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Marriage Annulments Under Pope Francis presents the facts about Catholic annulments in a clear, pastoral, and non-judgmental way. Pope Francis acknowledges there are circumstances in which a marriage can be annulled and he announced a streamlined process for acquiring that annulment. The Church desires those suffering "a wounded or lost love" be touched by the healing work of Christ.Marriage Annulments Under Pope Francis is a helpful, healing guide for those seeking an annulment or those who have questions about the annulment process. The book contains a series of questions and answers that explore the issues surrounding marriage annulments, from applying for an annulment to what to do in an abusive relationship.

Teresa of Ávila, Spain, was born into a wealthy family in 1515. She loved Jesus very much and became a Carmelite nun. When she received the Eucharist, she could feel his great love and grew stronger in her faith and friendship with Jesus.Teresa felt the nuns needed more quiet time and more time for prayer and so she started a new Carmelite convent. The nuns prayed for the Church, for sinners and people who did not love God. She was also known as Teresa of Jesus. She is the patron (October 15) of headache sufferers and Spanish Catholic writers.Saints are real-life heroes of faith who inspire us by their virtues to become more like Christ. In the Saints and Me! series, these beautifully illustrated early-reader books tell the real stories of saints that come to life and connect with today's children aged 4 to 9.

Originally published in English as: Through death to life. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2002, 2012.

Baptism is the beginning of your child's life of faith. As the primary educators of their children, parents have the privilege and duty of carrying this new son or daughter of God into Christ's family, the Church. With the priest or deacon, godparents, parish, friends, and family, your baby's baptism will be a celebration and sign of lifelong love and grace.Part of the Liguori Sacramental Preparation Series, this book will prepare you for your baby's special day and remind you of your own baptismal promises and calling. It includes: A short history of baptismal practices and traditionsThe meaning of the sacrament and its symbolsA step-by-step guide to the rite

Saints are real-life heroes and heroines of faith who inspire us by their virtues

Jesus Invites Me to the Feast is a colorful, engaging First Communion journal that provides faith and religious development activities for children and parents to work through together. With activities, exercises, and scrapbooking space, Jesus Invites Me to the Feast will guide your child closer to God as they prepare for Holy Communion, and provide them with a priceless keepsake upon completion.

La celebración del Matrimonio es un evento muy importante para la vida de cada pareja. Juntos para toda la vida es una guía fácil de usar del P. Joseph Champlin que ayuda a las parejas a participar activamente en su boda. También, les da además la oportunidad de incorporar tradiciones de nuestra cultura hispana. La quinta edición de Juntos para toda la vida provee lecturas y opciones de oración para el Rito de Matrimonio español, siguiendo la ceremonia paso a paso, para que la pareja pueda hacer sus propias selecciones.Este libro cumple con el Misal Romano, tercera edición. Incluye todas las lecturas, oraciones, moniciones y bendiciones aprobadas por la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos. Además contiene reflexiones originales del P. Joseph M. Champlin y de otros colaboradores sobre los siguientes temas: Siendo compañeros mutuos y complementarios.Compartiendo nuestro amor con los demás.Mejorando su comunicación.Tomando decisiones juntosPermaneciendo y creciendo en amor.Y mucho más.The celebration of marriage is a very important event in the life of each couple. Juntos para toda la vida is an easy-to-use guide by Father Joseph Champlin that helps couples actively participate in their wedding. In addition, it gives couples the opportunity to incorporate traditions of our Hispanic culture. The fifth edition of Juntos para toda la vida provides readings and prayer options for the Spanish Rite of Matrimony, following the ceremony step by step, so the couple can make their own selections.This book complies with el Misal Romano, tercera edición. It includes all the readings, prayers, statements and blessings approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It also contains original reflections of Father Joseph M. Champlin and others on the following topics: Being mutual and complementary companions.Sharing your love with others. Bettering your communication.Making decisions together.Staying and growing in love.And more.

