New Releases by Maureen Gallagher

Set of teacher''s guides for the Catholic school curriculum called Blest are we. Covers grades 1-5.

Think about what your organization could do if the process of planning met the inevitability of change head on--and it resulted in significant success. Organizations large and small, religious and secular, for-profit and not-for-profit, successful and unsuccessful, go through change. John Reid and Maureen Gallagher of the Reid Group have been instrumental in helping many groups discover the power of Prophetic Planning. This book presents a complete overview with detailed information that any organization will find useful in understanding how to plan for change. Beginning with the importance of crafting clear statements of mission, goals, and objectives to charting a road map through the "wilderness" that characterizes change, the authors present examples from parishes, health care organizations, schools, and various not-for-profits. They offer successful conflict management and communication tools that every member of a council, board, or team can learn how to use and apply to the group''s success. View sample pages. "Paperback"

Lyric poetry depicting love and politics and the politics of love.

This book, by a seasoned catechetical director, offers Scripture-based prayer suggestions that begin with the catechist''s own prayer life before being applied to suggestions for the young people under the catechist''s care. This book has three goals: (1) to empower the catechist to effectively lead children in prayer using multiple activities; (2) to assist young people to experience prayer as communication and bonding with God and one another; (3) to help young people see the connection between learning about God, being in communion with God and living disciples of Jesus Christ. Prayer suggestions are offered for the catechist and then for children, broken down into different age groups from preschool through adolescence.

With its smaller format making it easy to carry, this daily reflection book is the perfect complement to "The Catholic Youth Bible." Readings are chosen from cycle A, B, or C, or are the exact reading for feast days or solemnities. Each day has a Scripture citation, a reflection, a short prayer, and a connection to an article in "The Catholic Youth Bible. Take Ten" helps young people apply biblical wisdom to their everyday lives.St. Mary''s Press

Combining sound theological, liturgical, psychological, and catechetical foundations, this book shows catechists how to become artists in helping others grow in faith. +

Bright and positive, but very realistic. Practical in its guidance. Experience-based. Full of wise counsel. 114 colorful photos, most of them of other teens Numerous charts and graphs. Excellent chapter-by-chapter discussion questions. Helpful referrals. Up-to-date medical science. No anatomical diagrams or instructions in "safe sex."

Continuing the Journey offers practical plans for dealing effectively with changes in a parish.