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“We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven.” Blessed Basil Moreau, Founder of Holy Cross Circular Letter, 36
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CONTENTS Framework Core Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Framework Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mini-Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 eTextbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Additional Textbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Teacher Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Prayer and Catechism Resources . . . . . . . . . 24 Teen Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Sale Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Ave Maria Press Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Review Copies and Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Additional Framework Resources . . . . . . . . . . 7 Online Classroom Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Engaging Faith Blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Webinar Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1
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Ave Maria Press was the first publisher to develop and publish all six of the core framework textbooks in accordance with the USCCB Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework. We continue to lead the way with nine textbooks receiving Secondary Level Protocol approval —all available in electronic format. All of our textbooks have been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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Opening REFLECTIVE ACTIVITIES for each chapter focusing on the students’ own life experiences;
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CHAPTER EXERCISES that enhance the students’ practice of study, prayer, and service (minds, hearts, and hands);
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Objective REVIEW QUESTIONS to end each main section of every chapter;
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REFLECTION STARTERS for each section that can be used for journal writing or discussion;
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A CHAPTER QUICK VIEW features with page references that allow students to scan each chapter for main points;
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In-text GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS with a variety of activities to help students learn key terms;
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Several PRIMARY SOURCE QUOTATIONS from the words of saints, Church Fathers, and the Church documents;
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EXPLAINING THE FAITH features ask and answer every challenge question posed in the Doctrinal Framework and many more besides;
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FAITHFUL DISCIPLE features profile Catholic saints who practiced and taught lessons of faith and discipleship that have contemporary applications for teens today;
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ONGOING ASSIGNMENTS for each chapter that can be assigned as long-term projects, extra credit, and followup; and to the lessons learned;
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PRAYER EXPERIENCES and REFLECTIONS for each chapter.
The text reading level has been scored and modified to correspond to the grade and semester of teens taking each course. The first three courses are written to spiral back while deepening key teachings outlined by the Framework.
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Course I Revelation of Jesus Christ in Scripture Jesus Christ
God’s Revelation to the World Michael Pennock
Jesus Christ: God’s Revelation to the World provides a map for high school students to navigate the salvific work of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—in forming a People, giving the Law, and preparing for the Messiah. This one-semester course gives students a general knowledge and appreciation of Sacred Scripture through which they encounter Jesus Christ. Tracing the stages of salvation history, this text introduces key figures, events, vocabulary, and doctrine that will appear continuously throughout a four-year curriculum. While this text is a study of both the Old and New Testaments, it begins by centering on the nature of God and a person’s natural instinct to search for God. (© 2010) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Core Course I of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT PRINT ISBN: 978-1-59471-184-8, $25.95 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-398-9
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Course II WhoCORE Is Jesus Christ? FRAMEWORK CURRICULUM Jesus Christ
His Mission and Ministry Michael Pennock
Jesus Christ: His Mission and Ministry deepens the study of Jesus, highlighting key events in his earthly ministry while unpacking his teachings about God the Father, the Trinity, Mary, and the Holy Spirit. Students learn that the goal of discipleship is a life of grace and holiness and a share of God’s everlasting Kingdom. Jesus Christ: His Mission and Ministry encourages a course of action and calls on teens to “pick up their cross” and follow the Lord in this life and beyond by introducing key vocabulary terms, exploring relevant questions of faith, profiling famous Christian disciples, and offering several applications to put every lesson into action. (© 2011) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Core Course II of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-186-2, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-399-6, TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-187-9, $45.95 Online Resources eTextbook available Available on the Apple iBookstore
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Jesus Christ
Source of Our Salvation Michael Pennock
The paschal mystery of Christ’s Cross and Resurrection is the pinnacle of God’s redemptive plan for his people. In Jesus Christ: Source of Our Salvation, students delve deeply into the saving actions of the Lord. This text unpacks the meaning of God’s sacred and mysterious plan from creation onward to the consequences of the fall and the promise of a Savior, while ultimately focusing on the Life, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. (© 2011) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Core Course III of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-188-6, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-400-9 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-189-3, $45.95
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Course IV Jesus Christ Continues the Mission in the Church The Church Our Story
Catholic Tradition, Mission, and Practice Patricia Morrison Driedger Foreword by Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.
