Ritual Practices category: 1070 books

2008 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! Couples who marry today enter into a relationship that is in many ways more challenging than it was a generation or two ago. The social institution of marriage has experienced almost cataclysmic change. The very foundations of marriage are often...

The Via Dolorosa—Latin for “Way of Grief,” “Way of Sorrows,” or “Painful Way”—is a street in the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the route that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. It is a distance of about six hundred meters (two thousand feet) but a one-hour walk with prayers...

Extrait :  2. Qu’est-ce qu’un bouddhiste ? C’est un homme qui vénère le Bouddha comme la Lumière du monde, comme le maître et le guide suprême de tous les êtres vivants ;  qui regarde comme vraie la doctrine qu’il a enseignée ; en suit les préceptes et qui a affirmé ses...

Washington National Cathedral is a Gothic great church built between 1907 and 1990. Despite being built entirely during the 20th century, the techniques used were the same as those used on the centuries-old Gothic churches in Europe. What powered the larger tools and cranes was different, but otherwise,...

For many people prayer is difficult. This new collection of prayers from the Iona Community helps us to be less bothered about what we should be saying when we pray. We can read a prayer and then sit quietly for a few minutes, allowing the particular words and thoughts to meet with our inner self, with our soul, which is linked to the energies and wisdom of the Creator of all things.

Originally housed in a two-story home and then in an old converted schoolhouse along Taraval Street in 1917, San Francisco's St. Cecilia Church today stands as a cultural pillar and architectural gem of the Parkside District. The parish continually grew to meet the demands of its members, despite...

Of Prayer By John Calvin This book collects for the first time John Calvin’s teachings on prayer, taken from his 1559 classic Institutes of the Christian Religion. Calvin scholar John Hesselink puts Calvin’s views in context with an introductory essay for the book. A summary and questions...

This is a collection of poems that reflect the goodness of God and show the need to constantly honor Him. The poems reflect deep intimacy and a revelation of the goodness of the Lord

Places of Pilgrimage is a record of the travels of artist Ian Scott Massie, as he seeks out the spirit of place of over seventy locations around Britain. In words and paintings, he explores the personality of these sites explaining, for example, what he feels on the spot where Saint Cuthbert's coffin...

In the life of the Christian, there are privileged moments when we meet the Lord, such as the Sunday Mass and the participation in the other sacraments. This pamphlet will help you to prepare in the most meaningful way to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Confession) through an...

Marriage Annulments Under Pope Francis presents the facts about Catholic annulments in a clear, pastoral, and non-judgmental way. Pope Francis acknowledges there are circumstances in which a marriage can be annulled and he announced a streamlined process for acquiring that annulment. The Church desires...

What happens when a diverse church glorifies the global God? We live in a time of unprecedented intercultural exchange, where our communities welcome people from around the world. Music and media from every culture are easily accessible, and our worship is infused with a rich variety of musical and...

The Catholic faith was first brought to the peninsula that lies betweenthe Chesapeake and Delaware Bays in the seventeenth century by Jesuitpriests who rode circuit from the Maryland colony, offering Mass and bringingthe sacraments to private homes. As the country grew, so too did the Catholiccommunity...

These 14 tried-and-tested techniques will help you build connections of trust, ownership, and unity between your worship team members. The excercises in this FREE 1,884 word white page are drawn from over 30 years of working with musicians and broken teams by author Timothy J Miller. You'll see...