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Prayers and directives for the mother and expectant mother. A true companion, inspiration and comfort in her joys, hopes,sorrows, loves, and anxieties. This is the fifth revision of the Mothers Manual for mothers and expectant mothers.
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Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood shows that breastfeeding is the best care you can give your baby, and it’s also good for you as a Catholic woman. Nursing will deepen your love and develop in you habits of meditation and prayer.
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Costa, Anne
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By Gertrud von le Fort
Foreword by Alice von Hildebrand
When The Eternal Woman was first published in Germany, Europe was a battlefield of modern ideologies that would sweep away millions of lives in war and genocide. Denying the Creator, who made male and female, Nazism and Communism could only fail to appreciate the true meaning of the feminine and reduce woman to a mere instrument of the state. In the name of liberating her from the so-called tyranny of Christianity, atheism, in any form, leads to woman’s enslavement.
With penetrating insight Gertrud von le Fort understood the war on womanhood, and consequently on motherhood, that always coincides with an attack on the faith of the Catholic Church, which she embraced at the age of 50 in 1926. In The Eternal Woman, she counters the modern assault on the feminine not with polemical argument but with perhaps the most beautiful meditation on womanhood ever written.
Taking Mary, Virgin and Mother, as her model, von le Fort reflects on the significance of woman’s spiritual and physical receptivity that constitutes her very essence, as well as her role in both the creation and redemption of human beings. Mary’s fiat to God is the pathway to our salvation, as it is inextricably linked with the obedience unto death of Jesus her son. Like the Son’s acceptance of the Cross, Mary’s acceptance of her maternity symbolizes for all mankind the self-surrender to the Creator required of every human soul. Since any woman’s acceptance of motherhood is likewise a yes to God, when womanhood and motherhood are properly understood and appreciated, the nature of the soul’s relationship to God is revealed.
"The Eternal Woman is an inspiring meditation on the meaning of life and motherhood, viewed through the mysteries of the Rosary. The book illuminates woman's exalted position in creation as the symbol of grace building on nature. Her consent and cooperation with divine grace are, like Our Lady's, necessary to God's achieving His Will for creation. "
— Donna Steichen, Author, Prodigal Daughters
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Cragon, Julie
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The House That Cleans Itself is a true housekeeping guide for the housekeeping-impaired! It boldly takes on the reasons behind chronic messiness and why ordinary home-organization books won't work. Using the methods of "horizontal thinking," this book teaches readers how to set up a home so efficiently and logically that it seems to clean itself.
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Plowman, Ginge
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Talking to God: Prayers for Catholic Women by Julie Cragon helps bring all your daily concerns to the heart of God. Talking to God holds the solution to finding peace in the chaos of daily life.
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Kineke, Genevi
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Kiser, Tami
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By Emily Stimpson
Finding a spouse has never been easy. But, it’s also never been quite so hard, especially for good Catholic girls intent on having strong Catholic marriages to nice Catholic boys.
So what are all those good Catholic girls to do? How do they navigate the increasingly long (and usually trying) years between college and “I do” without losing their sanity or their soul?
Consult The Catholic Girl’s Survival Guide for the Single Years: The Nuts and Bolts of Staying Sane and Happy While Waiting for Mr. Right.
Steeped in the Church’s teachings on the feminine genius, marriage, and theology of the body, The Catholic Girl’s Survival Guide dishes with both wit and wisdom on some of the most pressing questions single women face: vocation, dating, sex, finances, work, depression, and more.
As hopeful and honest as it is fun and faithful, The Catholic Girl’s Survival Guide for the Single Years is the perfect companion for women whose journey to “I do” is turning out to be a longer one than they (or their mothers) would have liked.
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A celebration of the dignity of women and an inspiration for finding comfort in Christ and his Church during times of struggle.
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In Mary's Way, a heartfelt book for moms who struggle to guide children through the various stages of their lives, Catholic speaker and teacher Judy Landrieu Klein shows how her own crisis of faith helped her release her children to the care of the Blessed Mother. In doing so, Klein shows you how to find the love, joy, and peace of Our Lord as you surrender your will to him.
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Prayer lifts us up and transforms our livesand the lives of those we love. This beautiful prayer book is the perfect guide for women of all ages who want to deepen their personal relationship with the Lord. Through traditional and contemporary prayer, women will engage in conversation with a loving and compassionate God about their lives, their families, and the cares of their hearts.
Beautifully designed and easy to use, this book is an ideal resource for any woman who desires special time with the Lord in prayer each day. The selections bring together the bounty of favorite traditional prayers of the Church with original prayers that will provide inspiration and strength. Organized around the seasons of a womans life and her spiritual journey, it will enable all womenno matter what their age or state in lifeto experience Gods deep love for them and the gift of his grace for each day.
