Vote Catholic?

Vote Catholic?

Author: Bernard F. Evans

Publisher: Liturgical Press Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780814629468

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With special attention to the Catholic position on life and human dignity, Evans shows that the issues and the solutions are more complex than our "headline news" world suggests."--BOOK JACKET.


Praying in the Presence of Our Lord

Praying in the Presence of Our Lord

Author: Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 1999-03-05

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 1612783546

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The practice of Eucharistic Adoration is growing in popularity across the country, but knowing exactly what to do and what to say during the hour you keep watch can be difficult. Now Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, author of In the Presence of Our Lord, the best-selling examination of the practice of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, has created a prayer book just for Eucharistic Adoration. Combining traditional prayers with modern ones, this compact volume is ideal for Perpetual Adoration, as well as private meditation and personal reflection. With his deep love for the Blessed Sacrament and his profound sense of the sacred, Fr. Groeschel has assembled a book that is sure to enrich your prayer life and strengthen your faith.


Voting with a Catholic Heart

Voting with a Catholic Heart

Author: Larry Snyder

Publisher:

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780764822100

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"Just tell me how to vote " That's the cry often heard from those who want to vote responsibly but feel caught between political ads and time to research the issues. "Voting With a Catholic Heart: Values That Shape Our Conscience" draws on the wisdom of Catholic tradition to offer guidance on voting as a faithful disciple and citizen in all elections, how to discern if candidates and legislation uphold Catholic beliefs, and what it means to participate in the political process. Reverend Larry Snyder and contributing authors offer easy-to-understand insights into key issues Catholic voters face. Reflection questions, ideas for how to learn more, and suggested reading from the Catechism of the Catholic Church provide ways to grow in faith and confidence as you vote as a Catholic citizen. "Paperback"


When Life Gives You Pears

When Life Gives You Pears

Author: Jeannie Gaffigan

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1538751038

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The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor. In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was "Am I going to die?" Thankfully, Jeannie and her family were able to survive their time of crisis, and now she is sharing her deeply personal journey through this miraculous story: the challenging conversations she had with her children; how she came to terms with feeling powerless and ferociously crabby while bedridden and unable to eat for a month; and how she ultimately learned, re-learned and re re-learned to be more present in life. With sincerity and hilarity, Jeannie invites you into her heart (and brain) during this trying time, emphasizing the importance of family, faith and humor as keys to her recovery and leading a more fulfilling life.


Good Intentions

Good Intentions

Author: Steven P. Millies

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2018-05-21

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0814644678

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The 2016 presidential election was unlike any other in American history. Polls tell us that millions of American Catholics who care about moral issues and who descended from immigrants supported Donald Trump. Why didn't Trump's rhetoric on immigration and his promises to close the borders trouble more American Catholics? Steven P. Millies uncovers the history of how and why the so-called "Catholic Vote" went the way it did in 2016 and offers some practical reflections on ways to put Catholic faith to better use in American politics.


Introduction to the Spiritual Life

Introduction to the Spiritual Life

Author: Brant Pitre

Publisher: Image

Published: 2021-11-02

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0525572767

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A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path of Jesus himself—from the bestselling author of The Case for Jesus “What happens when a biblical theologian explores classic spirituality? This book. Pitre’s students have asked, Why have we never heard this before? The reader wonders the same.”—Dr. David Fagerberg, author of Liturgical Mysticism The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God. In his most personal book yet, Brant Pitre, PhD, draws on the riches of the Bible, the words of Jesus, and the writings of mystics across the centuries to shed light on the mystery—and wonder—of the spiritual life. Starting with the age-old belief that the path of prayer is not only informative but transformative, Dr. Pitre explores • the scriptural roots of the major forms of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplation • the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of spiritual growth • the spiritual exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving • the Jewish roots of the Lord’s Prayer • Lectio Divina: how to pray with the Bible • seven vices and their seven opposing virtues • the battle of prayer: how to deal with difficulty and distractions • the “dark night of the soul” in the Scriptures Full of sacred truths, contemplative insights, and practical steps, Introduction to the Spiritual Life is a biblical road map of the spiritual landscape that enables us to follow Jesus as our primary guide.


Can a Catholic be a Democrat?

Can a Catholic be a Democrat?

Author: David R. Carlin

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1933184191

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Democrat David Carlin's clear, gracious arguments will help you explain Catholic positions to friends, relatives, and fellow voters.


The Vatican Diaries

The Vatican Diaries

Author: John Thavis

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-02-25

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0143124536

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The New York Times–bestselling inside look at one of the world’s most powerful and mysterious institutions For more than twenty-five years, John Thavis held one of the most remarkable journalistic assignments in the world: reporting on the inner workings of the Vatican. In The Vatican Diaries, Thavis reveals Vatican City as a place struggling to define itself in the face of internal and external threats, where Curia cardinals fight private wars and sexual abuse scandals threaten to undermine papal authority. Thavis (author of The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions, and Miracles in the Modern Age) also takes readers through the politicking behind the election of Pope Francis and what we might expect from his papacy. The Vatican Diaries is a perceptive, compelling, and provocative account of this singular institution and will be of interest to anyone intrigued by the challenges faced by religion in an increasingly secularized world.


Persuasive Pro Life, 2nd Ed: How to Talk about Our Culture's Toughest Issue

Persuasive Pro Life, 2nd Ed: How to Talk about Our Culture's Toughest Issue

Author: Trent Horn

Publisher: Catholic Answers

Published: 2023-07-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781683573043

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Not sure how to defend pre-born life? Whatever the reason for this fear, it causes many of us to pass up opportunities to speak out on behalf of the unborn. You can overcome this fear, says Trent Horn in this new and revised edition of his bestselling classic. In Persuasive Pro-Life- 2nd Edition, you can become a bold and effective apologist for life. Drawing on the latest developments in the post-Roe landscape, Horn helps you cut through the rhetoric of the pro-choice side in order to accurately frame the legal, historical, and scientific issues surrounding abortion. Then he demonstrates--with vivid personal examples from his years of campus activism, how to be charitable, he offers real-life examples on what to say, and what not to say. We must be not just warriors for the pro-life cause, he says, but ambassadors for it. Read Persuasive Pro-Life- 2nd Edition today, and never again be afraid to speak up for the precious and fundamental right to life.


The Catholic Table

The Catholic Table

Author: Emily Stimpson Chapman

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9781941447994

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Many of us struggle to understand and receive food as a natural gift from God. Some of us eat too much food. Or we eat too little. Often, we eat without gratitude, without charity, without respect. But, as award-winning author Emily Stimpson Chapman explains in The Catholic Table, with a sacramental worldview the supernatural gift of God's grace can transform and heal us through the food we make, eat, and share.