Escape the Kingdom of Man The Perfect Christmas Gift for Parishes: $3 25-99; $2 100+ copies! Get one for each family and make a lasting impact when your church is at its fullest. Engage current parishioners and gain new ones! For more details, click here. In this encouraging, easy-to-read book, Father Jeffrey Kirby offers hope to the tired, overburdened, and unhappy. He reminds us that we are made for happiness. But he goes beyond that, showing us the path to achieving happiness. It’s not a new path. In fact, Jesus showed us the way in the Beatitudes, but Kingdom of Happiness reveals how these aren’t merely nice sayings, they are powerful ways of living. Fr. Kirby first identifies the sources of unhappiness: the false promises—the anti-beatitudes—of a fallen, busy world. He explains how these anti-beatitudes, far from leading to happiness, tear down and rob us of happiness. Kirby leads the reader out of this darkness, pointing us to Jesus Christ as the saint-tested and centuries-proven source of authentic peace, true joy, and radical happiness. To unveil the path to happiness in Jesus Christ, Kirby does not rely on emotional arguments or soft spirituality. He turns to the boldness of the Lord’s Beatitudes, the real promises to true happiness. He teaches about the love, power, and self-control within them by showing their practical, life-application in today’s world. Kingdom of Happiness shows that the Beatitudes are not a self-help guide or a boring list of eight more things to do, but are a series of grace-filled, life-giving promises that excite our souls and point us along a way of life that assures us of true, lasting happiness.

Kingdom of Happiness: Living the Beatitudes in Everyday Life

Kirby S.T.L., Jeffrey

Religion & Spirituality

Saint Benedict Press

If God is so good and so powerful, why is there suffering in our world? Why do good people suffer so much? How can we find value and meaning in the midst of the fallenness of the world? These questions--and many others--call for answers. The responses will determine our worldview and way of life. In the Manual for Suffering, the revealed, time-tested, and holistic answer from the depths of the Catholic faith is presented in all its beauty and power. This manual will also provide spiritual aids to navigate and bear with hope and trust the suffering we encounter in our fallen world. The first part lays out the biblical and theological foundations for suffering and the world's fallenness, while the second offers aids for those who suffer, including passages and excerpts from:&nbsp; <ul> <li>Scriptural texts;&nbsp;</li> <li>magisterial teachings;&nbsp;</li> <li>the writings of the saints;&nbsp;</li> <li>and traditional Catholic prayers and devotionals.&nbsp;</li> <li>&nbsp;</li> </ul> The purpose of this manual is to help those who suffer find the meaning, purpose, and value of suffering with and in Jesus Christ. It is intended for personal use and private reflection, and to share with those we love who need a guide and companion as they walk along the via crucis, the path of the Cross. &nbsp;

Manual for Suffering

TAN Books

A Year with the Popes: Daily Meditations with the Vicar of Christ

We live in a world that has become secularized, marked by ideology and partisanship. In such a world, how are we supposed to know what is right and wrong? As Christians, how are we supposed to approach the social issues of our day? With conflicting voices surrounding us, how can we hear and know the voice of Jesus Christ and receive His teachings? &nbsp; As Christians, we seek to live the way of the Lord Jesus, but that's easier said than done. We want to demonstrate the Lord's love and kindness to all men and women, but we're faced with issues that cause us to discern what that looks like and how it's virtuously expressed. We want to do what is right and good, but trying to determine right and wrong can at times be confusing and unsettling. &nbsp; The teaching authority of the Church is here to help. Appointed by Jesus Christ, our shepherds discern, interpret, and apply His teachings to our everyday lives. &nbsp; Sanctify Them in Truth, by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, is an approachable, easy-to-read guide on eight of our most pressing social issues. The book applies divine wisdom and the guidance of the Church as it dissects oft-debated topics, presenting helpful teaching so that the reader knows how to navigate today's contentious world with conviction and a clear conscience. &nbsp; The book answers: &nbsp; <ul> <li>Why is abortion above all other social issues in importance?</li> <li>Can immigration be both moral and limited?</li> <li>What is the Christian responsibility to the environment?</li> <li>How are we called to approach the LGBTQ+ movement?</li> <li>Is healthcare a human right?</li> <li>When can artificial nutrition and hydration be suspended for a dying relative?</li> <li>Is the Critical Race Theory within the bounds of justice?</li> <li>Why can't women be ordained priests?</li> </ul> &nbsp; In all these matters, the truth of Christ is the foundation for any response. Fr. Kirby's pastoral guidance helps to build that foundation in our intellects and in our wills, so that we can serve as a beacon for truth in a world that despises it.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Sanctify Them in Truth: How the Church's Social Doctrine Addresses the Issues of Our Time

