Most people have heard of Jesus, but many still don’t know exactly who He is or even what He has done. The Our Daily Bread Jesus Sourcebook provides an easy way for you to know more about Jesus. You'll learn about His life and ministry through the stories He told, miracles He performed, people He encountered, places He visited, names and titles He was known by, and principles He taught. This insightful guide encourages you to explore the Gospels and discover more about the revolutionary life and work of Jesus.
The Bible can be intimidating because of its length and its complexities. In an entertaining and insightful way, the Our Daily Bread Bible Sourcebook provides an easy guide to better understand Scripture. This unique format explores the who, what, when, where, why, and wows of each book of the Bible. It can be used as both a great introduction and a handy companion to the Bible. You’ll learn interesting facts, read narratives about the authors, discover archaeological and geographical information, and so much more!
Offers advice on designing one's own wedding ceremony, describes sample ceremonies from various Protestant denominations, and lists pertinent Scripture selections
The Worship Sourcebook is a collection of more than 2,500 prayers, litanies, and spoken texts for every element of traditional worship services held throughout the seasons of the church year. This indispensable resource for worship planners and pastors includes texts that can be read aloud as well as outlines that can be adapted for your situation. Teaching notes offer guidance for planning each element of the service. Thought-provoking perspectives on the meaning and purpose of worship help stimulate discussion and reflection. This second edition includes new and revised liturgies, additional prayers for challenging situations facing today's church, and new appendices.
This trusted resource is the essential guide for preparing the liturgy. For each season, you can explore background information on the saints, the liturgical books, the liturgical environment, and the liturgical music, along with ways to bring the liturgy into your home.
Just like others in our Sourcebook series, this book includes excerpts from scripture and the liturgy, as well as from prose and poetry both ancient and modern. It helps us prepare for, ponder, and celebrate Sunday. Beginning with the origins of our Sunday observance and lingering over the wisdom of Jewish Shabbot practices, the book moves from Friday through Monday, evoking the many customs and activities that have marked our keeping of the Lord's Day and enabling theological reflection. This book offers materials for liturgists and catechists, for those who plan retreats, and for everyone desiring a richer experience of our weekly Easter. Through these eloquent texts we can come to see the veneration of Sabbath and Sunday -- not as another obligation but as a means to our refreshment, growth, and intimacy with God.
This trusted annual publication provides concise and helpful material to inspire and assist those who prepare the Mass for each day of the liturgical year.
This trusted annual publication provides concise and helpful material to inspire and assist those who prepare the Mass for each day of the liturgical year. It includes: - Preaching points - Additional Scripture insights for the Proper of Saints - Music preparation guidance and song suggestions - Ways to connect the liturgy to the Christian life - Original Mass texts for Sundays, solemnities, and feasts of the Lord - Seasonal worship committee agendas - Ideas for celebrating other rites and customs - An online supplement for preparing the sacramental rites - Seasonal introductions - Daily calendar preparation guides - Dated entries with liturgical titles, lectionary citations, and vestment colors - Scripture insights - Brief biographies of the saints and blesseds - Guidance for choosing among the options provided in the ritual texts This year’s authors include: Leisa Anslinger, Wendy Cichanski Caduff, Benjamin Caduff, Kate Cousino, Ann Dickinson Degenhard, Mary A. Ehle, Karla Hardersen, John T. Kyler, Rachel Doll O’Mahoney, John Marquez, Jill Maria Murdy, Andrew Mountin, Jena Thurow-Mountin, Stephen Palanca, Paul Radkowski, and Robert Valle. Additional material was provided by: Susan Gleason Anderson, Kathryn Ball-Boruff, Jennifer Kerr Budziak, Jennifer Dixon Caravelli, Paul H. Colloton, osfs, Catherine A. Corey, Joseph DeGrocco, Mary C. Dumm, Rebekah Eklund, Christopher J. Ferraro, Karie Ferrell, Edrianne Ezell, Michael JK Fuller, Jerome Hall, sj, Kathleen Harmon, Patrick Hartin, Kurt Heinrich, Mary Heinrich, J. Philip Horrigan, Timothy A. Johnston, John Thomas Lane, sss, Ed Langlois, Corinna Laughlin, Maria Laughlin, Sara McGinnis Lee, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Julie Males, Ricky Manalo, csp, Anna Belle O’Shea, Teresa Marshall-Patterson, Randall R. Phillips, Biagio Mazza, Tanya Rybarczyk, Michael Simone, sj, Anne Elizabeth Sweet, ocso, Letitia Thornton, Stephen C. Wilbricht,,sj, Daren J. Zehnle