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In Girl, Arise!, the author points out that while both “feminism” and “Catholicism” can mean different things to different people, both feminists and Catholics desire to make the world a better, fairer place. And she shows that by treating women with dignity equal to that of men—by calling them his friends and teaching them—Jesus acted as a feminist as well. Written with humor and sass
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Hahn, Kimberly
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Both a personal memoir and a universal call to understanding, The Church Is Our Mother will act as a springboard for other women to delve ever more deeply into the beautiful mystery of Mother Church, and offers a new perspective on the tremendous importance of the vocation of motherhood itself.
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Franciscus, Pi
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By Agnes M. Penny
Your Vocation of Love is a book by the mother of four young children, who has written this little manual to encourage mothers of young children in their sublime vocation of motherhood and to assist them in this glorious role with scores of practical tips on what to do in the challenging situations that automatically arise in raising and educating a family. Here the author shares with her readers both the spiritual and the practical solutions she has found to the normal problems and struggles women typically experience with motherhood. And she covers these in 34 short but insightful chapters that make a quick read for mothers on the go-who often have only a few minutes reading time to gain some quick but much-needed inspiration.
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With humor, faith, and the open-hearted tone of a trusted mentor, the author shares how she became empowered to embrace her blessings, beauty, and bodaciousness, and how readers can do the same.
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What are the sources of anxiety, stress, and fear you experience in your life? Popular Catholic speaker and author Sonja Corbitt believes that these often-paralyzing emotions are the direct result of our everyday battles against sin and temptation. In Fearless, she equips us with the spiritual tools we need to restore our spiritual well-being.
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Walk in Her Sandals, edited by popular Catholic author and speaker Kelly M. Wahlquist, takes you deeper into your relationship with Jesus by helping you relate to him in a profoundly intimate way.
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By Colleen Duggan
The truth about parenting is that you don't have to get everything right and your family doesn't need to be perfect. Colleen Duggan learned those lessons through years of struggling with unrealistic expectations.
In this frank and intimate story, Duggan explores the emotional and spiritual healing that needed to take place in her life in order to be the parent, spouse, and follower of Christ God created her to be. Sharing both funny parenting moments and difficult times of self-scrutiny, Duggan invites us to join her in experiencing God's healing mercy and shows how to allow that healing to rejuvenate our lives and revitalize our families.
As a child, Duggan smoothed over the jagged edges of her difficult home life with good grades and perfect behavior. By the time Duggan was an adult, her drive to constantly be in control was her way of life. It was only when she began raising her family that she realized how damaging this compulsion was for both her and the people around her.
That's when she began her faltering journey toward letting God be in control.
In Good Enough Is Good Enough, Duggan shares her heartaches-learning her child has a genetic disorder that might lead to cancer; realizing that her drive to do and be everything for everyone strained her marriage; and struggling with feelings of worthlessness after leaving her job to become "just" a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom. She also shares parenting difficulties we've all faced-trying to keep her kids quiet during Mass; wondering whether she's giving them enough opportunities for growth; and balancing time spent on herself, her kids, and others. With each story, we feel the brokenness she tried to cover by being a "perfect" parent and the eventual realization that she needed to find healing.
Through the saints, the Sacraments, and Catholic traditions and literature, Duggan found the Church a place where God's love and healing grace embraced her. She invites us to the same conclusion: whether we are dealing with everyday frustrations or life-changing tragedies, it is in the heart of the Catholic Church that we are finally free to let go of our facades in order to embrace our brokenness and find healing.
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Lori and Ava Ubowski
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Do you desire deeper freedom?
Do you feel restricted by the knots of sin and shame that conceal the true beauty of your feminine heart?
Sharing personal testimonies of illness, loss of faith, rejection, promiscuity, abortion, broken marriage, infertility, miscarriage, addiction, betrayal, bulimia, and depression, the 15 women in Undone identify shame and fear as major barriers to their relationships. In their stories, they share how their shame was untangled and their identity restored.
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Written in the honest style of the best-selling Every Man Series but with a uniquely female perspective, Every Woman's Battle will lead you on a lifelong path to true joy and fulfillment—sexually, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Melanie Rigney uses stories of the saints, our sisters in faith, to help readers grow in their spiritual lives.
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In this lighthearted yet realistic look at the ups and downs of daily life, Teresa Tomeo provides daily reflections to soothe the souls of Christian women everywhere.
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Created to Relate explains the natural gift women have for building and maintaining life-giving relationships.
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In this book for mothers, Dr. Meeker reveals the ten most positive and impactful habits of healthy, happy mothers. By implementing her key strategies, you can be happy and hopeful while teaching your children to be the best they can be. You don't have to succumb to the pressure of perfection to be a good mother. Lighten your load and try some of the wellness tips and exercises included in the book.
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