The Church Our Story provides students with a means of understanding some of the traditional definitions of the Catholic Church. While acknowledging the importance of the historical perspective, this course emphasizes the living Church that makes Christ present to the world today. The course is constructed around key definitions that help students to formulate an understanding of ecclesiology, such as the People of God, the Church as Servant, and the Church as Sacrament. Each definition has a historical component that traces its meaning through major periods of Church history, helping students understand how the Church reflects the light of Christ today. (© 2013) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Core Course IV of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-057-5, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-394-1 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-058-2, $45.95
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Course III The Mission of Jesus Christ
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Course V Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments
Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments reveals the sacraments as the definitive way that Jesus remains present to the Church and the world today. The text explores concrete ways for students to understand the sacraments, participate in their rites, and benefit from their graces. The text is organized around the traditional definition of sacrament from the Catechism of the Catholic Church—an efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us by the work of the Holy Spirit. This definition is clarified by organizing the chapters around four dimensions of the sacrament—memorial, celebration, communion, and transformation. (© 2010) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Core Course V of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-143-5, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-391-0 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-144-2, $45.95 Online Resources eTextbook available Available on the Apple iBookstore
Course VI Life in Jesus Christ Your Life in Christ
Foundations in Catholic Morality Michael Pennock
Your Life in Christ: Foundations in Catholic Morality focuses on the essential message of Christ’s moral teaching and the importance of love of God and neighbor. The text covers the major points of the “Life in Christ” section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, pulling together these elements by developing nine essential steps for living a Christian moral life in the Catholic tradition. This revised edition builds on the solid and thorough presentation of Catholic moral teaching from its bestselling earlier edition, while adding more items to fulfill the requirements of Course VI of the curriculum framework. (© 2008) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Core Course VI of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-123-7, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-403-0 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-124-4, $45.95 Online Resources eTextbook available Available on the Apple iBookstore
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Video Collection
Created by Outside da Box Productions, a leader in Catholic youth ministry, this DVD offers award-winning short films, vignettes, music, and teaching frames that connect Scripture and doctrine to the real-life experience of teenagers. Organized around the topics in all three Jesus Christ courses, these films—averaging four to six minutes each—provide teachers and catechists with vibrant examples of the faith in a media form guaranteed to attract teens’ attention and keep their interest. ISBN: 978-1-59471-255-5, DVD, 120 MINUTES, $28.75
The Ten Commandments
Case Studies in Catholic Morality Eileen P. Flynn
The Ten Commandments: Case Studies in Catholic Morality is a resource that summarizes Catholic teaching on the Ten Commandments. Thirty case studies related to real-life issues and dilemmas addressed by each commandment make up the heart of this text. It reminds students that the Ten Commandments are a central source for moral decision-making and offers contemporary ways to apply the commandments in their own lives. ISBN: 978-1-59471-223-4, $11.45 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-395-8
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Sex and the Teenager Choices and Decisions Kieran Sawyer, S.S.N.D.
Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions is designed for use in a classroom, youth group, or retreat setting. This program allows students to feel comfortable reflecting on and speaking about sensitive issues connected with their maturing sexuality. Rooted in Judeo-Christian and Catholic moral teaching, the program has a clear, straightforward goal—to encourage teens to make their own decisions to say no to premarital sexual activity. The program deals with a variety of topics including: what to do on a date; how to tell the difference between love, infatuation, and exploitation; the risks of teenage sexual activity with or without contraceptives; the necessity of setting personal moral limits and sticking to them; and many more. STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-161-9, $11.45 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-404-7 LEADER’S GUIDE ISBN: 978-1-59471-168-8, $28.75
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Tough Choices
Bringing Moral Issues Home Sean Lynch and Brian O’Brien
Tough Choices is a resource for Catholic high schools and parish religious education programs that teaches teenagers about many current and practical moral issues. It offers innovative ways for teens and their parents to discuss these dilemmas. Though applicable in several different courses and programs, the basic approach is for a teacher, catechist, or youth minister to assign a moral dilemma to be taken home, read, and discussed with parents, using the questions that accompany each dilemma. Some issues covered are: abortion, capital punishment, child abuse and domestic violence, divorce, drugs and alcohol, eating disorders, euthanasia, honesty, sexuality, and suicide. ISBN: 978-0-87793-993-1, $25.25
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Jesus Christ
FRAMEWORK ELECTIVES
Elective A Sacred Scripture RECENT RELEASE!
