He Speaks to You

Sr Helena's new book!

Who is "He"? That would be the Lord. And who are "you"? For this new book, written by Chicago's own Sr Helena Burns, the addressee of God's daily message (a page a day for a year) is a typical young woman, hovering around college age or just beyond.

Actually, the message or theme written in God's name is very short. The real word of the Lord comes right after, in a snippet of Scripture. Then "Words of Wisdom" from a Sister who draws from her own community's charism, spirituality and experience; a suggestion for living the message in a practical way that day ("for the Martha" types, Sr Helena says), and a brief prayer to sum it all up ("for the Mary" types).

 It's a little late, but not too late, to include "He Speaks to You" as a gift for the Class of 2012; keep it in mind for the young women--and the youth ministers--you meet!

Take a look inside the book!

The Year's Best Sellers!

Although there are 14 Pauline Book & Media centers, a publishing house, a Spanish language distribution center and an outreach ministry to the Portuguese-language communities in the U.S., you still may not have easy access to our ministry outside of our various online services. And, knowing that every book or media product our centers feature was carefully reviewed for authentically communicating the teachings of the Church, you might really miss that opportunity for browsing through a curated collection of books and other media.

What to do?

Of course, the first place you can go is our online store.

Or you can go to your fellow customers.

Here is a "customer-curated list" of the top selling titles in our top categories, from our busiest bookstores, for the current year. 

Price information is from our database and may not correspond to the link (these things change); the 5-letter code refers to the publisher or primary distributor. Sorry about the "all caps" listing; that's how the data was entered!

Movies PADRE PIO MIRACLE MAN $24.95 THERESE $19.99 JESUS OF NAZARETH $19.99 SONG OF BERNADETTE $14.99 VISION ST RITA $24.95 IGNATI ST JOHN BOSCO $24.95 IGNATI SCARLET and THE BLACK $14.99 VISION DAY THE SUN DANCED $14.99 VISION MIRACLE OF MARCELINO $19.95 IGNATI Audio PRAY THE ROSARY 2V SET (FSP) $19.95 PBMJP MARY DID YOU KNOW (FSP) $16.95 PBMJP ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET VINNY FLYNN $14.00 ADORATION EUCHARISTIC HYMNS (FSP) $16.95 PBMJP ADORATION II (FSP) $16.95 PBMJP SACRED ARIAS, BOCELLI ANDREA $18.95 IGNATI Bibles GOOD NEWS NEW TESTAMENT POCKET $6.95 CATHOL PSALMS NEW CATHOLIC VERSION $7.95 CATHOL BIBLE NEW TESTAMENT VEST POCKE $6.95 CATHOL GOOD NEWS BIBLE with DEUT/APOC $8.76 AMBSO Catholic Teachings NA CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC CHURCH (pocket) $8.99 RANDOM COMPENDIUM CCC USCCB $14.95 OURSUN BASIC CATECHISM HILL SR LEA $9.95 PBMJP CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC CHURCH $24.95 OURSUN SHARING THE FAITH WITH YOUR CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 4 CHANDLER $5.99 LIGUO LAMBS SUPPER HAHN SCOTT $22.00 RANDOM WE BELIEVE (NEW EDITION) LUKEFAHR OSCAR $9.99 LIGUOR US CATHOLIC CATECHISM FOR ADULTS USCCB $24.95 OURSUN WHY GO TO CONFESSION FORTE BRUNO $4.95 PBMJP HANDBOOK FOR TODAYS CATHOLIC N/A $4.99 LIGUOR THEOLOGY OF THE BODY MADE SIMPLE PERCY ANTHONY $9.95 PBMJP

