This vibrant prayer book is designed for those preparing for or having recently received the sacrament of confirmation. Prayers, poetry, prose, and other inspirational texts are grouped around themes related to the Confirmation rite: the community’s invocation of the Holy Spirit, the bishop’s presence, renewal of baptismal vows, laying on of hands, anointing with chrism, intercession for the community and the world, and sending forth to mission. It is a wonderful tool for the newly confirmed in their own personal reflection and growth, as well as an inspiration for their new role in the faith of the community.

This simple companion for prayer, reflection, and personal growth deeply enriches spiritual preparation for confirmation and joyful celebration of the sacrament. Ideal for both adult and adolescent confirmation candidates, this handbook can be used for personal prayer and reflection, retreats, small-group discussions, and spiritual direction. This book also contains all approved lectionary readings and other texts from the Rite of Confirmation. With a view toward making practical connections between the sacrament of confirmation and everyday life, Bishop Morneau and Deacon Mike Grzeca include profiles of saints, FAQs, prayers, poems, and personal stories from other candidates and from newly confirmed members of the Church.

This handy book includes 199 Bible verses that are thematically organized, including verses on comfort, guidance, forgiveness, provision, hope, peace, rest, relationships, compassion, honesty, and more. Discover your true identity in Christ and follow along as God's Word speaks to the struggles of carving out your unique place in a grown-up world.

John Henry Newman the 19th century British Cardinal recently pronounced "Blessed" by Pope Benedict XVI preached thousands of sermons, wrote scores of books, and published countless articles explaining our Catholic faith, with particular attention to the relationship between faith and reason.

So prodigious was Cardinal Newman's output that only a few souls have read all he wrote.

Yet so keen was his intellect and so profound his love for our Lord that even those who've read just a few pages have profited greatly, growing quickly in knowledge, understanding, and renewed faith in God.

Now comes Dave Armstrong, himself drawn forth from Protestantism by the power of Cardinal Newman's words. Eager to share Newman's wisdom with others, Armstrong has mined from over forty of Cardinal Newman's works to produce substantive passages on more than 100 topics ranging from Angels, Absolution, and the Bible, through Confession, the Eucharist, Infallibility, and the Inquisition, and reaching all the way to the Sacraments, the Saints, Transubstantiation, and the Trinity.

Armstrong selected these particular passages for their beauty, to be sure, but even more for the clarity and persuasiveness with which they present and defend so many key theological positions of our Catholic Church.

Whether you are a catechist, an apologist, a Catholic layman, or just a searcher after truth, you will find in these hundreds of passages a lucid consideration of most any Catholic teaching of serious concern to you. 
Written by Dave Armstrong.