I hold the little book in my hand.  It’s smaller than my hand, actually.  Forty-five pages long, I read it in about half an hour last Thursday sitting in my car in the parking lot of Walmart as my baby slept in his carseat.  After I had finished, a hope …

Next spring, our youngest of five will be Confirmed in the Church! With First Eucharist happening the same day, we’ll have nudged all of our birdies through all the Sacraments of Initiation that spring day in the future. To add to that, we just learned on Monday of the appointment of …

Editor’s note: Today, we’re so happy to share another great review of the wonderful new book Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood by our very own Pat Gohn. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing more reviews of Pat’s book and celebrating this tremendous project’s launch with …

Editor’s note: Today, we’re thrilled to share Susan Bailey’s review of the wonderful new book Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood by our very own Pat Gohn. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing more reviews of Pat’s book and celebrating this tremendous project’s launch with …

Review of “Amazing Grace for Married Couples: 12 Life-Changing Stories of Renewed Love” published by Ascension Press, by Jeff Cavins, Matthew Pinto, Patti Armstrong  This remarkable collection portrays the varied experiences of twelve couples whose marriages could never have survived without both spouses having a change of heart. The voices …

I opened my mail and found a review copy of The Broken Path: How Catholic Bishops Got Lost in the Weeds of American Politics by Judie Brown. I decided I was probably too busy to even read it. Three chapters into it, I felt I had no choice but to …

How in the world could a book titled Do Bad Guys Wear Socks? inspire to live out my faith? Written by M. Regina Cram, Do Bad Guys Wear Socks? Living the Gospel in Everyday Life is a collection of her award-winning columns from the Catholic Transcript (of the diocese of …

How can we ever measure the love in others’ hearts, or truly understand their intentions, when so often we misconstrue their words and actions due to the faults and weaknesses in our own characters? – Laura Pearl, Finding Grace Those wise words are the thoughts of Grace, the young sweet protagonist …

This handy and inspirational guidebook comes from a wealth of experience from Lisa Hendey, the creator of CatholicMom.com. Her character comes through in sharing candidly so many events and decisions that developed her own well-earned proficiency in raising faith-filled children. Her abundant generosity flows from her heart onto the pages …

I discovered a new world last year, which isn’t so remarkable, given how much I read. I have a soft spot for a story well-told, and now that I have a budding reader in my home, I’ve been paying attention to early chapter books in a whole new way. Enter …

  My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir by Colleen Carroll Campbell New York: Image Books, 2012   “Is this all there is?” Colleen Carroll Campbell found herself asking that universal question midway through college.  Every generation needs to discover the role of faith in their lives and to seek …

A gem in the crown of quality Christian offerings from Bezalel Books, Elizabeth: A Holy Land Pilgrimage, will inform you,  captivate you,  inspire you.  If only it didn’t have to end. Mrs. Dickow’s colorful, yet realistic characters will grip and endear you. Their flaws are our flaws. Their strengths, our …

  O Radiant Dawn: 5-Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath by Lisa M. Hendey Ave Maria Press, October, 2012  That “most wonderful time of the year” is fast approaching with its busy demands: shopping, eggnog, cookies, parties, Christmas music, more shopping, more cooking, spiked eggnog, gift wrapping, and, of course, …

  O Radiant Dawn: 5-Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath by Lisa Hendey Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2012 It’s hard to believe but Advent is right around the corner. Are you searching for a meaningful Advent practice to bring more faith and spiritual growth into this busiest of seasons? …

Everyone needs a pregnancy buddy. Husbands are wonderful. After all, they are proud papas. But that’s not what I’m talking about. What sort of man would want to hear the day-to-day drama that goes with navigating the physical, mental and spiritual journey of mothering a new life within? Men are …

  Wrapped Up: God’s Ten Gifts for Women by Teresa Tomeo and Cheryl Dickow Cincinnati, OH: Servant Books, 2012 The title of Teresa Tomeo and Cheryl Dickow’s new book, “Wrapped Up”  refers to our being “wrapped up” in God’s love.  That can be a hard concept for us women to …

In recent weeks, as we’ve celebrated her feast day and the 101st celebration of her birth,  we’ve been pondering the life and amazing contributions of a tiny woman who made a huge impact on our world. While the Church refers to her as Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, many of …

This week, the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into heaven. The holy day took on special significance to me this particular summer. For the past five years or so, I’ve been hearing about Immaculee Ilibagizafrom my daughter’s godmother and my good friend, Mary. Each year our families …

Many of you have probably seen the movie “For Greater Glory” starring Andy Garcia.  This is the 2012 major motion picture that recounted the true but largely forgotten story of Mexico’s fight for religious liberty, the Cristero War, that took place in the 1920′s after an atheist-Socialist dictator assumed power. …

The world of academia during the Seventies opened our minds so wide that our brains seemed to fall out. False teachings often undermined faith and morals. Yet, we came away believing we were more highly evolved than when we went in. I recall one professor warning a class of seniors: …