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.

Please Don't Drink The Holy Water! - Homeschool Days, Rosary Nights, And Other Near Occasions Of Sin Susie Lloyd "If heaven's a banquet, will I have to do dishes?" That’s all Catholic mom Susie Lloyd wants to know. Marriage and motherhood have taught her the rest, including the things that are most important in life: “Metaphysical realities like the existence of God can get along without my …

Portrait of Christ for Newlyweds is the perfect Christian gift for newlyweds or those anticipating marriage, with beautiful full color printing from cover to cover, with pictures from the “old masters” adjoining every page of text. Even the text pages are embelished with exquisite full color borders. The first part of the book has five beautifully decorated and designed pages with spaces for …

This Prayer Bank Craft Kit includes:  4 B&W (Black and White) templates to be copied on coloured paper, 4 B&W Templates printed on coloured paper for immediate use, 1 B&W template for B&W Printing, to be coloured with pencil crayons or markers to decorate envelopes, and 8 envelopes for immediate use.

This beautifully crafted book is a reflection guide,keepsake, and prayer journal that offers inspirationfor each month of pregnancy in the tradition of the popular nine-day prayer, the Novena.

Discover the joys of praying together! Couples marry intending to share everything. But what about prayer? Do you share your conversations with God? Prayers for Married Couples helps you do just that. It contains over seventy-five prayers that express the hopes, the concerns, and the dreams of today's married couple. With this book as your guide, the two of you can share, aloud, prayers …

Elizabeth Matthews never expected her son Patrick to be diagnosed with autism. But she didn't expect him to become her "escalator to heaven," either, as he was decorating the walls of the family home with mud and crayons. In Precious Treasure: The Story of Patrick, Matthews describes, with candor and humor, the joys, challenges, and heartaches of raising a child with special needs. "If you …

James B. Stenson In this newly reprinted book, educational consultant James B. Stenson focuses his experience on pre-high school students and the most troublesome questions they pose their parents:  Why don't you trust me?  Why do you tell me what I can't wear?  Why do you always correct my manners? Parents who successfully survive these interrogations are the ones that have …

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 …

A loving king and queen present their daughter with a gift from God - her first kiss - to keep or to give away. The wise girl waits for the man who is worthy of her precious gift. Where is he and how will she ever find him? The surprising answer in this marvelous parable will touch the heart of parents and child alike. "I asked God how I could teach my young daughters the value of their …

Fr. Frank A. Pavone Beginning with the proclamation, “Jesus Christ is risen from the dead” this pamphlet reminds us that to stand with Christ, means to defend life - to preach the Gospel of Life. The court decision (Roe vs. Wade) legalizing abortion has had far-reaching effects. Many are surprised to learn that the decision did not deny that the unborn child is human. Does this …

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.

Jason Evert Looking for real love?  Have you ever asked yourself... Why should I wait for marriage?  How far is too far?  Isn't everyone else doing it?  Aren't I being good as long as I don't have sex?  Will chastity take away my freedom?  Who does it hurt?  But what if I really love my date?  What about pornography?  How do I say …

How to Become the Man God Wants You to Be Every day boys and young men are bombarded with messages and images that encourage them to make sexual impurity a way of life. And since it looks like so much fun, they can easily be made to feel as if they’re foolishly missing out on something really great. However, Jason Evert’s Pure Manhood will help them to see things in a new light. …

These to-the-point daily reflections on purity counter the lust served up by the media 365 days a year. If you've ever felt alone in your efforts to lead a clean life, read these quotes and remember that real men and women are fighting the same fight today. The saints who have gone before us also fought this battle, won the victory and intercede for you now. Jason Evert speaks each year about …

There is hope for healing from abortion. Rachel, Weep No More reveals how Divine Mercy is available to all of us. This booklet is a great source of hope for anyone who has been involved with abortion.

