Marriage and Family
Families can use all the support they can get in this modern world! These books provide encouragement and spiritual assistance to families from all walks of life.
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Marriage (2nd Edition): The Rock on Which The Family is Built
Marriage has a foundational role for family, with marriage defined as the union of one man and one woman. Drawing on Pope John Paul II’s “theology of the body”, this book explains the love-enabling, life-giving, and sanctifying nature of marriage. Also available as an ebook and an audio book.
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The Seven Big Myths about Marriage
Appealing to reason rather than religious authority, this book tackles the most controversial and talked about positions of the Catholic Church—on contraception, on marriage, on reproductive technologies, on cohabitation, and on divorce—arguing for the reasonableness of the Church's views. Also available as an ebook.
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Be a Man! Becoming the Man God Created You to Be
Not preachy but direct, Fr. Larry Richards challenges men to be strong, without putting on a mask of false strength or machismo. He calls men to admit their weaknesses and limitations, while urging them to find strength in faith and genuine love to overcome their sins and faults. Also available as an audio book and an ebook.
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Parenting on Purpose: 7 Ways to Raise Terrific Christian Kids
This is no dry, philosophical treatise about parenting. It's a “how-to” book, a straightforward, conversational, “in-your-face” sharing of specific ways to bring joy to your family and raise your children as real Christians. Often funny, sometimes sad, and always engaging, it will give you a new sense of direction as a parent.
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Extreme Makeover
Packed with not only persuasive statistics but also powerful personal testimonies, Extreme Makeover shows that it is not the slogans of the sexual revolution and the women's liberation movement that free and dignify women, but the beautiful teachings of the Catholic Church. Also available as an ebook and an audio book.
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
The most important factor for girls growing up into confident, well-adjusted women is a strong father with conservative values—the best protection against eating disorders, STD’s, unwed pregnancy, and drug or alcohol abuse, and the best predictor of academic achievement, successful marriage, and a satisfying emotional life.
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: The 30-Day Challenge
The 30-Day Challenge offers practical suggestions for dads to spend uninterrupted, scheduled time with their daughters, including: taking her on a date, dancing, or into nature, taking her to work or teaching her to handle money responsibly, doing an art project or planting a garden together, and treating her mother well.
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Boys Should Be Boys
How do parents raise their sons to be respectful and responsible young men despite a toxic culture that relentlessly undermines masculine virtues such as moral strength, self-restraint, and respect for women? By letting boys be boys. Dr. Meg Meeker offers a guide for parents on how to raise a strong son in these turbulent times.
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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Boys today face unique challenges and pressures, and the burden on mothers to guide their boys through them can feel overwhelming. This empowering book offers a road map to help mothers find the strength and confidence to raise extraordinary sons by providing encouragement, education, and practical advice.
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The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers
Mothers are expected to do it all: raise superstar kids, look great, make good salaries, volunteer for everything, run errands, keep a perfect house, be the perfect wife. Too many mothers are increasingly lonely, anxious, depressed, and unhappy with themselves. Here are the 10 most positive habits of mothers who are healthy, happy, and fulfilled.
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Married Saints and Blesseds
Read the inspiring stories of over 200 married saints and blesseds from the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph to modern examples like Gianna Molla and Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Important Church documents and scripture passages are also included. Many illustrations.
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