Sacred Scripture
A Catholic Study of God’s Word Daniel Smith-Christopher and Rev. J. Patrick Mullen
Sacred Scripture: A Catholic Study of God’s Word presents the Bible to students as a living source of God’s revelation to us. It gathers the two covenants of scripture and the seventy-two books of the Bible under the umbrella of Church teaching, which holds that in sacred scripture, “God speaks only one single Word, his one Utterance in whom he expresses himself completely” (CCC, 102). This introduction to the biblical texts is both a companion for prayerful study and a survey of the context, message, and authorship of each book. It also provides students with a plan for reading and studying the Bible in concert with the Holy Spirit and Church teaching. The text provides historical context for biblical literature and its analysis is mindful that scripture must be read within the living Tradition of the Church; in so doing, the text examines the relationship between scripture and the doctrines of the Catholic faith. While modern historical-critical scholarship is not ignored, the text is balanced by emphasis on the multiple senses of scripture: literal, spiritual, allegorical, moral, and anagogical. (©2013) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Elective Course A of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of the Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
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STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-171-8, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-458-0, TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-224-1, $45.95
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to Sacred Scripture
2B. The New Testament Letters
Part 1: The Old Testament
2C. The Catholic Letters
1A. The Pentateuch 1B. Historical Transitions 1C. The Historical Books
Appendix
1D. Wisdom Books
How to Read and Pray with the Bible
1E. The Prophets
Catholic Handbook for Faith
1F. Old Testament Review Part 2: The New Testament 2A. The Gospels
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A History of Catholicism Michael Pennock
This Is Our Church: A History of Catholicism is a comprehensive, readable, and faith-filled portrait of two thousand years of Catholic history that highlights important events, people, trends, and teachings. Complete with photos, charts, and chronologies, This Is Our Church is a rich resource for high school students interested in studying each major period in the life of the Church. Following a traditional chronological look at Church history, this text explores the Church as a mystery that reveals the hidden presence of God. This Is Our Church uncovers glimpses of this mystery from the Church’s earliest roots in the original covenants made between God and Israel, through its institution by Christ, and onward in human history from the apostolic age to the present.
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(© 2013) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Elective Course B of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
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STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-169-5, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-402-3 TEACHER’S MANUAL ISBN: 978-1-59471-159-6, $45.95
Elective C Living as a Disciple of Jesus Christ in Society “While we prepare useful citizens for society, we will likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven.” Blessed Basil Moreau, Founder of Holy Cross
Circular Letter, 36
Catholic Social Teaching Learning and Living Justice Michael Pennock
Catholic Social Teaching: Learning and Living Justice introduces the Church’s rich body of social teaching that comes to us from the essential writings of the popes, highlighting the works from Pope Leo XIII onward. While exploring how societies work, an overarching theme of the text is a discussion of the foundational values that ought to govern a just society. This text also provides the latest applications of the Church’s social teaching by drawing from the Compedium of the Social Doctrine of the Church and is organized around the US Bishops’ document Sharing Catholic Social Teaching. The text highlights two important principles—the dignity of the human person and respect for life—as foundational to supporting concepts like the common good, the preferential option for the poor, solidarity among all people, and the stewardship of resources. Online Resources
(© 2007) This textbook has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-102-2, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-396-5 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-103-9, $45.95
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TEACHER RESOURCE
Activities for Catholic Social Teaching
A Resource Guide for Teachers and Youth Ministers James McGinnis
Providing unique, hands-on applications for teenagers, Activities for Catholic Social Teaching offers a chance for teens to put into action the Church’s body of social teaching. Consistent with the formula that action as a part of justice is a gospel value, each unit involves activities that motivate teenagers to do something to affect positive social change. ISBN: 978-1-59471-067-4, $24.00
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Elective B History of the Catholic Church This Is Our Church
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Elective D Responding to the Call of Jesus Christ Marriage and Holy Orders
Your Call to Love and Serve Michael Amodei
Marriage and Holy Orders: Your Call to Love and Serve focuses on adult vocations in the two sacraments at the service of communion: marriage and priesthood. The discernment of these vocations involves preparation through living a chaste single life, which is also essential to living the permanent single vocation. For both women and men, lay and ordained, careful deliberation must also be given to the various callings of the consecrated life. Each chapter provides a thorough presentation of these permanent vocations. (© 2007) The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found that this catechetical high school text is in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and fulfills the requirements of Elective Course D of the Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-041-4, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-390-3 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-056-8, $45.95 Online Resources eTextbook available
Elective E Ecumenical and Interreligious Issues Exploring the Religions of Our World Nancy Clemmons, S.N.J.M.
