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5 NEW Catholic Books: Give a Gift that is Life Changing, Inspiring and Truly Helpful
This post was written by Amy Brooks, author of Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Girls and Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Boys.
Books can be great Christmas gifts for you or a loved one! Sometimes books pair well with another gift. Whether you are hoping to read more or grow more – these new publications can help you do both in 2025!
Celebrate the Faith in Your Home and Amidst the Hustle and Bustle
Festive Faith: Catholic Celebrations Through the Year and Around the World
From St. Nicholas shoes, St. Lucy lights, and Simbang Gabi, Wren Day, king cakes, and Candlemas to Easter egg trees, May Crowning, and Dia de los Muertos, Catholic traditions from around the world evoke memories of cherished celebrations that connect us to one another and draw us closer to God. In Festive Faith, Steffani Aquila, founder of Liturgy Culture & Kitchen by His Girl Sunday, brings to life liturgical living as more than simply observing seasons. It’s about joyously celebrating God’s presence in our midst, every day and in every way.
Festive Faith is a treasury of more than seventy festive traditions celebrated in various cultural groups during specific seasons or on particular days of our liturgical year. For each one, Aquila shares a brief history, a description of what the custom involves, and practical adaptations for celebrating it today. She tells you the why and the how of these traditions and shares tips on how to make them accessible, attainable, and authentic for everyone in your household, neighborhood, and parish communities.
Festive Faith is written by Steffani Aquila (His Girl Sunday). This book is the best liturgical living book to get and give because the liturgical living in this book can be done by couples who do not yet have children and those who are empty nesters as well as busy, young families. It truly is a book for all Christians who desire to make Jesus and faith the center of their lives.
Add to this gift idea with a goodie or two from the author’s shop, Liturgy Market!!!
Dive Deeper into the Rosary and Improve Your Prayer Life
Praying the Promises of the Rosary: Inspiration from the Middle Ages to Enliven Your Devotion Today
In Praying the Promises of the Rosary, you’ll discover a deeper, hidden beauty of the Rosary: meditating on the mysteries in light of the promises. Not only will it change the way you pray the Rosary — it will change the way you look at your life, because suddenly you’ll see the promises coming to fruition.
Praying the Promises of the Rosary is a devotional for rosary devotees and reluctant rosarians that seeks to encourage and deepen devotion. Each promise of the Rosary is paired with a corresponding mystery for reflection.
Written by Julia Miller (Fresh Rosary), this book will truly deepen your experience praying the Rosary. Learn more about this book at PrayingthePromises.com
Make this gift extra special by giving it with an heirloom Rosary from Della Madonna!
Catholic Moms: Navigate Work and Home Life with Christ at the Center of it All
Holy Ambition: Thriving as a Catholic Woman at Work and at Home
Whether you are an entrepreneur (or aspiring entrepreneur), a business or nonprofit professional, or a business student, Holy Ambition: Thriving as a Catholic Woman at Work and at Home will help you navigate work and life with Christ at the center of it all, recognizing that our most ambitious calling is to be saints.
Authors Taryn DeLong and Elise Crawford Gallagher draw from Catholic Women in Business, their online community of more than five thousand Catholic professional women, to answer some of the most pressing questions about what it means to fully live out your vocation as an ambitious Catholic businesswoman, recognizing that the specifics can vary from woman to woman and from one season of life to the next. Each chapter includes wisdom and insights from saints and courageous women past and present who serve as mentors, role models, and friends.
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Be Inspired to Ask Saints for Help in Your Daily Life
Catholics Online members Claire Dwyer, Christina Semmens, and Heather Lebano join other prominent Catholic writers to bring you stories about the Saints that are not only alive, but truly active and showing up in real ways every day.
The stories in this book are not just chronicles of historical figures from the past but friends very much involved in our present. Each writer shares about a particular saint and how that saint has shown up in their life in marvelous ways.
In Cloud of Witnesses, you will read how:
- St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was caught hiding in a retreat center
- St. Thorlak helped an overwhelmed mother embrace the challenges of autism
- St. Anthony led to the discovery of something far more valuable than what was lost
- Mother Teresa inspired a couple’s adoption journey
- Venerable Patrick Peyton’s intercession liberated a working mom to live out her primary vocation
*Add to this gift from one of the writer’s shops, House of Love and Laughter!
Know Your Role: In God’s Plan, Find out Your Unique Mission
The Essential Handbook on Living Your Charisms: A Practical Guide for Catholics
Many Catholics desire to live their faith well, but many don’t know how to do that – not because they don’t know or love their faith enough, but because they have never put language to the specific role they are being asked to play within the Church.
Enter charisms: the personal, supernatural graces you receive to build the Church in the unique way only you can.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that “discernment of charisms is always necessary” and that “no charism is exempt from submission to the Church,” but there has never been a comprehensive guide on how to do this (CCC 801).
This practical book not only explains charisms and answers many frequently asked questions but also walks with you through the testing and post-discernment phases of the charism process.
Through short, actionable, and easy-to-read chapters on each charism, you’ll grow in your knowledge of them and be prepared to use and troubleshoot them as you grow in service and intimacy with God.
Written by Jill Simons (Pink Salt Riot, Many Parts Ministries). Jill Simons helps individuals understand their unique role in the Body of Christ by discerning their charisms. As part of her role at Many Parts she enjoys podcasting on the Charisms for Catholics and Free for the Fruit podcasts, mentoring others, and traveling the country speaking.
These books offer so much inspiration for our minds, souls and spirits! Give a few this year and get excited about the way God will speak to those who read them!
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