God’s call for us doesn’t end when we retire. In fact, many of our biblical saints were in their later years before God called them to the adventures for which we know them: leadership, new life, transformation, healing. Their lives demonstrate that true callings are discerned not simply through reason and circumstance but also through self-knowledge and conversation with God.In Answering God's Call, spiritual director Barbara Lee uses Scripture-focused pr...

Mary Magdalene is the narrator and principal character of this novel. She was the first person who saw the risen Jesus and was entrusted by him with the mission of informing his disciples--but they did not believe her. The New Testament tells little about her character except that she was generous and faithful. In this fictional retelling, she emerges as a woman of strength and integrity, struggling to be herself in a patriarchal society. In this she is a believable role model for marginal...

**2023 Illumination Book Awards Silver Medalist, Illness/Death/Dying2023 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, First Place, Books About Prayer2023 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, Honorable Mention, Grief and BereavementIT’S DIFFICULT TO PRAY DURING** times of suffering. Words simply may not come. You may feel angry or confused, and that can make it tough to turn to God. Well-meaning friends or family may offer suggestions like “Just be patient” or “...

Tension in the Tank meets us where we are on a faith journey that includes doubt and pain. Here is a voice that speaks to the beauty and value of interfaith understanding and liberal social values while digging deep into the heart of Christian mysticism. If we are living a spirituality that matters, it will affect the way we treat ourselves and the way we treat each other. Tension in the Tank is about faith that is relevant, secure, and ever-evolving. It is a guidebook for building meaning...

A handsome movie star in her kitchen, and a corpse in the swimming pool. Just your typical Monday morning....Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies.Do you like dogs, crafts, quirky friends, a slow-building romance between grown-ups who genuinely like ea...

Party of Twelve: Post 9/11 is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey of becoming the emissary for the Party of Twelve, a group of notable dead people, headed up by Albert Einstein.Their first book, Party of Twelve: The Afterlife Interviews, is a collection of conversations with some of the most famous figures of the 20th century who are now working together in Afterlife for world peace.Post 9/11 follows Barbara as she discovers she is a ...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?Camilla Stewart desperately needs to start over. Her ex-fiance ripped her off and disappeared, leaving behind his eight-year-old son. She soon finds herself out of gas in a tiny beach town with the lost boy in tow and the key to an abandoned cottage in her pocket. But there's more to the village of Pajaro Bay than meets the eye, including a handsome local cop poking into her busine...

The 2010 election was the most partisan and polarized in recent American history. Political partisanship trumped all other factors in voters’ decisions, and a desire for change drove many voters to the polls. Voters were conflicted — wanting candidates with government experience and candidates they saw as outsiders able to implement change. Amid this polarization and partisanship, voters’ views on gender and executive leadership shifted. Our 2010 polling and focus groups showed that gender...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?Alec O'Keeffe has made a life for himself as a successful single father and the mayor of Pajaro Bay. His days are full, but his nights are lonely. He swears he wouldn't change a thing about his life--except maybe the crazy outfit he agreed to wear as the village's Surfing Santa.But now that one woman who broke his heart is back in town, and she wants to see the child she ab...

Maggie's dog-training buddy drops off her German Shepherd for a play date–then disappears. Soon Maggie begins to wonder if her friend could be leading a deadly double life.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….Do you like dogs, crafts, quirky...

Maggie's buddy Nora is charged with trying to murder her younger boy toy husband, and Maggie is sure it's a bum rap. But to clear her friend's name, she's going to have to break a few rules herself….Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies….Do yo...

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay?Robin Brenham has a great life. She came to Pajaro Bay several years ago, and quickly carved out a career as an expert on the village's famous eccentric cottages. She's got a great circle of friends, is well-respected in the community… but no one knows the real reason she moved to town.Her earliest memory is of sitting on the floor in a cottage in Pajaro Bay, while her moth...