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  • Women In The New Testament

    $15.95

    This is an insightful examination of the personalities, place, and power of women in the New Testament. Thurston gives the cultural and religious context of women in the Greco-Roman world and seeks to show ways in which early Christianity attempted to liberate people from patriarchic oppression and later compromised under the pressure of the dominant society. She looks specifically at the texts of Paul, Mark, John, and the Luke.

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  • Mystery Of The Supernatural

    $34.95

    Originally published in French in 1965, this work develops the core thesis that Henri de Lubac put forward many years earlier in a bold and controversial work in which he first called into question the idea of “pure nature.”

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  • Ministry Of Reconciliation

    $23.00

    How religions can play a significant role in reconciling peoples, communities, nations from South Africa to Bosnia, Korea to the Middle East.

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  • Book Of Margery Kempe

    $19.00

    Though a familiar name, little was known about the English mystic Margery Kempe (c. 1373-c. 1440) for hundreds of years except that she had an association with the great Julian of Norwich. This all changed in 1934 with the discovery of The Book of Margery Kempe in a library where it had lain hidden for four hundred years. Finding Margery’s own story was important not just because of the light it shed on her life, but it also turned out to be the first known autobiography in the English language. Even more intriguing to the experts of the day, this unique document was written by a woman.

    But if anyone had expected to find her anything like her cloistered contemporary, Julian, they were in for something of a surprise. Far from being a typical holy woman, Margery Kempe was married and mother of fourteen children. Moreover, she had been a woman of substance, even running a large brewery for a time. After turning to religion, she traveled thousands of miles around the known world on pilgrimages to distant lands.

    Beyond the circumstances of her life, what’s most compelling about the text is the inner Margery that emerges. Her account of spiritual awakening, far from being a blissful episode is instead full of conflict and recrimination. What good was this new way of life if it caused her such trouble? Was this really the only way to lead a holy life? Margery remained unsure of the answers. But her patience in her struggle is a wonder to behold, and an example for us today.

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  • Medieval Exegesis Volume 1

    $53.99

    The famous Jesuit cardinal sought to revitalize Catholic theology by studying patristic thought. This volume probes the intricate meanings of fourfold allegory.

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  • Prayer Of Love And Silence

    $24.95

    Calm and spirituality-the true hallmarks of Carthusian writings-distinguish this book. The first part sets out the principles of the interior life; the second works out a method of prayer. There follow eleven sermons, originally given to monks in chapter, which illustrate this approach. The final portion discusses the complex doctrine of the Trinity: the extraordinary clarity. Broken into short chapters, the book is designed for personal reflection and meditation.

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  • Different Touch : A Study Of Vows In Religious Life

    $34.95

    This work speaks of the challenges of religious life today where the essentials of Christian living and union with God are sought with a different touch. Reflecting on the history of religious life since the nineteenth century, Sister Judith comments on how each of the traditional vows shape the ongoing adult development of a religious, and she related these vows to current cultural and sociopolitical issues. A Different Touch is addressed both to those in religious formation and to congregations that are engaged in theological renewal.

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  • My Baby Book

    $21.95

    A beautifully illustrated baby book which records both the spi itual and religious development of a baby through 8th grade. Includes a photo section and gift box.

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  • Unread Vision : The Liturgical Movement In The United States Of America 192

    $39.95

    The Second Vatican Council changed the practice of liturgy. Conciliar developments, however, did not emerge in a vacuum; they were the result of years of hard work that involved thousands of people across the United States and the world.

    As a social history of the liturgical movement, The Unread Vision introduces readers to the movement’s pioneers and promoters and to the issues that emerged from the movement in the U.S. in the years 1926-1955. The Unread Vision explores the foundational years of the movement and its major themes and discusses how the movement, its goals and principles, was received by the broader community of American Catholics.

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  • Jesuit Saints And Martyrs (Revised)

    $19.95

    Here is a collection of short biographies of Saints, Blessed, Venerables, and Servants of God of the Society of Jesus. The brief biographies are arranged by calendar date and highlight significant information to reveal what it means to be a Jesuit and what it means to be saintly. This recent edition is a wonderful resource for Jesuits, lay Catholics, and those who enjoy reading about the saints.

