“An incredible amount of excitement surrounds this new website,” said Theresa Linden, author of the award-winning Roland West, Loner. All are available in both paperback and electronic format through and other retailers.

Some books are currently used in schools throughout the United States. Several have also received awards from the Catholic Press Association as well as secular organizations.

Many of the books included have been awarded the Catholic Writers Guild’s Seal of Approval. While avoiding being preachy or didactic, these authors impart wisdom and support Catholic moral and social teaching.” They take ordinary people, with ordinary lives and challenges, and write extraordinary stories meant to change hearts while teaching minds.

“The goal of these authors is to teach as Christ taught – through stories. “A growing number of Catholic authors are producing high quality fiction, as well as riveting non-fiction or fictionalized versions of historical people and events,” according to Stephanie Engelman, author of A Single Bead. Rather than stuffy, dry stories of saccharine piety, readers will find lively stories that appeal to the modern reader addressing difficult issues such as suicide, abortion, grief, family relationships, disabilities, and dating, all informed by the light of faith. “Catholic fiction and nonfiction can show them.” “Today more than ever, teens need to know they are beautiful and valuable creations of God,” said author of the contemporary Bird Face series Cynthia T. The site is organized by genre and includes a wide range of books in the following categories:Īmong those, you’ll find suspense, romance, coming of age stories, and lives of the saints with age-appropriate themes including the power of intercessory prayer, the communion of saints, the Rosary, virtue, Theology of the Body, and respect for life at all ages and stages. Provides teen readers, parents, catechists, homeschool co-ops, youth ministers, teachers, and others with direct links to exciting, well-crafted books that raise the heart and mind to God and reflect the fullness and beauty of the Catholic faith. LesleaWahl on Harley Does a Cameo Role in Su…Ĭarolyn Astfalk on Harley Does a Cameo Role in Su… Theresa Linden on Harley Does a Cameo Role in Su… Harley Does a Cameo Role in Summer at West Castle.Saint Clare & Her Cat – now available in Spanish.CWG Book Blast! Rebellion by Michael LaMorte.CWG Book Blast! Survival Spirit, by Theresa Alt.Join 487 other subscribers Follow Things Visible & Invisible on Search for: Recent Posts

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