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Savor the Beauty of a God-centered Life Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Meditations Fr. John Bartunek, LC, SThD With all the demands of a busy life, we’re fortunate to spend time outside at all, let alone be in harmony with nature.

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In this series of four books, Fr. Bartunek explores religious topics in the context of modern-day living. The weekly reflections let you reconnect with the seasons, helping you savor the beauty of a balanced, God-centered life. Spring Meditations 9780764-825613 112 pages • $9.99

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“Fr. Bartunek’s reflections are a stroke of genius, leading us seasonally through nature into a deepening relationship with the heavenly Father. Beautiful!” — Marge Fenelon

Author, Journalist, and Speaker

“It’s easy to get buried in a screen, a task, or a long list of things that keep us away from God. You’ll find yourself turning to God—and even looking for God—in new places and new ways.” — Sarah Reinhard Author and Blogger

Autumn Meditations 9780764-825637 112 pages • $9.99 Available August 1

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A Catholic Guide to Faithful Citizenship Red, White, Blue, and Catholic Stephen P. White “Stephen White offers an accessible and yet urgent guide to doing the crucial work of Christian citizenship with love.” — Kathryn Jean Lopez, senior fellow, National Review Institute

“An indispensable guide for Catholic citizens.” — C.C. Pecknold, associate professor of theology, The Catholic University of America

White says, instead of Redstate Catholics and Blue-state « « « « « Catholics, we need Catholics who act out of the deepest traditions and convictions of their faith to make America the best version of herself she can be.

Senior Fellow, National Review Institute

“An indispensable guide for Catholic citizens.” — C. C. Pecknold Associate Professor of Theology, The Catholic University of America

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he Catholic Church’s work of evangelization and her contribution to the good of society are inseparable. As Catholics and as American citizens, we are called to do more than just vote, and called to do more than just follow a party. America needs Catholics who are in love with our nation and who act from the deepest convictions of their faith to make America the best version of herself. If we love God and our neighbor, we dedicate ourselves to the vitality of our society. We respond to the needs of our neighbors. We confront both physical poverty and spiritual poverty. Most importantly, we follow Christ. As Stephen P. White says, we need Catholic citizens who are Red, White, Blue, and Catholic. Think of this book as a Catholic guide to faithful citizenship for the 364 days of the year that aren’t the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

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As Catholics and as American citizens, we are called to do more than just vote and follow a party. Are we living lives, building « « « « « communities, and exercising our citizenship in ways that T suggest we are followers of Christ?

“Stephen White offers an accessible and yet urgent guide to doing the crucial work of Christian citizenship with love.” — Kathryn Jean Lopez

Stephen P. White is a fellow in the Catholic Studies Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His work focuses on the application of Catholic social teaching to a broad spectrum of contemporary political and cultural issues. His writing has appeared in outlets such as the National Review Online, Huffington Post, the magazine America, and CatholicVote.org. Since 2005, he has coordinated an annual seminar on Catholic social thought in Kraków, Poland. Christian Living ISBN: 978-0-7648-2645-0

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“Drawing on Catholic social teaching, White—writing with admirable clarity and in engaging prose—reminds us that Catholic citizenship is to be lived out locally as well as nationally, every day as well as on voting day.” — Carson Holloway

Political Scientist, Author, and Contributor to ThePublicDiscourse.com and First Things

Be Converted Anew—and Go Evangelize You Are the Catholic Brand Matthew Kilmurry How do you, as an individual or a parish, start evangelizing your Catholic faith with the same enthusiasm you let people know about your favorite car, restaurant, or clothing brand? Kilmurry says the most powerful marketing force available to the Catholic Church is you and your faith. Using the tools in this book, you or your parish can become a brand evangelist, confidently sharing your faith and influencing others to love it as much as you do. Be converted anew—and go evangelize!

