Author-to-Author

In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Dr. Larry Hopperton on his book Such Common Stories (July 5, 2022)

There is one story only. It’s woven out of personal experiences and memories, the worlds that we have actually known and loved. The poems in Such Common Stories connect to our individual stories, so that the experiences they present become our own and we become the storytellers of our own multifaceted lives.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/suchcommonstories/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Holly Garman on her book The Holy Heart (June 30, 2022)

“My Father will love you so deeply that We will
come to you and make you Our dwelling place.”
~ Jesus (Jn. 14:32, TPT)

The Scriptural truths of The Holy Heart help us to let God become fully at home in us, as we become fully at home in Him. When that depth of union is reached, circumstances and conditions will no longer matter. They will simply be details that are experienced from a deep place of rest, which nothing can affect.

Home is more than a place; it is a Person.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/theholyheart/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Fr. Charlie Bak, MSA, on Part 1 of his Western Civilization (June 28, 2022)

A History of Western Civilization from the Three Earliest Civilizations to the Completion of the Reconquista: Western Civilization, Part 1
by Fr. Charles Bak, MSA
This book tells a good story, actually the best story–the real story! So much of history involves rejection of the loving Father of all. That’s very sad, but—on the other hand—the beautiful side of history is how God writes it through the Incarnation of His only begotten Son. History is the story of Man and of God’s love for Man. Truly, history is HIS-STORY in which we see the depths of evil (for instance, people throwing their babies to Moloch or Baal) and the heights of love (the Lord Jesus, after his crucifixion, rising and ascending into Heaven with the promise to bring us there—with Him—to His Father and our Father). This is the kind of reading that makes history interesting beyond our wildest imaginings!

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/westerncivpartone/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews John Acquaviva on his book Raising Kids with a Healthy Body Image: A Guide for Catholic Parents (June 24, 2022)

Raising Kids with a Healthy Body Image: A Guide for Catholic Parents is the unique approach to the body image crisis that impacts many children. From a young age, our kids are under immense pressure from a variety of sources that can determine the value of their bodies. But God has something to say about this as well. Saint John Paul II’s wonderful teaching known as Theology of the Body is the book’s guiding force. Along with Scripture and the Church’s Sacraments, this book is an excellent parenting tool to guide your child so they see the worth of their bodies as designed by our Creator. In addition, this book discusses the numerous causes of a poor body image and includes chapters on how to instill fitness and sound nutrition into your family life.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/raising-kids/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Johnnie Bernhard on her book Hannah and Ariela (June 21, 2022)

When Hannah, a seventy-three-year-old widow, finds the semiconscious body of a fourteen-year-old Mexican national in a ditch along a remote central Texas road, she has no idea someone is watching. Not until the girl’s brutal attacker arrives at Hannah’s door in the middle of the night, threatening not just the girl’s but Hannah’s very survival. Ultimately the question of justice for a victim of human trafficking and the woman who helps her lies in the hands of a biracial border patrol officer and an unconventional small-town sheriff.

The I-10 corridor of Texas connects saints, demons, and victims as the ultimate question of life and death is decided by two strangers fate has bound together. They must make a hard choice in order to survive: either follow the law or follow their consciences.

https://www.johnniebernhardauthor.com

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Shalina Stilley on her book Paradoxes of Faith and Reason (June 20, 2022)

Paradox it is at the very heart of the Gospel message. The Trinity, the Incarnation, the Cross and Resurrection, and the problem of evil are but a few examples of paradoxes of faith and reason. How can God be three in one? How can God be man? How can Jesus who is “the life” die on a Cross? How can we hold that God exists and is good when there is so much suffering in the world? This book seeks to resolve questions such as these, which can cause the would-be believer to reject the faith and even the most devout of believers to stumble into perplexity.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/paradoxes/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Kathryn Anne Casey on her memoire What God Had Emptied: How I Found Hope in their Diagnoses (June 18, 2022)

A memoir of the two years during which Kathryn Anne Casey became a mother to a medically-complex son, faced another unexpected pregnancy with a fatal prenatal diagnosis and expectantly awaited the birth and death of her daughter. This book illustrates the lesson that when we commit our lives to Christ, he will ask us to walk the way he walked, through the mysterious journey through the cross and hope of resurrection.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/whatgodhademptied/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Fr. Jacob Dankasa concerning his book A Spiritual Plan for Families: Preparing your Home for a Life of Faith following the Examples of Saints who Raised Families (June 17, 2022)

Considering the challenges that many Christian families face today in building faith-based homes, it’s essential that every family create a deliberate and carefully thought-out plan for its spiritual life.

This book examines and draws from the examples of ten family men and women who lived ordinary lives with courage and resilience and are today declared saints or are in the process of becoming saints. These men and women faced their own times of challenges, their own life crises, and their own joys and struggles as they raised their families, like many of us today.

In this book, Father Dankasa provides a guide into how everyday Christian parents, couples, intending couples or even singles can develop a spiritual plan for themselves and for their families in order to build faith-based homes regardless of their everyday challenges of family life.

The book is meant to strengthen family life and boost Christian families to see that in the ordinary activities of their everyday lives they can also live the lives of saints. It presents suggestions for Christian families to help them understand the importance of drawing a spiritual plan for their families in order to achieve the goal of holiness.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualplan/

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Maurice Prater on his Children's Books "Counting on Faith," "Saved by the Alphabet," and ​​"What Color is Heaven?" (June 10, 2022)

Maurice Prater has a Master in Business Administration Degree from Washington University in Saint Louis, and he has worked for the Catholic Church in the ministries of Communications and Development since 1999. Maurice is the Advancement Director for the Missionaries of the Holy Family, a religious order of Catholic priests and brothers. He was the in-house editor of the community’s Holy Family Prayer Book, which is published in English and Spanish by Liguori Publications. A member of the Catholic Writers Guild, Maurice was responsible for production of the Family Moment videos which air periodically on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). He has published three children’s books with Divine Providence Press.

https://www.divineprovidencepress.com/maurice-prater.html

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Our Lady has spent my entire lifetime blessing me with Her friendship –and so I rejoice today to offer Her this little gift of a book, which I hope brings many more souls into Her humble, Motherly embrace.

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/houseofgold/

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