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9780814633632
A New Friendship: Spirituality Ministry of Deacon
Buelt, Edward L.
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
What is a deacon? What does a deacon do? Monsignor Edward Buelt answers these questions and covers all the major themes of the diaconate through an engaging conversation with the Scriptures, the eucharistic liturgy, and church teaching on the diaconate. Buelt highlights the meaning of the diaconate through insightful and moving reflections on the Scriptures and proposes practical lessons for a deacons ministry at Mass. A New Friendship speaks to an audience of bishops, priests, deacons, deacons wives, and candidates in formation. Inspiring and enriching, this is must reading for anyone interested in the diaconate and in diaconal ministry.
1594710317
Alter Christus
Gilchrist, John J.
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
A book for priests written by a priest and intended to be used as a stimulus to meditation.
Bibliography. 282pp.
9781594712173
Born of the Eucharist: A Spirituality for Priests
Rossetti, Stephen
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
Pope John Paul II once said that the priest is "above all, a man of the Eucharist." In the spirit of this statement, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti weaves together reflections on the Eucharist from over twenty notable contributors, including Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop Donald Wuerl, and the late Cardinal Avery Dulles. Moving personal narratives combine with timely and accessible spiritual reflections to make this book a must-read meditation on the importance of the Eucharist in the life of the priest, and that of the Church.
192pp.
9780824524104
Broken Trust
Fleming, P, Lauber-Fleming, S
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
Fleming tells the stories of sexual abuse by priests and what brought them to abuse the boys and girls in their trust. Counselors offer their own expert perspectives on the stories, then introduce readers to stories from abuse survivors and how they have coped.
9781595250292
Christ And The Catholic Priesthood: Ecclesial Hierarchy
Levering, Matthew
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
"Only a courageous theologian would defend a hierarchical authority for the Church today. Only a charitable and generous theologian could offer a compelling defense. Matthew Levering accomplishes just this. He offers a bold and daring thesis - a hierarchical priesthood is necessary because of God's gifting in the priesthood of Christ. It is not primarily about teaching, service, function or a juridical jurisdiction, but obedience to the apostolic mandate to communicate Christ's presence through the Eucharist. By carefully listening to theologians from the Anabaptists to the Orthodox, Levering masterfully draws on scripture, Dionysius, Aquinas, and Church teaching to make his case. This book should serve as the 'state of the question' for this most important matter that all Christian communities must confront for the sake of Christ's mission in an increasingly secularized world"
1875570845
From Chaos To Mission: Refounding Religious Communities
Arbuckle, Gerald A
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
211 pages
Gerald A. Arbuckle creates a framework for radical thinking about the critical issue of formation of religious for mission today and shows that all formation for ministry must flow from union with the mission of Christ.
159471066X
Joy Of Priesthood, The
Rossetti, Stephen
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
Wise and encouraging reflections for both the young priest embarking on ministry and the seasoned priest feeling dry and overburdened. Great 'Year of the Priest' resource. 221 pages.
9780852313671
Led By a Thread: Following God's Call to Priesthood
Forrester, David
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
What does it mean to be a Catholic priest today? From his childhood, David Forrester knew that he was called by God. His path to priesthood led him to unanticipated ways, and his calling as a priest has taken him in even more unexpected directions. In this book he reflects on how the thread of faith has run throughout his life, from his earliest recollections, through student life in Oxford and Rome, in parish ministry and chaplaincy at Oxford, Eton and Woldingham. He shares with readers the joys and the challenges of a life lived in God's service and among a wide range of people. "It is this variety and the opportunity to meet and assist all different sorts of people that is definitely one of the joys of priesthood."
0867167750
Mother Angelica (10CD set)
Arroyo, Raymond
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
The new book on Mother Angelica is now available in audiobook format!
Born Rita Rizzo in Canton, Ohio in 1923, Mother Angelica was abandoned by her father & raised in poverty by a mother who suffered suicidal depressions. As a young woman, after Rita developed severe abdominal pain she sought the prayers of a local mystic & her symptoms disappeared. Awakened to the power of prayer, she vowed to dedicate her life to God & became a cloistered nun. She expected to spend her life hidden from the world, but Rita's faith compelled her to unlikely endeavors, from establishing a monastery in Alabama to starting the world's first Catholic cable network.
Raymond Arroyo's engrossing biography traces Mother Angelica's tortured rise to success & exposes for the first time the fierce opposition she faced, inside & outside of her church. It is an inspiring story of survival & proof that one woman's faith can move more than mountains.
10 CDs/approx. 13 hours.
9781856076814
On Shepherding: Reflections On The Priesthood
Dullea, Gearoid, ed
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
In this book, eleven Irish priests who are working both in Ireland and abroad, offer some reflections on various dimensions of priestly ministry. The different contributions form a valuable insight into much of what Irish priests are concerned with in the early twenty-first century. These essays offer, both to ordained and laity, thoughts for that `interior renewal' and `incisive witness' that are at the core of the Year for Priests.
