Publishers

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Ave Maria Press

Freshmen current use at Newman

Jesus and the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic. 2015. (Framework IV)

The Old Testament: our call to faith and justice. 2013. Daniel Smith-Christopher (A)

Ave Maria Press title not currently used at Newman

Jesus Christ: God's Revelation to the World. Michael Pennock 2010, 2015 [I]
Jesus Christ: His Mission and Ministry. Michael Pennock 2010 [II]
Jesus Christ: Source of Our Salvation. Michael Pennock 2011 [III]
Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments 2010 [V]
Your Life in Christ: Foundations of Catholic Morality. Michael Pennock 2007 [VI]
Sacred Scripture: A Catholic Study of God's Word. Daniel Smith-Christopher and Rev. J. Patrick Mullen 2013 [A]
This Is Our Church: A History of Catholicism. Michael Pennock 2008 [B]
Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching: Living as a Disciple of Christ 2015 [C]
Catholic Social Teaching: Learning and Living Justice. Michael Pennock 2006 [C]
Marriage and Holy Orders: Your Call to Love and Serve. Michael Amodei 2007 [D]
Exploring the Religions of Our World. Nancy Clemmons, S.N.J.M. 2008 [E]
The Church Our Story: Catholic Tradition, Mission, and Practice. Patricia Morrison Driedger 2005
Catholic Essentials: An Overview of the Faith. Michael Amodei 2008

Saint Mary's Press

Sophomore current use at Newman

The New Testament: The Good News of Jesus Christ. 2012. Margaret Nutting Ralph (USCCB Framework Courses I, II)

The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ. 2012. Joanna Dailey (V)

Junior current use at Newman

Church History: apostolic times to today. 2013. Gloria Shahin w. Joanna Dailey (B)

Christian Morality: our response to God’s love. 2012. Brian Singer-Thomas (VI)

Senior current use at Newman

Answering God’s Call. 2013. Jenna M. Cooper w. Fr. Luke Sweeney, Joanna Dailey (D)

Catholic Social Teaching: Christian life in society. 2012. Brian Singer-Thomas (C)

Titles in Living in Christ series not currently used at Newman

The Church: Christ in the World Today By Martin C. Albl AND 2nd ed. by Martin C. Albl, Christine Schmertz Navarro and Joanna Dailey 

The Paschal Mystery: Christ's Mission of Salvation By Brian Singer-Towns 1st and 2nd editions

Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible By Carrie J. Schroeder 1st and 2nd editions

The Bible: The Living Word of God By Robert Rabe AND The Living Word: The Revelation of God's Love 2nd ed, by Robert Rabe

The Primary Source Reader Series (@$14.50) not currently used at Newman: 

Revelation and Sacred Scripture By Timothy Milinovich

Who Is Jesus Christ? By Maura Thompson Hagarty and Robert Feduccia

The Paschal Mystery By Lorraine Kilmartin

Christ's Mission Through the Church By Robert Brancatelli

Encountering Christ in the Sacraments By Robert Feduccia

Christian Moral Life By Ann Nunes

The Horizons Program  not currently used at Newman

A high school parish religion program offering flexibility in designing course syllabi and retreats; Thomas Zanzig, series editor.

6 Core Courses

• Growing in Wisdom, Age, and Grace By Marilyn Kielbasa Grade 9. The foundational core course suggested for ninth-graders. Explore two themes that hold great appeal and significance for adolescents: personal identity and relationships. The content and strategies in the course help establish the sense of trust and community upon which the entire program can be built.
• Jesus: His Message and Mission By Thomas Zanzig 9-10. Grounded in solid Scripture scholarship and contemporary Church teaching, includes these central themes: the Gospels as a privileged source of information about Jesus; the significance of the Reign of God in Jesus' proclamation and ministry; Jesus' roles as teacher and healer; the meaning of his death and Resurrection; the Church as a Spirit-filled community of believers.
• The Church: Its Wisdom, Works, and Worship By Thomas Zanzig 9-10. Beliefs and practices at the heart of Roman Catholicism: (1) its wisdom (central dogmas and doctrines); (2) its works (vision of the moral life); and (3) its worship, (sacramental life.) Closes with a discussion of the dynamics of the spiritual life and challenges young people to live out their Baptism as Catholics.
• The Bible: Power and Promise By Brian Singer-Towns  11-12. Solid grounding in the Catholic understanding and interpretation of the Bible. A highly creative and effective invitation to make the Bible a vital part of our continuing spiritual journey.
• The Challenge of Discipleship By Marilyn Kielbasa  11-12. The call to conversion entails reflecting on four recurring movements of the conversion process: spiritual hunger, search, awakening, and response. Through this course young people are challenged to follow Jesus and embrace discipleship as a way of responding to the deepest hungers of their heart.
• Moving On Embracing the Future By Michael Theisen 12. Designed for use with seniors, focusing on the major challenges facing young people as they move from adolescence into young adulthood.

