This book is from the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Congregation for the Clergy.

Basic Questions About Sex Education Steve and Karen Wood & Hugh Williamson This important CD provides an introductory overview to the document The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidlines for Education in the Family Concerned Catholic parents takle key questions on sex education such as: Should sex education take place in the class room, or the family room? What did Vatican II …

  Going nowhere on the path to spiritual and moral improvement? Many fine priests and nuns have felt the same way -- and many found surer footing in this 1936 guide to growth in holiness. Unfortunately, too many of us gloss over “the basics”, warns Fr. Philip E. Dion, a renowned spiritual director for priests and religious in the 1930s. Predictable result? The return of …

Hillaire Belloc In this religious-biblical oriented history, Belloc provides a full and fair treatment of the ancient Jews and other Middle Eastern cultures and their impact in history, and in today’s world. He affirms a special divine design in the story of Syria and particularly of Israel, reaching a climax in the event of the Crucifixion of Christ. His famous motto, “Europe is …

Men are rediscovering the importance of the spiritual life. And Father Larry Richards is helping them do it. While some writers apply a one-size-fits-all approach to the Christian life, Father Richards draws on his many years of ministry and his own experience as a man to inspire other men as men. In Be a Man! , he recounts his struggles to learn true manhood, as well as the inspiring stories …

Be Holy - A Catholic's Guide to the Spiritual Life By Father Thomas G. Morrow Foreword by Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl "Strive for heavenly happiness. The journey is hard but sweet."-From Chapter One If you're hoping to get to heaven, you'll need a plan to reach your goal. Do you pray? Give any thought to the virtues? Do works of mercy? And what about the sacraments? Been to confession …

How to sustain Christian hope in difficult days Most committed Christians don’t like to admit it, but all too many of us serve God solely out of a sense of duty, without ever approaching the burning love and intimacy that the saints have with Him. Indeed, many believers don’t even think it’s possible to attain to the heights of holy love that built the great cathedrals and fired the martyrs to …

Description:   Prayer is a many-splendored reality--a response to great happiness and great sadness in times of normalcy and times of great upheaval. What happens when we pray? What is this exercise of communion with our God? This book addresses these questions and more by illuminating specific biblical passages for each mystery of the rosary, and helping the reader gain insight into …

In The Beatitudes for Children, each Beatitude is coupled with a kid-sized explanation and illustration that make it easy for them to relate to these powerful statements. A family interaction page follows, featuring “real-life” applications that kids and their parents can participate in. Inspire the whole family to apply the Lord’s instructions to their lives.

"Beauty will save the world," said Dostoyevsky.  In this book, John Saward presents a study of two powerful ways in which true beauty shines upon the world--in the lives of the saints and in the works of Christian art, "the beauty of holiness and the holiness of beauty."  This book is a unique and unprecedented meditation on the beauty of Christ and His saints and centers on several …

Rev. Peter Vaccari, Rosemary Vaccari Mysel and Msgr. Andrew J. Vaccari The Beauty of Mary highlights the unique role of Mary within the drama of salvation. From the moment of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38), Mary’s “yes” was one of the most dramatic and significant responses ever recorded in human history! This book traces the story of faith and love found in the maternal …

Beauty of Thy House Mark Alessio She has inspired the greatest artists, poets and composers for two-thousand years. Armies have fought under her banner, while entire cities and nations have placed themselves under her patronage and protection. Every day, she is called upon by countless men, women and children to help them in their necessities: "Hail Mary, Full of Grace." She is the Mother of …

Atheistic and agnostic writers are aggressively attacking traditional religious beliefs. Philosopher and prolific writer Peter Kreeft is up to the challenge in this work of popular apologetics aimed at both teens and adults. The masterful Kreeft tackles sixteen crucial issues about the deeper meaning of life. The questions that Kreeft explores range from, “Is faith reasonable?,” …

Becoming a Praying Person Six Weeks with the Bible: Catholic Perspectives By Kevin Perrotta For busy adults who want to study the Bible but don't know where to begin, Six Weeks with the Bible provides an inviting starting point. Each guide is divided into six concise, 90-minute segments that introduce one book of the Bible. All biblical text is printed in the guides, which means no …

Jesus calls us to follow him. To guide our response, he gave us the Beatitudes which outline the life that he himself lived and wants his disciples to adopt. In this popularly written devotional, David Rosage provides daily short reflections on the Beatitudes and prayers that will help us: grasp the meaning of each of the Beatitudes, understand the kind of life Jesus wants for his followers, …

Jesus calls us to follow him. To guide our response, he gave us the Beatitudes which outline the life that he himself lived and wants his disciples to adopt. In this popularly written devotional, David Rosage provides daily short reflections on the Beatitudes and prayers that will help us: grasp the meaning of each of the Beatitudes, understand the kind of life Jesus wants for his followers, …

Fr. Aloysius Roche This, truly, is a bedside book of saints, crafted like an old-fashioned quilt — a colorful thing of threads and patches meant to brighten the bedroom and lift the spirits of souls wearied by the day. Like the patchwork quilts made by your grandmother, these tales have been sewn together without great study and with very little plan: variety and charm are often the very thing …

Before Our Eyes - The Virgin Mary Zeitun Egypt 1968 And 1969 Pearl Zaki For aproximately two years following the first visit of the Virgin Mary to Zeitun on April 2, 1968, the Virgin Mother Mary, the Mother of God, appeared to thousands of the faithful and others. She would visit at Zeitun Church two or three times a week and would stay from a few moments on some evenings to eight hours on …

This is the remarkable and inspiring story of how the famous and revered Chief Rabbi of Rome, Israel Zolli, became a Christian and entered the Catholic Church after World War II. Zolli was a world renowned Jewish leader and Scripture & Talmudic scholar, and an authority on Semitic philology. This classic work outlines the spiritual journey of Rabbi Zolli, through prayer, Scripture …