Many Catholics in the modern world experience a Catholic faith that has been stripped of a great deal of its symbolically-rich practices.

More and more, Catholic individuals, families, and parishes feel the pull to conform to the conventions of modern culture. Home in the Church offers a substitute to Catholics living in the modern world-calling them back to a distinctly Catholic way of living and vision of Mother Church as the home on earth that is leading them to their heavenly home. Catholic Convert, Jessica Ptomey, describes her journey to a more embodied Christian faith in the Catholic Church, and she invites readers to the same experience-whether they are cradle-Catholics or seekers like her former self. Within Home in the Church, readers discover or re-discover the various elements of church liturgy, teaching, and tradition that help believers to live a faith that is embodied-lived out body, mind, and soul. Home in the Church discusses the embodied nature of faith in the home, in the celebrations of the liturgical calendar, in the liturgy of the Mass, in personal prayer, in the intercession of the saints, in the sacraments, and in a redemptive view of suffering.

Post regularly to blog and contribute to other blogs

Submit to all major industry reviewers

Target local media, including: Bowie Blade, Washington Post, Catholic University of American Media Outlets, What's Up Annapolis Magazine

Host local launch events and signings

Speak locally

Host The Catholic Reading Challenge Podcast and guest speak on other podcasts

About the Author
Jessica Ptomey is a Communications professor and scholar, Catholic blogger, and home educator. She writes about various topics related to living intentional lives of faith, communication, and classical/Charlotte Mason education principles. She is also a contributing writer on CatholicMom.com and JoyInTruth.com, and she is the creator and co-host (with her husband Mike) of The Catholic Reading Challenge podcast. Jessica received her B.A. in Communications from Bryan College and M.A. in Journalism and Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Regent University. She and her husband, converts to Catholicism in 2013, live with their four children in Bowie, Maryland.


Book Information
ISBN 9781642797084
Author Jessica Ptomey
Format Paperback
Page Count 170
Imprint Morgan James Publishing llc
Publisher Morgan James Publishing llc