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In this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, reflect on Christ's life based on the Passion narrative in the Gospel of John. Don't forget to purchase a book for your little ones as well! This year we feature Signs & Symbols of our Faith. The 2025 Lent book is from March 2, 2025, through Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025

As you rejoice in Christ's resurrection, follow along in the Little White Book - an Easter devotional with reflections that follow the Resurrection narrative of John throughout the season. The 2025 Easter book is from April 20, 2025, to June 8, 2025. This Little White Book is meant to help you enjoy six minutes a day in prayer during these next 50 days of the Easter season.

Magnificat Lenten Companion ARE YOU LOOKING for a way this Lent to return to the Church or to develop a more fervent practice of your faith? A Time of Blessing is the perfect help. The holy season of Lent speaks to our daily struggles and sorrows, showing how the answer to all lifes troubles is found in the Mystery of Jesus Christ. This handy little booklet provides a series of original reflections to guide you through every day of Lent into the heart of that Mystery. By spending a few moments...

Advent is a season almost forgotten by the secular world. With new toys and electronics available, why should we focus on this time of anticipation? Most everyone cannot wait for Christmas morning to arrive, but is it for the right reason? Sarah A. Reinhard designed Welcome Baby Jesus for you and your family to capture some of what's intended by the liturgical season of Advent. Each day has a Scripture quote from the Sunday gospel readings, a brief reflection, and an action to complete. With...

Do you go through the Christmas season feeling pressured, empty, inadequate, or depressed? Maybe you need some gentle, constructive, self-help therapy-Christmas Therapy. Insightful guidelines and enchanting illustrations will help you rediscover in your heart the magic, the meaning, and the mystery of this blessed time. 64 pages; 4″ x 6″, perfect-bound paperback. By Karen Katafiasz

Easter Bunny's Amazing DayMeet the Risen Jesus with an amazing bunny?and his amazing tale?in this beautifully illustrated hardcover children�s book. Children will learn about Jesus� friendship and comfort through the eyes of a timid bunny rabbit who experiences firsthand the love and joy Jesus brings. The response to the tale so far has been remarkable. As it turns out- this book is appealing to the heart of the child of any age. Adults are saying, "I never teared up before reading a...

Do you wonder how to approach the Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus story with children in your life? The legend of Santa is a fun tradition, but children should also learn that the story surrounding Santa Claus is based on a real, historical figure named Nicholas, a Christian bishop known for his generosity. This picture book presents a shortened, somewhat fictionalized version of the life of Saint Nicholas. Nicholas is introduced as a servant of God who reflected His love to others. The story...

Baby's first Nativity story book with sound chip button includes six different sounds. Ages 3+.Dimension: 6 1/4" x 6 1/4"Material: PAPER

When Jesus was born, He wasn’t laid in a royal bed—He was laid in a manger in the little town of Bethlehem! In this retelling of Luke 2, your little one learns that just as God commanded His Son to be born through humble means, He often works through small, unexpected ways to reveal His divinity and fulfill His promises to us.About the SeriesArch® Books captivate children with colorful pictures and creative poems. Each book presents a complete Bible story in a fun-to-read way children ages 5–9...

Blessings and Prayers for Families and Households Jay Cormier The Advent wreath symbolizes the passage of time during the four weeks leading to Christmas. Jay Cormier encourages individuals and families to not just admire their home wreath, but to pray together around the wreath throughout the season. This popular leaflet has been updated in full-color to include revised prayers and Scripture text from the New American Bible, Revised Edition. Three-minute prayer services for each week of...

Soft baby safe book features illustrated pages with the Nativity story.Dimension: 10 1/2" x 7 1/2"Material: 100% Polyester

Jesus Listens---for Advent and Christmas includes prayers and reflections from Sarah Young's bestselling Jesus Listens and Jesus Calling to help you prepare for our coming Savior during this busy holiday season. This devotional collection of prayers and reflections from Sarah Young's bestselling Jesus Listens® and Jesus Calling prepares your spirit for the Savior's coming, helps you spend the days of Advent and Christmas with intentionality, and carries you into the New Year with your heart...

Follow the Lord into the depths of your heart this Lent and you will never be the same. Take a healing journey with Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, as she helps you turn away from what wounds you and toward God who heals you and makes you whole. In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Sr. Miriam invites you to meet the tenderness of God’s mercy, the power of his love, and the restoration of your heart and life as you practice prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Restore...

