BOOKS: MATRIMONY & FAMILY
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LISTEN MY SON: ST BENEDICT FOR FATHERS [AND MOTHERS]St. Benedict's vision of the monastery as a Christian family means his practical spirituality is supremely applicable to the basic religious community - the family. "Listen My Son" includes the whole Rule of St Benedict broken down into daily readings. There is a commentary for each day’s reading applying Benedict’s practical wisdom to the joys, stresses and trials of modern family life. Addressed mainly to fathers but it can be used as a daily reader for mothers too. Fr. Longenecker -- a Catholic convert from Anglicanism, who is now a married Catholic priest with four children as well as a Benedictine Oblate -- wrote the book from his own experience of trying to live out the Benedictine rule as a layman, husband, and father. An excellent devotional and study resource for all Christians. Price: $18.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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CHRIST IN THE HOMEIdeal for the engaged, marriage instruction classes, and for those married many years. This guidebook to finding a happy marriage, keeping a happy marriage, and raising happy children has been out of print for over 50 years. Loads of practical and spiritual advice on family life and raising children that will never be outdated because the principles are as timeless as human nature and virtue. Dominicana stated in 1951: This is a work that fulfills the needs of the marriageable and the married - it not only unveils Christian Marriage in its majestic supernatural setting, but it is also a solid psychological guide to a tremendously successful married life. Fr. Plus points out, that "supernatural love, far from suppressing natural love, makes it more tender, more attentive, more generous; it intensifies the sentiments of affection, esteem, admiration, gratitude, respect, and devotion which constitute the essence of true love. A series of meditations grouped under four general sections: Courtship, Marriage, the Home, and the Training of Children. It is sad to know that many young Catholic couples entering marriage today will never enjoy the happiness of true love because they are tainted with worldly ideas on marriage culled from the mass media. Fr. Plus strikes at the root of these evils by presenting Marriage in its true light as a sacrament. 343 pages, softcover Fr. Raoul Plus, S. J. Price: $19.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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DEAR NEWLYWEDS: POPE PIUS XII SPEAKS TO MARRIED COUPLESDear Newlyweds should be placed in the hands of every newly-married couple. It is a book to read, ponder, cherish, and be guided by, all through married life. Newlywed, married, and engaged couples will be inspired and uplifted by Pius XII's explanation of Matrimony and his insight into the practical problems of everyday marriage. Dear Newlyweds is a book to turn to again and again. It is a sure guide as new difficulties arise - problems of discipline in the rearing of children, temptations against fidelity, relationships with elderly parents, and much more! Dear Newlyweds combines the solid doctrine of the Roman Magisterium with the pastoral touch of the Angelic shepherd himself. It is Catholic truth digested and perfectly fitted to those who need it most. It is not a haphazard collection of talks, but forms a complete course on Catholic married life. In his time, the world knew Pope Pius XII for his sanctity, his efforts for world peace, his remarkable gifts of diplomacy, language and letters. But there was another side to this holy Pope who found time to address scores of newlyweds who came to seek his blessing on their marriages. This is the Pius XII who is revealed in Dear Newlyweds. Price: $14.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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THREE TO GET MARRIEDOne of the greatest and best-loved spokesmen for the Faith here sets out the Church's beautiful understanding of marriage in his trademark clear and entertaining style. Frankly and charitably, Bishop Sheen presents the causes of and solutions to common marital crises, and tells touching real-life stories of people whose lives were transformed through marriage. Not only an insightful look at the proper/Catholic notion of love and sex, Bishop Sheen covers practically every aspect of marriage with a view to imparting its proper role and purpose. From the damage caused by indiscriminate sex education to the "three basic tensions in marriage," Bishop Sheen shows the Church's teaching on the sacrament of matrimony from the standpoints of philosophy, theology and morality. He emphasizes that Our Lord Jesus Christ is at the center of every successful and loving marriage. Hence, THREE to Get Married.This is a perfect gift for engaged couples, or for married people as a fruitful occasion for self-examination. 