As summer draws to an end and Catholic families prepare for a new school year, I'm excited to offer you some excellent resources that will equip parents, strengthen family relationships, build virtue, and teach the Catholic faith to students of all ages.

 

Steve Wood, president
Family Life Center International

BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL: FREE CD! Order by Saturday August 2nd at Midnight  and we'll send you a FREE CD by Stephanie Wood and Chrystalina Evert: "Dating, Relationships, and Pure Love" (a $9.95 value)! This CD is a great resource to share with high school and college students going back to school. FREE SHIPPING on all online orders over $25.00. Order online or call 1-800-705-6131 and mention code ESHOP80.

Parenting Super Combo 10 Mistakes Parents Make with Their Kids, by Patrick Madrid Achieving Excellence in Christian Parenting, by Steve Wood Catholic Family Handbook, by Fr. Lawrence Lovasik           This Combo Special features one of our most popular CDs: 10 Mistakes Parents Make with Their Kids, by Patrick Madrid. With humor and wisdom, this father of eleven shares how parents can overcome and avoid the top ten most common parenting follies.    Steve Wood's 2-disc album covers the whole spectrum of parenting, from early childhood to young adulthood. Steve shares practical "how to" advice with parents for everything from discipline problems and media concerns to keeping your kids Catholic and preparing your children for marriage.    Fr. Lovasik's popular Catholic Family Handbook gives couples all the essential ingredients they need for a stable and loving Catholic marriage and family. Using Scripture and Church teachings in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format, Fr. Lovasik gives you a recipe for true success in family life. He details simple but often overlooked ways that you can instill good character in your children, protect them from the many sinful and dangerous enticements of the world, and make child-rearing truly spiritual.        Retail: $44.85 (#CO145) Back to School Special: $35.88 (20% Discount: Save $8.97!) Buy Now   Also sold separately: Achieving Excellence in Parenting, 10 Mistakes Parents Make, Catholic Family Handbook

Sex Education Combo  Book: Parents, Children and the Facts of Life, by Fr. Henry Sattler; 2-CD Set: Principles for Sane & Safe Sex Education by Steve Wood; Booklet: The Truth & Meaning of Human Sexuality  Note from Steve Wood:  "One of the most frequent requests we receive from parents is for a recommendation on a reliable resource for education in sexuality. Parents, be warned: there are many more bad books on this subject than there are good ones. I searched long and hard to find a reliable, practical, and wisdom-filled book like Parents, Children, and the Facts of Life. It is the only one I recommend on the subject."    According to official Catholic teaching, sex education is the primary duty of parents. In Parents, Children, and the Facts of Life, Father Sattler helps parents fulfill their extremely important duty to properly and prudently educate their children about the facts of life.    This month's Triple Combo Special also includes the Pontifical Council for the Family's important document The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education in the Family, and the best-selling 2-CD Set by Steve Wood, Principles for Sane and Safe Sex Education. Steve gives parents essential information and rock-solid answers to their questions about sex education.    Before making a decision as to the best form and method of sex education for their children, every parent needs the vital information contained in this Triple Combo designed specifically for Catholic parents. aa Retail: $34.95 (#CO133) Back to School Special: $29.95 (You Save $5.00!) Buy Now   Also sold separately: Parents Facts of Life Book, Principles for Sex Education CD, Truth & Meaning Document

Legacy: A Father's Handbook for Raising Godly Children Book & Book-on-CD Combo by Stephen Wood    The most important job a man has is fathering his children, but raising godly children in today's world isn't an easy task. Don't tackle the most important job of your life unprepared. Legacy will equip you with the basic tools you need to fulfill your role as a father.    Legacy shows how families and children are transformed when Dad takes an active role in child training, and when he becomes a true partner with his wife in parenting. Steve Wood gives men a vision of the Faith running through the generations of their families. He couples this vision with down-to-earth strategies to help fathers successfully fulfill their role within the family.     As an accompaniment and companion to Legacy, Steve Wood has recorded the Legacy Book-On-CD, a digitally recorded and professionally mastered audio (and unabridged) edition of Legacy. Whether a man spends several hours a day in traffic or only a few minutes, the audio recording of Legacy provides a handbook for fathers to refuel and equip for their biggest challenge in life: being a dad. aa Retail Value: $49.90 (#M180) Back to School Special: $39.95 (20% Discount: You Save $9.95!) Buy Now aa Also sold separately: Legacy Book, Legacy on CD

Compact New Testament & Psalms - Perfect for Backpacks! Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)    a   This beautiful imitation leather New Testament and Psalms features the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) of the Scriptures. With gold-stamped icons on the cover and gold page edges, this compact New Testament and Psalms is the perfect gift for students of all ages. It fits easily in a backpack or book bag so that students can keep the Word of God close to them throughout their school days. aa Retail: $19.95 (#B475) Back to School Special: $15.95 (20% Discount: You save $4.00!) Buy Now

Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards Matt Pinto and Katherine Andes        Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards are designed to assist parents and teachers in the vitally important task to "train up your children" so that they will never stray from God's love and from the Catholic Church. Each set contains 50 colorful flash cards. Volume 1 covers the following 12 categories: Tradition, Church, Papacy, Eucharist/Mass, Salvation, Purgatory, Baptism, Mary, Saints, Confession, Statues & Holy Objects, and Holy Orders.    Volume 2 teaches children the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about God, Jesus, the Bible, the Catholic Church, the Afterlife, and more. Each card includes an inspirational verse and a list of relevant Bible verses and Catechism references. These full-color cards are ideal for evangelists between the ages of 8-108. This is a perfect way to quiz your children on their knowledge of the Faith at home, in the car, or at school! a Retail: $23.98 (#M184) Back to School Special: $21.58 (10% Discount: You Save $2.40!) Buy Now

The Chronicles of Narnia Audio Dramatization Complete 19-CD Set PLUS Behind-the-Scenes Bonus CD!    You've seen the movie The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the blockbuster film just released this summer, Prince Caspian - but that's only the start! Now embark on a journey through all seven of The Chronicles of Narnia. In this masterful audio collection, C.S. Lewis' fantasy series comes alive with over 100 voice actors, an original music score and cinema-quality sound effects that place you inside the stories. Hosted by Douglas Gresham, C.S Lewis' stepson, this series will be enjoyed by the entire family - parents, teenagers, and young children alike. Listen together in your family room for an hour each night before bedtime. Or, listen together in the car on the way to school or sports practice!  Listener Comments: “The Narnia CDs are my favorite to listen to." - Matthew Wood, age 11 $49.97 (#CD359) Buy Now

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Every Young Man's Battle - Purity Combo DVD and Booklet       Every man, young and old, must fight to have sexual purity in our X-rated culture. This excellent 58 minute DVD teaches both the pitfalls to avoid and the strategies to adopt to win the battle for purity. This DVD is the very best multi-media tool for teens and college-aged young men seeking to break free from the allure of pornography. In fact, men of all ages will greatly profit by viewing it.    The presentation wisely avoids showing explicit porn scenes. Yet it is honest and direct in its approach. This DVD was made by men for young men. It uses music and powerful personal testimonies, as well as football and military analogies to teach the strategies for winning the battle for sexual purity. Every Young Man's Battle would be an excellent tool for: any group of young men 13 or older, father/son retreats, or a father and son to view together at home. The DVD comes with a free Breaking Free booklet written by Steve Wood, outlining 12 steps to sexual purity for men, and a special follow-up memo to the DVD from Steve Wood. Including FREE booklet: Breaking Free by Steve Wood! $19.99 (#DVD104) Buy Now

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Teen Apologetics Combo Doug Barry and Jim Burnham        International speaker, author, and apologist Jim Burnham is known for his easy to understand, practical style of defending the Catholic faith. Jim's live presentation Beginning Apologetics 4 Teens is no exception. This CD will equip teens with basic apologetics training so they can defend their faith during the challenging years ahead. Jim shares two very key points with teenagers that literally saved his faith while he was in college. Learn: The #1 apologetics rule; The four marks of the true church; Practical ways to begin defending your faith; How to explain and defend the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and much more.      In the popular CD interview, The Four Last Things, Doug Barry and Stephanie Wood investigate Catholic teaching on death, judgment, heaven, and hell. These are topics that today's young adults aren't hearing anything about - in fact, many teens no longer believe that hell or purgatory are real places. This CD presents truths that teens desperately need to learn about because they deeply shape a young person's view of how our everyday decisions and actions affect our lives, both in the present and in eternity. Topics include: What exactly is a mortal sin? How do people lose their souls? The reality of Satan, who wants to drag every person into Hell; Venial sins are no big deal, right? Wrong! When you die, what happens next? What will Heaven be like? What will Hell be like? The most horrible thing about Hell (Hint: It isn't just the torments).     Also included is the famous "Bible Cheat Sheet" which puts over 500 Bible verses showing the biblical basis for over 50 Catholic doctrines instantly at a young person's fingertips.  Learning how to explain and defend the Catholic faith has never been easier for teens! Retail: $22.85 (#CO127) Back to School Special: $19.42 (15% Discount: You Save $3.40!) Buy Now aa Sold separately: The Four Last Things CD, Beginning Apologetics 4 Teens, Cheat Sheet

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Pure Faith: A Prayer Book for Teens by Jason Evert      At last! A prayer guide just for teens who want to encounter Christ in a deeper, more personal way.  If you know any teenagers who: Want to develop a deeper prayer life...Have difficulties with prayer... Just can't find the time to pray... Don't know how to pray... Or don't see much value in prayer... then they need Jason Evert's new book Pure Faith: A Prayer Book for Teens. It's a unique prayer guide designed exclusively for teenagers. It's short enough that a teenager will read it, yet it's packed with spiritual wisdom and advice from saints and holy men and women, as well as prayers for a variety of needs, circumstances, and individuals.   With this guide in hand, your teen will know how to pray simply and effectively, how to draw closer to God through prayer, and how to use prayer to meet and overcome the challenges he or she faces. $12.95 (#B465) Buy Now