Many parents and teachers struggle with how to approach the Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus dilemma. Many deal with this by telling children that the legends surrounding Santa Claus are based on a real, historical figure named Nicholas, a Christian bishop known for his generosity.This picture book presents a shortened, somewhat fictionalized version of the life of Saint Nicholas, explaining that Nicholas was a servant of God and that, through him, God's love was reflected to others. The story...

Let's plant Scripture Seeds together and watch our faith grow! This card set features daily Bible verses for the season of Lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter. Each Sunday includes a Sunday Seed verse sharing the Resurrection story in John 20. 47 cards from Ash Wednesday (February 22, 2023) to Easter Sunday (April 9, 2023) Additional reflection cards Size: 3x4.25 inches Packaged in a custom tuck box• Made in United States ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server makes a promise in his heart to be perfect, just like Jesus. For Lent this year, Arthur is giving up mistakes! But no matter how hard he tries, Arthur still makes mistakes. His attempts at being perfect all fall short. Arthur fears that his mistakes mean he will never be good enough to be with Jesus. In this third installment of the Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server series, Arthur discovers that Jesus is always with us,...

In Conversation With God: 7-Volume Set By Francis Fernandez-Carvajal Daily meditations that follow the Church's liturgical calendar. Subjects relate to themes from the Mass readings for that day or the liturgical season. Each has a soft vinyl cover and slip case. Vol. 1- Advent & Christmas; Vol. 2- Lent & Eastertide; Vol. 3,4, & 5 - Ordinary Time; Vol.6 & 7- Special Feasts. Author Francis Fernandez-Carvajal makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and...

By Francis Fernandez-Carvajal Ordinary Time: Weeks 1-12Fr. Francis makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and moving meditations on themes taken from the Mass readings for that day, the liturgical season, and more.This work is rich and extensive enough to serve as your spiritual reading for a lifetime, as it helps you relate the particulars of the message of Christ to the ordinary circumstances of your day.Each volume is small enough for you to carry it...

In Conversation With God: Volume 7, Feasts, July-DecemberAuthor Francis Fernandez-Carvajal makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and moving meditations on themes taken from the Mass readings for that day, the liturgical season, and more. This work is rich and extensive enough to serve as your spiritual reading for a lifetime, as it helps you relate the particulars of the message of Christ to the ordinary circumstances of your day. Each volume is small...

Celebrate the hope we have through Jesus' resurrection. Jesus Calling® for Easter offers 50 meaningful devotions from Sarah Young's New York Times bestseller Jesus Calling. Padded Hardcover, with Full Scriptures With 50 seasonally themed selections, you’ll find devotions that include: Resurrection truthsHope for the new seasonJoyous reasons to celebrateStunning imageryWritten-out Bible verses Whether a self-purchase to enhance your observation of Easter and the death and resurrection of Christ...

Lent can be a time of bearing heavy burdens, of carrying the worries, pains, and sorrows that weigh on our hearts. Joyce Rupp reminds us that even though we may feel alone during these times of personal distress, we have the loving, empathetic, and ever-present companionship of Jesus by our side. In Jesus, Companion in My Suffering, Rupp—bestselling author of several books on grief, loss, and suffering, including Praying Our Goodbyes and Jesus, Friend of My Soul—will guide you to see Jesus not...

Erica Tighe Campbell, owner and designer of Be A Heart, created this stunning, full-color guide to creatively celebrating the faith throughout the year. Living the Seasons is brimming with clever, doable, and beautiful crafts and activities; vivid photographs; brief introductions to the seasons and the lives of the saints; heartfelt notes of encouragement from Campbell; and original Be A Heart illustrations. This gorgeous companion will become your favorite resource for living your faith at...

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Reorient your mind and heart this Lent so you can more fully experience the joy of Easter—Christ’s victory over sin and death. In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Fr. John Burns—author of the bestselling and award-winning book Adore—invites you to strip away your confusion, attachments, and sin so you can return to the Lord and undergo real and lasting conversion. In the liturgy’s first reading on Ash Wednesday, the prophet Joel call us to wholehearted conversion: “Even...

Lenten Practices to Renew Your SpiritAward-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. �What are you giving up for Lent this year?� It�s the expected question amongst Christian friends each spring. In Simplifying the Soul: Lenten Practices to Renew Your Spirit, Huston asks her...

A presentation of the Entrance and Communion Antiphons of the Masses from the First Sunday of Advent to the Baptism of Our Lord by one who has prayed the prayers of the Mass for decades. The commentary is punctuated by pithy thought-provoking statements from a variety of sources. A wonderful help for preparing for the coming of Christ at Christmas.

