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Paul on the Sacraments

BY John Grondelski

May 24-30, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

BIBLE MAN. Father Mitch Pacwa delivers a talk during the televised Eternal Word Television Network's 2008 family celebration Oct. 2 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. 2008 James Baca, Denver Catholic Register


St. Paul: A Bible Study Guide for Catholics

By Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J.

Our... READ MORE


Grab Your Bibles

BY Elizabeth Yank

May 17-23, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Mother Angelica’s Private and Pithy Lessons From the Scriptures

edited by Raymond Arroyo

Doubleday, 2008

237 pages, $17.95

To order: (212) 782-9000

randomhouse.com


With her signature down-to-earth humor and practical advice, the founder of Eternal Word Television Network elaborates on Bible... READ MORE


A Call to Arms

BY BRIAN WELTER

May 10-16, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Peter Kreeft brings Christianity alive. He turns his rejection of “churchiness” into a direct, passionate invitation to a personal relationship with Christ. He doesn’t sound like an evangelical, though he clearly sees the power of their preaching — and believes that people need this kind of... READ MORE


Dolan's Lessons From Peter

BY JOHN BURGER

A review of Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s book To Whom Shall We Go? by John Burger, the Register’s news editor.

May 3-9, 2009 Issue

To Whom Shall We Go?

Lessons From the Apostle Peter

By Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan

Our Sunday Visitor, 2008

152 pages, $13.95

To order: (800) 348-2440

osv.com

Lessons From Peter


St. Peter is often held up as an example of how God can do wonderful things with even the weakest and most cowardly... READ MORE


Reader Recap

The Register Recommends …

April 26-May 2, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

American Babylon

Notes of a Christian Exile
By Richard John Neuhaus
Basic Books, 2009

The Right to Privacy

By Janet E. Smith

Ignatius Press/National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2008


The Faithful Departed:

The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture

By Philip F. Lawler ... READ MORE


A Cautionary Tale

BY MALCOLM KLINE

April 19-25, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture

By Philip F. Lawler

Encounter Books, 2008

325 pages, $25.95

To order: encounterbooks.com

(800) 786-3839


Next to New York and L.A., Boston may be the most high-profile American archdiocese. Perhaps to a greater degree than the... READ MORE


Teen Read Makes Faith Cool

BY MARGE FENELON

April 12-18, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Catholic Reluctantly

By Christian M. Frank

Sophia Institute Press, 2008

312 pages, $12.95

To order: sophiainstitute.com

(800) 888-9344

Teen Read Makes Faith Cool


It’s difficult to figure out Christian Frank’s intentions in writing Catholic Reluctantly: to assure Catholic school kids that... READ MORE


Listing Godward

BY David Paul Deavel

April 5-11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide for

Active People

By Father Robert Spitzer, S.J.

Ignatius Press, 2008

168 pages, $14.95

To order: ignatius.com

(800) 651-1531

Listing Godward


For a certain type of Catholic, the title of Father Spitzer’s newest book will be a... READ MORE


How We Ought to Order Our Lives Together

BY David Pearson

Father Neuhaus’ Sublime Swan Song

April 5-11, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

AMERICAN BABYLON

Notes of a Christian Exile

By Richard John Neuhaus

Basic Books, 2009
288 pages, $26.99

Available in bookstores

Father Neuhaus’ Sublime Swan Song


Make yourself at home, God-fearing Americans, but don’t get too comfortable. Your country is only a way station. It’s... READ MORE


Life and Faith in Media

BY ELIZABETH YANK

Elizabeth Yank recommends Newsflash! by Teresa Tomeo.

March 29-April 4, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Newsflash! My Surprising Journey From Secular Anchor to Media Evangelist

By Teresa Tomeo

Bezalel Books, 2008

170 pages, $17.98

To order: bezalelbooks.com

(248) 917-3865

Life and Faith in Media


You may have read her book Noise, heard her on Catholic radio, or seen her on EWTN. Teresa Tomeo is a... READ MORE


St. Paul for the Indians

BY Eddie O’Neill

March 22-28, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Miracle on the Prairie: Building the Church of St. Paul Apostle of the Nations at Marty, South Dakota, 1942

By Mary Eisenman Carson

Infinity Publishing, 2008

85 pages, $9.95

To order: bbotw.com

(877) BUY-BOOK

St. Paul for the Indians


In 1940, the small town of Marty, S.D., located on the Yankton... READ MORE


Dorothy: In Her Own Words

BY Geoffrey Gneuhs

March 15-21, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Duty of Delight: The

Diaries of Dorothy Day

Edited by Robert Ellsberg

Marquette University Press, 2008

669 pages, $42

To order: marquette.edu/

mupress

(414) 288-1564 

Dorothy: In Her Own Words


On a warm October afternoon in 1979, I was standing with Dorothy Day (1897–1980) in front of... READ MORE


Traditional Against Secular

BY BRIAN WELTER

March 8-14, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Pope’s Legion: The Multinational Force That Defended the Vatican

By Charles A. Coulombe

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

250 pages, $26.95

To order: us.macmillan.com

(888) 330-8477


Like an Indiana Jones movie, The Pope’s Legion starts moving from the get-go and doesn’t stop until the... READ MORE


Winter Reading: Mass, Marriage and Faith

March 1-7, 2009 Issue

As winter winds down — or, in some parts, persists mercilessly — Catholics may be in the mood for some reading that will boost their spirits.

The Register this week recommends three books that might do the trick: a family-based defense of marriage, an examination of the sacrificial aspects of... READ MORE


Taking Stock: Lenten and Spiritual Reading Guide

February 22-28, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Lent begins this week. It is a time for fasting, but that should only help free our minds and hearts for prayer. Prayer can be assisted by spiritual reading, and the Register this week offers a few suggestions.

In the first book pick below, author Holly Pierlot looks at two publications that are... READ MORE


What We Call Her

BY Nick Manetto

February 15-21, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Greatest Marian

Titles: Their History,

Meaning and Usage

By Anthony Buono

Alba House, 2008

327 pages, $16.95

To order: albahouse.org

(800) 343-2522


When it comes to titles for the Blessed Mother, there are some we hear quite frequently, like Mother of God. And there are those like Mediatrix... READ MORE


Book of Healing and Hope

BY Elizabeth Yank

February 8-14, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The Promise: God’s Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts

Father Jonathan Morris

HarperOne, 2008

230 pages, $24.95

To order: harperone.com

(212) 207-7000


A friend is diagnosed with cancer. A relative dies in a car accident. Where is God when it hurts?

In The Promise, Father Jonathan Morris, a... READ MORE


Unpacking the Pope

BY Helen Sidhu

February 1-7, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Ratzinger’s Faith:

The Theology of

Benedict XVI

By Tracey Rowland

Oxford University Press, 2008

214 pages, $24.95

To order: oup.com

(800) 445-9714

by HELEN SIDHU


When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope, secular media reports abounded with caricatures such as “God’s... READ MORE


When Dad Is Homosexual

BY Gail Besse

Gail Besse recommends Out From Under by Dawn Stefanowicz.

January 25-31, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting

By Dawn Stefanowicz

Annotation Press, 2007

245 pages, $14.95

To order: annotationbooks.com

(877) 421-7323


Dawn Stefanowicz’s autobiography lets us glimpse through a child’s eyes how it was to live as a little girl whose father was a practicing... READ MORE


Pro-Life Reading Recommendations

January 18-24, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

What Is ‘Privacy?’

by JOHN M. GRONDELSKI


The Right to Privacy

By Janet E. Smith

Ignatius Press/National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2008

105 pages, $14.95

To order: ncbcenter.org

(800) 651-1531


The Obama administration will likely try to bring taxpayer-subsidized abortion and civilly protected... READ MORE


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