Cath-Lit Live: Miracle at the Mission

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“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well.

Miracle at the Mission by Joseph Lewis

Miracle at the Mission is book #2 of the Westthorpe Academy Mysteries. After recovering from their daring exploits in the exciting first book of the series, The Ghosts of Westthorpe Academy, best friends Joe Pryce and Pete Figueroa travel to California for another thrilling action-adventure. There they meet a mysterious yet saintly old Franciscan padre who warns them of the dangers they would face. Drawn into a series of events filled with suspense, mystery, and espionage, the boys find they have become suspects in an assassination attempt involving the President of the United States. While proving their innocence, the boys must rely on the guidance of the old padre, who happens to bear a strange resemblance to Saint Junipero Serra. The story reaches its climax at another mission—Mission San Carlos Borromeo—where the boys, and a large gathering of people, witness an incredible miracle that changes their lives forever.

Joseph Lewis

About the author:

Joe lives in Exton, Pennsylvania, with his wife Marian. They are blessed with six grown children and two granddaughters. Aside from writing, Joe teaches history at Regina Luminis Academy in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Villanova University, holds a master’s in theology from the Graduate School of Theology at Christendom College, and has done doctoral work in theology at Catholic University. His first book, The Ghosts of Westthorpe Academy, was published in 2018.

Just last month, Joe released the second book of his Westthorpe Academy Mysteries series, Miracle at the Mission. Both books have enjoyed high rankings in a number of categories among Amazon’s best-seller lists.

 

 

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Cath-Lit Live: The City Mother

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The City Mother cover

The City Mother by Maya Sinha

Fresh out of college, small-town crime reporter Cara Nielsen sees disturbing things that suggest, for the first time in her life, that evil is real. But as the daughter of two secular academics, she pushes that notion aside. When her smart, ambitious boyfriend asks her to marry him and move to a faraway city, it’s a dream come true. (Chrism Press)

author Maya Sinha

 

About the author: Maya Sinha grew up in New Mexico and wrote for the Santa Fe Reporter before attending law school. As a lawyer, she wrote a humor column for the local newspaper. In 2019, she became a columnist for The Saturday Evening Post. Her work has appeared in The Lamp Magazine, Dappled Things, Book & Film Globe, and many other publications. The City Mother is her first novel. She lives in Northern California with her family.

 

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Cath-Lit Live: The Love We Vow

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The Love We Vow

 

The Love We Vow by Victoria Everleigh

TV reporter Violet Rosati thought she’d be married with kids and living in the suburbs by now. Instead, she’s single, thirty-one, and starting a new job in Portland, Maine. Her move brings her closer to her boyfriend, Jude, who accepts everything about her – even her darkest secret. While in confession at her new church, she realizes the priest is her ex-boyfriend, Tristan. She hasn’t seen him in seven years and never told him about her pregnancy. He treated her terribly and now he’s a priest?

As she faces old wounds, she finds Father Tristan to be kind, empathetic, and apologetic. Old feelings reemerge. But he’s a priest, and she loves Jude. How can she be drawn to a priest when she has such a wonderful boyfriend? Can she find the life she wants with Jude? Or does she confront her feelings for Tristan and risk the lives they’ve both chosen?

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About the author:

Victoria Everleigh is an AP award-winning TV news producer-turned-financial coach who finally decided to pursue her dream of writing novels during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. While she wishes she could be a morning person, most of her writing gets done after 10 PM. Away from her laptop, she likes to dance, figure skate, and cuddle up with a good book. She lives in New England with her husband and daughter.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Copyright 2022 Amy J. Cattapan

Cath-Lit Live: Where Angels Pass

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Where Angels Pass

 

Where Angels Pass by Ellen Gable

Teenager Evie Gallagher is stunned when her 45-year-old father dies tragically and suddenly. Too many unanswered questions accompany Evie’s challenging journey to adulthood. When she finally discovers the reason her father led such a troubled life, shock turns to anger. Nervous about the first day of his freshman year, 14-year-old Hank Gallagher steps inside Archangels High School for the first time in September of 1954. Although the majestic Archangels statues inside the school’s grand lobby present an air of protection, it is not long before Hank passes right under them and into the hands of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Confused and cornered by threats, Hank attempts to abandon his secret to the past, but a horrible wound on his heart eventually leads to a catastrophic breakdown. Chapters alternate between Evie and Hank to reveal a life haunted by betrayal and a revelation of true justice and hope.

Ellen Gable

 

About the author: Ellen Gable is an award-winning author of twelve books and a contributor to numerous others. Ellen is also a self-publishing book consultant, editor, NFP teacher, Marriage Preparation instructor, and Theology of the Body teacher. She and her husband, James Hrkach, are the parents of five adult sons ages 22 to 34, grandparents to two precious grandchildren, and they live in Pakenham, Ontario. In her spare time, Ellen enjoys playing trivia games, genealogy, watching classic movies, and reading on her Kindle.

 

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

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Cath-Lit Live: As Earth Without Water

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As Earth Without Water by Katy Carl

Shortly before Br. Thomas Augustine Fielding solidifies a lifelong commitment to his monastic community, a traumatic encounter with an abusive priest plunges the novice into terror and doubt. Reeling and uncertain, he reaches out to his friend, artistic rival, and former lover, Angele Solomon, with hopes that she can help him to speak the difficult truth. As she attempts to advocate for her friend, Angele must ask how the scars left by their common past—as well as newer harms—can ever be healed or transcended. The wider inquiries demanded next will transfigure how both of them picture a range of human and divine things: time and memory; art and agency; trust and responsibility; and what it might mean to know real freedom.

