Book notes.

The Booknotes cover books sent to us by publishers. They are authored by Catholic Insight staff, covering both Catholic and non-Catholic books with Catholic Insight giving a more careful overview of the former than the latter.

DVD received from Ignatius Press, 2515 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA, 94118 U.S.A. Tel.: [phone] or 1-[phone].

Stephen Ray, The Footprints of God: The Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine (10-part series). Part five: "Paul: Contending for the Faith," 2004, $24.95 U.S. (VHS; 90 minutes); $29.95 U.S. (DVD; 120 minutes). The incredible life of the apostle Paul is presented at the sites where he lived, worked, converted, evangelised, and suffered for the faith. The film director, a convert to Catholicism, is a best-selling author and Biblical scholar. This award-winning series combines Bible study, apologetics, discovery, travel documentary, Church history, and more.

CD received from Raylene Scarrott, 16 Falconridge Close NE, Calgary, AB, T3J 1A7. Tel: (4o3)285-3688. Taken, 2004, $20 Cdn.

Scarrott's debut CD release revolves around uptempo pop songs in a radiofriendly format. The CD's title embodies the theme of being taken by God's love, which runs throughout the recordings. There are 11 selections here, recorded with the help of writers and producers such as Billy Sprague, Scott Krippayne, Todd Collins, and Regie Hamm. The ccmplanet.com website gave the album a four-star-out-of-five rating.

BOOKS RECEIVED FROM CATHOLIC PUBLISHERS

From CCCB Publications, 2500 Don Reid Dr., Ottawa, ON, K1H 2J2. Tel.: (6t3)241-9461.

Blessings and prayers for home and family, 2004, $29.95 Cdn, softcover (or $45 Cdn for hardcover), 362 pages. This uplift ing collection of traditional, biblical and contemporary prayers has the words for all occasions. Feast days, weddings, birth and adoption, anointing of the sick, graduations, business trips, everyday events, and much much more are presented to God for blessing. An ideal gift for innumerable occasions, offering the festive and the mundane to our Lord. Basic prayers such as creeds, litanies, the Rosary, and the Way of the Cross are also included.

From Loyola Press, 3441 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60657. Tel.: [phone].

Alice L. Camille and Joel Schorn, A faith interrupted: An honest conversation with alienated Catholics, 2004, $12.95 U.S., softcover, 175 pages. This book is of particular interest to the many millions of baptized Catholics who are struggling with their faith due to uncertainty about beliefs, a gradual slipping away, a mistreatment, or any other cause for alienation. The authors analyse what had gone wrong and identify options for reconciliation and reunion. Ideas and information are provided on how to find the right parish, participate in retreats, engage in Scripture reflection, and much more.

BOOKS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS PUBLISHERS

From Phaidon Press Inc., 180 Varick St., 14th Fl., New York, NY, 10014. Tel.: [phone].

Julia Hasting (Design), Annunciation, 2004, $17.95 Cdn or $12.95 U.S., softcover, 242 pages. This beautifully-produced collection of images in full colour depicting the Annunciation covers a wide range--from a fifth century mosaic in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome--to the non-representational images of the late twentieth century. The masterpieces themselves show how the dramatic encounter has been reinterpreted from the Middle Ages to the present. With very little text.

From Simon & Schuster, Suite 600, 625 Cochrane Dr., Markham, ON, L3R 9R9. Tel.: [phone].

Aron Ralston, Between a rock and a hardplace, 2004, $37.50 Cdn or $26 U.S., hardcover, 354 pages. The author tells his story of adventure, anguish and hope. Alone, after a terrible crash while mountain climbing, Ralston amputated his own arm in order to free himself from a trap. His astonishing perseverance allowed him to save his life in the face of great challenges. With an artificial limb, Ralston now continues skiing, hiking, and climbing to even greater heights.

From AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. Tel.: [phone].

Eugene Kevane, Ph.D., The Deposit of Faith: What the Catholic Church Really Believes, 2004, $28.95 U.S., softcover, 505 pages. Msgr. Kevane provides this treasury of information for catechists, bishops, priests, parents, and the laity for rebuilding their faith and spiritual lives. It is a brilliant response to the heresy of modernism, the exclusion of the Deposit of the Faith, and the suppression of the Catechism by religious educators. The book brings out the message of Jesus Christ and shows His will for the members of the Church. The author of this impressive volume studied at the North American College in Rome and earned his doctorate at the Catholic University in Washington. This Scripture scholar, theologian, and educator also served as professor of catechetics at the Angelicum University in Rome and at St. John's University in New York.