The Catholic Heart Day by Day combines story and devotional writing that seeks to inspire faith as we see it expressed in others. Not a book of theology or doctrine, The Catholic Heart is about the living love, action, and heroism of everyday Christians.

Readers will move from Nazi Germany to the American Heartland to the Jordan River; from Pearl Harbor to the beaches at Normandy; from ancient Israel to the reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin in Bosnia-Herzegovina—as bestselling author, Father Richard Beyer, chronicles the Catholic heart of faith. You will encounter some extraordinary Catholics including America’s Elizabeth Ann Seton, Maximillian Kolbe, and Gertrude Stein. We hear a child’s words of trust in God, the last words of a martyred priest, the favorite prayer of Pope John Paul II, and the startling words of Mother Teresa to the U.S. Congress.

Exploring the heart of Catholicism in all its richness is to explore at the same time the deepest and most beautiful aspects of our own humanity and its limitless potential. The Catholic Heart is a book of encouragement and possibility as well as inspiration.