2022 CMN Christmas Catalog

CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Protect your family! Entrust your family to St. Joseph. Why? Because God, Himself, did. God entrusted the Holy Family to St. Joseph to keep them safe, and so should you. Drawing on the wealth of the Church’s living tradition, Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC and co-author Scott L. Smith, Jr., call on all of us to turn to St. Joseph, entrust ourselves, our children and families, our Church, and our world to our spiritual father’s loving care. Watch for wonders when the Universal Patron of the Church opens the floodgates of Heaven to pour out graces into your family’s life.

CJHB • $16.95 • ISBN: 978-1-59614-564-1

CHRISTMAS JOY WITH GRANDMA!

Take an Advent journey with Joseph, Anne-Marie, and Grandmother! Together, you’ll discover the story of Christmas and get ready to welcome Jesus into your own heart and home. Beautifully illustrated, this gentle, loving introduction to the true meaning of Christmas by celebrated author Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle will become a beloved book for every family and revisited each holiday season.

CHSB • $12.95 • ISBN: 978-1-59614-565-8

EXPLAINING THE FAITH SERIES: UNDERSTANDING DIVINE MERCY

Finally, the entire Divine Mercy message and devotion is summarized in one, easy-toread book! Explaining the teaching of Jesus Christ as given to St. Faustina, Understanding Divine Mercy by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, has it all. Written in his highly conversational and energetic style, this first book in his Explaining the Faith series will deepen your love for God and help you understand why Jesus called Divine Mercy “mankind’s last hope of salvation.”

EFBK • $14.95 • ISBN: 978-1-59614-539-9

WEAPONS OF MASS CONSTRUCTION

Over 55 years ago, Fr. Justin Garvey, C.P. wrote from the Philippines that he had gone there to renew the faith in many mission parishes. He tried many things, but remarked that outside of the Mass and the Sacraments the rosaries sent by our members did more to restore the faith of those people than anything else. Personal and family prayer returned to the villages, and with that came faith and the practice of the Sacraments.

Mission parish or not, bring your parish back to faith and practice of the Sacraments with the Rosary like Fr. Garvey.

Our Lady’s Rosary Makers’ continued mission since 1949 is to spread devotion to the Rosary and provide the means to do this through rosary making.

Hope and Handicrafts from the Land of Jesus’ Birth

The Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society

Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society (HLHCS) was founded in 1981, and represents 35 workshops specializing largely in olivewood and mother-of-pearl. Many of these artisans are located in Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. As a World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) member, they sell products mainly through Fair Trade channels to customers all over the world. In addition to export sales and partnerships with distributors, they also sell products to tourists and pilgrims through a local Holy Land souvenir shop.

Making a difference in how business is done

Fair Trade principles represent the cornerstone of the Cooperative’s philosophy and values. Fair Trade principles mandate that all artisans and producers are treated fairly, regardless of religion, race, or gender. For HLHCS, primarily, this signifies not favoring a particular workshop or its products simply because the artisans are Christian or Muslim. Working together to advertise, produce, and sell products helps them overcome endemic discrimination of this kind.

Fair Trade also emphasizes the role of women within the workforce. In more tra ditional communities, women’s roles are typically focused in the domestic sphere, but economic pressures have created the need for more women to work in full participation with family businesses and beyond. Fair Trade ensures that their work is equally valid, respected, and fairly compensated.

One of the workshops that partners with the Cooperative focuses on training local special needs or handicapped people, who would not otherwise have opportuni ties for work, let alone for their personal artistic development, to make beautiful greeting cards and more. Unfortunately, sometimes people view the handicapped as a burden rather than as full and potentially productive members of society. Fair Trade encourages everyone to look beyond anyone’s limitations.

Making a difference in people’s lives

Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society aims to preserve the olivewood crafts manship traditions of the area - for the benefit of future generations. They strive to alleviate local poverty and unemployment, and allow generations of families to flourish, while still living in the land of their grandparents.

