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Life, Death, and Christian Hope מאת Daneen Warner This book challenges Christians to reframe dying and death in three ways. First, Christians should acknowledge the truth about the human condition. Having done so, Christians are then free to accept lament as an important Christian practice for moving from a dependency on human hope to hope in God o...

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Sheer Grace: Living the Mystery of God מאת Drasko Dizdar Liturgical renewal is the gift of the ever ancient, ever new Spirit that God offers us, not our task of rubric reform; and liturgical restoration is about God giving us back our divine destiny as creatures who are being ever created anew in the image and likeness of God, not an escape into a dead ...

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The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and "Women's Work" (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality) מאת Kathleen Norris The bestselling author of The Cloister Walk reflects on the sanctifying possibilities of everyday work and how God is present in worship and liturgy as well as in ordinary life. Definitely not "for women only."...

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The lights of penitence, the moral principles, lights of holiness, essays, letters, and poems Abraham Isaac Kook

The lights of penitence, the moral principles, lights of holiness, essays, letters, and poems מאת Abraham Isaac Kook

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101 Questions and Answers on the Bible מאת Raymond E. Brown A noted biblical scholar's concise responses to a wide range of the questions most frequently posed to him about the Bible....

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A Life of Jesus מאת Shusaku Endo A simple and powerful retelling of the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of a Japanese novelist....

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Christ Our Hope: The Papal Addresses of the Apostolic Journey to the United States מאת Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI s visit to the United States was met with great enthusiasm, hope, and joy, and is sure to inspire Catholics for years to come. Now, in commemoration of this significant event, this book gathers together in one volume the complete set of Pope Benedict XVI s addresses, speeches, and ...

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Meeting Saint Paul With the Pope: Wednesday Audiences During the Pauline Jubilee Year מאת Pope Benedict XVI

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The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation (Wit Lectures.) מאת Thomas Keating One of the founders of the Centering Prayer movement, Thomas Keating offers a reflection on contemplative prayer, the human search for happiness and our need to explore the inner world. The spiritual search for God, he says, is also the search for ourselves. Drawing from Christian mystical tradition...

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Abu Al-hasan Al-shushtari: Songs of Love and Devotion (The Classics of Western Spirituality) מאת Lourdes Maria Alvarez Sensuous,spiritual, and ethereal, this selection of works by the prominent Andalusian Sufi mystic and poet Ab al-Hasan al-Shushtar (1212-1269) will delight everyone, whether or not they are devotees of Islamic literature....

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Praying with the Dominicans: To Praise, to Bless, to Preach מאת John Vidmar Ever since St. Dominic de Guzmán founded the Order of Preachers 800 years ago, Dominican men and women have continued to shape Catholic spirituality, challenging the faithful to know God in their minds and to love God in their hearts. Praying with the Dominicans is a wellspring of Dominican praye...

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Reflections for Busy People: Making Time for Ourselves, Jesus, and God מאת Gerald O'Collins

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Moses: A Memoir מאת Joel Cohen A fresh and intriguing fictional retelling of Moses' life "I am about to die. I suffer no illness nor frailty other than age. Yet, I walk in an unyielding, undeviating destiny." So speaks Moses from Mount Nebo, the place he finally went to and where he reflected on his life, before he died....

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The Word Made Flesh: An Overview of the Catholic Faith מאת Anthony J. Marinelli A summary of the essentials of Catholic Christian faith for those without any sophisticated background in theology. Ideal for use in adult education classes as well as high school classes....

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Listening for the Heartbeat of God: A Celtic Spirituality מאת J. Philip Newell An overview of Celtic spirituality and its implications for us today....

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Living the Days of Advent and the Christmas Season 2009 Susan Heyboer O'Keefe

Living the Days of Advent and the Christmas Season 2009 מאת Susan Heyboer O'Keefe One of Paulist Press's long-standing, best-selling seasonal items, Living the Days of Advent and the Christmas Season 2009 presents each day of the season(s) with a trenchant reflection on readings from the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, the lives of the Saints (whose feast days are highlighted in...