Parents and the family are under attack and being challenged as never before. This gem of a book is a gentle guidebook that reminds parents to turn to the ultimate source and authority on raising children - the Sacred Scriptures. Bible passages and simple activities enhance each chapter in a way that allows parents to make the messages come alive in their home and in their family's lives. …

A realistic, informative look at the effect of today's media on individuals and families. Based on extensive research, author Jay Dunlap shows that, regardless of the content, the media affects our interactions with others, especially those closest to us. This book offers positive, fresh ideas on how parents can take control of the media outlets in their home.

This book is not about "school at home" - it is about something better. It is about Real Learning. Homeschooling pioneer Charlotte Mason wrote with great wisdom about providing young minds with a living book education. She urged teachers to present great ideas and stand back, allowing students to form relationships with the ideas. Elizabeth Foss carries Miss Mason's philosophy from the ideal …

Mary Beth Bonacci Mary Beth Bonacci speaks to nearly 100,000 people every year. She speaks to people across the country and around the world - about friendship, about relationships, about marriage, about God's plan for sexuality, and about finding real, honest love. And they speak back to her. They ask her questions -- about sex, about dating, about healing after a shattered relationship, …

In Religious Customs in the Family , F r. Weiser draws upon his mem orable experiences as a little boy in Catholic Europe, as well as on his great knowledge of religious customs, to guide mothers and fathers in giving their homes a truly Catholic spirit. Such a home will profoundly help children to live and to grow in God's grace. On the other hand, if the family members are not in tune …

Pope John Paul II This broad-ranging document on the family is a guide for families and those who minister to them. It includes sections on the importance of the family, dangers faced by families, educational rights and responsibilities, pastoral care, morality and theology.

This book of seasonal cooking provides a backdrop of celebrating sacred feasts of the year from a monastery kitchen to your kitchen--using recipes from Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette. Brother Victor-Antoine is the best-selling author of several cookbooks from his monastery kitchen. Sacred Feasts focuses on using seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables to create inexpensive, delicious, …

This book by Albert J. Nevins, M.M. has been revised and updated.  Choosing a name for your child?  Choosing a confirmation name?  This two books explain the meaning of each name, then tell the story of a saint who bore that name.  Useful references, but also instructive and entertaining reading.

Based on the timeless classic "Bingo", players search for specific saint symbols instead of letters and numbers. As matches are made, players crown their saints with golden nimbuses. The first player to crown an entire row of saints wins the game. The game includes 12 playing boards, 40 saint symbol tokens, 200 golden nimbuses and a detailed saint symbol information booklet. Recommended for …

Thomas Craughwell Prayer to the saints is a powerful spiritual help in our lives. Now, with Saints for Every Occasion, you can quickly find help for any challenge you face—no matter how large or small. It tells wonderful stories of saints who overcame the same problems and troubles we face daily. Beautifully illustrated and entertainingly written, Saints for Every Occasion features 101 patron …

About this book: To help expecting parents find the perfect name, Fiona MacMath offers more than 120 names of saints, from Adrian to Zoe, in Saints' Names for Your Baby . Each name includes a definition, a brief biography of the saint, the feast day, and symbols and patrons of the saint. Both female and male variations are given for most of the saints. The book has "A Calendar of Saints" to …

You don't have to become a biblical scholar or a theologian to be an effective spokesman for the Catholic Faith. In fact, even though you don't know all the answers and can't explain every aspect of the Faith, you can begin winning souls to the Church right now ... using prayer, friendship, and common sense. It sounds almost too good to be true, but in Search and Rescue Patrick Madrid explains …

This inspiring book gives you a splendid example of how to live as a Christian in a secular environment that can be indifferent or hostile to your Faith. For Elisabeth Leseur had two great loves: God, and her husband Felix. Felix loved Elisabeth as well; yet to their mutual sorrow, he couldn’t share the life of the Spirit that Elisabeth cherished. Occasionally the happiness of their life …

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 …

In the tradition of The Tassajara Bread Book , Brother Rick Curry combines 80 mouth-watering recipes for bread--gathered from Jesuit brothers around the world--with his spiritual insights on meditation through bread-baking. From Library Journal Rick Curry, a Jesuit brother and founder of the National Theater Workshop of the Handicapped, has also gained a reputation as a bread baker. His …

In his early years as a novice, Brother Rick Curry learned that the quickest route to popularity among his peers was to master the art of cooking. Soup is one of the staple foods in a Jesuit community, and there is almost always a pot simmering on the stove. In more than forty years as a Jesuit brother, Brother Curry has traveled the world, lived in many different communities, and prepared …

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.

