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Are
your children asking to see the new Harry Potter movie or read the
upcoming new release? Well-known and respected Catholics have come
down on both sides of the issue when asked their views regarding Harry
Potter - sending a mixed message to parents. We hope this book is
helpful as you prayerfully consider whether Harry Potter is
appropriate for your children.
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 The
Mystery of Harry Potter - A Catholic Family Guide
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The adventures of the boy wizard
have provoked a vigorous debate among Christians. Whether your
children have read the series or are planning to in the future,
The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide will help
you appreciate and address the series' underlying moral and
spiritual themes.
Using
her natural teaching skills and parenting experience, author
Nancy Brown has created a must-read for every Catholic family as
she walks you through her journey of discovery: Are the stories
compatible with the Catholic faith? What moral and spiritual
issues are addressed? What kind of role model is Harry Potter?
How can I talk about these issues with my children? How are the
movies different from the books?
Listen to an interview
with the author Nancy Brown at CatholicSpotlight.com.
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want you to know that I struggled with the Harry Potter
issue for years. This book is a result of many months of
research and prayer; my attempt to discern the facts and
determine if Harry Potter was suitable material for my
family...After years of banning the books from our home,
and with the help of discussions with a trusted Catholic
home schooling mother of seven, I finally decided that I
had to do the work of finding out for myself what was in
the Harry Potter books." -- Nancy Brown, author |
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Landscape With Dragons - The Battle For Your Child's Mind
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What is the difference between
acceptable fantasy and dangerous fantasy? What makes stories
such as The Chronicles of Narnia recommended reading, while
other magical tales are labeled as evil?
Michael O'Brien, the father of
six, includes several tools of discernment for parents and
teachers in assessing the moral content and spiritual impact
of this books their children read. In doing so, he points the
way to rediscovery of time-tested sources, and to new
developments in Christian culture. Our society has shifted from a
Christian world view, and the pagan message is being packaged
to appear "Christian" in many books and films. If
you have ever wondered why a certain children's book or film
made you feel uneasy, but you couldn't figure out why, this
book is just what you need. This completely revised, much
expanded second edition also includes a very substantial
recommended reading list of over 1,000 books for kindergarten
through high school.
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 Noise
- How Our Media-Saturated Culture Dominates Lives and
Families
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Although
incredibly intoxicating, the media all too often distracts us
from that which is most important, and in many instances,
actually fights against our good and noble goals in life.
As parents, educators, and consumers
of the media, we have to get our media usage—and that of our
families—under control. Otherwise, the media will control us,
if it isn’t doing so already. In her new book, Noise, Teresa
Tomeo, a veteran broadcast journalist in both the Catholic and
secular markets, makes a compelling and irrefutable case about
the dangers of our dominant media culture—and the adjoining
liberalism and immorality that comes with it. Tomeo
gives a sobering analysis of each of the nine dominant forms of
media, and she reveals how they are rapidly dismantling families
and destroying lives.
Listen to an interview
with Teresa Tomeo at CatholicSpotlight.com.
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 Out
of Eden - 7 Ways God Restores Blocked Communication
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In the Garden of Eden, Adam and
Eve enjoyed a familiar and intimate relationship with God,
characterized by communication that was simple, direct, open,
and loving. But trouble entered paradise when the tempter's
words sowed suspicion and doubt in our first parents' minds.
Succumbing to fear, Adam and Eve cut off communication with
God and turned away from His invitation to loving communion.
Yet there is a way
"out". God's salvation in Jesus guides us through
Eden's brokenness and fear, rebuilding our trust and offering
hope for healed relationships. In seven inviting chapters,
Jesuit Paul Soukup helps us reflect on how God restores our
blocked communication and how we can lead lives of deeper
connection and meaning. Features of the book include
Scripture passages in which Jesus provides insight for
communicating effectively, as well as questions and points for
further reflection and conversation with others. Each section
ends with a prayer for deepening our experience of
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 Ten
Best Gifts for Your Teen
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Raising teens with love and
understanding is perhaps more challenging today than ever.
While adolescence can sometimes be as frightening and
challenging for parents as it is for their children, a strong
parent-teen relationship can be both influential and
rewarding.
Patt and Steve Saso combine
their expertise as a counselor and high school teacher with
hard-knocks wisdom from their own experience as parents to
offer practical, engaging and effective guidance for parents
of teens. They stress that parents are the only ones who can
offer the ten gifts that make all the difference for their
teens.
