The Family Life/Relationships category features books on raising children, pregnancy, family relationships, marriage, dating, finances, sexuality and the whole range of issues and subjects which impact the internal life of the Christian family today.

7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free: A Catholic Guide to Managing Your Money, Workbook Discover True Financial Freedom Authored by popular Catholic speaker and financial planner Phil Lenahan, this easy-to-follow book and workbook provide the direction, strategies, and practice to help every Catholic manage their God-given resources with the help of their faith. Learn to: Develop a closer …

John F. Kippley The thesis of this book is that God intends that sexual intercourse should be at least implicitly a renewal of the marriage covenant. From this it follows that the marriage covenant provides the criterion to evaluate the morality of every sexual act. Thus the title, Sex and the Marriage Covenant , is an appropriate description of the book’s contents. Marriage comes into being …

Journey of Faith is a Catholic marriage preparation book for engaged couples.  Deacon Roy Barkley points out throughout the book the need for education in this journey.  Couples are coming to the church to get help to prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony in the spirit of inquiry and obedience to their faith.  Our society has changed.  This book's purpose is to bring a …

Jennifer Roback Morse Foreward by Chuck Colson Fear is at the heart of the sexual revolution—fear of other people, fear of relationships, fear of permanence—and its most fitting monument is the "hook-up." In a provocative new book, Jennifer Roback Morse exposes the sexual revolution’s fraudulent promise of freedom and points the way to the most thrilling human adventure of all: life-long love. …

By Paul A. Soukup, S.J. In seven inviting chapters, Jesuit Paul Soukup helps us reflect on how God restores our blocked communication and how we can lead lives of deeper connection and meaning. Features Scripture passages in which Jesus provides insight for communicating effectively, as well as questions and points for further reflection and conversation with others. Each section ends with a …

There's no better way to help youngsters celebrate the Church's customs, traditions, and feast days — throughout the liturgical year — than Ann Ball's Catholic Traditions in the Home and Classroom. Here's not only the "best of Ball" — material from her immensely popular Catholic Traditions in Cooking, Catholic Traditions in Crafts, and Catholic Traditions in the Garden — but even more original …

Political analyst and commentator Carol Liebau takes a hard look at the pervasiveness of sex in today's culture and the havoc it wreaks on young people.

Bestselling Catholic author Mike Aquilina shares wonderful stories of family life - full of love and laughter.   "God stoops down to lift up our homes, to make them outposts of his paradise…no matter how cold the winds may blow on a winter day." —From the Introduction Paradise? Family life? Really? Yes—and one filled with laughter. If that doesn't sound like …

Unto Us a Child is Given - Girl . Every Catholic child needs a record of his precious early years. Great as a baby gift! This beautifully illustrated baby record book is filled with pictures of darling little angels and innocent little children. Includes places to record: birth and name details, baptismal facts, family tree, First Confession, First Holy Communion, early acts of cooperation, …

My Cup of Tea Musings of a Catholic Mom  Danielle Bean “My faith and my family bring me an abundance of joy. When I slow down enough to recognize it, I know that my heart spills over with the goodness of God’s grace. When a simple soul is filled with such an overwhelming surplus of undeserved blessing, it’s hard to keep the good fortune to oneself. Thus the biggest part of what I hope to …

What a hard-boiled crime reporter discovered about the love of Jesus and Mary — Discoveries that transformed him into a Catholic priest! A tough-as-nails reporter who wrote books with titles like Broadway Murders, the superbly colorful Eddie Doherty spent his old age as a Catholic priest! In his masterpiece Splendor of Sorrow, he gives a hint of the spiritual visions that touched him …

CCL's newest NFP manual which explains the Sympto-Thermal Method of NFP. The Art of Natural Family Planning® Student Guide is the course manual for CCL's new NFP course which will debut in January 2008. Excellent for current NFP users who want to update to a more streamlined method. Large format; easy-to-read and understand. Information on breastfeeding, cycle irregularities, miscarriages, …

The author of the world wide best-seller, Small Is Beautiful, now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living. Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly himself....

James B. Stenson In Preparing for Peer Pressure, James B. Stenson provides a framework for guidance and discipline for young parents with children under 12. Anyone interested in coping with the forces of consumerism has to begin well before the onset of puberty. This short book, originally published as a Scepter booklet in 1988 and frequently reprinted, helps parents strategize for: forming …

Today We Became Engaged Written by Dianne Ahern Illustrated by Katherine Larson A thoughtful, romatic, faith-centered, keepsake book for couples discerning marriage. Discusses the power of love, the importance of shared values and more. This is a marriage planner...not a wedding planner! Allows couples to record their courtship and engagement stories for years to come. This book explores: The …

James B. Stenson Serious needs of today's parents are not being met effectively.  Upbringing addresses the most important of those needs. Where are we headed? What sort of men and women do we hope our children will grow up to be? Are we making progress, and how can we tell? What do we have to do now to help our children grow toward responsible adulthood? Upbringing provides a framework …

Kimberly Hahn Embracing God's Beautiful Design for Marriage.  Foreword by Scott Hahn.        

Father Anselm J. Viano, S.S.V. (Imprimatur 1942) The disorganization and disruption of family life is more than a result of the present world disorder. It is, in fact, a condition symptomatic of many of the ills of the day, ills which have culminated in terrible upheaval and cataclysm which we see going on about us. In times like these men sigh for a return to normal conditions. But too few of …

This book is a new release and has a publication date of February 28, 2008.