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The Bible has a story behind it. How did it come to us in its current form? Why did a number of early gospels never make it into the canon of scripture? How was the Bible translated into English? A leading international scripture scholar, Fr. Henry Wansbrough, OSB, provides the answers to these questions and many more in this balanced, fast-paced, and entertaining account, ..

Did the early church leaders deliberately suppress writings about Jesus from the Bible because they would have threatened their power? Why are there different Catholic and Protestant versions of the Bible? Henry Wansbrough tells the story of why some writings came to be accepted as part of the Bible and other not. He describes how the Bible was translated into a single Latin version which was the standard text for a thousand years and the hard-fought battle which forged the incomparable monument of the first Bible in English...

There is a growing interest in the gnostic and other non-canonical Christian writings from the first centuries of the Church, and increased curiosity (and suspicion of conspiracies and cover-ups) about how the canon of the Bible came to be settled and why there are different Protestant and Catholic versions. Should the so-called 'Apocryphal' Books be regarded as part of the Bible or not? Did the early Church deliberately suppress alternative gospels because they would have threatened its power? The Story of the Bible is an authoritative, balanced and entertaining introduction to the controversial story of how the Bible 'arrived', by a leading international biblical scholar. ..

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..

Unique storyboard frame-by-frame illustrations of the entire book of Genesis, using the full International Children's Bible text. Not a paraphrase, but actual International Children's Bible verses presented in an inviting, illustrative style for children that encourages reading and learning...

The Learning My Prayer Series Our Father, my Mass, Hail Mary, Angel of God, Glory to the Father, Hail Holy Queen, I Believe, Eternal Rest...

Once there were three little trees that had very big dreams. Each of them carried in its heart a great desire, a dream that was a gift from God. But when would their dreams ever come true?..

The Icon of St Mark was commissioned by St Marks Pakuranga, written in the Studio of John the Baptist- Blank inside..

The Rosary for Children, written by Sr. Karen Cavanaugh illustrated by William Luberoff...

Provides people's prayers and responses and acclamations as used throughout the Mass. Updated for the "New Mass" including Maori & English. The Grail inclusive psalm texts are included to fit with the readings in the Lectionary. Includes a simplified Divine Office or Prayer of the Hours. Includes 14 Prayers after Communion. Pray the prayers that Jesus used This Psalm Book can fit every mood or style of prayer.B..

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...

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

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. ..

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

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...

This book reassures priests, deacons and the increasing number of pastoral ministers who regularly encounter difficult pastoral situations. It also challenges them to be firm but kind and gentle in applying the directives of the Church to individual pastoral circumstances...