A Spirit of Gratefulness Can Be Life-Changing, Muto Says
It’s providential that a book on gratefulness is being released during a time of intense division in the United States. In Gratefulness: The Habit of a Grace-Filled Life, Susan Muto, executive director of the Epiphany Association, explores how…
Prejean McGrady Invited to Represent USCCB at Pre-Synod Meeting in Rome
Ave Maria Press author Katie Prejean McGrady is one of three young Americans invited to Rome in March for a meeting that precedes the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.She will represent the United States Conference of…
Marian Theologian to Address Retailers at 2018 CMN Trade Show
Rev. Edward Looney, a priest in the diocese of Green Bay, will be the featured speaker for the annual retailer luncheon at the 2018 Catholic Marketing Network Trade Show.Fr. Looney will speak at noon on July 31, 2018, at the Lancaster County…
Peyton’s Cause for Sainthood Advances
Holy Cross priest Rev. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.—“the Rosary priest”—is another step closer to becoming a saint. He was declared venerable by Pope Francis on Monday, December 18, 2017.Peyton, who founded Family Rosary in 1942…
Wolfe Joins Ave Maria Press as Senior Editor, Trade Books
NOTRE DAME, Ind.—Jaymie Stuart Wolfe is joining the staff of Ave Maria Press as senior editor, trade books.“I am delighted that Jaymie is joining our team,“said Tom Grady, publisher. “She has a broad and informed knowledge…
Lacey Received $1 million Opus Prize
Ave Maria Press author Sr. Marilyn Lacey, RSM, has been awarded a $1 million Opus Prize for her work with Mercy Beyond Borders, which empowers women and girls in the South Sudan and Haiti to escape poverty by providing them with educational and…
Ave Author Msgr. Francis P. Friedl Dies at 99
Msgr. Francis P. Friedl, who authored Extraordinary Lives: Thirty-Four Priests Tell Their Stories for Ave Maria Press in 1998, died on September 18, 2017, in Dubuque, Iowa.Friedl, longtime faculty member and president of Loras College in Dubuque,…
Join Pope Francis in the Share the Journey Campaign for Migrants and Refugees
Pope Francis declared Sept. 7 to 13 a week of prayer and action for his Share the Journey campaign to support migrants and refugees.In conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities US, and Catholic Relief…
Vogt: Catholicism Is True, Good, and Beautiful
Many know Brandon Vogt because of his connection to Bishop Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, where Vogt serves as content director. But his back story as a convert to the Catholic faith is the foundation of his ministry—to…
Doyle Among Spirit of Holy Cross Recipients
The late Brian Doyle is among eight people receiving the annual Spirit of Holy Cross Award from the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers.Doyle, who died earlier this year, wrote the award-winning A Book of…