Catholic Interest General

Love makes us who we are and who we will become. We all know how to fall in love! In this book, with it's beautiful photographs by Melanie G Mason, Liz uses a poetic voice to teach us about the dynamics in our most intimate relationships so we can stay in love for a lifetime...

Provides a detailed examination and encouraging explanation of faith, hope, humility, love and chastity, human formation, patience, penance, joy, and obedience...

In a wonderfully engaging manner, Neil Brown mines literature, the sciences, and the living tradition of faith to illuminate our present-day world, to identify its joys and hopes, as well as its griefs and anguish. Although the darkness of our world is menacing, Brown’s focus on ‘love’, ‘mystery’, and ‘presence’ encourages us to a renewed faith in the God who is source and fulfilment of our longings, as well as the heart of what unites us. Our Quest for God is an encouragement for all of us to trust the God who calls us beyond fear. Richard Lennan, Boston College – School of Theology and Ministry Presence and language are key themes in the search which is portrayed within Our Quest for God. Neil Brown’s deep knowledge and love of Scripture and his love of language and literature are evident in his intricate weaving together of Scripture, poetry, prose and drama into a narrative that seeks, as he says in his epilogue, to keep ‘the flame of belief in God alight in our times’. This ..

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has focused more public attention on the Catholic Church in Australia than on any other organisation subject to this investigation. It is a cathartic moment for the Church. Public disillusionment and a deep distrust within the community about the way the Church has handled clerical sexual abuse cases could prove more damaging – or more transformative – than any findings from the Commission itself. This book examines the public discussion around the child abuse issue and its construction as a problem of Catholicism. It considers what the Australian Catholic response to the greatest crisis in its history will mean in the long term for: • the Australian Church’s credibility, • the reputation of its schools, hospitals and welfare organizations, • and for its future cultural and political influence...

From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the hearts of parents to their children and turn the hearts of children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) so that moms and dads can more fully enjoy and delight in their children while maximizing the positive impact they have on their lives long term. Each day brings a promising key verse from Scripture, a biblical principle about love that applies to parenting, a specific challenge the parent does for the sake of their child, and space to journal thoughts and reflect on what happened that day. The Love Dare for Parents even includes access to a FREE online parenting assessment, helpfully keyed to select material in the book. Parents, take the dare!..

33 Days to Morning Glory is A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in preparation for Marian Consecration. ..

You Got Questions? Who is God How did the World begin? Why is there so much trouble in the world? How can i go to heaven someday?..

The Marriage You Never Dreamed Of Practical steps to extraordinary, lasting love An A to Z of family relationships from a Christian perspective contains 26 chapters on building better relationships presented in a simple and straightforward format. They are ideal for busy people as each chapter can be read in a few minutes. The questions will prompt you to think about ways you can enhance, develop and grow your relationships. The Bible has been the inspiration for most of the principles on developing beautiful relationships in this book. Therefore this book has many positive, insightful quotes and passages from the Bible. These illustrate the theme of creating and developing strong, intelligent relationships that keep on flourishing; the sort of relationships that many people long for and that God wants for us. The book focuses primarily on marriage and family relationships. Whether you are about to be married, newly wed, married with children or celebrating golden anniversaries – t..

n many ways, Kasey Van Norman has suffered more heartbreak than one woman can bear. Growing up, she endured her parents' divorce, date rape, and years of addiction to sex, cutting, and eating disorders. As an adult, Kasey has endured a painful miscarriage; the heartbreak (and restoration) of infidelity; a cancer diagnosis; rejection by her friends, church, and community; and her mother's death from cancer. But at the end of this twisting path of sorrow, Kasey walked out of the wilderness and into a place of God's merciful and miraculous healing and redemption. In Named by God, Kasey shares her story of God's infinite grace and compassion so that others might learn from her experience as they encounter a depth of Jesus like never before!..

For millions of people from all walks of life, Mother Teresa's canonization providentially took place during Pope Francis's Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. This was entirely fitting since she is seen both inside and outside of the Church as an icon of God's mercy to those in need. Compiled and edited by Brian Kolodiejckuk, M.C., the postulator of Mother Teresa’s cause for sainthood, A Call to Mercy presents deep yet accessible wisdom on how we can show compassion in our everyday lives. In her own words, Mother Teresa discusses such topics as: the need for us to visit the sick and the imprisoned the importance of honoring the dead and informing the ignorant the necessity to bear our burdens patiently and forgive willingly the purpose to feed the poor and pray for all the greatness of creating a “civilization of love” through personal service to others Featuring never before published testimonials by people close to Mother Teresa as well as prayers and suggestions for putting these..

We live in a day and age characterized by an extraordinary amount of agitation and lack of peace. This tendency manifests itself in our spiritual as well as our secular life. In our search for God and holiness, in our service to our neighbor, a kind of restlessness and anxiety take the place of the confidence and peace which ought to be ours. What must we do to overcome the moments of fear and distress which assail us all too often in our lives? How can we learn to place all our confidence in God and abandon ourselves into his loving care? This is what is taught in this simple, yet profound little treatise on peace of heart. Taking concrete examples from our everyday life, the author invites us to respond in a Gospel fashion to the upsetting situations we must all confront. Since peace of heart is a pure gift of God, it is something we should seek, pursue and ask him for without cease. This book is here to help us in that pursuit.   About the Author: Father Jacques Philippe is a “She..

Stunning portrayals of each mystery of the rosary by master artists make this book delightfully unique and add new perspectives to each familiar Scripture story. The author invites us to place ourselves in each scene, imagining the people, places, sights, sounds, and emotions present at each event. His pastorally styled meditations urge us to go beyond simple observance, to enter the beauty and complexity of each drama and, ultimately, to connect our lives, including our current joys or challenges, to the lives of Jesus and Mary...

On the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, we can personally engage in the heart of its message through reflection and prayer. Fr Nadrah helps us to rediscover consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the devotion of the first five Saturdays and how we can live out this consecration on our daily lives. The riches of the rosary prayer are also uncovered in a new light, aided by accompanying scripture texts...

Adhering faithfully to the memoirs of Sister Lucia, the longest surviving seer, this book follows the events of Fatima: from the first stirrings of the wings in the appearances of the angels before the six apparitions of the Blessed Virgin herself, the deaths of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, the subsequent apparitions to Sister Lucia in Pontevedra and Tuy, the consecration of the world and Russia to the Immaculate Heart, the dissolution of Soviet Communism, to the beatifications of Francisco and Jacinta and the opening of the third part of the secret that Our Lady confided to the children in 1917. The author, Leo Madigan, is a New Zealand writer who lives in Fatima. ..

Bring your family together with a devotional specifically designed to offer a deeper relationship with Jesus, using New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling paired side by side with children's devotions excerpted from Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids. With Jesus Calling Family Devotional, families can: read and talk through each devotion together recite chosen Scripture verses aloud and pray together answer enriching questions designed to take families deeper in their faith together With 100 devotions this special edition is sure to be a family favorite in the popular Jesus Calling® line. The vibrant cover is the perfect size for a coffee table or travel bag. This fresh, joyful edition makes a wonderful gift for families, holidays, or for self-purchase for your own family. ..

A Priest’s Guide to Hospital Ministry A helpful guide on how to be an effective hospital chaplain, and parish priest to the sick. It offers advice on how to prepare for a hospital visit, why it is important to care for the sick in the parish and hospital; and how best to help the family of those who are ill. It contains the rite of Anointing the Sick, the rite of an Emergency Baptism, and prayers to help patients, including prayers for those with dementia, those near to death, and those in mental torment. ..