Published: 05 July 2019

“Fr. Ben Gets Ready for Mass” by Katie Warner, illustrated by Meg Whalen

Get ready for a creative and fun journey with a holy priest as he prepares to celebrate Mass.

Your child will enjoy the interactive prompts to dip their finger in the holy water font and help the altar servers blow out the candles.

“Fr. Ben Gets Ready for Mass” is the perfect way to introduce your Catholic child to the joy of the liturgy and the gift of the priesthood. If you enjoy “Fr. Ben Gets Ready for Mass,” be sure to check out “I Went to Mass: What Did I See?” by the same author and illustrator duo.

This beautifully illustrated book will help young children learn, label and love what they see in their own church.

At www.tanbooks.com: Order your copy of “Fr. Ben Gets Ready for Mass.” Catholic News Herald readers enjoy 20 percent off their order – use the exclusive coupon code “CNH20.”

Published: 18 June 2019

Editor’s note: Introducing “Catholic Book Pick,” a regular feature of recommended Catholic reading from Katie DeMoss, publicity director for Charlotte-based TAN Books and former reporter for the Catholic News Herald.

“Defending Boyhood: How Building Forts, Reading Stories, Playing Ball, and Praying to God Can Change the World” by Anthony Esolen

Boys and boyhood are under attack from all sides, the outcome of which is evident in a variety of problems plaguing society today: under-education, under-achievement, under-employment, crime, addiction to pornography, an increase of children born out of wedlock, and so much more.

“Defending Boyhood” addresses the many threats our sons face from the promoters of political correctness, as well as misguided efforts to blur the distinctions between boys and girls.

Using his trademark prose and style, references to Scripture and pop culture, as well as drawing from his own all-American boyhood, Anthony Esolen prescribes a return to sanity in an insane world and shows the parents of boys how to raise clean, confident and manly sons.

At www.tanbooks.com: Order your copy of “Defending Boyhood.” Catholic News Herald readers enjoy 20 percent off their order – use the exclusive coupon code “CNH20.”