2024 CMA Book Awards Winners List
Honoring Publishers, Editors, and Authors
B101: Pilgrimages/Catholic Travel
First Place
The Via Dolorosa: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Stations of the Cross
Howard M. Berlin
The Numismatourist Press
Second Place
Everyday Miracles of Lourdes - Twenty Extraordinary Experiences Along the Way to the Grotto
Marlene Watkins
EWTN Publishing, Inc.
Third Place
That They May All Be One
Sophia Martin
Eastern Christian Publications
B102: Pope Francis
First Place
Walking with Pope Francis: The Official Documents in Everyday Language
James Kroeger, MM
Orbis Books
Second Place
Pope Francis and Mercy: A Dynamic Theological Hermeneutic
Gill K. Goulding, CJ
University of Notre Dame Press
Third Place
Pope Francis on Eucharist: 100 Daily Meditations for Adoration, Prayer, and Reflection
Pope Francis
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Walking Together: The Way of Synodality
Pope Francis
Orbis Books
B103: Spirituality Classical
First Place
Seeing with the Heart
Kevin O'Brien
Loyola Press
Second Place
Pocket Guide to Novenas
Annie and John Paul Deddens
Ascension
Third Place
The Sign of the Cross: Recovering the Power of the Ancient Prayer
Bert Ghezzi
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
The Living Flame of Love: Study Edition
St. John of the Cross; Study Guide by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD
ICS Publications
B104: Spirituality Contemporary
First Place
Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life and Relationships
Andrew and Sarah Swafford
Ascension
Second Place
Arise to Blessedness
Jen Norton
Ave Maria Press
Third Place
Every Day with Jesus
Dr. Mary Amore
OSV
B105: Prayer Books
First Place
Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays
Sr. Anne Flanagan, FSP
Pauline Books & Media
Second Place
When You Pray: A Clear Path to a Deeper Relationship with God
Dr. Edward Sri
Ascension
Third Place
Awake with Christ: Living the Catholic Holy Hour in Your Home
Annabelle Moseley
En Route Books and Media
Honorable Mention
One Mother, One Family: A Scriptural Meditation on the Rosary with Worldwide Sacred Art
Monica Shia Amparo
Eastern Christian Publications
B106: Collections of Prayers
First Place
The Paschal Mystery: Reflections for Lent and Easter
Matthew Becklo (ed.)
Word on Fire
Second Place
The Ascension Lenten Companion: A Personal Encounter with the Power of the Gospel, Year A
Fr. Mark Toups
Ascension
Third Place
A Time of Blessings and Peace
William B. Miller
Twenty-Third Publications
Honorable Mention
Pocket Guide to Novenas
Annie and John Paul Deddens
Ascension
Honorable Mention
Ave Guide to the Scriptural Rosary
Ave Maria Press
B107: Mysticism
First Place
The Living Flame of Love: Study Edition
St. John of the Cross; Study Guide by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD
ICS Publications
Honorable Mention
The Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: Volume 2: Th–Ō (Thêta–Ōméga)
Translated and introduced by Tim Vivian
Liturgical Press
B108: Liturgy
First Place
Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church - Cycle B
Elizabeth Donnelly and Russ Petrus
Orbis Books
Second Place
Down Deep in My Soul: An African American Catholic Theology of Preaching
Maurice J. Nutt, CSsR
Orbis Books
Third Place
Further Issues in Eucharistic Praying in East and West: Essays in Liturgical and Theological Analysis
Edited by Maxwell E. Johnson
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
In Christ Now Meet Both East and West: On Catholic Eucharistic Action
Thomas O'Loughlin
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Why They Follow: Lessons in Church Communication from That One Lost Sheep
Matthew Warner
Word on Fire
B109: Pastoral Ministry – Parish Life
First Place
The Gardens of God
Cardinal Arthur Roche
Word on Fire
Second Place
The Road to Hope: Responding to the Crisis of Addiction
Keaton Douglas with Lindsay Schlegel
OSV
Third Place
Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life: Pastoral Guidelines for Local Churches
Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life
OSV
Honorable Mention
See Yourself as God Does: Understanding Holy Body Image Through Catholic Scripture
Shannon Whitmore
Ascension
Honorable Mention
Why They Follow: Lessons in Church communication for That One Lost Sheep
Matthew Warner
Word on Fire
B110: Pastoral Ministry Catechetical
First Place
This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival
Bishop Robert Barron
Word on Fire
Second Place
When You Pray: A Clear Path to a Deeper Relationship with God
Dr. Edward Sri
Ascension
Third Place
Building a Firm Foundation: An Invitation to Parents of Children Preparing for Sacraments
Marylynn D. Wesson, D.Min.
