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As the school year begins, many young people are heading away from home for the first time. Help them prepare for the challenges - academic, social and spiritual, which will face them at college by selecting any one (or more!) of the titles listed below.

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Issues of Faith and Morals
Cardinal George Pell
This book is written for Catholic youth of high school and college age, addressing key issues and concerns that are important to youth today about faith and life. With a great pastoral love for young people growing up in a secular, hedonistic society, Cardinal Pell seeks to strengthen the hope of youth by explaining the depth of God's goodness and love as revealed in the Catholic tradition, ancient yet ever new.

Another Sort of Learning
James V. Schall, S.J.
Noting the widespread concern about the quality of education in our schools, Schall examines what is taught and read (and not read) in these schools. He questions the fundamental premises in our culture which do not allow truth to be considered. Schall lists various important books to read, and why.

Because God is Real
Sixteen Questions, One Answer
Peter Kreeft
Atheistic and agnostic writers are aggressively attacking traditional religious beliefs. Philosopher and prolific writer Peter Kreeft is up to the challenge in this work of popular apologetics aimed at both teens and adults.This book is ideal for those exploring faith for the first time, as well as for confirmation and religious education classes. It's an intellectual and spiritual feast!

We're on a Mission from God
The Generation X Guide to John Paul II and the Real Meaning of Life
Mary Beth Bonacci
In this book, Mary Beth Bonacci joins with John Paul II in bringing young Catholics a clearer understanding of the Church and their role in it. She takes his quotes from the five World Youth Day events and "unpacks" them, explaining the truths of the faith clearly and concisely.

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Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church
Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn
YOUCAT is short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, which was launched on World Youth Day, 2011. Developed with the help of young Catholics and written for high-school age people and young adults, YOUCAT is an accessible, contemporary expression of the Catholic Faith. The appealing graphic format includes Questions-and-Answers, highly-readable commentary, summary definitions of key terms, Bible citations and inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from Saints and others in the margins.

Your Questions, God's Answers
Peter Kreeft
Kreeft uses Scripture to provide God's answers to the most common and important questions young people ask about the deeper meaning of life, their own identity, overcoming failure and temptation, the mystery of God's love, and much more.

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The Loser Letters
A Comic Tale of Life, Death and Atheism
Mary Eberstadt
This satire follows the conversion of a young woman to atheism. She pens open letters to famous atheists (Dawkins, Hitchens) explaining her rejection of God and its logical consequences. Truly unique: a black comedy about theism and atheism, and simultaneously a rollicking defense of Christianity.

Moby Dick
Ignatius Critical Editions
Herman Melville
Based on the author's experiences as a sailor, Herman Melville's probing look into the human heart has been read and analyzed from every angle, including the most absurd. The tragic tale is looked at afresh in this Ignatius Critical Edition, which examines the background and other writings of the author and provides his essay on a work by his literary friend Nathaniel Hawthorne. 

Romeo and Juliet
Ignatius Critical Editions
William Shakespeare
"Star-crossed" Romeo and Juliet are Shakespeare's most famous lovers. A staple of high school reading lists, the tragedy especially resonates with young adult readers who, like Romeo and Juliet, have experienced the exhilarating and perilous phenomenon of being "in love". Is their love the "real thing", or is it self-indulgent passion run amok? These are some of the ever relevant questions discussed in this critical edition of Romeo and Juliet.

Desiderata
A Teenager's Journey to God
David Eich
Aimed at teenagers and young adults, this book uses the 15 mysteries of the Rosary as a means of understanding all the important Christian virtues and how to live them in our daily lives.

New Testament
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
Scott Hahn, Curtis Mitch
The only Catholic Study Bible based on the Revised Standard Version 2nd Catholic Edition, the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament brings together all of the books of the New Testament and the penetrating study tools developed by renowned Bible teachers Dr. Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch.
Also available in Hardcover and Leather

Philosophy 101 by Socrates
An Introduction to Philosophy
Peter Kreeft
The popular author and Boston College philosophy professor, Kreeft, presents this introduction to philosophy to help beginners not only to understand philosophy but to fall in love with it.

Socrates Meets Hume
The Father of Philosophy Meets the Father of Modern Skepticism
Peter Kreeft
Kreeft invites you to take part in the process of refuting Hume's skeptical arguments, with the aid of Socrates. Based on an imaginary dialogue between Socrates and Hume that takes place in the afterlife, this profound and witty book makes an entertaining and informative exploration of modern philosophy.

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Catholic World Report magazine, published by Ignatius Press, is now available online at www.catholicworldreport.com.  With outstanding news, analysis, and commentary by some of today's top Catholic writers, plus, engaging video, and always-though-provoking blogging, Catholic World Report online is must-reading. Go there now.

Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio to teach theology using the works of C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton and the Second Vatican Council

Beginning this week, Jesuit Fr. Joseph Fessio, Founder and Editor of Ignatius Press, will bring together classic authors C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton – and include the work of the Second Vatican Council – as he teaches "Revelation and Christology." Offered through the Ignatius-Angelicum Academy's Liberal Studies Program, the 3-credit-hour course will be available online starting September 1.

"Revelation and Christology" is the first of four online courses Fr. Fessio will teach through the Liberal Studies Program. The others include "Fundamental Theology: The Creed," "Biblical Theology: Jesus of Nazareth," and "Ecclesiology: The Liturgy." Students will receive 3-credit hours for successful completion of each course online.
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