Marriage and Family Living

The Catholic Faith and Family Bible, NRSVThe first Bible of its kind for Catholic families! Renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability, the NRSV faithfully serves the Church in personal spiritual formation and in the academy. Grow in faith together! The NRSV Catholic Faith and Family Bible is designed to make the Bible easier to read and understand, helping you and your family grow in faith together as you discover God’s message for your life today. Instead of being...

Living Life By Connecting The Dots: BIRTHING OUT THE FORMATIVE STAGES OF LIFE, SERIES 1 (Living Life By Connecting The Dots 2,3) by Dr. Tonya K. Stewart (Author), Jennifer Harris (Editor), Dwayne Lesueur (Contributor), Walter Williams (Contributor) Character Development produces ethical change in the mindset which impact moral behavior patterns attitudes. Attitudes valued and implemented properly produce self-discipline and obedience. "In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s...

Living Life by Connecting the Dots: Series 2 and 3: The Development Process Birthing Out The Finish Work of Christ Inside Out by Dr. Tonya Stewart (Author), Jennifer Harris (Editor), Dwayne Lesueur (Illustrator), Walter Williams (Photographer) LIVING LIFE BY CONNECTED THE DOTS Seeing A Vision That Can Happen in Your Life creates a positive mind-set and assists in focusing on the goals that awaits for each of us to accomplish. The word of the Lord is utilized as Spiritual components for each...

Our Family Book of LifeCelebrate and record the important events of your family�s faith life in this elegant calligraphic keepsake book. The sections are arranged according to the sequence of the sacraments as they are presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Each sacramental celebration has two pages of religious commentary plus ample space to record your family�s sacramental history. Includes 13 pages of genealogical charts and lots of space for pictures. Pages numbers and a table...

Self-Gift: Essays on Humanae Vitae and the Thought of John Paul II By Janet E. SmithJanet E. Smith has been among the world’s preeminent voices in the study of the issues raised by Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical letter Humanae vitae. Self-Gift: Essays on Humanae Vitae and the Thought of John Paul II presents Smith’s critical collection of essays on the vocation of marriage, human sexuality, contraception, and more. Her groundbreaking scholarship touches on all the areas implicated in Humanae...

It's time to break the cycle. Not every family is the perfect model of Catholic family life. Some of us approach parenting still wounded by childhood experiences that were less than ideal. When we start our own families, at best we feel a bit unprepared, and at worst we feel paralyzed with fear that we will repeat our parents dysfunctional, abusive behaviors. In All Things New, Erin McCole Cupp draws on her own and others experiences to discuss how to develop a joyful family life when our own...

“Every day is joyful. Every day is a gift. Every day I can thank God from the bottom of my heart.” Kelly Mantoan wasn’t always able to say these words. As a mother of five children, two with profound disabilities, all her energy and attention was focused on her children’s diagnoses and round the clock care. Drained and struggling, Kelly wondered if she had what it took to be the kind of parent they needed. She craved support as a Catholic mother with special-needs children, but felt lost and...

Every Parent's Battle: A Family Guide to Resisting Pornography Ever struggled to find the right words to talk about the threat of pornography with your kids? Too many of us avoid the subject, depending on simple technology filters to protect them. Yet children at very early ages are under attack and at risk to fall prey to pornography addiction. As parents, we must be prepared to deal with the issue head-on. Parents, by their vocation of marriage, are called to protect their family against...

This volume aims to open parents' hearts and minds to a deeper understanding of their Catholic faith. It asks them to confirm their own beliefs as they prepare to share their faith with their child. Parents are offered basic information as well as new insights on the topics of baptism, sin, grace, faith, and the baptismal rite and its symbols.

How To Survive Being Married to a CatholicUses a lively cartoon format. This book gives clear and honest answers to over 80 questions often asked by non-Catholic partners in interfaith marriages.

Catholic families today are busy. And not just busy, but B.U.S.Y.! There's so much to be done. School, sports, shows, recitals, doctor appointments, grocery shopping, bills, jobs, Sunday Mass. All the things! Time to ponder and plan? Are you kidding?! Intentional Catholic Family is the resource your family has been searching for to help you get more intentional about your faith and reorient your family's life around what matters most. Beginning with a mission, vision, and goals, and providing...

With wit and wisdom, Dr. Ray Guarendi gives parents the tools they need not only to navigate the teen years but also to enjoy them. Teens are “full of life, enthusiasm, energy, and laughter,” Dr. Ray asserts, in defiance of a culture that conditions us to expect a far gloomier reality. Too often, the world tells parents to be content with mediocrity instead of the prospect of raising respectful and responsible children with strong character. In a lively question-and-answer format, Dr. Ray...

