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Pat Gohn Leads “Ten Bodacious Basics: Ten Minutes at a Time”

Follow along on this ten-day audio tour through Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious—podcast-style!—with excerpts read by author Pat Gohn. Listen each day for a new insight or reflection about the blessed dignity, the beautiful gifts, or the bodacious mission of women. Each day, Gohn will post a new question about the day’s theme. Comments at the blog become your entry for a chance to win a copy of Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious. Part One: Blessed Dignity April 15: Living from the Inside Out: Lisa Hendey at Catholic Mom April 16: God's Good Opinion of You: Sarah Vabulas at The Catholic Drinkie April 17: To Be a Beloved Daughter: Lisa Schmidt at The Practicing Catholic Part Two: Beautiful Gifts April 18: Saying Yes to Love: Sarah Reinhard at Snoring Scholar April 19: Making a Gift of Yourself: Leticia Velasquez at Cause of Our Joy April 22: Seeing With Your Heart: Maria Johnson at Another Cup of Coffee/ SQPN April 23: Entrusting Maternity to Eternity: Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle at Embracing Motherhood Part Three: Bodacious Mission April 24: "This is My Body:"Jesus' Prayer and Ours: Lisa Mladinich at Amazing Catechists April 25: Tips for Aspiring Spiritual Mothers: Elizabeth Foss at In The Heart of My Home April 26: A Christian Feminism Depends on Us: Julie Davis at The Happy Catholic

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Books by Poust, Haw, and Kubicki Selected as Association of Catholic Publishers Award Finalists

The Association of Catholic Publishers has announced the finalists for the annual Excellence in Publishing Awards and three Ave Maria Press books have been selected for this honor. Cravings by Mary DeTurris Poust is a finalist in the Inspirational category, From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart by Chris Haw in Biography, and A Heart on Fire by James Kubicki, S.J., in Prayer and Spirituality. The Excellence in Publishing Awards will be given out at the 2013 Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit (RBTE) in St. Charles, Illinois. Read the complete press release from ACP here on their website:

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Three to Be Ordained Holy Cross Priests

NOTRE DAME, Ind.—Three Deacons of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, will be ordained to the priesthood 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Provincial Superior, the Rev. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C., will present the Rev. Mr. Brian C. Ching, C.S.C., the Rev. Mr. Mark F. DeMott, C.S.C., and the Rev. Mr. Jarrod M. Waugh, C.S.C., for ordination. The Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria, Ill., will confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders. By professing perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, Deacons Ching, DeMott and Waugh have already committed themselves to the common life and the apostolic work of the Congregation. As Holy Cross priests, they will minister the sacraments of the Church, making God known, loved and served throughout the world. "All of us in the Province are enormously proud of these three young Holy Cross men. Our prayers and support are with them as they prepare for this most sacred day,” said Fr. O’Hara. “Each will be a blessing to God's people whom they will serve as priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross." Read the full press release here

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Ave Maria Press and CatholicMom.com Team Up to Provide Spiritual Support for Pregnant Women

CatholicMom.com and Ave Maria Press are partnering in A CatholicMom.com Project, a Lenten effort to provide spiritual support to expectant mothers. The goal of the project is to send 50 copies of A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy—a week-by-week spiritual companion for pregnant women—to 20 pregnancy centers around the United States. For each $10 donation made, one book will be sent to a pregnancy center (see list here online) and donations will be used solely toward the cost of the book and shipping. Sarah Reinhard, author of A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy, explains her vision: “I used to volunteer in a pregnancy center. It broke my heart. After I had my own kids, women who seek help from pregnancy centers became an even more intimate part of my prayers. To share my book with them is the least I can do.” The driving force of this campaign is the knowledge that there are many women who can benefit from the guidance and companionship of the book, but can’t afford it or wouldn’t otherwise know it is available. There are many ways to show support for women in unplanned pregnancies who make courageous decision to carry their pregnancies to term. Encouraging these young and often scared women to walk with Mary is one important way. Pregnancy centers will benefit by receiving a free resource for the women they serve. Those interested in contributing or sharing the campaign with others can visit the project’s IndieGoGo page. Contributors simply make donations in $10 increments and Ave Maria Press handles the rest. For more information and for a full list of the participating pregnancy centers, please visit the CatholicMom.com Project's IndieGoGo Page.

