Spend Advent with Heather Khym
Embark on a transformative journey this Advent with Heather Khym, cohost of the Abiding Together podcast, as she extends a heartfelt invitation to embrace stillness and silence amid life’s chaos, allowing God to dwell in the depths of your being. While the world moves at an ever-faster pace, Heather encourages you to pull back from the hustle and create space for our Savior to come into every area of your life—to transform and heal it through his love.
Encountering Emmanuel is perfect for both individual and group use. Free companion videos and a downloadable leader’s guide are available at avemariapress.com.
Prayer Journals for Advent
Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ.
Join Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, in this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation with stunning original art by Josiah Henley of Heart of IESVS. Free weekly companion videos, a downloadable discussion guide, and other resources make this book perfect for parish-wide, individual, and book club use leading up to Christmas.
You have a choice this Advent: Get caught up in the annual rush of shopping, decorating, and parties or slow down and take a few minutes each day to remember who this season is really about—Jesus.
In Adore, popular author and speaker Fr. John Burns and illustrator Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie will help you reclaim the sacred sense of longing and joyful hope at the heart of Advent, focusing on a new theme each week that you can relate to your own life.
Join Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR—founder of Corazón Puro—on a journey led by the saints and the Holy Family to prepare yourself to enter into the story of Christ’s birth through prayer, charity, and joyful acts of service.
Prepare Your Heart features stunning original art by Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie, along with daily meditations on a passage from scripture, reflection questions, prayer, and space for journaling and notetaking. Also available in Spanish.
New Daily Devotionals
Grow closer to the Lord this Advent and Christmas as you lift up your voice in song using this unique and inspiring devotional.
From timeless hymns and classics to carols you remember from childhood, Let Heaven and Nature Sing will prepare you for the coming of our Lord and Savior. In just a few minutes each day, immerse yourself in prayer and reflection, guided by the lyrics and music of such seasonal hymns as “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” “Ave Maria,” “La Guadalupana,” “O Come, Divine Messiah,” “Silent Night,” “What Child Is This?,” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”
While most Catholics have an awareness of Lenten practices, we often don’t know what to do during Advent—even if we know both seasons are times of preparation. On top of this, the holiday season arrives with its own busy rhythms with family and friends. Many of us know that Advent is supposed to be a special season, but we are so pre-occupied with getting ready for the holidays that we fail to benefit from it.
Find Peace in Advent! by Gary Zimak will enable you to deepen your relationship with Jesus and find peace during one of the most stressful times of the year.
This Advent, Lisa M. Hendey invites you to spend just five minutes a day to experience the centuries-old tradition of lighting candles around an Advent wreath in prayer with family and friends.
Youth ministry experts Katie Prejean McGrady and Tommy McGrady offer devotions for Advent and Christmas that help teens make sense of the things that matter most in their lives such as relationships, their future, and coping with stress.
Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio combines stories about the saint known for his stigmata and ability to bilocate with scripture and prayer to help you experience Advent—Padre Pio’s favorite season—with greater hope and joy.
