Best of
Catholic

2021

This Present Paradise: A Spiritual Journey with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity


Claire Dwyer - 2021
    Elizabeth of the Trinity prophetically claimed that holiness is not exclusively the domain of priests and nuns but is truly for everyone.God created the human soul to be a special channel of His grace on earth and to serve as a unique image of His love. Few saints have spoken to hearts as acutely as St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, who has helped even the busiest, weariest, and most distracted of us create an inner chamber within our souls where we can rest in God’s peace and love.In this tender yet powerful book, author Claire Dwyer takes you on a spiritual journey with this little-known but fast-ascending saint. She shows you how to overcome aridity in prayer and discover ways to bring peace to familial relationships. You will learn how to identify and fulfill the specific mission God has for you and how to draw courage and meaning from the inevitable sufferings you will face.Best of all, you will learn how to encounter and live in union with God, which opens up a sanctuary of peace within your soul.The purpose of your life is not something to discover in the remote future. You can begin to live your ultimate end — union with the Trinity — right now in the secret center of your heart, where the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit already dwell.St. Elizabeth of the Trinity has revealed the way. Read this book, and you will see with new eyes that your eternal destiny is already living within you, in this present paradise.

Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation


Mike Schmitz - 2021
    

Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living


Charles J. Chaput - 2021
    

Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus


Brant Pitre - 2021
    Pitre's students have asked, Why have we never heard this before? The reader wonders the same."--Dr. David Fagerberg, author of Liturgical Mysticism The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God.In his most personal book yet, Brant Pitre, PhD, draws on the riches of the Bible, the words of Jesus, and the writings of mystics across the centuries to shed light on the mystery--and wonder--of the spiritual life.Starting with the age-old belief that the path of prayer is not only informative but transformative, Dr. Pitre explores- the scriptural roots of the major forms of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplation- the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of spiritual growth- the spiritual exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving- the Jewish roots of the Lord's Prayer- Lectio Divina: how to pray with the Bible- seven vices and their seven opposing virtues- the battle of prayer: how to deal with difficulty and distractions- the "dark night of the soul" in the ScripturesFull of sacred truths, contemplative insights, and practical steps, Introduction to the Spiritual Life is a biblical road map of the spiritual landscape that enables us to follow Jesus as our primary guide.

Diary of an American Exorcist


Msgr. Stephen Rossetti - 2021
    

Understanding Divine Mercy (Explaining the Faith)


Fr. Chris Alar - 2021
    

2021 Magnificat Lenten Companion


Magnificat - 2021
    Lent is a time to refocus our hearts and revive our love of the Lord and one another.A Companion for the Forty Days of Lent (from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday)Designed in a convenient, easy-to-use format:- Inspiring daily reflections from some of the most gifted Catholic writers- Faith-filled essays- Prayers, poetry, and devotions- Meditations for the Way of the Cross- A treasury of spiritual insightsBy spending a few moments meditating on the inspiring daily reflections and the short prayers that follow them, you will accompany Jesus through his Passion and Death, emerging on Easter Sunday to the overflowing joy of his Resurrection.Let the profound yet practical insights you will find in this little spiritual treasury form and focus your spiritual life, filling it with new conviction and purpose.

Divine Mercy


Drew Mariani - 2021
    What makes the Divine Mercy the fastest-growing devotion in the history of the Church? Drew Mariani has brought the message of Divine Mercy to millions of listeners through his daily program and on-air Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Relevant Radio. Now he presents a book that brings you everything you need to know about this incredibly powerful and popular devotion. - Experience the amazing story of St. Faustina and her encounters with the Resurrected Lord, the Mother of God, the Blessed Trinity and the angels and saints.- Discover the power and promises of the extraordinary gifts from Heaven revealed in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the Image of Divine Mercy, the Feast of Mercy and more.- Learn what the Lord revealed to St. Faustina about His Second Coming, and what Faustina encountered during her visits to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory.- Be inspired by stories of real-life miracles, and experience the message of Divine Mercy in a way that will transform your life and deepen your relationship with God unlike anything else you will encounter. Begin your Journey today!

