Lent 2017
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Tom Fox Popular Catholic columnist, blogger, and podcaster Deacon Tom Fox guides you along the path to renewal with simple, yet spiritually challenging devotions for every day of Lent, the Triduum, and Easter Sunday. These daily gospel-based devotions will thoughtfully lead you from the solemnness of Ash Wednesday and the passionate sorrow of the cross to the exuberant joy of the Resurrection.
More than 3 million copies sold! Everyone’s Way of the Cross
Clarence Enzler Illustrated by Gertrud Mueller Nelson and Annika Nelson Clarence Enzler’s perennially bestselling Stations of the Cross booklet has been given new vibrancy with beautiful, meditative, commissioned woodcuts by Annika Nelson and her mother Gertrud Mueller Nelson. Enzler’s simple, intimate, and powerful words invite readers to grow closer to Christ by embracing the mystery of suffering in the world. By joining Christ on this transformative journey, we learn to become his disciples— his other self—to a hurting world.
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“Brief, powerful devotions.” —Msgr. Ralph J. Maresca
The 2017 Guide to Daily Prayer Apostleship of Prayer Douglas Leonard 416 pages, $15.95
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John Paul II’s Biblical Way of the Cross
Amy Welborn and Michael Dubruiel 32 pages, $2.50
Apostleship of Prayer William Prospero, S.J. Edited by James Kubicki, S.J. 64 pages, $5.95
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Apostleship of Prayer (The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network) Douglas Leonard This powerful Lenten prayer book from the Apostleship of Prayer engages and inspires readers with Church’s daily scripture readings from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, introducing Catholics and other Christians to the traditional spiritual devotion known as lectio divina, or “sacred reading,” in a new way.
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Bringing Lent Home Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa
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Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle While many Lenten reflection booklets are for individuals or small groups, this one is formatted specifically for families and draws on the wisdom of Mother Teresa. This daily guide shows parents and children alike how to put her words into practice with practical suggestions on how to live the threefold call of Lent: to fast, pray, and care for the poor. Each Sunday’s focus is drawn from the themes assigned to that Sunday of Lent and a project for the week ahead is suggested. She illustrates doing “small things with great love” under the guidance of Saint Teresa of Culcutta. 96 pages, $2.50
“Provides your family with a practical structure of family prayers, reflections, and practical activities for each day of Lent.” —Deacon Mike Bickerstaff
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Small Groups! Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton Edited by Robert Toth and Jonathan Montaldo Lent and Holy Week opens the writings of Thomas Merton in easily digestible pieces and eloquently pairs them with the words of other great spiritual thinkers. Designed for use in new or existing small groups between Ash Wednesday and Easter, Lent and Holy Week offers readers a guided contemplative dialogue built around eight compelling Lenten themes.
Walk in Her Sandals
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Experiencing Christ’s Passion through the Eyes of Women Kelly M. Wahlquist Walk in Her Sandals, edited by popular Catholic author and speaker Kelly M. Wahlquist, takes you deeper into your relationship with Jesus by helping you relate to him in a profoundly intimate way. Looking at six universal gifts of women through the eyes of women in the gospels, the book guides you on a prayerful and creative journey through the days of Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost. 192 pages, $15.95
Simplifying the Soul
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Lenten Practices to Renew Your Spirit Paula Huston Award-winning author and Benedictine oblate Paula Huston invites readers to de-clutter their minds, hearts, relationships, and souls in a book of daily Lenten practices woven from the gospels, the Desert Fathers, and the author’s own wealth of spiritual experience. 192 pages, $14.95
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A Meditation on the Mystery of the Mass Paula Huston In One Ordinary Sunday the award-winning writer Paula Huston draws on her spiritual wisdom and her talent as a novelist to provide both a moment-bymoment record of her experience of one particular Mass on one particular Sunday in her home parish in California and a theologically and historically rich exploration of the origin and meaning of the liturgy. 256 pages, $16.95
The Gift of the Cross Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle This daily guide for families draws from the wisdom of St. Thérèse, providing everything a parent needs to gather the family together for a time of prayer and conversation, including a daily quotation from St. Thérèse and a story about her life. 96 pages, $2.95
Lenten Reflections in the Holy Cross Tradition Edited by Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C. Following on the success of The Cross, Our Only Hope, this Lenten meditation book features daily reflections by priests, brothers and sisters of the Holy Cross community. This affordable book is perfectly suited for use during the Lenten season through wide distribution in parishes, schools, universities, and many other settings. 96 pages, $3.50
Heart Speaks to Heart Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II
Donna-Marie Copper O’Boyle This addition to the Bringing Lent Home series focuses on the life and wisdom of St. John Paul II. Designed for families with young children, it offers a variety of prayers and practices for each day of Lent. 96 pages, $2.95
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128 pages, $12.95
“Do not read this book: pray this book.” —Msgr. Kevin W. Irwin
Former Dean The School of Theology and Religious Studies The Catholic University of America Romano Guardini Meditations before Mass is a smart and beautiful guide to spiritual preparation for this source and summit of Christian worship. Perfect for preparing for Mass.
Three Gospel Meditations on Jesus Henry J.M. Nouwen Heart Speaks to Heart follows Henri Nouwen during a Holy Week retreat during which he desired to write about the Sacred Heart. As his words took shape, he instead spoke directly to the heart of Jesus. The resulting book shares Nouwen’s view of his own faithful, but often painful, journey to the Lord. A Prologue and Epilogue shares Nouwen’s own account on the creation of this book, which was inspired by a friend’s devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 64 pages, $8.95
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Around the Table
NEW! Retelling the Story of the Eucharist through the Eyes of Jesus’ First Followers R. Scott Hurd In Around the Table, author R. Scott Hurd employs the unique and imaginative stories of the fourteen biblical characters who were close to Jesus—including Thomas, Barnabas, and Mary Magdalene—in order to help you know Christ better and to contemplate the mystery present in the Eucharist. 160 pages, $14.95
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Bringing Lent Home with St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ Charles M. Murphy Offering a simple guide for those new to Eucharistic devotion, Murphy brings together insightful holy hour meditations on the seven last words of Jesus with the profiles of seven modern Christians known for their devotions to the Eucharist.
224 pages, $13.95
One Ordinary Sunday Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle The fourth title in the Bringing Lent Home series by EWTN host and popular author Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle invites families with children to let the wisdom and spiritual insight of Pope Francis be your guide through Lent. The story of the Holy Father’s life, brief words of inspiration from him, and a variety of prayers and activities are included for each of the 40 days of Lent.
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Great Gifts for RCIA Candidates! 25-Life Changing Questions from the Gospels
Letting Jesus Lead You through the Stages of Spiritual Growth NEW! Allan F. Wright Jesus used questions throughout his ministry, not to find out something he didn’t know, but to probe into people’s deepest, most unsettled spaces. Biblical scholar and retreat leader Allan F. Wright organizes twenty-five questions Jesus asked into five spiritual stages that will lead you on the road to discipleship. 192 pages, $15.95
“This book can help you meet Jesus as if for the first time.” —John Bergsma
Twelve Little Ways to Transform Your Heart
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Lessons in Holiness and Evangelization from Thérèse of Lisieux Susan Muto St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s “Little Way” has been embraced by people of all walks of life. In Twelve Little Ways to Transform Your Heart, author Susan Muto explores twelve facets of St. Thérèse’s simple spiritual path as a way to personal holiness and the secret to being a powerful witness to Christ in the world today. 160 pages, $14.95
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