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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2009-2010 מאת Jesuit Communication Centre Ireland Now in its third year of publication, this installment in the worldwide Sacred Space phenomenon provides scripture readings and Ignatian meditations centered around the Advent and Christmas season. With weekly themes, daily readings and prayers, and suggestions for a retreat day, Sacred Sp...

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Discovering the Hidden Ground of Love (Bridges to Contemplative Living With Thomas Merton Series) מאת Thomas Merton Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton gently leads participants on a journey toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative and peace-filled life. Each eight-session booklet offers an introduction to Merton and contemplative living through prayers, readings from...

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Eternal Seasons: A Spiritual Journey Through the Church's Year מאת Henri J. M. Nouwen

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Together for Life מאת Joseph M. Champlin Designed to help couples plan their ceremony, it contains the complete marriage rite with all variant prayers, blessings, and scripture texts. Full-page commentaries by Father Champlin on each of the 28 readings make Together For Life ideal for pastors to distribute to couples taking marriage ...

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Using the Enneagram in Prayer: A Contemplative Guide מאת Suzanne Zuercher Suzanne Zuercher, an authority on the Enneagram, a system of spiritual psychology based on personality types, explores the best way for people of each Enneagram to pray. Reflecting on a number of different prayer practices from the perspective of each triad, Zuercher explores how the Enneagra...

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Ten Commandments for the Environment: Pope Benedict XVI Speaks Out for Creation and Justice מאת Woodeene Koenig-Bricker Seasoned author and journalist Woodeene Koenig-Bricker skillfully weaves together Pope Benedict's key statements on environmental justice into one volume. Additionally, she offers commentary that helps to unpack the Ten Commandments for the Environment, which were recently released by the Pon...

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With Open Hands מאת Henri J. M. Nouwen From one of the world's most beloved authors, a series of reflections on life to help your prayers become a joy -- a spontaneous reaction to the world and the people around you....

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Can You Drink the Cup? מאת Henri J. M. Nouwen The last book published before Nouwen's death in 1996, Can You Drink the Cup? has been translated into ten languages and sold more than 135,000 copies. Exploring the deep spiritual impact of the question Jesus asked his friends James and John, Nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the ...

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True Serenity (30 Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher) מאת Thomas a Kempis Hailed as "Christianity's second bestseller," The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis is made accessible to the modern reader in condensed and accessible form. This attractively redesigned edition of True Serenity presents the wisdom of à Kempis's fifteenth-century classic in a mo...

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Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life מאת Henri J. M. Nouwen Henri Nouwen invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of contemporary life. He reminds us that it was in solitude that Jesus found the courage to follow God’s will. And he shows us that fruitful love and service must spring from a living relationship wit...

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Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts מאת Thomas Merton Forty years after his death, fans of Thomas Merton--from a wide array of faith traditions--continue to consult the spiritual wisdom found in his voluminous writings. Merton called Seasons of Celebration his "liturgy book"and this edition includes a new foreword by renowned Merton scholar Wil...

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Restless Soul: Meditations from the Road מאת Henri J. M. Nouwen These engaging selections gathered from Henri Nouwen's travel writings offer new insights into the restless soul of a deeply spiritual man. Whether Nouwen was describing the grim surroundings of post-Soviet Ukraine, mingling with senators in Washington, or meeting cocaine users in a South Ame...

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Forward in Hope: Saying AMEN to Lay Ecclesial Ministry מאת Matthew H. Clark Currently in the U.S., there are over 30,000 lay ecclesial ministers serving the Catholic Church, and another 16,000 studying in ministry formation programs--nearly five times the number of men preparing for ordination to the priesthood. A long-time advocate of lay ecclesial ministry, Bishop Matthew...

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Fresh Bread: And Other Gifts of Spiritual Nourishment מאת Joyce Rupp This popular classic introduced a hungry world to Rupp's unique brand of spiritual nourishment: prose, poetry, and prayer to help us reflect upon and rejoice in the sacred everyday world that is at once around and within us. This Twentieth-Anniversary Edition includes a new preface that reveals ret...