Padre Pio was born in Italy in 1887 and was a priest and confessor. ("Padre" is "Father" in Italian.) He heard millions of confessions during his lifetime. Padre Pio had the gift of healing people and knowing what was in their hearts when they came to confession. He filled people's hearts with peace and helped them to love God. By encouraging prayer and frequent confession, Padre Pio brought people back to God and the Catholic Church. He is the patron (September 23) of confessors.Saints are real-life heroes of faith who inspire us by their virtues to become more like Christ. In the Saints and Me! series, these beautifully illustrated early-reader books tell the real stories of saints that come to life and connect with today's children aged 4 to 9.

El beato Carlo Acutis, conocido oficialmente como el patrón de Internet, es un modelo a seguir para los adolescentes de hoy en día. Un adolescente corriente de la generación del milenio, que disfrutaba con el fútbol, los ordenadores y los videojuegos, pero también estaba comprometido con la misa, la confesión y la oración. Utilizaba sus conocimientos informáticos para difundir la devoción a la Eucaristía y la comprensión de las enseñanzas de la Iglesia. Le diagnosticaron leucemia y solo tenía 15 años cuando murió. Fue beatificado por el Papa Francisco en Asís el 10 de octubre de 2020.

Comparta la alegría de la temporada navideña con sus vecinos, los miembros de su parroquia y los miembros de su comunidad recreando el viaje de José y María hacia Jerusalén 16 al 24 de diciembre.Encontrará guías con sugerencias para la organización de sus posadas y podrá aprender el significado de esta novena para celebrar el nacimiento de Jesucristo. Cada día incluye una lectura bíblica, una reflexión, una oración, los cantos de las posadas y otras canciones clásicas navideñas."In God's name, we seek shelter!"Share the joy of the holiday season with your neighbors, members of your parish and members of your community recreating Joseph and Mary's journey to Jerusalem in the Advent celebration of Las Posadas. This soft cover booklet includes Scripture readings, prayers, reflections, and songs for each day, December 16 through 24. Suggestions are included for organizing your "inns" and learn the meaning of this novena to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Perfect for every participant in your Posadas celebration, it provides all the prayers and responses. It also includes an introduction in English.

In the latest addition to Liguori's popular series of seasonal meditation books provides not only Scripture readings for the seasons of Advent and Christmas, but pairs them with a daily selection from the cherished writings of Saint Alphonsus Liguori. This book encourages the reader to set aside time each day to reflect upon a specific Scripture passage while providing a suggested activity for Christian living during the Christmas season. In the season when we focus on Christ's birth, let us follow the example of St. Alphonsus and his unwavering love of Jesus Christ.

For over 1,500 years, believers from all Christian traditions have looked to St. Benedict, the patriarch of Western monasticism, for spiritual wisdom. And rightly so: his rule has shown how one may experience a simple, holy, and common sense life, despite the increasingly busy pace of our daily existence.The latest addition to Liguori's popular series of seasonal meditation books provides not only Scripture readings for the seasons of Advent and Christmas, but pairs them with a daily selection from the cherished writings of St. Benedict. This book encourages the reader to set aside time each day to reflect upon a specific Scripture passage and feel the words speaking to their heart.

Everyone can teach the faithful about God's love, and "Handbook for Today's Catechist" examines basic principles for catechists and how parents are the first and most influential teachers of their children. This handbook helps provide answers and support for volunteer catechists, religion teachers, and parents when teaching their children about Catholicism. This wonderful resource explores many aspects of the role of catechist in a classroom setting, at home, and in the parish community. In an easy to understand format, this handbook provides an overview of the Bible, the life and teaching of Jesus (Christology), the mission of the Church in continuing Jesus' ministry, liturgy, and sacrament, and how to be a moral example to those we teach. An up-to-date guide for the catechist, this book looks at the challenge of catechizing children in the age of computers and electronics and how to identify good or misleading information on the Internet.

Inspired and written by breast cancer patients and survivors and the mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who surround them, Pink Prayer Book is universally evocative. Prayers, Scripture, and quotations offer support for women moving through diagnosis and treatment toward recovery and the hope of lasting remission. The joyous voices in Pink Prayer Book lift hearts as they ask for God's healing and never-ending love. Edited by Diana Losciale and with personal reflections by Patricia Corrigan--author and breast cancer survivor--this collection represents the experience, heartfelt thoughts, and deeply personal prayers of the women whose strength and faith can inspire each of us.