Exploring the Religions of Our World allows students to build on their understanding and experience of the Catholic Christian faith by studying different religious traditions. The text begins with a study of Judeo-Christian history, practice, and tradition before expanding to the study of other less familiar religions, including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism. The text moves on to uncover a variety of religious traditions that sprang from America’s Protestant roots, including Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the Church of Christ, Scientist. Each chapter begins with an introduction that connects each religion to a contemporary person, practice, or teaching. A brief history follows, including information on the founder and other major figures in each respective religion. Other sections include those on scripture or major writings, beliefs and practices, and sacred places and times. Each chapter ends with a Catholic apologetic focus and includes a look at ecumenical or interreligious dialogue between the Catholic Church and each particular religion. Similarities and distinctions in doctrines, traditions, and practices are also explored. (© 2008) Each section that specifically refers to Christianity and Catholicism has been granted a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.
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STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-125-1, $29.95 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-393-4 TEACHER’S EDITION ISBN: 978-1-59471-126-8, $45.95
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Christine Schmertz Navarro
Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero Study Guide is a free online resource that facilitates a week devoted to the study of Archbishop Óscar Romero through viewing and discussing key topics of the Monseñor film, in addition to student reports and projects. This is a perfect way to incorporate a strand of social justice in virtually any course in a Catholic high school theology curriculum. Available in both English and Spanish. Download the FREE study guide in English and Spanish at avemariapress.com/mini-units. ENGLISH ITEM #: 20003, FREE SPANISH ITEM #: 20004, FREE
Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero
UPC: 720229915014, DVD, 88 MIN., $31.25
A film by Ana Carrigan and Juliet Weber, Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero tells the story of Archbishop Óscar Romero, or Monseñor as he was commonly known, and recounts the short time between his installation as archbishop of San Salvador in 1977 and his assassination on March 24, 1980. The martyrdom of Archbishop Romero is a powerful witness to the life of a modern Christian hero. The film recounts these events through actual footage of the time and interviews with many who were there and knew Monseñor. The film was produced by the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame.
Migration and the Church: A Five-Day Mini-Unit Alliance for Catholic Education Foreword by Cardinal Roger Mahony
Designed for use in a social justice high school theology course, this free, five-day module provides teachers with lesson plans, student assignments, and a guide for discussing the documentary Dying to Live. Students will be introduced to Church teaching on migration and shown how to help immigrants in their communities as well as ways they can participate in immigration reform. Download the FREE Five-Day Mini-Unit at avemariapress.com/mini-units.
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Dying to Live
A Migrant’s Journey
A Groody River Films Production While human migration is a global issue, its manifestation in the United States is fraught with controversy—social, economic, political, and even religious. How can Catholics approach migration with faithfulness to Church social teaching and obedience to civil authority, without losing sight that what’s at stake is not just an issue, but the dignity of thousands of people? Dying to Live sets out to do just this—to humanize the issue of migration by telling the stories of individual migrants. In this award-winning documentary, we learn who they are, the conditions that interrupt their lives and force them from their homes, and the perils they face as they search for a new place to belong. Drawing on the insights of Pulitzer Prize–winning photographers, theologians, church and congressional leaders, activists, musicians, and the immigrants themselves, this film examines the places of conflict, pain, and hope along the US-Mexico border. ITEM #: LS0001, DVD, 33 MIN., $23.00
Religious Liberty and Catholicism in the United States: A Five-Day Mini-Unit Janet Wigoff
Responding to the USCCB’s call for Catholics to understand their history and rally in support of religious freedom in America, this free, five-day mini-unit includes lesson plans, background reading, activities, handouts, video suggestions, and discussion questions. Introduce your high school theology students to the historical moments that have shaped American Catholicism’s relationship with civil authority, in addition to the questions at stake in the Obama Administration’s 2012 HHS mandate that health insurance plans cover sterilizations and contraceptives. ITEM #: 20001, FREE Download the FREE Five-Day Mini-Unit at avemariapress.com/mini-units. available in Canada at
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ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOKS
Catholic Essentials
An Overview of the Faith Michael Amodei
