Dads

It's time to celebrate dads on Father's Day.  These books will encourage and support dad and provide a little inspiration.

Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime by Dr. Ray Guarendi is the perfect book for the dad of any age to learn to be a better parent. Dr. Ray is famous for his commonsense advice, served up with a good dose of humor. Click here for more information.

To bring a smile to dad's face, give him a copy of Love In The Little Things by Mike Aquilina. These amusing stories will not only entertain you, but they will also help you to see the hand of God in the daily rough-and-tumble experiences of family life. Click here for more information.

All dads need inspiration and enouragement to see God in daily life.  Padre Pio, Man of Hope by Renzo Allegri invites you into the life of a true saint of our age.  Discover the secret of his hope and his fervent love for God.  Click here for more information

Grads

How about something to strengthen your grad's faith to go along with all the celebrations? These three books will enable your grad to bring their faith with them to college and beyond.

All young adults have questions about faith and about the life choices before them. Mark Hart addresses these questions in Blessed Are the Bored in Spirit. Get answers from someone who has been there and has gone from "bored in spirit" to "alive in the Spirit". Click here for more information.

If your grad wants to develop his or her own faith tradition, Catholic and Loving It is full of good ideas. Sabitha Narendran and Andrew Salzmann, young adults themselves, have written a very entertaining book about traditional and not-so-traditional customs that will bring the richness of Catholic culture to a new generation. Click here for more information.

Finally, hearing the stories of other young adults who have discovered the reality of God's presence in their lives will be a big encouragement for your grad. I Choose God by Chris Cuddy and Peter Ericksen is full of real stories from real men and women who have made the ultimate choice to follow God. This book is guaranteed to entertain and to inspire. Click here for more information.

Meet John Paul II

The People's Pope

Janel Rodriguez

“Do not be afraid.  Open wide the doors for Christ”

Pope John Paul II, from Chapter Four

Everyone knows bits and pieces of the story of this great man.  In Meet John Paul II, Rodriguez tells the whole story of his life, from growing up in war-torn Poland, to his position on the world-stage as leader of the Catholic Church. Learn what animated him and gave him the courage to confidently proclaim the message of Christ—an absolute trust in God. As Meet John Paul II makes clear, the gospel truths that sustained this hero of the faith are available to readers as well.

If you have loved and admired this great man, Meet John Paul II will complete the story of his life, and inspire you to open wide the doors to Christ in your own life.  Click here to order this book.

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God Loves You
and There's Nothing You Can Do About It

Saying Yes to the Holy Spirit

David Mangan

God's love comes to us through the Holy Spirit, but many people are confused about the role and work of this third person of the Trinity. Author David Mangan's experience of the sacrament of confirmation, when the Holy Spirit floods the soul, is typical: "I figured that...God knew what he was doing...and the bishop knew what [he] was doing...but I wasn't so sure that I knew what I was doing."

If you're wondering how to receive more of God's life and love through the action of the Holy Spirit, this book is for you. The power Jesus promised his followers when he ascended to the Father is yours for the asking. Blending lively anecdotes, personal testimony and humor, David Mangan shows you how to turn to God in expectant faith and open yourself to the "dynamite" of the Holy Spiirt.