Help children prepare to receive the sacrament of reconciliation with this engaging story-based activity book. Children will gain familiar context for God's great gift of forgiveness. They will draw and color pictures, solve puzzles, and read Bible stories while learning kid-sized lessons about big concepts like baptismal grace, original sin, penance, and much more.

The Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a beautiful, prayerful book by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson which helps Catholics enter in to the Sacrament of Reconciliation more deeply.

New edition highlights - Delightful, contemporary new design, built around color-coded, easy-to-follow themes - New, easy-to-hold size for young children - Beautiful, all new, contemporary illustrations and photos throughout - What Have You Learned? page at the end of each theme - Recent changes in the liturgy from the Roman Missal - We Share in the Eucharist includes My Prayer Book, which children may cut out, assemble, and use for prayer - New Leader's Guide design incorporates the Child's book pages with each instructional page - Impramatur Plus! Short, thought-provoking, colorful sidebars, such as - From the Bible - From the Liturgy - Let Us Pray - The Church Teaches - Words to Remember - Something to Think About - Did You Know?

Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst for change. Upon a tumultuous reception, she survived a suicide-bomb attack that killed nearly two hundred of her countrymen. But she continued to forge ahead, with more courage and conviction than ever, since she knew that time was running out—for the future of her nation, and for her life. In Reconciliation, Bhutto recounts in gripping detail her final months in Pakistan and offers a bold new agenda for how to stem the tide of Islamic radicalism and to rediscover the values of tolerance and justice that lie at the heart of her religion. With extremist Islam on the rise throughout the world, the peaceful, pluralistic message of Islam has been exploited and manipulated by fanatics. Bhutto persuasively argues that America and Britain are fueling this turn toward radicalization by supporting groups that serve only short-term interests. She believed that by enabling dictators, the West was actually contributing to the frustration and extremism that lead to terrorism. With her experience governing Pakistan and living and studying in the West, Benazir Bhutto was versed in the complexities of the conflict from both sides. She was a renaissance woman who offered a way out. In this riveting and deeply insightful book, Bhutto explores the complicated history between the Middle East and the West. She traces the roots of international terrorism across the world, including American support for Pakistani general Zia-ul-Haq, who destroyed political parties, eliminated an independent judiciary, marginalized NGOs, suspended the protection of human rights, and aligned Pakistani intelligence agencies with the most radical elements of the Afghan mujahideen. She speaks out not just to the West, but to the Muslims across the globe who are at a crossroads between the past and the future, between education and ignorance, between peace and terrorism, and between dictatorship and democracy. Democracy and Islam are not incompatible, and the clash between Islam and the West is not inevitable. Bhutto presents an image of modern Islam that defies the negative caricatures often seen in the West. After reading this book, it will become even clearer what the world has lost by her assassination.

Whether its been a few months or several years since parents have been to Confession, theyll find this refreshing resource helpful as they prepare children for First Reconciliation. Its filled with practical advice and detailed explanations of what happens before, during and after the sacrament. With an Imprimatur, and a collection of family prayers, its the perfect take-home resource for every parent in your sacramental program.

Help children prepare for First Holy Communion with this engaging, story-based activity book. They will draw and color pictures, solve puzzles, and read Bible stories as they learn kid-sized lessons about big concepts like the Church, sacramental signs, the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and much more.