Church Library GOD IS LOVE (DEUS CARITAS EST BENEDICT XVI $6.95 PBMJP EVANGELIZATION IN THE MODERN WORLD PAUL VI $4.95 PBMJP CHRISTIAN MEANING HUMAN SUFFERING JOHN PAUL II $4.95 PBMJP GOSPEL OF LIFE (PB) EVANGELIUM JOHN PAUL II $7.95 PBMJP SPLENDOR OF TRUTH VERITATIS SPLENDOR JOHN PAUL II $6.95 PBMJP RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH & REASON JOHN PAUL II $7.95 PBMJP MAN AND WOMAN HE CREATED THEM JOHN PAUL II $29.95 PBMJP D OGM CONST ON CHURCH LUMEN GENTIUM VATICAN II $5.95 PBMJP Biography DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL DIARY PB, ST M FAUSTINA KOWALSKA $7.95 CATWOR LEFT TO TELL (PB), ILIBAGIZA IMMACULEE $14.95 INGRSP STORY OF A SOUL (PB) AUTOBIOGR ST THERESE LISIEUX $11.00 RANDOM DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL, ST FAUSTINA KOWALSKA $15.95 CATWOR BLESSED PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI DI LORENZO MARIA $9.95 PBMJP STORY OF A SOUL AUTOBIOGRAPHY ST THERESE LISIEUX $13.95 ICSPUB SECRETS OF A SOUL PADRE PIO PADRE PIO $13.95 PBMJP ROME SWEET HOME HAHN SCOTT $15.95 IG Marian PREPARATION FOR TOTAL CONSECRATION, MONTFORT $5.00 MONTFO ROSARY NOVENAS TO OUR LADY, LACY CHARLES $4.95 INGRSP SCRIPTURAL ROSARY (CL) $9.95 CHRICE TRUE DEVOTION TO MARY (PB), MONTFORT $9.95 JOHN PAUL II (CL) MARIAN TREASURY,  JOHN PAUL II $17.95 PBMJP Personal Growth MAKING PEACE WITH YOURSELF,  HERMES KATHRYN JAMES $12.95 PBMJP TENDER MERCIES MARTIN MARY PETER $9.95 PBMJP HOW TO HANDLE WORRY,  COOK MARSHALL $12.95 PBMJP Prayerbooks SHORTER CHRISTIAN PRAYER $14.95 CATHOL CHRISTIAN PRAYER (1 vol) $37.00 CATHOL BREAD OF LIFE ADORATION PRAYERS, CURLEY and RATLIFF $16.95 PBMJP BENEDICT XVI (CL) WAY OF CROSS, BENEDICT XVI $19.95 PBMJP

Spirituality MY DAILY BREAD, PAONE $8.50 CONFRA MARYS WAY OF CROSS (PB), FRISK M JEAN $4.95 PBMJP 138 HEALING PRAYERS, TESORIERO BART (ED) $4.95 AUTOM RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON (PB), NOUWEN HENRI $16.00 RANDOM GOD CALLING (SMALL PAPER), RUSSELL $5.99 INGRSP IMITATION OF CHRIST KEMPIS THOMAS $8.75 CATHOL MY COMPLETE ROSARY PRAYER, TESORIERO BART (ED) $4.95 AUTOM HE and I, BOSSIS GABRIELLE $16.95 PBMJP WAY TO LOVE (PB) , DEMELLO ANTHONY $7.99 RANDOM ABANDONMENT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE, DE CAUSSADE JEAN PIERRE $13.25 CATHOLIC NOVENAS, TESORIERO BART (ED) $4.95 AUTOM IMITATION OF CHRIST GIANT PRINT, KEMPIS THOMAS $11.95 CATHOL Children: Bible stories BIBLE FOR LITTLE ONES BOARD BK $15.95 PBMJP MY BIBLE (CL) THE STORY OF GOD'S LOVE WRIGHT MELISSA $24.95 PBMJP MY FIRST BIBLE BOARD BOOK OTTAVIANI ETTORINA $15.95 PBMJP BIBLE FOR YOUNG CATHOLICS (CL) HEFFERNAN EILEEN $19.95 PBMJP CATHOLIC PICTURE BIBLE $9.95 CATHOL WHO IS JESUS (CL) ROCK LOIS $12.95 PBMJP MARYS BIG SURPRISE BOARD BOOK CHOI YOUNG-JIN $5.95 PBMJP Children: Prayer REMEMBRANCE OF MY 1ST COMM(WHITE REV) $15.95 PBMJP REMEMBRANCE OF MY 1ST COMM (BLK REV) $15.95 PBMJP I PRAY THE ROSARY, SCARFI MARGARET ROSE $4.95 PBMJP KIDS BOOK OF PRAYERS, HELLER ELIZABETH and DAVID $11.95 PBMJP JESUS WITH US, TARZIA ANTHONY $6.95 PBMJP ROSARY COMIC BOOK, YANG GENE $6.95 PBMJP BABY COME TO CHURCH BOARD BK ESQUINALDO VIRGINIA $7.95 PBMJP

