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Parenting Resources If you are a single parent, you already know you have one of the hardest jobs in the world. Trying to be both da and mom-breadwinner, cook, chauffeur, comforter, dishwasher, homework helper, disciplinarian, nurse, and role model-can wear down the hardiest man or woman. But do you know that God, in the Bible, offers words of grace, power, and hope especially for you? Robert D. Jones addresses the many different issues that single parents struggle – guilt, bad memories, anger, bitterness, resentment, loss, grief, and fear. Then he shares biblical truths and practical parenting strategies that will give you hope and direction for each day...

Whatever the needs in your life, whatever frustrates you, help is as close as your next heartbeat. God is waiting to release miracle power in you and through you. The thoughts and prayers in this simple handbook are practical tools to open you to God's plan of action. Bless you on your journey, Miracle Man!..

These are original prayers that enable full participation by all members of liturgy teams as they prepare for the Sunday liturgy. They are designed for the "final moment of preparation, for prayer as a team. Spontaneous prayer does not come easily to everyone, or on every occasion, so these prayers will help. While some suit a particular season, most can be used at any time. Choose one at random, and be surprised how often your choice could not be more appropriate". James Lyons. Fr Don Morrison's illustrations give a very human touch that links us with the Divine. 30pp...

A useful collection of mini-biographies, stories and resources for use in assemblies or group work with children. Keyed to the liturgical year. Suitable for Yrs 5+..

With this teaching edition of We Learn About Our Parish Church, teachers, catechists, and parents can help children learn about the liturgical spaces and furnishing in their parish home.....

The Pope analyses the crisis that has invested the priestly and religious calls and identifies the main cause for it in the failure on the part of the called to actively witness in their own life to what the Master had laid down for them as disciples. These simple and thought-provoking reflections are meant to encourage and strengthen the desire and determination to follow the Master more closely in accomplishing the Fathers' will as well as in ministering the Good News to the brethren. ..

As pagans, the Irish people were passionate about song and poetry. As Christians, their passion, combined with a fiery love for Christ, produced some of the finest and touching spiritual poetry of the Church. In 30 Days with the Irish Mystics, join Thomas J. Craughwell as he meditates on the works of the great Irish saints. From the well-known (Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid) to the obscure (Saint Molaise and Saint Ita), the prayerful poetry of the Irish Mystics is uplifting, beautiful, and devotional. Supplemented with prayers and meditations for each day, 30 Days with the Irish Mystics, is not only a deeper look at the majesty and holiness of the great Irish saints, it is a fine devotional, walking you through 30 days or prayerful song. ..

Handbook for Business Leaders Practical Principles in Serving the Common Good This is a vade mecum, a handbook, for business men and women, intended to strengthen the ‘vocation’ of professionals working in an ever-changing and challenging global business environment. The business leader faces a world which is characterised by a complicated mix of factors four of which have fundamentally changed the context of business over the last quarter century: (1) globalisation, (2) new communication technologies, (3) the financialisation of the economy, (4) cultural changes – and, in particular, the challenge of individualism and accompanying moral systems of relativism and utilitarianism. Business leaders, who are guided by ethical social principles, lived through virtues and illuminated for Christians by the Gospel, can, nonetheless, succeed and contribute to the common good. This text offers analysis, practical advice and discernment checklists...

This book contains a selection of meditations focussed on the garden of the Resurrection, where those who search fidn Christ. Designed for use at any time, it ensures that after Holy Week and Easter Sunday, the Lord's 'great deeds' are not forgotten. By stimulating spiritual growth through deeper prayer it encourages us to renew our joy in Him TODAY AND EVERYDAY...

The Story of Jesus is a powerful message of Good News that teaches English. The author, Dr. Frank C. Laubach (1884 – 1970) was a Christian Evangelical missionary known as “The Father of Literacy.” The famous Each One Teach One method is one of his greatest contributions. Dr. Laubach believed illiteracy was a great barrier to success and peace in the world. Over 60 million people have learned to read through this method. On the 100th anniversary of his birth the United States Postal Service honored Dr. Laubach with the issue of a commemorative stamp in the Great American Series. You will agree with many thousands who have found The Story of Jesus to be a very useful English learning tool. ..

Over many years, St Pauls has published a number of bestselling classic saints booklets and devotionals, enjoyed by a range of readers across generations. Now, they have rekindled some of these evergreen favourites in a more reader friendly, appealing format with fresh new covers and internal design - for both old and new audiences. From novenas to saints' biographies and devotions, these classic booklets speak to us all, and are as relevant today as ever...

This devotion to "Mary, Who Unties Knots" was initiated by Archbishop Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, who brought copies of the painting back to Argentina after first seeing it in Germany. This booklet contains the original Novena prepared by Father Juan-Ramon Celeiro, the pastor of a poor parish in Buenos Aires. This Novena has now spread around the world. "...it is the image of our Mother who helps us daily on the paths of life. She comes to our rescue, takes care of us, shows us Jesus, and brings us to Jesus. We present our difficulties, our 'knots' to her, especially the ones which affect the Christian life of our family." Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, 1999 (Now Pope Francis)..

Through examples of cats doing what cats do, in Towards Purrfection, Benedikitty makes links between what we aspire to in our everyday lives and the wisdom of the great St Benedict who wrote his Rule for monks living in community. Benedikitty gives the reader a glimpse into the rewards found when applying St Benedict’s wisdom while working together as companions. These whimsical reflections offer an opportunity to think about our relationships and how we can be our best selves in our interactions with one another...

This novena is in honor of the beloved Saint Gerard Majella. Saint Gerard is known as the mother's saint, and many have prayed to him in time of difficulty. This pamphlet will place in your hands a series of mediations that can serve as a novena to Saint Gerard that can be accomplished in a single day of prayer, or spread over nine days or nine months...

The Book of her Life The Way of Perfection The Interior Castle..

With many of us, gifts we have been born with can lie dormant for years. Sometimes it is out of the pressure of difficult situations that we recognise opportunities to deploy those gifts. When the author found that her role as caregiver constrained her ability to continue itinerant evangelical work, she sought God’s guidance as to what she could do. She didn’t have to wait long. Her daughter Laura was given a book on how to paint stones. Wendy soon recognised the opportunity that this presented. God had given her the ability to paint; now she knew why. She could use stone painting as a vehicle for sharing the Gospel! And so began the Seed Stone Ministry, which has been running continuously for seventeen years. This book traces the beginnings of the ministry in Christchurch, New Zealand, then its development nation-wide before expanding world-wide. This book is for those who want to follow the mandate to ‘Go ye into all the world’, but have found themselves constrained from being able ..