MSI Press Blog

  What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Each month, we share near-daily, or as often as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  Easter at the Mission  by Sula, parish cat at  Old Mission . Description Discover Easter Through the Eyes of a Church Cat! Join Sula, the now-famous church cat, on a fascinating journey through the meaning and traditions of Easter in her fifth book! With her signature mix of history, Catholic dogma, and humor, Sula explores questions like: 🐾 What is Easter, and why is it called the Paschal Mystery? 🐾 Why do Catholics observe Lent, Ash Wednesday, ...

This Caturday, we honor Sula , the parish cat who served faithfully at Old Mission San Juan Bautista until her passing in August 2022. Sula was no ordinary cat. She was a comforter of souls, a quiet listener, and even an author —with seven books to her name, one in Spanish. Her heartwarming ministry of presence earned her features in Guideposts and All Creatures Magazine , but her most profound fame came from the people she touched daily at Masses, through her seven books (one in Spanish), and her 1000+ FaceBook followers. Every single Mass—weekday and weekend—Sula attended. She knew who needed her and offered comfort simply by sitting by a sad or distracted parishioner, even climbing into their laps. On special occasions, she would lie next to the altar as the priest offered the eucharist and follow the priest around during the healing Mass, as he offered healing to each parishioner. Right before she died, she lay down at the end of the line of the parishioners, as if asking for he...