Approximately 2,000 individuals benefit from the Cooperative’s activities. In addition to marketing handicrafts produced by the members, they also sell prod ucts produced by select non-member artisans, such as ceramics, glass, embroidery from many local women’s groups - or individual women - that include: olive soap, stationary made from recycled paper, candles, and recycled glass, and more.

The pandemic lockdowns that began March 5, 2020, caused terrible consequenc es for the region, where tourism is a significant part of the economy. 85% of the economy depends on tourism, and often, access continues to be blocked or limited for tourists. The Covid-19 outbreak has pushed the local economy in the Holy Land to the breaking point. International consumers purchasing HLHCS products through their website or other distributors, can make a profound difference in people’s lives.

Visit the Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society website at: www.hlhcs.org and consider purchasing items or making a donation as part of your Christmas plans this year!

You can contact us at info@hlhcs.org.

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7,Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord ” When Simon Peter heard him say that it was the Lord, he wrapped his outer garment around him, for he had taken it off , and jumped into the sea.,t 8,The other disciples came in the boat, tow ing the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about one hundred yards.

9,When they came ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread.,u 10,Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught ” 11,Simon Peter went on board and dragged the net ashore, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty three of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.,v

12,Jesus then said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew that it was the Lord 13,Jesus then came forward, took the bread, and gave it to them, and likewise the fish ,w 14,This was now the third time that Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after his resur rection from the dead.,x

Jesus and Peter.* 15,When they had finished breakf ast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”,y

16 ,Jesus said to him again, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep ” ,z

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21:15 19 In this touching dialogue, Christ makes Peter a sign of his own perennial presence with his followers as their Good Shepherd (see ch 10) Catholic tradition has seen in this passage the fulfillment of the promise made at Caesarea Philippi: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 16:17 19; see also Lk 22:31 32) The First Vatican Council made reference to vv 15 17 in its definition that Jesus appointed Peter supreme shepherd and ruler over the whole flock

19,He said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God After this, he said to him, “Follow me.”,c

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Signature of the Redactors * 24,This is the disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimo ny is true.,g 25,But there are also many other things that Jesus did; and if ever y one of them was recorded, I do not think the world itself could contain the books that would be written.,

21:20 23 Peter will ultimately make the supreme sacrifice, but what will become of the beloved disciple of whom the fourth Gospel often speaks (Jn 13:23; 19:26 27; 20:2 10; see Jn 1:35 39; 18:15)? The first Christian generations still believed in the imminent return of Christ in glory (2 Thes 2), although they had not begun to experience the time of the Church We no longer have the same preoccupation However, the response made by Jesus still holds: what is important is to follow Christ faithfully 21:24-25

The faith of believers is a grace, but it goes back in history to those who were witnesses: those who saw the deeds and understood their meaning Nonetheless, the life of Jesus goes beyond everything that can be written or said about him, even in a Gospel Opening or closing the sacred writing, we are brought back to the encounter with Christ himself.

Sharing the Faith

concert with the Directory for Catechesis, this series adheres to the presentation of the Catholic Faith—as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church—as a touchpoint for teaching while emphasizing Scripture and being mindful of papal writings, such as Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (EG). Size 51⁄2 x 81⁄4

Handing On the Faith

“In catechesis ‘Christ, the Incarnate Word and Son of God, . . . is taught— everything else is taught with reference to him—and it is Christ alone who teaches— anyone else teaches to the extent that he is Christ’s spokesman, enabling Christ to teach with his lips. . . . Every catechist should be able to apply to himself the mysterious words of Jesus: “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me” ’ ” (CCC, no. 427).

“Whoever is called ‘to teach Christ’ must first seek ‘the surpassing worth of know ing Christ Jesus’; he must suffer ‘the loss of all things. . .’ in order to ‘gain Christ and be found in him,’ and ‘to know him and the power of his resurrection, and [to] share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible [he] may attain the resurrection from the dead’ ” (CCC, no. 428).

“From this loving knowledge of Christ springs the desire to proclaim him, to ‘evangelize,’ and to lead others to the ‘yes’ of faith in Jesus Christ. But at the same time the need to know this faith bet ter makes itself felt” (CCC, no. 429).

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