Today CNS is featuring the new series Gospel Time Trekkers, fiction for kids ages 6-9. A couple years ago Sr. Grace, when she was editor of our children’s magazine, started writing fiction for kids. “As an editor of a magazine for children, I started reading a lot of kids books. Each Saturday I would check out books from the library just to see what kids today were reading. I realized again the power of a good story, and the powerful influence what we read has on us. I had loved read...

Before Karol Wojtyla was elected to pope and became John Paul II, he had already written what was arguably his greatest work. Let that sink in for a moment. The great saint who gave us fourteen encyclicals such as Ecclesia De Eucharistia, Fides et Ratio, and Evangelium Vitae had already written a work greater than perhaps all of his encyclicals put together. This book was entitled Love and Responsibility, and if you love reading (soon-to-be) Saint John Paul II's writings then you'll definitely w...

“The word of God is living and active” (Heb 4:12).As a children’s editor at Pauline Books & Media, I am constantly asking myself, “What message do we want to communicate to our children and young people today?” The answer to that question invariably boils down to: Jesus. We want to provide a space for children and young people to enter into a living relationship of love with Jesus Christ. While there are many ways of encountering Christ, Scripture is a privilege...

We are pleased to introduce you to K.Kelley Heyne—a.k.a. Kara. She's the author of The Locket's Secret our first novel for teen girls!A tender real-life story mixed with an adventurous fantasy! What inspired you to write about the journeys of Carrie and Princess Caritas?If there is one thing I've learned about people, especially quiet, thoughtful people, it's that they often want to be more than they appear to be. Children, including my own, play pretend games about daring rescues and sla...

The most intense experience of God we can have in our lives is when we celebrate a sacrament. It might be hard to believe, because receiving Holy Communion or going to confession doesn’t always feel like an intense experience of God. The day you were confirmed, you probably didn’t sense any wind and fire or the power of the Holy Spirit. The same with the Anointing of the Sick. Even during the reception of Holy Orders, or the celebration of the sacrament of Matrimony—which ...

Yesterday, Pope Francis published his document Light of Faith. In a matter of a few weeks it will be available in English (check it out on the Vatican's website). As I began reading it I was struck by the Pope's opening reflection on light and thought it was perfect for this first of our summer editions. He states at the outset that the pagan world hungered for light and developed the cult of the sun god, Sol Invictus, whom they invoked each day at sunrise. As much as the sun...