Worthy of Wearing: How Personal Style Expresses Our Feminine Genius


Nicole Caruso - 2021
    Meet Nicole M. Caruso, former beauty editor of Verily Magazine, who unfolds a variety of elegant and tasteful clothing styles on a budget you can afford. Nicole is a mom and wife on a mission: to bring out the feminine genius in you.In this beautiful, first-of-its-kind book, Nicole guides you through the steps involved in cultivating your personal style that celebrates your unique genius, mission, and vocation and that's reflective of a Catholic worldview. You'll learn how to perceive and appreciate your self-worth by owning your own story and celebrating your unique inherent dignity. You'll then learn how to integrate that identity with your faith life and personal style. When all three are combined, you'll be able to harness contagious confidence, which becomes the means through which you can connect with others and evangelize in a compelling way.You'll follow Nicole's practical guide to curating a wardrobe worthy of the soul who inhabits it. You'll learn expert styling tricks, tips for shopping with intention, and encouragement to embrace the current season of life by discovering how to unite your interior soul with your exterior body. In this lush coffee-table spectacular with gorgeous photos, you'll also learn:Why modesty and beauty go togetherThat what you wear and how you wear it is not price dependentHow to find nice clothing on a budgetWhy editing your closet is a good ideaTips for an effortless daily skin-care and makeup regimenHow to find your signature styleWhy and how you should create your personal first impressionThe keys to cultivating your femininityWhy self-worth is not narcissismThe difference between fashion and style for a ChristianDespite the fashion industry's authoritative rhetoric that often misrepresents the true dignity of women, Worthy of Wearing is both a reminder and evidence that God, the Author of life, is the Creator of beauty. Armed with this truth, you can now reclaim your personal style from the fashion industry's disordered representation of femininity, which actively seeks to destroy both your modesty and your worth.

Adore: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation


Fr. John Burns - 2021
    

Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress


Fr. Mark-Mary Ames - 2021
    Mark-Mary answers this question. He takes 800 years of wisdom from the Franciscans and provides small and manageable steps that can lead anyone to great holiness. This book tackles topics that affect Catholics’ everyday life!

When You Fast: The Why and How of Christian Self-Discipline (When You...)


L. Joseph Letendre - 2021
    

In Pieces


Rhonda Ortiz - 2021
    But she carries a painful secret: her father committed suicide and she found his body. Now nightmares plague her day and night, addling her mind and rendering her senseless. Molly needs a home, a nurse, and time to grieve and to find new purpose in life. But when she moves in with her friends, the Robbs, spiteful society gossips assume the worst. And when an imprudent decision leads to public scandal, Molly is tempted to take the easy way out: a marriage of convenience.Merchant sailor Josiah Robb is as familiar to Molly as a brother—as dear and as exasperating. Yet she is no sister to him. He hopes to marry her before anyone else does, but sailing the high seas leaves no time for convincing Molly that he is more than her teasing childhood friend. Josiah wants a new job and a fresh start, and when he agrees to carry a confidential letter to President Washington, his life is forever changed.In the wake of tragedy, these longtime friends discover a new intimacy. But slander, confusion, absence, and a wealthy, conniving bully stand between them. And with French spies on the loose, they not only have to rescue their reputations—they have to protect their lives.

Priest and Beggar: The Heroic Life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz


Kevin Wells - 2021
    Just a few months into his priesthood, he stepped off the train in Seoul into a dystopian film. Squatters with blank stares picked through hills of garbage. Paper-fleshed orphans lay on the streets like leftover war shrapnel. The scenes pierced him.Within just fifteen years, Father Schwartz had changed the course of Korean history, founding and reforming orphanages, hospitals, hospices, clinics, schools, and the Sisters of Mary, a Korean religious order dedicated to the sickest of the sick and the poorest of the poor. All the while, he himself—like the Sisters—lived the same hard poverty as the people he served and loved.Biographer Kevin Wells tells the story of a different kind of American hero, an ordinary priest who stared down corruption, slander, persecution, and death for the sake of God's poor. "What Father Al managed to do is beyond the pale", said his longtime collaborator Monsignor James Golasinski. "He was the boldest man I ever knew. He feared nothing."Known for his joy and his humor, even in the teeth of Lou Gehrig's disease, Schwartz was declared a Servant of God by Pope Francis in 2015. By the time of his death in 1992, his work with the Sisters of Mary had spread to the Philippines and Mexico; and since then, the Sisters have founded Boystowns and Girlstowns across Central and South America, as well as in Tanzania. Father Schwartz died calling out to his beloved Mary, the Virgin of the Poor, saying, "All praise, honor, and glory for anything good accomplished in my life goes to her and to her alone."Includes 16 pages of photos.

Rejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent Story, Journal


Fr. Mark Toups - 2021
    

Stations


Clare McCallan - 2021
    With fourteen original pieces of poetry and multi-media art, this book narrates the story of Jesus’ passion through the trials of every day people. It is intended to challenge and disquiet its reader. This book contains adult themes and language. Please use discretion.

Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church


Brandon Vogt - 2021
    The Catholic Church is hemorrhaging young people.Behind these statistics are countless stories of wounded families. Millions of mothers and fathers are longing for their prodigal children to come home to the Church, crying: “Where did we go wrong?”The passive wait-and-see approach is no longer an option. We need a different strategy. We need to understand the real reasons why our young people drift away, and we need a game plan to bring them home. We need Return.

Be Bold in the Broken: How I Found My Courage and Purpose in God's Unconditional Love


Mary E. Lenaburg - 2021
    Following Lenaburg’s example in Be Bold in the Broken will give you the courage and inspiration you need to accept who you are—the good, the bad, and the awkward—and become the woman God made you to be.Lenaburg desperately wanted to be part of a girl tribe in middle school. She wanted to belong, to have friends—to be seen. So the unathletic, gangly sixth grader tried out for the cheerleading squad. She didn’t have fancy clothes like the other girls and she noticed that everyone else had “a chest.” So Lenaburg stuffed a pair of her brother’s sweat socks into her bra. You can probably guess the rest: One sock fell out when she started a tumbling routine.When she was still feeling humiliated after several weeks, her father gave her some life-changing advice: “How about next time you just be you, do your best, and let God figure out the rest.”Lenaburg—the author of Be Brave in the Scared—explores her journey to self-acceptance as she struggled to make sense of who she is and what she had to offer. Relatable anecdotes will make you laugh as Lenaburg answers the questions she is most often asked and shares how she finally learned to ownher gifts and limitations,her dreams and failures,her virtues and sins, andhow God is transforming her by grace.With personal stories and faith-filled reflections, Lenaburg blazes the path to true identity and purpose in Christ.

Let Freedom Ring: A 40-Day Tactical Training for Freedom from the Devil


Richard Heilman - 2021
    Altman, Fr. Heilman, and Fr. Peckman cover forty ways the devil influences our lives. Over the course of this training, you will learn how to cultivate virtues that counteract demonic manifestations; you will train yourself up spiritually, mentally, and physically; and you will become well-versed in effective spiritual weapons that have fallen by the wayside. As "children of light" we are called to put on the armor of God so that we may stand firm against the tactics of the devil (Ephesians 6:11). The tools in this book give us our weapons back and enable us to fight the darkness. We are the Church Militant. We have sat by for too long and passively let the devil build strongholds in our lives - it is time to take up arms. You are not here by accident. God has placed you in this time and place for a divine reason. We need YOU on the battlefield. Perhaps, like Esther, you were born "for such a time as this."

Saint Cloud of Gaul, The Prince Who Traded Kingdoms


Susan Peek - 2021
    A hairbreadth escape. A decade of desperate hiding. And an encounter with Christ that changes it all!When young Prince Cloud, grandson of the mighty King Clovis and heir to the Kingdom of Orleans, is suspiciously summoned to his uncle's castle, little does he know his world is about to implode. Hurled into a life of danger, where his royal identity must remain hidden at all costs, Cloud eventually stumbles upon the only Kingdom worth fighting for.Nearly everyone has heard of St. Cloud, Minnesota, but few know the story of the inspiring saint whose name it bears. The time has come for Saint Cloud of Gaul to blaze forth from hiding!