“Matthew Kilmurry is a fresh and engaging new voice within the Catholic world. In his book You Are the Catholic Brand, readers are afforded a penetrating look into Kilmurry’s marketing mind as he effectively enables you to share your love for Christ and his Church with a hungry world. This is a smartly conceived book that will certainly reshape the way people present their faith to the world.” —Kevin Wells

Author, Speaker, and Former Sportswriter

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10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know

For Busy and Informed Catholics

...About the Family Joshua J. McElwee

Since his election, Pope Francis has captured the attention of the media his 2013 election, Pope Francis has spoken and the people, who are eager to Sthatince frequently about the issues of faith and family are closest to the hearts of Catholics everywhere. know more. Written inUsing everyday simple language, he emphasizes the importance of strengthening Catholic families, even through the language with intimacy and clarity struggles they face. Author Joshua J. McElwee explores ten themes from Pope Francis’ teachings and what these by those who have experience words mean for Catholic families around the world. Listen for Pope Francis’ message for you in this covering the papacy, these booklet. Usingbooklets the Holy Family as his model, the pontiff shows how every member of the family— provide clear explanations forand grandparents—can live their children, parents, faith more fully. readers or small groupsJoshua who want J. McElwee is the Vatican correspondent for the Catholic Reporter and a contributor to Vatican to follow Pope Francis’ National teachings. Insider. He has received numerous awards from the

Joshua J. McElwee, a Vatican correspondent who covered the 2015 World Meeting of Families and the October 2015 Synod on the Family, introduces readers to the most important points Pope Francis has made about faith and family life. At a time when many Catholics are contemplating Church teaching, McElwee brings a fresh voice and perspective to the issues of faith and family closest to the hearts of Catholics everywhere.

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Catholic Press Association and other organizations for his reporting and feature writing. He wrote these reflections from Rome, where he covers Pope Francis daily. You can follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.

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...About the Environment Michael Wright

The Original 10 Things John L. Allen, Jr.

One year ago Pope Francis penned LaudatoPope Si’,Francis calling on made headlines when he penned his new encyclical, Laudato Si’, and called on the world’s the world’s people to protect people to protect God’s creation. In this booklet, author Michael Wright identifies 10 key themes God’s creation. In this booklet, from the popular encyclical and points out the clear between environmental justice and social Wright, a NASA connection civil servant andwe care for the justice. By caring for our environment, poor and abandoned of our world as well. environmental justice A follow-up leader, to the successful 10 Things Pope Wants You to Know, Michael Wright breaks summarizes the Francis pope’s and down the encyclicalclear in clear, concise language, and ties the message of Pope Francis to the issues at the emphatic message heart of regarding our own environmental lives. Pope Francis’ message is a message of action, and Michael Wright social justice andpresents the environment. us with the steps to get started.

Discover the qualities that have defined Pope Francis from his days as a Cardinal and the early days of his papacy. In 10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know, Allen, a veteran Vatican news analyst and senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, interviews those who know the pope. He describes his vision of leadership and evangelism and his desire for the Church to be close to the people, especially the poor.

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Michael Wright leads the environmental justice ministry

at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Freedom, “Michael Wright…draws PA. He has degrees indeeply space sciences and space technology and is a civil servant at NASA, contributing to the agency’s to address climate the change. As a licensed social from Laudato Si’, efforts outlining worker, he volunteers in pastoral counseling and criticalstress management. He has solar photovoltaic, major themes andincident making those solar hot water, and two spring-fed geothermal systems for his nineteenth-century farmhouse themes accessible to all. The underlying spiritual calling that is at the heart of Laudato Si’ is beautifully synthesized.” —Dan Misleh

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Inspiration for Teaching Them to Pray Heads Bowed: Prayers for Catholic School Days Lisa Mladinich Anyone who has been blessed to work with children knows the struggles and graces of teaching children to pray. An innovator in catechetical teaching methods, Mladinich offers inspiration for praying with children in your classroom, whether your classroom is in a Catholic school, at home, or part of a religiouseducation program.

This versatile book of schoolday prayers offers you enough structure to start a new prayer routine in your classroom, and the flexibility to adapt these unique prayers to the routines you already have. The 300 original prayers are organized around faith topics, holy days, and special events to ensure you’ll be able to find a prayer for every occasion and every lesson.

Heads Bowed

9780764-826443 144 pages • $15.99 Available August

A sought-after speaker and the author of Be an Amazing Catechist, Mladinich’s seven-part series on “Teaching Children to Pray” begins in the September issue of Catechist magazine.

Answers for Teens’ Hardest Questions What Am I Doing Here: Questions for Skeptical Young Catholics Patrick Madrid Young adults have hard questions about faith and the Catholic Church. Renowned apologist Madrid, who has years of experience working with young adults, teens, and their parents, addresses their toughest questions in a readable Q&A format.

