Book of the Month

February 2010

Life of Jesus in Icons is a collection of 30 precious icons from the Bible of Tbilisi which are reproduced in this attractive book. The icons portray the life of Jesus from the announcement of his birth to the moment of his Ascension into heaven. After a useful introduction on how to read icons, a full-page color reproduction of each icon is included along with the relevant Scripture text and a commentary written by the noted biblical scholar, Francis J. Moloney, SDB. Beautifully presented, this full-color book is ideal for meditation, reflection, or gift giving.

March 2010

First Fruits of Prayer Join Frederica Mathewes-Green on a guided retreat - ideal for the Lenten Season. This is orthodox text that will enrich your experience of spirituality and prayer. First Fruits of Prayer will bring readers into the prayer experience of first millennium Christianity through immersion in this fascinating text, a poetic hymn written in the eighth century. This extraordinarily beautiful work, still chanted by Eastern Christians every Lent, weaves together Old and New Testament Scriptures with prayers of hope and repentance. It offers ancient ways of seeing Christ that will nevertheless feel new to most readers today. This insightful book offers readers an opportunity to walk through a classic text from the Christian East in a series of forty prayerful readings with accompanying commentary and questions for further reflection.

April 2010

The Jesse Tree by Geraldine McCaughrean
McCaughrean's fresh retellings of familiar Bible events and Willey's whimsical and striking illustrations create a rich and contemporary tale, perfect for reading anytime.
Annotation: McCaughrean's fresh retellings of familiar Bible events and Willey's whimsical and striking illustrations create a rich and contemporary tale, perfect for reading during Advent or anytime.

May 2010

Seeking Life by Ester De Waal focuses on the prologue to the Rule of Saint Benedict and shows how it contains the clues needed to both understand and live by the vows made at baptism. She draws out enduring spiritual teaching on how to live when reborn of water and the spirit.

June 2010

Three In One by Joanne Marxhausen
The concept of the Holy Trinity is not easy to grasp, even for adults. Joanne Marxhausen has chosen an excellent comparison of an apple and its parts to help children understand. Just as an apple is made up of different sections, they are all parts of one tree.

July 2010

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is the first of a series that follows the young orphan Peter and his mates as they are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff in this fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure. The Starcatchers Series contains tales that precede the beloved tale of Peter Pan. The following volumes find Peter and Tinker Bell leaving the relative safety of Mollusk Island for the cold, damp streets of London. In the action-packed third installment of the Starcatchers series, Peter and Molly find themselves in the dangerous land of Rundoon, and once again are pitted against the evil shadow-creature Lord Ombra. The fourth installment takes place in 1901.Annotation: Peter and Tinker Bell leave the relative safety of Mollusk Island for the cold, damp streets of London in this bestselling sequel to "Peter and the Starcatchers." Illustration.

Annotation: Now in paperback, this #1 BookSense Pick follows the young orphan Peter and his mates as they are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff in this fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure.

Molly is now married to George Darling and is raising Wendy, Michael, and John. James, one of Peter's original Lost Boys, tells Molly about the Others, creatures that are determined to find a cache of starstuff hidden in an underground vault which has only one key: the Sword of Mercy, a legendary weapon. Annotation: In this action-packed third installment in the Starcatchers series, Peter and Molly find themselves in the dangerous land of Rundoon, and once again are pitted against the evil shadow-creature Lord Ombra. Illustrations.

August 2010

Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape , a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below". Wildly comic, deadly serious and strikingly original, C. S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old devil to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation, and triumph over it, ever written.