For Better...FOREVER!
A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW
OSV Press . 256 Pages . $14.95

Is "happily ever after" something that occurs only in fairy tales?
Is it possible for an ordinary couple to have a joy-filled, fulfilling marriage that lasts a lifetime?
Is there anything you can do to create the marriage of your dreams?
Yes! You can have a marvelous marriage. No matter if you're a newly-wed or celebrating your golden anniversary, you can make your marriage everything you've ever wanted it to be.
So what's the secret to an amazing marriage?
Drawing from his years of clinical practice, as well as his own experiences as a husband and father, Gregory Popcak explores the characteristics that create strong relationships and helps couples determine both their strengths and their weaknesses. By showing how all marriages must move along "The Relationship Pathway," from less fulfilling to exceptional, Popcak offers down-to-earth ideas and suggestions for keeping marriages alive and vital long after the wedding ceremony.
Every marriage has the potential to live happily ever after -- including yours! Discover what you can do to make your dream come true today!

"Popcak brings a marriage counselor's heart and a comedian's wit to this resource on love and marriage. He's passionate about the subject and obviously had a great time writing this book, as evidenced by such chapter titles as, "Holy Sex, Batman!" and "Der Intimacy Ist Good, Jah?" Popcak's advice for creating strong, loving marriages is biblically based, while quotes from the likes of Paul Reiser and Sting give the book a distinctly contemporary feel. A wealth of quizzes, self-tests, and intimacy-building exercises makes this one of the more interactive marriage guides on the market. While this book is targeted to Catholic readers, with marriage often discussed in the light of Catholic theology, any couple wanting to improve their marriage will benefit from Popcak's practical, well-presented advice."

Todd Hafer of CBA Marketplace

Parenting with Grace:
Catholic Parent's® Guide to Raising (almost) Perfect Kids

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW and Lisa Popcak
OSV Press . 367 Pages . $14.95

What's So Special About Catholic Parents?
Exactly what is a "Catholic parent"? Are we really any different from other Christian or even non-Christian parents, except perhaps in the prayers we teach our children? Could it be that there is no such thing as a Catholic Parent, and this book is merely a cynical niche-marketing ploy?
The truth is even more shocking. We believe that even beyond the obvious essentials of prayers and parish life, Catholic parents really are a different breed of animal. This book will introduce you to some of those differences and demonstrate how you can make use of them to help your family become a truly exceptional, Catholic family.

"Why don't kids come with an instruction manual?"
Actually, they do. It's just most of us haven't figured out how to decipher it. But, help is here.

Now family therapist and parent Gregory Popcak, and Lisa, his wife, reveal the guidance God offers every Catholic parent in Parenting with Grace: Catholic Parent's® Guide to Raising (Almost) Perfect Kids, a truly Catholic approach to parenthood.

The unique perspective of Parenting with Grace combines orthodox theology with contemporary psychology to show parents:

• The twelve secrets to raising practically perfect children
• The nine weapons that wipe out every parent's worst enemy
• The five fabulous phases every child must go through
• The two essential differences between discipline and punishment
• And finally, the single most powerful parenting technique in the world

Laced with humor, practical examples, and thought-provoking quizzes, Parenting with Grace helps you discover your own God-given instruction manual for creating a highly individualized, completely Catholic parenting plan for your children. Check out the practical advice contained in Parenting with Grace and begin raising your own (almost) perfect children today!

"Gregory and Lisa Popcak combines the very best of contemporary psychology with a thorough knowledge of Catholic teaching, a hefty dose of wry wit, practical applications, and a genuine love for parents and children. There simply isn't a better guide to raising truly Catholic families than Parenting with Grace."

Woodeene Koenig-Bricker, Editor, Catholic Parents®

God Help Me! These People Are Driving Me Nuts!
Making Peace With Difficult People

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW
Loyola Press . 149 Pages . $14.95

We all talk about the people in our lives who make us want to tear our hair out, but nobody has any clue what to do with them. Greg Popcak is a wonderful antidote to this problem, sharing a wealth of insights and solid wisdom."

Mark P. Shea, author, Making Senses out of Scripture

Sometimes our lives seem filled with people who raise our blood pressure and drive us to distraction. Old enemies, unreasonable employers, petty neighbors, wayward children, and an inattentive spouse can all evoke our anger and frustration. How can we get through the day filled with difficult people? How can we begin to answer the call to love others as God loves us?
God Help Me! is a practical, humorous, and informative book that integrates cutting-edge psychology, case studies, and healing principles. Building on years of personal and professional experience, Popcak provides realistic strategies for assessing, cultivating, and benefiting from mature, peaceful relationships. God Help Me! will enrich your life by helping you discover the surprising answers to such questions as:

• How can I respectfully and lovingly bring about changes in my life and in relationships?
• How do I cope with people who will not change their self-destructive ways no matter how hard I try to help them?
• Is it ever acceptable to sever ties with a friend or family member?

Beyond the Birds and the Bees
The Secrets of Raising Sexually Whole (and Holy!) Kids

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW
Loyola Press . 149 Pages . $14.95

How can you have "The Talk" so that your kids will listen? All it takes is a little RESPECT!

Realize what they need to know and when they need to know it.
Elicit their thoughts, attitudes, and feelings.
Speak the truth.
Present a positive, Christian attitude toward sex.
Expect to talk about your own struggles when appropriate.
Control your temper and the temptation to lecture.
Teach your children what the gift of the body is really for.

