"Proposed editorial illustration of a Catholic devotional medal, a brown cloth scapular and a closed holy-water bottle on a wooden table, with a crucifix in the background."Teresa Hallam's Catholic Sacramentals Explained connects medals, scapulars and holy water with prayer and everyday responsibility, distinguishing devotional aids from charms.

HOUSTON, TX - November 12, 2026 - Teresa Hallam's Catholic Sacramentals Explained: What Your Medals, Scapulars and Holy Water Mean and How to Use Them, published November 10, 2026, introduces a practical guide to understanding familiar Catholic devotional objects.

The book addresses a question that can arise with a medal received as a gift, a scapular worn beneath clothing or a bottle of holy water kept at home: what does the object mean, and how should it be used?