Thursday, June 30, 2011

July New Releases


New Books


Ablaze: Stories of Daring Teen Saints

These stories come alive with vivid storytelling & saintly challenges designed to inspire reflection & enflame your heart. Through prayers, images, & maps, catch a glimpse of a saint's world that carries lessons for our own & discover how you can set our world ablaze with love for the Lord!



Women, Sex, and the Church

The women who write in this volume challenge the common misconception that the Catholic Church's teachings are anti-women & anti-sex. Rather, these women believe that it is precisely the Church's controversial teachings on abortion, sex, marriage, & contraception that bespeak the Church's love of women-& reverence for sex.







Why Catholic Bibles are Bigger

Did the Catholic Church add books to the Bible in reaction to Protestantism or did Protestants remove 7 books from the Old Testament?  Much rides on the answer to this question, but there hasn’t been a book, written by Catholics, dedicated to this topic since 1897!  Now, YOU can learn the whole story behind the lost books of the Protestant Old Testament.







New CDs


Chants of Angels

Using the ancient melodies & texts of the early church, each chant depicts a new aspect or story of these heavenly guardians, guides & friends, from the most intimate plea to our own guardian angels, to the great announcement made to the Virgin Mary by the Archangel Gabriel.





Worship and Bow Down

No one bridges the two musical worlds of Catholic liturgical music & Contemporary Christian music like John Michael Talbot. This new recording will bring the beauty of the Sacred Liturgy (the Catholic Mass) and its new translation to many ears and hearts.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Unplanned- Summer Reading Book Review


No topic is more notorious for flaring tempers and causing outrage than abortion. Sometimes it seems that people are so entrenched in their beliefs that trying to persuade those on the pro-choice side of the debate to rethink their position and choose life is a lost cause. Abby Johnson's book, Unplanned shows this isn't so.

Johnson was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic that performed abortions for eight years. A vehement advocate for the pro-choice camp, Abby Johnson seemed like the last person who would have a conversion and become a champion for Life. Unplanned chronicles her journey and her conversion story.

Filled with personality and enthusiasm, Unplanned not only tells Abby's story, but through seeing her conversion, the reader witnesses the power of prayer in the struggle to save lives from abortion, and gives insight into the quiet power of love and dedication.

Full of hope, honesty, forgiveness, and joy, Unplanned pulls no punches. It is a quick and fulfilling read, and one that educates and illuminates, without preaching or shouting on a soapbox.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Living Mass- Summer Reading Book Review


The Living Mass:Changes to the Roman Missal and How We Worship is a must-have book for understanding the upcoming changes to the liturgy as the Roman Missal, Third Edition is implemented in Mass this fall. Easy to read, informative, and clear, The Living Mass is a fantastic reference to understanding just what changes have been made, and why. This is the perfect book for liturgists, or those looking for a better understanding of the history and future of the Mass.

The book begins with a brief, highly understandable history of the Mass, from the time of the apostles to the present. Never dull or dry, Fr. Lucatero gives even the novice a clear picture of the evolution of the Catholic sacred texts. 

The second half of the book places the current prayers in Mass next to the upcoming changes. The changes are in bold and each has a concise explanation for the reasons for revision. The reader can see at a glance all the changes to the Gloria, Creeds, and more.

In a mere 64 pages, Fr. Lucatero prepares the reader for the upcoming changes, and places them in the rich context of the historical Mass. This book is a great study guide for small groups, parish classes on the Roman Missal, Third Edition, or the curious church-goer.