Abbey Press: 125 books

Our spiritual lives can become a struggle at times and leave us feeling “empty” or “dry.” We then feel that God is distant, although nothing could be further from the truth. This helpful little book points to how God beckons you to deeper faith through spiritual “desolation,” teaching you to surrender your self reliance.

Book offers inspirational and practical advice for daily situations.

Many of us are impatient; the responsibilities and hardships of life seem to try our patience at every turn. And sometimes, it’s the little things that make us snap. However, scripture tells us that “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing...

A new baby’s arrival is an occasion of excitement and anticipation. Yet for a young child, it can be cause for bewilderment and distress. Hand-in-hand with endearing elf characters, author Emily Menendez-Aponte shows the way to help a child welcome the new arrival into the family with open arms!

How to count one’s blessings and watch them grow. Practical advice is highlighted with whimsical illustrations. Approx. 80 pages.

When Mom or Dad dies, children grieve deeply. But we can show our care and love for them by encouraging them to share their feelings of sorrow and loss. We can give them the time and space they need to adjust and listen to—if not answer—their questions. We can let them know that they can heal...

Trust in God isn’t so much of a stretch when things are going well. But when life betrays us, trust is harder to muster. Join the endearing elves on these pages to build some spiritual muscle to withstand life’s heavy burdens.

This charming volume will help you make the most-and cope with the worst-of a special time in a family’s life: the birth of a new baby. Written by a mother of three, it offers sound advice for handling the changes you’re going through (including diapers!) and provides tips for nuturing your baby and yourself.

We want our kids to be safe, happy, and well-adjusted. But we all know that our children, like us, have to face a lot of difficult things in their lives. And one of them is fear. Although adults have learned that one of the best remedies for tackling fears is an abundance of love and care, children...

This book introduces the concept and basic vocabulary of virtues. It helps children to recognize and label the behaviors which they are striving to develop. When a child attains a virtue, that trait will become almost habitual for them. But it isn’t always easy. Life produces many challenges, and...

Having doubt is part of the way we try to make sense of life. However, doubt also can become a heavy, dark cloud that obscures the light of the sun, casting shadows upon everything we do, believe, and feel. Faith is the antidote for life’s doubts—the wind that blows away the grey clouds, allowing...

Worrying consumes more time and energy than most of us are willing to acknowledge. To be sure, life presents each of us with things we need to be concerned about. However, worry is excessive concern about life’s challenges. It is the companion of fear and has the crippling capacity to take control...

Envy is one of the more unpleasant aspects of the human psyche, and if we’re honest, we are all colored by its sickly hue from time to time. We also know that emotional, physical, and spiritual illness can arise from unbridled envy—in ways both trivial and tragic. Left unchecked, envy can give...

This book offers a view of eating that is quite different from the standard. It declares that food is neither good nor bad; it’s mostly neutral. Neutral, however, is not what our attitude about food should be, suggests the author. In making our food choices and establishing our eating habits, it is to our benefit to take charge.