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  • Mystical Theology : The Science Of Love

    $24.00

    From the earliest centuries there has existed a Christian theology of mysticism, defining the state which Bernard Lonergan called a “being in love with God.” St. John of the Cross wrote such a theology for the sixteenth century, calling it “the science of love.” Now, William Johnston, one of the great spiritual writers of our time, attempts to do the same for the twenty-first century.

    In Part One of Mystical Theology Johnston surveys Christian mysticism through the centuries. Johnson shows that such a theology today must dialogue with modern science and with Eastern religions. Part Two provides this dialogue, where Johnston engages Einstein’s theories as well as Zen Buddhism. In Part Three, it becomes clear how the “science of love” is no longer an esoteric discipline for monks and nuns. In Johnston’s writing it becomes accessible to all modern people grappling with problems of sexuality, social justice, world peace, and the protection of the environment.

    Mystical Theology is indispensable to all those seeking guidance as well as intellectual and historical foundations of the Christian mystical experience today.

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  • Mission In The New Testament

    $30.00

    Mission in the New Testament articulates Scriptural teachings on mission from a contemporary American Evangelical standpoint, contributing a fresh statement of the biblical foundations of mission and serving as a catalyst for completion of the church’s universal mission in this generation. After investigating the historical background of the idea of mission in the Hebrew Scriptures, inter-testamental Judaism, the life of Jesus and the beginnings of the church, the book proceeds in a roughly canonical order through the New Testament. Essays analyze the works of Paul, the Synoptic Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the General Epistles, and Revelation. While well-versed in the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation, editors and contributors alike offer a cogent argument for recovering the “missional horizon” of the New Testament. They also emphasize that “mission” today can no longer be defined geographically and that non-Western churches are assuming major leadership roles in Christian world mission.

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  • Little Way Of Saint Therese Of Lisieux

    $14.99

    An inspiring work ideally suited to private reading and daily meditation that makes Therese’s simple way available to all.

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  • Priestless People : New Vision For The Catholic Priesthood

    $15.00

    A priest who resigned and subsequently married tells his own story and makes an eloquent plea for the conditions of priesthood to be changed.

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  • Sunday Lectionary : Ritual Word Paschal Shape

    $24.95

    The Sunday Lectionary examines a key aspect of the liturgical use of the Bible: how the Lectionary puts biblical flesh on the bones of the liturgical calendar and gives paschal shape to the Christian year. Although the current Lectionary has been in use since 1969, its history, purpose, and structure remains relatively unknown to the many who proclaim or hear its readings. The Sunday Lectionary contributes to a theology of proclamation by explaining the principles that underlie the Lectionary’s selection of biblical passages and its patterns of reading distribution that structure the Sundays, feast days, and seasons of the liturgical year.

    The book is divided into two parts. The first lays the groundwork by surveying the history of the Lectionaries (chapter 1), chronicling the highlights of the Vatican II Lectionary reform (chapter 2), and examining the characteristic traits of the revised Sunday and feast day Lectionary and its ecumenical import (chapter 3). The second part analyzes the Lectionary’s architecture for each of the liturgical seasons (chapters 4-9).

    Liturgical proclamation breathes life into the ancient inscribed words, transforming them from words into the Word, thus bringing the transforming, nourishing presence of the risen Christ into the world. The Sunday Lectionary not only helps enrich theological conversation but helps pastors, homilists, worship leaders, rectors, cantors, and students of liturgy foster a deeper appreciation of the Lectionary and, through the Lectionary, the liturgy.

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  • Celtic Christianity : Sacred Tradition A Vision Of Hope

    $21.00

    This fascinating book introduces the mysterious and extraordinary world of Celtic Christianity. Timothy Joyce, a Benedictine monk of Irish descent, evokes the distinctive spirituality that drew on pre-Christian beliefs and culture. He shows how this style of Christianity changed, was subordinated, and gave way to the larger Roman church, and yet how elements endured. Finally, he explores what Celtic spirituality has to offer today to the church as well as spiritual seekers.

    Celtic spirituality is holistic — a joyful, mystically-inclined spirituality that affirms the goodness of creation, urges respect for women’s gifts, and finds expression in poetry, myth, and song. Joyce recounts the heroic stories of such saints as Patrick, Bridget, Columcille, and Columba. But he goes beyond other treatments to explore how this tradition was gradually subsumed by a more rigid style of “Irish Catholicism, ” and he reflects on the centuries of suffering that have left an indelible mark on the Irish consciousness and spirit. Yet ultimately Joyce shows how the recovery of this ancient tradition of Christianity might rejuvenate the church and contribute to spiritual renewal today.

