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Saint Mary's Press iBooks

Saint Mary’s Press is bringing the newest technology into your classroom and Parish by incorporating the world of technology into the products you and your students use everyday.

Students are always “connected” using their mobile devices. Devices such as their cell phones, iPods, or iPads keep them online and connected. Activities such as group-sharing through social media, searching videos posted on YouTube, and finding information through Google are all keeping them informed.

Saint Mary's Press now delivers our most beloved books via technologoy students not only enjoy but have grown to expect in their educational endeavors.

iBooks: An iBook is a digital version of a print book that is downloaded to your iPad device through the iTunes store. iBooks offer functionality such as bookmarking, highlighting, copying, note taking, search functionality, and the ability to share content from the iBook with others digitally.

In addition to the complete text of the print book, iBook Edition adds the following features:

  • In-text links to official, online versions of Scripture, the Catechism, and Church documents so that students can study quotes from the text in their original context.
  •  In-text links to online biographies of all the saints mentioned in the student text.
  • Photo galleries that explore topics in the text.
  • Presentations that review key concepts.
  • Self-correcting quizzes that assess the student’s mastery of the content in each part of the text.
  • Links to online videos that explore people or concepts in greater depth. 

 

Living in Christ Series




In Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible the students encounter Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity. This course leads the students toward a deeper understanding of Divine Revelation, the Trinity, the Incarnation, Jesus, salvation, and discipleship as a response to God's love.





 

The Bible: The Living Word of God provides an introduction to the Sacred Scriptures and to the unfolding of salvation history, with a particular focus on Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of salvation history. Revelation, both divine and natural, is explored, as are inspiration, interpretation, and exegesis.

The course guides the students in coming to know the people of salvation history, including the early leaders of Israel; the judges, kings, and the prophets; and the history of salvation as revealed in the New Testament. The students also learn about the role of the Scriptures in the life of faith for the individual as well as for the life of the Church.

 

The Paschal Mystery: Christ's Mission of Salvation
The goodness of creation, Original Sin, and the promise of a messiah are the starting points for this course, which explores our salvation through the Paschal Mystery. The students encounter the mystery and glory of the suffering, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ. The course also explores how the Paschal Mystery informs our daily lives, our prayer, and our participation in the life of the Church.

 





The Church: Christ in the World Today guides the students in exploring and understanding the Catholic Church, as well as its origin, structure, and mission. Additionally, the course addresses the roles of the hierarchy, those in religious life, and the laity in supporting the mission of the Church. Particular attention is paid to the global presence of the Church as a light to all people.

 

 

 

 

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Stations of the Cross with Video Meditations iBook is an invitation to reflect on the death of Jesus and to prayerfully examine the meaning of those events for life in the twenty-first century. The book can be used by individuals for private prayer or with other people in a faith community. 

The book contains meditations on the fourteen stations of the cross, a traditional devotion of the Catholic church to the memory and meaning of Christ’s Passion. Each meditation includes a video to an engaging meditation from Busted Halo allowing you to reflect deeper on each station.

 

Opening and Closing Prayers for Catechists iBook is the perfect companion for all faith formation sessions. These short prayers cover the liturgical and secular holidays as well as other popular faith topics.

Topics include Advent, Christmas, Pentecost, Mary, Jesus and much more! With 75 opening and closing prayers at your fingertips, you’ll be prepared to begin and end every session!