OSV
Honorable Mention
Received: Your Journey to First Communion
Sarah Shutrop
Ascension
Honorable Mention
Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation
Sarah Shutrop
Ascension
B111: Pastoral Ministry: Youth & Young Adult
First Place
Young Latino Catholics: Stories of Faith
Hosffman Ospino and Timothy Matovina
Paulist Press
Second Place
Untroubled by the Unknown: Trusting God in Every Moment
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Ascension
Honorable Mention
The Art of Listening to Young People - A Scientific and Pastoral Guide
Amoris Christi
En Route Books & Media, LLC
B112: Church Professional
First Place
Why They Follow: Lessons in Church Communication from That One Lost Sheep
Matthew Warner
Word on Fire
Second Place
Educating for Eternity: A Teacher's Companion for Making Every Class Catholic
Brett Salkeld, Ph.D.
OSV
Third Place
Preaching to Latinos: Welcoming the Hispanic Moment in the U.S. Church
Michael I. Kueber
The Catholic University of America Press
Honorable Mention
Counting the Cost: Financial Decision-Making, Discipleship, and Christian Living
Clemens Sedmak and Kelli Reagan Hickey
Liturgical Press
B1151: English Translation Edition
First Place
Pilgrimage of Anastasius: The Autobiography of the First Provincial of the Discalced Carmelites
Jerome Gracián; Translated by Stephen Watson, O.C.D.
ICS Publications
Second Place
God Without the Idea of Evil
Jean-Miguel Garrigues, O.P.
University of Notre Dame Press
Third Place
The Gregorian Melody: The Expressive Power of the Word
Alberto Turco
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Biblia cum Glossa Ordinaria – Genesis, The Great Medieval Commentary on Sacred Scripture
Samuel J. Klumpenhouwer (translator)
Emmaus Academic
Honorable Mention
The Confessions of St. Augustine (Catholic Classics)
St. Augustine of Hippo, Fr. Gregory Pine O.P., Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk O.P., Matthew Minerd
Ascension
B1201: Design and Production
First Place
The Word on Fire Bible, Volume III: The Pentateuch
Word on Fire
Word on Fire
Second Place
Socrates' Children: An Introduction to Philosophy from the 100 Greatest Philosophers
Peter Kreeft
Word on Fire
Third Place
Living the Seasons
Erica Tighe Campbell
Ave Maria Press
Honorable Mention
One Mother, One Family: A Scriptural Meditation on the Rosary with Worldwide Sacred Art
Monica Shia Amparo
Eastern Christian Publications
Honorable Mention
Breaking the Bread: A Biblical Devotional for Catholics Year B
Scott Hahn & Ken Ogorek
Emmaus Road Publishing
B1202: Design and Production: Children's Book
First Place
The Golden Key and Other Fairy Tales
George MacDonald
Word on Fire
Second Place
Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions
Alexi Sargeant
Word on Fire
Third Place
New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls
Yorris Handoko
Most High Publishing
B1203: Front Cover Artwork
First Place
New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls
Yorris Handoko
Most High Publishing
Second Place
Helmet of Salvation
Theresa Linden and Nihal Dundung (Artist)
Silver Fire Publishing
Third Place
The Grief of Dads: Support and Hope for Catholic Fathers Navigating Child Loss
Patrick O'Hearn; Bryan Feger; Kelly and Ryan Breaux
Ave Maria Press
Honorable Mention
Beyond Pain: Job, Jesus, and Joy Revised Edition
Maureen Pratt, Publisher, Editor, and Christian Rafetto, Cover Design
Galilee Road Publishing LLC
Honorable Mention
A Cop's Son: One G-Man's Fight Against Jihad, Global Fraud and the Cartels
Kenneth Strange Jr.
