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The Bible with authentically Catholic explanations of historical context, symbolism, and commonly challenged beliefs.FeaturesA full-color Bible with a beautiful eye-catching designEach book of the Bible is color-coded with a thumb index, indicating where it belongs within The Bible Timeline.Twelve Timeline charts provide a visual overview of the Bible, including: important characters, Key Events, geography, major covenants, world rulers, and contemporary events in secular history.Twelve...

The Bible with authentically Catholic explanations of historical context, symbolism, and commonly challenged beliefs.FeaturesA full-color Bible with a beautiful eye-catching designEach book of the Bible is color-coded with a thumb index, indicating where it belongs within The Bible Timeline.Twelve Timeline charts provide a visual overview of the Bible, including: important characters, Key Events, geography, major covenants, world rulers, and contemporary events in secular history.Twelve...

Improve the Way You Pray in Adoration Pocket Guide to Adoration equips Catholics with the tools they need to improve the way they pray and cultivate a deeper relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist. Drawing from the wisdom of the Church and the writings from spiritual masters like St. Teresa of Avila and Fulton Sheen, Fr. Josh Johnson has produced an evergreen resource that Catholics will want to take with them every time they go to Adoration. This pocket guide includes: Stories of...

The Great Adventure Catholic Bible - Spanish Edition (Biblia de Jerusalen) With notes by Jeff Cavins, Dr. Andrew Swafford, Mary Healy, and Peter Williamson The best-selling Great Adventure Catholic Bible is now in Spanish! For the first time ever, the TGA Bible is available in the Spanish Biblia de Jerusalén translation! The color-coded tools make it easy to read, easy to remember, and the special chart helps Catholics understand the historic and symbolic context of major biblical events....

The Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a beautiful, prayerful book by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson which helps Catholics enter in to the Sacrament of Reconciliation more deeply. In this small but powerful book, Fr. Mike and Fr. Josh explain: How to make an excellent examination of conscienceHow to identify the root cause of sins you find yourself confessing over and over againWhat to do if you don't feel sorry for your sinsWhat to do if you can't think of anything to...

Improve the Way You Pray the Rosary. The Pocket Guide to the Rosary helps Catholics deepen their prayer life and improve their ability to pray what St. Padre Pio called “the weapon of our times”—the Rosary. Drawing from the writings of the saints, the Bible, and Catholic tradition, Matt Fradd has produced a book that every Catholic should read. Its small size makes it easy to carry to adoration, keep around for family Rosary night, or hand out at your parish. Catholics who find it difficult to...

Great Adventure Catholic Bible Indexing Tabs The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Indexing tabs make finding books, chapters, and verses a breeze! By dividing all 73 books into twelve color-coded periods, this essential tool helps you easily explore God’s message of love and salvation.

By Edward Sri Thousands sought Jesus during his life. Only a few followed him to Calvary. What will you do? NOTE: This book is just one component of the video study program, No Greater Love, which is designed for parishes, small groups, and families. It can also be read as a standalone book. If you are a study participant, we recommend that you purchase the Study Pack, which includes both this book and the workbook that are needed for the study. The Study Pack can be found right here. No...

by Jeff Cavins The Insight Journal provides Catholics with a system and a place to keep track of insights revealed through walking with the Lord. The Insight Journal keeps precious memories of God’s goodness, key Bible verses, quotes, and more from fading with time. It provides a space to write them down, remember them, and praise God for each one.This journal is simple and personalizable to fit everyone’s style. It has the quality of an heirloom where Catholics’ insights can be passed down to...

Engage children in the Mass and inspire them to love the Holy Eucharist. Beautiful artwork and hands-on activities like wheels, flaps, and tracing invite children into the beauty of the Mass. Simple explanations and prayers of the Mass provide a deeper understanding for little ones. Written by a Catholic mother, this sturdy, interactive board book will help Catholics teach their children about the mysteries of God’s love in the Mass. Children ages 3 and up will be delighted to have their own...

My First Catholic Bible Stories is an authentically Catholic board book filled with fifteen favorite Bible stories to introduce little Catholics to the God who loves them. With big hearts and wide eyes, little ones will see in vibrant color God’s glorious plan for salvation history for the very first time. Crafted with playful children in mind, this sturdy book is created to be passed down and loved by many young Catholics. Written in simple language with engaging illustrations, this book is...

Great Adventure Kids: Preschooler's Catholic Bible Activities (ages 4-7) This authentically Catholic Bible activity book, packed with more than one hundred fun yet challenging activities, introduces preschoolers and kindergartners to seventeen beloved Bible stories. Activities include word searches, puzzles, crosswords, and even stickers! Vibrant, imaginative illustrations bring each page to life, and each story includes Bible citations to encourage further exploration of God’s Word. With...

