THE AUTHOR Joseph L Smith is a cradle Catholic who spent his professional years as an accountant. Being trained in analysis motivated him to study in detail the life of this great Lady, Mary. The humanism of the Blessed Mother needs to be shared with the world. If only one person learns and understands more about Mary it will be worth all the research. Smell the roses.
How do you walk with your children during times of struggle and crisis? Do you feel as if nothing you do will be enough? In Mary's Way, a heartfelt book for moms who struggle to guide children through the various stages of their lives, Catholic speaker and teacher Judy Landrieu Klein shows how her own crisis of faith helped her release her children to the care of the Blessed Mother. In doing so, Klein shows you how to find the love, joy, and peace of Our Lord as you surrender your will to him. Judy Landrieu Klein struggled with her faith as she lived through her son’s near-fatal addiction to drugs and her daughter’s painful anxiety. She discovered she couldn’t handle the relentless pressure of life not measuring up to her expectations and it was eating away at her family. Klein considered Mary’s reaction to the events in the life of Jesus. She meditated on Mary’s fiat and her prayer of total surrender to God’s will and saw how this act of obedience carried on throughout Mary’s life as she witnessed the life of her son. As Klein focused on her devotion to the Blessed Mother, her life and faith were transformed. In Mary’s Way, Klein reflects on the Annunciation and describes her own to struggle to embrace the will of God by surrendering control of her family planning. She meditates on Mary’s powerlessness during the Crucifixion, finding a place of calming surrender during her own son’s escalating battle with addiction. Klein shows how you can become a more powerful intercessor for yourself and your children. When you finish reading this book, you’ll find yourself turning to Mary and surrendering yourself and your children more fully to God.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In her first picture book, New York Times bestselling author and mother of three Elisabeth Hasselbeck reminds us that little hearts can be anxious too—and that God is always listening to their prayers. Flashlight Night is narrated by a boy whose parents have used chalkboard paint to create a wall where he and his siblings can write out all their fears, cares, and concerns: Will I learn to blow a bubble? Tie my shoes? Stay out of trouble? Be the friend they choose? The boy shares the wall with a friend, who records her own prayers. Later, they visit the chalkboard wall at dusk with a flashlight. The boy's mom shines the light on some prayers and turns it off at other times, pointing out that their prayers (and the children's faith) are still there, even in the dark, and that God hears every request. Mom says, "Sometimes we see God's yes, and other times we don't. But just because it hasn't happened, doesn't mean it won't. "Even when it's dark and dim and when we cannot see, let's choose to place our trust in God. He's close to you and me."
Now an ebook! With over 200,000 books in print, 33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC is now available as an ebook through Marian Press. Embark on an extraordinary journey to Marian consecration on your e-reader. From Fr. Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, author of the popular book "Consoling the Heart of Jesus," comes an extraordinary 33-day journey to Marian consecration with four giants of Marian spirituality: St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Father Michael masterfully summarizes their teaching, making it easy to grasp, and simple enough to put into practice. More specifically, he weaves their thought into a user-friendly, do-it-yourself retreat that will bless even the busiest of people. So, if you've been thinking about entrusting yourself to Mary for the first time or if you're simply looking to deepen and renew your devotion to her, "33 Days to Morning Glory" is the right book to read and the perfect retreat to make.
Although Truman Capote's last novel was unfinished at the time of his death, its surviving portions offer a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time. • Includes the story La Cote Basque featured in the major FX series Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans. "Prose that makes the heart sing and the narrative fly." —The New York Times Book Review Tracing the career of a writer of uncertain parentage and omnivorous erotic tastes, Answered Prayers careens from a louche bar in Tangiers to a banquette at La Côte Basque, from literary salons to high-priced whorehouses. It takes in calculating beauties and sadistic husbands along with such real-life supporting characters as Colette, the Duchess of Windsor, Montgomery Clift, and Tallulah Bankhead. Above all, this malevolently finny book displays Capote at his most relentlessly observant and murderously witty.
Prayer opens worlds of possibilities—but many people still struggle to pray. Power Prayers for Your Life will help you pray, by offering solid biblical reasons to talk to God and specific prayer starters for men and women of all ages and all stages of life. Drawn from Barbour’s bestselling Power Prayers series, the book includes topics such as My Emotions, My Home, My Health, My Finances, My Job, My Dreams, My Fears, My History, and My Future. Concise and quick to read, yet packed with spiritual punch, Power Prayers for Your Life makes an ideal gift and is great for personal encouragement, too.
In Novena for True Devotion to Mary, Father Sebastian Callistus presents a practical guide to help you deepen your bond with the Blessed Virgin Mary. This 9-day Catholic prayer book offers daily prayers, reflections, and meditations designed to help you connect with Mary and strengthen your faith. With Fr. Callistus's guidance, you'll be transformed on this journey of spiritual growth, drawing closer to Mary as your spiritual mother. You'll learn to consecrate yourself to Mary and experience her loving guidance through each day's devotion. Whether you're new to devotion to Mary or have practiced it for years, this book provides a straightforward way to deepen your relationship with her. Join Fr. Callistus on this prayer journey and discover the blessings of growing closer to Mary, the Mother of God.
Best known as the second president and primary architect of Bryn Mawr College, M Carey Thomas was also a leader in the women's suffrage movement. This book captures the life and personality of this influential woman, and details her accomplishments as an educator and feminist and her relationships with women, her racism, and her anti-Semitism.
Master a uniquely powerful spiritual practice that maximizes your prayers! Multiply Your Blessings helps you to do what the greatest spiritual masters throughout history have urged us to do: pray with one another and reap the rewards. In these pages, Gold and Fotinos, co-founders of the Sacred Center New York, show how to strengthen your faith, and open up your heart and mind to be more receptive to God's answers to your prayers. Both practical and inspiring, Multiply Your Blessings explains how the authors developed their 90-day practice, how it works, and how anyone can benefit from finding a spiritual peer. Multiply Your Blessings includes: the basics of Prayer Partnering how to find a compatible partner how to keep your partner motivated daily meditations, devotions, and weekly exercises an interactive workbook and guide to help start the process personal stories of people from all walks of life and faiths This 90-Day Prayer Partner Experience provides space to record your thoughts, plans, and goals and guided writing exercises to bring heightened awareness to your daily life. Multiply Your Blessing offers profound and surprising spiritual rewards.