Seventeen Little Miricals - Fun and Success In A Family With 17 Children Martin Mirical A MUST read for every mom or dad with less than 17 children! Here's the real recipe for family fun and success. Learn and laugh with the most humorous and insightful "family" book on the market today! Forget the Brady Bunch, Eight is Enough, and Cheaper by the Dozen. You'll discover just how busy …

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 …

"Christ, in instituting the Eucharist ... expressed the relationship between man and woman."     - Pope John Paul II, On the Dignity of Women, #26 That's an amazing statement. It needs an explanation. The nine meditations here not only explain that sentence, they  illuminate the relationship between man and woman, between parents and children and between family and the …

Sex Education - The Final Plague Randy Engel In total contradiction to the traditional Catholic teaching that instructing children in sexual matters is the right and duty of the parents, we now see a flood of classroom Sex Education programs and classroom "Chastity Education" programs. According to author Randy Engel, this "education" is designed to destroy natural modesty in children, awaken …

"Dr. Wetzel has provided parents with an excellent aid to teach their adolescent children about God's gift of sexuality to the human person. He uses the Bible, Catechism, Church documents, and Papal writings to show how the Catholic Church is very much the authoritative teacher in human affairs." - Most Rev. Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska "Sexual Wisdom for …

"Dr. Wetzel has provided parents with an excellent aid to teach their adolescent children about God's gift of sexuality to the human person. He uses the Bible, Catechism, Church documents, and Papal writings to show how the Catholic Church is very much the authoritative teacher in human affairs." - Most Rev. Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska "Sexual Wisdom for …

Signs of Life is beloved author Scott Hahn’s clear and comprehensive guide to the Biblical doctrines and historical traditions that underlie Catholic beliefs and practices. Devoting single chapters to each topic, the author takes the reader on a journey that illuminates the roots and significance of all things Catholic, including: the Sign of the Cross, the Mass, the Sacraments, praying …

Sins of Parents By Charles Hugo Doyle Mistakes parents make in raising their children. How to avoid them. Or, how to lessen their impact, if made. One unfortunate result of Freudianism is that some Catholics have overreacted to the “blame-the-parents” attitude it fostered. But the idea that parents can blight the lives of their children didn’t begin with Freud — it …

The classic of common-sense economics. "Enormously broad in scope, pithily weaving together threads from Galbraith and Gandhi, capitalism and Buddhism, science and psychology."-- The New Republic A little about the author, from National Catholic Register: A third of a century ago, in 1973, a German economist living in England wrote an international bestseller called Small Is Beautiful . It had …

The new book on E. F. Schumacher's ideas for the 21st Century.

Susan Bosak With richly-detailed watercolor art by Laurie McGaw, this 32-page picture book about love and legacies across generations has won six national awards and sold over 150,000 copies. It tells the moving tale of the special relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter over the years. The book has touched the hearts of young and old across the country and is a bestselling gift …

Susan Bosak With richly-detailed watercolor art by Laurie McGaw, this 32-page picture book about love and legacies across generations has won six national awards and sold over 150,000 copies. It tells the moving tale of the special relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter over the years. The book has touched the hearts of young and old across the country and is a bestselling gift …

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, …

This Spiritual Bouquet of Prayer Petal Flowers Kit includes: 1 B&W (Black and White) template of instructions 3 B&W templates for rosary prayer-packed flower pieces and giant bookmark listing 20 mysteries, for photocopying on coloured stock 7 B&W rosary flower piece pages printed on colour paper for immediate use 1 B&W template with clipart and suggestions for rosary bouquet …