Christians enter into the sufferings of Christ each year during Holy Week through various devotions and litur-gical services. This very unique approach to the "stations" encourages us to take the next step and enter into the joy of those who were privileged to witness the Risen Christ. In this handsome book fourteen stunning icons of the Risen Lord are accompanied by meditations and prayers. These images invite us deeply into the mystery and power of the Resurrection. The author is a Catholic priest and spiritual writer. The artist brings a contemporary expression to this ancient art from her studies of iconography in Russia and Britain. This is an attractive gift or personal prayer book.

This revised and updated edition includes a new Introduction, the current list of the Holy Days of Obligation in the U.S., the Prayer for Vocations favored by the pope, a new section on how to prepare for a sick call, and more.

Just for children, Liguori offers Every Day of Advent and Christmas, Year A, the perfect book to help children in grades 1, 2, and 3 understand the meaning of the Advent and Christmas season in their lives in a way they are sure to enjoy and remember.Features include: 32-page booklet packed with colorful illustrationsGames, puzzles, mazes, and activitiesExplanation of themes and traditions of the seasonAdvent calendar

Patterned after the Handbook for Today's Catholic, this booklet entertains, informs, and inspires children in the ways of the Catholic faith. With illustrations, creative analogies, and simple text, it helps children develop a Catholic identity and a lasting faith.

Just for children, Liguori offers Every Day of Lent and Easter, Year A, the perfect tool for teaching youngsters to learn what Lent is about and how they can practice penance, prayer, and almsgiving. Features of Every Day of Lent and Easter: 48-page booklet packed with colorful illustrations Games, puzzles, mazes, and activities Explanation of themes and traditions of the season Lenten calendar Helps children focus on the meaning of Lent and Easter in their lives For children in grades 1, 2, & 3

Desde que fue escrito por San Alfonso María de Ligorio, en 1745, este tesoro espiritual ha acompañado el crecimiento espiritual de millones de personas alrededor del mundo.Contiene una guía para meditar delante del Santísimo Sacramento con oraciones diarias, reflexiones y meditaciones breves para cada una de las 31 visitas. San Alfonso integra en este libro la sensibilidad del místico y la sabiduría del teólogo en un lenguaje sencillo y bello.This is a beautiful and classic translation of St. Alphonsus Liguori's Visits to the Blessed Sacrament which was originally written in 1745.It is a guide to help you meditate before the Blessed Sacrament. It includes St. Alphonsus' introductory and concluding prayer, spiritual communion, and his meditative reflection for each of 31 visits.Librito

This is a wonderful resource and a treasured companion for any teen going through confirmation preparation. Besides providing young people with the space for personal journaling, it also includes insightful questions, reflections, and illustrations that help teens define themselves and understand their own spirituality. My Confirmation Journal is more than a learning tool for young people, it is also a confidential personal record of their thoughts and perspectives as they develop and mature throughout life's great journey.

Now these historic stations--with their richly biblical approach--have been adapted for public and private use by bestselling author Father Joseph M. Champlin. Each station features a short reading from one o the gospel passion narratives, a brief reflection, and a prayer response adapted from selected Psalms. Especially suited for Lenten reflection, this faith resource can be a year round source of inspiration. Also ideal for prayer groups!

Now these historic stations--with their richly biblical approach--have been adapted for public and private use by bestselling author Father Joseph M. Champlin. Each station features a short reading from one o the gospel passion narratives, a brief reflection, and a prayer response adapted from selected Psalms. Especially suited for Lenten reflection, this faith resource can be a year round source of inspiration. Also ideal for prayer groups!

