Easter category: 303 books

Easter and Pentecost offer seniors a special opportunity to look at faith from a new perspective — one that fosters fresh interpretation and heightened spiritual awareness.This treasury of heartwarming, tender, uplifting prayers helps senior adults live their elder years in a way that uniquely testifies...

This Lent and Easter seaon, author Amy Welborn shares her own struggles and triumphs of trying to live Lent and Easter spirituality year-round. She shares how small moments of frustration can turn into small lessons of grace. We carry our own crosses alongside Jesus this season. But as we drop worldly concerns to pick up our cross, we may realize our burden has actually been lightened.

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Easter is the most important celebration in the life of the Church. With this book of daily reflections for the season, you will unearth a renewed and refreshed spirit in your walk with Christ. These reflections are based on a lectio divina (“holy reading”) prayer method, in line with the Pauline tradition.

In Lent we have signs such as desert, mountain, fire, road, water, wood (cross) and for Easter there is darkness/light, hands, fish, sheep, heaven/earth, temple, eyes, community. As Dr. Joseph Martos names it, these are "doors to the sacred." In this Daybreaks for Lent and Easter, Kay Murdy...

Many have called the psalms a 'school of prayer' and indeed St. Augustine in his Confessions wrote that the psalms could be a stepping stone to deeper conversation with God. These ancient words from Scripture mirror our own thoughts and emotions—celebration and praise, suffering and lament, gratitude...

The Wonder of Easter uses a child’s “wonder” questions to think about what it must have felt to be a part of the biblical story, and uses a prayer to make a connection to how we honor Jesus today. It includes Bible verses on every page and is in both English and Spanish text.

St.Thérèse of Lisieux, the “Little Flower of Jesus,” bore much suffering, from her mother’s death when she was young to declining health and an untimely death during her time in the Carmelite convent. Despite her sufferings, St. Thérèse continued to love Jesus in her “little way.” In Lent...

This newly illustrated edition of The Legend of the Sand Dollar renews the wonder and charm of the original and timeless tale written by Chris Auer. With new vibrant artwork from Bad Dog, Marley illustrator, Richard Cowdrey, this holiday classic is brought to life for a new generation. The Legend...

Adapting from Luke 9:51, Richard Wilke looks at Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem in order to help us think about how we set our faces in life. What are our goals as people of faith? What are we resolute or determined about in our lives? As we "set our faces" to Jerusalem and to the ministry,...

When Adrien Nocent's The Liturgical Year was published in the 1970s, it was the very first comprehensive commentary on the three-year lectionary in relation to the Sacramentary/Missal as these were revised following the Second Vatican Council. Expressed on nearly every page was Nocent's conviction...

Saint Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, was a musician, painter, and one of the most prolific writers of his time. A humble man who deeply loved Jesus, he is recognized as a doctor of the Church and patron saint of confessors, moral theologians, and those suffering from arthritis.

In her acclaimed trilogy, The Divine Hours, Phyllis Tickle introduced modern Christians to the time-honored practice of "praying the hours." In this exquisite new volume, she provides a vibrant program of prayer dedicated to the anticipation of Christ’s resurrection.** Beginning...

Based on the daily scripture readings for Lent, this book helps you explore the depths of your being, your relationship to Christ, and your association with others during this time of spiritual preparation.

Authors Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny extend their popular seasonal meditation series into Easter and Pentecost. Each day, focus on one scriptural theme by breaking open God’s Word. The reflection then makes us pause in our busy lives to consider what the Word has to offer us during...