Acta Publications imprint: 21 books

So Very Much the Best of Us

Songs of Praise in Prose

by Brian Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015

Is Brian Doyle the most passionate Catholic storyteller in America? Here is new evidence that he is. In this brand new compilation of some of his best stories that have appeared in various publications throughout the world, Doyle explores the promise of Catholicism in America that he has experienced and observed from his childhood through today.

Reading In Bed

Brief headlong essays about books & writers & reading & readers

by Brian Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017

If you love to read, or write, or both, you’ll appreciate Brain Doyle—passionate observer of and commentator on all things written. In this ultimate collection of his thoughts on writers and writing and readers and reading, he covered everything from what the books people keep stashed in the cars...
by Carol DeChant
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012

Eulogies have a long and important history in remembering and commemorating the dead. As Thomas Lynch notes in his Foreword, eulogies are meant "to speak for the ages, to bring homage and appreciation, the final appraisal, the last world and first draft of all future biography." In Great American Catholic...
by Deacon Tom Sherdian
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011

Religion is far too important to be taken seriously all the time--so says author Tom Sheridan, who in The Book of Catholic Jokes invites readers to laugh along with him and remember that faith can be--and should be--fun. Sheridan begins by discussing the importance of laughter and the relationship of...

In the Image of Christ

Essays on Being Catholic and Female

by Phyllis Zagano
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2015

Here is the book that tells what it is like to be female and Catholic in the twenty-first century. In this collection of twenty-three short essays, Phyllis Zagano, a well-respected author and speaker on women in society and in the Church, gives a no-holds-barred description of the experience of Catholic...

Flying in the Face of Tradition

Listening to the Lived Experience of the Faithful

by Louis DeThomasis, FSC
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012

The current quandary that the Roman Catholic Church finds itself in right now is what Brother Louis DeThomasis calls "a crisis of confidence" in this insightful, provocative, and hopeful new book. He points to the way of unraveling the quandary by returning the church's historic belief in tradition-...
by Kay Murdy
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013

Here is the story of a Jewish woman of the first century, Miryam of Natzeret, who lived in a time village nestled in the hills of Yisreal at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. She had parents, friends, a husband, a son, and she struggled to understand the strange things happening to her in a time...
by Deacon Tom Sherdian
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011

In this follow up to the bestselling Book of Catholic Jokes, Tom Sheridan again offers a hilarious collection of clean and well-intentioned jokes designed to spark smiles, laughter, and maybe even a little introspection on the human condition. With a foreword by Father Paul Boudreau, The Second of Book...
by Deacon Tom Sherdian
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012

As Pope Benedict XVI has said, "A writer once said that angels can fly because they don't take themselves too seriously. Maybe we could also fly a bit if we didn't think we were so important." Imagine the pontiff, now in his eighties and undoubtedly feeling the pains of growing older himself, cracking...

Hungering and Thirsting for Justice

Real-Life Stories by Young Adult Catholics

by Kate Ward, Lacey Louwagie
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012

Ten real-life stories, written and edited by young adult Catholics trying to discover how they are called to carry out their faith in daily lives. You will be both inspired and challenged by their passion, dedication, courage, and love for God and others.

To Say a Few Words

Guidelines for Those Offering Words of Remembrance at a Catholic Funeral

by Michael A. Cymbala
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2014

This little booklet is designed for anyone who faces the difficult and important task of offering words of remembrance at a Catholic Funeral. Both experienced and inexperienced speakers will benefit from this easy-to-read resource. It offers a simple, practical, and—most importantly—discreet way...

The One Thing Necessary

The Transforming Power of Christian Love

by Leonard Doohan
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012

In this radical new interpretation of love as the touchstone of the Christian message, well-respected author, Leonard Doohan, explores the human longing for meaning; the Scriptures; the relational model of the Trinity: the ideas of human vocation, destiny, and community; the mystical spiritual traditions;...
by Al Gini
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011

Far too many people think philosophy is an intellectual exercise that is beyond them, over their heads, or an intellectual waste of time. In Seeking the Truth of Things, Gini attempts to reestablish philosophy at the center and not the periphery of the public square by relating bits of wisdom that are...
by Brian Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011

Brian Doyle might just be the most passionate storyteller in America. In this eclectic and compelling collection of stories Doyle writes about his discovery of the incarnated Spirit of God every time he turns around, often in the most unlikely of people, places, and things. In 37 short snapshots, he...
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