Sweet Table Prayer Conversation DiceSpark unexpected conversations with a roll of the dice! Start a discussion, share an insight, or tell a story inspired by the words on the rolled dice. Table Talk collection reconnects loved ones at the dinner table by featuring phrases and questions that spark engagement. Affirming and encouraging messaging is complemented by vibrant colors and heartfelt design themes. Give as a gift or serve right to your family and guests. This will be a good bet to get...

The Catholic Working Mom's Guide to Life JoAnna Wahlund Whatever their unique circumstances, all Catholic working moms have three things in common: (1) They are Catholic, striving to live out the Faith in every aspect of their lives. (2) They are working, some by choice, and some by necessity. (3) Most prominently, they are mothers — knowing that's the most important responsibility they will ever have. In The Catholic Working Mom's Guide to Life, JoAnna Wahlund speaks to the plethora of...

The Gospel of the Family: Going Beyond Cardinal Kasper's Proposal in the Debate on Marriage, Civil Re-Marriage and Communion in the ChurchBy: Stephan Kampowski, Juan José Pérez-Soba Walter Cardinal Kasper created an international media stir when he proposed allowing divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive the sacraments after a penitential period. But is this something the Church can even authorize? As the Church enters into the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on Marriage and the...

The Tech Talk Strategies for Families in a Digital World Michael Horne, PsyD Have you had “the tech talk” with your children? Does the mere mention of it cause you to shudder? We think it’s important, but for many parents it’s almost as uncomfortable as the other “talk” we dread. So we avoid it. Author Michael Horne, a Catholic parent and clinical psychologist, knows all too well the struggles families face understanding and dealing with how technology impacts our lives. In his new book, The...

From author, mother, and holistic wellness advocate Sarah Humphrey comes a heartfelt devotional filled with guidance and spiritual wisdom for mothers everywhere. 40 Days to a Joyful Motherhood offers mothers the chance to dive more deeply into what it means to understand your identity, let go of comparison, and embrace the beautiful mess that so often defines motherhood. With poignant truths on self-care, grace, and spirituality, Humphrey shares her wisdom for the joyful moments, the difficult...

67 Ways to Do the Works of Mercy with Your Kids Heidi Indahl If you’ve always meant to do more Christian service with your kids, then this is the book for you. In 67 Ways to Do the Works of Mercy with Your Kids, Heidi Indahl provides parents with a roadmap for teaching kids the value (and rewards!) of Christian service by doing it with them. In these pages, you’ll find dozens of ideas for how families can serve others, organized by type of service and age appropriateness, with low-cost and...

A new baby�s arrival is an occasion of excitement and anticipation. Yet for a young child, it can be cause for bewilderment and distress. Hand-in-hand with endearing elf characters, author Emily Menendez-Aponte shows the way to help a child welcome the new arrival into the family with open arms! Written By Emily Menedez-Aponte. Illustrated by R.W. Alley. 32 pages; 8? x 8?. Softcover; full-color illustrations throughout.

Do you know anyone who is looking for straightforward information about adoption for themselves or others? Are you interested in learning more about adoption and finding answers to common concerns? In his latest book, Adoption: Should You, Could You, and Then What?, Dr. Ray Guarendi — renowned clinical psychologist and father of ten adopted children — provides authentic answers to challenging, real-life questions. With humor and wisdom, Dr. Ray draws from professional and personal experience,...

Supportive to both laity and clergy alike, it can be considered everyone's handbook on the family. It offers words of encouragement and practical guidance to all who find themselves amid the myriad challenges facing families around the world, including unemployment, migration, poverty, addictions, polygamy, and societal norms that pressure longstanding Catholic teachings on marriage.In this document Pope Francis continues to tap on the pastoral experience and wisdom of bishops throughout the...

Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying This isn't that parenting book. You know, the kind that makes you feel utterly inadequate and convinced you’ll probably mess up your little humans. As author, speaker, and mom Betsy Kerekes is here to tell you it’s not about being a "better" parent, it’s about being a happier parent. Not when your kids are older, not when your kids are easier, but right now. Today even. And it’s possible, with a little laughter. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll discover in Be...

Be Devoted: Restoring Friendship, Passion, and Communion in Your Marriage Drawing from his popular healing conferences, forty years of marriage, and decades of clinical work as a couple’s therapist, bestselling author Bob Schuchts presents his first resource for married and engaged couples and those who desire true love in their relationships: Be Devoted. This highly anticipated guide delivers sound Catholic teaching, rich storytelling, and practical tools for healing, along with psychological...