Madrid includes questions teens most often have but don’t always talk about, such as: • Why should I stop sinning if it isn’t hurting anyone? • Why does God allow temptation and suffering into our lives? • Why does the Catholic Church seem so against gay people? • How do I know God’s will is what’s best?

What Am I Doing Here?

9780764-826191 128 pages • $12.99 Available Autumn

Be a Disciple of Christ Follow Him and Reclaim the World Fr. Dennis J. Billy, CSsR Following Christ means walking in his footsteps. Using Scripture, theology, stories, and questions for reflection, Fr. Dennis J. Billy helps you uncover the rich meaning behind the four words of the Gospel narrative—crib, cross, sacrament, and hope—and guides you toward new ways of walking with Jesus. By loving as God the Son loved us, we can in turn become hope for others.

HIM And ReclAim the WoRld Dennis J. Billy, CSSR

Follow Him

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“The Church’s mission to proclaim Jesus Christ to all creation is simply, yet profoundly, the journey of discipleship. Follow Him is a meditation on Jesus’ life of selfless giving, the suffering of others, and the redemptive encounter between them in the ‘real world.’ Through this meditation, we come to know Jesus and the power of God’s love.” — Dominic Lombardi, STL Secretary for Catholic Life and Evangelization, Diocese of Harrisburg

Answers That Won’t Compromise Your Faith Sexo, Espirtualidad y Plenitud: Respuestas para los católicos de hoy Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP, SThD

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Fr. Charles E. Bouchard, OP, lives in Chicago, where he is Provincial of the Central Dominican Province. He is a former professor and president of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis and continues to write and lecture on health-care ethics, spirituality, and morality.

In an easy-to-follow Q & A format, Fr. Bouchard answers the most commonly asked questions about divorce, homosexuality, moral living, Catholic sexuality, and living in the modern world without compromising your faith.

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O.P., vive en Chicago y es el provincial de a Región Central de los Estados Unidos. Fue quinas Institute of Theology de San Luis Missouri; esponsabilidades, encuentra tiempo para señar sobre ética médica, espiritualidad y moral.

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Previously published in English, this book in Spanish tackles Few topics lead tosexuality, awkward conversations and tough questions about uneasiness quite like human sexuality. Catholics still identify sex with “no,” writes Fr. Charles E. morality, and Christian living Bouchard, which “is unfortunate, because our has far more to say than that.” in the twenty-firsttradition century. Sex is not just physical; it is also sacramental and has the capacity to bring grace and As Fr. Bouchard writes, “Many blessing into a marriage. In Sexuality and Morality, Fr. Bouchard unpacks the myths, tough of the questions we will address questions, and challenges about Church teaching and In a candid, question-and-answer style, he would never evensexuality. have been covers sexual practices, family planning, abortion, divorce, homosexuality, celibacy, chastity, and how to live in the asked, let alone answered, in a modern world without compromising morals or faith. Catholic book prior to the 1960s.”

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suscitan conversaciones cadas como la sexualidad odavía identifican el scribe el P. Charles E. te, porque la fe católica cir que eso”. dad puramente física; es s capaz de llevar gracia y nio. En Sexo, espiritualidad d analiza los mitos, las etos de la enseñanza católica sobre ilo sencillo y accesible, y usando el espuestas aborda temas como ciertas neación familiar, el aborto, el divorcio, ibato, la castidad y cómo vivir en el cionar la propia moral y fe.

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Navigate the Holy Messiness of Family Life Family, the Church, and the Real World A Redemptorist Pastoral Publication

Hope and a Whole Lotta Prayer Daily Devotions for Parents of Teenagers Barbara Canale

ACP 2016 Excellence in Publishing Finalist*

he director of content ld Meeting of Families

Barbara Canale’s writing career began after she adopted her two daughters, now young adults, from Romania. She wrote for the Catholic Sun in Syracuse, NY, for seven years and has contributed to several Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Her devotional books from Liguori Publications include the award-winning Prayers, Papers, and Play (2013) for college students, and To Have and to Hold (2014) for married couples.

