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Coordinator of
Women's Ministry
Barbara Prasad
573-635-9127, ext. 222
Administrative Assistant for
Women's Ministry
Nicole Secker
573-635-9127, ext. 226
Alphonse J. Schwartze Catholic Center
2207 West Main St.
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914
Books We Recommend
Below you can always find our Book of the Month, our Lending Library, and Other Books We Recommend (by topic).
November Book of the Month
The Afterlife: Purgatory and Heaven Explained
by Dolindo Ruotolo
Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Surrender Prayer, (one of our favorites!) brought understanding and peace to countless souls amid the turbulence of the last century. Now, in our age of incomparable uncertainty, this miracle-worker and visionary writer offers the assurance you need to resolutely face the final things: death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell.
Read these pages, and you'll embark on the ultimate journey of discovery into what happens to the soul after death. You'll read true stories of the dead who have communicated to loved ones from the great beyond; you'll learn how the saints described their mystical experiences, and you'll investigate stunning supernatural phenomena that remain unexplained by science.
Notably, Don Dolindo provides proof for the existence of Purgatory and explains what it's like for the souls suffering there. Moreover, he describes the consequences of sin and how the souls in Purgatory are awaiting our sacrificial suffering to be released into Paradise.
Best of all, Don Dolindo offers spiritual wisdom that you can apply to your daily life and shows you how to prepare for a holy death and the glory of the world to come. He describes the remarkable mystical experience of the soul's awe-inspiring entrance into Heaven and explains the unique power of Our Blessed Mother to help us get there.
You'll also learn:
- The most important prayers that help free the Holy Souls in Purgatory
- Why even venial sin impairs our relationship with God
- Why good works, almsgiving, and penances are powerful atonements for sin
- Why we need Our Lady's maternity, humility, and love for souls
- Why the saints delight in interceding for us
- The sublime ecstasy and complete fulfillment that await us when we behold the Holy Trinity in Heaven
Click below for the least expensive new option we found or search online for used copies. Multiple are available!
A Mothers Proverb
By Gabrielle Parkhurst
Don't forget to check out "A Mothers Proverb" by Gabrielle Parkhurst, a newly published author from our diocese. Check it out below!
"A Mother’s Proverb” by Gabrielle Parkhurst is a heartfelt micro-chapbook of poetry that explores the inner struggles, vulnerability, and quiet strength of motherhood. Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 31, each poem reflects on themes like fleeting youth, the weight of expectations, personal sacrifices, and the complex feelings of love and self-doubt mothers often experience. Each piece is an exploration of the love and sacrifice inherent in motherhood, painted with honesty and vulnerability.
About the Author: Meet Gabrielle Parkhurst, a wife, mother, and author! Gabrielle also was one of our amazing speakers at last weekends Spring 2025 Pilgrimage! More from her:
Well Read Mom- Read More. Read Well.
After years of managing a busy household of nine people, Well-Read Mom founder Marcie Stokman learned that she was a happier, more whole woman, wife, and mother when she was reading good books. As her children grew, Marcie began sharing a talk with area women that she called, 'The Well-Read Mom.' What she learned through that experience is that moms want to read, but can’t find the time, or simply don’t know where to start when it comes to choosing books.
Well-Read Mom accompanies women in the reading of great books and spiritual classics to encourage personal growth, friendship, and meaningful conversations in order to explore the human condition and reorient ourselves to what is good, beautiful, and true.
