Books and Media by Alice Camille
A Little Book of Light
Had enough darkness and gloom? Tired of seeing the glass half empty? Good news is on the horizon! This little book contains short reflections on how to receive, trust, and share a perspective of light and hope. For anyone seeking to claim a brighter spin on the present and...
Animals of the Bible A-Z
Reprint edition of the 2007 children's book from ACTA Publications. With unforgettable and delightful illustrations by artist Sarah Evelyn Showalter. Included are "parent pages" for those interested in teaching their children how the biblical animals fit into...
Stations of StrengthPraying the Stations of the Cross in Times of Suffering
“We walk the way of the cross, knowing that Jesus takes up our cross first. Don't be afraid. We're never alone on the way of suffering.” This new Way of the Cross is an invitation to reflect upon our own contemporary experiences as we make a spiritual...
For Everything There Is a SeasonEcclesiastes 3:1-8
This pocket-friendly title from the Scripture Classics series examines a familiar Scripture passage from the Old Testament: the eight-couplet poem "For Everything There Is a Season" from the Book of Ecclesiastes. Used as the lyric of a popular 1960s folksong...
FearlessStories of the American Saints
The star-spangled saints made in America aren't quite like the plaster saints familiar to us from Europe. Nurtured and shaped by this land and history, their story is part of the fabric of our nation. Includes the stories of Isaac Jogues, Kateri Tekakwitha...
This Transforming Word: Cycle ACommentary on the Readings for Sunday and Feast Days of Cycle A on the Lectionary, including full Scripture passages from The Message: Catholic/Ecumenical Edition
Each Sunday and feast of the church year, the transforming word of God echoes its challenge. We hear it through stories of patriarchs and matriarchs who dare to embark in new directions trailing an untested Divinity. It shouts in the oracles of wild prophets madly in...
This Transforming Word: Cycle BCommentary on the Readings for Sunday and Feast Days of Cycle B on the Lectionary, including full Scripture passages from The Message: Catholic/Ecumenical Edition
Each Sunday and feast of the church year, the transforming word of God echoes its challenge. We hear it through stories of patriarchs and matriarchs who dare to embark in new directions trailing an untested Divinity. It shouts in the oracles of wild prophets madly in...
This Transforming Word: Cycle CCommentary on the Readings for Sunday and Feast Days of Cycle C on the Lectionary, including full Scripture passages from The Message: Catholic/Ecumenical Edition
Each Sunday and feast of the church year, the transforming word of God echoes its challenge. We hear it through stories of patriarchs and matriarchs who dare to embark in new directions trailing an untested Divinity. It shouts in the oracles of wild prophets madly in...
Working Toward SainthoodDaily Reflections for Lent
In the realm of sanctity, saints inhabit hero territory. They crash through mortal barriers of temptation, sickness, and fear. They wear bonnets of light because they never hid their lamps under a bushel. The world is different because the saints lived among us. And...
Isaiah and the Kingdom of Peace
We popularly think of prophecy as a prediction of future events. Ancient Hebrew prophets spoke in the present tense, and with good reason. They envisioned a God who was vitally interested in their own generation. To honor the ever-freshness of the divine Word, we tried...
God's Word Is AliveReflections on the lectionary readings for Sundays and holy days, with a guide to the liturgical feasts
Looking for Sunday Scripture reflections that encompass all three weekly readings, the full liturgical cycle A through C, including holy days? Look no further. This collection of highly readable meditations was originally printed in the series, "Exploring the...
Listening to God's Word
How would you tell a story as big as the Bible? This book charts a course through five big ideas in Scripture: God, World, Story, Crisis, and Time. As it says in the Introduction:
Short books about big ideas run the risk of being simplistic. But...
The Forgiveness BookA Catholic Approach
This is a little book with one big idea: that a single word lies at the heart of Christianity, and that's forgiveness. If we get forgiveness right, we get everything right according to the gospels. This is a how-to book for those wrestling with the challenge of forgiving...