1594712190
Our Journey into Joy
Rossetti, Stephen
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
"An affirming and challenging guide to the renewal of the priesthood. It's the perfect gift for priests in the Year for Priests.
9780060776848
Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney ...
Brinkley, Douglas & Fenster, J
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
In Father Michael McGivney (1852-1890), born and raised in a Connecticut factory town, the modern era's ideal of the priesthood hit its zenith. The son of Irish immigrants, he was a man to whom "family values" represented more than mere rhetoric. And he left a legacy of hope still celebrated around the world.
In the late 1800s, discrimination against American Catholics was widespread. Many Catholics struggled to find work and ended up in infernolike mills. An injury or the death of the wage earner would leave a family penniless. The grim threat of chronic homelessness and even starvation could fast become realities. Called to action in 1882 by his sympathy for these suffering people, Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has helped to save countless families from the indignity of destitution.
0814625045
The Hanging Face Of The Priesthood
Cozzens, Donald
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
Drawing on clinical data, church documents, and his nearly forty years of pastoral experience, Cozzens gives shape and form to the changing face of the priesthood. Through his reflections he leads readers to both concern and hope for the priesthood of the twenty-first century.
In The Changing Face of the Priesthood, Cozzens takes a long, honest look at the present state of the priesthood. He provides this examination not merely from an empirical, scientific perspective but also from a personal, pastoral perspective. Drawing on clinical data, church documents, and his nearly forty years of pastoral experience, Cozzens gives shape and form to the changing face of the priesthood. Through his reflections he leads readers to both concern and hope for the priesthood of the twenty-first century.
9780814633014
The Long Dark Winter's Night
Bergquist, Patrick
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
Before Father Patrick Bergquist moved to Alaska, he imagined himself spending his free evenings wrapped in a warm quilt, reading novel after novel during the long arctic winters. Those idealized expectations were met with the unavoidable reality of winter's harshness, a pervasive darkness that made it neither realistic nor helpful to merely "wait out the winter and hope for spring." And yet, says Bergquist, this is what we as a Catholic Church are tempted to do in the enduring darkness of the sexual abuse crisis. We want to wrap ourselves in the secure blanket of tradition and memory, thinking that this crisis too will pass--or worse still, that it has already passed. Bergquist admits he is "but a simple parish priest, no saint and surely no scholar." But it is precisely his perspective as a parish priest that gives rise to his poetic and prophetic voice. He speaks from his heart, soul, and experience in a way few others have done.
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The Risk Of Discipleship
Strange, Roderick
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
In this study which combines theology and pastoral practice Roderick Strange attempts to convey something of the reality of priestly life, its sorrows and joys, its demands and rewards. The study is rooted in Scripture and theology and addresses the recent crises in the priesthood in order to bring the essence of the priestly vocation back into focus and restore it to a place of honor.
9781594712746
Why Priests Are Happy?
Rossetti, Stephen
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
In his groundbreaking study, Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, the leading American authority on the Catholic priesthood and former director of the Saint Luke Institute, finds that American priests enjoy an extraordinarily high rate of happiness and satisfaction, among the highest of any profession.Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, a psychologist, professor of pastoral studies, and the bestselling author of books for priests, recently conducted the most comprehensive survey of priestly happiness and spiritual lives ever undertaken. Contrary to popular media portrayals, Rossetti finds that priests, as a group, are very happy men. They like the priesthood and are committed to it. In fact, 92 percent say they are happy in their ministry, among the highest rate of satisfaction of any profession in the United States.
9780867169546
A Priest Forever: Nine Signs Of Renewal And Hope
McBride, Alfred
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
In this very personal and moving reflection on the meaning of priesthood, Father Alfred McBride explores a priest's commitment to feed the people and witness the church's social teachings, to spend time in daily prayer, to find solutions to the crisis of priestly identity plaguing today's priests, and to become a man of personal mercy in all one's dealings as a priest.
A 'Priest Forever' is McBride's search for fresh growths in vocations as well as new hope in the hearts of priests everywhere who again say, "Yes, Lord," to the challenge of love of God and our beloved people. Simply put, Alfred McBride sees in faith the renewal of Catholic priests.
0826472621
I Call You Friends
Radcliffe, Timothy
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
"I Call You Friends" is in two parts.
In the first half, Father Radcliffe writes of his own life, from a privileged childhood and education at Downside to his calling to a life of poverty as a Dominican friar.
The second half consists of addresses and talks the author has given to a range of audiences, from Manila to Prague to Mexico.
In all of them, Father Radcliffe talks of fundamental religious truths in a manner which is potent yet undogmatic.
A new compact format, strongly branded for shelf impact, and pocket-sized with a price to match!
0957997620
In The Spirit Of Joseph
Cresp, Mary Rsj
Books > Catholic Product > Religious Life & Priesthood
For the first time a reader can savour the richness of Joseph's legacy handed on by religious women over the centuries. 365 pages with index.