 This week on Off the Shelf we're talking about the liturgical year. Kendra Tierney is back to discuss her follow up to The Catholic All Year Compendium. This time around she has compiled an AWESOME resource for prayer that includes monthly prayer suggestions including simple prayers, novenas, litanies, and everything in between. This will quickly become your go to prayer companion. Find out how Kendra has integrated prayer into her own family life and how you can too! Grab your copy of The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion: The Liturgical Year in Practice here.

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Off the Shelf - Episode 221 with Kendra Tierney

 This week on Off the Shelf Christine Wohar, founder of FrassatiUSA, shares some insight with us on her favorite soon to be saint (hopefully) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Join us as we discuss why this virtuous man who died way too young at 24 is a stellar example of how we should live. Check out Christine's new book Finding Frassati and Following His Path to Holiness here.

Off the Shelf - Episode 220 with Christine Wohar

 This week on Off the Shelf we peel back the layers of wokeness. Our country and our world are  in serious trouble. The woke ideology has placed God on the backburner, ignited rage among individuals, and coerced people to blindly follow the crowd. Noelle Mering joins me this week to break down how wokeness has latched onto society and what we need  to do to fix it. Check Noelle's latest book Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 219 with Noelle Mering

 This week on Off the Shelf we take a unique look into the very real world of the demonic. My guest Father Stephen Rosetti is quite familiar with this subject as he himself is an exorcist. Join us as we discuss his book Diary of an American Exorcist: Demons, Possession, and the modern-day Battle Against Evil. get your copy here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 218 with Fr. Stephen Rosetti

 This week on Off the Shelf Father Sebastain Walshe joins me to discuss the rising issue of young adults leaving the Catholic faith. Listen in as we cover some of the reasons why this is happening and what parents can do to bring their kids back. Hint...don't smother them to start! Check out Father's book Always a Catholic - How to Keep Your Kids in the Faith for Life- and Bring Them Back If They Have Strayed here.

Off the Shelf - Episode 217 with Fr. Sebastian Walshe

 Just in time for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Father Thomas Dailey joins me to discuss this great feast. Learn about the history of the Sacred Heart and why it's such an important devotion. We also cover his fantastic book Behold This Heart. In all my years as a book reviewer his book is the BEST resource on the Sacred Heart. Get your copy here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 216 with Fr. Thomas Dailey

 This week on Off the Shelf it's all about miracles. God still speaks to us today through miracles we just need to be careful we do obsess over them before they are proven legitimate. Adam Blai returns to discuss the various forms miracles present themselves in and how we should carefully discern their authenticity. Get Adams' latest book The Catholic Guide to Miracles: Separating the Authentic from the Counterfeit here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 215 with Adam Blai

Off the Shelf - Episode 215 with Adam Blah

 The Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic faith. Through  the centuries many have written of its importance and now a fantastic new book has come out that compiles 365 of them. Mystery of the Altar: Daily Meditations on the Eucharist is a must for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the Eucharist. Join Kenneth Howell and I as we discuss why the Eucharist should be the central focus point of our faith. Get your copy here.

Off the Shelf - Episode 214 with Kenneth Howell

 We are full swing into the year of Saint Joseph as declared by Pope Francis. This week I welcome Father Boniface Hicks to discuss his fantastic new book on Saint Joseph, Through the Heart of Saint Joseph. We take a look at various aspects of Saint Joseph and how we can apply them to our lives. Get your copy here.  

Off the Shelf - Episode 213 with Fr. Boniface Hicks

 Many people seem to have a personal notion of who they THINK Jesus is but it's not exactly what history and scripture says Jesus was. Cy Kellett has an amazing new book that tackles this issue called A Teacher of Strange Things- Who Jesus Was, What He Taught, and Why People Still Follow Him. Join us this week as we discuss the real Jesus and where society has steered wrong in their interpretation of Him. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 212 with Cy Kellett

 The world tries to tell us we will never be happy unless we accumulate more stuff, that we will never be good enough so why try, and that our success is measured by the size of our bank accounts. And that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the bad guidance it doles out! Following this path leads to a life of misery and frustration. We need to turn away from what the world tells us and lead a life filled with purpose. But how? Kaiser Johnson joins me this week to discuss what he has discovered in his own life and how we can change ours for the better as well. Get a copy of Kasier's latest  How to Be Miserable and Alone: (Or Discover a Life That Truly Matters) here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 211 with Kaiser Johnson

 This week I am joined by Dan LeRoy, author of the fantastic new book Liberty’s Lions:The Catholic Revolutionaries Who Established America. We pull the veil back on time and take a look at the contributions of Catholics during the Revolutionary years. Often suppressed by history due to the general poor perception of Catholics in the colonies, there's a lot to learn here and you'll grow in greater appreciation of their many contributions. Get your copy of Liberty's Lions here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 210 with Dan LeRoy

 This week on Off the Shelf Steve Hemler returns to discuss the third book in his apologetics trilogy, Catholic Stories of Faith and Hope: How God Brings Good Out of Suffering. If there has ever been a time when we needed to understand this concept those times are now. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 209 with Steve Hemler

 We live in a pretty messed up world and the only thing that will fix is to refocus on God. But how do we know if we are doing religion right? Father Kirby returns this week to discuss his book Real Religion: How to Avoid False Faith and Worship God in Spirit and Truth. Get your copy here. 

Off the Shelf - Episode 208 with Fr. Kirby

Pete Socks is a converted Catholic still learning the faith after 21 years. He continues to learn the riches of our Faith through books. The passion to read has led to his ministry as a book reviewer for leading Catholic publishers. You can find his reviews and author interviews at The Catholic Book Blogger on the Patheos Catholic portal (www.catholicbookblogger.com).

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