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Written on my Heart by Michael Swan

WrittenonmyHeart Written on my Heart

By Michael Swan

“Michael Swan has taken ten familiar prayers that he uses in his own daily prayer ritual and offers a deeply personal book that most everyone will nonetheless be able to relate to in some aspect. Using history, tradition, scripture and storytelling, each prayer is given as a passionate spirit of devotion, not as a prescription. In his own words, 'to memorize a prayer is to love it.' The title Written on my Heart is apt.”
—Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI, a theologian, teacher and award-winning author

Canadian orders: 80 pages / Paperback / $11.95 + $5.00 shipping / ISBN 978-1-62785-51-7-4 / Published by Novalis Publishing Inc.

US orders: 80 pages / Paperback / $11.95 + $8.00 shipping / ISBN 978-1-62785-51-7-4 / Published by Novalis Publishing Inc.

International orders: 80 pages / Paperback / $11.95 + $12.00 shipping / ISBN 978-1-62785-51-7-4 / Published by Novalis Publishing Inc.

"The Church on the Street" by Deacon Robert Kinghorn

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By Deacon Robert Kinghorn

Deacon Robert Kinghorn invites readers to walk with him as he ministers in a crime-ridden Toronto neighbourhood of drugs, prostitution, violence and homelessness. Praised as powerful and engaging, his descriptions of encounters with the downtrodden reveal not just the despair and disorder of the streets but also the compassion and even hope in a poor, crime-ridden downtown Toronto neighbourhood. Kinghorn began a street ministry in 2005 to be “a friend who would listen to the cares, dreams and hopes of the people of the night.” For the past four years he has chronicled those experiences in Canada’s national Catholic newspaper, The Catholic Register, in an award-winning column called The Church on the Street. The most poignant of those short essays are assembled in this book. His writing has been called unique in terms of his subjects and approach. The “humble, observational way” he takes readers with him on his journeys into the night are not intended as sermons — his style is anything but preachy — yet, in the words of one critic, his words “teach powerfully.” “Deacon Kinghorn bears faithful witness to the humility, compassion and generosity of ordained ministry,” wrote Cardinal Thomas Collins in the foreword to the book.

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Lives Lived for Life: 12 Stories of Canada's Pro-life faithful

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Celebrating those who have made it their life's work to keep alive the pro-life movement and especially the truth of the pro-life message of humanity from conception to natural death.

Penance and Progress: Pope Francis maps a path of hope

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The Register’s 64-page full colour magazine, Penance and Progress, which details the voyage in word and text but also provides abundant background stories and personal reflections on the impact, meaning and importance of July 24-29, 2022. The magazine is at once commemorative and contemplative, capturing the vitality of events but ordered to encourage deeper reflection on how to move forward on the reconciliation path. Texts of the Holy Father’s addresses are included along with prompt questions for parishes, schools, lay associations, and individuals to develop over the years ahead their own understanding of this critical historical moment.

Walking on the Journey of Faith

By Fr. Yaw Acheampong | Click here for more information

Fr. Yaw Acheampong wants us to take a walk with him … a Spirit-filled walk on the journey of faith. As a priest who has served in parishes and hospitals, he has seen the power of the Gospel at work, offering inspiration, comfort and healing. Through his thoughtful writing in The Catholic Register, Fr. Yaw has extended his pastoral mission as he invites readers to live the joy of their faith. This book is a collection of his columns that teach and reflect on the sacraments, the seasons of the Church, and our responsibility to each other and the world.

Faith in Action: Celebration of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada

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As the Catholic Women’s League of Canada enters its second century, The Catholic Register has produced a special 36-page magazine issue about the League — its proud past and the people that today continue to make it a vital part of our Faith in Action.

The Church on the Street

By Deacon Robert Kinghorn | Click here for more information

Deacon Robert Kinghorn invites readers to walk with him as he ministers in a crime-ridden Toronto neighbourhood of drugs, prostitution, violence and homelessness. Praised as powerful and engaging, his descriptions of encounters with the downtrodden reveal not just the despair and disorder of the streets but also the compassion and even hope in a poor, crime-ridden downtown Toronto neighbourhood. Kinghorn began a street ministry in 2005 to be “a friend who would listen to the cares, dreams and hopes of the people of the night.” For the past four years he has chronicled those experiences in Canada’s national Catholic newspaper, The Catholic Register, in an award-winning column called The Church on the Street. The most poignant of those short essays are assembled in this book. His writing has been called unique in terms of his subjects and approach. The “humble, observational way” he takes readers with him on his journeys into the night are not intended as sermons — his style is anything but preachy — yet, in the words of one critic, his words “teach powerfully.” “Deacon Kinghorn bears faithful witness to the humility, compassion and generosity of ordained ministry,” wrote Cardinal Thomas Collins in the foreword to the book.

Out of the Cold: A history of caring

By Michael Swan | Click here for more information

From a modest storefront that opened 28 years ago to serve hot meals to a handful of homeless people, Out of the Cold has developed into an acclaimed winter program that last year provided food and overnight shelter to more than 12,000 homeless people.

