Tomorrow is the official launch date for the brand new book On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family, and the Church in the Twenty-First Century by (then Cardinal) Jorge Mario Bergoglio — our new Holy Father, Pope Francis — and Rabbi Abraham Skorka. Today, we’re offering our readers …

Here in central Ohio, the daffodils are blooming, and thanks to a friend on G+, I have this gem of literature to share with you that just so beautifully expresses how I feel about these bits of sunshine growing on stems all around me: You know me well enough by …

Today, several bloggers are celebrating the talent, work and spirit of our dear friend (and a CatholicMom.com contributor!) Margaret Rose Realy by reminding you about Margaret’s phenomenal book A Garden of Visible Prayer: Creating a Personal Sacred Space One Step at a Time and her blog Morning Rose Prayer Gardens. Here’s an …

If you were to ask me about some of my “most played” favorites on iTunes, near the top of the list would be the music from Advent at Ephesus by the amazing Benedictines of Mary, which was the theme music for my Advent season. So imagine my glee when I …

This week: In this segment Matt shares his thoughts about the name chosen by our new pope. Matt Weber is the new and social media officer at Harvard University and in his spare time produces segments for CatholicTV that have appeared on This is the Day, Blink, our Telethon and now every week on …

My first exposure to Mark Hart was when our youth ministry and director of religious education (who I’ll just call “Kelly” for short) started talking about him a few years ago. I first saw Mark Hart in action last year during our summer Confirmation Boot Camp (which I co-teach), when …

I’m a HUGE FAN of good fiction. I’ve come to see, over the years, that what I really love isn’t as much fiction as it is a good story. Even so, I love a good novel, especially one that makes me want to own multiple copies and start a library …

Editor’s note: Today, Fr. Emil Kapuan, the subject of the new book The Miracle of Father Kapaun, will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor at the White House. To celebrate this event and the launch of the book, we are partnering with the book’s publisher Ignatius Press. Leave a comment …

Today, I’m pleased to share an excerpt (Day 21, to be precise) of the newly released book A Story of God and All of Us Reflections: 100 Daily Inspirations based on the Epic TV Miniseries “The Bible” by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. This book is a companion to the hit …

So I had quite a chance to do some reading when we packed up our kids and drove 1800 miles round trip during spring break. And of course I made that ambitious reading list the week before and didn’t at all make a dent in it. When will I learn? Even so, I …

Have you ever found yourself longing to read the Bible more, or maybe wanting to read it better? Do you find yourself stammering out a Bible verse but unable to cite where it came from, maybe even not quite sure what it really means? Are you unable to attend local Bible studies, …

  The Christian Alphabet Book By Tracy Sands Suwanee, Georgia: Love the Dove Publishing, 2012 In 1999, Tracy Sands was inspired while listening to Christian music at a church event. With only a pen and the program she received at the door to work with, she began sketching quickly. The …

To celebrate the amazing success of “The Bible” miniseries on the History, we’re thrilled to offer our readers the chance to win an amazing “The Bible” prize package, which includes the 4 DVD set of the entire production along with the CD of music inspired by “The Bible”. The first three installments …

Tornielli book on Pope Francis publishes first in the world, ahead of schedule Ignatius Press releases first Pope biography today as e-book, April 10th in stores  ATLANTA, March 27, 2013 – The much-anticipated first biography on the new Pope is here, one month ahead of schedule, and the author is Vatican insider, …

Animals care for their young, but can trees care for future generations too?  We happened upon a really cool phenomenon when we noticed two pinecones from the same tree. Both were nearly the same size when we found them in the park. One we left outside in the rain, the …

I’m convinced that Pinterest was invented to put moms like me to shame. You know the kind of mom I’m talking about – just creative enough to WANT to make edible snowmen and hand painted wine glasses, but not skillful enough to pull off anything that closely resembles the original …

Editor’s note: Today, I’m thrilled to share the good news about the beautiful new book Love & Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters. This book is on my Spring break reading list and the chapters I’ve already read have completely captivated me. I know you will love it too! LMH …

Recent Reads 33 Days to Morning Glory, by Fr. Michael Gaitley (Marian Press, 2011) My Rating: 5 of 5 stars (reread) I read this last year, and I’ll admit: given that we had plans for spring break that involved packing books, I read the last few days all at once. …

Liguori, MO (March 10, 2013) – As Liguorian magazine launches into its second century, it’s also launching an app for iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Theapp is free and debuts with Liguorian’s March 100th anniversary issue. In celebration of the centennial, Liguorian app users will have a unique opportunity to download the March issue free. “In this anniversary issue,Liguorian will reflect over the …

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 …