Catholic Essentials: An Overview of the Faith is a handbook of information, prayer, and practice about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, the Catholic Church, the sacraments, and ways those who believe in Jesus live out their faith. Organized around the US Bishops’ high school curriculum framework, this book is an essential resource to accompany a full study of the Catholic faith. Catholic Essentials provides an overview and synthesis of the six required courses and the elective options of a high school theology curriculum, making it the perfect companion for the students’ four years of high school. It also works as a primary text for an introductory or review course. It is well suited for use as the main catechetical resource in a parish youth ministry or religious education program, as it conforms to the parish adaptation of the framework. (© 2009) This textbook has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-145-9, $22.95 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-389-7 TEACHER’S MANUAL ISBN: 978-1-59471-146-6, $34.45 Online Resources eTextbook available
Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe Michael Pennock
Our Catholic Faith: Living What We Believe offers a general overview of the Catholic faith as outlined by the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and is designed for use in an introductory Catholic high school theology course. Because students enter Catholic high school with diverse catechetical instruction and formation experiences, a primary objective of this text is to get students up to speed early in their high school careers. Students are challenged to accept Jesus, commit themselves to him through the Church, and to live lives of loving service. (© 2012) This textbook has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
STUDENT ISBN: 978-1-59471-266-1, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-401-6 TEACHER’S WRAPAROUND ISBN: 978-1-59471-267-8, $45.95 Online Resources eTextbook available
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The Old Testament
Our Call to Faith and Justice Daniel Smith-Christopher
The Old Testament: Our Call to Faith and Justice covers the remarkable journey of God’s Chosen People and their journey in scripture. As with any relationship, the divine-human one described in the Old Testament has dramatic episodes of jealousy and angry disappointment, but also shows moments of moving love, compassion, and forgiveness. The Jewish people forged an intimate relationship with God that was brought to fullness in the coming of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. This text also includes a “Catholic Handbook for Faith” and an appendix section with a wealth of information to help students review material they have covered in other religion courses. (© 2013) This textbook has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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New Testament Connections that explicitly link Old Testament prophecies and events with the person, mission, and ministry of Jesus
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Vocabulary Review and Performance Assessment Projects that offer, in several different learning approaches, opportunities for students to share what they learned in each chapter
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Encountering Jesus in the New Testament Michael Pennock
Encountering Jesus in the New Testament provides a scriptural and ecclesial foundation to answer the question, Why is Jesus the Christ, the Son of the Living God. It explores how the New Testament offers evidence and faith testimony to the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Encountering Jesus in the New Testament is a combination of Christology—a complete study of the person and divinity of Jesus Christ—with an overview of the books of the New Testament. (© 2009) This textbook has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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The Catholic Spirit
An Anthology for Discovering Faith Through Literature, Art, Film, and Music Michel Bettigole, O.S.F., and James D. Childs
Pope John Paul II pointed out that it is through the arts that religious truths are made tangible, “making perceptible . . . the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God.” The Catholic Spirit: An Anthology for Discovering Faith Through Literature, Art, Film, and Music takes up this charge and presents the truths of Catholicism in the context of the arts—great artwork, literature, music, and Church writings. The Catholic Spirit sends teens on a journey through classical works like Flannery O’Connor’s “Parker’s Back,” Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “God’s Grandeur,” Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, and Gregorian chant, along with modern classics like “A Woman’s Prayer” by Dorothy Day and films like Cool Hand Luke and On the Waterfront. Organized around chapters that follow the structure of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the text includes primary source material from varying periods of Church history with contextual and background text to help students understand their significance. Online Resources eTextbook available
Several additional research opportunities are included to further the students’ study of the key teachings of the Church through reading, viewing, and listening to classical period pieces. An online teacher resource also indexes the material by the themes in the new curriculum framework. ISBN: 978-1-59471-182-4, $29.85 eTEXTBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-392-7
A HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION PROGRAM Send Out Your Spirit
A Confirmation Candidate’s Handbook for Faith Michael Amodei
Send Out Your Spirit leads teens through the major tenets of their faith—the Trinity, Jesus, scripture, Church, Sacraments, morality, and more—specifically structured for the context of preparing for Confirmation. Each chapter of the candidate’s handbook includes a relevant story or short lesson, journal or discussion questions, and concludes with: • • • •
Catholic Apologetics—A series of questions and answers on the faith; For You—An enrichment assignment that allows the candidates to apply the material in the chapter; Prayers and Reflections—Quotations, meditations, scripture passages, and traditional prayers; and Glossary—Definitions of key terms are included with each new entry.
