Off The Shelf

All one needs to do is look on social media or turn on the news and you will quickly realize that things are in a bit of turmoil in our country, world, and Church. Now more than ever we need a spiritual father. We need the terror of demons, St. Joseph. Father Donald Calloway joins me this week to discuss his exceptional new book that is taking the Catholic world by storm, Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father.

Fresh off the Solemnity of Mary, Sonja Corbitt and I sit down to discuss her latest book Exalted: How the Power of the Magnificat Can Transform Us. This book is AWESOME. In it, Sonja takes a line by line deep dive into the Magnificat. Once you read the book your love of Mary will be multiplied. Get your copy here.

We wrap up 2019 with my good friend Mike Aquilina. Join us as we take a look at the importance of the Eucharist to the early Church and in turn to us today. Make it a point in 2020 to increase your love of the Eucharist. Check out Mike's book  The Eucharist Foretold: The Lost Prophecy of Malachi.

At some point every one of us has heard things like: "How can you believe that? Don't you know the Bible says..." As Catholics we are challenged for what we believe and we must be prepared to meet that challenge. Karlo Broussard joins ,e this week to offer some advice on how to meet those challenges head on but in a charitable way. Grab his book Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs here.

Home. When you say the word what thoughts spring to mind? In Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday co-authors Carrie Gress, Noelle Mering, and Kim Baile reflect upon the role of our homes in our faith journeys. Join Noelle Mering and I as we look upon a world that seems so hectic it barely has time to stop to breath and how refocusing on the home can save the day. Get you copy of Theology of the home here.

We live in a world that puts a big emphasis on success. In some ways that's okay but more times than not we allow that mentality to overwhelm else and soon our success in work becomes our golden calf. As my guest Michael Naughton says, "We will not get our work right if we don’t get our leisure right." Join us as we discuss the proper role of work in our lives. Be sure to check out Michael's book Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World.

The season of Advent is in full swing and this week I wanted to share a special novena with you. Join Bill Snyder and I as we discuss his novena devotional A Contemplative Las Posadas. This novena is based upon a traditional devotional done annually in Mexico. Get your copy here. 

Money is one of the toughest topics to deal with or discuss as a parish and for good reason. People don;t want to be "preached" to about money. But how do we get around this so that parishes get what they need to function properly. Father Michael White joins me this week to discuss creative ways to broach this subject. We discuss his latest book written with co-author Tom Corcoran ChurchMoney: Rebuilding The Way We Fund Our Mission.Get your copy here.

Every one of us should take the time to escape and find a way to push aside the demands of the world and focus on our faith and relationship with God. In his book Abide in the Heart of Christ, Father Joe Laramie walks readers through a 10-day retreat with St. Ignatius of Loyola as a companion. Join us as we discuss how to encounter Christ in your daily life, and live more fully in his love each day. FInd his book here. 

This week I welcome back my friend Paul Thigpen. We discuss a book that quite frankly scared the hell out of me and it should you too! Join us as we dive into his book Saints Who Saw Hell: And Other Catholic Witnesses to the Fate of the Damned. Get your copy here.