Meeting God in the Upper Room
Meeting God in the Upper Room

Author: Peter J. Vaghi

Publisher: Servant Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781632531261

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"Drawing deeply from his pastoral experience and theological training, Msgr. Peter Vaghi takes us to the Upper Room in Jerusalem and describes three historically and spiritually significant events that transpired in this sacred place. In so doing, Msgr. Vaghi inspires us to look for Jesus in the "upper room" of our own hearts, following the Lord in prayer, worship, and service."--Publisher description.

Ask a Franciscan
Ask a Franciscan

Author: Patrick McCloskey

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780867169706

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The editor of "St. Anthony Messenger" magazine for many years, Fr. McCloskey has answered many questions in his "Ask a Franciscan" column. He mines that wealth of material to find the most helpful questions and answers for readers to help them see the connection between their faith and their spiritual growth as disciples of Jesus Christ.

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.

Making Saints
Making Saints

Author: Kenneth L. Woodward

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1439143951

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From inside the Vatican, the book that became a modern classic on sainthood in the Catholic Church. Working from church documents, Kenneth Woodward shows how saint-makers decide who is worthy of the church's highest honor. He describes the investigations into lives of candidates, explains how claims for miracles are approved or rejected, and reveals the role politics -- papal and secular -- plays in the ultimate decision. From his examination of such controversial candidates as Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador and Edith Stein, a Jewish philosopher who became a nun and was gassed at Auschwitz, to his insights into the changes Pope John Paul II has instituted, Woodward opens the door on a 2,000-year-old tradition.

Day by Day with St. Francis
Day by Day with St. Francis

Author: Saint Francis of Assisi

Publisher: New City Press

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9781905039166

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This collection of carefully selected passages from the Early Documents series of the Franciscan movement published by New City sets out a plan for meditation during the course of the year.

Nourishing Love
Nourishing Love

Author: Murray Bodo

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1632533359

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St. Francis had a deep and lifelong devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, committing his order to her care. Franciscan Murray Bodo explores that relationship in this evocative and deeply spiritual encounter with Mary. At the heart of the book, Fr. Murray gives us a glimpse into all that Mary treasured in her heart during her extraordinary lifetime. He shares poems and stories of his own complicated relationship with Mary. He examines Marian devotion across the centuries, particularly through the lens of great Franciscans such as Blessed John Duns Scotus and St. Bonaventure. A collection of Marian prayers rounds out this Franciscan celebration of Mary of Nazareth, Mother of God, Queen of the Angels. “There is something about a nourishing love that was central to the spirituality of St. Francis. He used to say to his Brothers that they were to love one another, as far as grace enables them to do so, the way a mother loves and nourishes the child of her flesh. And for St. Francis Mary was the mother because of the way she loved and nourished Jesus.”—Murray Bodo

A Franciscan Christmas
A Franciscan Christmas

Author: Kathleen M. Carroll

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780867169867

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Each piece of the Nativity has its own story and meaning in Franciscan history and Christian spirituality. Take a closer look at the crche and learn why Christmas is central to Franciscan spirituality and how families can find a deeper meaning in the simplest of seasonal decorations.

The Franciscan Invention of the New World
The Franciscan Invention of the New World

Author: Julia McClure

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-11-30

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 3319430238

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This book examines the story of the ‘discovery of America’ through the prism of the history of the Franciscans, a socio-religious movement with a unique doctrine of voluntary poverty. The Franciscans rapidly developed global dimensions, but their often paradoxical relationships with poverty and power offer an alternate account of global history. Through this lens, Julia McClure offers a deeper history of colonialism, not only by extending its chronology, but also by exploring the powerful role of ambivalence in the emergence of colonial regimes. Other topics discussed include the legal history of property, the complexity and politics of global knowledge networks, the early (and neglected) history of the Near Atlantic, and the transatlantic inquisition, mysticism, apocalypticism, and religious imaginations of place.