Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2020-2021


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Simple and approachable, this e-book is designed to guide event the busiest families to integrate the Sunday Gospel into their daily lives through reflection, conversation, and family activities.




Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2021-2022


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Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2021–2022 is the perfect resource for those looking to enrich their family’s life of faith! Simple and approachable, this book is designed to guide even the busiest families to more fully integrate the Sunday Gospel into their everyday lives. Use Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2021–2022: In your car At the dinner table Before bedtime And start reflecting on the Gospel as a family! Encouraging family attendance and participation at Sunday Mass, this invaluable resource provides parents with a guide for reflecting on the Gospel as a family. Prompts for conversation on the way to and from Mass inspire children to focus and engage with different aspects of the liturgy, while simple family activities reinforce the connection between the Gospel stories and daily family life. A wonderful tool for every family you know, this book is the perfect gift for every occasion!




Unleash the Gospel


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Amoris Laetitia


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“All of us are called to keep striving towards something greater than ourselves and our families, and every family must feel this constant impulse. Let us make this journey as families, let us keep walking together.” Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia In his groundbreaking work on modern family life, Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family, Pope Francis continues to guide and lead the Church, calling us to be a sign of mercy and encouragement for families of all shapes and sizes. The Our Sunday Visitor edition includes exclusive reflection and discussion questions, to help Catholics grow in our understanding of this call, and act upon it. In Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family the Holy Father expands on the topics and considerations of the two Synods on the family, and adds his own considerations to help us provide pastoral guidance to support and strengthen today’s families. On Love in the Family guides us through: Scripture – what we can learn from Biblical families and relationships with God and each other Reality – the experiences and challenges we face in today’s world Tradition – essential aspects of Church teaching on marriage and families Love – what it means for all our relationships Ministry – Pope Francis offers pastoral perspectives for helping build strong families Spirituality – the expression of the Gospel message in our relationships




Living Word™ 2020-2021


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The Living Word™ helps youth ministers, parish catechists, and high school religion teachers to meet teens where they are and guide them to a deeper understanding of the Gospel’s role in their lives. This model of liturgical catechesis through Lectionary readings enhances the liturgical preparation, liturgical participation, and liturgical living of teens.




Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2021


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This trusted annual publication provides concise and helpful material to inspire and assist those who prepare the Mass for each day of the liturgical year.




The Vatican Christmas Cookbook


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Children's Daily Prayer 2020-2021


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This book contains an order of prayer for each day of the school year; it is organized for easy use, and is a great tool for forming children in prayer. These features will help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer in the classroom or home: A choice of shorter or longer psalms, available on reproducible pages so each child can participate easily. Resource pages, which offer insights into how children pray and how to help them be the leaders of prayer. Weekly Sunday Gospel and Scripture readings for each weekday that have been selected to introduce children to the major stories and themes of the Bible. Opening remarks that orient children to the Scripture reading, explain difficult words, and introduce the saint celebrated that day. Prayer services, suitable for classroom or large gatherings, which offer a fuller order of prayer for solemnities, feasts and other special occasions. Commentary explaining each liturgical time, its character, and how to create conducive prayer environments for it.




Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century


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Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century: A Kaleidoscopic Inquiry showcases the rich diversity of religious and secular pilgrimage on the world stage. Scholars from the Global North and South working in diverse fields in the humanities and social sciences share their research on the nature of pilgrimage—otherwise known as travel for transformation—providing insight into why it is one of the fastest growing segments of the worldwide tourism industry. Topics under scrutiny include the ancient history of pilgrimage, pilgrimage in literature, the development of new trails and the refurbishment of others, pilgrimage as an avenue for justice and peacebuilding, as an example of intangible cultural heritage, and as a unique driver of domestic economies. Each chapter in this survey—covering more than fifteen countries—makes a significant contribution to our understanding of this age-old and multi-faceted phenomenon that is central to our understanding of what it means to be human.