Invitation to CatholicismBeliefs + Teachings + Practices
A lively presentation of the faith designed for use in RCIA, RENEW, faith-sharing and other parish study groups. Also makes a helpful individual refresher course on what it means to be Catholic in a life-giving way. Includes an overview of church teachings on God...
Invitation to the Old TestamentA Catholic Approach to the Christian Scriptures
Introduction to the OT includes a chapter on "Getting to Know the Bible." It proceeds to the stories of the patriarchs; the journey of Exodus; the leadership of judges, priests, and kings; the challenge of the prophets; the roles of women in salvation history; and the...
Invitation to the New TestamentA Catholic Approach to the Christian Scriptures
The two slim volumes, Invitation to the Old Testament and Invitation to the New Testament, are sold separately. But together they provide a brisk fly-over of the great themes of the Bible, as well as a readily accessible understanding of how...
A Faith InterruptedAn Honest Conversation with Alienated Catholics
Left the church? Thinking about it? Coming back to church and sorting out why? Entering into this "conversation" with Alice Camille and Joel Schorn might help. The book's working title was "Catholics in Outer Space," but the publisher showed no guts. If you're in orbit...
2010: A Book of Grace-Filled Days
A great gift for college students, church groups, or anyone on your list who could use a daily nudge in the direction of grace.
2009: A Book of Grace-Filled Days
This page-a-day pocket book is cutely square and conveniently brief in its reflections on Scripture, saints, feasts, and how to live a spiritually-centered life every day. The Grace-Filled Days series has featured contemporary writers Vinita Hampton Wright and...
What We Say to Kids About God
(These CDs are currently no longer available.)
Children need to learn about God. Adults need a clear, faithful understanding of God themselves. This is one conversation we want to get right. Two talks originally delivered for the Newman...
Lips That Speak the Mind of GodIsaiah, The Man and His Generations
(These CDs are currently no longer available.)
Isaiah is more than a prophet—he's a phenomenon! This 8th century B.C. seer not only had the longest-running ministry of any Hebrew writing prophet, he also inspired ensuing...
Four Faces of LentReflections on Desert, Journey, Passion, and Change
Four spiritual meditations on the meaning of Lent: Desert, Journey, Passion and Change.
These Lenten talks are heartfully led by the storytelling author at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, Desert Hot Springs, CA.
Seven Last WordsLenten Reflections for Today's Believers
The last words of a dying person hold special meaning to those left behind. The "last will and testament" of Jesus is contained in the seven sayings he uttered from the cross. Includes meditations on humility, the Kingdom, discipleship, suffering, thirst, the cross...
Lenten DevotionsThe Stations of the Cross and Seven Last Words
This audiobook brings together two Lenten recordings: The Stations of the Cross (by Sheldon Cohen) and Seven Last Words: Reflections for Today's Believers (by Alice Camille...
The RosaryMysteries of Joy, Light, Sorrow, and Glory
When the late Pope John Paul II introduced five new mysteries of the rosary in 2002, it was an invitation to reconsider the old prayer tool in a new light. These twenty thoughtful meditations are for those who have never picked up a rosary, as well as folks who wouldn't...
Handbook for Lectors: Reflections, Prayers and Practices for Your Journey in Ministry
So you're thinking about being a lector! Or you've been one for a while and would like to reflect on the meaning of your ministry to the community of faith. Includes essays on the power of words, the tradition of Scripture, and performance hints, as well as questions and...
Unexpected PresenceTwelve Surprising Encounters With the Divine Spirit
Where is God? Twelve writers tell true stories of encountering God and grace in the most unlikely places and events. Includes stories by Alice Camille, Fred Hang, Patrick Hannon, Charlotte Bruney, and others.
Christmas PresenceTwelve Gifts That Were More Than They Seemed
This beautifully presented, hardbound gift book makes a great Christmas present, even for yourself. Twelve writers reflect on the gifts of the season, some of which don't come in wrapping paper. Contributors include Alice Camille, John Shea, Vinita Hampton Wright...