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Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness מאת David Steindl-Rast A monk reflects on the many aspects of the spiritual life with the basic attitude of gratefulness. "A true delight." —Henri J. M. Nouwen...

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Preaching Better: Practical Suggestions for Homilists מאת Ken Untener Most homilists could do better, says the author. And he should know: despite extensive experience as both homilist and homiletics professor, for four years he's also participated in a sermon critique group. In the weekly group, the author and several other priests submit tapes and transcripts of the...

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My Years in Vatican Service מאת Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy

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God Goes on Vacation מאת Edwina Gateley While God is on vacation at the beach, the people of the world find the God-magic in their own hearts and discover how to do good on their own....

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Loving Creation: Christian Spirituality, Earth-centered and Just מאת Kathleen Fischer How can we bring about the profound conversion of mind and heart that is necessary if we are to protect and preserve our planet at this critical point in history? Loving Creation shows that only when we are touched by God will we find new ways of relating to all other species and the Earth itself. R...

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Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero מאת Michael Ford This spiritual portrait of Father Mychal Judge is a remarkable testimony to the hope and courage that he brought to thousands of people, not only as the New York City fire chaplain during the attack on the World Trade Center, where along with so many firefighters his life was brought to a tragic end...

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Robert Bellarmine: Spiritual Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality) מאת John Patrick Donnelly There are few figures in the history of the Church that have had such a wide-ranging effect on the religious life of their age as Robert Bellarmine. Born in Tuscany in 1542, he entered the Society of Jesus at the height of the Counter-Reformation. His first major work, The Controversies, was publish...

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101 Questions & Answers on Popes and the Papacy (Responses to 101 Questions) מאת Christopher M. Bellitto 101 Questions & Answers on Popes and the Papacy tackles almost every question posed in April 2005 during the dying and death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Benedict XVI. Dr. Bellitto tackles all sorts of thorny questions such as:* Was Peter the first pope?* I always hear negative things ...

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Celtic Prayers from Iona מאת J. Philip Newell Based on the rhythms and images of Celtic oral tradition, these morning and evening prayers are a week's cycle of daily worship used by the ecumenical community of Iona, the most famous of Celtic shrines. Written in calligraphy....

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Bernard of Clairvaux: Selected Works (The Classics of Western Spirituality) מאת Bernard of Clairvaux Born in Fontaines-lès-Dijon in 1090, Bernard had become, by his twenty-fifth birthday, the abbot of a Cistercian monastery which he had founded in the valley of Clairvaux near Aube, France, some four years earlier. There in those isolated and rugged surroundings he became the spokesman for a reviva...

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Prayer of Heart and Body: Meditation and Yoga As Christian Spiritual Practice מאת Thomas Ryan If you're looking for clear links between Christian faith and the practice of yoga and meditation, this book is for you. Prayer of Heart and Body will help you integrate teachings from the Christian contemplative tradition into your practice and encourage a new appreciation for the role of the body ...

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Overcoming Life's 7 Common Tragedies: Opportunities for Discovering God מאת Chris Benguhe Tragedies won't stop happening, and problems will always be a part of life--just take a look at the evening news to be sure. But so many of us spend our lives either trying to escape these unavoidable experiences or reeling from their effects, waiting to be free of suffering before we allow oursel...

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Journeys into Emptiness: Dogen, Merton, Jung, and the Quest for Transformation (Jung and Spirituality Series) מאת Robert Jingen Gunn Here are the life journeys of three great seekers who, though separated by time and culture, had much in common. Dogen was the 13th-century Japanese founder of a School of Zen Buddhism, the Soto School, and a teacher of zazen, wordless meditation. Jung was a 20th-century Swiss psychiatrist who broke...