22 Minicourses (3 sessions)

• Finding Your Personal Style By Marilyn Kielbasa  9-10. Invites participants to explore and embrace their own personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. The course then challenges them to strive for balance, integrity, and wholeness as persons and presents Jesus as the model of the fully mature person.
• Keeping a Journal By Marilyn Kielbasa  9-12. Three highly creative and engaging sessions introduce the value of journal-keeping to encounter a deeper self and a personal God, and a wide variety of writing techniques and strategies. Prior experience not required.
• Parent-Teen Relationships By Gail Daniels Hassett  9-10. Skills and practive to explore the changing dynamics of family interaction and grow in ability to communicate with parents to enhance the quality of this relationship.
• Praying All Ways By Judith Dunlap  9-10. Helps young people grow in their understanding of the nature of prayer and invites them to explore a variety of prayer forms and styles to learn and practice.
• Sacraments: Celebrating the Sacred By Marilyn Kielbasa  9-10. Grounded in the life experience growing in sacramental awareness is being mindful of and responsive to God's presence as celebrated in ritual prayer experiences.
• Sexuality: Challenges and Choices By Michael Theisen  9-10. Solid guidance on the multiple dimensions of human sexuality—physiological, interpersonal, cultural, ethical, and spiritual—offered within the context of Christian faith and values; optional parent component.
• Believing in a Media Culture By Gretchen Hailer, RSHM  9-12. Learn skills to interact with and critically assess mixed messages of television, movies, music, magazines, and computer technologies in healthful ways, grounded in Gospel values. 
• Christian Meditation for Beginners By Thomas Zanzig 9-12. Designed for young seekers of a deeper life. Do simple daily exercises to learn elements and skills of meditation, and share these experiences in three group sessions. 
• Dating and Love By Michael Theisen  9-10. For those who date as well as those who are only curious about dating—to deal with issues within the context of Christian faith: self-esteem, the difference between infatuation and love, discovering one's self-identity through human relationships.
• Deciding as a Christian By Brian Singer-Towns  9-10. Practice moral decision-making skills in real-life situations, moral dilemmas, case studies and simulations, plus presentation and discussion of Catholic faith responses. 
• Exploring Catholicism By Michael Theisen  9-12. 11 independent strategies related to various dimensions of Catholic life and practice: sacramentals, the liturgical year, the role of Mary, Church history, and more.
• Taking Charge: Managing Life's Struggles By Marilyn Kielbasa and Michael Theisen  9-12. Provides the understanding and practical skills not only to survive but to thrive as persons who can deal with stress in healthful ways.
• Becoming a Peacemaker By Gail Daniels Hassett  11-12. Making the Christian vision of shalom a reality that begins within each person and then expand to the world of personal and group relationships.
• Challenges to Christian Spirituality By Nancy Marrocco  11-12. Discern between healthy and unhealthy religious practices and pursue spiritual health in a complex and often confusing world.
• Death, Grief, and Christian Hope By Nancy Marrocco  11-12. Explores the meaning of the Paschal Mystery while dealing with issues such as death-denial, the acceptance of loss, the Christian concept of afterlife, and basic skills for grieving. Encounter Jesus as someone who faced death and profoundly changed it—through his love.
• Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels By Nancy Marrocco  11-12. Deepen relationship with Jesus Christ by exploring key Gospel stories about him: the man born blind, the woman at the well, and the rich man.
• Justice: Building God's Reign By Karen Emmerich  11-12. Develop the attitudes, skills, and habits that can lead to a lifelong commitment to envisioning and creating a just world in light of Catholic teaching on various social issues.
• Paul: The Man and the Message By Brian Singer-Towns  11-12. Appreciate the life and writings of the person that some have called the "second founder" of Christianity as a means to a deeper appreciation of God's love and saving power in your own life.
• Life-Giving Relationships By Carole Goodwin  11-12. Expand the definition of relationship to include all connections with family, friends, and acquaintances. True intimacy is more about mutual trust, openness, and growth than about "having sex." Identify unhealthy relationships and make choices to build healthy relationships in the future.
• Senior Year: Last Things and Lasting Things By Carole Goodwin  12. Explores the emotions and tasks that come with achieving the milestone of high school graduation. Name, embrace, and ritualize the "lasting things"—the memories, learnings, and love we take with us from our various nests as we continue life's journey.
• Stewardship: Creating the Future By Marilyn Kielbasa  11-12. Invites older adolescents to reflect on the gifts of time, talent, and treasure entrusted to them by God. Hear about traditional lifestyle choices, search the Scriptures for guidance in addressing cultural values, consider what it means to be both steward and servant in God's Reign, and to remain open to the movement of the Spirit and to the surprise of God's grace.
• Young Adult Faith By Nancy Marrocco  11-12. Skills for owning the faith journey and seeking concrete ways to nurture ongoing faith formation. Identify preferred images of God and personally satisfying approaches to prayer with hope and confidence.

