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Is Fiction a Waste of Time?
How can we justify sinking hours into reading about people who never existed doing stuff that never even happened?
Marie Keiser
4 days ago4 min read


An Unexpected Answer to a Prayer
I knew I had a vocation to marriage and children when I was about 12 years old. Later, as a teen, I prayed to God to send me a husband....
Ellen Gable Hrkach
Dec 2, 20253 min read


Teens and Expiration Dates
Parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins—and often even grandparents—don't appear to have expiration dates. It’s easy to think they'll always be around. Just like they are now.
Cynthia T. Toney
Nov 25, 20252 min read


Gathering a Circle of Saints
The month of November is an ideal time to consider the role of saints in our lives.
Carmela A. Martino
Nov 1, 20254 min read


Keeping it Real but Not Raw
At Catholic Teen Books, we authors understand that our teens encounter the real world and all its worldly challenges and temptations.
Cynthia T. Toney
Oct 21, 20252 min read


Thank God for Guardian Angels
It offers me great consolation to think of how many heavenly beings are with us in the world.
Theresa Linden
Oct 2, 20253 min read


Celebrating My Book’s Release on Our Lady’s Birthday
Today is the “book birthday” of a new edition of my young-adult novel, Playing by Heart, set in 18th-century Milan.
Carmela A. Martino
Sep 8, 20253 min read


Our Great Country
The Fourth of July is more than just barbeques and fireworks!
Andrea Jo Rodgers
Jul 4, 20252 min read


The End-or the Beginning
People have a way of appearing at the right moment—some we never would have expected—to show us that all is not lost.
Cynthia T. Toney
Jun 15, 20252 min read


Traveling Through Stories
Someone once asked me if all my novels are set in travel locations. I thought it an odd question at first, since many of my books are set...
Leslea Wahl
Jun 2, 20252 min read


Celebrating My New Release with St. Rita
I found out my newest book, A Summer to Treasure, was scheduled to be released while I was away.
Leslea Wahl
May 30, 20253 min read


A Brief Guide to a Hunter Lent
Let the fictional saint in this speculative series inspire you to renew your Lenten sacrifices, especially as we near Passiontide.
Corinna Turner
Apr 4, 20254 min read


5 Amazing Benefits of Confirmation
One can easily misunderstand or not realize the amazing benefits of Confirmation. It might even seem unnecessary. But is it?
Theresa Linden
Apr 2, 20255 min read


T.M. Gaouette discusses the Saint Patrick's Day themed anthology Treasures, Visible & Invisible
Treasures, Visible & Invisible is our third anthology of short stories by 8 Catholic Teen Books authors. It celebrates Saint Patrick and...
T. M. Gaouette
Mar 16, 20251 min read


The Healing Power of a Good Confession
Confession might be the one thing that gets harder the more you do it.
Amanda Purcell Lauer
Mar 7, 20252 min read


What the souls in purgatory wish we knew
The Church teaches that these souls rely on our prayers to relieve some of their temporal suffering and speed their journey to heaven.
Theresa Linden
Nov 2, 20244 min read


Public Libraries Ain't What They Used to Be
We want parents and grandparents to be confident in choosing books, knowing that they’ll not only find a good story but one that reflects a
Carolyn Astfalk
Oct 31, 20243 min read


I have never celebrated Halloween, but I hope to this year. Here's why.
Image by Larisa Koshkina from Pixabay
Marie Keiser
Sep 12, 20241 min read


Dr. Seuss and the Power of Writing Constraints
I was recently inspired by a quote attributed to Theodor Seuss Geisel , the beloved children's author better known as Dr. Seuss: ...
Sarah Robsdottir
Aug 19, 20245 min read


5 Saint Novels Your Teen Will Love
Through misperception or stale storytelling, the lives of the saints may seem boring or irrelevant. They are quite the opposite!
Carolyn Astfalk
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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