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This volume contains a wealth of stories for teachers and parents of children in their first year of formal schooling, whether that is First Grade or Kindergarten. Beginning with stories intended to help them make the transition from the freedom of play to the discipline of study, these little ones are carried through a daily diet of tales that begin to form their understanding of prayer, the Trinity, the Life of Christ, Confession and Holy Co...

Encouraged by the success of his first volume of stories for teaching children in the first grade, Dr. Jerome Hannan went on to create a second volume of similar stories for second grade. While the theme of this volume is centered upon the importance and necessity of prayer, beginning with a comprehensive explanation of the articles of the Apostle's Creed, this very exploration in fact presents to the child the principal mysteries of our faith...

In the early 20th Century, German educators Dr. H. Steiglitz and Rev. Michael Gatterer, S.J. developed a method of teaching the Catechism to children inspired by Our Lord's teaching in parables. By first appealing to the imagination of the child through storytelling or pictures, the lesson is more easily absorbed and understood. This method, which came to be known as The Munich Method, was brought to the United States through the work of Rev. ...

In this single volume the first two of Mother Mary Eaton's books are combined in one. The Little Ones is, as the subtitle explains, "A Course of Religious Instruction for Children up to Eight Years." The Faith For Children then takes up where that book leaves off, presenting the Catholic faith for children ages seven to fourteen. After a lifetime of experience in teaching children as well as training teachers, in these books Mother Eaton gi...

If the Bible were compared to a house, the Pentateuch or Torah would be like the foundation-the part upon which the whole house stands rooted to the ground. The fundamental principles of all that God is doing in the world, from its creation until its consummation, are contained right here. In The Bible's Foundation, Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke, Professor of Scripture at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, skillfully guides the reade...

During his months in the Everglades, Phil Reed's imagination was captured by tales of a Spaniard's lost chest of gold. Back home, he and his friends can think of nothing else but returning to search for this treasure. When Mark Green, a friend of the Reed family, plans a trip to the 'Glades to stake out territory for a future plantation, he decides to take the boys with him as his helpers, and give them the opportunity to fulfill their dreams ...

When the Reed family follows their dream of leaving Brooklyn to raise their family on a farm in southern Florida, they struggle to find hired help during the harvest season. So they decide to adopt 15 year old Phil from the Brooklyn Catholic orphanage. With no other boys his age anywhere nearby, Phil soon tires of this drudgery and dreams of finding adventure. His opportunity comes when he sneaks away from the family to explore Pelican Island ...

If the Bible were compared to a house, the Pentateuch or Torah would be like the foundation-the part upon which the whole house stands rooted to the ground. The fundamental principles of all that God is doing in the world, from its creation until its consummation, are contained right here. In The Bible's Foundation, Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke, Professor of Scripture at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, skillfully guides the reade...

Mother Margaret Bolton began her career in 1892 as a public school teacher in New York City before entering the Convent of the Cenacle of St. Regis in 1913, where she soon became Director of Religion. There she developed a method of teaching the novices that she adapted for use with children. This system eventually became the four books of "The Spiritual Way" series, intended for grades 3 through 7. To prepare younger children for the series, ...

Those who frequently avail themselves of these Sacraments will appreciate this devotional aid which presents a fresh perspective. Here Mother Loyola's characteristic child-like devotion is a refreshing breeze in a still room.The examination of conscience found in this manual is particularly helpful in rooting out our hidden faults and passions.

On Canal Street in New Orleans "Professor Thomas" finds a young boy in need of help...and embarks on an unexpected adventure in South America in the course of lending him that help. Will the forces of evil prevail against young Jose Maria? And who is this young hero who spares nothing to get him safely home?

Using her series of books "A Little Child's First Communion, " here Mother Bolton has assembled not only a method and pedagogy for preparing young children for the Sacraments, but has also provided a broad spectrum of material on which the teacher may rely to enrich his or her own knowledge and understanding of the subject. Drawing from the Catechism, Scripture and the Church Fathers, this book provides an ample basis for the catechist in this...

The Magnificat Readers are a collection of excerpts from nearly a dozen vintage Catholic school readers, dating from the late 1800s to the early 1930s. For the most part, the selections found within are those prescribed by the Religion in Life Curriculum, created by the Marquette University Institute of Catechetical Research in the 1930s. We have carefully assembled as many of the suggested readings from this curriculum as were still findable,...

This beautifully illustrated book, with its companion, My Picture Book of First Confession, was originally written by a Dutch religious, Brother Maria Cassianus Versteeg, as one among a series of books for children printed by their Orphanage Printing House.The original Dutch needed a good deal of adaptation during the translation process, so in reconstructing the text, we borrowed heavily from the work of Mother Mary Loyola, who would have bee...

This beautifully illustrated book, with its companion, My Picture Book of First Communion, was originally written by a Dutch religious, Brother Maria Cassianus Versteeg, as one among a series of books for children printed by their Orphanage Printing House.The original Dutch needed a good deal of adaptation during the translation process, so in reconstructing the text, we borrowed heavily from the work of Mother Mary Loyola, who would have been...

Around the year 1912, Mother Bolton of the Cenacle of St. Regis in New York began working on lessons for use in instructing novices entering the convent. As she developed them further, she began using them to teach children as well as teachers of religious education.The fruit of these labors is the series "The Spiritual Way, " which is targeted for grades three through seven. Covering twenty fundamental doctrines of the Church, ranging from th...

In this life, all of us invariably meet with obstacles and problems. To overcome these difficulties can seem like an impossible task, especially if one has not developed habits of self-discipline, positive thinking and perseverance in faith.Written during the early years of World War II, as a way to give hope to a world overshadowed with despair and uncertainty, this book seeks to anchor the reader in time-tested methods of self-discipline roo...

Around the year 1912, Mother Bolton of the Cenacle of St. Regis in New York began working on lessons for use in instructing novices entering the convent. As she developed them further, she began using them to teach children as well as teachers of religious education.The fruit of these labors is the series "The Spiritual Way, " which is targeted for grades three through seven. Covering twenty fundamental doctrines of the Church, ranging from th...

Around the year 1912, Mother Bolton of the Cenacle of St. Regis in New York began working on lessons for use in instructing novices entering the convent. As she developed them further, she began using them to teach children as well as teachers of religious education.The fruit of these labors is the series "The Spiritual Way, " which is targeted for grades three through seven. Covering twenty fundamental doctrines of the Church, ranging from th...

Around the year 1912, Mother Bolton of the Cenacle of St. Regis in New York began working on lessons for use in instructing novices entering the convent. As she developed them further, she began using them to teach children as well as teachers of religious education.The fruit of these labors is the series "The Spiritual Way, " which is targeted for grades three through seven. Covering twenty fundamental doctrines of the Church, ranging from th...