The classic Catholic marriage manual used by over 3 million engaged and newly married couples has been updated and revised for the twenty-first century. Written in a breezy, accessible style, Beginning Your Marriage is used by dioceses and parishes throughout the world as a basic text for marriage preparation. It offers a comprehensive, insightful presentation from a Catholic perspective of the issues central to the institution and sacrament of marriage, including love, fidelity,...

Parents need support and care in helping to raise their child--not just with physical needs, but spiritual ones, too. Author Kara O’Malley is a parent of children pre-school age and offers her own wisdom in helping to raise faith-filled children. This resource enables parishes to provide parents with basic formation on the sacrament of Baptism and offer ways to begin cultivating a spiritual life at home during the early years before child begins formal religious education. Families will also...

ENGLISH & SPANISH VERSIONS AVAILABLE Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2024–2025 is the perfect resource for those looking to enrich their family’s life of faith! Simple and approachable, this book is designed to help even the busiest families integrate the Sunday Gospel into their everyday lives. Encouraging family attendance and participation at Sunday Mass, this resource provides parents with a guide for reflecting on the Gospel as a family. Prompts for conversation on the way to and...

By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Carol Mc Adoo Rehme, and Patricia Cena EvansThis is Chicken Soup for the Soul's first book on a very emotional but exciting time for parents - sending their children off to college or new homes and careers. It's a must-read for empty nesters or soon-to-be empty nesters grappling with their own bittersweet new freedom

With the luminous insight that we have come to expect from his writings, Robert Cardinal Sarah helps spouses rediscover the deep source of their love—God Himself—and the means for letting love between them grow. This book presents the essentials of a retreat that the cardinal preached to married couples in Lourdes, France. It is meant for all couples, including those who are struggling. There is a path to renewal for everyone, and couples in every situation can find again the preciousness of...

Discipleship Parenting Planting the Seeds of Faith by Kim Cameron-Smith As Catholic parents, we have one fundamental mission: to raise children who know and love God, and who are so in love with Christ that they can't help but share his message. We are called not only to be disciples ourselves, but to be discipleship parents, evangelizing our children so they become disciples, too. That sounds great, but we know this is not always easy. The culture often stands in the way of our raising whole...

What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart—a place to learn the blessings of powerlessness, and that time is not ours but God’s. Our home and our duties can, just like a monastery, teach us those things. The vocation of monastic men and women is to physically withdraw from the world. But the principle is equally valid for those of us who cannot go off to monasteries. Certain vocations offer the same kind of opportunity for contemplation, and provide a desert for reflection.In ten...

Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family Essays from a Pastoral Viewpoint Edited by: Winfried Aymans Marriage and the family are in crisis. In October 2015, a Synod of Bishops will meet in the Vatican to discuss this important subject. In preparation for the event, eleven Cardinals from around the world have written powerful essays on some of the problems to be discussed: the challenge of providing adequate marriage preparation in a secularized world; the need for evangelization and...

Popular author Donna-Marie Cooper OBoyle is back, this time with a book that addresses the vocation of motherhood, with all its joys and challenges. Using personal recollections, stories, Scripture, papal writings, and quotes from the saints, Donna-Marie encourages women to fully embrace their calling as mothers. The book takes an honest look at family planning, raising sons and daughters in our media age, overcoming perfectionism, single parenting, and dealing with the tough issues todays...

Demons wage war against families because families are vital to God’s plan of salvation. This stark reality requires that your family members become well-trained spiritual warriors who actively secure your home and fight to keep it off-limits to demonic activity. In A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare, Kathleen Beckman offers you potent advice from her 12 years of active participation on an exorcist’s team. She shows you how to “clean up” your household by cultivating in your family a...

Family, the Church, and the Real World REDEMPTORIST PASTORAL PUBLICATIONFamily life is both messy and holy!If you embrace only the holiness, or if you just get lost in the messiness, then you miss the fullness of the experience that is living as a family - both in the domestic church and the Institutional Church. Here you'll find inspiration from Scripture and modern advice that does more than just tell you how family life is "supposed" to be. This book gives you real, practical wisdom on how...

All too often resources for coping with domestic violence and physical abuse overlook the equally painful aspects of emotional and verbal abuse. Even fewer address the ongoing dynamics after a relationship ends, the long process of grieving, and the role of forgiveness. In Finding Your Way through Domestic Abuse, Connie Fourre offers victims of domestic abuse the information they need to move through this difficult, painful time. Fourre, a survivor of domestic abuse, guides readers through...

