Mothers and fathers: here's help to maintain your confidence and peace of mind even during your toughest times as a parent. With a warm understanding of the trials of parenthood, veteran educator James Stenson here emphasizes your sacred mission as a parent and your primary responsibility: to bring your children face-to-face with Jesus Christ.
Drawing from the Scriptures and the rich wisdom of the Church, Stenson (author of the popular manuals for parents Lifeline and Upbringing) here helps you hold on through the roller-coaster ups and downs, reverses, triumphs, and ongoing challenges of parenthood so that they don't overwhelm your stamina, patience, and peace of mind. He reveals the secrets of joyful perseverance and confidence in God's promises.
Brief and to the point so that you can read it whenever you can find a spare moment or two, this book is a treasury of advice and encouragement for busy parents. Scepter Publishers, paperback, 104 pages, Fall 2003 Quantity
Each of the ten reflections in The Gift of Grandparenting, complete with lively examples and suggestions, focuses upon opportunities for sharing the gifts that each generation holds for the other—opportunities to play, to teach, to grow, to trust, to serve, to limit, to heal, to remember, to love, and to dance. Paperback, 160 pages, Ave Maria Press, September 2003
No aspect of parenting is more emotionally charged or emotionally challenging than dealing with and respectfully nuturing your child's developing sexuality. Now there is hope for this daunting task! Beyond the Birds and the Bees is a sensitive guide for parents who want to teach their children to become both sexually whole and sexually holy.
Using humor and timely examples, author Gregory Popcak helps parents develop their own understanding of the Catholic vision of love as well as providing seven principles for having age-appropriate discussions about sex. A practical, enlightening, and entertaining way to get over the embarrassment of talking about sex with your kids from toddlers to teens! 224 pages paperback, Our Sunday Visitor 2001. Quantity
"Why don't kids come with an instruction manual?"
Actually, they do. It's just most of us haven't figured out how to decipher it. Parenting with Grace presents a truly Catholic approach to parenthood.
The unique perspective of Parenting with Grace combines orthodox theology with cutting-edge psychology to show parents:
*The twelve secrets to raising practically perfect children *The nine weapons that wipe out every parent's worst enemy *The five fabulous phases every child must go through *The two essential differences between discipline and punishment *And finally, the single most powerful parenting technique in the world! Paperback 368 pages, Our Sunday Visitor 2000. Quantity
Here's not only the "best of Ball" -- material from her immensely popular Catholic Traditions in Cooking, Catholic Traditions in Crafts, and Catholic Traditions in the Garden -- but even more original recipes, projects, and activities -- something for every day of the year.
If you're not a four-star chef, a master gardener, an arts-and-crafts guru, and a catechist with a graduate degree in theology, Catholic Traditions in the Home and Classroom is the book for you! Here -- in clear language with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions -- are simple ways to cook, celebrate nature, and craft fun as you discover more about the rich heritage of the Catholic Faith.
Here are blueprints for building solid Catholic identity for home or class. Paperback 352 pages Our Sunday Visitor Fall 2005 Quantity
By Mary Margaret Keaton
Tell me a story…while raising her children, journalist Mary Margaret Keaton discovered that sharing story together provided a wonderful way to engage them in conversations about things that matter. Now she shares her experience with parents and religious educators, offering a sampling of popular children’s books as pathways into the Christian message. Discover how sharing story—at bedtime, quiet time, anytime—can nurture, and nourish, a child’s spiritual life. Perfect for parents, teachers, and anyone who loves story—and wants to kindle that same flame in children!
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Includes an extensive bibliography of recommended children’s literature Features a wealth of tips for parents and teachers on encouraging literacy in kids Embraces a Christian and Catholic approach to exploring pathways of faith in the stories of many ethnicities and cultures
Paperback / 336 pages / Dimensions: 6" x 9 1/4"
Discover why readers are saying: "I laughed, I cried. . . ", "My sides split," and "The funniest thing I've ever read!" In the midst of the challenges of parenting there's always a chance to smile and recognize the miracle of the young life that is yours to care for. With self-effacing humor and a playful sense of fun, Tim Bete helps you to smile, relax, and enjoy parenting a little more and worry a little less. Permeated by a sense of faith but never preachy, Bete opens your eyes to the little miracles of daily life. Paperback 192 Pages, Ave Maria Press Fall 2005. Quantity
Are you the father you hoped you would be? Are you the father your children need you to be? Do you want to become a better father?
"You are not alone!" Stephen Gabriel writes. "God is with fathers. God has chosen us to raise our children for Him and He will give us the grace we need to succeed."
If you want to live up to your potential as the father your children need and deserve, this book is for you. Written by a dad for dads, it examines twenty critical character traits that are necessary for all fathers.
Based on the classic virtues of the Catholic tradition, these traits include such characteristics as faith, justice, fortitude, humility, and generosity. Each section includes a reflection on the virtue, some self-examination considerations, and an encouraging exhortation. A book to be read, prayed, and treasured!
Copyright: 1999 Pages: 136 Format: Hardback Quantity
Amazing Grace for Fathers celebrates the power of fatherhood—and that power is love. The love of our fathers on earth reflects the infinite love of God, our heavenly Father, from which all fatherly guidance, discipline, and protection flows. The powerful stories in this book show just how deep a father’s love is for his children, particularly when he lives in and is strengthened by God’s grace. Here, you will find support and inspiration for your own fatherhood. In this book, you will meet:
By Rose Pacatte, FSP
The Nativity Story tells a story that has captivated and inspired Christians for centuries. In its human, evocative portrayal of Mary, Joseph, and the other characters of the story, it awakens our hearts and our imaginations in an entirely new way.
The Nativity Story invites us to explore our faith and to listen for God’s Word in our daily lives, and this film study guide is a wonderful roadmap for the journey. Complete with sections for personal study, for group study, and for whole community catechesis, The Nativity Story: A Film Study Guide for Catholics is a practical guide for delving prayerfully into the mystery of our Savior’s birth.
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Pamphlet / 32 pages / Dimensions:6" x 9 ". Quantity
From playing video games to sleeping-in, teens can think of countless things they would rather do than go to Mass on Sunday morning. That is, unless they knew what they were missing. Do I Have to Go? explains the meaning and the mystery of Mass in such a way that teens will be asking, "Why wouldn't I go?"
With wit, clarity, and common sense, Matthew Pinto and Christopher Stefanick answer the tough questions teens have about the Mass; from the rituals contained in the liturgy, to the doctrines of the Eucharist and the Priesthood. When teens understand that the Mass is literally the meeting place between heaven and earth there is nothing in the world that can keep them from it. In Do I Have to Go?, they will learn:
- Why the Mass is an essential part of the Christian life - The mystery of the Eucharist as the Real Presence of Jesus’s Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity - How the redemptive work of Jesus Christ is communicated to and through the Church and the sacraments - The meaning of all the gestures and symbols of the the Mass - How the Mass has developed from its roots in the Old Testament, through its institution by Christ - The importance of the liturgical seasons for the spiritual life - And much, much more
Author: Matthew Pinto, Chris Stefanick Publisher: Ascension Press Soft cover, 175 pages Quantity
