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Understanding the Sacraments Today

Mick Laawrence E.

$39.00
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The sacraments are at the heart of our life as Catholics, the way we celebrate together our continuing conversion and encounter with God. Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing, Marriage, and Holy Orders 'al are activities that require preparation to bring us to the fullness of our life in community and in Christ. Chapter by chapter, Father Lawrence Mick puts these core experiences into their historical and theological context, and illuminates the ways the sacraments bring us together as God's people. Ever conscious of the complex history of the church and its dynamic relationship to ritual, as well as the varied histories of human communities, Understanding the Sacraments Today is a book to be visited and revisited, a companion to the ongoing and repeated practices that nourish us. Lawrence E. Mick, a priest in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, is a liturgical consultant and writer whose numerous books include Living Baptism Daly, published by Liturgical Press. He has also..

The Walk: The Life Changing Journey of Two Friends

Michael Card

$24.99
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When university student Michael Card meets professor Bill Lane, the two immediately connect, and Bill becomes Michael's mentor. Over time, their deepening relationship changes both men's lives. This book shares the story of how Michael grapples with God and how his music flows in response to conversations with Bill. Then, when Bill is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he tell Michael, "I want to show you how a Christian man dies." Woven throughout are accounts of how Jesus mentored His own disciples, creating a rare mix of storytelling and study that will encourage the reader's own walk with the Lord...

Over the Edge Intense Devotion

Luce, Ron

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Over the Edge: Intense Devotion is an interactive self-discipleship book that students can use independently after experiencing Band Together: The Warrior's Code. This seven-week, seven-chapter tool reinforces the lessons from The Warrior's Code, giving teens the crucial opportunity to apply what they've learned to their daily lives...

New Light from Old Stories

Hoppe Leslie J

$39.99
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The Old Testament authors chose to give expression to their faith by telling stories about their ancestors, their kings, their heroes, and their prophets. They tell stories about great achievements and missed opportunities, about heroic deeds and selfish sins, about wondrous miracles and everyday matters. But each of their stories is a testament to belief in a God who is mysteriously and unalterably bound to Israel - despite everything. What is so remarkable about these stories is that they have lost none of their power millennia after being first written...

Into the way of Peace

Lyons James B

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The book, especially the prayers it holds, has also emerged from my personal experience of the example of many other people whose strength and vision enabled them to know just when to let go. Knowing this led them into the way of pace. May you find the same path...

Benedict XVI Commander of the Faith

Shortt Rupert

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For decades before his election, Pope Benedict XVI was known across the world as an unwavering upholder of Catholic orthodoxy. But what kind of man is Benedict XVI? What were the influences that shaped him, and how might the Catholic Church evolve under his leadership? Written for the general reader, this book aims to answer these questions as well as why the future Pope disavowed his youthful liberalism...

Simplicity-The Freedom of Letting Go

Rohr Richard

$35.00
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One of Richard Rohr’s bestselling books, this revised and updated edition teaches us a receptivity to the revelation of God and shows how seeking to embrace our inner powerlessness, can lead us into community with the poor and suffering...

Flirting with Monastisism

Sloan, Karen E

$23.00
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This is a love story. Girl meets boy. Boy joins a monastic order. Their relationship sets a young woman on a much different path than she ever imagined. Woven together in Karen Sloan's Flirting with Monasticism are two stories of love and commitment: her exploration of monastic spirituality set against the yearlong journey of a novice class of men preparing to join the Dominican order. Each breathlessly confusing but ultimately fulfilling step leads to unexpected treasures: new ways to pray, a deeper experience of Christian community, and closer communion with God...

My Soul is Thirsting for you, Oh Lord!

Vermuelen Willy

$12.00
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In this deightful book, Willy shares with us precious conversations she has enjoyed with Our Lord while contemplating before the Blessed Sacraament. Psalm 42:1 as a deer longs for running streams, so longs my soul for you, my God. The writer Willy Vermuelen, born in Holland, migrated with her parents to New Zealand in 1956.Spending time in the presence of the Lord, Willy was inspired to write the reflections in this book as He asked her to "Share your experiences...."..

God's Little Hobo

Cyr Virginia

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Disabled. Abandoned. Institutionalized. Meet “God's little hobo," and a true child of Mary. Who would fault Virginia Cyr if she had become bitter toward life and angry at God? She was neither, despite the cerebral palsy that kept her in a wheelchair, despite her mother abandoning her as a youngster, despite her being placed in an orphanage and — though only in her twenties — in a nursing home because there simply were no other places for her. Virginia Cyr, God’s Little Hobo is Virginia’s story, in Virginia’s words. Here are her tender, amusing, inspiring, amazing “Letters to Mary” — the journal entries she painstakingly tapped out on a typewriter. Here are the thoughts and prayers, the hopes and dreams, she offered to the Blessed Mother. One gentle warning: You’re in for a surprise. In the words of Quentin Colgan, who edited Virginia’s manuscripts and wrote the introduction to this book: “I went down to Virginia’s room, knocked on the door, and my life changed forever. I don’t know exa..