216 pages, softcover Price: $10.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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HOW TO RAISE GOOD CATHOLIC CHILDRENA 50 year old classic. Newland derives her wisdom from the Catholic home rather than pop psychology. A mother of seven, she shows how classic Christian principles of sanctity can be realized by every family - even the very young. Nothing extraordinary - just holiness and common sense. Let Mrs. Newland show you how to introduce even your littlest ones to God and develop in your growing children virtues such as: The habit of regular prayer; Genuine love of the Rosary; A sense of the dignity of work; Devotion to Mary and the saints; A proper love for the things of this world and for the things of Heaven; Attentiveness at Mass; Love for the Eucharist; An understanding and love of purity; The ability to make good confessions; And dozens of other skills, habits, and virtues that every good Catholic child needs. 224 pp. Softcover Price: $17.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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THE CHRISTIAN FATHERFr. Cramer explains the high dignity, honor, and responsibility of the vocation of Fatherhood and the virtues necessary to fulfill this important vocation. Since God gave fathers the title He would have us call Him when He entrusted children to their care, the importance of the role of a father cannot be stressed enough. Fathers will understand the great obligation of their vocation which they will be asked to render an account of, and will turn to this book time and time again for important advice on raising children, heading their family, and setting a good example. Includes the prayers fathers should daily raise to heaven to request graces for himself and his family. Price: $19.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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FATHERHOOD & FAMILYThe role of fatherhood — Catholic fatherhood — has been diminished in three ways. First, it has become smaller. Fewer things are defined as a father’s distinctive work. Secondly, fatherhood has been devalued. Third, and most important, fatherhood has been decultured – stripped of any authoritative social content or definition. The question is, “What do fathers do?” The tragedy of our society is that it can’t answer the question and neither can most Catholics. Forward - thinking Integrity Magazine gives answers: • Men, Mary, and Manliness • The Family Has Lost Its Head • Economics of the Catholic Family • Afraid to Marry? • Glorifying the Daily Grind • The Heroism of the Big Family • Bringing the Church into Work • Forward to the Land. • Holiness for Men • The Confirmed Hero • What Is a Grown-up? • The Father in the Home • A Man’s Work • Our Work Can Help Us to Pray • Money, Money, Money! • The State, Our Common Good | Integrity Magazine Series Volume 3. 200 pp. Softcover Price: $12.00 Learn More | Purchase |
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MOTHERHOOD & FAMILYMotherhood and Family is the book for girls, young ladies, and women of all ages who look to enjoy the privilege of being a woman, or who are prayerfully desiring to discover it or to recover it. This is practical spiritual reading for the privileged female who wants to learn all the angles of God’s beautiful call, “Woman.” Motherhood and Family explains how a woman is natured to motherhood and family. If mankind is a tree, woman is its roots. Get out of the way while God sanctifies your child through danger and suffering. Avoid the discouragement of reforming your husband according to your ideas of (feminine) holiness. Multiply the spiritual goods coming from homebirth and breastfeeding. Debunk worldly notions of love and romance for your growing girls. Use the watchwords of common sense and courage to help your family. Invite poverty to be a necessary part of your Family Rule. Serve the Church, family, and parish as a single woman. Understand the similarities between marriage and consecrated religious life which advance holiness. Prepare for the end of active motherhood and the beginning of a gracious old age. Chapter titles include: The Tragedy of Modern Woman, Children and Creative Activity, The Love Education of Girls, Mothers-in-Law, Mother or Cow, “He Married an Angel”, Children and the Imitation of Mary, On Having Babies at Home, Spirituality of Married Life, Teaching Children to Pray, The Latter Day, Poverty in Marriage | Integrity Magazine Series Volume 4. 208 pages. Color softcover. Price: $12.00 Learn More | Purchase |