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Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2008-07-30
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0830835180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs David deSilva has experienced the ancient wisdom of the Book of Common Prayer, he's been formed spiritually in deep and lasting ways. In these pages, he offers you a brand new way to use the Book of Common Prayer, exploring how Christians can be spiritually formed by the sacraments of baptism, Eucharist, marriage and last rites.
Author: Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 194779227X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJust outside the realm of visibility, the sacraments of the Church lie ready to effect real change in our lives. We need only to let them in. In Holiness and Living the Sacramental Life, Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra lays out the mystical and invisible realities that are present during the celebration of the sacraments and explains how they can lead us to living ever more in tune with God. Read how the sacraments aren’t empty ceremonies, but rather powerful, effective signs that bring grace crashing through the cosmos and into our world. See how beauty—expressed in art, music, and architecture—can bring us deeper into the mysteries of God. Fr. Tangorra teaches the average Catholic how to abandon a lukewarm spirituality and start living a sacramental existence, allowing God to imbue life with a constant sense of union and communion with the divine.
Author: Gordon T. Smith
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2017-03-21
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 0830891625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristians tend to divide into three camps: evangelical, sacramental, and pentecostal. But must we choose between them? Drawing on the New Testament, Christian history, and years of experience in Christian ministry, Gordon T. Smith argues that the church not only can be all three, but in fact must be all three in order to truly be the church.
Author: Fred Bahnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-08-06
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1451663307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecounts the author's experiences founding a faith-based community garden in rural North Carolina, and emphasizes how growing one's own food can help readers reconnect with the land and divine faith.
Author: Jean Pierre de Caussade
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 1586174711
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGod is to be found in the simplest of our daily activities and especially through total surrender to whatever is His will for each of us. That is the message of this 18th-century inspirational classic by Jean-Pierre de Caussade. Its encouragement to live in the present moment, accepting everyday obstacles with humility and love, has guided generations of seekers to spiritual peace and holiness. In this timeless spiritual classic, de Caussade presents the simple, profound gospel message that Jesus lived and taught: My meat is to do the will of my Father in heaven. The author states, The will of God gives to all things a supernatural and divine value for the soul submitting to it. The duties it imposes and those it contains become holy and perfect because everything it touches shares its divine character.This special volume of the famous spiritual treatise also includes the many insightful letters of Father de Caussade on the practice of self-abandonment. These numerous letters provide a great additional source of wisdom and much practical guidance for how to grow in abandonment and to deepen our union with God in our daily lives.De Caussade shows that this practice of self-abandonment to God's will is the key to attaining true peace and virtue, and that it is readily available to all people - from beginners to those well advanced in the spiritual life. He also shows how to determine what God's will is for us. He reveals that it is not extraordinary feats that God expects for our growth in holiness, but rather heroic attention to every detail in our lives and humble acceptance of our daily lot in life as coming from His hand. The rich spiritual lessons in this book have stood the test of time, offering real and practical assistance to all people because its message is simple and clear, one that the reader will find to be a rare treasure of inspiration and direction to be referred to again and again.
Author: Simon Jones
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Published: 2007-09-28
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 185311717X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGregory Dix Anglican Benedictine monk, scholar, writer and broadcaster was one of the most engaging public figures of his day. His monumental work, The Shape of the Liturgy, has remained in print for 60 years and as well as being a major historical study of the Eucharist also contains many passages that stand among the finest pieces of religious writing in English in the twentieth century.
Author: Richard J. Foster
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2001-11-27
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 0060628227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author of the bestselling celebration of discipline explores the great traditions of Christian spirituality and their role in spiritual renewal today. In this landmark work, Foster examines the "streams of living water" –– the six dimensions of faith and practice that define Christian tradition. He lifts up the enduring character of each tradition and shows how a variety of practices, from individual study and retreat to disciplines of service and community, are all essential elements of growth and maturity. Foster examines the unique contributions of each of these traditions and offers as examples the inspiring stories of faithful people whose lives defined each of these "streams."
Author: Benjamin Harrison
Publisher: OSL Publications
Published: 2017-10-18
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSacramental Life Volume 29.3 (Ordinary Time 2017) Founded in 1988, Sacramental Life is one of two journals published by the Order of Saint Luke (OSL Publications). It focuses on the emerging and historical practices of Christian worship. Print distribution is to the members of the Order globally, as well as to a number of theology departments and seminary libraries in the United States.
Author: Heather Murray Elkins
Publisher: OSL Publications
Published: 2004-11-28
Total Pages: 83
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSacramental Life Volume 17.1 (Winter 2004-2005) Founded in 1988, Sacramental Life is one of two journals published by the Order of Saint Luke (OSL Publications). It focuses on the emerging and historical practices of Christian worship. Print distribution is to the members of the Order globally, as well as to a number of theology departments and seminary libraries in the United States.
Author: Andrew Greeley
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780520232044
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Greeley has written a lively, controversial and stimulating book in which he describes a Catholic imagination which is different from (not better or worse than) a Protestant imagination. Going beyond his own position, I believe Protestants have much to learn not just about the Catholic imagination but from it as he describes it."—Robert Bellah, coauthor of Habits of the Heart "Andrew Greeley is the most vivid sociological writer of our time. By studying artists and artisans directly, he brings David Tracy's theory of religious imagination to life. The survey data show that ordinary people have imaginations too, and that the lay person's imagination is also framed by religious tradition. This book is a tour de force."—Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley
