There are not many books that empathize with people who feel lost and hopeless at the holidays and then earnestly desire to help them towards finding new hope. Too often in books about this time of year, there is an assumption that everyone at Thanksgiving and Christmas is happy, excited, and faith-filled. By writing it creatively through the lens of A Christmas Carol, whose main character is known to so many people as one who makes this spiritual journey, this book takes a unique turn.Paul E. J...
There are not many books that empathize with people who feel lost and hopeless at the holidays and then earnestly desire to help them towards finding new hope. Too often in books about this time of year, there is an assumption that everyone at Thanksgiving and Christmas is happy, excited, and faith-filled. By writing it creatively through the lens of A Christmas Carol, whose main character is known to so many people as one who makes this spiritual journey, this book takes a unique turn.Paul E. J...
Each year on Ash Wednesday, millions of people —many who are not particularly active in the practice of their faith for one reason or another— return to church to receive ashes, including a significant amount of young adults in their 20s and 30s. Even more of them engage in some form of Lenten tradition in their personal lives during the forty days that follow. However, after Easter, studies show that their participation wanes and their connection to the church is often lost (at least until Chri...
Each year on Ash Wednesday, millions of people —many who are not particularly active in the practice of their faith for one reason or another— return to church to receive ashes, including a significant amount of young adults in their 20s and 30s. Even more of them engage in some form of Lenten tradition in their personal lives during the forty days that follow. However, after Easter, studies show that their participation wanes and their connection to the church is often lost (at least until Chri...
Hope, Holidays, and Happiness BundleFind encouragement for life's harder seasons and rediscover the quiet joy at the heart of faith. The Hope, Holidays, and Happiness Bundle brings together three warm, pastoral works of Catholic spirituality that meet readers in their real struggles and point them toward light, wholeness, and the nearness of God‐with‐us.Settle into the wonder of the season with Comfort and Joy (Mark-David Janus, CSP), a collection of short, poetic Advent reflections that carry r...
