Editor’s note: I’m thrilled to congratulate my friend Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur on the launch of her brand new book The Catholic Baby Name Book. With over 10,000 entries based upon the lives of saints and biblical figures, Patrice’s book is a true compendium! We’ll be providing full reviews of the book …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Today, we’re thrilled to be officially kicking off the book tour for my dear friend Pat Gohn’s brand new and bombastically brilliant book, Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood. For the next ten days, Pat will be “touring” virtually, sharing her message of hope via audio …

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, 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 …

  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 …

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, …

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 …

Ignatius Press to Release Pope Francis’ First Books Four Volumes of Cardinal Bergoglio’s scholarship available soon in Spanish and English SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2013 – With Easter upon the world’s Christians, the desire to get to know the new leader of the Catholic Church is ever-increasing. From his first words …

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 …

Now that we have a Pope, let’s talk about truth Peter Kreeft provides answers to the ten important questions everyone should ask SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2013 – Faith is very important. The world has witnessed that over the last five weeks as the Catholic Church waited for its new faith …

We’re more than halfway through Lent, and I want to thank everyone who is supporting our first ever CatholicMom.com Project. Here’s where we stand with the numbers: What we’re doing: Ave Maria Press and CatholicMom.com have partnered to provide spiritual support for pregnant women this Lent. Our goal is to …

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 …

If there’s anything we love more than books around here at CatholicMom.com, it’s books by our friends — and even better FREE books by our friends. That’s the case this week, when you’ll have the chance to download the 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction Winner The Book of Jotham …

Last week, I wanted to hit 300 books funded for our CatholicMom.com Project…and though we didn’t make it, we *DID* raise all $500 of our matching grant funds. WOO-HOO! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED! Here’s our numbers update: In case you’re coming to this for the first time… Ave …