Veritas Religion 

Veritas is Ireland’s leading religious publisher and retailer, publishing  over 40 books each year in the areas of theology, scripture, prayer, spirituality, parenting, counselling, children’s issues, social commentary and liturgical resource, plus religious education texts for primary and post-primary schools, which are used throughout Ireland, as well as in Scotland.

Credo Series   Brochure  not currently used at Newman

• A comprehensive presentation of the Catholic Faith for high school students that meets the needs of 21st century learners.
• 6 texts address concepts of the 6 core courses outlined in the USCCB Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for Young People of High School Age, and have been found to be in conformity with the USCCB Protocols.
• Built on the integration of process and content to open high school students to an understanding of the richness of the Catholic faith tradition and challenge them to live it, moving the learner to an active faith using the Shared Christian Praxis pedagogy of Thomas Groome.
• Provides young people with a faith-centered framework within which they will find meaning and purpose for their lives.
• Outcomes are divided into Learning outcomes and Formation outcomes for an equal emphasis on learning and living the Catholic faith.
• Every student is respected in a variety of opportunities and experiences offered to reach the diversity and individuality of each student.
• Christological Focus - The content goes beyond the requirements to include the breadth and depth of the Catholic Christian story.
• Social Justice Strand - Teachings about social justice are integrated throughout.
• Geared to the digital natives of our times, Credo accesses technology where it can best enhance and enliven both information and formation aspects.
• ...for the teacher: professional development, personal enrichment, Credo in-service, chapter resources including PowerPoints, assessments, notes, links, activity bank, prayers, interactive student feedback facility and much more!
• ...for the student: chapter connections, chapter activities, interactive features, assessments, and much more!
• ...for the home/parish: Credo connections, additional resources for home and parish use,  interactive connections, liturgical resources, and much more!

FaithConnect

An exciting new project that aims to involve teens in the process of religious education using an online medium. The web content is also available in a textbook, and is based on the Section A module of the religion syllabus used in Ireland. (Click HERE for a 170 page Teacher Guide for the syllabus.) 

Section A: The search for meaning and values

1.1 The contemporary context

1.2 The tradition of search

2.1 The language of symbol

2.2 The tradition of response

3.1 The gods of the ancients

3.2 The concept of revelation

3.3 Naming God, past and present

4.1 Religion as a source of communal values

4.2 Secular sources of communal values

An annual license ($335 for two years if ordered by September 30, 2016) gains access to the website for teachers to use the resources, project the content, and set up an unlimited number of student accounts for their school. A student account provides access to the FaithConnect content, a personal profile page, online workbook, journal and blog, plus prayer and inspiration resources. Student work can be downloaded and saved at the end of the year.

Teacher features include tools to manage student accounts, a Class Noticeboard and individual student feedback, a Discussion Forum with other teachers, and tools to tag, catalogue and upload student AV reflections.

Midwest Theological Forum

The Didache Series  copies available at Newman

The Didache Series takes its name from the first known Christian catechesis and the earliest known Christian writing outside of Scripture, the Didache [DID-uh-kay] written in the first century. The name of the work, Didache, is appropriate because it comes from the Greek word for “teaching” and indicates that this writing contains the teaching of the Apostles and, as such, it is the teaching of the Church.

The Didache Series, offers 4 full year courses; 6 core and 4 elective semester courses; and 8 parish editions. Based on the USCCB high school curricula guidelines, the series presents the life and doctrine of the Catholic Church in the context of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the teachings of Vatican II, and draws from Sacred Scripture, the lives of the Saints, and the Doctors and Fathers of the Church.