The All Saints' Day Party

The All Saints' Day Party

Author: Jerry Windley-Daoust

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2019-07-08

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781681925189

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Maggie and Max can't wait for the All Saints' Day party. There's just one problem: they can't decide which saint to dress up as]¬‚¬]and the party is just a week away! Join Maggie and Max as their friends and family tell them about six holy men and women who offer living examples of what it means to be a saint]¬‚¬]even if you're a kid!


The Companion to the Book of Common Worship

The Companion to the Book of Common Worship

Author: Peter C. Bower

Publisher: Geneva Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780664502324

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Published during the tenth anniversary of the Book of Common Worship (1993), The Companion to the Book of Common Worship is a practical guide, answering questions such as how do I use the Book of Common Worship to its fullest advantage? and how can the Book of Common Worship form a congregation into a community that glorifies and enjoys God?


All Things Anglican

All Things Anglican

Author: Marcus Throup

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1786220695

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All Things Anglican offers a lively and accessible introduction to Anglicanism for anyone wanting to know what makes it distinctive. Whether you are training for Anglican orders, are curious about another denomination or would like to join an Anglican Church, this guide will introduce you to the basics of Anglican identity and the ways of the Church of England.


Foundations of Spiritual Formation

Foundations of Spiritual Formation

Author: Paul Pettit

Publisher: Kregel Academic

Published:

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0825495482

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This textbook for introductory spiritual formation courses presents the fundamentals and practices of the discipline. This collection includes presentations by several well-known evangelical scholars including Gordon Johnston, Darrell Bock, Richard Averbeck, Klaus Issler, and others.


Manual of Indulgences

Manual of Indulgences

Author: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Publisher: USCCB Publishing

Published: 2006-12

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781574554748

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This exclusive English-language translation of the Manual on Indulgences explains what indulgences are and provides the many devotional prayers associated with them.


Heavenly Participation

Heavenly Participation

Author: Hans Boersma

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1467434426

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Surveying the barriers that contemporary thinking has erected between the natural and the supernatural, between earth and heaven, Hans Boersma issues a wake-up call for Western Christianity. Both Catholics and evangelicals, he says, have moved too far away from a sacramental mindset, focusing more on the "here-and-now" than on the "then-and-there." Yet, as Boersma points out, the teaching of Jesus, Paul, and St. Augustine -- indeed, of most of Scripture and the church fathers -- is profoundly otherworldly, much more concerned with heavenly participation than with earthly enjoyment. In Heavenly Participation Boersma draws on the wisdom of great Christian minds ancient and modern -- Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, C. S. Lewis, Henri de Lubac, John Milbank, and many others. He urges Catholics and evangelicals alike to retrieve a sacramental worldview, to cultivate a greater awareness of eternal mysteries, to partake eagerly of the divine life that transcends and transforms all earthly realities.


All Saints, All Souls, and Halloween

All Saints, All Souls, and Halloween

Author: Catherine Chambers

Publisher: Raintree

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780817246068

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Examines the traditions and celebrations occurring around the world on Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day, festival days at the end of October and beginning of November that bring fire and mystery to the onset of winter.


Stories of the Saints

Stories of the Saints

Author: Carey Wallace

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2020-03-31

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1523503947

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Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 12, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage as captives. And Bernadette, whose vision of Mary instructed her to dig the spring that became the healing waters of Lourdes. Each saint is illustrated in a dramatic and stylized full-color portrait, and included in every entry are the saint’s dates, location, emblems, feast days, and patronage. Taken together, these stories create a rich, inspiring, and entertaining history of faith and courage. For kids age 10 and up. A perfect gift for Confirmation.


40 Days, 40 Ways

40 Days, 40 Ways

Author: Marcellino D'Ambrosio

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2015-03-09

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1616368950

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If you're looking for a new Lenten experience, here are forty fresh ideas. Some will challenge you to deepen your prayer life; others will open your mind to new ways to serve others. Each of the forty ways includes a reflection to help you understand more about Lent and why it matters. You'll learn how to have a more creative experience of Lent. You'll discover positive, proactive ways to take action instead of the same old routine of giving something up. The result will be spiritual transformation and a closer walk with Christ—not only during Lent but throughout the year.


Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement

Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement

Author: Fr. Timothy Gallagher

Publisher: EWTN Publishing

Published: 2019-10-06

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1682780961

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With warmth, understanding, and pastoral skill, Fr. Timothy Gallagher provides here a hopeful invitation to all who struggle to overcome the greatest obstacle of all in the spiritual life — discouragement. Our enemy actively exploits our vulnerabilities, shrewdly leading us time and again into an overwhelming sense of disturbance. But Fr. Gallagher pulls the curtain back on the wiles of the devil, offering gentle reflections that are remarkably effective in lightening the burdens of your day-to-day spiritual life. You'll learn practical ways to find peace amid your spiritual struggles, and patience in the face of even the most intense trials. Best of all, you'll learn how to profit spiritually from the afflictions that beset you. Each reflection in these pages begins with a quotation by Venerable Bruno Lanteri, the holy founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, whose wisdom has guided the uncommonly insightful spirituality of Fr. Gallagher. In these pages, you will learn: What to do when you have reached the point of despair How to evade sadness, melancholy, and temptation Ways you can be joyful even when you do not feel mirth How to leave the sins, weaknesses, and failures of your past to God's mercy How to recognize the enemy, even when he presents himself under the appearance of good What is holy presumption, why you want it, and how to get it The five benefits you'll derive from regular Confession How each part of the Mass corresponds to an affection of the heart Proven techniques for waging warfare against negative moods There is no shame in spiritual desolation. Fr. Gallagher reminds us that the greatest of saints suffered from this affliction. The key is to learn how to draw closer to God in life's darkest moments. Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement is a call to hope . . . a call to solace in time of suffering . . . and a call to stand tall in times of affliction. Read this book, and you'll learn how to enter into the sublime peace and joy that our Lord promises.