History Publishing Company LLC
B1301: Best Book by a Small Publisher
First Place
Lily of the Mohawks: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Philip Kosloski
Voyage Comics & Publishing
Second Place
Prophets of the New Testament
Kieran Larkin
Red Penguin Books
Third Place
That They May All Be One
Sophia Martin
Eastern Christian Publications
Honorable Mention
Ashes
Anthony Mancini
Tolmitch Press
Honorable Mention
The Living Flame of Love: Study Edition
St. John of the Cross; Study Guide by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD
ICS Publications
B1401: Self–Published Fiction Books
First Place
The Shepherdess: The Story of St. Germaine Cousin
Andie Andrews
Second Place
Summer at West Castle
Theresa Linden
Silver Fire Publishing
B1402: Self–Published Non-Fiction Books
First Place
The Via Dolorosa: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Stations of the Cross
Howard M. Berlin
The Numismatourist Press
Second Place
Duty, Honor, Faith, & Country
Martin H. Joyce
Kindle Direct Publishing
Third Place
Dear Saints: Catechesis on Saints
Jacob Huether
Honorable Mention
Feels Like Home: A Single Catholic Woman's Guide to Religious Life in the U.S.
Susan Flansburg
Honorable Mention
Dog at the Tinsel Tree: Susie's Story
Denise Lee Branco
Strolling Hills Publishing, LLC
B1403: Self–Published Children’s Books
First Place
Sword of the Spirit
Theresa Linden
Silver Fire Publishing
Second Place
New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls
Susan Tassone
Most High Publishing
Third Place
The Secret Princess: A Tale of Hope
J.C. Prins
B1451: Best Book Published by a Diocese
First Place
That All May Be One: A History of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Second Place
That All May Be One: An Illustrated History of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis
Catholic Diocese of Memphis
B1501: Anthology
First Place
100 Great Catholic Poems
Sally Read
Word on Fire
Second Place
Slavery and the Catholic Church in the United States: Historical Studies
David J. Endres
The Catholic University of America Press
Third Place
Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List
David Paul Baird, Andrew Petiprin, and Michael Ward
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
No Lasting City: Essays on Theology, Politics, and Culture
Frederick Bauerschmidt
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
Ashes: Visible & Invisible
Leslea Wahl, Cynthia T. Toney, Marie C. Keiser, Carolyn Astfalk, Amanda Lauer, Ellen Gable, Corinna Turner, Antony B. Kolenc, T.M. Gaouette, and Theresa Linden
Catholic Teen Books
B1502: Memoir
First Place
All the Way In: A Story of Activism, Incarceration, and Organic Farming
Jeanne Clark, OP
Orbis Books
Second Place
From Prodigal to Priest
Fr. Goyo Hidalgo
Ave Maria Press
Third Place
The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation
James Finley
Orbis Books
Honorable Mention
A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from College Baseball Star to Catholic Priest
Fr. Burke Masters
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile's Dictatorship, 1975
Kathleen Osberger
Orbis Books
B151: Newly Canonized Saints or those in the Process
First Place
A Guide to John Henry Newman: His Life and Thought
Juan R. Velez
The Catholic University of America Press
Second Place
My Son Carlo: Carlo Acutis Through the Eyes of His Mother
Antonia Salzano Acutis with Paolo Rodari
OSV
B1551: Poetry
First Place
100 Great Catholic Poems
Sally Read
Word on Fire
Second Place
As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Selected and Annotated Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Holly Ordway
Word on Fire
Third Place
This Transfigured Chapel of the Threads
Sarah Law
Resource Publications
Honorable Mention
Butterfly Nebula
Laura Reece Hogan
The Backwaters Press (University of Nebraska Press)
Honorable Mention
Sacred Braille: The Rosary as Masterpiece through Art, Poetry, and Reflections
Annabelle Moseley
En Route Books and Media
B1552: Backlist Beauty
First Place
Pray for Us
Meg Hunter-Kilmer
Ave Maria
Second Place
Cat's Foot
Brian Doyle
ACTA Publications
B1651: Religious Book Series
First Place
Are You Saved? The Catholic Understanding of Salvation
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Ascension
Second Place
Oriens
Fr. Joel Sember
OSV
Third Place
My Daily Visitor
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP
OSV
Honorable Mention
The Word on Fire Bible
Word on Fire
B1652: Children’s Book Series
First Place
Saint John Bosco: The Juggling Saint
Maria Riley
Second Place
Not There, Little Bear!
