In the worldwide best seller Values in a Time of Upheaval, Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) passionately defends the role traditional Judeo-Christian values should play in a pluralistic society and a multicultural world. He examines such crucial contemporary issues as the moral foundations of a free society, the role of spiritual values in […]

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Decision-Making Guidance for Young Teens
Finally a resource for junior high youth to deal with sexual pressure. Mary Ronan talks directly and clearly. Kids love her, listen to her and respond. Mary is a registered nurse with a specialty in reproductive health and has worked with teens for over 15 years. Especially for 14 and […]

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Here is practical help for some of the most important choices every teenager must face. Teenagers love Pam Stenzel because she tells it to them straight, helping them to avoid the disastrous consequences of unwise choices in their relationships. Her powerful presentation re ceived a record response when aired on EWTN.

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Dianne Parker marries the handsome and charismatic Mark McCune, never noticing the quiet kindness of his brother, David, a soft-spoken pediatrician. Their marriage seems perfect until the birth of their baby with genetic abnormalities. Mark, who can’t deal with a less-than-perfect child, walks out. Dianne learns that love is more than what you feel […]

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Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical, Deus Caritas Est
In response to Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies and Marriage and Family reflects, together with the Holy Father, on love. From the very beginning, the fundamental work of the Institute has been pursuing a deeper understanding of God’s plan […]

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Drawing from his own pastoral experience as a priest and bishop before he became Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla has produced a remarkably eloquent and resourceful defense of Catholic tradition in the sphere of family life and sexual morality. He writes in the conviction that science–biology, psychology, sociology–can provide valuable information on particular […]

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