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Survival Notes for New Parents: Inspiration for an Amazing Adventure מאת Robert Stofel These brief, yet insightful, notes are filled with wisdom and humor as new parents learn to deal with the joys, frustrations, and responsibilities of their new vocation....

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Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints (Christian Classics) מאת James Martin By meditating on personal examples from the author's life, as well as reflecting on the inspirational life and writings of Thomas Merton, stories from the Gospels, as well as the lives of other holy men and women (among them, Henri Nouwen, Therese of Lisieux and Pope John XXIII) the reader will see ...

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Spirituality and prayer - jewish and christian understandings Leon; Huck Klenicki

Spirituality and prayer - jewish and christian understandings מאת Leon; Huck Klenicki

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The Sacred Heart of the World: Restoring Mystical Devotion to Our Spiritual Life מאת David Richo

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The Impact of the Dead Sea Scrolls מאת Joseph A. Fitzmyer The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are texts not discovered in the Dead Sea itself, but in caves and holes along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1963, has had an enormous impact on human intellectual life, in particular the fields of biblical studies and archaeology. T...

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Isaac Hecker for Every Day: Daily Thoughts from the Founder of the Paulists מאת Ronald A. Franco A perfect way to celebrate and follow the cause-for-canonization of the Servant of God, Isaac Thomas Hecker, this guide follows Fr. Hecker s copious writings from his diaries, detailing his conversion to Catholicism, to How to be Happy, to how to be both a patriotic American and Catholic.One of the ...

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The Hurt מאת Teddi Doleski When a friend calls Justin a name, he begins to harbor a hurt - "like a big round stone, all cold and hard." It grows as Justin keeps his feelings to himself and disappears only after he talks to his dad. Only then can he let go of the hurt. Ages 6-8...

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The Catholic Church through the Ages: A History מאת John Vidmar The Catholic Church through the Ages is a one-volume survey of the history of the Catholic Church from its beginning until (and including) the pontificate of John Paul II. The book explains the Church's progress by using Christopher Dawson's division of the Church's history into six distinct "ages,"...

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The Anguish of the Jews: Twenty-Three Centuries of Antisemitism (Stimulus Books) מאת Edward H. Flannery This revised and updated edition of THE ANGUISH OF THE JEWS - a classic history of anti-Semitism written by a Roman Catholic priest and now with a foreword by Philip Cunningham is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1964. Hailed by Jews and Christians alike as a groundbreaking ...

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Encountering Other Faiths מאת Maria Hornung

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Child's Guide to First Holy Communion מאת Elizabeth Ficocelli An important day in a child's life Written in the spirit of the best selling Child's Guide to the Mass, Child's Guide to First Holy Communion is a charming yet informative picture book aimed at children who are preparing to receive this important sacrament for the first time. Written in an eng...

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Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction מאת Lawrence Boadt Reading the Old Testament is a clear and carefully organized introduction for contemporary readers. It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their understanding of the individual biblical books, and explore the way the Bible came to be written.

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Seven Secular Challenges Facing 21st Century Catholics מאת Val J. Peter

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Walking Humbly: Scripture Meditations in Verse מאת Thomas Flowers

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Our Spiritual Journey: An Alternate Route מאת Richard Reichert

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C.S. Lewis on the Fullness of Life: Longing for Deep Heaven מאת Dennis J. Billy

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New Paths Toward the Sacred: Awakening the Awe Experience in Everyday Living מאת Catherine McCann

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A dictionary of the jewish-christian dialogue Geoffrey; Klenicki Wigoder

A dictionary of the jewish-christian dialogue מאת Geoffrey; Klenicki Wigoder

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Living the Days of Lent 2010: Insights from the Gospels מאת Anita M. Constance A perfect way to celebrate and follow the cause-for-canonization of the Servant of God, Isaac Thomas Hecker, this guide follows Fr. Hecker s copious writings from his diaries, detailing his conversion to Catholicism, to How to be Happy, to how to be both a patriotic American and Catholic.One of the ...

