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Child & Sexual Abuse by Catholic Church/Should the Catholic Church Call Itself Christian?

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Recently, many articles in US newspapers & media talked about how the Catholic Church in Ireland covered up child abuse. Making such an investigation public knowledge is a welcome step! And as far as a governmental apology is concerned, better late than never! However, an apology only has as much force as the action that [...]

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Pope John Paul II: A Tribute

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Product DescriptionPope John Paul II: A Tribute follows the life of Pope John Paul IIs momumental religious life from childhood to his early papacy up to the time of the Jubilee Festival. With never-before-seen photos, Pope John Paul II: A Tribute serves as a poignant biography, both visually and in the captured word. To honour [...]

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Blessed Miguel Pro: 20th Century Mexican Martyr

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Product DescriptionThis is the inspiring story of the famous Father Miguel Pro who was executed in Mexico in 1927 for the crime of being a Catholic priest. This young Jesuit spent most of his short life in the priesthood dodging the Mexican police as he ministered to the underground Church during the Mexican Revolution. Fr [...]

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Illuminated Life: Monastic Wisdom for Seekers of Light

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ISBN13: 9781570758782 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionThis dictionary of monastic wisdom offers an A-Z on how to be in the world, but not of it. In Chittister's initimitable style, she eschews the spiritual quick fix in favor of a solid spiritual direction that has stood the test of [...]

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St. Benedict's Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living

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ISBN13: 9780819221520 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionWhen St. Benedict formed his first small community of monks at Monte Cassino on the hilltop, Italy--and much of Europe--was ravaged by war. The Roman Empire was breaking apart, and politics, cultural life, and even the Church, were all in disarray. In [...]

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World Religions Today

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Product DescriptionThe twenty-first century is witnessing a resurgence and globalization of religion. Around the world, religion has become an increasingly more important and pervasive force in personal and public life, and faith and politics now play a powerful role in international affairs. Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, the second edition of World [...]

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A Circle of Friends: Encountering the Caring Voices in Your Life

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Product DescriptionIn A Circle of Friends two eminent guides explore the psychological and spiritual terrain of friendship...and more. The result is a lovely book. With illuminating examples and inviting exercises for personal reflection, this book serves a wide audience. A Circle of Friends: Encountering the Caring Voices in Your Life Tags: book, Product, personal reflection, [...]

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Shepherd of Souls: A Pictorial Life of Pope Pius XII

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Product DescriptionThis publication contains over 250 historic photographs, sketches and documents portraying the life and works of Pope Pius XII. It captures his role as spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, celebrates his accomplishments and eloquently describes the salient periods of his life by means of humorous anecdotes, historical facts, human interest stories, and revelations [...]

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Juan Pablo II: El Guerrero De La Paz / John Paul II: The Peace Warrior

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Product DescriptionDuring a one-year period, long-time National Geographic photographer Stanfield was given the rare opportunity to access the life of Pope John Paul II. Through Stanfield’s extraordinary images, the book narrates the Pope’s travels to Spain and Latin America. Photos of his childhood and youth give us a brief glimpse to a part of His [...]

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The Circle of Life: The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons

by Father

ISBN13: 9781893732827 Condition: USED - VERY GOOD Notes: Product DescriptionWe long for connections in the midst of disconnected lives--connections to ourselves, to others, to the world we live in. Most of all we yearn to connect with the sacred. In The Circle of Life Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr invite us to listen carefully and [...]

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Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir

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Product Description"Following a moving prologue on the nature of faith, Called to Question is broken into six parts that explore key themes- the inward life, immersion in life, resistance, feminist spirituality, ecology, dailiness. Within each theme is a wide array of topics that embody Sr. Joan's life's work as a sociologist, theologian, Benedictine nun, rights [...]

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Where Catholic Singles Make a Point in Dating

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There is a lot to be deciphered through the way Catholics look at dating and the way catholic dating sites have come to change the way their singles approach dating and marriage. It is very important to make sure that as a catholic and overtly as a Christian, the way you are dating is not [...]

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Newsflash! My Surprising Journey From Secular Anchor to Media Evangelist

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Product DescriptionTeresa Tomeo's latest book, 'Newsflash! My Surprising Journey from Secular Anchor to Media Evangelist,' is one of the most riveting stories I have encountered in a very long time...Teresa tells us how she went from the junk food of the secular media back to the table of the Lord, to the Eucharist. We learn [...]

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Pope John Paul II: The Epic Life of a Pilgrim Pope

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Product DescriptionThis multimedia coffee table book/CD-ROM package is the only one of its kind to honor in exquisite detail the remarkable, historical papacy of Pope John Paul II. Through hundreds of rare and archival photographs, extensive video footage, and decades_ worth of reporting and interviews, John Paul II: The Epic Life of a Pilgrim Pope [...]

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The Catholics Place in Dating and the Internet

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Catholics are also fortunate when it comes to date. It is not that dating is a new term in their life; it is only that they are very particular just like other Christians when it comes to issue of relationships. For most of the Catholics in the world today, meeting new singles in their lives [...]

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The Way: The Essential Classic of Opus Dei's Founder

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ISBN13: 9780385518291 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionReflecting Josemaría Escrivá’s belief that God can be found in professional and everyday settings, The Way blends passages from sacred Scripture with anecdotes drawn from Escrivá’s life and work, snatches of conversation, and selections from his personal letters. The direct, conversational writing [...]

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Benedict XVI: An Intimate Portrait

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Product DescriptionIn the person of Pope Benedict XVI, one of the most significant of Europe's intellectuals is heading-up the Vatican. The journalist Peter Seewald, who has known Ratzinger since 1992, conducted the "longest interviews in church history" with him, for two books which were best-sellers world-wide, Salt of the Earth, God and the World. Now [...]

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The Joy of the Holy: Saint Seraphim of Sarov and Orthodox Spiritual Life

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Product Description". . . A unique book that is much more than a biography. This particular work is significant in that it is structured as a systematic study of his spiritual teaching. Presented as a patristic analysis in comparison with similar teachings of the Church Fathers, this book also serves as an ideal introduction to [...]

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Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom - Musical Excerpts

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The Divine Liturgy, θεία λειτοÏ...ργία, of St. John Chrysostom is the second most practiced Liturgy in Christendom (next to the Roman rite Mass). This video is a tribute to the great Liturgy of the east, not a live presentation of it. This is the primarily used Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Churches (Orthodox and Catholic). [...]

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Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life

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Product DescriptionIn her previous book, "Thoughts Matter: The Practice of the Spiritual Life", Sister Mary Margaret Funk dealt with the eight classic "thoughts" that distract us from the presence of God. In her new book, casting her net more widely, she treats more than two dozen "tools" or practices of the spiritual life. Many of [...]

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