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  • Man From Galilee

    $12.95

    This worship resource for Lent contains:

    A morning pastoral prayer
    A children’s sermon
    An order of worship with scriptural readings and responses
    Discussion questions (for printing in the Sunday bulletin or for study sessions)
    A series of sermons for Lent and Easter

    This volume contains a complete pastoral resource for an integrated Lenten program of worship and study. Typical of Pilgrim’s style, the sermons are lively and well illustrated.

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  • Changing Pastors : A Resource For Pastoral Transitions

    $16.95

    This book is a spiritual and practical guide for Catholic pastors and parishes in transition, helping both adjust to change when the time comes for parting and the assumption of new challenges.

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  • Rest Stops For The Soul

    $14.95

    On the challenging road of transformation, and the larger journey of life, we inevitably hit bumps that bruise our souls. Along the highway called holiness we encounter roadblocks and detours that fuel our frustration. When we are weary of the road, it’s time to rest awhile. This book invites us to turn off on a rest stop that refreshes our souls, where we can “listen to those sacred stories of both pain and promise from our past, present and future that shape our lives and show us our destiny.” Rest Stops for the Soul is filled with the language of the soul. It recounts formative stories of creation, incarnation and redemption from our faith tradition, mythic and folk stories, true life stories and original tales by the author that illuminate the trail of transformation. In addition, Joe Nassal, in his uniquely poetic style crafted in “the storyteller’s sanctuary,” offers abundant insight into this journey that God calls and impels us to undertake. Father Nassal guides us along the trail of transformation in which God surprises us, saves us and sustains us. He suggests how we carry on when we’re “walking on empty,” how ritual and a “carousel” humor in the midst of the three-ring circus we call life can help carry us home at last.

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  • Cross Resurrection And Ascension Cycle A

    $12.95

    This book of sermons moves from the desert of Ash Wednesday to the cross of Calvary on Good Friday, to the empty tomb on Easter, and finally to Jesus’ return to the Father. Richard Gribble’s preaching style is vibrant and relevant to the person in the pew. The deeply spiritual content is punctuated by poignant story illustrations that illustrate the scriptural text and enlighten the listener.

    Preachers will find this book inspiring for their own sermons, while lay readers will discover rich insights to the Bible for their personal study and devotions.

    Contents include:
    Ash Wednesday: The Journey To Freedom Begins
    First Sunday In Lent: Greed Leads To Destruction
    Fourth Sunday In Lent: Looking To The Heart
    Maundy Thursday: Carrying On The Tradition
    Easter Sunday: Our Need To Talk With The Son
    Seventh Sunday Of Easter: The Community Of Life
    Ascension Sunday: Completing The Master’s Work
    … and others.

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  • Christian Social Witness And Teaching 2

    $40.00

    The second volume of Rodger Charles’ two volume presentation of the Catholic Tradidition from Genesis to Centesimus Annus addresses the Modern Social Teaching of the Church from the reign of Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical Rerun Novarum(1891) was a response to the problems of liberal capitalism and the industrial revolution in the Western world. Leo’s successors were largely concerned with the ongoing problems of that programme, though Pius XI (1922-39) and more markedly Pius XII (1939-58) were also concerned with international problems. The years following the end of the Second World War demanded even more attention to these. Meanwhile many Western intellectuals doubted the viability of capitalism and some liberation theologians from the 1970s used Marxist social analysis as an integral part of their search for justice. As it happened, the 1980s brought about the collapse of real socialism and the resurgence of liberal capitalism. From the time of John XXIII (1953-63), the pastors of the Church have been responding to these new needs and with the advent of John Paul II, the controversies over liberation theology and the collapse of socialism, the pace of that response has quickened. Rodger Charles, Lecturer and Tutor in Moral and Pastoral Theology at Campion Hall, Oxford, has spent over thirty years researching, lecturing and writing in London, Oxford and San Francisco on the social teaching of the Church and its application. His book provides a masterly and an unrivalled introduction to this topic.

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  • Prayers For The Seasons Of Gods People Year C

    $26.99

    Just what the pastor ordered! Basing the entire worship service on readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, Hostetter creates calls to worship, invocations, declarations of pardon, and prayers of confession, thanksgiving, dedication, intercession, and commemoration. Useful in any denomination.

