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DAILY REFLECTIONS ON PURITY
These to-the-point daily reflections on purity counter the lust served up by the media 365 days a year. If you've ever felt alone in your efforts to lead a clean ...
EXPLORE THE MASS
"If you are looking for a balanced and comprehensive treatment of what Catholics believe about this sacrament, there are many books which you might find helpful-not the least important of which would be the Catechism of ...
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In response to numerous requests from pastors, catechists and formation directors around the country, St. Anthony Messenger Press has begun issuing a limited number of Catholic Update titles in Spanish translation.
   
El Bautismo de Niņos
Spanish-language version of Infant Baptism: Gift to the Parish by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M.

"You don't have to be a sacramental theologian to know that some very important changes in our understanding of infant Baptism have taken place. These changes are so important and so fundamental to our Christian life that they concern every member of the parish," writes Richstatter. He presents a contemporary theology for infant Baptism that explores ...
   
   
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Leonard Foley wrote Believing in Jesus to help "born Catholics" come to a deeper understanding of the beliefs and practices they have held all their lives and to ...
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Revised Sixth Edition

This classic best-seller has been revised and updated to include those recently canonized beatified. The new entries include Charles de ...
WISE COUNSEL
"The young adult years are a time to listen and a time to discern among the many voices that inspire, encourage and invite. It is a time to discover the voice that whispers deep within."-From ...
HOPE FOR CARETAKERS
"When women choose to marry and have children, they start on a daring venture. It takes courage to commit mind, body and heart to another person and to found a family in which the labors and joys, the risks and struggles ...
   
Una Nueva Mirada al R.I.C.A.
Spanish-language version of A New Look at the RCIA: Journey for the Entire Parish by Rita Burns Senseman

Senseman offers a step-by-step ...
Padrinos y Madrinas
Spanish-language version of Godparents and Sponsors: What is Expected of Them Today by William F. Wegher

This Catholic Update ...
Los Siete Sacramentos
Spanish-language version of The Seven Sacraments: Symbols of God's Care by Sandra DeGidio, O.S.M.

Sacraments don't happen in church ...
   
 
   
       
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