Thursday, May 31, 2012

He Speaks to You

Sr Helena's new book!
Who is "He"? That would be the Lord. And who are "you"? For this new book, written by Chicago's own Sr Helena Burns, the addressee of God's daily message (a page a day for a year) is a typical young woman, hovering around college age or just beyond.

Actually, the message or theme written in God's name is very short. The real word of the Lord comes right after, in a snippet of Scripture. Then "Words of Wisdom" from a Sister who draws from her own community's charism, spirituality and experience; a suggestion for living the message in a practical way that day ("for the Martha" types, Sr Helena says), and a brief prayer to sum it all up ("for the Mary" types).

 It's a little late, but not too late, to include "He Speaks to You" as a gift for the Class of 2012; keep it in mind for the young women--and the youth ministers--you meet!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Year's Best Sellers!

Although there are 14 Pauline Book & Media centers, a publishing house, a Spanish language distribution center and an outreach ministry to the Portuguese-language communities in the U.S., you still may not have easy access to our ministry outside of our various online services. And, knowing that every book or media product our centers feature was carefully reviewed for authentically communicating the teachings of the Church, you might really miss that opportunity for browsing through a curated collection of books and other media.

What to do?

Of course, the first place you can go is our online store.

Or you can go to your fellow customers.

Here is a "customer-curated list" of the top selling titles in our top categories, from our busiest bookstores, for the current year. 

Price information is from our database and may not correspond to the link (these things change); the 5-letter code refers to the publisher or primary distributor. Sorry about the "all caps" listing; that's how the data was entered!
Movies
  1. PADRE PIO MIRACLE MAN $24.95
  2. THERESE $19.99
  3. JESUS OF NAZARETH $19.99
  4. SONG OF BERNADETTE $14.99 VISION
  5. ST RITA $24.95 IGNATI
  6. ST JOHN BOSCO $24.95 IGNATI
  7. SCARLET and THE BLACK $14.99 VISION
  8. DAY THE SUN DANCED $14.99 VISION
  9. MIRACLE OF MARCELINO $19.95 IGNATI

Audio
  1. PRAY THE ROSARY 2V SET (FSP) $19.95 PBMJP
  2. MARY DID YOU KNOW (FSP) $16.95 PBMJP
  3. ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET VINNY FLYNN $14.00
  4. ADORATION EUCHARISTIC HYMNS (FSP) $16.95 PBMJP
  5. ADORATION II (FSP) $16.95 PBMJP
  6. SACRED ARIAS, BOCELLI ANDREA $18.95 IGNATI

Bibles
  1. GOOD NEWS NEW TESTAMENT POCKET $6.95 CATHOL
  2. PSALMS NEW CATHOLIC VERSION $7.95 CATHOL
  3. BIBLE NEW TESTAMENT VEST POCKE $6.95 CATHOL
  4. GOOD NEWS BIBLE with DEUT/APOC $8.76 AMBSO

Catholic Teachings
  1. NA CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC CHURCH (pocket) $8.99 RANDOM
  2. COMPENDIUM CCC USCCB $14.95 OURSUN
  3. BASIC CATECHISM HILL SR LEA $9.95 PBMJP
  4. CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC CHURCH $24.95 OURSUN
  5. SHARING THE FAITH WITH YOUR CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 4 CHANDLER $5.99 LIGUO
  6. LAMBS SUPPER HAHN SCOTT $22.00 RANDOM
  7. WE BELIEVE (NEW EDITION) LUKEFAHR OSCAR $9.99 LIGUOR
  8. US CATHOLIC CATECHISM FOR ADULTS USCCB $24.95 OURSUN
  9. WHY GO TO CONFESSION FORTE BRUNO $4.95 PBMJP
  10. HANDBOOK FOR TODAYS CATHOLIC N/A $4.99 LIGUOR
  11. THEOLOGY OF THE BODY MADE SIMPLE PERCY ANTHONY $9.95 PBMJP
Church Library
  1. GOD IS LOVE (DEUS CARITAS EST BENEDICT XVI $6.95 PBMJP
  2. EVANGELIZATION IN THE MODERN WORLD PAUL VI $4.95 PBMJP
  3. CHRISTIAN MEANING HUMAN SUFFERING JOHN PAUL II $4.95 PBMJP
  4. GOSPEL OF LIFE (PB) EVANGELIUM JOHN PAUL II $7.95 PBMJP
  5. SPLENDOR OF TRUTH VERITATIS SPLENDOR JOHN PAUL II $6.95 PBMJP
  6. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH & REASON JOHN PAUL II $7.95 PBMJP
  7. MAN AND WOMAN HE CREATED THEM JOHN PAUL II $29.95 PBMJP
  8. D OGM CONST ON CHURCH LUMEN GENTIUM VATICAN II $5.95 PBMJP