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  • Art Of Loving God

    $14.95

    There are as many paths to holiness as there are saints in Heaven – but you can’t follow them all. Yet there’s one thing every saint practices that you can imitate: the simple art of loving God, which the beloved St. Francis de Sales explains for you here. Under his wise and gentle guidance, you’ll discover the secrets to growing holier through the simple things in life and how to avoid the distractions that trouble and weary your soul.

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  • Quest For The Grail

    $21.95

    Richard Rohr explores the ancient legend of Parsifal and reveals the power of myth to call us to our true purpose in the world. Archetypes and symbols come to life as Rohr awakens an authentic, masculine understanding of spirituality.

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  • Desert : An Anthology For Lent

    $26.95

    The desert, with its great emptiness and silence, has long been a symbol of solitude. In our Spiritual lives, we sometines seek such isolation as a means of abandoning ourselves completely to God. At other times, solitude comes upon us uninvited and unwelcome, as we find ourselves totally alone and desolate. In facing the silence and the vast expanses of loneliness, we test our courage, deepen our faith, and hear the voice of God anew. This book explores the tradition and relevance of desert spirituality in the life and worship of the church today and offers a collection of pertinent writings in a daily format, by many acient and contemporary authors.

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  • Targum Pseudo Jonathan Deuteronomy

    $99.95

    This volume on Deuteronomy represents the last volume of the Pentateuch in the Pseudo-Jonathan series. It includes the translation and notes of Pseudo-Jonathan of Deuteronomy as well a complete index. Many of the methods of translation unique to Pseudo-Jonathan noted in the Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers volumes are also found in Deuteronomy. The editors of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan: Deuteronomy used a creative literary style that resulted in a text with a character independent of the other volumes. The question of when, where, and by whom the targum was composed is unanswerable. The present text of Pseudo-Jonathan is the result of much editing, reediting, copying, and recopying of the “original” manuscript. The only certain fact is the 16th-century date of the present manuscript.

    Those interested in the Aramaic tradition of biblical interpretation, and students of Jewish studies will find Targum Pseudo-Jonathan: Deuteronomy an invaluable resource.

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  • Simple Truths : Thinking Life Through With Fulton J Sheen

    $14.99

    Brimming with rich and life-changing words of wisdom from one of this century’s most beloved Catholic writers, this book touches on virtually every aspect of the human condition.

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  • Job And The Mystery Of Suffering

    $19.95

    Richard Rohr plumbs the depths of the Job’s story to reveal its relevance for us today. This important book shows how the tension between suffering and faith can be a powerful means to an authentic connection with the divine.

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  • Trinity And The Paschal Mystery

    $24.95

    Something quite extraordinary has happened in Catholic trinitarian theology in the last thirty years or so: the mystery of the Trinity is being approached by reflection on the paschal mystery of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Astonishing though it may seem, the traditional Augustinian-Thomistic treatment of the trinity made no such direct reference to those Easter events, even though it was through them that Jesus’ disciples came to proclaim that Jesus is Lord and that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The redemptive significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection was clearly recognized, but not its revelatory significance.

    But here, in a radically new development, the death and resurrection of Jesus is perceived to have properly “theological” meaning; it is not just redemptive but revelatory of God’s being. A startling revitalized trinitarian theology emerges. “So what does this development contribute to trinitarian theology?” And “Why has this extraordinary development arisen at this stage in the tradition?” The Trinity and the Paschal Mystery answers these questions and examines and assesses this new development in relation to the classical tradition of trinitarian theology and offers a meta-methodological perspective from which to understand it.

    One of the few theologians who have pursued this innovative line of thought, Anne Hunt in The Trinity and the Paschal Mystery analyzes the works of four contemporary theologians. Franois Durrwell, C.SS.R., Ghislain Lafont, O.S.B., Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Sebastian Moore, O.S.B., have all written on this interconnection of the mysteries. Each expressed dissatisfaction with classical Latin trinitarian theology and sought a fuller, richer, and more adequate explication of the mystery. A vividly revitalized theology of the Trinity results, one that is constructed in a distinctly soteriological context. But the trinitarian theology which emerges is not only a soteriology. The triune God emerges with a distinctively “paschal character” when approached in this way and this profoundly affects an understanding of the divine perfections. Both aspects represent significant gains in the contemporary cultural and theological context.