Suzy Senior
Ascension
Third Place
Alex Blows His Top: A Catholic Child's Book About Anger
Author Christine Gibson, Illustrator Michael Rogers
OSV
B1654: Scripture – Series
First Place
The Word on Fire Bible
Word on Fire
Second Place
Food for the Soul (Cycle B)
Peter Kreeft
Word on Fire
Third Place
Prophets of the New Testament
Kieran Larkin
Red Penguin Books
B201: Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith
First Place
Dear Saints: Catechesis on Saints
Jacob Huether
Second Place
Touch the Wounds: On Suffering, Trust, and Transformation
Tomáš Halík
University of Notre Dame Press
Third Place
Those Who Saw Her: Apparitions of Mary, Revised and Expanded, Fourth Edition
Catherine M. Odell
OSV
Honorable Mention
Rebuilt Faith
Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran
Ave Maria Press
Honorable Mention
The Divine Beauty Parlor: Rediscovering Purgatory
Meggie K. Daly
Misericordia Publishing
B202: Theological and Philosophical Studies
First Place
The Theology of Bishop Barron
Matthew Levering
Word on Fire
Second Place
Socrates' Children: An Introduction to Philosophy from the 100 Greatest Philosophers
Peter Kreeft
Word on Fire
Third Place
Lying and Truthfulness: A Thomistic Perspective
Stewart Clem
Cambridge University Press
B203: History of Theology, Church Fathers and Mothers
First Place
The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh
Andrew Hofer, OP
The Catholic University of America Press
Second Place
Theories of Doctrinal Development in the Catholic Church
Michael Seewald
Cambridge University Press
Third Place
Fathers of the Faith: Saint John Chrysostom
Mike Aquilina
OSV
Honorable Mention
Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist: The Philosophical Foundations of Flannery O’Connor’s Narrative Art
Fr. Damian Ference
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
Fathers of the Faith: Saint Athanasius
Mike Aquilina
OSV
B204: Morality, Ethics, Christology, Mariology, Redemption, etc.
First Place
Are You Saved? The Catholic Understanding of Salvation
Fr. Mike Schmitz
Ascension
Second Place
Saintly Habits: Aquinas' 7 Simple Strategies You Can Use to Grow in Virtue
Andrew Whitmore
Ascension
Third Place
Rediscovering the Divine: New Ways to Understand, Experience, and Express God
Cyprian Consiglio
Orbis Books
Honorable Mention
Racism and Structural Sin: Confronting Injustice with the Eyes of Faith
Conor M. Kelly
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Redeemer in the Womb: Jesus Living in Mary
Fr. John Saward
Word on Fire
B205: Scripture – Popular Studies
First Place
The Word on Fire Bible, Volume III: The Pentateuch
Word on Fire
Second Place
The Longest Psalm: Day-by-Day Responses to Divine Self-Revelation
Michael Casey, OCSO
Liturgical Press
Third Place
The Power of the Cross: Good Friday Sermons from the Papal Preacher
Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
Food for the Soul (Cycle B)
Peter Kreeft
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
Love Basics for Catholics
John Bergsma
Ave Maria Press
B206: Scripture – Academic Studies
First Place
Wisdom Commentary: Tobit
Michele Murray
Liturgical Press
Second Place
Wisdom Commentary: Revelation
Lynn R. Huber and Gail R. O'Day
Liturgical Press
Third Place
Aquinas on Scripture: A Primer
John F. Boyle
Emmaus Academic
Honorable Mention
The Most Important Words of Jesus
Gerhard Lohfink
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Paul and Mission
Lucien Legrand
Orbis Books
B207: History
First Place
Intimate Strangers: A History of Jews and Catholics in the City of Rome
Fredric Brandfon
Jewish Publication Society
Second Place
Heresy Disguised as Tradition
Pedro Gabriel
En Route Books and Media
Third Place
Slavery and the Catholic Church in the United States: Historical Studies
David J. Endres
The Catholic University of America Press
Honorable Mention
How the Saints Shaped History
Randall Petrides
OSV
Honorable Mention
The Jesuits in the United States: A Concise History
David J. Collins, SJ
Georgetown University Press
B208: Biography
First Place
John Tracy Ellis: An American Catholic Reformer
Thomas J. Shelley
The Catholic University of America Press
Second Place
Caryll Houselander: A Biography
Mary Frances Coady
Orbis Books
Third Place
Glorifying Christ: The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I.