The Leader’s Manual provides several “how-to-use” tips for catechists and other adult leaders to share the monthly lessons in diverse groups and settings. The Sponsor’s Handbook offers helpful background on the sponsor’s role, tips on communicating with teens, and information on the sponsor’s role in the celebration of the sacrament.
(© 2010) The Candidate’s Handbook and the doctrinal material in the Leader’s Manual have been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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CANDIDATE HANDBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-225-8, $13.75 LEADER’S MANUAL ISBN: 978-1-59471-246-3 SPONSOR’S HANDBOOK ISBN: 978-1-59471-247-0, $4.50
Confirming Faith
A Faith Development Program for High School Students Preparing to Celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation Kieran Sawyer, S.S.N.D.
This popular Catholic confirmation book offers stories, surveys, questions, and prayers that flow from various kinds of process-activities. CANDIDATE ISBN: 978-0-87793-549-0, $10.25 DIRECTOR’S MANUAL ISBN: 978-0-87793-548-3, $31.00
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Redeeming Administration
12 Spiritual Habits for Catholic Leaders in Parishes, Schools, Religious Communities, and Other Institutions Ann M. Garrido Foreword by Gerard J. Olinger, C.S.C.
Ann Garrido admits that she sometimes finds administration draining, even boring, as it fractures her days into “tiny shards of time” that make it impossible to focus on “the big ideas.” And yet, Garrido has found spiritual gifts in her many years as a theologian, parish minister, and administrator in higher education. In Redeeming Administration, she reveals those gifts by examining twelve spiritual habits—presenting a saint who embodies each habit—and showing readers how to experience their administrative work as a crucial ministry of the Church. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-428-3, $17.25
“Redeeming Administration is a refreshing resource for Catholic school administrators and anyone whose ministry is based in administration.” Terry McGaha Director of Mission Outreach and Parent/Volunteer Programs Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, CA
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31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator Jared Dees Foreword by Joe Paprocki
Volunteer catechists and professional religion teachers are responsible for two unique and challenging tasks: sharing (and assessing) information and the spiritual formation of their students. This succinct, practical resource from the creator of the popular website The Religion Teacher helps busy catechists and religion teachers with both tasks and is designed for use either over consecutive days in one month or by specific themes that encourage personal improvement in areas of discipleship, service, leadership, and teaching. Each of the thirty-one days includes a clear title that gives the lesson theme, a quotation from scripture, an introduction to the exercise, step-by-step actions to take for the day, and spiritual enrichment ideas for the educator. A free leader’s guide is available at avemariapress.com/31days. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-384-2, $11.45
“Offers encouragement and practical advice to religious educators.”
