Allison Gingras is the creator and author of the Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women from Our Sunday Visitor. Allison shares her Catholic Faith with laughter and honesty, and how it is lived in the everyday, ordinary of life! She is an author, blogger, podcaster, and inspirational speaker. She is also the national WINE steward for WINE: Women in the New Evangelization.

Called by Name is a 365-day devotional designed to empower and equip you to draw near to Jesus and use your God-given gifts for the Church. With meditations on scripture and encouraging insights from popular Catholic authors and speakers in the WINE community, this is the perfect daily companion for women who want to connect with the heart of Jesus and live every day in the light of his truth and love.

You can tell the end of the school year really threw me for a loop since I am way behind on sharing my Cath-Lit Live! episodes on the blog. Be ready for several of these to hit your inbox over the next few weeks.

Carolyn Astfalk resides with her husband and four children in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where it smells like either chocolate or manure, depending on wind direction. She is the author of five contemporary Catholic romances. Carolyn is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild, Catholic Teen Books, Pennwriters, and is a CatholicMom.com contributor.

Treasures: Visible and Invisible is a collection of short stories by eight CatholicTeenBooks.com authors. A teen boy sets out to save a friend from pagan druids, but maybe he’s the one who needs saving. Between an unearthed treasure and a visit from Heaven, a young monk is in for the surprise of his life! A young girl seeks a mysterious treasure that holds the key to granting a nun’s dying wish. Honora is desperate—then a peculiar clover and a mysterious young man change everything. William’s weekend job is a little gift from heaven, but now his family needs a real miracle. When threatened by mobsters, Grace receives help from a surprising source. Alone and afraid, a young girl finds friendship in a stranger. But could this boy be trouble? Kyle was determined to save the precious relic–but now his whole family is in danger.

Antony Barone Kolenc is the author of “The Harwood Mysteries,” an exciting historical-fiction series for youth published by Loyola Press. He is a long-time member of the Catholic Writers Guild (CWG), and his novels all have the CWG Seal of Approval. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps after 21 years of military service. He is a law professor who has been published in numerous journals and magazines, and he speaks at legal, writing, and home education events. He and his wife, Alisa, are the parents of five children and three wonderful grandchildren.

In this second book in “The Harwood Mysteries” series, Xan and Brother Andrew leave the abbey and travel the perilous road to Lincoln, accompanied by a dangerous prisoner. Struggling with doubt and unable to forgive, Xan must face his greatest challenge yet–but will it come from within himself or the dark cathedral rumored to be haunted?

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Author Maddie Evans has lived in three New England states for over two decades. When she’s not spending time with her family, she’s running or doing things with yarn.

A few months ago, I brought you the first book in Maddie Evans’s Castleton String Quartet trilogy.

In the final book of this series, first violinist Lindsey struggles to keep her quartet going in the face of disaster, while her second violinist fights her at every turn.

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Erin Broestl is the Editor of Perpetual Light Publishing, and the author of God Made the Moonlight. She is a Catholic wife and homeschooling mother of 8. She loves reading, skiing, and playing music with her family.

In this read-aloud for ages 0 to 5, children embark upon on a journey steeped in the magical wonder of the moon and its Creator. A young girl travels from the city to the country, describing phases and aspects of the moonlight with a heartfelt understanding of beauty. “God put it there for all to see, but especially because He loves me.” Jean Schoonover- Egolf’s watercolor illustrations delight on this journey of simple faith and family life.

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