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Here you’ll find inspiration re you blessed with perfect teens? Teens who never argue, disobey, or talk back? Teens who do fromasAScripture modern they’re told the first timeand or even before you ask? If your answer is “yes,” then you can put this book back. It’s not for you. advice that does more than However, if your answer is, “Keep dreaming,” “I wish,” just tell you howof “no,” family life is an eye roll, or any variation then this might be the book for you. A teenager’s life is full of change, turmoil, fights, hormones, overreactions, and ideas “supposed” to be. With insight that seemed liked good ones at the time.…But so is life of a parent of a teen, and some days you just fromthe experts area have to throw up your in handsevery and ask God for help. This book gives you 366 days of book Scripture, reflections, of family life, this gives and prayers to help you through a year of “What were you thinking?!” With God’s help, you might just find you real, practical wisdom you can do all things—even raise a teenager. on how to navigate the holy messiness of family life. You’ll discover that Catholic Church teaching on marriage and family is rooted in our ultimate calling—to love with all we can muster, even through those messy moments.

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A teenager’s life is full of change, turmoil, fights, hormones, overreactions, and ideas that seemed like good ones at the time…but so is the life of a parent of a teen. And some days you just have to throw up your hands and ask God for help. This book gives you 365 days of reflections and prayers to get through a year of “What were you thinking?!” With God’s help, you might just find you can do all things— even raising a teenager.

Hope and a Whole Lotta Prayer 9780764-825828 384 pages • $19.99

Deepen your Devotion to Our Blessed Lady Praying the Rosary A Journey Through Scripture and Art Fr. Denis McBride, CSsR

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Praying Rosary a journey through scripture and art

Denis McBride

Praying the Rosary

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This book explores the messages within the Our Mother of Perpetual Help icon, deepening our understanding of the Incarnation, suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ. Through guided meditations on the five key elements of the icon, questions, and space for personal reflection, this book will guide you on the path toward deeper understanding and prayerful devotion, with Our Mother of Perpetual Help as your guide.

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function as windows into the spiritual world, bringing us closer to the divine mystery and helping us strengthen our faith as we meditate on them. The icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is one of the best-loved and most well-known of these icons.

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Stunning portrayals COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF of each mystery of THE ICON OF OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP the rosary—Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, andICONS Glorious—by master artists invite us into each scene and add new perspectives to each familiar Scripture story. Fr. McBride’s pastorally styled meditations urge us to enter the beauty and complexity of each drama to connect our lives to the lives of Jesus and Mary.

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Embracing the Icon of Love Br. Daniel Korn, CSsR

Icon of Love

Br. Daniel Korn, CSsR, is the Our Mother of Perpetual Help iconologist for the Redemptorists.

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Br. Daniel Korn, iconologist for the Redemptorist order, relates the intriguing history of the icon. Through full-color images, guided meditations on key elements of the icon, and questions for personal reflection, this book reveals the full significance of the icon and will stir or deepen devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help.

Br. Daniel Korn, CSsR

Embracing the Icon of Love

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a Biblia siempre será antigua y nueva, esto es, una compilación de libros escritos en periodos muy específicos de la antigüedad. Todo ello hace de este libro, “una biblioteca en otra biblioteca”. La Biblia es el texto más venerado por los cristianos y también el más conocido; pero, paradójicamente, quizás es también el menos comprendido. El P. William A. Anderson proporciona al lector las bases para entender su contexto cultural e histórico, para “escuchar” las tradiciones orales y para “encontrarse” con los autores sagrados y lograr así una mejor comprensión del mismo. Sin embargo, lo más importante: los lectores descubrirán el mensaje de la Biblia para nuestros días a través de la práctica de la Lectio Divina (Lectura sagrada). Al tener más presente la Palabra de Dios en su vida, su relación con Dios se hará también, si cabe, más profunda.

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Charleston, Virginia del Oeste, director de retiros y misiones parroquiales, profesor, catequista y director espiritual. También fue párroco. Ha escrito numerosas obras sobre pastoral, temas espirituales y religiosos. El P. Anderson obtuvo el doctorado en Ministerio por la Universidad y Seminario de Santa María de Baltimore y el doctorado en Teología Sagrada por la Universidad Duquesne de Pittsburgh.

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Enter the minor prophets—bringers of oracles, parables, and poems—named “minor” not for their lack of significance but for the briefness of their texts. Like Jonah in the fish, they confess sin and foresee judgment but emerge from the darkness to tell of forgiveness, restoration, abundant blessings, and salvation. Like the Temple, which was rebuilt, the loyalty of the Lord will grow and prosper.

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n times of crisis, there always remain the faithful few: men and women who go to great lengths to show mercy and provide hope to those around them and the entire world. With courage and dedication, they attest to life after death and shun the common traps of seeking favor and bending to human will.

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