A Catholic Guide to Spending Less and Living More: Advice from a Debt-Free Family of 16


Sam Fatzinger - 2021
    Their practical wisdom, hard-won spiritual insights, and Catholic perspectives on how they have created their own plan based on the financial advice of popular experts such as Dave Ramsey, Chris Hogan, and Brandon “Mad Fientist” Ganch will help you achieve your financial goals:Break free of debt—even if your family lives on one income.Pay off your mortgage and other big-ticket expenditures.Save for long- and short-term goals.Enjoy fun family vacations without going into debt.Cultivate interior virtues such as gratitude and generosity to prevent resentment and hoarding.Help your kids become good money managers and discerning consumers.Achieve a happier marriage and family life through Catholic principles of good stewardship.Free, downloadable resources and financial planning tools are available on their website and at avemariapress.com.

Under Siege: No Finer Time to Be a Faithful Catholic


Austin Ruse - 2021
    

Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend


Gabriele Amorth - 2021
    Pio of Pietrelcina, the beloved Italian monk who was blessed with extraordinary gifts.The late Fr. Amorth—well-known as an exorcist —enjoyed over two decades of a close friendship with the holy, quirky Padre Pio, whom he considered his spiritual father. Adding his own personal experience to a foundation of biographical research, Amorth gives an entertaining and illuminating account of perhaps one of the best-known saints of the twentieth century.In this book, we span from Padre Pio's childhood—where he cured himself of a disease by wolfing down all his mother's fried bell peppers—to his miracle-filled priesthood, to his Italian gift for mimicry, humor, and storytelling.Rather than a plaster image of a saint, this book is a portrait of a fully human kind of holiness, proof that even the most astonishing graces can be lived out with simplicity and joy.

Why All People Suffer: How a Loving God Uses Suffering to Perfect Us


Paul Chaloux - 2021
    Thinkers have long been vexed by the idea that a good God permits suffering, and it has been a stumbling block for many souls striving to live lives of faith.But what if we’ve been looking at suffering improperly all this time? What if, instead of serving as evidence against God, suffering represented the very proof of a loving God?In this transformative and enlightening book, Dr. Paul Chaloux — adjunct professor of theology at the Catholic University of America — demonstrates that suffering is not retribution from an angry, vengeful God but the saving action of a loving God who directs us away from evil and toward eternal joy in Heaven.Educated in his own “school of suffering,” Dr. Chaloux explains the four tasks of suffering that are essential in the economy of salvation and why, if suffering were to be abolished, no one would be saved. Using well-known stories from Scripture and the lives of the saints, he explains numerous other aspects of God’s use of evil and suffering in His plan for our salvation, including:How suffering is not a punishment from God but a gift to the guilty and the innocent alikeWhy suffering is not evil but rather an “evil-detector”Why suffering needs to be harsh and persistent to protect and perfect usHow to recognize and respond joyfully to God’s call in the face of loss, disability, injury, illness, and death How we are acting as messengers of God when we witness to our own suffering

Pelican: Poems


Mallory Nygard - 2021
    These poems speak to long-silent suffering and serve as a call for people in positions of leadership - as well as individuals in their own life - to ask how they can live more fully.

Reclaiming Vatican II: What It (Really) Said, What It Means, and How It Calls Us to Renew the Church


Blake Britton - 2021
    But what if we’ve gotten it all wrong? Have Catholics—both those who embrace the spirit of Vatican II and those who regard it with suspicion—misunderstood what the council was really about?Fr. Blake Britton discovered the truth and beauty of the council while he was in seminary and he has witnessed firsthand the power of its teachings in the life of his own parish. In Reclaiming Vatican II—a partnership between Ave Maria Press and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries—Britton presses beyond the political narrative foisted upon the post-conciliar Church and contends that Vatican II was neither conservative nor liberal, but something much more beautiful and challenging.Britton clears up misconceptions about the council and reveals how—when properly understood and applied—it fosters a richer experience of being in the Church. Britton says Vatican IIpromotes a radical return to the Church Fathers and the Scriptures, holding both a commitment to tradition and the need for constant renewal in life-giving balance,recenters the Church on sacred liturgy and encourages both active participation and genuine encounter with transcendence, andcharts a clear path for the Church’s renewal and empowers it for evangelism and transformative engagement with the world.Britton invites all Catholics to step beyond the polarization and embrace Vatican II as one of our greatest resources for being in the Church in a way that is faithful, engaged, and effective if we answer its radical call to worship and renewal.

