There's no time like spring to read, but really, it's always a good season for a good book. Not sure what to add in your library? Here are recommendations we got when we asked Bishop Emeritus Henry, Fr. Nathan Siray & Fr. Hubka what books they have read and recommend. Check it out.
In his book "Sanctify Your Daily Life" Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski clarifies misunderstandings on the theology of work and offers concrete spiritual advice in everyday contexts. You can transform your work into a source of strength, holiness, and joy. Read more.
Danielle Tomiak is quick to admit that the adage ‘like mother, like daughter’ rings true for her and her own mother, Tracy Tomiak. They will even be brides at the same age! “She has shown me how to receive love as a woman from a man, and how to love tenderly as a woman, and how to own my femininity and not to be afraid of who I am and who God made me to be.” Read more.
Monica turns 30 this year, and she will welcome her third child in August. She reflects on how her grandmother, Mary Vos, already had seven children by the same age. "She is always telling us to surround ourselves with those who enhance our walk with Jesus. She always reminds us to trust God’s timing. And also to place your anxieties on the Lord.” Read more.
Jessica Cyr doesn't view her position in the home as one might view a typical job, so she doesn’t want to call it a career, but she wants to convey to others that it is fulfilling. At home, "it is my joy to bring the Church and its beauty to my children." Read more.
To get to heaven is a mission that is written in a child’s handwriting on a large post-it note at the main exit of Kimberly Cichon's family home. "How do we as a family balance all that chaos and get to our ultimate goal?" Read more.
Monique and Myron Achtman shared the witness to the life of their precious son, Brandon Joseph, who lived for seven months, and whose memory continues to influence their family to this day. Read more.
"As I swept the floor and set up the balloons, I asked myself, does my two-year-old really care if the floor is swept?" The answer is yes. Cyra Roman shares why a swept floor could be one of the best birthday gifts there is. Read more.
The numbers are terrible for Venezuela, but also for the stability of the Americas. More than 10 percent of the country’s total population (5,000 people, on average, or 200 people per hour) leave the country each day.
In back-to-back audiences with a group of French young people and an Italian association for deaf people, Pope Francis cited personal example and witness as a vital piece in the church’s evangelization mission.
Visitors to France may be relieved to know that Gothic cathedrals “a-la-Notre-Dame” can be found all around Paris, from the suburban town of Saint Denis to the northern city of Amiens and the southern city of Chartres.
Pro-life activist Mary Wagner was thrown in prison while protesting in Vancouver just before Easter. She saw value in reaching out behind bars; an estimated 85% of the women she meets in prison have had abortions, and most have said they regret them.
