Brief sketches of more than 55 saints, arranged by the dates of their feast days, focusing on personal details and factual incidents of their lives.

The saint book: For parents, teachers, homilists, storytellers, and children

Religion & Spirituality

Newland, Mary Reed

Christian Books & Bibles

Seabury Press

The Saint Book: For Parents, Teachers, Homilists, Storytellers, and Children

Winston Pr

The Hebrew Scriptures: The Biblical Story of God's Promise to Israel and to Us

St Marys Pr

This concise, clear, and fascinating "guided tour" of the Old Testament 
<li>walks the reader through all the books of the Old Testament, highlighting the passages necessary to understand God's message </li>
<li>explains the circumstances in which each book was composed and describes the contents </li>
<li>shows maps of the Holy Land as it was configured in various centuries </li>
<li>offers questions for personal or group reflection </li>
<li>includes a complete key-word index with pronunciation guide </li>
<li>invites readers to love more deeply the Bible and the God who is its source</li>

A Popular Guide Through the Old Testament

Worship & Devotion

SAINT MARY'S PRESS

Does the Old Testament seem distant for your teens? Written on Our Hearts is a completely revised edition of The Hebrew Scriptures: The Biblical Story of God's Promise to Israel and Us. An in-depth course that brings to life the books of the Old Testament, this full-color student text covers the most important Scripture stories and passages of the Old Testament and guides students as they read the Bible. The one-semester course can be taught to ninth graders but is ideal for tenth- and eleventh-grade students. 
This 2002 edition of the teaching manual has been revised to reflect the changes made to the 2002 edition of the student textbook. The Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found the student textbook Written on Our Hearts, copyright 2002, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 
The teaching manual fully supports the student text and includes numbered references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayers, prayer services, review questions and answers, student activities, discussion questions, role-play situations, suggestions for interviews and guest speakers, student handouts, and much more. 
The teaching manual contains the following additional resources: 
<li>an introduction with background, rationale, goals and objectives, and lesson planning for the course </li>
<li>background for the narrative approach used in the course </li>
<li>an appendix of additional suggestions for effective teaching </li>
<li>an annotated list of recommended audiovisual resources </li>
<li>a list of audiovisual distributors </li>
<li>an annotated bibliography of suggestions for further reading </li>
<li>three articles for teacher background </li>
<li>sample test questions, also available free of charge in editable format</li>

Written on Our Hearts: The Old Testament Story of God's Love

Allaire, Barbara

Written on Our Hearts: The Old Testament Story of God's Love (Teaching Manual)

The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found this catechetical text, copyright 2009, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This in-depth course brings to life the books of the Old Testament, with a full-color student text that covers the most important stories and passages of the Old Testament and guides students as they read the Bible. The one-semester course can be taught to ninth graders but is ideal for tenth- and eleventh-grade students. With emphasis to the context and spiritual meaning of the Old Testament, this text includes an extensive discussion of the Ten Commandments, sidebars featuring prayers in the Old Testament, historical and biblical timelines, review questions, reflective activities, and a full-color design with maps, charts, photos, and artwork help make the Old Testament come alive for students. The third edition features updates to the text that reflect current Scripture scholarship and the cultural experience of today's teens, new illustrations and photos, and a new glossary of biblical terms.

Written on Our Hearts: The Old Testament Story of God's Love, Third Edition

This in-depth course brings to life the books of the Old Testament, with a full-color student text that covers the most important stories and passages of the Old Testament and guides students as they read the Bible. The one-semester course can be taught to ninth graders but is ideal for tenth- and eleventh-grade students. The teaching manual fully supports the third edition of the student text and includes numbered references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayers, prayer services, review questions and answers, student activities, discussion questions, role-play situations, suggestions for interviews and guest speakers, student handouts, and much more. The teaching manual contains the following additional resources: 
<li>an introduction with background, rationale, goals and objectives, and lesson planning for the course </li>
<li>background for the narrative approach used in the course </li>
<li>an appendix of additional suggestions for effective teaching </li>
<li>an annotated list of recommended audiovisual resources </li>
<li>a list of audiovisual distributors </li>
<li>an annotated bibliography of suggestions for further reading </li>
<li>three articles for teacher background </li>
<li>sample test questions, also available free of charge in editable format</li>

Teaching Manual for Written on Our Hearts (2009): The Old Testament Story of God's Love, Third Edition

A fresh account of the lives of some of the most popular Saints in the history of the Church--plus, the lessons to be derived from them. Written to help parents inspire love for the Faith in their children through examples from the lives of the Saints, it is also one of the best Lives of the Saints we have seen, and as such is great reading for all, especially because of the lessons it teaches. Extremely thought-provoking. Impr. 215 pgs, PB

The Saints and Our Children: The Lives of the Saints and Catholic Lessons to be Learned

TAN Books

We and Our Children: How to Make a Catholic Home

How does one develop a space for one's children free from the worst aspects of the surrounding culture? How to foster a spiritual life where children can develop a vision of God, themselves, and the world, and an approach to Him through prayer and the hab

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Angelico PR

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