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Does God Really Love Me?

By Ralph Martin

In our society, love is often misunderstood, underestimated, or trivialized. In this booklet, Ralph Martin tells us about the most humble, undeserved, and generous love imaginable–God’s love. He explores the great depth of the father’s love for us through the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus Christ, and opens us up to a love charged with meaning, purpose, and truth.

Don’t Give Up

By Ralph Martin

This booklet presents to us what the Scriptures and the Church teach about the absolute need for perseverance to the end. For each of us, it can be the difference between heaven and hell! These clear and concise keys to perseverance will help us continue on our journey with renewed determination and fervor.

Faith More Precious Than Gold

By Sr. Ann Shields, SGL

With a sense of urgency, Pope Benedict called each one of us to grow in faith. This is not simply a slogan or a nice spiritual exercise, but an imperative for the future of the Church. This booklet shows us the absolute necessity to do all we can to respond to this time of God’s grace, so that the roots of our faith may go deeper in Christ and sustain us in the battles ahead.

Hope in the Midst of Suffering

By Sr. Ann Shields, SGL

Sr. Ann explores a topic many people fear and desperately try to avoid. Suffering, however, can be a tremendous gift and produce much fruit in a believer’s life. Through the scriptures, the writings of John Paul II, the testimonies of saints, and personal stories, we see how suffering can bring us into greater intimacy with God.

How Can I Pray?

By Ralph Martin

In this booklet, Ralph Martin sets forth a simple explanation of prayer and outlines an easy-to-follow method for daily personal prayer, including how to deal with obstacles to prayer and how to pray for things as God intends.

Whether you are just beginning in prayer or already pray regularly, this booklet can help you to grow in intimacy with God.

Living the Lord’s Prayer

By Peter Herbeck

We all desire to be successful, to have our lives count for something. The apostles were eager to know true wisdom and the secret of success, so they implored the Lord, “Teach us to pray!” As you learn about and meditate on the Lord’s Prayer, may Jesus’ priorities and goals, and the habits of his heart, become the ultimate guide for your own life.

My Five Most Important Decisions

By Ralph Martin

In this booklet, Ralph Martin describes the five foundational decisions that have shaped and anchored his life for the past 40 years. Ralph’s personal reflections will help you make meaningful decisions in your own life.

Overcoming Sin

By Ralph Martin

Many of us live with the frustration and discouragement of not being able to overcome aspects of sin in our lives. This booklet clearly articulates the practical and enduring wisdom of the saints that has helped many conquer sin and grow in holiness.

The Good News of the Eucharist

By Ralph Martin

This booklet describes in insightful detail the meaning of the different prayers and actions of the Eucharist, helping us better fulfill Jesus’ invitation to worship the Father “in Spirit and in Truth.”

To Walk by the Spirit

By Peter Herbeck

Christianity is the promise of a new life, a changed and transformed life, a life free from the bondage to sin. Yet today, many who call themselves Christians would say that their faith makes very little practical difference in their lives.
Is change really possible? Is a life characterized by genuine freedom and joy really possible? In this short booklet Peter Herbeck addresses these questions with convincing clarity and insight. To Walk By the Spirit is a simple, yet powerful explanation of what it means to live in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Transform Your Marriage

By Randall Cirner

Who is in the driver’s seat in your marriage? Is it you? Your spouse? What if it was God? This booklet outlines the dangers of a “me-centered” approach to life. It discusses how to transform our marriages and lives by keeping God—and His priorities—first. Putting God in control of our marriage helps us break out of our shells of self-centeredness and find true unity.

What Happens When I Die?

By Ralph Martin

In this booklet, Ralph Martin reflects on what Scripture and the Church say about what happens when we die. Ralph’s message will give you renewed hope in the resurrection and inspire you to follow Jesus more closely.

What’s Our Message?

By Peter Herbeck

At the heart of the New Evangelization is the proclamation of the eternal Gospel, which St. Paul describes as the “power of God for salvation.” It is the Good News about a person, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Without a renewed proclamation of the Gospel, there will be no New Evangelization. In this booklet Peter presents the essential elements of the Gospel in a concise and clear fashion. He helps readers understand the message and effectively convey it to others.

Why Be A Christian?

Ralph Martin

Ralph Martin talks candidly about his struggle to find Truth and his confrontation with questions about the meaning of life. When someone asks, “Why be a Christian?” Ralph replies: “Because it is the truth, the ultimate revelation of reality for which the human heart yearns.” This book will refresh and strengthen your faith and serve as a resource for anyone searching for answers about the purpose of life.

Why Forgive?

By Sr. Ann Shields, SGL

In this booklet, Sr. Ann Shields turns to the scriptures and the living examples of modern day men and women who have applied the living Word of God to their circumstances and found power to endure, to change and to bring life in situations they feared would consume them. Through the Scripture, Sr. Ann Shields focuses on the life giving power that comes when we obey God’s word and the victory we can experience in ourselves and our families.

Will Many Be Saved?

By Ralph Martin

A precursor to his published, full-length study Will Many Be Saved? What Vatican II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for the New Evangelization.

What are the chances that I will be saved? Ralph Martin explores Scripture and the views of great Christians down through the ages to answer this thought-provoking question. Here is clear Christian teaching that will encourage believers to remain on the straight and narrow way and challenge those who haven’t yet heard or responded to the gospel.

Yielding to the Power of God

By Sr. Ann Shields, SGL

This short book is an enduring favorite of many. Sr. Ann weaves together personal stories and godly wisdom as she challenges readers to abandon their lives more fully to God’s will. The reward for doing so will be a life of greater holiness, joy and power.