Children: Saints 57 STORIES OF SAINTS (PB), HEFFERNAN ANNE EILEEN $16.95 PBMJP BLESSED TERESA OF CALCUTTA, (E GLAVICH MARY KATHLEEN $7.95 PBMJP MY FIRST BOOK ABOUT MARY, ORFEO CHRISTINE $7.95 PBMJP LITTLE BOOK OF SAINTS V1, MULDOON KATHLEEN $4.95 PBMJP SAINTS FOR YOUNG V2 READERS, WALLACE and WRIGHT $15.95 PBMJP SAINTS FOR YOUNG V1 READERS, WALLACE and WRIGHT $15.95 PBMJP SAINTLY TALES and LEGENDS (CL) ROCK LOIS $16.95 PBMJP ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA FOR GREATER GLORY,  GIAIMO and JABLONSKI $7.95 PBMJP JOURNEYS WITH MARY (APPARITIONS BVM), DESANTIS ZERLINA $7.95 PBMJP ST MARTIN DE PORRES (PB), DEDOMENICO ELIZABETH M $7.95 PBMJP ST THERESE OF LISIEUX THE WAY, GLAVICH MARY KATHLEEN $7.95 PBMJP ST JUAN DIEGO and OL OF GUADALUPE,  NOBISSO JOSEPHINE $7.95 PBMJP BLESSED PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI, VAZQUEZ and DEAN $7.95 PBMJP Children: Various WHERE IS GOD BOARD BOOK, OELTJENBRUNS JONI $8.95 PBMJP 196 THANK YOU DEAR GOD (CL), TEBO MARY ELIZABETH $10.95 PBMJP WHAT DID BABY JESUS DO BOARD BK,  ESQUINALDO VIRGINIA GROWING IN LOVE (CL) MONGE MARLYN EVANGELINA $10.95 PBMJP KAROL FROM POLAND, WILSON M LEONORA $7.95 PBMJP 127 MY FIRST CHRISTMAS STICKER BK, WRIGHT and MACLEAN $7.95 PBMJP 122 MY FIRST EASTER STICKER BOOK, WRIGHT and MACLEAN $7.95 PBMJP Catehetical resources JESUS BRINGS US LIFE TEXT, HEFFERNAN $14.95 PBMJP 134 JESSE TREE KIT (REV) FSP $10.95 PBMJP ADVENT CHRISTMAS BOOK, ARBOGAST JOAN MARIE $14.95 PBMJP LENT EASTER BOOK (SPIRAL),  ARBOGAST JOAN MARIE $19.95 PBMJP BE SEALED CATECHIST GUIDE , SANTOS ROBERT $6.95 PBMJP Teens TEEN PRAYERS BY TEENS, COZZENS JUDITH H $11.95 PBMJP HANDBOOK FOR TODAYS CATHOLIC TEEN,  AUER JIM $4.99 LIGUOR GODS PLAN FOR YOU, HAJDUK DAVID $16.95 PBMJP

Advent Women's Retreat (Looking Ahead!)

It really is too soon to think about it, but not too soon to begin to plan for it: our Chicagoland Advent Women's Retreat has just secured Pat Gohn (coordinator of the "Among Women" podcast) as its director! It looks as though the retreat will center on the Women of the Bible. The retreat will be held, as usual, at St Peter's in the Loop, on the first Saturday of December (Dec. 1).

We filled up the sale cart with bargains, including a good selection of books and music in Spanish. Be sure to review the offerings soon!

Register now for Lenten Program!

Don't just watch Fr. Barron's "Catholicism"on DVD--engage it with others, using the extra study material with the help of an on-site guide!

Call (312.346.4228) or drop by to register.

Christmas Sale!

This is the week to get the last of our Nativity scenes, snow globes, ornaments, classroom gifts, Advent candles and Christmas books (including storybooks and sticker books) for 50% off.

While you're in, sign up for our Lenten program (which will extend through May 12): Every Saturday from Feb. 25-May 12, meet with other adults who want to brush up on their knowledge of Catholic faith, history and culture. We'll be watching Fr. Barron's Catholicism DVD series and then using the special study material to go more in depth. Chicago seminarian Dominic Clemente will facilitate the discussion, (Registration fee, $40; Study binder and text are optional.)

Pauline Author now Vicar General for Ordinariate

On January 1, the "Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter" was formally established for Anglican groups in the US who are entering into full communion with the Catholic Church. The Ordinary, Fr. Jeffrey Steenson, will be installed on Feb. 19. His Vicar General is Father Scott Hurd, like Fr. Steenson, a former Episcopalian priest; unlike Fr. Steenson, an author for Pauline Books & Media. (He's also a good friend of the Daughters of St. Paul in Alexandria, VA.)

Get Fr. Hurd's book on Forgiveness from Pauline, or right on your Kindle.