Fr. John Burns

Fr. John Burns is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the founder of Friends of the Bridegroom, an apostolate dedicated to renewing the Church through the healing, restoration, and expansion of women’s religious life in America. He is the author of the bestselling books Lift Up Your Heart: A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Francis de Sales, Adore: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation, and Return: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation.

Reorient your mind and heart this Lent so you can more fully experience the joy of Easter—Christ’s victory over sin and death.

In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Fr. John Burns invites you to strip away your confusion, attachments, and sin so you can return to the Lord and undergo real and lasting conversion.

There are FREE, weekly companion videos and a downloadable discussion guide to go along with the journal.

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For more than four hundred years, Introduction to the Devout Life by Doctor of the Church St. Francis de Sales has been regarded as the essential guide to holiness and loving God. This spiritual classic takes on new life in Lift Up Your Heart, where Fr. John Burns has interpreted ten meditations for the modern reader and distilled them into a ten-day mini-retreat that can easily be completed in the midst of a busy life.

Purchase in bulk with our special edition! Each copy is only $2.50 when you order 100 copies or more.

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You have a choice this Advent: Get caught up in the annual rush of shopping, decorating, and parties or slow down and take a few minutes each day to remember who this season is really about—Jesus.

In Adore, popular author and speaker Fr. John Burns and illustrator Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie will help you reclaim the sacred sense of longing and joyful hope at the heart of Advent, focusing on a new theme each week.

There are FREE, weekly companion videos and a downloadable discussion guide to go along with the journal.

Books by Fr. John Burns

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Ave Explores: Advent through Adore

Join Ave Explores as Katie Prejean McGrad y walks you through the themes of Fr. John Burn's Adore: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. Each week of Advent includes a video on the four themes—vigilance, preparation, nearness, and Emmanuel—with Fr. Burns, as well as podcast episode from guests Sarah Swafford, Heather Khym, andSr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT.

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Ave Explores: Lent through Return

Join us on a journey into the desert with Fr. John Burns and his book, Return: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. On the Ave Explores Podcast, host Katie Prejean McGrady and special guests will break down a portion of Joel’s invitation and talk about how we can apply it to our own lives. Podcast guests include Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, Mark Hart, Rakhi McCormick, and more!