Animals Celebrate Christmas Coloring Book

This charming book, ideal for children from kindergarten to elementary, features 22 animals to color with poetry on each page telling the story of the animals coming to adore the Holy Baby Jesus in Bethlehem.

Softcover, spiral binding, 23 pages

In the first Christian centuries, the laity took part in praising God in the Divine Office in the canonical hours of the Church.  The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, offers families an opportunity to return to that fervor and custom of praising God, uniting their prayers with Holy Mother the Church for the Sanctification of Sundays.  Venerable Abbot Dom Gueranger, O.S.B. said, "The Psalter was created by God for Him to be forever the 'authentic formulary of prayer'  With its thoughts and in its language, God has willed to be praised and honored.  The Psalms express the deep most delicate sentiments of the human heart and answer all our needs.  They served the saints in the Old Testament;  they served the Apostles and saints of all ages."

The book measures 4" x 6" and fits nicely in a purse.  It is 248 pages, printed in red and black ink, bound in soft blue leather, and has two ribbons for marking your place.  It is well formatted and easy to use.  The text is based on an edition published just after the English Reform Act of 185o which allowed Catholics to openly practise the Faith again.  It includes all the Gregorian Chant for the Little Office.  The meditations before each hour come from the mediaeval Mirror of Our Lady.  Scripture passages come from Bishop Challoner's version of the Douay-Rheims Bible.

Published by Baronius Press Ltd.

The old ways of family living are treasures that should not be forgotten.  The Religious and Moral Training of Children is a reprint of Chapter 16 from Light from the Altar, Volume II by Rev. James J. McGovern, D.D, originally published in 1906.  It can help bring order back into the home by offering guidelines for raising responsible Catholic children, as well as by reminding parents of their duties towards their children.

Imprimatur by The Most Reverend James Quigley, Archbishop of Chicago

Cover printed on blue cardstock

5.5" x 8.5"

25 pages

Did you know the Catholic Church has a Guardian Angel?  Do you also know who is the Guardian Angel of the Blessed Sacrament?  Learn the answers to these questions and more in this booklet, full of exciting short stories about the great St. Michael the Archangel and his many titles throughout history.  Also as an added bonus is a short section on devotion to your very own Guardian Angel.  Included in this book are the famous St. Michael the Archangel prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII, an invocation to St. Michael, and the Litany of St. Michael.

Booklet is 4" x 6" with 32 pages 

Long car trips no longer have to be boring with St. Raphael the Archangel, patron of travelling.  This enjoyable activity book is filled with fun things for the whole family: games, crossword puzzles, even the illustrated story of Tobias and St. Raphael.  Written by our family for the enjoyment of yours, after making the gruelling three-day trek out to California and back several times.  You'll have to pool your knowledge to solve the puzzles, as we did in making them.  See how much you know about geography, American history, and the lives of the saints!

And it doesn't just have to be for road trips:  use it for rainy days or in the classroom, too.  A group of educators even enjoyed themselves at a conference teaming up to complete a timed crossword puzzle challenge!

Spiral bound, illustrated, 43 pages of fun await you.

Originally published in 1886, this spiritual treasure features 15 full colour images and text from Christ in His Church: Her Dogmas and Her Saints by Rev. Henry Rutter, Rev. Alban Butler, Rev. J. O'Leary, D.D., and John Gilmary Shea, L.L.D.  Imprimatur by The Most Reverend John McCloskey, Archbishop of New York.

Excerpt from the Twelfth Station:

"O Suffering Son of God!  I now behold Thee in the last convulsive pangs of death---Thy veins opened, Thy sinews torn,Thy hands and feet, O Fountain of Paradise! distilling blood.  I acknowledge, charitable Jesus, that my reiterated offences have been Thy merciless executioners, the cause of Thy bitter sufferings and death.  Yet, God of mercy, look on my sinful soul, bathe it in Thy precious blood!  Let me die to the vanity of the world, and renounce its false pleasures..."

Cover printed on blue parchment cardstock

5.5" by 8.5"

32 pages

St. Joseph's Press offers the truth, goodness, and beauty of our Roman Catholic heritage in a classical 1933 address by His Eminence Michael Cardinal Faulhaber, Archbishop of Munich, to his diocese when the values of the Faith were about to be tested by the rising Nazi government.  Reprinted from an article which appeared in the January/February 2001 issue of The Catholic Hearth magazine.  An excerpt:

I.  Thou shalt value thy life and make good use of thy time!

Life given at birth is something precious in the sight of God...  We may not fritter away our life thoughtlessly, disgrace it by sin, squander it in dissipation, bury it alive through slothfulness, nor throw it away by suicide.  Life is not a dream, not a play nor a carnival frenzy; life is a mission, a duty, a responsibility...

Cover printed on ivory cardstock

5.5" x 8.5"

12 pages

The Heart House - An Austrian Christmas Story

Written by a grandmother for her grandchildren, this endearing book describes the story of an Austrian family living in America as they introduce their children to their traditional Christmas customs they grew up with in Austria.  This story will show your family how to decorate your heart houses in preparation for the Holy Family and invite Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph to the inn of your hearts on Christmas Day.

28 pages, 6" by 3 1/2"

The Incredible Story of The Song of Three Shepherds by James Hardiman

The Song of Three Shepherds by James Hardiman is a classic for those who know the Love Story from Heaven on the Fatima children well.  This book tells the whole story from the history of the village beginning in 1158 and takes us into the 20th century.  You are not just reading the story but become a part of the story as you enter into a Catholic culture of the early 1900's and meet the many folks involved and what happens to them and how the grace of God affects each one of them.  You also see how much the Mother of God loves us to come and offer us a true Peace Plan from Heaven.  This book is as engaging as it is inspiring and cannot easily be put down as you look forward to the next chapter.

St. Paul the Apostle told Timothy to 'Attend unto reading', (Tim.4,8). Even though Timothy being a Bishop, was greatly occupied with the care of his flock, still St. Paul the Apostle desired him to attend to the reading of holy books, not in a passing way but daily reading.  St. Alphonsus in his Meditations and Readings, Volume One, (Advent, Christmas and Epiphany) stated," the reading of pious books is the Spirit of God, that fills the soul with holy thoughts and good desires."  One keeps to the presence of God throughout the day and virtue abounds.  Therefore, St. Joseph's Press hopes to restore the past time of the Family Reading Hour by offering you this book for a time of enjoyable and memorable reading with your family.   Just like the American  poet, Longfellow in his poem, The Children's Hour, describes the joy of his children to hear another story by their father, so your family will look forward to another story that keeps Christ presence always with us throughout the day.

Softcover, 300 pages