahorro de $19 si compras el paquete)

Rosary Stars: Praying the Gospel DVD Este DVD contiene testimonios de algunas celebridades tanto del deporte como del mundo del espectáculo, que comparten sus reflexiones sobre cómo viven y rezan los misterios del rosario todos los días. En inglés con subtítulos en español.

RSDVD/ES $19.95 Paquete para la pequeña comunidad con Rosary Stars El paquete para la pequeña comunidad y un Rosary Stars: Praying the Gospel DVD Maria/SGS/DVD $99

Acerca del autor Adele J. González era una conferencista y escritora de temas sobre espiritualidad, diversidad cultural y pequeñas comunidades. Tiene un doctorado en ministerio de la Universidad de St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, y una maestría en teología de la Universidad Barry, Miami Shores, Florida. Ella ha escrito varios libros y su trabajo ha aparecido en diversas revistas y antologías. La Dra. González también era un miembro asociado de las Hermanas Franciscanas de Stella Niagara, New York.

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Sowing Seeds / Sembradores de semillas RENEW International’s three decades of experience promoting and sustaining small Christian communities in one book!

Sowing Seeds: Essentials for Small Community Leaders Resource Book SS/E $16.95

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Disponible en español - Sembradores de semillas: Guía para los animadores de pequeñas comunidades cristianas SS/S $16.95

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A comprehensive collection of pastoral insights and practical suggestions to help small-community leaders guide their groups in a way that nourishes spiritual growth. This book overflows with simple but effective ideas that will enhance the way these groups reflect on and respond to the Gospel.

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Leading Prayer in Small Groups Learn to lead fruitful group prayer experiences with confidence with Leading Prayer in Small Groups.

Leading Prayer in Small Groups emphasizes the importance of group prayer and provides insight into why we pray. It also explains the role, qualities, and duties of a leader of prayer.

Readers are guided through the stages of preparing group prayer and the process of effectively leading prayer for a group.

Leading Prayer in Small Groups LPSG/E $16.95

Various types of prayer, including lectio divina and the holy rosary, are highlighted and explained. Techniques for handling special situations a prayer leader might encounter while leading prayer for a group are also provided.

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Faith and Life

Scenes from a Parish

Special Edition DVD and Film Faith-Sharing Guides Documentary by award-winning filmmaker James Rutenbeck

Gather together to experience Scenes from a Parish, the documentary film by award-winning filmmaker James Rutenbeck. Scenes offers a rare and compelling glimpse into one parish’s experience as it struggles to reconcile ideals of faith with the realities of today’s changing and diverse culture.

View, reflect upon, and share faith with this Special Faith-Sharing Edition DVD and its important themes of welcoming the stranger, showing compassion, and feeding the hungry.

The companion Film Faith-Sharing Guide helps participants reflect on these reactions constructively, in an atmosphere of sharing and, above all, through the eyes of faith. The DVD includes Spanish subtitles and bonus features designed to facilitate faith sharing.

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Scenes from a Parish Faith-Sharing Edition DVD and Faith-Sharing Guide Set Includes the Special Edition DVD Film, plus one English and one Spanish Film Faith-Sharing Guide.

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Scenes from a Parish Film Faith-Sharing Guide in English: ScenesFS/E in Spanish: ScenesFS/S $7.95

Scenes from a Parish Small Group Set in English: ScenesSGS/E in Spanish: ScenesSGS/S $89.95

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Connecting Faith to Life Resources for faith sharing and reflection

The World as our Neighbor A six-part social justice reflection series from Catholic Relief Services and RENEW International. Explore pressing issues of our day through the lenses of prayer, Scripture, and Catholic social teaching. Each session includes real-life stories of people who experienced challenges of global concern, presented in written and video form.

Also available as The World on Campus for college and university use.

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Six downloadable sessions for small group faith sharing on global solidarity, fair trade, hunger, migration, HIV and AIDS, and peacebuilding.

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Connecting Faith to Life Resources for faith sharing and reflection Gleanings Prayer Journal An excellent companion for your personal faith journey, Gleanings will help you tap into the richness of God’s wisdom within you. It’s 172 handsomely decorated pages with spiritual quotations or musings inspire prayerful reflection on your relationship with God. The comfortably sized format (6.5” x 9”) is conducive to many different methods of journaling: writing, poetry, or even sketching.

GPJ

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Absolute Amazement / Absoluto Asombro

by Irma Chávez, also known as Irma Lanzas

This bilingual volume of mystical poems and reflections is a love story that has emerged from the poet’s deep and passionate relationship with God. Readers are invited to take a break from their busy lives and to enter into a genuine religious experience that will remind them of their own closeness to God. MP21

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by Jean Marie Hiesberger

The insightful wisdom and many inspiring stories of forgiveness and reconciliation offer a profound understanding of people’s desire to be forgiven and the steps to take to live reconciled lives. Reflect on the healing power of God and the richness of the sacrament of reconciliation to discover again how to live in the freedom of God, in six sessions.

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Grieving the Death of a Loved One Grief can definitely feel like a journey—one that we are never really prepared to take. Grieving the Death of a Loved One offers suggestions for healing and meditation that can be used individually or in small groups. Participants are led on a journey and encouraged to deepen their own spirituality during the difficult times in their lives.

GDLO $3.50

Finding God@Work

by Gregory F. Augustine Pierce

Six faith-sharing sessions guide us on a quest: can God be found at work? If so, how? Examine your lived experience of work—both positively and negatively—from a spiritual vantage point, considering relevant passages from Scripture, and principles of Catholic social teaching.

