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“TO LIGHT A FIRE ON THE EARTH: PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL IN A SECULAR AGE” Bishop Robert Barron and John L. Allen Jr.
Mar-Apr ’18

As secularism gains influence, and increasing numbers see religion as dull and backward, Robert Barron wants to illuminate how beautiful, intelligent, and relevant the Catholic faith is. In this compelling new book—drawn from conversations with and narrated by award-winning Vatican journalist John L. Allen, Jr.—Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, proclaims in vivid language the goodness and truth of the Catholic tradition. Through Barron’s smart, practical, artistic, and theological observations as well as personal anecdotes—from engaging atheists on YouTube to discussing his days as a young diehard baseball fan from Chicago—To Light a Fire on the Earth covers prodigious ground. Touching everything from Jesus to prayer, science, movies, atheism, the spiritual life, the fate of Church in modern times, beauty, art, and social media, Barron reveals why the Church matters today and how Catholics can intelligently engage a skeptical world.

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Audio Catholic Books App
Mar-Apr ’18

Take your faith life with you. Are you looking for the best Catholic Audio Book app that is on both the iOS (iPad, iPhone) store, and the Google Play (Android) store? This is an excellent option for those of you who spend hours commuting or really for all of us who are busy with life! First of all, it comes with 9 Audio books ready for you to use right away (FREE) (except on the Amazon Play store but it has to include all the books at once)! The books that are included are fantastic and ultimately they are true classics. With these free audio books, you can listen and then select to purchase the full audiobook library of twenty-three (23) classic Catholic books. Free books include titles like “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas a Kempis and “Confessions” by St. Augustine. Do not miss this resource! Now available on the App Store, Google Play!

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MagnifiKid
Mar-Apr ’18

MagnifiKid is the ideal spiritual guide for your children, perfectly adapted to their lives! Subscribers receive issues that help children pray and follow Sunday Mass on a monthly basis. In each month’s packet, children will find a booklet of sixteen color pages for each Sunday, and also special issues for the major feast days (Christmas, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Ascension, Assumption, All Saints Day). Every Week, MagnifiKid offers for kids between 6 – 12: All the readings and the prayers of the Sunday Mass with explanations of the difficult words and the meaning of the rituals. A suggested prayer for Morning and Evening; Many suggestions on how to live the entire week with the Lord; Various games, a comic, and activities to help children learn about Christian life and culture; A page intended for the parents with suggestions for family prayers.

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