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Old Testament Continued: Exile and Restoration, Year Three Catholic Biblical School Program

Old Testament Continued: Exile and Restoration, Year Three מאת Catholic Biblical School Program Year Three returns to the experience of the Hebrew people. In particular it traces the historical events of the tumultuous time from about 750 to 400 BC. It studies the destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722/21 BC, the destruction of the Southern Kingdom of Judah in 587/586 BC, the exi...

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Twenty years of jewish-catholic relations Marc H.; Fisher Tanenbaum

Twenty years of jewish-catholic relations מאת Marc H.; Fisher Tanenbaum

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The Mythological Traditions of Liturgical Drama: The Eucharist As Theater מאת Christine C. Schnusenberg This unique comprehensive work explores the multiple dimensions of the theater and its ontic beginning as embedded in creation itself, concluding that theater was worship and worship was theater....

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The Catholic Experience of Small Christian Communities מאת Bernard J. Lee

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The Interpretation of Scripture: In Defense of the Historical-Critical Method מאת Joseph A. Fitzmyer The book seeks to establish the properly oriented use of the historical-critical method as the mode of ascertaining the sense of the written Word of God. Pastors, preachers, students in biblical disciplines, and scholars will appreciate the discussion of the role of the Bible in Catholic life si...

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Finding a Grace-Filled Life (Illumination) מאת Rick Mathis

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Sisters in Scripture: Exploring the Relationships of Biblical Women מאת Kathleen Macinnis Kichline

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From Patmos to Paradise: John's Vision of Heaven V. Antony J. Alaharasan

From Patmos to Paradise: John's Vision of Heaven מאת V. Antony J. Alaharasan

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Christ in in the light of the christian-jewish dialogue John T. Pawlikowski

Christ in in the light of the christian-jewish dialogue מאת John T. Pawlikowski

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Teilhard De Chardin-The Divine Milieu Explained: A Spirituality for the 21st Century מאת Louis M. Savary

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Speaking with Authority: Catherine of Siena and the Voices of Women Today מאת Mary Catherine Hilkert In this 2001 Madeleva lecture, Mary Catherine Hilkert reflects on the person and impact of Catherine of Siena as a means to examine the challenges facing contemporary women of faith. Known for her wisdom as well as her forthright speech, her role as counselor to the pope as well as church critic, he...

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Divine Providence in the Bible: Meeting the Living and True God מאת John H. Gives a complete and accurate account of the teaching of the Old Testament on God s Providence, contrasting it with the over-reaction of St. Augustine to the errors of the Pelagians....

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Drawn Into The Mystery Of Jesus Through The Gospel On John מאת Jean Vanier Jean Vanier celebrates the gospel of John in his highly anticipated latest work, Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus through the Gospel of John. Thoroughly personal and inspiring, Drawn into the Mystery challenges all Christians to encounter the fullness of life lived in close communion with God....

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Lourdes: Font of Faith, Hope, and Charity מאת Elizabeth Ficocelli

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Thomas Merton: Master of Attention: An Exploration of Prayer מאת Robert Waldron When The Seven Story Mountain was first published, Merton was hailed as a new, contemporary spiritual voice and became one of the most popular and successful writers and commentators on modern religion and spirituality. But although Merton wrote over forty books on the importance of reflection and p...

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The Synoptic Gospels Set Free: Preaching Without Anti-Judaism (Studies in Judaism and Christianity) מאת Daniel J. Harrington

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Joseph Ratzinger's Theological Ideas: Wise Cautions and Legitimate Hopes מאת James Corkery

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He Said Yes: The Story of Father Mychal Judge מאת Kelly Ann Lynch

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Catolicos Evangelizadores: UN Manual Practico Para Extender LA Fe מאת Frank P. DeSiano This guidebook is a new Spanish translation of a popular work that offers practical helps both individuals and parishes reach inactive Catholics and the unchurched. The book is brimming with simple, logical ideas everyone can use-from one-on-one encounters in the office to specific parish programs, ...