What do you really know about Vatican City? The Vatican, comprising the Apostolic Palace, St. Peter's Basilica, and various other buildings, serves as the headquarters of the Catholic Church. It has done so for nearly two millennium ever since the first Pope, St. Peter, made it his home. Thousands of Catholics flock to the Vatican and its iconic basilica each year. But what do you really know about this great basilica and the city that houses it? Here, Father Jeffrey Kirby takes you on a whirlwind tour of this little country (yes, Vatican City is its own country, Fact # 2) and uncovers the secrets and surprising facts about the city, and its famous church. Discover what language degree you need to work a Vatican ATM, what archi tectural feature of St. Peter’s is a map of the universe, and even what the pope’s license plate number is. Along the way, you’ll find the deep theological meaning woven into the design and architectural features of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican. Whether you’ve already been to Rome or are still planning your first trip, 101 Surprising Facts About the Vatican will transport you to Basilica and City at the heart of the Catholic Church and enable you to appreciate them like never before.

101 Surprising Facts About St. Peter's and the Vatican

St. Maria Goretti was only a child when she died a martyr’s death. Yet today, she inspires millions who find in her a perfect model of purity and holiness. Read here about her great holiness in the midst of tremendous suffering , how she died at the hands of a vicious murderer who tried to defile her purity, and how she visited this very same murderer years later in his jail cell to forgive him. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby examines the life of this little saint as he reflects on the Beatitudes and how she, along with her family, lived them each day. In a world where purity is corrupted in the darkness of the night and mercy is abandoned in the name of vengeance, let us turn to St. Maria Goretti and see her as the dawn of a new day, where the light of Christ shines on each of us and guides us into His Kingdom.

The Life and Witness of Saint Maria Goretti: Our Little Saint of the Beatitudes

An At-Home Retreat for the Jubilee Year We are living in an extraordinary time: A Time of Mercy. To highlight this, Pope Francis has proclaimed an Extraordinary Jubilee year. It is only the fourth such event in history. But what is mercy? What does it mean to be living in a Time of Mercy? How can we receive God’s Mercy? And how should we respond? In Doors of Mercy, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby answers precisely these questions. In 8 fascinating lectures Father Kirby provides a whirlwind tour of salvation history, from Adam to Noah, Abraham to Moses, King David to Christ.  You’ll see how from the disaster at the dawn of creation (and even before), God was enacting His plan of Mercy. And you’ll discover how precisely at the darkest moment of history, when the doors of mercy seemed nailed shut, God threw them open forever. This Year of Mercy is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and its graces will be extraordinary. Resolve this year to respond to them, through Doors of Mercy. This Doors of Mercy Home Study Set is an At-Home Retreat for the Jubilee Year. In 8 short, simple sessions, you will, from the comfort of home: • Explore how God shows mercy to His people – from Biblical times to today • Learn about the five great Covenants of the Old Testament • Understand how the Sacraments are “Doors of Mercy” – and how to make them effective in your life • Explore the revelations to St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy devotion • Discover why now is the “time of mercy” • Learn how we can open ourselves to God’s mercy • Learn how to be a door of mercy to others – colleagues, family, and friends • Prepare to receive the graces of this Extraordinary Jubilee Year

Doors of Mercy: Exploring God's Covenant With You

PEARCE, JOSEPH

Sweet, Rose

Thigpen Ph.D., Paul

Verret, Mary Rose

Alar, Fr. Chris

We are living in an extraordinary time: A Time of Mercy. But what is mercy? What does it mean to be living in a Time of Mercy? How can we receive God s Mercy? And how should we respond? In Doors of Mercy, authors Fr. Jeffrey Kirby and Brian Kennelly answer these important questions. They act as your tour guides on a whirlwind tour of salvation history, from Adam and Eve to the coming of the Savior, and into the present day with the beautiful story of St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy message and devotion. You ll discover the intricate stitching of a divine rescue plan that would not be stopped by anything. Across countless generations the Lord s mercy acted as the lifeblood of this rescue plan, so that neither our own weakness, nor the devil himself, could thwart it. He would deliver us a Savior and a King of Mercy no matter what it took, one who would bring His Kingdom to the ends of the earth, and who would smash the very gates of hell. Inside you ll discover: 
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<li>How the rebellion of Adam and Eve in the Garden affects our relationships with each other, with God, and with the world around us </li> <li>Why God chose a rainbow as the sign of the covenant with Noah</li> <li>The purpose behind Abram s name being changed to Abraham</li> <li>How the plagues in the time of Moses were not random but had symbolic meaning</li> <li>How David s Kingdom serves as a template, or blueprint, for the Church</li> <li>The hidden meaning behind some of Jesus s well known parables and why the Eucharist is the sign of the new and eternal covenant</li> <li>How the Church and her saints have spread mercy throughout the centuries, with short biographies of Sts. Vincent, Camillus, Margaret Mary, Maria Goretti and more</li> <li>The history behind St. Faustina s visions of Jesus and the spreading of the Divine Mercy message and devotion</li> <li>How you can continue Christ s mission of mercy in your own life... </li> </ul>

Doors of Mercy: A Journey Through Salvation History

Kennelly, Brian

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