Summer Reading, Continued: Award Winning Books

Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith
First Place: “Thrift Store Saints,” Jane Knuth (Loyola Press).
Second Place: “The Catholic Companion to Jesus,” Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND (ACTA).
Third Place: “American Madonna,” Deirdre Cornell (Orbis).

Spirituality: Soft Cover
First: “The Gratitude Factor,” Charles M. Shelton, Ph.D. (Hidden Spring).
Second: “The Isle of Monte Cristo: Finding the Inner Treasure,” Steve Greorgiou (Novalis).
Third: “This Will Be Remembered of Her: Stories of Women Reshaping the World,” Megan McKenna (William. B. Eerdmans).

Spirituality: Hard Cover
First: “Full of Grace,” Judith Dupre (Random House).
Second: “All The Way to Heaven: Dorothy Day,” edited by Robert Ellsberg (Marquette University Press).
Third: “God’s Tender Mercy: Reflections on Forgiveness,” Joan Chittister (Twenty-Third Publications).

Theology
First: “The Rhythm of Being: The Gifford Lectures,” Raimon Panikkar (Orbis).
Second: “How Can The Petrine Ministry Be a Service to The Unity of The Universal Church?” James F. Puglisi (William. B. Eerdmans).
Third: “Ministers of the Law: A Natural Law Theology of Legal Authority,” Jean Porter (William. B. Eerdmans).

Scripture
First: “Come Out, My People!” Wes Howard-Brooks (Orbis).
Second: “Jesus, the Messianic King: Part One Matthew [1-16],” Steven J. Binz (Twenty-Third Publications).
Third: “Wisdom for Everyday Life from the Book of Revelation,” Fr. Richard Veras (St. Anthony Messenger).

Liturgy
First: “Eucharist and American Culture,” Dennis C. Smolarski, SJ (Paulist Press).
Second: “Daily Mass Intercessions,” Bryan M. Cones (World Library).
Third: “Real World, Real Worship,” Rev. Ron Raab, CSC (World Library).

Pastoral ministry
First: “When Values Collide: The Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse, and The Challenges of Leadership,” Joseph P. Chinnici (Orbis).
Second: “Adult Faith,” Diarmuid O’Murchu ( Orbis).
Third: “Servant Leadership Models for Your Parish,” Dan R. Ebener (Paulist Press).

Professional Books
First: “Seeking the Truth of Things,” Al Gini (ACTA).
Second: “The Spirit at Work: Conversion and the RCIA,” Michael Marchal (World Library).

Education
First: “Introducing Catholic Social Thought,” J. Milburn Thompson (Orbis).
Second: “The Gospel Among Nations,” Robert A. Hunt (Orbis).
Third: “Our Media World: Teaching Kids K-8 About Faith and Media,” Staff (Pauline Books & Media).

Design and Production
First: “Full of Grace,” Judith Dupre (Random House).
Second: “Benedict XVI Essays and Reflections on His Papacy,” Sister Mary Ann Walsh, RSM (Sheed & Ward Book, Rowan & Littlefield).
Third: “Way Down North,” Rene Fumoleau (Novalis).

Children's Books
First: “Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery,” Fr. Dominic Garramone OSB (Reedy Press).
Second: “All God’s Children,” Anne E. Neuberger (Twenty-Third Publications).
Third: “We Have A Pope!” Karen Congeni (New Springtime Press).

First Time Author of a Book
First: “The Divine Dynamic,” John Surette, SJ (ACTA).
Second: “Theology and The Boundary Discourse of Human Rights,” Ethna Regan (Georgetown University Press).
Third: “How To Get To ‘I Do’: A Dating Guide For Catholic Women,” Amy Bonaccorso (Servant Books).

Family Life
First: “Family Ethics: Practices for Christians,” Julie Hanlon Rubio (Georgetown University Press).
Second: “What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About the First Five Years of Marriage,” Roy Petitfils (St. Anthony Messenger Press).
Third: “Love One Another,” Tim Muldoon and Cynthia S. Dobrzynski (Crossroad).

History
First: “Reclaiming Catholicism: Treasures Old and New,” Thomas H. Groome and Michael J. Daley (Orbis).
Second: “Peregrino: A Pilgrim Journey Into Catholic Mexico,” Ron Austin (William. B. Eerdmans).
Third: “Urban Catholic Education: Tales of 12 American Cities,” University of Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education (University of Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education).

Biography
First: “Maurice Blondel: A Philosophical Life,” Olivia Blanchette (Wm. B. Eerdmans).
Second: “Thea’s Song,” Charlene Smith and John Feister (Orbis).
Third: “Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: A Modern Theologian,” Patrick W. Carey (Paulist Press).

Gender Issues
First: “Suffer the Children Unto Me,” Michael W. Higgins and Peter Kavanagh (Novalis).
Second: “Hope Abundant,” Kwok Pui-lan, Editor (Orbis).
Third: “Weaving Faith and Experience: A Woman’s Perspective,” Patricia Cooney Hathaway (St. Anthony Messenger Press).

Best Book by a Small Publisher
First: “Affirming Love, Avoiding AIDS: What Africa Can Teach the West,” Matthew Hanley and Jokin de Irala (National Catholic Bioethics Center).
Second: “One Man’s Journey to Freedom,” Gene X. Kortsha (Joseph Karl Publishing).
Third: “Olivia’s Gift,” Nancy Carabio Belanger, Illustrations by Sandra Casali Lew Allen (Harvey House Publishing).

Social Concerns
First: “Racial Justice and the Catholic Church,” Bryan N. Massingale, STD (Orbis).
Second: “Too Expensive To Treat,” Charles C. Camosy (William. B. Eerdmans).
Third: “Women, Sex, and the Church,” Edited by Erika Bachiochi, STD (Pauline Books and Media).

Faith & Science
First: “New Proofs for the Existence of God,” Robert J. Spitzer, SJ (William. B. Eerdmans).
Second: “God, Creation, and Climate Change,” Richard W. Miller, Editor (Orbis).
Third: “Darwin’s Pious Idea,” Conor Cunningham, Editor (William. B. Eerdmans).


THE PUBLISHERS
ACTA Publications, Chicago, IL
Crossroad Publishing, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC
Harvey House Publishing, Irvington-on-Hudson, NY
Hidden Spring, Snohomish, WA
IDEA Center for the Voices of Humanity, Seneca Falls, NY
Joseph Karl Publishing, Rochester, MN
Loyola Press, Chicago, IL
Magnificat, Yonkers, NY
Marquette University Press, Milwaukee, WI
National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia, PA
New Springtime Press, Fairlawn, OH
Novalis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY
Pauline Books & Media, Boston, MA
Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ
Random House, New York, NY
Reedy Press, St. Louis, MO
Rowan & Littlefield, Lanham, MD
St. Anthony Messenger Press, Cincinnati, OH
Servant Books, Cincinnati, OH
University of Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education, Lafayette, IN
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids, MI
World Library Publications, Franklin Park, IL