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Tinsel Talk: Fakery or Pleasantry?

By Ronda Chervin

Tinsel Talk: Fakery or Pleasantry? by Ronda Chervin explores the subtle ways everyday language can obscure truth through euphemism, exaggeration, and convention. Drawing from philosophy, spirituality, and lived experience, Chervin examines common expressions that soften, distort, or sentimentalize reality. With wit and pastoral insight, she invites readers into a mindful, charitable use of words—one that balances honesty with kindness and seeks to align speech with a deeper love of truth.

Paperback: $9.99 | Kindle: $4.99

 

TESTIMONIALS

“In Tinsel Talk, Chervin unveils the hidden moral weight of everyday language, calling us beyond superficial speech into truth spoken with love. A spiritually incisive and pastorally rich meditation on words that shape the soul.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ronda Chervin, PhD, is a professor of philosophy, widow, grandmother, and great grandmother. She has taught at Loyola Marymount University, St. John’s Seminary of Los Angeles, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Our Lady of Corpus Christi, and Holy Apostles Seminary and College. She is the author of numerous books about Catholic living and presents on EWTN and Catholic Radio. Most well-known of her books are The Way of Love, Treasury of Women Saints, Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering: How our Heroes in Faith Found Peace amid Sorrow, and, most recently, with co-author Albert Hughes: Escaping Anxiety on the Road to Spiritual Joy. 

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Our Befriending God

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TESTIMONIALS

“Fr. Dennis Billy’s Our Befriending God offers a theologically rich and pastorally compelling vision of holiness, inviting readers into authentic friendship with God through prayer, virtue, and a deeply personal encounter with divine love.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., is Professor Emeritus of the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and served as The Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair in Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. An American Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, Fr. Billy has advanced degrees from Harvard University, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), and the Graduate Theological Foundation. The author of numerous books and articles on a variety of religious topics, he is also active in his order’s retreat apostolate and in the ministry of spiritual direction.

 

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This Is the Hour by Dr. Marcus Peter is a compelling spiritual call to awaken to the urgency of the Christian life. Rooted in Scripture and salvation history, it explores Christ’s “hour” as the decisive moment of redemption through the Cross, Resurrection, and Ascension. With theological depth and pastoral intensity, the book challenges readers to reject spiritual complacency, embrace repentance, and live with renewed fidelity, recognizing that now—this very moment—is the appointed time to respond fully to God’s grace.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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This meditation booklet by Dr. Matthew A. Tsakanikas offers theologically rich reflections on the Luminous Mysteries, emphasizing the call to share in God’s divine life through Christ as “partakers of the Holy Spirit” (Heb 6:4). Rooted in Scripture, the Catechism, and the mystical tradition, it invites readers to deepen their desire for holiness by contemplating Jesus with Mary. Each meditation connects doctrine with prayer, guiding believers toward conversion, participation in the Holy Spirit, beatitude and growth in union with God.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Overcome with Paschal Joy: Carrying your Cross in the Joy of the Paschal Mystery

by Rev. Matthew Pohlman

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TESTIMONIALS

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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By Fr. Michael Najim

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TESTIMONIALS

“Father Najim has written a very fine collection of letters in the tradition of lectio divina. Seminarians who take the time to prayerfully consider his words will move far along the path of discerning a priestly vocation.” – Cardinal Sean O’Malley, OFM, Cap. Archdiocese of Boston

“In this superb collection of meditative letters, Father Najim provides invaluable spiritual lessons to seminarians and exemplifies the fatherly attributes a vocation director must possess to guide young men towards the gift of priesthood.” – Msgr. Robert Panke, STL Vocation Director, Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

Radical Surrender speaks straight to the heart of any seminarian. I only wish I had received such letters when I was in the seminary! It is a must read for all seminarians and for vocation directors. Clearly the fruit of prayer, this book provides encouragement through the ups and downs of seminary life, and an invitation to give all to the Lord.” – Father Len Plazewski President, National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors

“At a time when the role of fatherhood is under attack within our culture, Father Najim writes personal letters to seminarians as a spiritual father to his sons. These prayerful, passionate, practical letters direct seminarians to a heartfelt and authentic relationship with Jesus Christ as the core of their priestly formation.” – Christina Lynch, PsyD St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver

Radical Surrender is at once deeply spiritual and eminently practical. These ‘spiritual letters’ will inspire the hearts of seminarians. The book can also serve as a tool to assist the work of seminary formators in spiritual direction or formation advising. Radical Surrender is a joy to read; I believe that those who prayerfully receive it will find rest and refreshment in the Heart of Christ. – Father David L. Toups, STD USCCB Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations

“In the tradition of Catherine Doherty, Father Michael Najim has written a most valuable series of ‘letters to seminarians’ which speak eternal truths through clear, contemporary language and images. His own faith, wisdom and warm personality penetrate each page. A must read for all seminarians and vocation directors of the New Evangelization.” – Father Bill Kelly, STD Director, Office for Clergy Support and Ongoing Formation, Adjunct Spiritual Director, St. John’s Seminary, Boston

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Father Michael Najim is the Vicar for Priests for the Diocese of Providence and pastor of St. Philip in Greenville, RI. He received a bachelor’s degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Master of Divinity from Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. He was ordained a priest in 2001.

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