What The Bible is All About

Mears Henrietta

$34.99
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With more than 500 full-color photos, illustrations, maps and charts, What the Bible Is All About® is the most interesting and user-friendly Bible handbook ever! A perfect introduction to the Bible for new believers, yet this valuable resource is comprehensive enough for pastors, Sunday School teachers and seminary students. You will appreciate the easy-to-use, visually engaging format as you witness the Bible unfold before your eyes. Discover What the Bible Is All About®—the world’s best-selling Bible handbook!..

Journeying- A Beginners Guide to the Bible

Trainor Michael

$9.99
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Have you ever started to read the Bible and found yourself giving up, frustrated or disappointed? A first time Bible reader will appreciate this easy guide that seeks to address such frustration. Journeying A beginner's Guide to the Bible. presumes little or no knowledge and accompanies the reader on a wonderful journey through the major types of writing that are present in the Bible. Each chapter concludes with questions for personal reflection or group study. A final chapter suggests how to continue on this journey...

When You Are a Catechist

Dunlap Judith

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Like the sower in the parable of Jesus, catechists, teachers, religious educators and parish ministers are called to continue sowing the seed by proclaiming through voice and action the word of God. Catechists are also charged with the task of preparing the soil to receive the word and creating an environment for the seed to take root and multiply a hundredfold. Veteran catechist Judith Dunlap offers those who teach children, teens and adults much inspirational and practical help about the call to serve, the gift of faith, the gift of prayer and ritual, the gift of community and the gift of self. She helps these "sowers" to unwrap each of these gifts and discover new ways to share them in their ministry...

Gathering With Mary

Farrell Sr Marie

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Australian Catholics have always felt close to Mary, Help of Christians, who, in 1844, was declared Patroness of Australia..

General Directory for Catechesis in Plain English

None

$29.99
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For those of us who need and desire to study the 'General Directory for Catechesis' more deeply but have been daunted or hindered by its length and vocabulary, here is the answer. The General Directory for Catechesis in Plain English is that and more! Bestselling author Bill Huebsch uses his gift for clear, concise, and fluid prose to provide an outstanding summary of the Directory. ..

Annulment- Do You Have a Case

Tierney Terence E

$32.99
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Written to help those involved in applying for a Church annulment. ..

Why the Rites of Reconciliation Matter

Moore Gerard

$24.99
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Why Rites of Reconciliation matter, For two millenia Christians have pondered the scope of the forgiveness Jesus taught and lived. They have celebrated practices and rites that have enabled the faithful to forgive, to be forgiven, and to accept that God brings reconciliation even when we find it almost impossible to forgive. This book traces that history to the present, offering. a sense not only of how rites of reconciliation matter to Catholics but how our struggles with forgiveness are a real contribution to reconciliation in our world...

Go Tell Them:Thoughts Towards Theology

Hendrie Robert

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Looks at the history of preaching, and the seismic changes since Vatican II, not only in the new requirements of the Church as regards preaching, but also in society which is more demanding and more critical or priests despite their falling numbers...

Saint for the Third Millennium St Therese of Lisieux (F)

Connor Charles P Fr.

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Through spiritual childhood one experiences that everything comes from God, returns to Him, and abides in Him, for the salvation of all, in a mystery of merciful love. Such is the doctrinal message taught and lived by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. After having thus turned the spotlight on the spiritual message of the Little Flower, Pope John Paul II solemnly declared her a Doctor of the Church at a Youth Day Rally in Paris, France, on Mission Sunday, October 19, 1997. Probably one of the best known and certainly one of the best loved of all the Saints in the Roman Calendar, questions still remain regarding the mystery of her impact on the modern world. Who was she? What exactly was her message? How did she embody the doctrine that she taught? What does she have to say to us that would make us call her: The Saint for the Third Millennium? In his well-researched, inimitable and highly readable style, Father Connor sheds new insights into the life and message of this great saint who has much ..

Letter and Spirit

Hahn, Scott

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The bestselling author of The Lamb’s Supper continues his thoughtful exploration of the complex relationship between the Bible and the Catholic liturgy in a revelatory work that will appeal to all readers. Scott Hahn has inspired millions of readers with his perceptive and unique view of Catholic theology and worship, becoming one of the most looked-to contemporary authorities in these areas. In Letter and Spirit, Hahn extends the message he began in The Lamb’s Supper, offering far-reaching and profound insights into what the Bible teaches us about living the spiritual life. For both Christians and Jews, the texts of the Bible are not simply records of historical events. They are intended, through public recitations in churches and synagogues, to bring listeners and readers into the sweeping story of redemption as it unfolds in the Bible. Focusing on the Catholic Mass, Hahn describes how God’s Word is meant to open our eyes to the life-giving power of the sacraments, and how the litu..