Facing Illness, Finding Peace  

Nancy Groves

This book is particularly for someone who has just been diagnosed with a serious or chronic illness. It addresses both the person and their loved ones as they face this life-altering experience. Facing Illness, Finding Peace is meant to be a companion, a guide through the different stages of dealing with a difficult diagnoses. It includes first person narrations addressing one’s experience, reflection questions, and prayers. This book has been a favorite with chaplains because it’s small, comforting, and extremely helpful in keeping the reader from feeling isolated. I have a friend who read the book aloud to his mother who was terminally ill. It became a springboard for quiet hope and peaceful times together. learn more<<

How to Handle Worry—A Catholic Approach

Marshall Cook

Stress. It’s unavoidable these days. Bestselling author Marshall Cook guides the reader from worry to harmony. He draws on our faith, leads the reader to bring their burdens to God in prayer, and offers practical suggestions with faith and insight. During these stress-filled recession days, this book is gold.  learn more<<

How to Handle Worry Workbook—Praying Your Way Through Anxiety

Marshall Cook

For the stressed, this book offers a practical path of prayer and reflection to attain lasting peace and harmony. A great feature of this book is the step-by-step instructions to guide you through difficult times, searching for the root of your specific anxieties so that you can create your own unique strategies for managing stress. learn more<<

Surviving Depression—A Catholic Approach 

Sr. Kathryn James, fsp

Based on the personal experience of the author. A holistic approach to depression which includes information ranging from identifying and diagnosing depression, lifestyle considerations, therapy and medication, spirituality and spiritual direction, sacraments and faith, relationships with friends and family, and more. Many readers have been helped by reading the lives of saints throughout the book, saints who themselves struggled with depression and left us valuable advice and example. Excellent for those hungering for more than therapy or medication as they face difficult times in their life. In the interests of full disclosure, I wrote this book.  learn more<<

Surviving Depression Journal

Sr. Kathryn James, fsp

It is hard to pray when one is suffering with depression or one can’t feel God’s love. So many whom I’ve spoken with this suffer acutely with this seeming absence of God in their struggle. This book is a companion during those difficult days, leading one to rediscover God’s mercy and love. This can be used with Surviving Depression or it can be used by itself.  learn more<<

Prayers for Surviving Depression 

Sr. Kathryn James, fsp

Suggestions for praying when times are dark. Includes special meditations on the rosary and way of the cross, prayers from family members and friends, and ways to find God when prayer is impossible. This can be used with Surviving Depression or it can be used alone.   learn more<<

Tender Mercies—Prayers for Healing and Coping

Sr. Mary Peter Martin, FSP

This is one of the best companions out there for someone struggling with difficult circumstances or for those who love such individuals. Prayers to “hem in your day” in the morning and at evening, scriptural prayers of hope, mysteries of the rosary which focus our attention on the painful situations lived by Jesus and Mary with grace and hope, a way of the cross, prayers to Mary and other saintly intercessors, and prayers for healing and deliverance. Excellent for anyone dealing with issues of stress, anxiety, addition, grief and loss, depression, trauma, or recovery. Small and easy to keep at a bedside, in a pocketbook or briefcase so it’s always handy for those minutes here and there when we’re free enough to say a prayer.  learn more<<

Making Peace with Yourself—15 Steps to Spiritual Healing 

Sr. Kathryn James, fsp

Empty. Broken. Unfinished. Alone. We all find ourselves in this place at one point or another in our life, perhaps through unexpected illness, broken relationships, boredom, or struggles with faith. A friend of mine has given this book to people trying to heal their lives after trauma, and the step by step prayer guides in each chapter are what bring people back for more. In mysterious ways these times cause people to plumb the depths of the human spirit. An essential guide to making peace with life as it is and finding God in the midst of life’s confusion.  learn more<<

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