{"product_id":"catholic-stories-for-boys-and-catholic-nuns-9780911845488","title":"Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume III","description":"Continue your family's reading adventures with Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume III! In the penultimate volume of this four-part series read: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Begga's Bracelet\"--The Irish Princess Begga's promise to live for God alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"In the Tower of London\"--The story of St. Edmund Campion and the disguises and dangers he faced as a priest to keep the Catholic Faith alive in England.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Joseph\"--A fictional account of the life of Saint Joseph from boyhood to his holy, happy death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \"Louise\"--The story of how Louise's generosity and kindness from childhood led her to sainthood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written to be read aloud for the entire family's entertainment, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Stories for Boys \u0026amp; Girls\u003c\/i\u003e offers four volumes each holding a handful of happy and courageous stories, compiled and written by Catholic nuns in the 1930's. \u003ci\u003eCatholic Stories for Boys and Girls\u003c\/i\u003e appeals to the whole family by using simple vocabulary to engage children but also providing well-developed plots to captivate adults' interest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each story highlights a different virtue, and, to reinforce the virtue, every chapter closes with a two-line rhyming verse that provides both a chapter summary and a pithy message, all underlining the books' main theme--the Church gives life to the soul through grace. Excellent when read by children-- even better when read to children by parents and older siblings-- these timeless stories show the reward of virtue by the wondrous events that occur when one is generous with God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As taken from the front cover of the book, the stories herein are republished in the hope that in a small way the Faith, Culture and Tradition of the Holy Roman Catholic Church may be preserved for our most prized possession, our children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Our prayer for these books is the same as Baltimore's first Archbishop, the Most Reverend Michael J. Curley, prayed when these books were first published: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"May our Divine Lord bless each boy and girl who reads these stories, as well as every one who helps to place them in their hands.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic Nuns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0911845488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780911845488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neumann Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Catholic Nuns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46617864634623,"sku":"9780911845488","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eeec3f64-eb47-4235-8528-295db75f487a.jpg?v=1740068540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catholic-stories-for-boys-and-catholic-nuns-9780911845488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}