Family life is full of “teachable moments”—occasions of hope and joy, worry and stress that provide excellent opportunities for children to learn about faith. These are times when spiritual questions arise naturally and meaningful conversations can flow if parents are prepared to talk about God with honest conviction. Veteran religious educator James P. Campbell helps moms and dads turn these …

The literary writer and Professor of English Thomas Howard reveals his unique writing gifts and original insights as a young married man reflecting on the amazing variety of experiences he had during his years living in New York City. Howard presents an enthusiastic response on the part of a new, young husband to the great, twinkling kaleidoscope of New York, playing off the thousand …

Finding Your Family in the Church and the Trinity. Dr. Scott Hahn, in First Comes Love , uses the idea of family to explain Catholic thought about the Trinity. Hahn believes that the relations among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are a model for the relations among every nuclear unit composed of father, mother, and child. And he believes that the family of the Church helps people emulate the …

  56 years of marriage and 11 children. The Maddens of Baltimore will surprise you, comfort you, make you laugh until you cry, and make you cry until you laugh again! From games of "pitch" to petty thievery, from over confessions to exacerbating obedience, there is truly never a dull moment! But these true stories about a real family, as told by the youngest brother, are much more than …

About this Book For centuries, the Catholic Church has offered an abundance of splendid traditions that extend religious and spiritual practice into daily life. Now, Meredith Gould reintroduces these customs and rituals to modern Roman Catholics. Using the liturgical calendar, The Catholic Home provides familiar and new ways to celebrate each season and its special days. Gould reviews major …

By Danielle Bean After receiving many questions from readers of her popular blog, Danielle Bean decided to write a book that appealed to their concerns—and those of other Catholic mothers. With her trademark humor and wit, Bean sprinkles animated accounts of her own children with sound advice. Mom to Mom, Day to Day offers a fresh perspective on family life and spirituality. Packed with …

Good Discipline, Great Teens   Dr. Ray Guarendi   With wit and wisdom, Dr. Ray Guarendi gives parents the tools they need not only to navigate the teen years but also to enjoy them. Teens are "full of life, enthusiasm, energy and laughter," Dr. Ray says, although our culture primes us to expect a far darker reality. In a lively question-and-answer format, Good Discipline, Great Teens …

Fr. Francis L. Filas, S.J. (Imprimatur 1947) The story of the Holy Family at home in Nazareth, especially written to show how modern husbands and wives can imitate the happiness of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Marriage is intended to be the way to heaven for most people—a fact so little recognized that it often comes as a distinct surprise to married couples hearing it for the first time. Too many …

Sen. Rick Santorum Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) articulates the human vision that he believes must inform public policy if it is to be effective and just.  Throughout his book, Santorum emphasizes the central role of the family in achieving  the common good.  With a sustained argument touching on the first principles throughout, this ambitious and original book is a major …

Volume 1: Family Life gives Catholics a new and more exalted appreciation of what family life is intended to be in the mind of God.  It will help you to come to a new understanding of the sacrament of Marriage.  It addresses moral issues, values and standards on which to base our lives as Catholics conforming to the will of God the Father. 240 pp.

Matthew Kelly The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Rhythm of Life" brings a timely approach to the subject of relationships, revealing a seven-level process that creates strong bonds, deep contentment, and lasting connection.

Good Parents, Tough Times - How Your Catholic Faith Provides Hope And Guidance In Times Of Crisis Charlene C. Giannetti Margaret Sagarese The bestselling authors of The Roller-Coaster Years, Cliques, and Parenting 911 draw deeply on the rich Catholic spiritual tradition in this guide for parents of children in crisis. Good Parents, Tough Times focuses on the spiritual well-being of the parent …

Volume 2: Family Values addresses family relationships, individual relationships and individual natures within the family.  It inspires a deeper appreciation of the awesome mystery and miracle of who we are in the Image and Likeness of God. 240pp. Deacon Dr. Bob McDonald

Father, The Family Protector James Stenson In this companion work to his book Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership, James B. Stenson explores how Father s exercise their powerful and particularly masculine contribution to family life. His research comes from more than twenty years of working with families from two highly successful independent secondary schools for boys that he helped …

Are you the father your children need you to be? Are you the husband you hoped you would be? Do you want to become a better father and husband? Written by a dad for dads, Speaking to the Heart looks at the twenty critical character traits that are necessary for all fathers and husbands.  Based on the classic virtues of the Catholic tradition, these traits include faith, justice, …

Agnes M. Penny Your Vocation of Love is a book by the mother of four young children, who has written this little manual to encourage mothers of young children in their sublime vocation of motherhood and to assist them in this glorious role with scores of practical tips on what to do in the challenging situations that automatically arise in raising and educating a family. Here the author shares …

HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS by Fr. Paul Wickens. Common-sense rules for Catholic mothers and fathers. Father Wickens teaches how to raise good Catholic youths—from infant through the teenager. He explains the traditional Catholic view on such things as discipline, rules, commands, obedience, punishment, etc. . . . In the Preface, Fr. Wickens says “the parental heart feeds, heals, prays, worries, …

About this Book Scott Hahn has the rare ability to explain the essential teachings of Catholicism in a totally accessible manner. Rather than burdening the reader with difficult or arcane references and arguments, he writes of familiar feelings and situations and allows the theology to unfold naturally. In First Comes Love , Hahn turns his attention to the search for a sense of belonging, …