 

 

About the author: Katy Carl is the author of As Earth Without Water (Wiseblood Books, 2021) and of Praying the Great O Antiphons: My Soul Magnifies the Lord (Catholic Truth Society, 2021, forthcoming) and is editor in chief of Dappled Things magazine.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Copyright 2021 Amy J. Cattapan

Cath-Lit Live: Book of Ruth by Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND

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Book of Ruth: A Tale of Great Loves by Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND

How did a worshipper of Chemosh land on the family tree of Jesus? How did she become the paragon of faithful love to this day? The biblical story of Ruth is a classic. Using imagination and what is known about Ruth’s times, Sister Kathleen expanded this four-page tale in her novel “Book of Ruth, a Tale of Great Loves.” In the book you meet the loyal Ruth, an immigrant; Naomi, her mother-in-law, whose faith is sorely tried; and Boaz, who opens his heart to the foreigner Ruth and Naomi and rescues them from poverty. God’s never-ending love for his people is the dominant theme.

About the author: Mary Kathleen Glavich is a Sister of Notre Dame from Chardon, Ohio. She is the author of more than ninety books on spirituality and religious education for children and adults. Formerly she taught every grade from first to twelfth, served as a vocation director for the Diocese of Cleveland, and was a parish minister. She enjoys editing others’ books, giving talks and retreats, playing the piano, and crocheting baby blankets.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” three times a month live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Copyright 2021 Amy J. Cattapan

Cath-Lit Live: Treasures, Visible and Invisible

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Treasures: Visible and Invisible

by Theresa Linden, Susan Peek, Antony B. Kolenc, Amanda Lauer, Carolyn Astfalk, Leslea Wahl, T.M. Gaouette, Corinna Turner

Treasures: Visible and Invisible is a collection of short stories by eight CatholicTeenBooks.com authors. A teen boy sets out to save a friend from pagan druids, but maybe he’s the one who needs saving. Between an unearthed treasure and a visit from Heaven, a young monk is in for the surprise of his life! A young girl seeks a mysterious treasure that holds the key to granting a nun’s dying wish. Honora is desperate—then a peculiar clover and a mysterious young man change everything. William’s weekend job is a little gift from heaven, but now his family needs a real miracle. When threatened by mobsters, Grace receives help from a surprising source. Alone and afraid, a young girl finds friendship in a stranger. But could this boy be trouble? Kyle was determined to save the precious relic–but now his whole family is in danger.

About the author: Carolyn Astfalk resides with her husband and four children in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where it smells like either chocolate or manure, depending on wind direction. She is the author of five contemporary Catholic romances. Carolyn is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild, Catholic Teen Books, Pennwriters, and is a CatholicMom.com contributor.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” three times a month live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

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Cath-Lit Live: Anything but Groovy by Amanda Lauer

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Anything but Groovy by Amanda Lauer

Morgan is looking forward to junior high school and all the adventures it holds in store for her. But after a collision on the volleyball court, she wakes up on the first day of school trapped inside her mom’s teenage body circa 1974. It doesn’t take long for Morgan to discover that living life as a seventh-grader in the ‘70s and dealing with everything going on in her mom’s life back then — from uncool parents, to annoying older brothers, balancing friendships, and to ultimately doing what she can to survive bullying at the hands of the school’s biggest jock — is anything but groovy.

About the author: Amanda Lauer is the author of the best-selling Heaven Intended Civil War series. A World Such as Heaven Intended won the 2016 YA CALA award. Lauer won Best Writer (Red Letter Awards) for her work on the 2019 movie The Islands. She collaborated on the recently released children’s book Dubbie: The Double Headed Eagle, written by Eduard Habsburg, the Archduke of Austria and Ambassador to the Holy See. Her next story, “Lucky and Blessed,” part of the Catholic Teen Books anthology Treasures: Visible & Invisible, was released March 1, 2021.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” three times a month live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Copyright 2021 Amy J. Cattapan

Cath-Lit Live: ‘Heart of the Violist’ by Maddie Evans

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Heart of the Violist by Maddie Evans

Still reeling from her teacher and father-figure’s terminal illness, Ashlyn is struggling toward a brighter future. On the heels of a breakup, Michael is fighting to piece together his past by finding his biological parents. What neither realizes is the depth of the secret at the heart of their families, and how prying it open may destroy the harmony they’re trying to create.

About the author:  Maddie Evans has lived in three New England states for over two decades. When she’s not spending time with her family, she’s running or doing things with yarn.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” three times a month live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Copyright 2020 Amy J. Cattapan

Cath-Lit Live: ‘If Wishes Were Dragons’ by Karina Fabian

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“Cath-Lit Live!” features brief interviews with Catholic authors who are releasing new books. Hosted by Catholic author and speaker Amy J. Cattapan, “Cath-Lit Live!” gives viewers a glimpse into the latest Catholic books while getting to know a bit about the author as well.

If Wishes Were Dragons by Karina Fabian

When Vern’s gaming friends find a genie’s lamp, they wish for a real-life adventure … and boy, do they get it! Vern’s party is transported to Faerie to fight monsters, crawl dungeons, rescue fair maidens … and deal with some of Vern’s old schemes that come back to bite him in the tail. Vern even gets his secret wish fulfilled when he sees his dragon kin for the first time in centuries. But the genie is not what he seems. The Wish World is Faerie of Vern’s past – and their adventure is no game.

About the author: Karina Fabian writes product reviews and business articles by day, and has wild adventures in time, space, and fantastic realms just about any other time. Her stories are known for their humor, optimism and faith.

You can catch “Cath-Lit Live” three times a month live on A.J. Cattapan’s author Facebook page. Recorded versions of the show will also be available to watch later on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

Copyright 2020 Amy J. Cattapan

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