Michael R. Heinlein
OSV
Honorable Mention
Martyred and Blessed Together: The Extraordinary Story of the Ulma Family
Fr. Pawel Rytel-Andrianik and Manuela Tulli
OSV
Honorable Mention
No Guilty Bystander: The Extraordinary Life of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
Frank Fromherz and Suzanne Sattler, IHM
Orbis Books
B209: Reference/Academic Studies
First Place
God’s Call Is Everywhere: A Global Analysis of Contemporary Vocations for Women
Patricia Wittberg, SC, Mary L. Gautier, Gemma Simmonds, CJ, with Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ
Liturgical Press
Second Place
The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection: Decrees and Declarations
Word on Fire
Third Place
Words of Faith: A Vocabulary of Paul the Apostle
Brendan Byrne, SJ
Paulist Press
Honorable Mention
Liturgy and Life Study Bible
Edited by Paul Turner and John W. Martens
Liturgical Press
B210: Faith and Science
First Place
Science, Reason, and Faith: Discovering the Bible
Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ
OSV
Second Place
When Science Goes Wrong: The Desire and Search for Truth
Guy Consolmagno, SJ and Christopher M. Graney
Paulist Press
Honorable Mention
Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective
Mariusz Tabaczek
Cambridge University Press
Honorable Mention
Meditations on Creation in an Era of Extinction
Kate Rigby
Orbis Books
B211: Faith Formation
First Place
Received: Your Journey to First Communion
Sarah Shutrop
Ascension
Second Place
New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls
Susan Tassone
Most High Publishing
Third Place
Know Thyself: Catholic Classical Education and the Discovery of Self
Andrew Youngblood
Word on Fire
B212: Jesus – Christology
First Place
Redeemer in the Womb: Jesus Living in Mary
Fr. John Saward
Word on Fire
Second Place
Jesus and Me: Talking with My Greatest Friend
Melissa Kirking
Ascension
Third Place
The Paschal Mystery: Reflections for Lent and Easter
Matthew Becklo (ed.)
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation
Sarah Shutrop
Ascension
B213: Sacraments
First Place
Auschwitz and Absolution: The Case of the Commandant and the Confessor
James W. Bernauer, SJ
Orbis Books
Second Place
This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival
Bishop Robert Barron
Word on Fire
Third Place
Be Renewed: A Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Paul Turner
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Received: Your Journey to First Communion
Sarah Shutrop
Ascension
Honorable Mention
Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation
Sarah Shutrop
Ascension
B301: Children's Book Non–Reader
First Place
God, Right Here
Kara Lawler
InterVarsity Press
Second Place
Bless the Lord
Illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen
Word on Fire
Third Place
Jesus is Here
Mary E. Wingfield
OSV
B302: Children's Book Reader
First Place
Detective Thomas and The Biggest Question
Caitlin E. Bootsma; illustrated by Evie Schwartzbauer
OSV
Second Place
All About Advent & Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope & Wonder with Children
Katherine Bogner; Illustrated by Shari Van Vranken
Emmaus Road Publishing
Third Place
New Friends Now and Forever: A Story about the Holy Souls
Susan Tassone
Most High Publishing
Honorable Mention
The Secret Princess: A Tale of Hope
J.C. Prins
Honorable Mention
Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions
Alexi Sargeant
Word on Fire
B303: All Children’s Books
First Place
Jesus and the Miracle of the Mass
Gracie Jagla; Illustrated by Randy Friemel
OSV
Second Place
Praying the Lord's Prayer with Children
Kenneth Steven
Paulist Press
Third Place
Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions
Alexi Sargeant
Word on Fire
Honorable Mention
Jesus in Space: A True Story That’s Out of This World
Cecilia Cicone; Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo
Pauline Books & Media
Honorable Mention
Go and Fear Nothing: The Story of Our Lady of Champion
Patrick O'Hearn; Illustrated by Ann Kissane Engelhart
OSV
B304: Family Life
