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Here it is - the cover of my new book! I'm in the final phases of editing and layout. My goal is to have the book available by the second week of February. Keep an eye on the web site for your opportunity to be the first to order it. Please pray that God's will is done, and that all who read the book will be fired up to go out and change the world!
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Randall Terry Super Bowl Ad
Pro-life advocate Randall Terry is running for President of the United States. He really just wants to get the pro-life message out there, and make Americans aware of President Obama's heinous record on abortion. Terry has purchased ad time in select markets around the country during the Super Bowl to air this ad:
Ragging on Religion
Following are two videos. The first has received over 15,000,000 views in a week. It is one of the hottest videos on You Tube, Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. Below that is a pretty cool response from the Catholic point of view from Mat Thorne.
A Minute in the Church on sale!
My new book is available! In this easy to read booklet, you'll find 37 one-minute teachings on how to explain and defend Catholic teaching. The reviews so far have been fantastic!
"C.S. Lewis said, 'If I had more time I would have written you a shorter letter.' Gus Lloyd has obviously done an immense amount of hard work to make what are often difficult to understand teachings of the Church, clear and concise. Back in my days as a Protestant pastor and when I was leading (i.e., misleading) people out of the Catholic Church, I had no fear of thick, hard-to-understand, weighty theological volumes. While these books were useful for seminarians, they were of little help to the average Catholic. Gus Lloyd's one-minute apologetics would have caused me great alarm and perhaps have even prompted an earlier investigation into the claims of the Catholic Faith.:
"This small book belongs in the hand of every Catholic and especially Catholic teens. If I were a Catholic youth group leader, or a Confirmation teacher, I'd make 'A Minute in the Church' my textbook."
Steve Wood,
Host Faith & Family heard on EWTN
President, Family LIfe Center International
Jerry writes: Love it! I personally think it should be given to every new Inquirer entering the RCIA program, all across the world.
Laura writes: I recieved your book in the mail yesterday and just wanted to say thank you! I am really enjoying it as I am always looking to learn more about and increase my faith. I could not put it down and am soooo happy I bought it!
You can order A Minute in the Church in quantities of 1, 5 or 10. I believe that every Catholic needs to get a copy of this book! Order yours today! Just use the links below.
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A Minute in the Church Available as e-Book!
Now you can get A Minute in the Church as an e-Book! If you have a Kindle, Nook, Sony e-Reader or another form of e-Reader, click on the cover below and you can download your copy of A Minute in the Church for just $3.95! Enjoy!
A Minute in the Church Gets Bishop's Approval
After the first printing of A Minute in the Church, I sent a copy of the book off to my bishop, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, FL, asking if he would grant an Imprimatur for the book. Here is the text of the letter I received from Bishop Lynch:
Dear Gus,
Thank you for your letter of January 3, 2011 and for the accompanying monograph entitled A Minute in the Church: One-Minute Catholic Apologetics. Somewhere in the back of my mind I remembered that during my tour of duty at the episcopal conference the bishops defined that only catechetical texts or textbooks for seminarians needed an official Imprimatur which often takes some time to obtain.
I believe the best route to allow you to proceed is to permit you to place in the beginning of the book this phrase: Published with the permission of Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch, Bishop of St. Petersburg. Please feel free to proceed.
It is a nice aid, Gus.
With every best wish, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch, Bishop of St. Petersburg
So...we have just ordered the third printing of the book. You will see the note at the beginning of subsequent copies of A Minute in the Church. Praise God!
Share the Faith!
Have you ever been asked, "Why do Catholics believe that? And where's that in the Bible?" So many people, non-Catholic and Catholic alike, have misunderstandings and misconceptions about what Catholics believe and why. My Catholic Apologetics CDs will help you explain what Catholics believe and where we find that in the Bible. Click on my Web Store to order yours today!
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Volume I includes teachings on: The Eucharist, The Papacy & Peter, Confession, Salvation, Marian Beliefs and The Communion of Saints
Volume II includes teachings on: Sacred Tradition, Moral Issues, Authority, Purgatory, The Bible and Baptism
Thomas Merton Prayer
I am a regular reader and pray-er of the following prayer by Thomas Merton. Whenever I read it on the air, people ask for a copy. Feel free to to cut and paste and pray it yourself!
Thomas Merton's Prayer
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
A Minute in the Church Video
Do Catholics worship statues? Are Catholics breaking a commandment by having statues in their churches? Watch the video below to find out how to answer those questions!