Winner of a second-place award in family life books from the Catholic Media Association. What happens to a mother’s heart when her children grow up and begin their own lives? How can she absorb the mixed emotions of anxiety and excitement, grief and hope? In Giving Thanks and Letting Go, bestselling Catholic author Danielle Bean ponders her emptying nest and overflowing heart as she encourages you to join her in leaning on God and discovering the joy and promise of this sacred season of...

How do we cut through the noise of the world to help our children hear the still, small voice of God? The answer is found in the pages of the Bible, God's living and breathing Word. Introducing our children to Sacred Scripture will help prepare them to encounter God in their lives and to recognize the sound of his voice. In God the Father's Love, you will encounter the heart of God the Father for yourself — perhaps for the first time — and find the words and confidence to guide your children...

The Handbook for Catholic Moms, Lisa M. Hendey’s eminently practical and award-winning resource, has helped new parents balance and integrate the deeply personal needs of their hearts, minds, bodies, and souls with the demands of family life and faith commitment. Since the first edition was published in 2010, it’s become an indispensable resource for two generations of Catholic moms, offering a unique perspective on all aspects of life and honest advice from fellow moms on topics ranging from...

Are your adult children away from the faith or lukewarm about their faith? You are not alone! Almost 70 percent of Catholics no longer attend Mass. In this engaging new book, bestselling authors Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak, present easy and relatable opportunities for engaging your children right where they are. You will read about how you can support your adult children while disagreeing about aspects of your faith. Learn how to trust in the Lord and discuss what matters most with the people who...

Hope and a Whole Lotta Prayer Daily Devotions For Parents Of Teenagers by BARBARA CANALE Are you blessed with perfect teens? Teens who never argue, disobey, or talk back? Teens who do as they're told the very first time, or even before you ask? If your answer is "yes," then you can move on. This book isn't for you. If, however, your answer is "keep dreaming," "I wish," an eye roll, or any variation of the word "no," then this might be the book for you. A teenager's life is full of change,...

How Our Family Prays Each Day A Read-Aloud Story for Catholic Families Author: Gregory K. Popcak Illustrated by: Jacob Flores-Popcak Are you looking for an easy way to teach your young children how to talk with Jesus throughout the day? How Our Family Prays Each Day is a read-aloud book for children ages 4 to 8 that emphasizes the importance of praying together as a family and offers lessons on how to pray and spend time with God each day. This 32-page hardcover book includes charming,...

by Fr. Bill Deschamps, Christine Schroeder, Mary Roma and Susan J. Bellavance Illustrated by Dan Andreasen Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you (Jer 1:5a). Life is God's greatest gift - a gift to be cherished, protected, and celebrated. Every child, from the moment of conception, is a gift from God. In My Mother's Womb expresses the mysterious unfolding of a life in a mother's womb from the unique point of view of the child. The story imagines...

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...

This dictionary explains important words of the Catholic faith. Set up in a kid-friendly format, Look It Up! incorporates clip art and pronunciation aids to promote learning. This book is perfect for kids ages 10 - 14, and their parents and teachers looking for quick responses to those difficult questions kids ask! An indispensable resource for Catholic families, libraries, schools, and parishes. Winner of a Catholic Press Association Award!

When you begin to see the Bible as a book of love, it will change the way you view love, sex, marriage, family, and your personal relationship with God. Walk with popular scripture scholar John Bergsma from the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to the wedding between the Lamb and the New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation to learn how marriage in the Bible represents the love between God and his people. Bergsma focuses on what nine biblical marriages tell us about God’s...

You can be angry-and still be good. That�s normal. Through understanding what anger feels like and what triggers it, we can learn and teach healthy ways to handle it. �Mad Isn�t Bad� offers kids a positive and honest view of anger-and what to do with it. Written by Michaelene Mundy. Illustrated by R.W. Alley. 32 pages; 8? x 8?. Softcover; full-color illustrations throughout.

Ours is not a culture that publicly appreciates motherhood, and it is time for that to change. Feminism, while winning certain victories for women, has wrongly left motherhood behind. Many women today, including faithful Catholics, are ambivalent about motherhood or see it as something that will compromise their careers, lives, and happiness. In Motherhood: An Extraordinary Vocation, Dr. Kathryn Rombs invites women to enter this vocation or reengage with it, newly aware of its meaning, beauty,...

by John RosemondPicture respectful, responsible, obedient children who entertain themselves without television or video games, do their own homework, and have impeccable manners. A pie-in-the-sky fantasy? Not so, says family psychologist and bestselling author John Rosemond. Any parent who so desires can grow children who fit that description -- happy, emotionally healthy children who honor their parents and their families with good behavior and do their best in school. In the 1960s,...