Biography
  1. DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL DIARY PB, ST M FAUSTINA KOWALSKA $7.95 CATWOR
  2. LEFT TO TELL (PB), ILIBAGIZA IMMACULEE $14.95 INGRSP
  3. STORY OF A SOUL (PB) AUTOBIOGR ST THERESE LISIEUX $11.00 RANDOM DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL, ST FAUSTINA KOWALSKA $15.95 CATWOR
  4. BLESSED PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI DI LORENZO MARIA $9.95 PBMJP
  5. STORY OF A SOUL AUTOBIOGRAPHY ST THERESE LISIEUX $13.95 ICSPUB
  6. SECRETS OF A SOUL PADRE PIO PADRE PIO $13.95 PBMJP
  7. ROME SWEET HOME HAHN SCOTT $15.95 IG

Marian
  1. PREPARATION FOR TOTAL CONSECRATION, MONTFORT $5.00 MONTFO
  2. ROSARY NOVENAS TO OUR LADY, LACY CHARLES $4.95 INGRSP
  3. SCRIPTURAL ROSARY (CL) $9.95 CHRICE
  4. TRUE DEVOTION TO MARY (PB), MONTFORT $9.95
  5. JOHN PAUL II (CL) MARIAN TREASURY,  JOHN PAUL II $17.95 PBMJP