Catholic Register associate editor Michael Swan tells the remarkable story of how Out of the Cold evolved from modest beginnings as a weekend project at a Toronto Catholic high school into an extraordinary example of Christian love and caring. It’s a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

The Little World of Fr. Raby, 1980-2007

By Msgr. Thomas Raby | Click here for more information

For almost 50 years, Msgr. Tom Raby delighted readers of The Catholic Register with his folksy observations of life and people in his weekly column “The Little World of Father Raby.”
Following two popular books in the 1970s that showcased his early work, The Little World of Father Raby:1980-2007 is the long-overdue final instalment of the charming tales of parish life that brought Raby legions of fans. It is a book comprising 81 of Raby's best columns, a collection of anecdotes, reflections, lessons, humour, kindness, wisdom, faith and prayer from a humble man who dedicated his life to serving God and his parishioners.

A Child is Born: Poems of Christmas

By Msgr. Thomas Raby | Click here for more information

In 1967 beloved columnist Msgr. Tom Raby penned his first Christmas poem and launched a December tradition that would delight readers of The Catholic Register until 2004. For almost four decades the Christmas poems of Fr. Raby were as much a part of the season as the angel atop the tree.

Now for the first time all 37 of those poems have been collected in a book of verse that will fill hearts with joy and fit easily in a Christmas stocking.

"Out of the Cold: A history of caring" by Michael Swan

Out of the Cold: A history of caring
By Michael Swan

From a modest storefront that opened 28 years ago to serve hot meals to a handful of homeless people, Out of the Cold has developed into an acclaimed winter program that last year provided food and overnight shelter to more than 12,000 homeless people.

Catholic Register associate editor Michael Swan tells the remarkable story of how Out of the Cold evolved from modest beginnings as a weekend project at a Toronto Catholic high school into an extraordinary example of Christian love and caring. It’s a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

"Discover Your Divine Investment: The path to spiritual joy" by Fr. Stan Chu Ilo

Discover Your Divine Investment: The path to spiritual joy
By Fr. Stan Chu Ilo

Discover Your Divine Investment is an inspirational book of joy and hope. By sharing his own personal stories in a very human and compassionate manner, Fr. Stan Chu Ilo calls us to unlock the key to true happiness by identifying God's unique plan for our lives and our purpose for living. He explains that God has a divine investment in each of us. He endows us with gifts and calls us to discover those treasures and use them to maximize our spiritual health and for God's glory. That is no easy task. But Fr. Stan shows us that by being open to God's unconditional love, by spreading that love and by becoming stewards of God's investment, He will lead us onto a path of spiritual joy.

The Little World of Fr. Raby, 1980-2007 By Msgr. Thomas Raby

The Little World of Fr. Raby, 1980-2007
by Msgr. Thomas Raby

For almost 50 years, Msgr. Tom Raby delighted readers of The Catholic Register with his folksy observations of life and people in his weekly column “The Little World of Father Raby.”

Following two popular books in the 1970s that showcased his early work, The Little World of Father Raby:1980-2007 is the long-overdue final instalment of the charming tales of parish life that brought Raby legions of fans. It is a book comprising 81 of Raby's best columns, a collection of anecdotes, reflections, lessons, humour, kindness, wisdom, faith and prayer from a humble man who dedicated his life to serving God and his parishioners.

Raby, 91 stopped writing in 2007 after suffering a series of strokes, nine years after he had retired as a pastor. A native of Gananoque, Ont., he graduated from St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, was ordained at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kingston in 1945 and studied journalism at Marquette University from 1949-50 before coming home to his twin callings of words and faith.

Paperback, 5 x 8 inches, 188 pages with black and white photos, $12.00 plus S&H

A Child is Born: Poems of Christmas by Msgr. Thomas Raby

A Child is Born: Poems of Christmas
by Msgr. Thomas Raby

In 1967 beloved columnist Msgr. Tom Raby penned his first Christmas poem and launched a December tradition that would delight readers of The Catholic Register until 2004. For almost four decades the Christmas poems of Fr. Raby were as much a part of the season as the angel atop the tree.

Now for the first time all 37 of those poems have been collected in a book of verse that will fill hearts with joy and fit easily in a Christmas stocking.

A Child is Born: Poems of Christmas is a celebration of the faith, joy and peace of Christmas written in a style sure to entertain readers of all ages.

The poems of Fr. Raby were eagerly awaited because they went to the heart of what Christmas is really about. His verse ignores the secular adornments of Christmas to proclaim the birth of Christ with wonder and awe, faith and prayer, peace and goodwill, joy and good humour.

For almost 50 years, Fr. Raby wrote a popular weekly column for the Register called “The Little World of Fr. Raby.” Health problems caused him to stop writing in 2007 and now, at 92, he lives in Kingston, Ont. A year ago The Register published an anthology of the best of “The Little World of Fr. Raby.”

Paperback 4 x 7 inches, 88 pages, list price $8.00 plus S&H