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Ages of Initiation
The First Two Christian Millennia: With CD-ROM of Source Excerpts
Paul Turner
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Opinions abound about the appropriate age of candidates for the sacraments of initiation and the sequence of their reception. Ages of Initiation makes accessible in a CD-ROM format those texts from New Testament times to the present that document and...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2711-2
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Biblical Fundamentalism
What Every Catholic Should Know
Ronald D. Witherup, SS
Paperback
2002 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!
One of the most significant changes initiated by the Second Vatican Council was the direct encouragement for Catholics to rediscover the Bible. Unfortunately, education has lagged behind Catholic inter...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2722-8
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By What Authority?
Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful
Richard R. Gaillardetz
Paperback
Authority is exercised in many ways and forms in the Catholic Church today. By What Authority? offers a helpful introduction to the forms of Church authority that are concerned with authentic Christian belief. Gaillardetz (Gă lăr dē...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2872-0
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Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium
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On the fifteenth anniversary of Called and Gifted, the U.S. bishops offer new reflections on the four calls in the earlier document—to holiness, to community, to ministry, to Christian maturity.
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ISBN: USCCB5002
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Catholicism in the Third Millennium
Thomas P. Rausch, SJ; Focus Questions and Glossary by Catherine E. Clifford
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What is Catholicism? And where is the Catholic Church headed in the third millennium? These two questions provide the structure for Thomas Rausch's Catholicism in the Third Millennium. Here Rausch combines a faithful presentation of the tradition wit...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5899-4
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The College Student's Introduction to Christology
William P. Loewe
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Why did some people want Jesus dead, while others came to honor him as the Christ? What does it mean to say that "he was raised," and how did this belief get started? What about the classical expressions of Jesus' religious significance? Where did th...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5018-9
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The College Student's Introduction to the Trinity
Lynne Faber Lorenzen
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Where did the Holy Trinity originate as a doctrine? Why did this doctrine develop? How can Christians speak of God as three persons and also worship one God? In The College Student's Introduction to the Trinity, Lynne Lorenzen examines how the doctri...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5518-4
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The College Student's Introduction to Theology
Thomas P. Rausch, SJ, Editor
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This book provides an introduction to the study of theology and its various methods of investigation. While most theological texts focus on one facet of study, The College Student's Introduction to Theology introduces the whole rich and complex area ...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5841-3
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Common Good, Uncommon Questions
A Primer in Moral Theology
William C. Graham and Timothy Backous, OSB, Editors
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In a world that promotes moral relativity, the Church's voice remains clear and prophetic.Common Good, Uncommon Questions explores a variety of moral issues. Its collection of Scripture passages, current Church teaching, and contemporary reflections ...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5920-5
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Does Morality Change?
Sean Fagan, SM
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Recent decades have seen vast and rapid changes in almost every sphere of life. Many reflective adults find it difficult to adjust to these changes, especially when they have repercussions in such areas as morality and religious practice. Does Morali...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5926-7
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Dying with Jesus
Meditations for Those Who Are Terminally Ill, Their Families, and Their Caregivers
Angela M. Hibbard, IHM
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Dying with Jesus is for people who are dying and for their caregivers, whether family members or pastoral-care professionals. Each page contains a Scripture passage with a brief commentary, a meditation intended to capture the thoughts and feelings o...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2918-5
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Facilitating for Growth
A Guide for Scripture Study Groups and Small Christian Communities
Barbara J. Fleischer
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Great small-group facilitators are not born with their abilities; they develop them. This book will help facilitators in their task of enabling members to participate fully in their group. The content and exercises of each chapter present practical i...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2170-7
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The Gift of the Church
A Textbook on Ecclesiology
Peter C. Phan, Editor
Hardcover
As the Church enters its third millennium, it must take stock of its identity and mission. These essays in The Gift of the Church address the fundamental issues confronting the Church in its immediate future. Their authors represent the most prominen...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-5931-1
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Laity in the Church and the World
Resources for Ecumenical Dialogue
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The fifth dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and Presbyterian/Reformed Churches since 1965. The presentations address underlying common theologies, authority as an aid to Christian life, an appraisal of contemporary relations in society that ...
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ISBN: USCCB5247
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Lay Ecclesial Ministry
The State Of The Questions
Report of NCCB Subcommittee on Lay Ministry
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A must for all active church ministers and for those preparing for such ministry. Presenting a summary of the "Leadership for Ecclesial Lay Ministry" project, the Subcommittee on Lay Ministry invites the U.S. bishops to determine the future course of...
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ISBN: USCCB5345
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Let Ministry Teach
A Guide to Theological Reflection
Robert L. Kinast
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Relating theology to the practice of ministry is one of the most elusive goals in pastoral training. Drawing upon seventeen years of experience in theology, Doctor Kinast describes a step-by-step approach to help students and experienced ministers le...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2374-9
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Liturgy Made Simple
Mark Searle
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The presumed "mystery" of liturgical functions is swept away as Searle gives basic, practical steps leading to an effective liturgy.
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-1221-7
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Making Faith-Sense
Theological Reflection in Everyday Life
Robert L. Kinast
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Making faith-sense is a new term for an ancient practice. It is what the early Christians called mystical or wisdom theology: understanding life in the light of God's participation recorded in the Gospels, recognizing the signs of God’s presence...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2513-2
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Many Faces in God's House
Parish Guide
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A Catholic Vision for the Third Millennium Discover inventive ways for Catholic communities, strengthened by diverse cultures and ethnicities, to be one Church. Six three-hour sessions provide a framework for sharing faith experiences, reflecting on...
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ISBN: USCCB5421
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Meeting Prayers
Philip A. Verhalen, Editor
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Meeting Prayers is a practical compilation of prayers which set a spiritual atmosphere for the beginning and end of meetings.
Meeting Prayers incorporates the needs of the faith community with the spiritual needs of participants at meetings. The...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2772-3
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Ministry and Community
Recognizing, Healing, and Preventing Ministry Impairment
Len Sperry
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Ministry impairment seems to be increasingly problematic for the Church today. While the minister's personality or character are typically the focus of media attention, impairment is also influenced by organizational dynamics such as the recruitment ...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2723-5
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National Certification Standards for Ecclesial Lay Ministers
Serving as Parish Catechetical Leaders, Youth Ministry Leaders, Pastoral Associates, Parish Life Coordinators
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This resource provides a common vision for lay ministry formation, bringing clarity and definition to these pastoral roles. It identifies five core standards, the common and specialized competencies, and codes of ethics for lay ecclesial ministers. A...
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ISBN: NCSLM68
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The Need and the Blessing of Prayer
Karl Rahner, SJ; Bruce W. Gillette, Translator
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A new translation of Father Rahner's book on prayer. Karl Rahner stands in a long line of great Christian theologians who were likewise great teachers of prayer. He has been called the voice of Vatican II, and is acknowledged as the rare theologian ...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2453-1
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Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us
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A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States "Were not our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:32). The U.S. bishops renew their commitment to adult faith formation,...
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ISBN: USCCB5299
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Parish Planning
A Practical Guide to Shared Responsibility
Robert G. Howes
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"From insight to impact" is what this bold book is about. Father Howes writes for those who want results—those who want to move from ideas to action.
Stressing the importance of quantification as well as piety, the peril of platitude and the ...
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ISBN: 978-0-8146-2165-3
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