Saint Alphonsus Liguori's The Way of the Cross is a beautiful and reverent devotion to the Sacred Passion of our Lord, following Jesus along the Fourteen Stations of the Cross from His condemnation to death by Pontius Pilate, to His being laid in the tomb. In full color with a flexible cover, The Way of the Cross is a devout meditation that allows readers to be prayerfully present to Jesus's Passion and sacrifice.Pages: 32Author: SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORISize: 3 7/8 X 6 1/4Color: FULL...

Way of the Cross PamphletThe Way of the Cross with text from the Scriptures is the perfect prayer companion during the Lenten season. Includes prayers and pictures as you journey with Christ through the stations of the cross. Paperback; 36 pgs.

Perfect for uniting families in prayers of thanks and inspiration, this double-sided, table-tent prayer card offers families a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time of devotion together while celebrating the arrival of Jesus. This prayer card commemorates the reason God sent Jesus to earth, and in doing so, reveals the warmth and love that God freely gives to us all. 14" x 8-1/2" folded to 3-1/2" x 8-1/2" Double-sided

A Lenten reader to awaken your spirit, and help you encounter anew the richly woven fabric of the story of Jesus's Passion. Twenty-five profound meditations accompanied by beautiful illustrations—like a medieval book of hours—draw you into the drama, divine grace, and power of the story of the Cross and Resurrection. Gregory Kenneth Cameron, the Anglican Bishop of St. Asaph in Wales, takes us to the heart of each character and location, transforming the familiar names and places with a new...

There's no better way to celebrate the joy of the holiday season than with this unique collection of stories and illustrations from Chicken Soup for the Soul! Every two-page spread contains an original Chicken Soup for the Soul story and a beautiful corresponding illustration you can color and frame. What an incredible opportunity to get into the holiday spirit, nourish your soul and spark your creativity!You'll find this coloring book to be unlike any other. Filled with 37 Chicken Soup for...

Christmas holds a warm place in the heart as no other time of year. It is the joyful celebration of God's love in the birth of Jesus, the Word made flesh. The Christmas novena has long been one of the most cherished ways to prepare for the coming of the Messiah. Christmas Novena guides readers on a pilgrimage of the heart and is a spiritual treasure that you will want to make a part of your preparation for Christmas each year.Pages or Item Count32Size4.125" X 5.875" Inches ...

There is nothing more beautiful than the Christmas season as it is celebrated at St. Peter's Basilica and throughout Vatican City. The dark nights, glowing candles, incense and music infuse the season with the spirit of God. This book will help you mark the events of the season. Guided by the Holy Fathers, you will hear the meaning of Advent, honor the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, adore with the shepherds on Christmas Eve, experience the morning of the Nativity itself, listen to a call...

Children in grades 1, 2, and 3 will love the games, puzzles, mazes, and activities designed to help them focus on the themes and traditions of the Advent season. Packed with colorful illustrations, Every Day of Advent and Christmas includes an Advent calendar to help children focus day by day on the meaning of Advent and Christmas in a way they are sure to enjoy and remember. 32 page booklet; 8.5 x 11

In Conversation With God: Volume 4, Weeks 13-23Author Francis Fernandez-Carvajal makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and moving meditations on themes taken from the Mass readings for that day, the liturgical season, and more. This work is rich and extensive enough to serve as your spiritual reading for a lifetime, as it helps you relate the particulars of the message of Christ to the ordinary circumstances of your day. Each volume is small enough for...

In Conversation With God: Volume 5, Weeks 24-34Author Francis Fernandez-Carvajal makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and moving meditations on themes taken from the Mass readings for that day, the liturgical season, and more. This work is rich and extensive enough to serve as your spiritual reading for a lifetime, as it helps you relate the particulars of the message of Christ to the ordinary circumstances of your day. Each volume is small enough for...

In Conversation With God: Volume 6, Feasts, January-JuneAuthor Francis Fernandez-Carvajal makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and moving meditations on themes taken from the Mass readings for that day, the liturgical season, and more. This work is rich and extensive enough to serve as your spiritual reading for a lifetime, as it helps you relate the particulars of the message of Christ to the ordinary circumstances of your day. Each volume is small...

by Cathy GilmoreAs one of the authors of the best selling "Easter Bunny's Amazing Day", this book is expected to touch even more hearts this Christmas!One winter night, a little lamb gets lost just outside Bethlehem. While tending the flock, his shepherd receives heavenly messengers and amazing news. This story leads children to Jesus nativity and helps them relate to events that can change everyone's life. This beautifully illustrated storybook is sure to be enjoyed by generations.Hardcover,...

