Are you looking for the perfect gift for the Catholics on your Christmas list? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a guide to the best gifts of 2023, all available from Ascension.

How can there be a better gift than the Word of God? Give the gift of not just reading the Bible but finally understanding it with the only Bible that integrates the color-coded, world-renowned Bible Timeline® Learning System.

The Ascension Edition of the Catechism features the color-coded Foundations of Faith approach and opens Catholics’ eyes to the truth and beauty of their Catholic Faith. Catholics everywhere can’t wait to get their hands on this popular, beautiful, award-winning book!

For those beginning their Catechism in a Year journey in 2024, this is the perfect companion. Get even more out of this podcast with key takeaways, transcripts of Fr. Mike’s prayers, and other unique content for each episode!

For Catholics planning to listen to The Bible in a Year starting January 1st, give the gift of the most highly recommended resource by current podcast listeners, featuring takeaways, prayers, and further resources for each episode.

These are great gifts for the art lovers and Christmas decorators in your life. These art prints of our Blessed Mother, the Holy Family, the journey of the Magi, and more transform any home into a space of deeper rest, prayer, and faith during the Christmas season.

FOR ADULTS

Engaged and married couples will love the hilarious and relatable stories in this book about the joys and struggles of real married life that provide spouses with helpful tips, mindsets, and reminders of how to live out the beautiful vocation of marriage.

Ascension launched its second Catholic Classics work in 2023. This beautiful book is a perfect gift for all Catholics looking for a deeper relationship with God. Readers will grow in honesty, authenticity, and wisdom from one of the Church’s greatest saints.

For those in your life looking to better understand Scripture, this comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the Old Testament will draw them deeper into God’s Word. This book seeks to unveil the mysteries of divine revelation and unlocks the hidden details of this God-given text.

The Pocket Guide to Novenas invites Catholics to experience the power of novenas with a guide to understanding and praying this traditional type of prayer.

Catholics who have a regular Holy Hour are sure to love this beautiful guide that draws them deeper into adoring the Blessed Sacrament with lectio divina, litanies, inspiration from the saints, devotionals, and more.

A book that every Catholic should read, this small but mighty pocket guide draws from the writings of the saints, the Bible, and Catholic Tradition while calling Catholics into a deeper relationship with our heavenly Father.

The Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a beautiful, prayerful book by Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson which helps Catholics enter into the Sacrament of Reconciliation more deeply.

These books are a series of Fr. Mike’s homilies adapted to a print format. These booklets explore important Catholic topics in an engaging, easy-to-understand way. They are a perfect gift for those seeking more from Fr. Mike!

FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS

For the young people in your life looking for healing, friendships, and relationship help, this newest book from authors Andrew and Sarah Swafford, Gift and Grit inspires transformation and focus on the most important relationship in anyone’s life: one’s relationship with God.

For the women in your life who love style, fashion, and clothes, Theology of Style: Expressing the Unique and Unrepeatable You helps women understand the power of personal style and unite how they dress with their Catholic Faith.

For young people seeking to answer questions about God’s plan for their lives, this book and its included five-step discernment process help them find peace and clarity.

In this book, Fr. Mark-Mary takes 800 years of wisdom from the Franciscans and provides small and manageable steps that can lead anyone to great holiness. 

FOR FAMILIES

Great for teens, young adults, and adults looking for laughs on family game night, this group game brings everyone together while facilitating good, holy fun. An Ascension Expansion Pack is also available for extra cards focused on your favorite Ascension personalities.

FOR KIDS

Your child, grand-child, or godchild will love this book! Featuring child-friendly rhyming text, vibrant illustrations, and full-page, open-out flaps, The Mass and the Manger: My Interactive Christmas Story helps parents make Christmas spiritually meaningful for children.

With over 10,000 copies sold, this sturdy board book that invites children to understand the beauty of the Mass through hands-on activities like flaps, wheels, and tracing is loved by both parents and children alike.

Perfect for independent readers, 70 carefully chosen Bible stories that capture the story of salvation from Adam and Eve to Christ and the Apostles will excite older children about the great adventure that God has in store for those who love him.

Share the gift of the Catholic Faith and create cherished memories with this perfect first Bible for those little ones in your life.

Jesus and Me provides children with eighty prayer options that offer sweet, simple, and reassuring guidance for learning how to pray. This book answers important questions about how and why we should pray.

Share the true meaning of Christmas with young Catholics with this beautifully illustrated book, featuring the sights and sounds of their favorite animals.