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First published fifty years ago, How to Raise Good Catholic Children is a rare treat for today's parents: a wise and listenable book on child care that derives its wisdom from the Catholic home rather than from psychologists. Author Mary Reed Newland here draws on her own experiences as the mother of seven to show how the classic Christian principles of sanctity can be translated into terms easily applied to children — even to the very young. Because it's rooted in experience, not in theory, nothing that Mrs. Newland suggests is impossible or extraordinary.

This practical guide helps families consecrate their children to Jesus through Mary, following Saint Louis de Montfort’s 33-day plan. With short, stress-free daily prayers and activities, even busy families with young kids can deepen their love for Jesus and Mary. Designed for ages seven and up, it equips parents to protect their children spiritually and lead them closer to Heaven through Mary’s powerful intercession.

This practical classic guides you through making a fruitful Particular Examen rooted in Christ’s five wounds. With prayers, self-inventory questions, and biblical reflections, you’ll learn to identify your predominant fault and conquer it through virtue. Use this resource to examine your daily progress, deepen your union with God, and grow in humility, purity, zeal, and charity. Perfect for priests, religious, or laity longing to strengthen their spiritual life and imitate Jesus and Mary more faithfully.

From the scores of beautiful and thrilling tales in the Bible, celebrated British author Amy Steedman has collected three dozen that are sure to delight young children. With the confidence of a master storyteller practiced in holding the attention of even the most restless child, she weaves tales of Noah and Moses, Solomon and David, and Daniel in the lion’s den. She leads young listeners to marvel at prophesies of the coming Savior, to be charmed by the gentle goodness of His boyhood, and be dazzled by the scores of miracles that proved He is the Messiah coming to save Israel …

Patience and humility are the foundation of all virtue and the surest path to peace, holiness, and lasting joy. These reflections reveal how to cultivate both virtues, even in the midst of daily struggles. With practical steps, spiritual insights, and encouragement drawn from Scripture, discover how to surrender your pride, endure trials with grace, and deepen your relationship with God through trust and self-denial.

In charming words and classic images beloved by children for over a century, here are the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, David and Goliath, and the Birth of Jesus. Kids will meet the Three Wise Men and hear Jesus tell of the Good Samaritan, the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Prodigal Son, and the Good Shepherd who goes in search of his lost sheep. They'll see Jesus walk on water, wash His Apostles feet, carry His Cross, and rise from the dead. These and the other Bible stories here will fill young children with a sense of wonder and a deep, abiding confidence that God truly loves them.

The Lost Art of Sacrifice leaves behind the soft sentimentalism that many today wrongly associate with Christianity, calling listeners to remember – and to embrace – Christ’s unambiguous challenge in Matthew 16: “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Here are straightforward and faithfully Catholic answers to questions that have vexed souls and troubled believers for centuries: if God is all good, why does He allow evil? Why do even those who devote their lives to pleasing Him meet with setbacks and disasters? Why Bad Things Happen to Good Catholics will banish from your mind forever the temptation to think that events unfold according to blind chance — or even that evil ultimately triumphs in this world. The author, Fr. Henri Morice, helps you see the bad things that happen to you in the glorious light of God's loving Providence.

In other words, How to Pray Always is one of those rare books that actually fulfills the promise of its title. It helps us become better Christians by showing us how to know, to love, and to serve God, and to live prayerfully and constantly in His loving presence.

The faithful have had a growing sense that something is not quite right in the life of the Catholic Church. Confusion abounds as doctrinal rebellion spreads with impunity. The proponents of this rebellion have foisted their errors upon others by deceptively twisting certain friendly communications strategies of the recent Magisterium. The rebels have even caught unsuspecting believers in the undertow. Hence the confusion: Has the Catholic Faith changed? In this masterful book, Christopher Malloy identifies more than a dozen heresies and errors of this new modernism.

Do you attend Mass out of love rather than obligation? Are you closer to God now than you were a year ago? Are you able to keep a consistent prayer life? If you answered no to any of these questions, your spiritual life needs a jump-start. In Humdrum to Holy, popular priest and radio host, Fr. Ed Broom, will stir in you a holy reverence and spiritual joy that'll point your soul to heaven. By following the wise counsel of this experienced spiritual advisor and confessor, you ll first learn how to identify your kryptonite those hidden sins in your life that keep God from working in your soul.