Thomas Howard Every place in your house - the living room, the kitchen, the bedroom, and even the bathroom - gives you a chance to grow in God's grace, if only you know how to recognize how He reveals Himself to you there. With a rich awareness of God's all-encompassing love, in this book author Thomas Howard takes you on a spiritual tour through your own home and shows you how everything in …

We are absolutely THRILLED to be able to offer to you our newest product... our Stations of the Cross Grotto Kit!!! Each kit contains everything your family will need to create their very own COMPLETE set of three-dimensional Stations of the Cross grottos, including semi-precious gemstones, pre-cut wooden sticks, and full color art work. This kit is recommended for children age 10 and up... …

The world is full of one-stop, quick-fix, magic-bullet promises that any problem can be solved in an instant. But, while we all know marriage can certainly be broken in an instant, it will never be fixed that way. Whether you're just starting out in a marriage or are longtime marriage "veterans," we can all use a road map to making our marriages stronger, happier, and more resilient …

James Stenson The greatest challenge a father can face is raising his children well. This short booklet, first published as a Scepter booklet in 1989, clarifies the problems involved in raising children from the father's perspective and outlines what other men have tried and done successfully to raise their children well. In reading this book, fathers and potential fathers will learn how …

Taste and See Faith: Recipes for the Soul By Marie Wilson This book is the perfect gift for family, friends, teachers, co-workers! It offers special ways to celebrate the highlights of our liturgical year with recipes, prayers, and great faith information at your fingertips.  

Traditions begin at home, and there is no better place to develop a strong, united family than by sharing a meal together. The kitchen has always been a special gathering place where Mom's great homecooking will fill your stomach, and conversation is free and easy. It's families bonding together for good food, good conversation, and a well deserved break from everyday distractions. It's home, …

Fr. Alfred McBride, O.Praem Never condescending, this book answers the questions teenagers really ask about the Faith. Considered in this guide: The Goal of the Teen Catechism The method used Five things to remember about teenagers Eight points to remember when teaching this course Thirty-six lesson guides for the thirty-six lessons of this book

To Love, honor, cherish ... and understand. In their bestselling book, The Temperament God Gave You, authors Art and Laraine Bennett re-introduced the age-old concept of the four classic temperaments, and showed how to use them to understand yourself, get along with others, and grow closer to God. Now they’re back with more temperament wisdom, designed specially for couples and …

"Timothy E. O'Connell has written a gem of a book for parents as well as for those adults who care about children. With humor, insight, and a strong sense of Christian values, he engages the reader with an exploration of what it means to educate children to be morally responsible and happy human beings. No condescension here; no pious platitudes; no hard-sell prescriptions for fixing up …

The Leader's Guide provides study leaders with everything contained in the Student workbook, plus helpful tips on facilitating The Gift study, suggested prayers, questions & answers for discussion, and more. This guide is designed to accompany the corresponding talk from the DVD or CD presentation. About The Gift: Your Call to Greatness , Your Call to Greatness, is a "vision for …

The Student Workbook will guide participants through their study of The Gift with thought-provoking questions, inspiring quotes, and a helpful commentary. This workbook is designed to accompany the corresponding talk from the DVD or CD presentation. About The Gift: Your Call to Greatness , Your Call to Greatness , the first step in The Gift series, is a life-changing experience. You will come …

When dirty dishes and laundry start to pile up, it's easy for a mother's call to sactity to get lost alongside the toddlers' socks.  With five children in her home and personal encouragement from Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Donna Marie Copper O'Boyle is predestined to offer this inspiring book of reflection and prayer.  Sprinkled with anecdotes, humor and home-making tips, the pages …

I f Pope John Paul II's theology of the body is a "theological time bomb set to go off" (George Weigel), this book lights the fuse. With clarity and precision Christopher West unpacks the pope's weighty talks and translates them into a much more accessible language. Theology of the Body Explained makes the perfect companion to the Pope's text. For the first time ever, readers have a …