Research shows again and again that when families openly live and share their faith together, their marriages are stronger, children and parents get along better, and children are less likely to succumb to drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, or negative peer pressure. In this book, experienced psychotherapists Greg and Lisa Popcak show how you can transform your…
This unique journal is designed to help readers discover, explore, and express their experience of God. Exercises suggest ways to discern God’s presence in daily life and encourage readers to share their faith. A leader’s guide outlines ways groups can use the journal. Paperback.
By: John Zmirak They’re leaving home—will they leave the faith? Every year, thousands of young Catholics leave their homes for higher education at our nation’s colleges and universities. Very few realize, however, that from orientation day onward, they will be indoctrinated with a vision of reality that is very different from the values their families…
By Fr. Berchmans Walsh, OCSO One of Mother Theresa s Favorite Books. A most popular little book and great to those who wish to answer the Lord s call to say the Stations of the Cross at three o clock in the afternoon, as it is based on the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. 32 Pages
Originating in the early twentieth century, the Divine Mercy devotion of St. Faustina Kowalska is one of the most celebrated of all Catholic devotions. In this, their first book, Catholic bloggers and speakers Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet break open the history, practices, and prayers associated with the devotion, guiding busy moms to receive God’s…
Divine Mercy Minutes: Daily Gems of St. Faustina by Fr. George Kosicki, CSB, allows you to grow each day as an apostle of Divine Mercy through astounding insights into St. Faustina s spirituality. Includes a foreword by Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC. 447 pages. Paperback.
Divine Mercy Minutes with Jesus is a pocket-sized devotional featuring key passages of Jesus own words to St. Faustina, following themes such as trust, deeds of mercy, and humble simplicity. Compiled by Fr. George Kosicki, CSB, a well-known speaker and authority on the Diary and the Divine Mercy message and devotion. 480 pages. Paperback.
An engaging guide for parishes seeking to cultivate communities of discipleship and vibrant, dynamic faith. Highly acclaimed for his work with parish renewal and the New Evangelization, Fr. James Mallon shares with us the many ways for bringing our parishes to life. Through humorous and colorful stories, Mallon challenges us to rethink our models of…
By: Matthew Pinto, Chris Stefanick From playing video games to sleeping in, teens can think of countless things they would rather do than go to Mass on Sunday morning. That is, unless they knew what they were missing. Do I Have to Go? explains the meaning and the mystery of Mass in such a way…
DOCAT is revealing the secret to young people around the world. DOCAT helps young people to know and live Catholic Social Teaching. It s a great, practical follow up to YOUCAT, the hugely popular Youth Catechism, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Drawing on Scripture, YOUCAT, the Catechism, and the Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching, DOCAT shows young people…
They are saints and teachers, monks, priests, bishops, and nuns. They faced opposition and exile. They lived in periods of confusion and conflict. Their teachings and insights not only brought peace and understanding to the Church of their time, but continue to anchor the Church of today. They brought clarity to the fragments and simplicity…
Pope Francis Speaks to Young PeopleBy: Pope Francis Like Saint John Paul II, our current Holy Father Pope Francis here reaches out to the Catholic youth with a book all about saying yes to the Lord Jesus, and all God wishes for their lives. While acknowledging that following Christ sometimes involves risks, rewards and a…
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. — Hamlet After William Shakespeare s Horatio sees the ghost of Hamlet s father, and scarcely believes his own eyes, Hamlet tells him that there is more to reality than he can know or imagine, including ghosts. Hamlet s statement…
The life and work of Dorothy Day—the iconic, celebrated, and controversial Catholic whom Pope Francis called a “great American”—told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter. Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor. Her life has been revealed through her…
Even after all of the modern revisions of the bible that are now available to Catholics, many still think that the Douay-Rheims version, (the only English translation of the Catholic Vulgate bible in use for almost 400 years) is the very best ever produced. We at Loreto agree that what was good enough for fifty…
Recipe for a liturgically correct cocktail: mix Bartender’s Guide and Lives of the Saints, shake well, garnish with good cheer. Drinking with the Saints is a concoction that both sinner and saint will savor. Michael Foley offers the faithful drinker witty and imaginative instruction on the appropriate libations for the seasons, feasts, and saints’ days…