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The Seeker's Catechism: The Basics of Catholicism : Presented in Light of the New Catechism of the Catholic Church מאת Michael Francis Pennock This book is a readable, concise, and accessible introduction to the riches of the Catholic faith. It is both engaging and practical, gently leading the reader to a deeper knowledge of Catholicism and toward a loving encounter with Christ....

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Together for Life מאת Joseph M. Champlin Designed to help couples plan their ceremony, it contains the complete marriage rite with all variant prayers, blessings, and scripture texts. Full-page commentaries by Father Champlin on each of the 28 readings make Together For Life ideal for pastors to distribute to couples taking marriage ...

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Gifts of the Eucharist: Stories to Transform and Inspire מאת Nancy C. Reeves In this collection of compelling personal stories and theological reflection, noted spiritual guides Nancy Reeves and Bernadette Gasslein team up to revitalize Catholic understanding of the Eucharist as the communal center of the faith. ...

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Enneagram Spirituality: From Compulsion to Contemplation מאת Suzanne Zuercher

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Becoming Who You Already Are (Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton Series Vol. 2) (v. 2) מאת Jonathan Montaldo Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton gently leads participants on a journey toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative and peace-filled life. Each eight-session booklet offers an introduction to Merton and contemplative living through prayers, readings from Merton and oth...

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Into the Heart of Mary: Imagining Her Scriptural Stories מאת Rea McDonnell Drawing on a lifetime of biblical study and work as a retreat director, Rea McDonnell re-introduces us to Mary by teaching us to appreciate anew the spiritual truths found in her scriptural stories. Using Ignatian meditation, McDonnell invites readers to prayerfully ponder Marian passages from scrip...

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The Seven Sorrows of Mary: A Meditative Guide מאת Joel Giallanza C. S. C. The image of Mary as a survivor both of unthinkable blessings and unimaginable woes has always been a Christian ideal to pray to and imitate. Now, with a contemporary look at a powerful devotion, Joel Giallanza, C.S.C., meditates on the Seven Sorrows of Mary, showing us how in a life filled with...

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Finding God in All Things: A Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius מאת William A. Barry Dispelling the myth that spiritual retreats are only for those who can get away for an extended time, seasoned spiritual director William A. Barry, S.J., shares his unique understanding of the Spiritual Exercises and demonstrates how they can benefit the ordinary person's relationship with God. F...

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Fuel: Catholic Men Living the Faith, A Small Group Guide מאת Steve McCoy-Thompson As the Catholic men's movement grows in visibility and vitality, this lively, practical resource for forming and sustaining a faith support group will be widely welcomed. The authors write from their own experience of finding spiritual balance by creating and sustaining a small, informal faith suppo...

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Questions from Seventh Period: Doc Pennock Answers Teens' Questions on Life, Love & the Catholic Faith מאת Michael Francis Pennock A teacher for over 30 years, author Michael "Doc" Pennock, as he is affectionately called, knows that to connect with youth, you have to connect to their most heartfelt concerns. In Questions from Seventh Period, Doc Pennock gives clear, concrete answers to the tough questions about love, life and f...

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Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2007 מאת Ireland Jesuit Communication Centre Now in its third year, the 2007 edition of Sacred Space: The Prayer Book offers a practical, portable way to pray throughout the year. Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2007 is a prayer guide inspired by the very popular, successful, interactive website, Sacredspace.ie. Both the book and the site of...

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Traveling Your Road to Joy (Bridges to Contemplative Living…) מאת Merton Institute for Contemplative Living

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Through the Church Year: Reflections for Feasts and Seasons מאת Francis D. Kelly Spiritually rich and theologically wise, Through the Church Year is an essential companion for Catholics wishing to engage more deeply with the observances of the liturgical year. In addition to giving a brief historical overview for the various feasts and seasons, renowned author Msgr. Franc...

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The Foundations of Religious Life: Revisiting the Vision מאת Council of Major Superiors of Women Reli In keeping with the vision set forth in Vatican II, the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious has maintained a more traditional form of religious life. While most religious orders are now facing marked decline in novitiates and the aging of their members, the communities of the CMSWR are exp...

