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It's one of the biggest, hardest things that can happen in your life. When someone you love dies, and your whole world changes. What on earth do you do?..

With its snippets of wisdom and delightful illustrations, this book will encourage you to life life fully, always appreciating its beauty. Ideal for teenagers...

By Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (Author) "Responds to new bioethical questions that have been the focus of expectations and concerns in large sectors of society."  ..

This book presents ten texts taken from the letters of Saint Paul. Each text is accompanied by a brief reflection in the style of lectio divina...

Over the years, Fr Gerard Dowling has helped many people suffering from excessive feelings of guilt and worries about committing sin. In this book, he considers the causes of this condition, known as scruples, and outlines the steps that need to be taken if the sufferer is to be well again...

Sheer Grace shows not just the 'link between' but the indissolubility of the union of theology, liturgy, and spirituality. It does so by grounding it in a radical tradition of liturgy as transformation, which has its roots in the scriptures and the lived liturgical experience of our biblical and ecclesial ancestors. ..

Outlines how the Catholic Church is structured and functions. This reference resource will assist religious, clergy and lay persons. ..

A Catholic Guide to Studying Scripture. Discover how the Bible came to be, how to choose a Bible translation, how to interpret the Bible, and how to benefit the most from Bible Study...

Belying the assumption that there is nothing more to discover about the similarities between Jesus and the apostle Paul, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor gives us this enticing study...

The thoughts contained in this agreed statement challenge us to embrace the church as central to our journey to God in Jesus...

An eminently readable resource for lectors rich in theology, history and liturgy. Practical & full of useful suggestions ..

Western culture has largely souled-out to the forces of the all pervasive marketplace in which everything has a dollar value, even human beings. How can we provide a pastoral response to the market mentality? In this book,Frances Moran outlines the aim, principles of justification and a method for pastoral practice in our times, one that will enable people to recognise their hmanity as subjects and so acknowledge the realm wherein the spirit lives...

Each year countless Australians go through the difficult experience of a marriage or relationship breakdown. The aim of this book is to provide practical information to help them move through this experience to a happier life. In addition, real-life stories of people who have been through this experience are included to give confidence and hope...

This is a beautiful gift book that honours the songs and prayers written to Mary over the centuries. Each song is illustrated with beautiful icons...

This book, the author wrote in 1931, is an attempt to judge contemporary ideas in the field of morals, religion, science, evolution, sociology, psychology and humanism in the light of the philosophical daylight called 'common sense.' If at times it criticizes certain views on the grounds of their unreasonableness, it does so to prepare for a view which seems more reasonable. If at other times it shows that what is wrong with a certain philosophical outlook is an emphasis on a part against the whole, it does so in order to suggest a view that is more catholic in the sense of being the whole truth. There is little sympathy in these pages for those who believe that everything modern is good, or that everything modern is bad. The remarkable -- if unsettling -- discovery is that seventy-five years later, Bishop Sheen's challenge to tired old errors still finds some of them huffing and puffing under entirely new garb...

Published in association with Caritas (the Catholic Church's agency for social justice) this book draws together a distinguished panel of academics and practitioners involved in the area of social justice in the UK.Combining theory and practice, the book explores issues facing the church and its role in today's society and the relationship between Theology, Social Justice and Social Spirituality. The book looks at how the church identifies its social priorities today, allocates its resource, shapes, facilitates and governs its practices, relates to and seeks to influence civil and secular society. In today's climate, the emerging relationship between religion and society is a matter of intense public interest and the book will also address the role of the church/faith in public life. The book also raises questions related to the nature of social ethics and social spirituality today. Particular problems and challenges pose pertinent questions both in relation to the church and society, ..