First Place
The Book of Cain: On Adding a New Book to the Family Bible
Bill Cain, SJ
Orbis Books
Second Place
In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles
Kelsey Gillespy
Pauline Books & Media
Third Place
Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation
Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola
Ignatius Press
Honorable Mention
Rooting Your Teen in the Faith: A Field Guide for Catholic Parents
Kim Cameron-Smith
OSV
Honorable Mention
Holy Habits from the Sacred Heart
Emily Jaminet
Ave Maria Press
B305: The Sacrament of Marriage
First Place
Simply Love: Catholic Marriage Day by Day
Troy and Kathleen Billings
OSV
Second Place
Becoming Wife: Saying Yes to More Than the Dress
Rachel Bulman
OSV
B351: Book for Young Adults (Ages 12-18)
First Place
Charting the Course
Leslea Wahl
Vinspire Publishing
Second Place
Ghosting My Friend
Chris Chan
Level Best Books
Third Place
Murder at Penwood Manor
Antony Barone Kolenc
Loyola Press
Honorable Mention
A Faith Such as Heaven Intended
Amanda Lauer
Full Quiver Publishing
B402: Coffee Table Art Book
First Place
Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List
David Paul Baird, Andrew Petiprin, and Michael Ward
Word on Fire
Second Place
The Catholic Cartoon Collection: No. 1
Joshua Masterson
Voyage Comics & Publishing
Third Place
That They May All Be One
Sophia Martin
Eastern Christian Publications
B452: Lifestyle Books
First Place
Awake with Christ: Living the Catholic Holy Hour in Your Home
Annabelle Moseley
En Route Books and Media
Second Place
Living the Seasons
Erica Tighe Campbell
Ave Maria Press
Third Place
Theology of Style: Expressing the Unique and Unrepeatable You
Lillian Fallon
Ascension
Honorable Mention
Farming and Homesteading with the Saints
Andie Andrews Eisenberg
Loyola Press
B501: Inclusion in the Church
First Place
Racism and Structural Sin: Confronting Injustice with the Eyes of Faith
Conor M. Kelly
Liturgical Press
Second Place
Christ Among the Classes: The Rich, the Poor, and the Mission of the Church
Al Tizon
Orbis Books
Third Place
One Mother, One Family: A Scriptural Meditation on the Rosary with Worldwide Sacred Art
Monica Shia Amparo
Eastern Christian Publications
B502: Catholic Social Teaching
First Place
Church as Sanctuary: Reconstructing Refuge in an Age of Forced Displacement
Leo Guardado
Orbis Books
Second Place
Ecomartyrdom in the Americas: Living and Dying for Our Common Home
Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo
Orbis Books
Third Place
Counting the Cost: Financial Decision-Making, Discipleship, and Christian Living
Clemens Sedmak and Kelli Reagan Hickey
Liturgical Press
Honorable Mention
Enacting Integral Human Development
Clemens Sedmak
Orbis Books
B503: Religion in the Public Square
First Place
The Church's Mission in a Polarized World
Aaron Wessman
New City Press
Second Place
Evangelization and Ideology: How to Understand and Respond to the Political Culture
Matthew Petrusek
Word on Fire
Third Place
At the Foot of the Cross: Lessons from Ukraine An Interview with Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
John Burger
OSV
Honorable Mention
Engaging Thomas Merton: Spirituality, Justice, and Racism
Daniel P. Horan, OFM
Orbis Books
Honorable Mention
Healthcare Funding and Christian Ethics
Stephen Duckett
Cambridge University Press
B505: Ecumenism or Interfaith Relations
First Place
With the Best of Intentions: Interreligious Missteps and Mistakes
Lucinda Mosher, Elinor J. Pierce, and Or N. Rose
Orbis Books
Second Place
That They May All Be One
Sophia Martin
Eastern Christian Publications
Second Place
Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Peace, Reconciliation, and Care for Creation
John Chryssavgis
University of Notre Dame Press
Third Place
Our Ecumenical Friend
Jack Figel
Eastern Christian Publications
B506: The Future of the Church
First Place
Reforming the Church: Global Perspectives
Edited by Declan Marmion and Salvador Ryan
Liturgical Press
Second Place
Catholics and Contempt: How Catholic Media Fuel Today’s Fights and What to Do About It
John Allen, Jr.