Personal Growth
  1. MAKING PEACE WITH YOURSELF,  HERMES KATHRYN JAMES $12.95 PBMJP
  2. TENDER MERCIES MARTIN MARY PETER $9.95 PBMJP
  3. HOW TO HANDLE WORRY,  COOK MARSHALL $12.95 PBMJP
Prayerbooks
  1. SHORTER CHRISTIAN PRAYER $14.95 CATHOL
  2. CHRISTIAN PRAYER (1 vol) $37.00 CATHOL
  3. BREAD OF LIFE ADORATION PRAYERS, CURLEY and RATLIFF $16.95 PBMJP
  4. BENEDICT XVI (CL) WAY OF CROSS, BENEDICT XVI $19.95 PBMJP
Spirituality
Children: Saints
  1. 57 STORIES OF SAINTS (PB), HEFFERNAN ANNE EILEEN $16.95 PBMJP
  2. BLESSED TERESA OF CALCUTTA, (E GLAVICH MARY KATHLEEN $7.95 PBMJP
  3. MY FIRST BOOK ABOUT MARY, ORFEO CHRISTINE $7.95 PBMJP
  4. LITTLE BOOK OF SAINTS V1, MULDOON KATHLEEN $4.95 PBMJP
  5. SAINTS FOR YOUNG V2 READERS, WALLACE and WRIGHT $15.95 PBMJP
  6. SAINTS FOR YOUNG V1 READERS, WALLACE and WRIGHT $15.95 PBMJP
  7. SAINTLY TALES and LEGENDS (CL) ROCK LOIS $16.95 PBMJP
  8. ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA FOR GREATER GLORY,  GIAIMO and JABLONSKI $7.95 PBMJP
  9. JOURNEYS WITH MARY (APPARITIONS BVM), DESANTIS ZERLINA $7.95 PBMJP
  10. ST MARTIN DE PORRES (PB), DEDOMENICO ELIZABETH M $7.95 PBMJP
  11. ST THERESE OF LISIEUX THE WAY, GLAVICH MARY KATHLEEN $7.95 PBMJP
  12. ST JUAN DIEGO and OL OF GUADALUPE,  NOBISSO JOSEPHINE $7.95 PBMJP
  13. BLESSED PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI, VAZQUEZ and DEAN $7.95 PBMJP
Children: Various
  1. WHERE IS GOD BOARD BOOK, OELTJENBRUNS JONI $8.95 PBMJP 196
  2. THANK YOU DEAR GOD (CL), TEBO MARY ELIZABETH $10.95 PBMJP
  3. WHAT DID BABY JESUS DO BOARD BK,  ESQUINALDO VIRGINIA
  4. GROWING IN LOVE (CL) MONGE MARLYN EVANGELINA $10.95 PBMJP
  5. KAROL FROM POLAND, WILSON M LEONORA $7.95 PBMJP 127
  6. MY FIRST CHRISTMAS STICKER BK, WRIGHT and MACLEAN $7.95 PBMJP 122
  7. MY FIRST EASTER STICKER BOOK, WRIGHT and MACLEAN $7.95 PBMJP
Catehetical resources
  1. JESUS BRINGS US LIFE TEXT, HEFFERNAN $14.95 PBMJP 
  2. JESSE TREE KIT (REV) FSP $10.95 PBMJP
  3. ADVENT CHRISTMAS BOOK, ARBOGAST JOAN MARIE $14.95 PBMJP
  4. LENT EASTER BOOK (SPIRAL),  ARBOGAST JOAN MARIE $19.95 PBMJP
  5. BE SEALED CATECHIST GUIDE , SANTOS ROBERT $6.95 PBMJP
Teens
  1. TEEN PRAYERS BY TEENS, COZZENS JUDITH H $11.95 PBMJP
  2. HANDBOOK FOR TODAYS CATHOLIC TEEN,  AUER JIM $4.99 LIGUOR
  3. GODS PLAN FOR YOU, HAJDUK DAVID $16.95 PBMJP

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Social Media-Related Articles

(In no particular order)
  • Eating the Apple, by Sam Sawyer, SJ (why Apple products inspire so much devotion, and what the Church can learn from that): 

Sunday, May 20, 2012

World Day of Social Communications Messages

2014: Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter
2013: Social Networks: portals of truth and faith; new spaces for evangelization
2012: Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization  (NB: Synod of Bishops to treat of the New Evangelization)
2011: Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age
2010: The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word
2009: New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship (on social networking)
2008: The Media: At the Crossroads between Self-Promotion and Service. Searching for the Truth in order to Share it with Others.
2007: Children and the Media: A Challenge for Education
2006: The Media: A Network for Communication, Communion and Cooperation
Messages for  1979-2005
Messages for 1967-1978

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Social Media Guidelines

Social Media Guidelines: What's the Point? is an article I prepared on the purpose and key provisions ministry groups should have with regard to social media guidelines.

Catholic blogger and author Brandon Vogt tells the story behind the revised social media guidelines for the Diocese of Orlando. It's a happy story of "before and after" as the diocese moved to include the "social" in their approach to new media.

Justin Wise's "Ultimate List of Social Media Policies for Churches and Ministries" can be especially helpful. It's not exhaustive, but it offers a fine range, plus a link to Wise's free social media e-book--an example of the open source ethic of offering something of value at no cost (except for your e-mail address).

Here are some other organizations and their social media guidelines. It is interesting how many of these and similar documents are open to the public, available for download on services such as Scribd.

The Coca-Cola Company

The BBC

Ford Motor Company

Intel UK (a really good model!)

Tesco (UK) has a nice graphical approach