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Praying

Praying: Find Our Way Through Duty to Delight by J.I. Packer and Carolyn Nystromis a practical help for those who wish to reflect on their attitudes, practices and success in a life of prayer.

Written through a Protestant lens the authors highlight references from an ecumenical community of writers. They point out that the "Psalms as a little Bible", covers a whole range of the spiritual experience of God's people in every age, ours as much as any. I appreciated the reflections on prayer by Martin Luther, and The 1647 Westminister Shorter Catechism.

The chapter by chapter "Questions for Discussion and Reflection" is an ideal guide for personal journaling or as a reading group guide.

Other new titles from IVP Books The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor Scott A. Bessenecker Joyful Exiles: Life in Christ on the Dangerous Edge of Things James M. Houston To receive a complimentary review copy of these books, contact danpierson@faithalivebooks.com

Go and Do Likewise

Go and Do Likewise Catholic Social Teaching in Action Mia Crosthwaite Twenty-Third Publications The call to be a Christian disciple means to live as neighbors to everyone, to treat each person with mercy and compassion. In clear, concise language, Mia Crosthwaite discusses each of the principles of the Catholic Church's social teachings and then offers a wide range of creative ways to live them in 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 20 minutes a day. Go and Do Likewise translates what seems to be complex social teachings into very practical and doable responses to the needs and challenges of daily life. Mia Crosthwaite is an author, lecturer, catechist and minister of many years in the Diocese of Boise, Idaho. 86 pages, $12.95  1-58595-548-5

August Bestsellers

Each month the Catholic Book Publisers Association presents the bestselling titles from the previous month. This services is coordinated by Roth Advertising.

August, 2006

Hardcover
1. Values in a Time of Upheaval
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI),   Crossroad Publishing
   (0824523733)

2. The Rhythm of Life
Matthew Kelly,  Beacon Publishing/Fireside  (0743265106)

3. Perpetual Motivation
Dave Durand,   Crossroad Publishing   (0824523865)

4. The Seven Levels of Intimacy
Matthew Kelly,  Beacon Publishing/Fireside  (0743265114)

5. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Libreria Editrice Vaticana,   USCCB Publishing   (1574557254)

6. Rediscovering Catholicism
Matthew Kelly,  Beacon Publishing  (1929266081)

7. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Doubleday   (9780385508193)
Our Sunday Visitor   (0879739770)
USCCB Publishing   (1574551094)

8. The Holy Longing
Ronald Rolheiser,   Doubleday   (9780385494182)

9. The Book of Courage
Matthew Kelly,  Beacon Publishing  (1929266103)

10. 7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free
Phil Lenahan,  Our Sunday Visitor  (1592762018)


Paperback
1. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Libreria Editrice Vaticana,   USCCB Publishing   (1574557203)

2. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Doubleday   (9780385479677)
Our Sunday Visitor   (0879739762)
USCCB Publishing   (1574551108)

3. The DaVinci Deception
Shea, Sri & the Editors of Catholic Exchange,   Ascension Press 
(1932927646)

4. Handbook for Today’s Catholic
A Redemptorist Pastoral Publication,   Liguori Publications   
(0764812203)

5. Good News About Sex & Marriage
Christopher West,   Servant Books   (0867166193)

6. The Little Monk
Madeleine Delbrel,  Crossroad   (0824523105)

7. Return of the Prodigal Son
Henri J. M. Nouwen,  Doubleday  (9780385473071)

8. Theology of the Body for Beginners
Christopher West,  Ascension Press  (1932645349)

9. Life of the Beloved
Henri J. M. Nouwen,   Crossroad   (0824519868)

10. “We Believe...”
Oscar Lukefahr,   Liguori Publications   (0892435364)