Gifts from the Pastor

Providing inspiring, quality books as a gift for those visiting on Christmas and Easter and invite them to be a part of the parish community.

Give Hope at Christmas & Easter

Parishioners and family members who only come to Mass on Christmas and Easter are searching, but for what? For hope. For meaning. For love. Why not offer them a gift that will touch hearts and invite them to your parish, where they can find what they are searching for?

Offer a good book as a gift to visitors and parishioners during the holidays along with an invitation to journey together in small groups. Then watch the mustard seed of faith in your parish community start to grow!

Gift of Faith

Twice a year, Ignatius Parish Partners are invited to offer a Gift of Faith at a dramatically discounted price on some of our best-selling and most relevant books.

This year’s gift of faith is based on a book praised by Pope Leo!

Prayer for Beginners is based on Brother Lawrence’s The Practice of the Presence of God, which Pope Leo XIV praised as “a type of prayer and spirituality where one simply gives his life to the Lord and allows the Lord to lead.” Pope Leo said that “if you want to know something about me, that’s been my spirituality for many years.”

It’s great for individual or group study.

There is a free leader guide and participant guide for parishes that want to form small study groups.

Special edition pricing: Case price only $3.00 ea. (normally $15.95 ea.) (80 books/case)

Pope Leo XIV
Prayer for Beginners
2026 Gift of Faith

Be a part of the first Gift of Faith program with Dr. Peter Kreeft’s popular Prayer for Beginners.

Catholics know that they need to pray more, but most struggle to pray and end up prioritizing other things instead of praying. This short, approachable, and insightful book gives Catholics practical advice on how to pray more frequently and meritoriously.

Peter Kreeft brings his unique insights to this most important area of our spiritual lives. This book is for all those who feel that they are not good at praying but desire to become much better at it.

Free Ignatius Parish Partner Study Guide:

The Ignatius Partner Study Guide provides practical resources for promoting and running a dynamic group discussion. It is complete with logistical guidelines, promotional materials, talking points, discussion questions, and participant handouts that cover the three key areas of Dr. Kreeft’s Prayer for Beginners:

  • beginning to pray
  • how to pray
  • addressing obstacles in prayer

The Ignatius Partner Study Guide provides everything needed to run a single group discussion or a series of group discussions on this life-changing book.

Give this Gift of Faith to your holiday guests and parishioners so that their souls are not only fed, but thrive in life and love of God.

“How do I begin to pray? Peter Kreeft answers that question in a simple, direct way that will reach ordinary unchurched Americans, as well as devout Catholics who have hit a dry spell. This book can be a powerful tool in the new evangelization.”
—Mike Aquilina

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