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In the eyes of the world, Jesus was a fool. He did not abide by the rules of his day; the people he associated with were shunned by society; his Sermon on the Mount reads likea primer on being left behind, stepped on, and ignored. In order for us to truly be the people Jesus wants us to be, we too must learn to become "foolish."
Becoming a Christian is not a magical enterprise by which we are automatically transformed into better people.
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Everyone goes through times of pain and sorrow, depression and darkness, stress and suffering. It is in the necessary struggles of life, however, that we stretch our souls and gain new insights enabling us to go on.
Building on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of her own battle with life-changing disappointment, Sister Joan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of suffering and hope, considering along the way such...
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The Gregorian Melody is a resource of music pedagogy that centers on one of the most ancient musical repertoires honored by the church and music historians. Though it may not be common to see the word expressive describing Gregorian chant, a repertoire often associated with subdued solemnity, this volume by renowned scholar and practitioner Alberto Turco includes an abundance of insights into the Gregorian art and proposes that chant is first and...
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Lenten Reading Reflections is geared to small groups or individuals looking to prepare for the Sunday Masses during Lent. Each week's readings within all three Liturgical Years A,B,C are identified. A short reflection is also provided to stimulate conversation within the group or for the individual's own contemplation.
I envision that you could use this book on your own to prepare for Mass but I think it would be better if you can gather with...
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In The Gospel of Mark, Fathers Donahue and Harrington use an approach that can be expressed by two terms currently used in literary criticism: intratextuality and intertextuality. This intratextual and intertextual reading of Mark's Gospel helps us to appreciate the literary character, its setting in life, and its distinctive approaches to the Old Testament, Jesus, and early Christian theology. Includes an updated bibliography as an appendix.
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Ordinary Time Reading Reflections is geared to small groups or individuals looking to prepare for the Sunday Masses during Ordinary Time Liturgical season. Each week's readings within all three Liturgical Years A,B,C are identified. A short reflection is also provided to stimulate conversation within the group or for the individual's own contemplation.
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En momentos críticos a lo largo de la Historia de la Salvación, el pueblo de Dios ha sido invitado a consagrarse. Estamos en uno de esos momentos críticos de la historia, y consagrarnos a nosotros mismos, a nuestras familias, a nuestro país y, de hecho, al mundo entero a la Eucaristía, puede marcar toda la diferencia.
33 Días hacia la Gloria Eucarística es la primera Consagración Eucarística de la historia. Este recurso espiritual sin precedentes...
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Advent/Christmas Reading Reflections is geared to small groups or individuals looking to prepare for the Sunday Masses during the Advent and Christmas Liturgical seasons. Each week's readings within all three Liturgical Years A,B,C are identified. A short reflection is also provided to stimulate conversation within the group or for the individual's own contemplation.
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10) An Adult Christ at Christmas: Essays on the Three Biblical Christmas Stories - Matthew 2 and Luke 2
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In this digest of his longer work, The Birth of the Messiah, Father Brown puts the adult Christ back into Christmas, treating the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke as the entire Gospel story in miniature.
11) After Vatican II
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Since the closing of Vatican II (1962-1965) nearly fifty years ago, several multivolume studies have detailed how the bishops at the council debated successive drafts and finally approved the sixteen documents published as the proceedings of the council. However, opinions vary, sometimes sharply, about the implications of Vatican II. This volume explores the major flashpoints.
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Notre conduite éthique et morale nous montre qui nous sommes. C'est par les œuvres que l'on connaît l'homme à son meilleur. Notre aspect physique, notre pouvoir financier, notre occupation, notre fonction politique ou toute autre spécificité ne nous définissent pas. C'est un bon cœur que Jésus cherche dans le monde. Il ouvre son royaume d'amour et de pardon à tous ceux qui croient en lui. C'est le thème central de la deuxième partie du...
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Join us in a pilgrimage around the world as the divine veil is lifted on the most famous visits from heaven.Discover the 14 sacred sites in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa dedicated to the appearances of Mary and Jesus.Learn about the historical context; the visionaries witnessing the apparitions; the miraculous healings; the church approval process by local authorities; and the cultural attractions of these sacred destinations--illustrated...
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Each year, many adults who have never been baptized become Catholic. In the United States, these adults are outnumbered by baptized Christians of other denominations who seek to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church. In the minds of many Catholics 'indeed, in many parish preparation programs 'there is little difference between the two groups. Baptized and catechized Christians are often placed in programs with those who have not been...
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History and literature are full of epic journeys.
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered America. Marco Polo bridged the cultures of East and West as he traveled along the Silk Road. Odysseus took a legendary journey home in the Odyssey. Frodo and Sam persevered on their quest to destroy the Ring in The Lord of the Rings.
Now it's your turn.brbrYou are about to embark on an incredible journey. This isn't just another...
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Second Corinthians is often regarded as the most personal of Paul's letters. In this letter, Paul more than once fiercely counters the attacks of his opponents. He extensively describes both the quality and circumstances of his apostolic existence: the sufferings he endures, the opposition he encounters, and his continual care for the churches. Second Corinthians is, therefore, highly significant theologically as well as autobiographically. This letter...
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El Padre Javier Olivera Ravasi convoca para una nueva instancia a un tribunal de apelación. El de Cristo. En esta nueva instancia nos reabre el expediente de ese inicuo proceso.Este tribunal, convocado y presidido por el autor, reconsidera ante nosotros las atrocidades acumuladas en un proceso tan injusto que uno se pregunta si no fue el peor que creaturas humanas hayan podido perpetrar. Y es un pulso de escritor que conjuga lo que debe su autor...
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This is a short collection of the ecclesiastical works of the emperor Charles II the Bald during his Carolingian reform of the Frankish church. This includes documents relating to the coronation of the Emperor Judith, a charter for royal national synod, and chapters of French church law.
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St. Onuphrius was one of the Egyptian Desert Fathers who is helped lay the foundation of Eastern spirituality and monasticism in the 4th and 5th centuries, around the time that Christianity was emerging as the dominant faith of the Roman Empire. The name Onuphrius is thought to be a Hellenized form of a Coptic name Unnufer, from the Demotic Egyptian, meaning "perfect one", an epithet of the pagan god Osiris. There are two surviving accounts given...
20) Laws & Charters
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During his tenure of the English church, king Egdar sought sweeping reforms to the bishoprics and royal monasteries under his dominion. What follows here in this work is a collection of documents from his reign interceding directly with the governance of the English church and the establishment of monastic communities, as well as correspondence between the king as his senior advisor, St. Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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