Focuses on the times in the liturgical calendar surrounding Advent and Christmas and Lent and Easter.

We often go to church on Sunday, then lose touch with God's word amid the craziness of our weekly routine. This series helps the entire family stay in touch with the word proclaimed in liturgy. For every Sunday and holy day of the year, each book offers three sets of prayerful reflections that parallel the lectionary: one for adults, one for teens, and one for small children. A thematic index is included for easy reference. These books are ideal for liturgy planning, and they're perfect for helping the entire family stay focused on prayer--all week long. In Touch with the Word: Cycle B for Ordinary Time is for the year 2009 and every third year thereafter.

At bedtime, a mother and child think about their day and remember one thing each is sorry for, then the child recalls five things to be grateful for, takes a peaceful breath, and falls asleep. Includes notes for children and adults.

With laugh-out-loud humor anchored by spiritual truths, author Tim Schenck helps us maintain our spiritual sanity through the often-frenetic chaos of Advent and Christmas. Illustrated by popular cartoonist Jay Sidebotham, "Dog in the Manger" also explores the major characters of the season in new ways, including John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph and of course, Jesus. Thoughtful questions following each section make "Dog in the Manger" ideal for personal or group use.

This reformated and updated edition of A Prayer Book for Catholic Families is an invaluable resource for Catholic families who value traditional prayer but are not always sure how to incorporate it into contemporary life. Designed with the typical modern family in mind, the book teaches families what to pray and how to pray-and does so in a way that doesn't require a lot of time or any special knowledge on their part. It includes all the basic Catholic prayers, covering a broad array of topics and situations in life.

I have been a priest for fifteen years. Since October 2010, I have served as a first-time pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie, New York. This is a collection of most of my church bulletin messages, entitled, "A Word From the Pastor," as well as some my letters for a variety of parish mailings.