To the Heart of the Matter is an important devotional that leads us to recognize the power of prayer, the importance of life and the call we all have to defend the most innocent among us. Carney's work encourages us to foster a culture of life - something that's desperately needed in this day and age.

Billy Hallowell

Director of Communications & Content for PureFlix.com

To the Heart of the Matter may be the first-ever public work that articulates what this spiritual response is - what it is to be pro-life in daily living. It's a response that is fresh and integrated and strikingly bold in its simplicity. It's way that is new, and yet as old as the Christian life. As one who has lived the pro-life cause from the inside out, Shawn knows where its power lies: in the little things. Whatever we do with love and prayer - no matter our state in life - can and is building a culture of life. We matter. Our prayer matters. And what we do with our love matters.

Mother Agnes Mary Donovan

Superior General, Sisters of Life

At the heart of our culture war is a timeless battle between good and evil. To the Heart of the Matter gives us a tangible guide on how we can and are winning this battle with the simplicity of doing everything in our life for God. This insightful tool is so needed in our noisy world.

Ramona Trevino

Former Planned Parenthood Manager, Author of Redeemed by Grace

Shawn Carney, not unaware of the current challenges of building a culture of life, takes us literally to the heart of the matter. Jesus wants to redeem and sanctify the big and small events of our daily life! So, for everyone who wants to do much to safeguard the dignity of the human person, Shawn offers encouragement. In 40 short chapters, he provides practical ways for us to create a space for the Lord to live in and through us, and thereby making each moment an opportunity to allow the Lord's own love and life to take root in the world.

Sr. Peter Marie Chrismer

O.P. Vocation Director for the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia

By weaving together the powerful Word of God and the small events of daily life, Shawn Carney explains in To the Heart of the Matter that we can walk the way of Christian perfection in the pursuit of holy virtues by defending the fundamental building block of life: the little baby in its mother's womb. This is a must-read for all those who want to give witness to the Truth, Jesus Christ, with joy and hope in their hearts so that one day (only God knows when) our society is restored to sanity and once more recognizes the dignity of the little ones, who are made in the image and likeness of the Almighty.

Fr. Philomeno James

Franciscan friar and 40 Days for Life campaign leader in England