Ave Maria Press: 253 books
Psalm Basics for Catholics
Seeing Salvation History in a New Way
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
In his third back-to-basics look at the Bible, popular theology professor and bestselling Catholic author and speaker John Bergsma highlights the presence of Jesus in the psalms and helps us understand their meaning in light of the story of salvation. Bergsma employs the same conversational style...
by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
With more than ten thousand names of saints and biblical figures, this first-ever guide to Catholic baby names helps expectant parents find a beautiful and creative name for their child. Each entry includes the meaning of the name, language of origin, variations in form, a capsule biography, and relevant...
by Jared Dees
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Creator of the popular website The Religion Teacher, Jared Dees shares practical, easy-to-use teaching strategies and exercises for spiritual growth in his book 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator. These components are designed to improve the effectiveness of any busy religious educator.
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by Pope Francis
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2016
"Spirituality & Practice 2016 Award Winner." For the first time, all five major writings of Pope Francis—his encyclicals, bulls, and apostolic exhortations—are gathered into one volume. Pope Francis—the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church—was elected on March 13, 2013. Since then, he has...
by Joyce Rupp
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
With 250,000 copies sold, this new edition of Joyce Rupp’s most popular book offers a fresh opportunity for readers to reflect, ritualize, and reorient themselves as they navigate life’s inevitable changes.
Everyone has unique goodbyes—times of losing someone or something that has given...
by John Bergsma
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Award-winning author and theology professor John Bergsma follows up his popular Bible Basics for Catholics—which has sold more than 60,000 copies—with a more in-depth look at the New Testament. Using simple illustrations and the same clear, conversational style that characterized his earlier book,...
Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire
The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Organized around "The Canticle of the Creatures" by St. Francis of Assisi, Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire is the first book to consider the ways in which praying with the natural elements can enliven Christian spiritual life. Teacher, artist, and Benedictine oblate Christine Valters Paintner...
Imitating Mary
Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
In an age of much mothering advice but few admirable role models, award-winning Catholic journalist Marge Fenelon delves into ten instances—and corresponding virtues—of Mary’s life that reveal her as the ultimate example and companion for the modern mom. In this first and only book to offer...
by Henri J. M. Nouwen
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
With Open Hands, Henri Nouwen's first book on spirituality and a treasured introduction to prayer, has been a perennial favorite for over thirty years because it gently encourages an open, trusting stance toward God and offers insight to the components of prayer: silence, acceptance, hope, compassion,...
Rebuilt
Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life.
Rebuilt:...
The Handbook for Catholic Moms
Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2019
The Handbook for Catholic Moms, Lisa M. Hendey’s eminently practical and award-winning resource, has helped new parents balance and integrate the deeply personal needs of their hearts, minds, bodies, and souls with the demands of family life and faith commitment.
Since the first edition was...
Tools for Rebuilding
75 Really, Really Practical Ways to Make Your Parish Better
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran know that the fundamental work of the Church is to evangelize—to introduce people to Christ and make them disciples. Still, they’re the first to admit: “the difficulty comes when we reach down into the details and get to work.” In their barn-burning first...
Rebuilding Your Message
Practical Tools to Strengthen Your Preaching and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Michael White and Tom Corcoran sparked a firestorm in 2013 with their first book, Rebuilt, the story of how they brought their parish back to life. In Rebuilding Your Message, the award-winning authors now share their carefully honed communication practices to help priests, staff, volunteers, and...
5 Minutes with the Psalms and the Wisdom Books
Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Continuing the tradition of 5 Minutes with Christ and 5 Minutes with the Saints, this uplifting book of meditations by members of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame draws on inspiration from the Psalms, Proverbs, and the books of Wisdom in the Bible. These timeless...