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Loyola Maryland Alumni Celebrate Parish's Renewal in Forthcoming AMP Book

Excerpted from the website of Loyola magazine: "As visitors enter the Church of the Nativity in Timonium, MD, for the first time, they notice the café tables where parishioners can sip coffee after Mass. Flatscreen TVs are everywhere. If they walk farther in, they come across the preschoolers’ room and classrooms where the older children participate in Sunday morning activities. Through glass windows, they can also see the pews in the church itself and more TV screens. If it’s Sunday, they rub shoulders with the people gathered in the church, members of a parish that is growing in population, volunteerism, giving, and—the pastor has reason to believe—in spirituality." Read the whole article here

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Cooper O’Boyle to Begin Tour of Catholic Women’s Blogs December 1, 2012

Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle is an award-winning author and speaker and the EWTN television host of Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms, which she created. Rev. Leo Patalinghug praises her newly released book, Rooted in Love: Our Calling as Catholic Women, saying: “Donna-Marie's practical wisdom helps women to see their lofty vocation, but in a down-to-earth way.” On December 1st, Donna-Marie begins a tour of well-known Catholic blogs as part of her book’s launch. Her fans and friends are invited to follow along as excerpts, reviews, and musings on Rooted in Love are featured by prominent Catholic bloggers. Stops on the Rooted in Love blog tour schedule currently include: December 1st: Excerpt on Karen Edmisten by Karen Edmisten December 2nd: Author Q&A on CatholicMom.com by Lisa Hendey December 3rd: Post on Blessed by God by Amy Ekblad December 4th: Author Q&A on Not Strictly Spiritual by Mary DeTurris Poust December 5th: Podcast interview on Among Women by Pat Gohn December 6th: Excerpt on Kate Wicker by Kate Wicker December 7th: Author Q&A on Peace Garden Mama by Roxane Salonen December 8th: Post on Seasons of Grace by Kathy Schiffer December 9th: Post on Amazing Catechists by Lisa Mladinich December 10th: Review on A Catholic Mom in Hawaii by Esther Gefroh December 11th: Review on Snoring Scholar by Sarah Reinhard December 12th: Post on Marge Mix by Marge Fenelon December 13th: Review on A Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars by Ebeth Weidner December 14th: Post on Catholic Fire by Jean Heimann

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Free Mobile App Combining Advent and the Rosary

Family Rosary offers free mobile app for Advent and Christmas to help people stay focused on the true meaning of the season. EASTON, Mass. With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it can be difficult keeping Christ in Christmas. This year, though, it will be a lot easier, thanks to a free mobile app for Advent from Family Rosary. Featuring meditative music with scripture and reflections, this new app for iPhone, iPads, and Smartphones is the perfect spiritual aid while standing in line to buy presents or trekking to stores in the wee hours for that midnight madness sale. When Advent begins on Sunday, Dec. 2, the mobile app will feature a new prayer each day to help keep the focus right where it needs to be. Best of all, the Advent mobile app from Family Rosary is free! It can be downloaded on iTunes or by going to m.FamilyRosary.org/Xmas. It’s a great way to start each day during Advent with a moment of reflection on the spiritual significance of the season. This is the second mobile app offered by Family Rosary. The first–Pray the Rosary–has already topped 20,000 in downloads at iTunes. Family Rosary, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, is a member ministry Holy Cross Family Ministries, which was founded by Servant of God Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, in 1942. A candidate for sainthood, Father Peyton was one of the most influential American Catholic priests of the 20th century. Known as the “Rosary Priest,” he encouraged millions of people to pray the Rosary daily. In the spirit of its founder, Servant of God Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, Holy Cross Family Ministries encourages family prayer, especially the Rosary, to support the spiritual well-being of the family. For more information, call 800-299-7729 or visit www.FamilyRosary.org.

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Chris Haw Begins Tour of Spirituality Blogs

Chris Haw is the bestselling coauthor of Jesus for President and his newly released book, From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart, has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as "A refreshing dose of respect, objectivity, and love." In From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart, Haw recounts his spiritual journey through evangelical Christianity and his return to Catholicism. Today he begins a tour of well-known spirituality blogs as part of the launch. Haw's fans and friends are invited to follow along as excerpts, reviews, and musings on From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart are featured on prominent spirituality blogs. Stops on the From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart blog tour schedule currently include: October 25th: The Everyday Awakening by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove October 26th: Dating God by Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M. October 29th: The Pangea Blog by Kurt Willems October 31st: Times Union by Fran Rossi Szpylczyn November 1st: Experimental Theology by Richard Beck

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