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Let Nothing Disturb You (30 Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher) מאת Teresa of Avila Each book in the Thirty Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series provides a month of daily readings from one of Christianity's most beloved spiritual guides. For each day there is a brief and accessible morning meditation drawn from the mystic's writings, a simple mantra for use throughout ...

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Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions מאת Kieran Sawyer Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions has a clear, goal: to encourage teens to say "no" to premarital sexual intercourse and to avoid such serious problems as teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This book provides a means for teenagers make their own decision...

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Catholics Going Green: A Small-Group Guide for Learning and Living Environmental Justice מאת Walter E. Grazer This small-group resource examines basic environmental justice themes through the lens of Catholic social teaching and scripture. The compact, ninety-minute session format is perfect for busy adults who want to stay connected with environmental topics in a meaningful, engaged way. "Did you know?" f...

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Facing Forgiveness: A Catholic's Guide to Letting Go of Anger and Welcoming Reconciliation מאת Loughlan Sofield Out of the wealth of their shared experience, authors Sofield, Juliano, and Aymond have fashioned an inviting exploration of the process of forgiveness that blends compelling personal narrative, wise spiritual guidance, and sound practical suggestions. Written with Catholics in mind, this si...

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The Good Listener מאת James E. Sullivan

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This Is Our Faith: A Catholic Catechism for Adults מאת Michael Francis Pennock This catechism is specifically designed for Catholic adults, for those who are new to the church, and especially for those who are journeying through the Rite of Chrisitian Initiation....

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May I Walk You Home?: Courage and Comfort for Caregivers of the Very Ill (10th Anniversary Edition) מאת Joyce Hutchison Reissued on its tenth anniversary, May I Walk You Home? remains an invaluable resource for professional caregivers and loved ones assisting those on their final journey home. Accompanied by the experience and empathy of hospice educator Joyce Hutchison and the wisdom and inspiration of best-s...

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Catholic Essentials: An Overview of the Faith מאת Michael Amodei Catholic Essentials is the ONLY Handbook of Faith written to the new curriculum framework! Catholic Essentials: An Overview of the Faith is a source of knowledge about Jesus, the Holy Trinity, the Catholic Church, the Sacraments, and ways those who believe in Jesus live ou...

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The Catholic Spirit: An Anthology for Discovering Faith Through Literature, Art, Film and Music מאת Michel Bettigole The Catholic Spirit presents the truths of Catholicism in the context of the arts: great and classic artwork, literature, music, and Church writings. A text that enriches the learning experience, The Catholic Spirit sends teens on a journey through classical art, literature and musical...

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Praying Our Goodbyes: A Spiritual Companion Through Life's Losses and Sorrows מאת Joyce Rupp Everyone has unique goodbyes--times of losing someone or something that has given life meaning and value. With the touch of a poet, Joyce Rupp offers her wisdom on "these experiences of leaving behind and moving on, the stories of union and separation that are written in all our hearts." Praying ...

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Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies מאת Marta Felber

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This Flowing Toward Me: A Story of God Arriving in Strangers מאת Marilyn Lacey What began in 1979 as a response to a random bulletin board posting would ultimately change Sister Marilyn Lacey's life--and the lives of countless refugees. In vivid prose, Sister Lacey narrates her twenty-five year spiritual journey of work with those displaced by conflict and disaster. In the spi...

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The Faith We Profess: A Catholic Guide to the Apostles' Creed מאת Peter J. Vaghi This fascinating summary of Catholic beliefs examines the Apostles' Creed as both a treasury of faith and an invitation to entrust oneself more completely to God. Noted Washington, D.C., pastor and teacher Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi offers a simple introduction to Catholicism blending sound Catho...

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Healing מאת Francis MacNutt Does healing happen today? Why is there prejudice against the healing ministry? Why are some people not healed? These topical and vital questions are just some of the issues addressed by Francis MacNutt in Healing. A wide-ranging and broad-based overview, it is essential reading for all involved in ...

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Concise Guide to Supervising a Ministry Student (The Concise Guide Series) מאת Ann M. Garrido In this touching, pioneering book on field education for Catholic ministry, Dr. Ann Garrido of the Aquinas Institute of Theology, masterfully incorporates the mandates defined in all the essential Church documents on formation for ministry. It is an indispensable guide for field education superv...