Off The Shelf

We wrap up 2019 with my good friend Mike Aquilina. Join us as we take a look at the importance of the Eucharist to the early Church and in turn to us today. Make it a point in 2020 to increase your love of the Eucharist. Check out Mike's book   The Eucharist Foretold: The Lost Prophecy of Malachi .

At some point every one of us has heard things like: "How can you believe that? Don't you know the Bible says..." As Catholics we are challenged for what we believe and we must be prepared to meet that challenge. Karlo Broussard joins ,e this week to offer some advice on how to meet those challenges head on but in a charitable way. Grab his book  Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs  here .

The season of Advent is in full swing and this week I wanted to share a special novena with you. Join Bill Snyder and I as we discuss his novena devotional A Contemplative Las Posadas. This novena is based upon a traditional devotional done annually in Mexico. Get your copy   here . 

Money is one of the toughest topics to deal with or discuss as a parish and for good reason. People don;t want to be "preached" to about money. But how do we get around this so that parishes get what they need to function properly. Father Michael White joins me this week to discuss creative ways to broach this subject. We discuss his latest book written with co-author Tom Corcoran  ChurchMoney: Rebuilding The Way We Fund Our Mission .Get your copy  here .