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Early Protestant Spirituality (Lassics of Western Spirituality) (Classics of Western Spirituality) מאת Scott H. Hendrix An anthology that includes writings by the magisterial reformers (Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, etc.) along with lesser-known names (Frith, Capito, Vermigli, etc.) to provide a unique insight into Protestant spirituality as it developed from the earliest days of the Reformation....

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The Word for Every Season: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings (Cycle C) מאת Dianne Bergant

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Ascend: The Catholic Faith for a New Generation מאת Eric Stoltz Ascend: The Catholic Faith for a New Generation is a contemporary, scripture-rich, and dramatically visual exploration of the Catholic faith for young adults. With its engaging style, full-color graphics, and interesting sidebar articles, Ascend covers the basics of Christianity from a viewpoint tha...

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Hope for the Flowers מאת Trina Paulus Hope's theme of life, moving through seeming death to a new and more beautiful life, has touched the hearts of millions of people. Hope for the Flowers is for young and old, lovers, husbands and wives. It's a book to learn to read with, or to comfort those who are dying or grieving. In the tale, the...

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How to Be an Adult: A Handbook for Psychological and Spiritual Integration מאת David Richo Using the metaphor of the heroic journey--departure, struggle and return--the author shows readers the way to psychological and spiritual health....

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Calling God "Father": Essays on the Bible, Fatherhood and Culture מאת John W. Miller There are those who say the Bible is so hopelessly patriarchal it must be abandoned. Yet this is the very reason, says John Miller, why it must be embraced. Imaging God as father is necessary for the betterment of women and children and for the very health of western civilization. It's been te...

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Evangelization and Religious Freedom: Ad Gentes, Dignitatis Humanae (Rediscovering Vatican II) מאת Stephen B. Bevans

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The Church in the Making: Lumen Gentium, Christus Dominus, Orientalium Ecclesiarum (Rediscovering Vatican II) מאת Richard R. Gaillardetz

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Christian Prayer through the Centuries מאת Joseph A. Jungmann This is a new and revised edition of this classic work. There is a basic sameness in the way that Christians, over the last two thousand years, have raised their hearts and minds to God. And yet there are dissimilarities, too. The manners and methods of prayer have changed in different eras beca...

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Preaching Effectively, Revitalizing Your Church: The Seven-Step Ladder Toward Successful Homilies מאת Guerric DeBona This book, by an experienced and respected teacher of homiletics, offers a practical and theological guide to effective preaching. Following the medieval tradition of Allan of Lille, Guerric DeBona uses the metaphor of a ladder to describe the ascent up seven rungs or building blocks that constitute...

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More stepping stones to jewish-christian relations - an unbridged collection of christian documents 1975-1983 Helga Croner

More stepping stones to jewish-christian relations - an unbridged collection of christian documents 1975-1983 מאת Helga Croner

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Forgetting the root - the emergence of christianity from judaism Terrance Callan

Forgetting the root - the emergence of christianity from judaism מאת Terrance Callan

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The Book of Creation: An Introduction to Celtic Spirituality מאת J. Philip Newell By the author of Celtic Prayers from Iona In Celtic tradition, the "Book of Creation" is where we "read" what the Creator has said to us. J. Philip Newell here reflects on the seven days of creation in Genesis, using them as a guide to the practice of Celtic spirituality. Each day explores a differe...

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Awe-Filled Wonder: The Interface of Science and Spirituality (Madeleva Lecture in Spirituality) מאת Barbara Fiand We live in extraordinary times of transformation when the growth in human knowledge and the expansion of consciousness have reached unparalleled proportions and are affecting the totality of our self understanding, of our worldview and the religions that have flowered there. The purpose of Awe-fil...

