Books for the Family

— Abigail Jorgensen Losing a child is devastating. For Catholic parents who lose a child before or shortly after birth, this profound grief often comes with distinctive, sudden, and difficult questions about ...

HOW TO HEAL YOUR MARRIAGE AND NURTURE LASTING LOVE by Dr. Gregory K. Popcak. God has put you and your spouse together for a reason - and it's not to argue. You are bonded together to cultivate in each other those ...

— Edward and Beth Sri Many go into marriage thinking, “This is it! We’ve got the rings, the spouse, the sacrament — now our life together can really begin!” So it can be a shock when struggles and ...

— Peter and Debra Herbeck Ask any married couple about the challenges of sharing life together and you will hear a litany of interpersonal issues. Communication, wounds, and hardships can weigh heavily on ...

— Fr. Robert J. Altier This life is preparation for eternity, and from the beginning, God created marriage to help married couples become saints. Indeed, God has given to married couples the profound gift of ...

A NINE-MONTH NOVENA FOR MOTHERS TO BE --Donna-Marie Cooper-O'Boyle For every mother-to-be, the nine months of pregnancy can be demanding. Competing with the joy of anticipation is the frustration of bodily pain ...

BUILDING A STRONG FAMILY THAT WON'T LOSE THEIR FAITH IN A SECULAR CULTURE - The Regnier Family Catholic parents who fear that their teens and adult children may leave the Faith will welcome Brick by Brick, the ...

-Kimberly Cook The journey of popular podcaster Kimberly Cook was that of many directionless young women in recent decades. As her family fell away from the Catholic Church right before her critical high school ...

Dinner Table Spirituality from Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle is a vital tool to enable parents to transform a regular dinner time into a prayerful faith lesson for their elementary school to high school aged ...

— John Clark — Foreword by Catherine Godfrey-Howell, JCD The sacrament of Matrimony is under diabolical attack. While it is easy to blame the outside world for the demise of marriage, we must look at ...

GOING BEYOND CARDINAL KASPER'S PROPOSAL IN THE DEBATE ON MARRIAGE, CIVIL RE-MARRIAGE AND COMMUNION IN THE CHURCH by, Juan José Pérez-Soba and S. Kampowski with foreword by George Cardinal Pell. How can we heal the ...

EIGHT HOLY HABITS FOR DAILY LIVING -Jeannie and Ben Ewing Parenting with the Beatitudes offers deep spiritual insights for both mothers and fathers about how to strengthen their own virtue formation while also ...

THE COMPLETE NEW GUIDE TO DISCUSSING ABORTION How to Change Minds and Convert Hearts in a Brave New World --Shawn D. Carney --Steve Karlen What do I say when abortion and rape come up? What about 'My Body, My ...

— Richard A. Spinello The Splendor of Marriage is essential reading for anyone interested in the thought of Pope John Paul II or the theology of marriage and family. It concisely lays out the pope’s major ...

WHY CIVILIZATION DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF MEN -Anthony Esolen No more apologies for being a man! Best-selling social commentator Anthony Esolen draws on timeless wisdom to defend the masculine virtues of ...

— Scott Hahn Dr. Scott Hahn makes the startling claim that our society's ills and its cures are rooted in whether we reject or accept the divine graces made available through the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. ...

A GUIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE teaches you how to promote and defend traditional marriage in non-religious terms. It's a great 'how to' guide to answer those tough questions you've struggled with. Author William ...

Author Mary Healy answers questions like: Is Jesus still healing people today? Are these healings real and do they last? How do we know if God wants us to pray for healing? Isn't God asking us to endure suffering ...

— Michael Horne, PsyD Have you had “the tech talk” with your children? Does the mere mention of it cause you to shudder? We think it’s important, but for many parents it’s almost as uncomfortable as the ...

In this amazingly helpful guide for family members, friends, and professionals, author and mom Kathy Labosh and special-educator LaNita Miller take on the issues and obstacles that parents and educators face every ...