Saint Mary's Press

50 3.5 x 5.5 inch cards with 8-page booklet. Have fun and teach the Bible at the same time! This deck of fifty high-quality cards features full-color artwork by young people and articles from The Catholic Youth Bible™ and The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth to provide invitations for renewing faith life in the midst of a busy schedule.

The Reflect-a-Deck, packaged in a sturdy, attractive box, includes an eight-page booklet describing the deck and how to use it. "Study It!™" articles provide background about the Bible or the Catholic faith. "Pray It!™" articles help expand prayer life by exposing users to different ways to pray. "Live It!™" articles give ideas for putting faith into action. Young people can use these cards on a fifty-day retreat, beside the bed or in a backpack, to pray with friends, or to give to friends in need.

Adults can use the cards to begin conversations with young people in class or at home, individually or in groups, or to lead class or family prayers or discussions. Saint Mary's Press 2005

edited by Laurie Delgatto

This calendar is meant for all private and public school teachers, parish catechists, pastors--anyone who wants to grow in their understanding of teaching as a sacred gift. Each day has a different inspirational quote from the Scriptures and a second inspirational quote from one of the following sources:
*Saint John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers
*a teaching document by Catholic Church leaders
*a saint or religious leader
*a contemporary educational leader
*Pope John Paul II

Format: plastic spiral
Size: 5 x 4.5 inches Length: 368 pages
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Sample Questions:

How many tribes of Israel were there?

The first nine chapters of which book are filled with genealogy?

Which King was not permitted to build the Temple because of his bloody war record?

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• Microsoft® Windows compatible only • Requires Flash Player 6 or above
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As the title suggests, Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics highlights what happens throughout salvation history between God and humanity. God breaks through and connects with human history, thereby establishing a relationship with humanity.

Using the Good News translation, Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics was created for young people leaving childhood and entering adolescence. Its ten special features were created to help make the Bible easier for young people to read and understand.

They will learn about the great people of the Bible, and will see how God has been breaking through in human history and connecting with humanity for thousands of years. Most important, they will discover, in the Bible, how God’s messages to key people of faith have meaning for life today.

Size: 5.5 x 8.5; 1,920 pages

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Informing Your Conscience and Your Vote

by Michael J. McDermott

As Catholics living in a democratic society, teens have a responsibility to inform their conscience and their vote. During an election year they will be inundated with messages from candidates and interest groups urging them to vote for someone or for an issue. Their conscience, their experiences, and the teaching of the Church can help teens to cast their vote in a way that will respect the dignity of human life and support the development of the common good. In the pages of this book, teens will find an introduction to many of the issues they will have the opportunity to vote on, and guidance in discerning where to cast their vote. Faithful Citizen, Faithful Catholic is just the beginning of their journey to becoming a faithful citizen and a faithful Catholic.

Paperback; Size: 6 x 9; 40 pages
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Teens Respond to Questions About the Faith

edited by Michael J. Daley

The art of asking good questions is a hallmark of adolescent life. But for young people, it often feels as if no one is willing to take their questions about faith and religion seriously. This conversational, engaging book written by young people themselves will turn all that around. In Why Do Catholics . . . ? Teens Respond to Questions About the Faith, teens will find responses to commonly asked questions regarding Church beliefs and practices. The contributors respond to dozens of questions in their own words, sharing their own knowledge and ownership of the Tradition and their personal experiences of integrating faith with the real world.

Paperback; Size: 6 x 9; 144 pages
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In this book you will find four college coaches' reflections on the ministry of coaching. Each reflection contains the faith story of each coach as well as the insight gained through more than one hundred years of combined coaching experience.

Paperback; 64 pages
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"Pray It!"
"Looking Back"
"Saintly Profiles"
"Did You Know?"
"Live It!"

A full-color design and over 100 photos make the book lively and interesting for teens. Use with your parish program, school class, or youth group - or give it as a gift! Ages 12 and up.