Respect
Receptivity
Responsibility
Recognition
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Reconciliation
Role-Modeling
Revelation of Self
Resolve
Release |
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 Catholic
Truths for Our Children
Guidelines for Parents
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It is no secret that the
best way to pass on your Faith to your children is to
know and live it well yourself. Written by a parent for
parents, Catholic Truths for Our Children uses
compelling arguments, Scripture, and personal experience
to guide parents to fully understand and embrace their
Faith. It is important reading for anyone concerned
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 Strong
Fathers, Strong Daughters - 10 Secrets Every Father
Should Know
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The most important person in
a young girl's life? Her father. That's right -
and teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker has the data and
clinical experience to prove it. After more than twenty
years of counseling girls, she knows that fathers, more
than anyone else, set the course for their daughters'
lives. Now Dr. Meeker, author of the critically
acclaimed Epidemic
- How Teen Sex is Killing Our Kids, shows you how to
strengthen - or rebuild - your bond with your daughter,
and how to use it to shape her life, and yours, for the
better.
Directly challenging the
feminist attack on traditional masculinity, Dr. Meeker
demonstrates that the most important factor for girls
growing up into confident, well-adjusted women is a
strong father with conservative values. To have one, she
shows, is the best protection against eating disorders, failure
in school, STDs, unwed pregnancy, and drug or alcohol
abuse - and the best predictor of academic achievement,
successful marriage, and a satisfying emotional life.
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Mothers Rule of Life
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With your own Mother’s
Rule of Life, you’ll transform motherhood and its
burdens into the joyful vocation it’s meant to be.
Learn from Holly Pierlot how to craft a Rule that’s
right for you and your family. Then use that Rule to
help God draw you, your husband, and each of your
children into Heaven!
With the help of your own
Rule, you can get control of your own household, grow
closer to God, come to love your husband more, and raise
up good Christian children. In these wise and practical
pages, Holly shows you how.
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Recommended
Fantasy Novels |
The
Hobbit
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In
this prelude to "The Lord of the Rings",
we meet the Hobbits, and particularly Bilbo Baggins. Though The
Hobbit is lighter in tone than the trilogy that follows, it has,
like Bilbo Baggins himself, unexpected iron at its core. By the time Bilbo returns to
his comfortable hobbit-hole, he is a different person
altogether, well primed for the bigger adventures to come.
The
Middle-Earth Riddle Book
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Are
you a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's writings, or do you know someone
who is? If so, you may remember a scene in The
Hobbit where Gollum challenges Bilbo Baggins to a riddle
competition. The Middle-Earth Riddle Book contains nearly 180
riddles drawn from the same sources used by Tolkien in The
Hobbit. Great fun for everyone from middle-school children to
adults! Sharpen your wit on them before something else sharpens
its teeth on you!
The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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Formats Available
Narnia...the
land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country...the place where the
adventure begins. The Chronicles
of Narnia have captured the imaginations of
children for several generations.
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Chaplet
of Divine Mercy
The Gospel Rosary of
Pope John Paul II
My Soul Magnifies
Adoration -
Eucharistic Hymns
Complete Still Waters
Rosary
Marie Bellet - What I
Wanted
to Say
Benedictus
On Wings of Peace
Faith, Hope &
Love
Brian Flynn - In the
Sight
of Angels
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Sterling Silver Oval Holy Family Plaque
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Small,
yet elegant, this oval plaque features a touching image of the Holy
Family. Made in Italy of Sterling Silver, the image is mounted on a
wooden backing. It measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4".
Ecce
Homo on Base
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$25.00
The
words "Ecce Homo" mean "Behold the Man" in
Latin. Found in the Gospel of John, these words were pronounced
by Pontius Pilate when he presented Jesus to the crowd after
having Him scourged and crowned with thorns. This
moving figurine captures those moments of suffering when Jesus
showed the depth of His love for us. Made in Italy of resin,
this figure measures 6".
Head
of Christ Oval Plaque
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Also
called "Christ at 33", this striking image was originally painted by Heinrich Hofmann. Hofmann
was an artist from Germany who died in 1911. Handmade in
Florence, Italy, this oval wooden plaque has detailed gold leaf
edging. It measures 12 x 16 inches.
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