    The Trinity and the Paschal Mystery is not only significant on a systematic and methodological level, it is also timely. Recent trinitarian theologies (e.g., LaCugna, Johnson, Boff, Weinandy, Coffey) do not deal with the Trinity-paschal mystery connection. Orthodox theology has v

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  • Introduction To The Liturgy

    $99.95

    The Handbook for Liturgical Studies provides a complete course of liturgical studies in five volumes. It is offered as a model, source, and reference for students of liturgy and liturgical ministry.

    The Handbook for Liturgical Studies is marked by the following traits which differentiate it from its predecessor Anamnesis, published by the Pontifical Liturgical Institute. First, the subjects in the liturgical ordo, history, and tradition are examined as sources and components of the theology of liturgy. Next, the Handbook pays significant attention to the role played by the human sciences in the liturgy (psycho-sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and the arts.) Pastoral and spiritual considerations receive appropriate treatment in light of liturgical principles, and general models based on the meaning and purpose of the liturgy are suggested. Finally, the materials of the East and the non-Roman West are integrated with the Roman, providing a comprehensive vision of Christian worship.

    The editor’s goal through these volumes is for students to pay attention to the gradual unfolding of the material from Volume One to Volume Five as well as to the methodology, historical setting, theological and spiritual doctrines, and the pastoral concerns in the Handbook. Through the study of these volumes, readers are led not only to a scientific understanding of the liturgy but also to an active and spiritually fruitful participation in the ecclesial celebration of Christ’s mystery desired by the Second Vatican Council.

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  • Embracing The Spirit

    $35.00

    Once again, Emilie Townes brings together essays by leading womanist theologians, interweaving a concern for matters of race, gender, and class as these bear on the well-being of the African-American community. Her emphasis is not on evil and suffering, but on “hope, salvation, and transformation” for individuals and their communities.

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  • African Religion : The Moral Traditions Of Abundant Life

    $34.00

    Describes the moral teachings (values, norms and principles to follow so that life might be abundant for all) of the African religion as it relates to individuals and community.

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  • Call To Holiness

    $14.95

    The Charismatic Renewal of the church is now thirty years old. Appearing soon after the close of Vatican II, it has been one of a number of movements of the Spirit in the Church. After three decades, it seems appropriate to gather the wisdom within the Renewal to help guide its continued life. This document comes out of several years with leaders, theologians, and bishops associated with the Renewal from various national backgrounds.

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  • Salt Of The Earth

    $15.95

    Contents

    Foreword
    The Catholic Faith: Words And Signs

    PART 1: Personal Biography
    Background And Vocation
    The Young Professor
    Bishop And Cardinal
    The Prefect And His Pope
    Summary

    PART 2: Problems Of The Catholic Church
    Rome Under Fire
    On The State Of The Church
    The Situation In Germany
    Causes Of The Decline
    The Mistakes Of The Church
    The Canon Of Criticism

    PART 3: On The Threshold Of A New Era
    Two Thousand Years Of Salvation History-and Still No Redemption?
    Catharsis-A New Millennium-A Time Of Testing
    A “New Springtime Of The Human Spirit” For The Third Millennium
    Priorities Of The Church’s Development
    Future Of The Church-Church Of The Future
    The True History Of The World P. 276

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    SALT OF THE EARTH: The Church at the End of the Millennium
    An Interview with Peter Seewald

    Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, well-known Vatican prelate and head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
    Faith, gives a full-length interview to a secular journalist on a host of controversial and difficult issues
    facing Catholicism and Christianity at the end of the Millennium. He responds with candor and insight,
    giving answers that are often surprising and always thought-provoking on a series of wide-ranging topics
    regarding the present and future state of Christianity.

    Ratzinger begins by discussing his own life, including his family life, seminary studies, being a theology
    professor and writer, becoming a Bishop, Cardinal, and the Pope’s top authority on doctrine as head of the
    CDF. He then discusses the problems of the Catholic Church today, answering tough questions about the
    Church’s position on divorce, celibacy, contraception, abortion, women’s ordination, ecumenism, etc., and
    talks about the challenges and hopes of the future of the Church and the world at the beginning of the Third
    Millennium.

    This is a rare and powerful in-depth interview of a renowned theologian and high ranking Vatican official on
    issues of critical importance for the Church and Christianity at the end of an age.