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Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Atlanta
5 Minutes with Christ
Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers
Edited by Lou DelFra, C.S.C., and Ann Primus Berends The inspirational reflections on Christ as Teacher in 5 Minutes with Christ provide educators with the spiritual nourishment they need during their busy days. Crafted by graduates and associates of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program, the most prestigious Catholic teacher-training program in the United States, each reflection is based on an event in the life of Jesus and invites the reader to connect with him in the chaos of daily life. ISBN: 978-1-59471-275-3, $14.95
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NEW! Prayers for Life
Forty Daily Devotions Mary Ann Kuharski
Mary Ann Kuharski, longtime activist and champion of pro-life causes, presents an inspiring fortyday devotional for anyone concerned about abortion and the dignity of life. These powerful, Christfocused prayers remind the reader of prayer’s potency as a force for change and are ideal for parish retreats and seasonal observations of pro-life issues. Suitable both for personal and small-group use, Prayers for Life will strengthen commitment, cultivate compassion, and rouse the spirits of all who want to pray for life. ISBN: 978-1-59471-419-1, $11.45 Also available as an eBook. “Mary Ann Kuharski beautifully reminds us that all of our actions to preserve life must be focused on Christ and rooted in prayer. This is a wonderful resource for individuals and pro-life groups of all kinds.” Joseph M. Scheidler National Director, Pro-Life Action League
Day by Day
The Notre Dame Prayerbook for Students
Edited by Thomas McNally, C.S.C., and William Storey With half a million copies sold since its inception, Day by Day is the beloved prayerbook that Notre Dame students, alumni, and friends trust to deepen their prayer lives and expand their understanding of God. Included are prayers such as “Runner’s Prayer” and St. Thomas Aquinas’s “Before Study Prayer,” plus many selections from a rich Christian tradition, including “The Road Ahead.” This collection of prayers is the perfect gift for college students, high school graduates, and Confirmation candidates. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-018-6, $11.45
The Seeker’s Catechism The Basics of Catholicism Michael Pennock
In this concise and readable introduction to the riches of the Catholic faith, the author poses and then briefly answers 210 questions that are essential to understanding the basics of Catholicism. Ideal for adults or teens interested in becoming Catholic through RCIA, preparing for Confirmation, returning to the Church, or simply wanting to begin a closer examination of the faith, this makes an ideal gift for seekers as they begin to explore or work to enhance their understandings of Catholicism and deepen their relationships with God. This new revision reflects recent changes in the liturgy and incorporates the teachings of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-285-2, $8.00
This Is Our Faith
A Catholic Catechism for Adults Michael Pennock
This popular faith primer and handy companion for all who wish to know more about the Catholic faith corresponds with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and is arranged along with the four pillars of the Catechism. Questions for discussion are presented, and prayer exercises are also included. This catechism is specifically designed for Catholic high school students, those journeying through RCIA, or those new to the Church. ISBN: 978-0-87793-653-4, $19.50
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A New Picture of Salvation History John Bergsma Foreword by Scott Hahn
This overview of the Bible is based on Bergsma’s wildly popular introduction to theology course at Franciscan University, where he is a colleague of Scott Hahn. Bergsma combines sound theology, academic expertise, pastoral wisdom, and an endearing playfulness to draw readers into the connection between the great stories of the Bible and salvation in Jesus. Central to the book’s themes are Bergsma’s signature illustrations of key biblical characters, which are simple, yet surprisingly profound. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-291-3, $17.25
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Holy Goals for Body and Soul
Eight Steps to Connect Sports with God and Faith Bishop Thomas John Paprocki with Joe Paprocki
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki links lessons from the world of sports and fitness—especially his experiences as a Catholic bishop who plays ice hockey—with concrete ways to live a holy life. In his view, everyone is called to holiness, which can be encountered anywhere. “I encounter holiness while training for a marathon. I encounter holiness during a workout at the health club,” he points out. His book outlines eight sports-related steps to holiness and makes an ideal gift for high school coaches and Catholic youth leaders to purchase for their students. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-366-8, $16.00
A Teen’s Game Plan for Life Lou Holtz
A Teen’s Game Plan for Life revives the motivational message of ESPN sports analyst and former University of Notre Dame head football coach Lou Holtz. With more than forty years of experience helping to mold teenagers into adults, Holtz shares his common-sense message with teens—a game plan for life. His message is the blueprint, not only for teens striving for athletic success, but also for all teens who want to name goals for their lives and then go about reaching them. Also available as an eBook.
ISBN: 978-1-933495-09-5, $13.75
Win It All
The Way to Heaven for Catholic Teens Justin Fatica Foreword by Chris Padgett
Justin Fatica, renowned Catholic evangelist, author, and focus of the HBO documentary Hard as Nails, presents a book of wisdom for teens, featuring his acclaimed eight stages to a God-centered life. Known across the United States for his fierce, emotive, and attention-grabbing stage presence, Justin Fatica contradicts the barrage of ungodly messages about sex, drugs, violence, and hate that teenagers ingest every day through media and pop culture. Also available as an eBook.