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Priestly Life

Beyond My Wildest Dreams From Local Ministry to Worldwide Mission

By Thomas A. Kleissler

Beyond My Wildest Dreams is the memoir of Msgr. Thomas A. Kleissler, who co-founded RENEW, the first diocese-wide faith-sharing process in the United States. Under Msgr.

Kleissler’s leadership, RENEW International went on to touch the lives of millions of people all over the world.

Msgr. Kleissler begins his story with his own childhood, takes it through the origins of RENEW amid the social turbulence of the 1960s, and its unexpected growth. This is a dynamic story, filled with anecdotes about Msgr.

Kleissler’s travels as he and members of his staff spread the spirit of RENEW across six continents, helping people of many cultures put their Christian faith to practice in their everyday lives.

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Beyond My Wildest Dreams is the remarkable story of Msgr. Thomas Kleissler, a man whose desire it was, as an ordained minister, to build God’s kingdom by connecting faith to people’s everyday lives. With a deep conviction that small-community experiences could transform parishes, the Church, and bring people closer to God, Msgr. Kleissler was the fire behind the RENEW movement.

—Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, President, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas

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Renewing the Priestly Heart

Based on the Insights of Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan

By John E. Sassani

Days as a Catholic priest are filled with many graces and, sometimes, significant challenges.

Being called daily to serve others can leave little opportunity for reflection and renewal. Renewing the Priestly Heart, written for priests by a priest, offers insights and questions designed to prompt and guide these authentic discussions.

Learn more: www.renewintl.org/priestlyheart Renewing the Priestly Heart Bundled Set Includes the resource book, Special Audio Edition, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s Priests for the Third Millennium.

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Renewing the Priestly Heart Product Set Includes the resource book and Special Audio Edition.

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Renewing the Priestly Heart Resource Book Author Fr. John E. Sassani carefully weaves reflections and questions into twelve sessions, each covering a topic of vital importance to living and serving as a priest today.

RPH $19.95

Renewing the Priestly Heart Special Audio Edition Narrated twelve sessions from the resource book plus recorded personal reflections on a range of subjects pertinent to priests.

RPHAB $39.95

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Sunday Gospels

PrayerTime

Faith-Sharing Reflections on the Sunday Gospels Cycles A, B, and C

PrayerTime–Cycle C Faith-Sharing Book Advent 2015–Christ the King 2016 PTC $16.95

Also Available: PrayerTime–Cycle A Faith-Sharing Book Advent 2016–Christ the King 2017 PTA $16.95

PrayerTime is a faith-sharing resource book based on the Sunday gospel readings.

The themes for reflection have been designed so that they can be used either personally or in a group.

Each book offers gentle but insightful reflections that help the Gospel come alive.

Written in an easy-to-read style that leads to profound questions about faith, each session sheds light on everyday life and should bear fruit in realistic action.

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PrayerTime–Cycle B Faith-Sharing Book Advent 2017–Christ the King 2018 PTB $16.95

PrayerTime Set One copy for each liturgical year (A, B, and C) PTABC $45.95

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Oremos

Reflexiones sobre los evangelios dominicales para compartir la fe Ciclos A, B, y C

Oremos–Ciclo C Libro para compartir la fe Adviento 2015–Cristo Rey 2016 PTCSP $16.95

Tambien disponible: Oremos–Ciclo A Libro para compartir la fe Adviento 2016–Cristo Rey 2017 PTASP $16.95

Oremos es un recurso para compartir la fe basado en las lecturas del evangelio dominical. Los temas para reflexión se han concebido de tal manera que se pueden usar a solas o en grupo.

Cada libro ofrece reflexiones suaves pero profundas que ayudan a dar vida al evangelio. Escritas en un estilo fácil de leer, las reflexiones invitan a examinar profundamente su fe.

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Oremos–Ciclo B Libro para compartir la fe Adviento 2017–Cristo Rey 2018 PTBSP $16.95

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Young Adults

Campus RENEW For Students, Faculty, and Staff

The WORD on Campus Faith-Sharing Book This book invites small Christian communities on campus to focus their faith sharing on the Sunday gospel reading. In this way, students move through the semester in rhythm with the liturgical year.

Spring Cycle C (Spring semester 2016) CPR-SCC: $14.95 6-Book Set CPR-Set: $79

As I Have Loved You: A Companion to Service and Immersion Experiences This handbook helps students explore and make sense of the relationship between their faith, reaching out to others through service, and broader questions of social justice. Can be used during a service immersion experience or as a companion resource for those who are doing regular service.

CPRCOM $14.95

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Word on the Go / Theology on Tap

Contemporary Faith Sharing on the Gospel The WORD on the Go Downloads Faith-sharing sessions for young adults are focused on the Sunday gospel readings.

The sessions are published individually for weekly faith-sharing sessions and are available only online.

Weekly Downloadable Online Edition

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RENEW Theology on Tap By meeting young adults where they are, RENEW Theology on Tap invites them to discover how faith can give sense to their everyday lives. This innovative solution helps dioceses and parishes to connect (or reconnect) with these young adults in comfortable, relaxed settings.

To tap in, visit: www.renewtot.org “Like� us on facebook at: www.facebook.com/RENEWToT for Theology on Tap events all over the country and good news stories about Young Adult Ministry.

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