A Teacher of Strange Things: Who Jesus Was, What He Taught, and Why People Still Follow Him


Cy Kellett - 2021
    

The Catholic Guide to Miracles


Adam Blai - 2021
    

Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J.


Paul Mankowski - 2021
    

The Sabbatical: A Novel


Michael D. O'Brien - 2021
    Owen Whitfield is the elderly Oxford professor of history who first appeared in Michael O'Brien's novel The Father's Tale. In the events of The Sabbatical, which occur sometime later, Dr. Whitfield is looking forward to a sabbatical year of peace and quiet, gardening in his backyard, and tinkering with what he calls his latest "unpublishable book".As the year begins, he is drawn by a series of seeming coincidences into involvement with a group of characters from across Europe, including a family that has been the target of assassination attempts by unknown powers. During his journey to Romania, the situation in which he finds himself becomes more sinister than it first seemed.The story deals with the tension between fatalism and the providential understanding of history, with the courage and love that are necessary for navigating through a confusion of signs, and with the triumph of faith and reason over the forces of destruction.

Overcoming Sinful Thoughts: How to Realign Your Thinking and Defeat Harmful Ideas


Thomas G. Morrow - 2021
    

Joe B.


Anthony Federico - 2021
    But not like Joe B.Joseph Brescia is the toast of New York City, a lighthearted CEO beloved by bureaucrats and bartenders and beggars alike.But Joe’s joy has attracted some dangerous attention. The devil himself has taken notice. And now he's obsessed with getting Joe to renounce his faith.Satan challenges God to a wager for Joe’s soul. 'Unleash hell' is no longer a figure of speech.All of heaven and hell watch as Joe's happy life is systematically destroyed. A broken man must decide how to react to his sufferings – and determine the winner of the wager.This is the ancient Book of Job reimagined. It's not a story of why bad things happen to good people.The truth is much more demanding than that. . .. . . and much more beautiful.

A Voice in the Wilderness: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the Church, America, and the World


Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò - 2021
    In a steady stream of interventions from that time onward, Archbishop Viganò has not only supplied further incriminating details on the current Vatican regime but has extended his critique to the neo-modernism and worldly accommodation that officially entered the Church through the Second Vatican Council. He argues, moreover, that just as there is a "deep state" of wealthy and powerful international elites who exercise enormous sway over political affairs and cultural vectors, so too there is a "deep church" that retains for its advantage the external trappings of religion while pursuing an agenda of error and moral corruption. These pseudo-sovereignties closely collaborate as they work for the same goals, which are, at this point, an open secret.A Voice in the Wilderness collects for the first time all the major writings of Archbishop Viganò from August 2018 to January 2021, with explanatory introductions and notes by Brian M. McCall. Finally available in one place to allow for easy access, assimilation, and debate, it is the definitive edition of an extraordinary body of pronouncements that have stirred up vehement controversy on all sides. Regardless where one stands in its regard, Viganò's arresting message cannot be ignored. Ultimately, it is one of conversion to Christ the King, the Truth in person, who sets us free from the accumulating slaveries of our time.

Real Religion: How to Avoid False Faith and Worship God in Spirit and Truth


Jeffrey Kirby - 2021
    

Saint Dominic's Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God


Patrick Mary Briscoe OP - 2021
    

The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church


Julia Meloni - 2021
    Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle plotted a revolution in stealth.  By 2015, their secret ached to be told. Before an audience, Cardinal Godfried Danneels joked of being a part of a "mafia." But as explosive as Danneels's confession was, a thick cloud of mystery still enshrouds the St. Gallen mafia.  In this compelling book, Julia Meloni pieces together the eerie trail of confessional evidence about the St. Gallen group. Copiously researched and grippingly narrated, The St. Gallen Mafia sheds light on the following:The mysteries of the 2005 conclave, where mafia members grew divided over a plan to back Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope. The war against Benedict XVI by the mafia's Cardinal Achille Silvestrini - and the mysterious "confessions" believed to be linked to him. The enigmatic, complicated relationship between the mafia's Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and Benedict XVI. The mafia writings that presaged a new Francis - and the 2013 conclave that elected him. Martini's enduring role as an "ante-pope" - a "precursor" for Pope Francis.