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Ready for College
Everything You Need to Know Michael Pennock
This easy-to-read narrative offers college students what they need to succeed. More than just the nuts and bolts, Ready for College shows adolescents that college is a time to develop a sense of self, not bound by previous ties, yet intimately connected with the love and lessons of family life. Ready for College provides a spiritual dimension, encouraging college students to develop an ongoing relationship with God through the practice of their faith. ISBN: 978-1-893732-92-6, $17.25
Questions from Seventh Period
Doc Pennock Answers Teens’ Questions on Life, Love, and the Catholic Faith Michael Pennock
In Questions from Seventh Period, Pennock gives clear, concrete answers to the tough questions about love, life, and faith that concern Catholic teens the most. He answers questions such as: The Da Vinci Code claims that Jesus was married. Is that true? What’s so wrong with drinking a few beers or smoking pot? And more. This book will inspire teens with prayers, fun factoids, and stories, while sharing wise answers and sound guidance. ISBN: 978-1-59471-101-5, $21.75
The Faith Difference
Prayers, Lessons, Activities, and Games for Teens Kieran Sawyer, S.S.N.D.
The Faith Difference offers five easy-touse sections of lessons, community building, activities, prayer, and games for teens. ISBN: 978-0-87793-729-6, $21.95
If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’ll Probably End Up Somewhere Else Finding a Career and Getting a Life David Campbell
This widely successful book (more than 500,000 copies sold) offers sound, practical guidance for attaining the best-possible future for yourself. Written by David Campbell, this easy-to-read book urges to do things you like, things that interest you, and things you can do well, emphasizing how the daily choices you make will bring you closer to your ideal future. Campbell offers a simple method for setting goals, followed by advice for prioritizing, pursuing, and ultimately realizing those goals as a means to securing the future for which you’ve hoped and planned. ISBN: 978-1-933495-06-4, $13.75
God . . . Any Time, Any Place
The Many Ways College Students Pray Pegge Bernecker
God . . . Any Time, Any Place shares how, when, where, and why hundreds of college students from around the nation recognize the importance of maintaining a regular prayer practice and have found ways to do it.
I Want to Be Jesus
Over 150 Easy-to-Use Gospel Plays for Children Carol Twork
I Want to Be Jesus offers more than 150 gospel plays and a reproducible worksheet for every Sunday gospel in all three liturgical cycles, A, B, and C. ISBN: 978-0-87793-691-6, $23. 75
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Angela Hallahan, C.H.F.
Kieran Sawyer, S.S.N.D.
A Guide for Catholic High Schools
Doing Great Campus Ministry is a resource to help campus ministers organize their ministries and effectively involve others in their missions. Essential for deepening the life of your school in the charism of its sponsors and in the life of Christ. ISBN: 978-0-87793-996-2, $11.45
Dare to Dream Stories of 16 People Who Became Somebody William O’Malley, S.J. Perfect as a supplement to high school theology courses, Dare to Dream is an ideal source to elicit questions, spur action, and inspire teens, leading them to a clearer understanding of how God’s virtue and grace builds from the routine of their lives to allow for lasting character and worth. ISBN: 978-1-59471-201-2, $14.75
Drills, Games, and Activities for Middle School Students Names of saints, Catholic vocabulary, biblical passages and lessons come to life as students drill individually and in friendly competition with one another to learn important lessons about their faith. ISBN: 978-0-87793-661-9, $22.95
Bundles of Faith and Tons of Fun
Easy Activities, Prayers & Projects for Children Patricia Mathson
A wonderful resource of crafts, prayers, role-plays, banners, and much more that serve to enhance a child’s walk in faith with Jesus throughout the entire year. These easy-to-use ideas are suitable for pre-school to sixth-grade curriculums. ISBN: 978-0-87793-942-9, $14.75
Time to Pray!
Hands-On Faith
Seasonal Prayer Services for Middle Grades
66 Projects, Activities and Crafts for Children
Patricia Mathson
Mary Doerfler Dall
Thirty complete prayer services, each focusing on a saint`s day, a liturgical season, a time in the school year, or a particular need. Each includes scripture readings, prayers, petitions, litanies, responses, and much more.
Hands-On Faith is a perfect resource to complement any religious education program, offering hands-on material for lessons involving prayer, liturgy, the Bible, Catholic legends and lore, holy days and church seasons.
ISBN: 978-1-59471-020-9, $17.00
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Francis of Assisi
Thérèse of Lisieux
Boniface Hanley, O.F.M.
Boniface Hanley, O.F.M.
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