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Child's Guide To The Seven Sacraments מאת Elizabeth Ficocelli In this next volume of the bestselling Child's Guide series, Elizabeth Ficocelli makes the seven sacraments come alive for youngsters five to nine. We meet Dominic, a little boy who has a school assignment to do a report on the seven sacraments. The author presents the sacraments in simple and...

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The Tree That Survived the Winter מאת Mary Fahy Although we often think of fables as intended for the enlightenment and entertainment of children, here is one that adults will want to read. Mary Fahy has written a tale aimed at persons who find themselves in a period of transition, or who are experiencing loss or new birth in their lives. S...

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The Catholic Wedding Book: A Complete Guidebook for Brides, Grooms, and their Parents, with Instructions for Planning the Ritual, Managing People and Details in the Best Possibl מאת Molly K. Hans THE CATHOLIC WEDDING BOOK, now in a new, revised edition of this best seller, will take the pain out of wedding preparations, answer all your questions and make planning your wedding easy. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is forever. The truth is that no sane person would want to ...

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The Future of the Sacrament of Penance מאת Frank O'loughlin

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Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to His Theological Vision מאת Thomas P. Rausch

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Discernment: A Path to Spiritual Awakening מאת Rose Mary Dougherty

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Beginning to Pray מאת Anthony Bloom A new, attractive edition of this modern spiritual classic....

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A Walk Through the New Testament: An Introduction for Catholics מאת Margaret Nutting Ralph

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Evangelization for the Third Millennium מאת Avery Cardinal Dulles A compilation of talks and articles on evangelization by a distinguished theologian....

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Group Spiritual Direction: Community for Discernment מאת Rose Mary Dougherty Practical guidance for offering and participating in spiritual direction in a group setting....

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Don't Forgive Too Soon: Extending the Two Hands That Heal מאת Dennis Linn Shows how to forgive in an active, healthy way by moving through a five-step process that renounces vengeance and retaliation but is not passive or self-abusive in any way....

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From Maintenance to Mission: Evangelization and the Revitalization of the Parish מאת Robert S. Rivers Evangelization, contrary to what many people believe, is not just a Protestant concern; in fact, writes Robert Rivers, it is Catholic to the core. In this practical, approachable work he suggests that the Catholic parish is a wonderful setting to carry out the evangelizing work of the church. ...

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Mystical Prayer Is for (Almost) Everyone (Illuminationbook) מאת Ernest J. Fiedler

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Character at Work: Building Prosperity Through the Practice of Virtue מאת William J. O'Brien Here is an important work that demonstrates that bringing Christian ethics into the workplace is both practical and profitable. This is an implicitly Christian book that empowers all who work for a company, giving them a sense of mission and spiritual ownership, based on the ethical values the autho...

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Christian mission-jewish mission Helga; Cohen Croner

Christian mission-jewish mission מאת Helga; Cohen Croner

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John Baptist de La Salle: The Spirituality of Christian Education (Classics of Western Spirituality) מאת Carl Koch This volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality makes available to a broad readership a selection of the core writings of John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719), a French priest and educator who changed the face of education in his time and whose reforms continue to influence the ways we educate o...

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The Book of Exodus: Question by Question מאת William T. Miller Leads individual readers or study groups through modern exegetical commentary on Exodus, relying almost entirely on the Socratic method of questions and answers....

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Distinctively Catholic: An Exploration of Catholic Identity מאת Daniel Donovan Suggests certain distinctive characteristics of the Catholic experience of Christianity, with emphasis on how faith is lived and experienced within the Catholic tradition....

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Early Protestant Spirituality (Classics of Western Spirituality) מאת Scott H. Hendrix An anthology that includes writings by the magisterial reformers (Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, etc.) along with lesser-known names (Frith, Capito, Vermigli, etc.) to provide a unique insight into Protestant spirituality as it developed from the earliest days of the Reformation....