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As Our Online Retreat Wraps Up: THANK YOU!

by Joe on July 23, 2009

As our online retreat for catechists winds down, I’d like to take this opportunity to send out a great big THANK YOU to all of you who participated and made it such a success!

Over these past 7 weeks, we have formed an online community of catechists, dedicated to deepening our spirituality so that we may follow Jesus more closely and invite others to do the same. While it is a “virtual” community, it is very real: we share a bond that has brought us together to strengthen one another on this catechetical journey.

Throughout this retreat we have heard from literally hundreds of catechists from dozens of countries around the world. Some of you participated silently and others shared their thoughts openly. It was an inspiration to reflect on each of your insights and it was a comfort to know that we have been journeying together, praying for one another along the way.

Please do take a moment to respond to the survey to the right, sharing your thoughts about this retreat experience so that I can learn and grow from it and serve you more effectively as time goes on.

In addition to thanking all of you for your participation, please join me in thanking some people behind the scenes:

Colleen Fahey and Dominic Yonto for their filming expertise
Carrie Freyer for her guidance and strategic planning
Vinita Wright Hampton for her counsel
Lynnette Mathys for technical assistance
Theresa Acheson for marketing research
Steve Connor for support along the way
all of Loyola Press for the opportunity

And most of all, thank you, Lord, for walking with us on our journey and for permitting us the opportunity to serve you as catechists and to bring others closer to your love and mercy.

AMDG

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The Bible Blueprint – My New Book is Here!

by Joe on July 21, 2009

Hooray! My new book, The Bible Blueprint: A Catholic’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing God’s Word, is here!!!

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Keep Those Stories Comin’!

by Joe on May 29, 2009

Great stories and comments being shared about becoming a catechist in response to my May 26 post Becoming a Catechist: What’s YOUR Story? Please join in!

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The Bible Blueprint: A Catholic’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing God’s Word

by Joe on April 20, 2009

I am pleased and excited to announce my newest book:

THE BIBLE BLUEPRINT:

A Catholic’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing God’s Word

The Bible Blueprint

Here’s the promotional copy on it:

In The Bible Blueprint, best-selling author Joe Paprocki cleverly uses a blueprint metaphor to help Catholics gain a solid understanding of the structure and organization of the Bible, and to help them build confidence in navigating its pages. Among other topics, Paprocki covers the different genres of biblical writing, key figures in biblical history, the methods Catholics rely on to interpret the Bible, and how to use commentaries. Witty cartoons, sidebars, and quizzes throughout the book keep the tone fun; eight perforated Bible bookmarks (four for the Old Testament and four for the New Testament) are bound into the book.

For the large number of Catholics who have never felt comfortable with the Scriptures, and for any Catholic new to the faith, The Bible Blueprint serves as an effective, non-threatening introduction to God’s Word as well as a gateweay to a deeper relationship with Christ.

The book is also available in Spanish (Los planos de la Biblia)! A Leader Guide will be available on the Loyola Press Web site. If you are familiar with my earlier book, God’s Library, this new book, The Bible Blueprint, is like God’s Library on steriods! I’ve added so much more while keeping the popular bookmarks from God’s Library. AND, you’ll be getting MORE for LESS! The Bible Blueprint lists for only $9.95, which is $4 less than God’s Library!

The book is scheduled for an August release but you can call Customer Service at Loyola Press now to place your order: 800-621-1008.

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Relevant Radio Interview – A Well-Built Faith

by Joe on April 16, 2009

Sean Herriott, host of Relevant Radio's Morning Air program

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing a phone interview with Sean Herriott for his Morning Air program on Relevant Radio. The topic was my book, A Well-Built Faith. Thanks to Sean for this great opportunity. If you’d like to give a listen, here’s the link. I’m on for the first 23 minutes of Hour 2.

http://www.relevantradio.com/Page.aspx?pid=1274&cid=17&ceid=2868&cerid=0&cdt=4%2f15%2f2009