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  • To Live Is To Pray

    $15.99

    Carmelite spirituality is a way of life that spells Freedom. Rooted in the experience of the desert mothers and fathers who sought God in solitude, it can accommodate many temperaments and approaches. The primary focus is on Finding the way of prayer that will bring you closest to God. This warm and engaging book introduces six great Carmelite Figures and their individual ways of prayer. Let Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross, Brother Lawrence, Therese of Lisieux and others help you discover the pathway to authentic spiritual growth.

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  • Redemptive Suffering : Understanding Suffering Living With It Growing Throu

    $19.95

    This compelling book addresses important questions on the meaning of suffering: Why must we suffer? Does suffering have a purpose? How can we grow through our suffering to find peace, and give peace to others? O’Malley suggests that while reflection and introspection cannot in themselves give meaning to suffering, suffering that is beyond our control can be transformed through action.

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  • Mother Teresa : In My Own Words

    $9.99

    Experience the same Spirit-filled words that Mother Teresa shared with the poor, the dying, the hurting, and the skeptical. The quotes, stories, and prayers in this book are hers.

    Mother Teresa’s work for-and among-the poor has become the yardstick by which millions measure compassion and generosity across religious and political divides. While Mother Teresa herself always stressed action over words, it is the latter that have provided solace and hope to those who never have had the opportunity to meet her during her life. Though the world has lost one of its most admired women, Mother Teresa’s words and her memory still serve to move men and women from every race and religious background to volunteer to help the poor.

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  • Sacred Reading : The Ancient Art Of Lectio Divina

    $14.99

    Examines the Western tradition of lectio divina (a spiritual and prayerful approach to reading the sacred texts) in order to help readers expand their spiritual approach to living.

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  • Masculine Spirit

    $12.95

    Tapping the rich current of research on the four basic male archetypes–King, Warrior, Magician, and Lover–Max Olive shows how they can be used as tools to help men grow toward spiritual maturity. Olive issues a call for self-reflection and growth.

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  • Season Of Light

    $14.95

    The Season of Light is a guide for families, households, classrooms, communities, and parishes who wish to make the lighting of the Advent candles a daily prayer. For each day of the season, from the First Sunday of Advent until Christmas Day, The Season of Light offers a brief liturgy that is based on the structure of Vespers or Evening Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours: the lighting of the candles (the “lucernarium”), a reading from the Advent Scriptures, petitions and collect, and a final blessing.

    The Advent wreath is one of the most enduring customs of the Christmas season. Rich in meaning, the four lights of the Advent wreath kindle “our blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” (Titus 2:13). It is a symbol of our faith: that light and life will triumph over darkness and death, that our hope in God’s providence and love will never leave us disappointed.

    With this rich tradition in mind, Jay Cormier has structured the daily liturgies in The Season of Light as follows: “The Lucernarium,” the lighting of the candle(s); “The Word of God,” in which a lector reads a Scripture passage that reflects the Advent themes of joyful expectation and the restoration of justice and peace in the dawning of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World; and “Prayers,” in which the presider or leader offers petitions and all respond. Then the Lord’s Prayer is recited, and the final collect and the blessing (including a scriptural blessing and a table blessing before meals) are offered by the presider.

    The structure and prayers in The Season of Light are offered as suggestions; adaptions are encouraged. For example, families may wish to make the intercessions an opportunity for spontaneous prayers offered by participants; groups with musical ability and leadership may want to incorporate hymns from the rich treasury of Advent and Christian hymnody; those who pray the Liturgy of the Hours regularly might consider including the Advent wreath custom with the psalms and prayers of the Hours.

    Designed for all those who wish to make the Advent wreath a daily prayer and part of their Christmas observance and tradition, The Season of Light helps Christians celebrate that we are an Advent people: a people who live in the eternal hope and expectation of the ever-burning light of Jesus Christ.

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  • Women In The Old Testament

    $12.95

    The women in the Old Testament, too long invisible, have rich stories that are vital to the on-going revelation of God’s relationship with a covenant people. Women in the Old Testament introduces readers to some biblical women. Here, readers meet mothers and wives, queens and slaves, prophets and warriors, powerful women and victims; women whose stories offer us courage and insight.
    In Women in the Old Testament Sister Irene explores not only the lives of such well-known women as Sarah, Deborah, Ruth, Eve, and Naomi, but also those of lesser-known women such as Michal, Tamar, and Jezebel. Each of these women has unique characteristics; each of their stories is food for our imaginations. In addition, Sister Nowell looks at those Bible stories that tell us what it means to be a woman created in the image of God and that portray God in the image of a woman.

