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Sacramentality Renewed
Contemporary Conversations in Saramental Theology
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Tracing developments in sacramental theology over the past twenty-five years, this study explores a growing ecumenical dynamism in both the academic study of sacramentality and its centrality in pastoral applications. But how does ecumenical excitement in a renewed discovery of sacramental theology...
by R. Gabriel Pivarnik OP
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Half a century after the Second Vatican Council called for the active participation of the laity in the liturgy, a comprehensive theology of what liturgical participation actually means remains elusive. While most sacramental studies have highlighted the role and action of Christ, the conciliar reform...
Lifting Hearts to the Lord
Worship with John Calvin in Sixteenth-Century Geneva
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history — case studies that can inform and enrich worship practices today. In Lifting Hearts to the Lord Karin Maag brings together a wealth of primary...
Monk Habits for Everyday People
Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
In their zeal for reform, early Protestant leaders tended to throw out Saint Benedict with the holy water. That is a mistake, writes Dennis Okholm, in Monk Habits for Everyday People. While on retreat in a Benedictine abbey, the author, a professor who was raised as a Pentecostal and a Baptist, observed...
Awake My Soul
Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Awake My Soul introduces the practice of devotions to a new generation of the faithful. The essays in this enlightening collection celebrate the traditional Catholic devotions those sensual, physical, time-honored forms of piety that have sustained generations of believers. Contemporary men and women...
The Other Catholics
Remaking America's Largest Religion
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Independent Catholics are not formally connected to the pope in Rome. They practice apostolic succession, seven sacraments, and devotion to the saints. But without a pope, they can change quickly and experiment freely, with some affirming communion for the divorced, women's ordination, clerical marriage,...
Jesus the Bridegroom
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition, and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Pitre shows how the suffering and death of Jesus...
by Darussalam Publishers, Abdul Malik Mujahid
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Islam is based on two major sources: the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and the latter is available to us in the form of hadiths. The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Whoever comes to know one hadith of mine should spread it." I have come to the realization that many...
The Essential Guide to Catholic Prayer and the Mass
Deepen Your Spiritual Life Through the Catholic Traditions of Prayer and Worship
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
The Vatican-approved guide to opening up new connections to God.
Today, more and more Catholics are looking to explore their spirituality in new ways: by trying meditation or contemplation, seeking to adapt monastic traditions to modern life, or seeking a deeper connection to Jesus through...
by Christopher A. Hall
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2010
Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers**Learning Theology with the Church Fathers,
The Good Enough Catholic
A Guide for the Perplexed
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Many Catholics face a dilemma: how can one be faithful to traditions, yet remain open to new discoveries, both about yourself and Catholicism?
In The Good Enough Catholic, Paul Wilkes plumbs the hunger in Catholic souls for a relationship with God and a spiritual life, and boldly confronts...
Heaven Help Us
The Worrier's Guide to the Patron Saints
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Dear St. Antony
Come around
Something's lost and can't be found
It's three A.M. and you're wide awake. Worrying. You may seek solace in snacking, or in a late-night call to your best friend. The problem is, even your closest friends need to sleep, and, let's face it, the snacking only adds...
Swear to God
The Promise and Power of the Sacraments
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2005
The most solemn, majestic, and beautiful gifts that Jesus Christ gave to the world are His sacraments. He endowed them with unprecedented and unparalleled power—power to change lives, save souls, and share God’s very life. The sacraments are the ordinary means by which God directs the course of...
by Scott Hahn
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
In The Lamb’s Supper, Scott Hahn connects the Catholic Mass with the early Christians’ understanding of the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, explaining that the mystical visions of heaven found in Revelation can shed light on the sacrifice and celebration of the Eucharist. This message helps...