Using these seven principles, parents can help their children become sexually whole and sexually holy! Using humor and timely examples, author Gregory Popcak enables parents to develop their own understanding of the Catholic vision of love, and he provides practical guidance for having age-appropriate discussions about sexual issues with kids - from toddlers to teens.

Life Shouldn't Look Like This
Dealing With Disappointment in the Light of Faith

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW
Servant Publications . 206 Pages . $14.95

"Greg Popcak correctly states in Life Shouldn't Look Like This that the battle for the human soul is waged in the mind. This book is the perfect battle plan for winning the personal spiritual war that we all face at some point in our life. It will help you discover greater meaning and purpose in your life. If you are struggling, it will lead you step-by-step out of the darkness and into the glorious light of Christ."

Matthew Pinto, Co-Editor, Amazing Grace for Those Who Suffer

"Life Shouldn't Look Like This offers readers sound, faith-centered, practical guidance on how to discern God's will amid the pain of unfulfilled dreams and expectations. Popcak helps us to realistically confront disappointment, carefully listen to God's workings in our lives, and out of it all-find hope."

Amy Welborn, Author and columnist for Our Sunday Visitor and Catholic News Service

"Greg Popcak is a wise and solid doctor of the heart who draws on both the riches of Christ and the many practical tools available through modern psychology to help us with our struggles."

Mark P. Shea, Author of Making Sense Out of Scripture

God Help Me! This Stress is Driving Me Crazy!
Finding Balance through God's Grace

Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW
Loyola Press . 149 Pages . $14.95

Stress threatens to overwhelm all of us from time to time. God Help Me! comes to the rescue with practical tips and tools for lessening anxiety. Using a mix of religion and psychology-and throwing in a good dose of humor-author Gregory Popcak shows us how to avoid stress and maintain balance in our life.

Popcak mines his years of experience as a Christian psychotherapist to teach strategies for finding peace through God's grace. God Help Me! reminds us that God loves us and shows how this knowledge can help us deal with our fears and anxieties. It also encourages us to view the sacraments as important points of connection with God's healing grace. By using these Christian tools for stress relief, we can move toward a more abundant and harmonious life.

Parent Power
Six Steps to Fabulous Families

Luminous Media . CD Set . $14.95

Let's face it. When we think of our families, most of us don't think of the Holy Family as much as we think, "holy cow!" The good news is, it doesn't have to be that way. Not for you. Not anymore.

In this presentation, Catholic psychotherapist Gregory Popcak and his wife, family life educator Lisa Popcak, take a remarkably practical, joyful, and faith-filled look at what it takes to get the most out of parenting and family life.

You'll discover:

• The six things that make Catholic parents special - and, potentially, more effective than all other parents!
• The ten ways to make your kids want to behave.
• How to avoid the single biggest parenting mistake.
• Four techniques that eliminate parent-child power struggles.
• Nine out of 10 Saints agree! What's the one thing St. John Bosco, St. John the Baptist de la Salle, St. Benildus, and St. Elizabeth Seton told parents to never do.
• Five steps for raising strong, faith-filled kids.

Whether your family needs a little tune-up or a major overhaul, Fabulous Families will give you the tools you need to create a family that is unquestionably, joyfully, gracefully, and utterly fabulous!

Rise Up and Walk
Plugging in to the Power of Grace

Luminous Media . CD Set . $14.95

Do you feel powerless in your life or relationships, crushed by the sense that, "There's nothing I can do?" Is stress, despair, or fear sapping your strength and robbing your joy? Do you feel like you pray and pray, but nothing ever changes? If you have answered, "Yes" to any of these questions, then we have one thing to say to you - "Rise up and walk!"

Rise Up and Walk! Plugging In to the Power of Grace with Catholic psychotherapist Gregory Popcak, and his wife, family life educator, Lisa Popcak, is a powerful, practical, life-changing series that will help you eliminate the internal obstacles to grace that choke your heart, cloud your mind, and sap your strength.

You'll learn about:

• 10 obstacles that block your ability to experience and cooperate with grace, and how to eliminate them.
• The simple, three-step process that will empower you to find grace-filled solutions to even the toughest relationship and personal problems.
• The one thing you must know to remain calm and effective under pressure.
• How to discern-with confidence-the next step God wants you to take, and how to find the courage to take it.

When life's problems knock you down, Rise Up and Walk! and see what wonders God can work in your life.

In Love for Life
Four Secrets of an Incredible Christian Marriages

Luminous Media . CD Set . $14.95

Do you want to have the kind of marriage that makes the angels smile and the neighbors jealous? Join Catholic psychotherapist, Gregory Popcak and his wife, family life educator Lisa Popcak, as they explore the four secrets of an incredible Christian marriage.

In this inspiring audio series, you'll learn:

• The one thing that will guarantee the lifelong success and happiness of your marriage.
• The secrets to becoming (and staying) best friends with your mate forever.
• How to celebrate a love that warms your heart and your home every single day.
• The five paths to experiencing a deeply fulfilling, profoundly satisfying, and soulfully sacred, romantic relationship.

Learn how you can live In Love for Life, and experience for yourself the full brilliance of what Catholic marriage can be.