    Biblical stories help us imagine the relationship of God with human beings, and they give us words to describe our own relationship with God. This introduction to the lives of biblical women encourages readers-in adult study groups and those who are interested in the many women in the Old Testament-to search for more accounts of biblical women and also to find the narrative of faith reflected in the stories of their own lives.

    Sister Irene begins each chapter with suggestions for readings and includes biblical excerpts.

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  • Need And Blessing Of Prayer

    $24.95

    A new translation of Father Rahner’s book on prayer.

    Karl Rahner stands in a long line of great Christian theologians who were likewise great teachers of prayer. He has been called the voice of Vatican II, and is acknowledged as the rare theologian whose writings speak to the “ordinary” Christian.

    In The Need and the Blessing of Prayer , Father Rahner views the human person as essentially one called to prayer. He also highlights prayer as the act of human existence, the great religious act. By encouraging people to “pray in the everyday”-to pray regardless of the desire or mood of the moment-Rahner’s theology of the prayer of everyday life challenges us to surrender ourselves to God so that God dwells at the very center of our lives.

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  • Miracle Of Saint Nicholas

    $17.95

    Location: Russia, Europe
    Time Period: Post Modern Era (1950 A.D.-present)
    Russia 1943-1990s

    It was the day before Christmas in a small Russian village. Alexi’s babushka was telling him what Christmas was like when she was a girl-before the soldiers came. “Our church was as crowded as a pod full of peas. Candles made the church as bright as the sunniest day. Watching over us was the blessed icon of St. Nicholas.” Alexi had many questions, including, “Why can’t we celebrate Christmas tomorrow in St. Nicholas?” Babushka sadly replied that it would take a miracle after sixty years. Well, Alexi had heard enough. If there truly was such a thing as a miracle, why couldn’t it happen here? And so unfolds a story that poignantly reveals how, though quiet and hidden, faith and hope cannot be suppressed-by soldiers or by time.

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  • Spiritual Exercises Of Saint Ignatius

    $24.99

    Wolff’s translation is a definitive edition of this timeless classic, and the only complete, modern American translation of the Latin text recognized by the Vatican as the official version.

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  • Users Guide To The Holy Eucharist Rite 1-2

    $15.95

    Become a full partner in the worship of God using these guides, which illuminate the theology, history, and practical concerns of each part of the liturgy.

    These two new guides are designed to help newcomers, confirmation classes, and lay members understand and appreciate the Episcopal liturgy. They invite the person in the pew to participate in the service, not merely as a spectator, but as a full partner in the worship of God in community.

    Developed specifically to address the needs of inquirers and others not familiar with the book of Common Prayer, each volume provides an easily accessible introduction to the liturgy. They provide running commentary on the major services of the Prayer Book on pages facing the text along with glossaries and lists of books for further reading.

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  • Reflecting On The Serenity Prayer

    $7.99

    Here, Philip St. Romain gives The Serenity Prayer new meaning by reflecting on the meditative words and how they can help us truly surrender our life to God’s care.

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  • How To Survive Being Married To A Catholic

    $14.99

    A lighthearted but honest look at Catholic attitudes, beliefs, and practices for those involved in an interfaith marriage.

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  • Catholic Picture Bible (Revised)

    $23.00

    Over 100 Catholic Bible Stories for boys and girls written in simple, clear language that is easy to understand.
    April 2015 – Updated and Digitally Re-mastered

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  • 365 Mary : A Daily Guide To Marys Wisdom And Comfort

    $17.99

    She has been called the Blessed Virgin, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, Mother of Perpetual Help, Queen of Peace, and Mother of Mercy. But by any name and in every age, Mary has been the beloved bringer of solace, hope, and faith to the world.

    In this lovely giftbook, designed in the popular “365” format, Woodene Keonig-Bricker presents daily words of wisdom from Mary–including miracles, blessings,ectasies, and healings. Drawn from Scripture, legend, and study, 365 Mary offers the world a powerful invitation to prayer, foregiveness, hope, and love.

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  • Von Balthasar Reader

    $36.95

    The texts gathered here were chosen to reflect the thematic and systematic nature of the Balthasarian theology as accurately as possible. At the same time the choice reflects the intention of including a characteristic text on all the important affirmations of the Christian creed. A substantial “portrait” which precedes the text casts some light on the person and work of Hans Urs von Balthasar.

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