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.
One of the best gifts you can give your child is a better understanding of the Catholic Faith. That's exactly what you'll do with this beautiful little book, The Seven Sacraments. Fr. Manousos has found an excellent way to explain the mystery of sanctifying grace to children in a profound and memorable way. The explanation, based on St. Thomas Aquinas, compares the natural development (from …
The Faith of Our Fathers: A Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ by James Cardinal Gibbons The Faith of Our Fathers always has been an incredibly popular and successful book explaining the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith and why we hold them. It delves into the historical background of virtually everything people find hard to understand about …
This booklet, arranged for communal participation is for the rite for several children or for one child. The booklet has a place to record the details of the baptism (name, church, priest, parents, readings, readers, etc.) and the people's parts of the rite are printed in boldface type.
by Albert J. Nevins, M.M.; revised by Ann Ball What's in a name? Plenty, especially if it's a saint's name. Having the same name as a holy hero (or heroine) can exert a positive influence on your career, self-image, ideals, and aspirations...indeed, your entire life. That's why Christians from the first centuries on have taken a saint name at Confirmation as well as placing their children …
Fr. John Laux Mass and the Sacraments is a brief but very thorough and extremely precise and interesting explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Seven Sacraments, Indulgences and the Sacramentals. His explanation of the nature, institution and history of the Mass will prove enlightening to all but the very best informed of readers. For there is not an important aspect of …
In three separate sessions, from 1545 to 1564, the Fathers of the Church met in Ecumenical Council at a small town in the Austrian Tyrol, named Tridentum-in English, Trent. That meeting-the Council of Trent-produced a large number of canons and decrees, condemned the errors of the Protestant Reformation, and shown as a beacon to all the world. Of the twenty Ecumenical Councils of the …
Today I Was Baptized Dianne Ahern Today I Was Baptized tells a heartwarming story of an infant baptism that includes short essays about the sacrament of baptism, its origin and traditions. There is also room for you to record the story of your baby's baptism. The book is beautifully illustrated and one that you are sure to want as a keepsake of this special day.
The Official English translation approved and published by authority of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. Printed and bound in a green cloth binding.
Pack of 25 Written for those who attend a baptism ceremony but are unacquainted with the experience, this informative leaflet gives a brief history and description of the sacrament of baptism. It defines basic Catholic terms and includes a "How to Participate" section that answers frequently asked questions. Folded leaflet - 3.5" x 8.5"