Catholicism category: 4667 books
Dwelling in the Household of God
Johannine Ecclesiology and Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
In her remarkable first book, God Dwells With Us: Temple Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel, Mary L. Coloe, P.B.V.M., explored the profound insight of John's Gospel expressed in Jesus ' invitation to his disciples: Make your home in me, as I make mine in you (John 15:4). For the gospel's author and audience,...
Between Heaven and Mirth
Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
“Between Heaven and Mirth will make any reader smile. . . . Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good God’s own goal for us.” —Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
From The Colbert Report’s “official chaplain” James Martin, SJ, author of the New York Times bestselling...
Together on Retreat
Meeting Jesus in Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
How can we find God? How can we pray? What can we learn about Jesus from the New Testament stories about his ministry around the Sea of Galilee? In this innovative e-book, Rev. James Martin, S.J. invites us on an actual retreat to answer those questions and to encounter God's presence in prayer and...
The Ignatian Workout
Daily Exercises for a Healthy Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
get fit spiritually We look at the world and at God in drastically different ways than our ancestors did, and yet the wisdom of a sixteenth-century Catholic saint perfectly suits our doubtful, antiauthoritarian, pluralistic age. St. Ignatius of Loyola believed that we could know God better by paying...
Discernment
Reading the Signs of Daily Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life features the wisdom that spiritual leader and counselor Henri J. M. Nouwen brought to the essential question asked by every Christian and seeker: What should I do with my life?
Nouwen emphasizes listening to the Word of God—in our hearts, in the...
by James Martin,SJ
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
A charming and touching story that reminds us, withSt. Bernadette, that grace is everywhere." Robert Ellsberg, author, Blessed Among All Women The shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France appeals to Catholics as few other places do. The famous grotto is a place of healing that attracts some six...
A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer
Discovering the Power of St. Ignatius Loyola's Examen
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
For most people most of the time, prayer is hard. It is especially difficult—not to mention unsatisfying—when people experience it as formal, dry, and repetitious. But what might happen if you discovered a simple prayer that changed all that? What if you discovered a prayer that changed you? In...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
More than a generation has passed since the appearance of the last major Catholic Bible dictionary. It has been a fertile generation for biblical scholarship, an eventful time for biblical archaeology, and a fruitful time for the Church’s interpretation of the Bible. It is time for a new resource.
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by Joseph A. Tetlow,SJ
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
An extraordinary spiritual practice with the power to transform the ordinary life Even in our modern society, one of the most effective ways to develop a dynamic relationship with God is through the 450-year-old practice of Ignatian spirituality. Joseph A. Tetlow, SJ, a leading expert on the subject,...
by Immaculee Ilibagiza
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2008
Thirteen years before the bloody 1994 genocide that swept across Rwanda and left more than a million people dead, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared to eight young people in the remote village of Kibeho. Through these visionaries, Mary and Jesus warned of the looming holocaust, which they assured...
The Divine Dance
The Trinity and Your Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
What if changing our perception of God has the potential to change everything?
God is not what you think. Visions of an angry, distant, moral scorekeeper or a supernatural Santa Claus handing out cosmic lottery tickets to those who attend the right church or say the right prayer dominate our...
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...
Our Father
Reflections on the Lord's Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Pope Francis illuminates the Lord’s Prayer, the most important prayer in all of Christianity, offering readers a guide to living a life of meaning, purpose and strength.
In conversation with Father Marco Pozza, a theologian and prison chaplain in Padua, Italy, Pope...
Sacred Fire
A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
When one reaches the highest degree of human maturity, one has only one question left: How can I be helpful?—TERESA OF ÁVILA
Beloved author Ronald Rolheiser continues his search for an accessible and penetrating Christian spirituality in this highly anticipated follow-up to the contemporary...