In this enlightening and cathartic devotional, Bishop Baker shares stories and reflections on Sacred Scripture, the saints, popes, and other famous individuals that provide hope and inspiration for the Advent and Christmas seasons. “We Christians see Jesus as the hope of the world,” Bishop Baker says. “He is Emmanuel, God with us. No matter what our situation, no matter how bleak, God is with us, and He walks with us through the struggles and turmoil of life.” These brief, power-packed...

Santa & The Savior delivers a beautifully written story that stays true to Christian beliefs while also illustrating Jesus' involvement in how Santa came to be. Find out how Santa came to kneel at Jesus' manger, and how the sequence of events that followed came to develop Christmas as we celebrate it today. This enchanting illustration reintroduces and builds on the story and magic of Christmastime. Materials: Paper; 34 Pages; Spot Foil CoverDimensions: 10.25" ...

The 20 page Stations of the Cross booklet is adopted from the Stations of the Cross composed by Saint Alphonsus Liguori. This beautiful booklet is styled with old world Catholic imagery, and clearly leads any group or individual through the 14 stations plus a closing prayer. Includes a short narrative on How the Stations of the Cross came to be. Booklet is 20 pages and measures 6 1/4" tall by 5 3/4" wide.

The Catholic deposit of faith and tradition is wide and deep! There are so many different devotions and ways to pray that it's impossible for anyone to ever use them all, let alone in a busy family. Fortunately the liturgical calendar is here to help! In this companion to her bestselling book about liturgical living traditions in the home, The Catholic All Year Compendium, Kendra Tierney lays out hundreds of prayers, devotions, practices, blessings, indulgences, novenas, hymns, Bible readings,...

This Advent, lead your family closer to Christ as you prepare for the Lord’s coming at Christmas. Engage with the Old Testament patriarchs and prophets who are the branches in Jesus’ family tree and come to understand fully how, in Christ, this family history becomes the history of our salvation. As you explore Jesus’ fascinating ancestry, you’ll see how God’s plan of salvation unfolds from Adam and Eve, through the Old Testament prophets, to the birth of Christ, the Holy Sacrifice of the...

HARDCOVER Age(s):5 - 10Grade(s):Kindergarten - 5 Many children's Christmas books are long on fancy and short on fact. Most of them ignore the themes of the first Christmas and opt instead for fairy tale settings or winter tableaus. The Very First Christmas, a Gold Medallion Book Award winner, fills the gap by presenting fresh insights into the Christmas story from both the scriptural and secular context.The book tells the story of a young boy named Christopher who no longer wants to hear...

You are invited to spend the 40 days of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany in the company of Mary the mother of Jesus, Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist, and Anna the prophetess at the temple in Jerusalem.Anticipate, celebrate, and marvel at Jesus' birth with Three Wise Women, a richly researched and faith-building new devotional by Dandi Daley Mackall. We don’t hear many details directly from these three women at the heart of the first Christmas, but Scripture, studies in biblical...

Look with fresh eyes toward the Bible stories you have heard all your life. Contemplate, ponder, and glory at Jesus’ final days on earth, his heart-wrenching death, and marvelous resurrection alongside relatable women, chosen by God to play extraordinary roles through Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and beyond! Women Who Followed Jesus honors ordinary women who were integral to declaring Christ as Messiah, serving as early church believers, and announcing Jesus as the fulfillment of Scripture. From...

A Busy Parent's Guide to a Meaningful Lent Lent. With children. Mom and theologian Maria Christina Morrow can relate to your sigh. Lent is a time of sacrifice, but Lent with little ones (or medium ones, or older ones) can seem like sacrifice with an extra helping of penance. Why? Because parenting comes with its own set of sacrifices, made daily. But being a busy parent doesn't mean you (and the whole family) can't do Lent well. A Busy Parent's Guide to a Meaningful Lent is the book you've...

Explore the love of Christ by diving deep into his Passion and death. The Passion of the Christ has touched millions of hearts since its release in 2004. It has been called “the most powerful film ever produced” about the life and death of Jesus. Yet, despite its visual and emotional impact, the dramatic events portrayed do not explain themselves; they often give rise to perplexing questions: Why did Jesus need to die?What is the point behind the haunting demonic scenes?What do we know of the...