Kathryn HoganThis guest post is by Deacon Kevin Bagley, Director of Verbum. As we light the rose-colored candle on the Advent Wreath, we enter the Third Sunday of Advent. The rose candle is used to identify Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is a Latin word meaning...
This guest post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. Verbum 6 has a lot of great new features, but one of the biggest is the Factbook. If you’re familiar with the old “Bible Facts” tool, you’ll probably recognize the...
Alex RennThis excerpt from Lumen Gentium beautifully describes Mary’s Immaculate Conception as taught by the Catholic Church: The Father of mercies willed that the incarnation should be preceded by the acceptance of her who was predestined to be the mother...
This guest post is by Deacon Kevin Bagley, Director of Verbum. We journey closer to Christmas and our anticipation heightens. Last week Jesus spoke of the end times, and we now hear John the Baptist telling us to, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven...
Enrich your Advent season with the Verbum Advent Calendar. We have daily surprises, including savings on relevant Verbum books, as well as beautiful art and inspirational quotes. You can even submit your wish list for our Christmas sale...
Verbum is having a Black Friday Sale from Black Friday to Cyber Monday! Save up to 30% on our most popular collections for four days only, from November 28 through December 1! Get the popular Navarre Bible New Testament Standard Edition, regularly...
This guest post is by Deacon Kevin Bagley, DMin, Director of Verbum. Happy New Year! The church begins its liturgical year as we prepare for the birth of our Savior. Our readings this weekend point us in a direction of change, of looking toward the...
One of the many exciting new features of Verbum 6 is the Custom Reading Plan. Get the most out of your study time with a Reading Plan, newly customizable to help you learn what you want to learn, when you want to learn it. Schedule your reading to...
The inline search tool integrates the power of Verbum searches with the convenience of the “find” function. See how this search works, and imagine how it can change the way you use Verbum. Inline Search is available in all* Verbum...
As Catholics, we celebrate and enjoy the physical senses. We approach God through the Sacraments, we deepen our prayer with sacramentals, and we gather to worship in beautiful sacred spaces. Our faith is supported by what we see and experience in...
Explore a wide range of contemporary Catholic writers on the topic of fatherhood during the Verbum Monthly Sale. Here is an excerpt from Man to Man, Dad to Dad by Brian Caulfield, 10% off during November! The joys of fatherhood are many. Yet today...
The Psalms Explorer is one of Verbum’s new interactive media features. It is available in Verbum Master and Verbum Capstone, and it allows you to engage the biblical text in a whole new way. I really enjoyed digging into the psalms and...
We are proud to introduce the latest version of our software, Verbum 6!
The new software includes many new features, such as Inline Search and Interactive Media.
We think you’ll agree with us that Verbum 6 is a product worth celebrating!
This post is by Juan Pablo Saju, Verbum’s Representative to the the Spanish-speaking world. He is based in Argentina. In this luminous mystery, I invite you to meditate on Pope Saint John Paul II’s reflection about the relationship between the...
This guest post is by Robert Klesko, Catholic Educational Resources Product Manager at Verbum. “They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God” (Is. 35:2). The Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor is more than an event which...
This guest post was writtten by Brandon Rappuhn, Marketing Copywriter at Faithlife. “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel” (St. Mark 1:15). The proclamation of the Kingdom of God is a...
This guest post was written by Greg Hoerter, Manager of Strategic Partnerships for Verbum Catholic Products. Meditating on the Wedding at Cana always gives me a better sense of Mary’s role as the Queen Mother of the Messiah. In John 2:1-11, we see a...
This guest post is by David Walker, Verbum Business Development Team Lead. As one studies the narrative of the Gospel of St. Mark, it quickly becomes clear that the author utilizes intense language throughout his writings. For instance, the Greek...
This guest post was written by James Battle, Catholic Marketing Specialist here at Verbum. Why does the Catholic Church hold each of the faithful to believe the Assumption of our Blessed Mother? What do we gain by meditating upon this mystery? Like...
This guest post is by Isaiah Hoogendyk, Biblical Languages Engineer at Faithlife Corporation. The Salve, Regina, or “Hail, Holy Queen!” is typically used as a concluding prayer to the five decades of the Rosary. Why do we do address the Blessed...
Excerpt from Scott Hahn’s Hail, Holy Queen. Scientists formulate and test various theories, some of which are proven with enough certitude to be renamed laws, for instance, Newton’s law of gravity; others are discarded as unworkable hypotheses...
This post is by Juan Pablo Saju, Verbum’s Representative to the the Spanish-speaking world. He is based in Argentina. Saint John Paul II describes the descent of the Holy Spirit this way: “The Holy Spirit descends as love and gift, in a...
This guest post is by Kathryn Heltsley, Product Marketing Copywriter for Verbum. “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven?” (Acts 1:11) God’s plan. God’s timing. God’s perfect will. These phrases are repeated over and over in the...
This post is by Juan Pablo Saju, Verbum’s Representative to the the Spanish-speaking world. He is based in Argentina. The Resurrection of Jesus Makes the New Covenant Possible In the first Glorious Mystery, I invite you to meditate on the...
This guest post is by Robert Klesko, Catholic Educational Resources Product Manager at Verbum. “You are all missionary disciples of Christ. With your help, students will love and serve Jesus Christ in the world.” Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan, Bishop of...
This post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. When I meditate upon Jesus’ crucifixion, I can’t help but think about Palm Sunday. Why is that? Palm Sunday should be a celebration of Christ’s victorious entry into...
This post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. In classical art, we’re often presented with a familiar scene: Jesus, cross on his back, valiantly marches towards Calvary. Less commonly, we’ll see depictions of Simon the...
This post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. For today’s reflection, I’d like to share an excerpt from one of St. John Chrysostom’s homilies. These words of the famed “golden-mouthed” orator are sure to be more moving...
This post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. “Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged” (John 19:1, NABRE). This event takes up all of nine words in Scripture. It’s easy to skim over if you’re not...
This post is by Brody Stewart, Verbum Marketing and Promotions Coordinator The Sorrowful Mysteries have always seemed the easiest for me to meditate upon. There’s something altogether relatable about Jesus in his moments of weakness, anxiety, and...