Books published by publisher Paulist Press,2002

Hope's theme of life, moving through seeming death to a new and more beautiful life, has touched the hearts of millions of people. Hope for the Flowers is for young and old, lovers, husbands and wives. It's a book to learn to read with, or to comfort those who are dying or grieving. In the tale, the caterpillar heroes, Stripe and Yellow, want something more from life than eating and growing bigger. They get caught up in a "caterpillar pillar," a squirming mass of bodies, each determined to reach a top so far away it can't be seen. Finally disillusioned, they discover that the way for the caterpillars to find their particular "more," who they really are, is to enter the cocoon and "...risk for the butterfly." Hope for the Flowers has helped people gain the courage to leave jobs, change their lives and explore their love for another human being. Two million copies in print.

Heart-bread is made from memories of love. It never gets used up, and the more you let heart-bread feed you, the more you have. Children can make heart-bread every night by asking themselves two questions: "What was my favorite time today?" "What was my least favorite time today?" This process, so simple that even two-year-olds enjoy it, encourages children to take in nourishment from the day's grateful memories and heal painful memories. In a world where our children are bombarded with messages telling them what they must have in order to be happy, here is a way we can help them know from within what will bring them genuine and lasting happiness. Includes a section for parents and caregivers who want to help children make heart-bread every night by taking in love from nourishing moments and healing the moments that took life away. Second in a series for children by the Linns, this is an adaptation of their best-selling book for adults, Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life.

Although the prayer of St. Francis is widely known and loved by people of all ages, here is a new slant on it a children's book that brings the prayer to life with tenderness, wonder, and joy. Accompanying each line of the prayer are sweet little animals paired with a wolf that can only be described at gentle and loving. Here is a wolf that is protector and helper to his little forest friends, bringing them light to banish the darkness, joy to counter their sadness, even contemplating the sunset with his arm around his friend the sheep. A short history of St. Francis and of the prayer is included to help readers put it in perspective.Children will be drawn into the warm, whimsical, and charming illustrations that truly make the prayer come alive. And as they read it to and with children, adults will find themselves smiling at and contemplating this book that will remind them of the beauty and simplicity of this prayer.

The best-selling team of Elizabeth Ficocelli and Anne Catharine Blake join up again for a kid-friendly explanation of the Rosary. Each of the Joyous, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries are rooted firmly in their scriptural basis and show how the Rosary leads us, through Mary, directly to Jesus. At the end the author include a clear, simple description of how to pray the Rosary, including a diagram of the beads and all the prayers in full. Ages 5 to 9

Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation The Joy of Love: On Love in the Family is appreciated as an aid to reflection, dialogue and pastoral practice, and as a help and encouragement to families in their daily commitments and challenges. This Exhortation is especially timely in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. First, because it represents an invitation to Christian families to value the gifts of marriage and the family, and to persevere in a love strengthened by the virtues of generosity, commitment, fidelity and patience. Second, because it seeks to encourage everyone to be a sign of mercy and closeness wherever family life remains imperfect or lacks peace and joy.