Word on Fire
B507: Life and Dignity of the Human Person
First Place
The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence
John Dear
Orbis Books
Second Place
Theology in a Post-Traumatic Church
John N. Sheveland
Orbis Books
Third Place
Precarious A Survivor of Clerical Abuse Remembers
Patrick C. Goujon; Foreword by Gerard McGlone; Translated by Joseph Munitiz
Georgetown University Press
Honorable Mention
Above All, Love: Discerning Ways to Defend Life with Charity and Justice
Elizabeth Gillette
OSV
Honorable Mention
The Miracle of Hospitality
Luigi Giussani
Slant Books
B601: First Time Author: Children's Book
First Place
Meet Sister Mary Margaret
Rebecca W. Martin; Illustrated by Christopher Tupa
OSV
Second Place
The Secret Princess: A Tale of Hope
J.C. Prins
Third Place
My Name is Philomena: A Saint's Story
Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O. Praem.
TAN Books
B602: First Time Author: Novel
First Place
The Secret Princess: A Tale of Hope
J.C. Prins
Second Place
Firetender
Erin Lewis
Full Quiver Publishing
B603: First Time Author: Biography
First Place
A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from College Baseball Star to Catholic Priest
Fr. Burke Masters
Word on Fire
Second Place
Ed Marciniak's City and Church
Charles Shanabruch
ACTA Publications
Third Place
Remembering the Forgotten Merton
William J Meegan
Wipf and Stock
B604: First Time Author: Poetry, Essays, or Short Stories
First Place
Like the Dewfall
Mariana Beier
Self-Published
Second Place
Cicada Rex: Poems
Spencer K. M. Brown
Ghost City Press
Third Place
Father, A Collection of Poems
Abhilash Fraizer
Resource Publications an Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, Oregon
B605: First Time Author of Theological Subject Matters
First Place
The Via Dolorosa: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Stations of the Cross
Howard M Berlin
The Numismatourist Press (Self Published)
Second Place
Theology of Style: Expressing the Unique and Unrepeatable You
Lillian Fallon
Ascension
Third Place
Josef Pieper on the Spiritual Life: Creation, Contemplation, and Human Flourishing
Nathaniel A. Warne
University of Notre Dame Press
Honorable Mention
Hans Urs von Balthasar's Theology of Representation: God, Drama, and Salvation
Jacob Lett
University of Notre Dame Press
Honorable Mention
Mary, Teach Me to Be Your Daughter: Finding Yourself in the Blessed Mother
Megan Madden
Ascension
B606: Author of the Year
First Place
This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival
Bishop Robert Barron
Word on Fire
Second Place
Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography
Holly Ordway
Word on Fire
B701: Diocesan Directory
First Place
Diocese of Rockford 2023-2024 Official Directory
Office of Communications Staff
Diocese of Rockford
Second Place
Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Directory 2023-24
Jonelle Foltz, Cheryl Dejoie-Methe, MJ Cahill
Clarion Herald Publishing Company
Third Place
2023 Catholic Directory
Christopher Gunty
Cathedral Foundation Press
Honorable Mention
LA Catholic Directory
Gian Gigante, Ruby Ancheta, Pablo Kay, Sr. Anncarla Costello, SND
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
B801: Catholic Novel
First Place
A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower
Patricia Bernstein
History Through Fiction
Second Place
Self Portrait
Jim Sano
Full Quiver Publishing
Third Place
Firetender
Erin Lewis
Full Quiver Publishing
Honorable Mention
Indian Emily
Jennifer Rengaw
Honorable Mention
Masters of Interior Space: a Novel About the Spiritual Life
Fr. Lawrence Edward Tucker, SOLT
Enroute Books and Media
Honorable Mention
The Secret Princess: A Tale of Hope
J.C. Prins
B802: Faith–Based Novel
First Place
Dusk Shall Weep
Kelsey Gietl
Purple Mask Publishing
Second Place
Out of Ireland
Marian O'Shea Wernicke
She Writes Press
Third Place
Glorifying Christ: The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I.
Michael R. Heinlein
OSV
Honorable Mention
Ashes
Anthony Mancini
Tolmitch Press