Great Adventure Kids: School Kid's Catholic Bible Activities (ages 7-11) This authentically Catholic Bible activity book, packed with more than one hundred fun yet challenging activities, introduces young grade-schoolers to seventeen beloved Bible stories. Activities include word searches, puzzles, crosswords, and even stickers! Vibrant, imaginative illustrations bring each page to life, and each story includes Bible citations to encourage further exploration of God’s Word. With color-coded...

by Daniel Ali and Robert Spencer Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics utilizes a popular question-and-answer format so that all Catholics—both the theological novice and the well-catechized—can learn the basics of Islam. Co-authors Robert Spencer and Daniel Ali, a convert from Islam, give you a solid understanding of Islam’s unique teachings including: The Islamic view of GodThe role of Jesus in Islamic theologyIslam’s controversial theology of jihad, or “holy war”Why Islam’s strong beliefs are...

A millennial Catholic priest writes to his generation to answer their concerns with God and the Catholic Church, and invites them to discover what they may have been missing. Only 2 in 10 Americans under 30 believe attending a church is important or worthwhile. Well over half of young adults raised in the Catholic Church have dropped out—with many having a strong anti-Church stance, even believing the Church does more harm than good. Fr. Josh Johnson was one of these people. Was. In Broken and...

Understand the "why" behind Catholic morality. In Made by God, Made for God: Catholic Morality Explained, Catholics will find a fresh approach to the timeless moral teachings of the Catholic Church. Steeped in Scripture and Catholic tradition, this book reveals the beauty of Catholic morality in a relatable and easy-to-understand way. Often, Catholic morality is seen as a list of things we can't do. But what it actually presents is a way to live that brings us closer to God and makes our joy...

An Invitation from God for Belonging and Love Every one of us is made in the image and likeness of God. We are unique, we are worthy of love, and we are called to greatness. In this world, though, it can be easy to be distracted from that truth and begin to doubt God’s love is real. We live in a world that tells us we are not smart enough, not pretty enough, not sexy enough, not rich enough, not thin enough, and don’t have enough friends. It’s easy to focus on the ways we fall short of worldly...

Have you ever been unable to explain the “why” of Catholic beliefs? Have you ever wondered why the Old Testament sounds so different from the New Testament? In the Old Testament, God began building a plan and laying a foundation for the beautiful traditions of the Catholic Faith. That plan was fulfilled by Jesus in the New Testament.Fulfilled: Uncovering the Biblical Foundations of Catholicism explores the biblical roots of the Catholic Faith. It uncovers God’s consistent design for our...

The edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church read by Fr. Mike Schmitz in The Catechism in a Year podcast. From the publisher of the popular Great Adventure Catholic Bible comes the first-ever edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church with the brand-new, specially designed Foundations of Faith approach! The Catechism contains the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith’s most foundational teachings applied to the modern day. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition...

The only notebook specially designed for use with The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)! Simple and open to fit every individual’s needs, The Catechism in a Year Notebook is the perfect place to record the personal journey of growth and understanding that each podcast listener will experience. Your notes and reflections will be the content! Created with the suggestions and feedback of The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)™ listeners, this notebook features all of the same great...

Clear Conscience: A Catholic Guide to Voting Vote with Confidence and Without Regret Clear Conscience: A Catholic Guide to Voting identifies the responsibilities of Catholics to our Faith and to our country as we make voting decisions. It provides thorough guidance to help Catholics navigate the most important issues facing our nation, issues that are ultimately decided by all of us as voters. The United States was born out of revolution, and its founding principles are still revolutionary....

New & improved with spiral binding and extra space for notes! Based on lots of listener feedback, this notebook is back and updated—the notebook for one of America’s top podcasts, The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)™ featuring Jeff Cavins. The Bible in a Year Notebook, 2nd Edition is the only notebook specifically designed to be used with Fr. Mike’s Bible in a Year podcast. Whether listeners started following the podcast on its first day or are about to begin now, this notebook is a...

by Edward Sri The Bible is central to our Faith as Catholics. But approaching such a large and complex collection of writings that span thousands of years is intimidating for most of us. We need a guide, a compass to set us off on the right course so that our time spent studying the Scriptures is a time spent encountering the living God. The Bible Compass provides Catholics with the tools to study the Word of God with confidence and purpose, and it teaches them how to understand the Bible...

In A Biblical Walk Through the Mass by Edward Sri, discover how the Mass is nothing short of amazing. Through it, we encounter God in the most intimate way possible as we hear him speak to us in the Liturgy of the Word and as we receive him Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist. The words, the gestures, and the rituals of the Mass are rich in meaning. Everything we say and do in the Liturgy is steeped in biblical language. A Biblical Walk Through the Mass explores the...