Books
Desiring to bring hope and healing to other victims, these men and women—survivors as well as their community of family and friends—come together to speak out about their abuse and betrayal by Catholic priests and leaders. These are only a few stories—but through these few are related the experiences of many victims. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these men and women are still active, practicing Catholics who love their faith. The abusers may have stolen their innocence, but through God’s grace, they weren’t able to steal their faith.
Desiring to bring hope and healing to other victims, these men and women—survivors as
Included are chapters providing practical advice from Dr. Deborah Rodriguez, a medical doctor specializing in trauma care, Christopher West, an expert on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, and Elizabeth Terrill, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, to help victims begin or continue the process of healing, not only from sexual abuse, but also from the damage done to their faith.
Priests and Bishops of the Catholic Church have harmed many, but through this 2,000 year old institution, these victims found the healing they so deserved and desired. This book aims to unite victims and concerned members of the Catholic Church to fight against the evil of sexual abuse and coverup. The Catholic Church has a lot of work to do, but there are good, heroic people within its membership who desire to advocate for victims of sexual abuse and to change the structures that allowed this Abuse of Trust to occur.
Marian Consecration is a powerful means of spiritual growth that has been used by many of the faithful for generations. This resource is designed to enable you as parents to lead your entire family through 33 days of prayer which will prepare your family for total consecration to Jesus through Mary.
This book provides assistance for parents to make the daily prayers, scripture readings and reflections originally appearing in an out of print Marian consecration book written by Fr. Nathan Cromly, accessible to each member of their family. 33 days of simplified reflections that match the daily readings in Totus Tuus are provided, along with questions to encourage family discussion and improve the understanding of the daily topics. These reflections are designed for ages 7 and up.
These reflections are targeted toward the entire family, even younger audiences. Many people have completed a 33 day preparation for total consecration to Mary, yet they may not know how to share this beautiful spiritual exercise with their whole family. This series of reflections is our attempt to help you make it accessible to even the younger members of your family. We have targeted these reflections to anyone over the age of 6.
This resource is designed to be the primary text to enable the parents to lead the discussion during the daily family prayer time.
Ages 7 and up.
The 33 Day Family Consecration Coloring Book provides daily coloring pages for the youngest members of our family. R. Miller (Immaculate Heart Coloring Pages) created coloring pages based on the theme of each day of the consecration. These pages are an ideal way to help your young ones participate in the daily family consecration prayer time.
Ages 2 and Up
The Daily Journal for Family Life was inspired by the work from the good people at Daily JO who introduced me to journaling. I took that framework and used it to create a resource that may be helpful to parents as they strive to implement the principles that we share during our family ministry events (Priorities, Family Prayer, Family Play, Love within the family, communities of faith and evangelization).
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