If you’re ready to take the next step on the path of spiritual progress, these pages will provide you with the solid, faithful direction you need to develop a rich spiritual life, deepen it through regular prayer, and model it humbly in your relationships with others.
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Back when it was the norm to see Catholic families of half a dozen or more children, marriage problems were not exactly unheard of. Nor were guidebooks. And John L. Thomas, S.J., wrote 7 all by himself. The most practical was this volume, in which Father Thomas provides detailed answers to the 83 most frequently asked questions he received.
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A collection of G. K. Chesterton's provocative writings on a subject close to his heart--the family, and the corresponding themes of men and women, children, sex, marriage and divorce. The family was a central element in Chesterton's vision, a unifying theme of his literary work. His eloquent defense of the sacredness of the home is even more applicable in our times because of the tremendous moral problems in our society that threaten the modern family.
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Just a few of the chapters covered are: Origin of the Feast; Christmas in the Middle ages; Midnight Mass; Hymns, Carols and Nativity plays; The Christmas Crib; Christmas Tree; Christmas Dinner; Saint Nicholas, Santa claus; Exchanging Presents; Cherished Customs; etc.
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A goldmine of information with over 5,000 entries! Clear, brief, authoritative, easy to use. Facts, definitions, clear distinctions and the Church's traditional teaching without speculation, trendy opinions, compromise or dissent. Belongs in every Catholic home, school & parish!
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Time-tested strategies to help you strengthen your marriage and raise good kids. Here is a crucial book for you if you want to shield your family from the effects of our selfish secular culture, which destroys families and poisons relationships.
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43 Catholic homeschoolers share their tips, tricks, and techniques to make your homeschool a happier, holier, and more productive learning environment for you and each of your children.
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Catholic Life is a rare book and a great find for the Catholic family. Originally published in 1908, it does a superb job explaining the meaning of the holy days, feasts, fasts and ceremonies of Holy Church. This knowledge should beget the proper spirit for their observance.
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Chronologically goes through the time before the life of Christ to the present. Eighty-seven short Christmas topics on 100 pages—century by century.
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Many Catholic customs and traditions of ten different nationalities are explained by various authors with beautiful ideas and information on sacramentals in the home, blessings, prayers, shrines, feast days, etc.
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In this ground-breaking book, Colleen Hammond challenges today's fashions and provides you the information you need to protect yourself and your loved ones from the onslaught of tasteless, immodest clothing.
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The story of the Holy Family at home in Nazareth, especially written to show how modern husbands and wives can imitate the happiness of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
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In writing this book Father Viano has set as his aim not the production of a learned academic treatise, but the presentation of what the Christian Family can and should mean to all of us.
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Train for Strength — in Body and Soul. Is your spirit faithful but your flesh flabby? Has your Temple of the Holy Spirit begun to creak and crumble? Then let Fit for Eternal Life show you how to build it up again. Most any workout book can help you bulk up or slim down, but only here will you find a truly Christian approach to physical fitness.
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Will your children’s Catholic faith -- and morals -- survive adolescence? How to steer them safely through their teen years. This book by Dr.Rudolf Allers is an ingenious guide to help parents steer their children safely through the temptations and turbulence of adolescence.
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The author (whose children are regular performers in the book) has taken each Sunday gospel or epistle and given a simple and beautiful explanation of it as he would for his own children. He uses his own family as the setting for all the stories which makes a most delightful yet educational book.
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Common-sense rules for Catholic mothers and fathers. Father Wickens teaches how to raise good Catholic youths—from infant through the teenager. He explains the traditional Catholic view on such things as discipline, rules, commands, obedience, punishment, etc.
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First published fifty years ago, How to Raise Good Catholic Children is a rare treat for today’s parents: a wise and readable book on child care that derives its wisdom from the Catholic home rather than from psychologists.
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Let Sara Cone Bryant, beloved chidren's author from the early 20th century, teach you how to recapture the pleasures of that simpler age by introducing your family to the joys of stories told, which, she demonstrates, are more delightful to children --- and better for them --- even than stories read aloud.
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Fr. Wickens outlines the principles of Catholic marriage in a succinct yet dignified and insightful manner, enlightening and inspiring the reader with the reasonableness, practicality and holy purpose of the institution of marriage as it was created by God. Written completely from the traditional Catholic perspective that recognizes the primary purpose of marriage as the procreating and raising of children.
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