Parenting for Eternity: A Guide to Raising Children in Holy Mother Church


Conor Gallagher - 2021
    And this is only the beginning of eternity.   In light of this eternal perspective, the time is now, Dear Parent, to raise your child to live entirely for Christ and His Church. The time is now to train your child in the Four Last Things, the spiritual life, the virtues of piety and humility, and the school of Calvary while shielding him from the errors of modernism, Protestantism, and much more.    Unlike most parenting books which focus exclusively on the body and this fleeting world, this short work focuses upon your child’s eternal soul. In these pages, you will be challenged to see the eternal consequence of every single parental act—acts of commission and acts of omission.   The Lord has said unto you, it is better that you have a millstone hung around your neck and that you be cast into the depths of the sea than for you, Dear Parent, to lead your little one astray (Mk 9:41).

Beheading Hydra: A Radical Plan for Christians in an Atheistic Age


Dwight Longenecker - 2021
    

How To Be Happy: Saint Thomas' Secret to a Good Life


Matt Fradd - 2021
    It doesn't come from power, pleasure, popularity, or possessions. So what is happiness and how do we find it?In How to Be Happy, author Matt Fradd relies on the help of St. Thomas Aquinas to show what will—and what won't—bring us happiness in this life.By making the thought of Aquinas utterly accessible for today, How to Be Happy is an invaluable guide to a good life.-------------------------------------------------------------------------"In a couple of my books, I tried to show that St. Thomas Aquinas is both easy to understand and practical; in this book, Matt Fradd makes him really easy to understand and really practical."--Peter Kreeft"Even many Catholics probably imagine that the ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas could only be of interest or understandable to theologians, philosophers, and other intellectuals. Nothing could be further from the truth, as Matt Fradd shows. This engaging book conveys the wisdom of the Angelic Doctor in a way that is accessible, practical, and witty."--Edward Feser, Professor of Philosophy, Pasadena City College"St. Thomas Aquinas is known for his towering intellect, but his incredibly down-to-earth wisdom about how to find happiness is accessible to all. In this short book, Matt Fradd presents the Angelic Doctor's roadmap to joy, which includes relaxing baths, growth in virtue, how to master our emotions, and more!"--Jason Evert, Founder of Chastity Project“The pursuit of happiness didn't get underway with Thomas Jefferson or the pop psychology publishing industry of the twentieth century or the intriguing findings of the neurosciences in the twenty-first. The question of what makes human beings happy depends upon knowing what human beings are for. In pursuit of these questions, Fradd heeds the guidance of many wise, and I presume, happy minds—chief of which is Thomas Aquinas, who was called the Angelic Doctor for good reason. Find out why. Your happiness depends on it.”-- Al Kresta, President of Ave Maria Radio and Host of "Kresta in the Afternoon"

All Things New: Breaking the Cycle and Raising a Joyful Family


Erin McCole Cupp - 2021
    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 experience of being parented was damaging. Erin wrote this book for moms and dads who want to parent better than they themselves were parented.Drawing on the Holy Family as the model of family life, and distilling practical lessons from the Two Greatest Commandments and the Beatitudes, All Things New shows readers that, while change isn't easy, God has given us all the ingredients we need to create a holy, joyful family.

What to Say and How to Say It, Volume II: More Ways to Discuss Your Faith with Clarity and Confidence


Brandon Vogt - 2021
    In this second volume of What to Say and How to Say It, Vogt tackles seven more of today’s most pressing (and controversial) issues, giving you all the tools you need to be clear and convincing as you share your convictions with those around you.You will find essential resources for speaking with clarity and confidence about the critical issues of faith you face in the world today. This book is an indispensable resource covering seven hot-button issues and pressing questions in the area offaith and science;the Resurrection;heaven, hell, and purgatory;relativism;Islam;homosexuality; andMary.Each chapter offers an overview of the topic and a clear explanation of what the Church teaches. Then you’ll learn about the most common contemporary arguments against the Church’s teachings followed by step-by-step instructions for responding intelligently and confidently.