Leading others to Christ is the most important work you will do in your life. The Word Into Life is a valuable tool that helps leaders of Christian initiation groups "break open" the word of God proclaimed in the Sunday liturgy. Whether group participants are adults or adolescents, The Word into Life offers commentary and questions for discussion to bring the Sunday Scriptures alive. Additionally, The Word into Life can be used to supplement Liguori's Journey of Faith for Adults RCIA program. Relevant Journey of Faith lessons are listed at the end of each reflection. These include an overarching lesson(s) that ties most closely to the Scripture readers as well as several additional lessons related to the theme.Included in The Word Into Life are: The readings for all Sundays of the liturgical year B, Advent through Christ the King The readings for the Easter Triduum The year A readings for the third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent The readings for those occasional Sundays that supersede ordinary time Sunday readings Scripture commentary for every set of readings Discussion and/or reflection questions for every set of readings Every set of readings is cross-referenced to the catechetical lessons A brief collection of short gathering prayers and dismissal prayers for each phase of the initiation process A thematic indexPaperback

"The life and mission of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, CSsR (1819-1867), led him from the Bavarian Alps in Germany to the United States where he worked tirelessly to fill the spiritual needs of everyone he encountered. His final assignment took him to post-Civil War New Orleans, where he continued to minister to others in need before falling himself to the yellow fever epidemic. Written in the first person and accompanied by excerpts from letters Blessed Seelos wrote to his family, confreres, and others, Fr. Richard Boever, CSsR, highlights the struggles and successes of missionary life with a personal touch. With abundant joy and deep devotion to Jesus and Mary, the brief life of Fr. Seelos blessed all the lives he touched"--

"Breaking Open the Word assists leaders of adult and teen Christian initiation, as well as Bible study groups, to "break open" and explore the word of God proclaimed in the Sunday liturgy. The Scripture readings in this book are taken directly from the texts use during the Mass, the Lectionary for Sunday Mass. After each reading, the pastoral commentary and reflection questions by biblical scholar Mary Katharine Deeley facilitate meditation and discussion, bringing Scripture alive and making it relevant to today. Breaking Open the Word can be used on its own or in combination with Liguori Publications' Journey of Faith RCIA program. Each reading is cross-referenced to a Journey of Faith lesson, enabling a Lectionary-based approach to catechesis for Christian initiation. Separate volumes of Breaking Open the Word are available for each year of the three-year liturgical cycle, and each includes additional materials for use during Lent and the Easter Triduum. Mary Katharine Deeley, MDiv, PhD, serves as the pastoral associate and director of Christ the Teacher Institute for the Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University"--

During the civil war in Spain in the 1930s, all churches were closed against worship. Many of the churches were burned. All altars, religious images and objects of worship were destroyed. Bells, chalices, monstrances, and candelabras were melted down and used for the war. All monasteries and convents were emptied and their buildings repurposed. Priests and religious were detailed, jailed or shot without due process in the thousands.Redemptorists of Cuenca: Six Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War is a stirring biography of the Redemptorist community at San Felipe Neri in the city of Cuenca, Spain. It recounts the community's founding, the lead-up of the civil war in the early 1930s, the turbulent last days of the Redemptorists in hiding or in jail, to the murder of six of the twelve members of their community in July and August 1936.The poignant stories of the six martyrs are brought to life by quotes from their personal journals. The book concludes with the story of their recognition as martyrs and subsequent beatification on October 13, 2013.

The holy seasons of Advent and Christmas are a time to reflect on God's infinite love for us all and how through the birth of his son, Jesus Christ, Christianity was born. Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Thomas of Aquinas guides readers on their spiritual journey to be closer to God and understand how to live the life of a Christian. Offering daily selections from St. Thomas of Aquinas for meditation and prayer, this book is a wonderful way to examine your faith and feelings during Advent and Christmas. The words of this revered saint help focus the reader's reflections on the wonder of creation. These daily Scripture readings and meditations offer a better understanding of St. Thomas' passionate beliefs on the importance of our relationship with God. Through the din of advertisements and gift-buying at Christmas time, we are reminded of his thoughts on virtue and the importance of charity and how it is the essence of our Christian life. These daily affirmations also offer a simple Advent action that you can do to keep the prayers and thoughts of St. Thomas with you all day. Advent and Christmas are a time to prepare for and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Use these reflections and meditations of St. Thomas Aquinas to slow down and remember that because of God' infinite love for us all, Jesus was born--and through him, salvation is ours.