Her new release, Who Is Jesus?: Discovering Christ in the Gospels: A 12-Week Catholic Bible Study, published by Ave Maria Press — which follows Christ from his birth to his passion and resurrection — is aimed at both the first-time reader of the Bible as well has those who have read through the Bible more than once.

Twelve-month Genesis-to-Revelation plans are popular, but most Christians will grow closer to God and his Word at a slower pace. Bible-in-a-year plans do offer a clear pathway to daily Scripture engagement. Ideally, they create sustained habits. They ...