Books from Paulist Press
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Belonging: Bonds of Healing and Recovery
By Matthew Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, Dennis LinnIn high school , he and Bertha , a classmate , fell in love . For the first time since his ... Bill fell into a profound depression that lasted three years , and did not graduate with his class . ... Bill W. and the Search for Belonging 9.
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Pope Benedict XVI: Weighing a Papacy
By David GibsonPope Benedict XVI: Weighing a Papacy
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101 Questions & Answers on Paul
By Witherup, Ronald D.Everyone is familiar with the story in Acts 9:1–19 that recounts what happened to Paul on the road to Damascus. Although the story is told three times in Acts (also in 22:6–16; 26:12–18) with slightly different details and emphases, ...
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Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction
By Daniel J. Harrington, Richard J. Clifford, Lawrence BoadtAn Introduction Lawrence Boadt, Richard J. Clifford, Daniel J. Harrington ... The experience of the people's failure in the land because of sin led the religious leaders in the time of exile and afterward to steer in a new direction.
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The Theologia Germanica of Martin Luther
By Martin Luther, Franckforter, Bengt HagglundWritten around 1350 by an anonymous author, this is a simple yet profound book about life in God as it translates into life in the world. This translation was based on the Reformer's edition of 1518.
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Luther's Spirituality
By Martin LutherLuther is referring to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, established with papal blessing at the time of Charlemagne (800) and continuing to Luther's day. Luther also discusses the translatio imperii from Byzantium to Charles ...
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Companion God: A Cross-cultural Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew
By George T. MontagueIf the fruit of a tree is not good the tree is not good (7:16-20), and it will wither under the judgment of God. In the early tradition, however, even before Matthew, another lesson was drawn from this action: the power of faith, ...
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Breaking Open the Lectionary: Lectionary Readings in Their Biblical Context for RCIA, Faith Sharing Groups, and Lectors, Cycle C
By Margaret Nutting RalphLectionary Readings in Their Biblical Context for RCIA, Faith Sharing Groups, and Lectors, Cycle C Margaret Nutting Ralph ... Not even Jacob , the ancestor after whom the well is named , could do such a thing .
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How Not to Say Mass, Third Edition: A Guidebook on Liturgical Principles and the Roman Missal
By Dennis Chester SmolarskiLibrary of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Smolarski, Dennis Chester, 1947– How not to say mass : a guidebook on liturgical principles and the roman missal / Dennis C. Smolarski, S.J. — Third Edition. pages cm Includes ...
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Eucharist and American Culture: Liturgy, Unity, and Individualism
By Dennis Chester SmolarskiSee, e.g., Dennis C. Smolarski, SJ, How Not to Say Mass (revised ed.) (New York: Paulist Press, 2003), 74-75. One should note the special concern of Pope Benedict XIV (pope 1740-1758). In his apostolic letter, Certiores effecti (Nov 13, ...
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Sacred Mysteries: Sacramental Principles and Liturgical Practice
By Dennis Chester SmolarskiSacramental Principles and Liturgical Practice Dennis Chester Smolarski. Mysteries Sacramental Principles and Liturgical Practice DENNIS C. SMOLARSKI , S.J. SACRED MYSTERIES Sacramental Principles and Liturgical Practice DENNIS C.
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Eucharist and American Culture: Liturgy, Unity, and Individualism
By Dennis C. Smolarski, SJLiturgy, which tries to foster the unity of the body of Christ, can be a countercultural experience since trends in modern American society emphasize individualism.
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Navigating toward Adulthood: A Theology of Ministry with Adolescents
By O'Keefe, Theresa A.Bellah, Robert, Richard Madsen, William Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven Tipton. Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American ... Erikson, Erik. Identity: Youth and Crisis. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1968. Farley ...
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Becoming Good, Becoming Holy
By Mark O’Keefe, O.S.B.William W. Everett, “Liturgy andEthics: A Response toSaliersand Ramsey,” Journalof Religious Ethics 7 (Fall 1979): 208. 27. Margaret A.Farley,“Beyond theFormal Principle: A Reply to Ramsey and Saliers,” Journal of Religious Ethics ...
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101 Questions and Answers on The Da Vinci Code and the Catholic Tradition
By Nancy Marie De Flon, John VidmarAs we have seen through St. Paul's writings ( see Q. 33 ) , women did play important roles in the early church , and there is every reason to believe that Mary Magdalene was one of them , as Mary R. Thompson deftly contends in her book ...
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Divine Providence in the Bible
By John H. Wright, SJFor a discussion of the origin of this expression, see W. Zimmerli, “Knowledge of God According to the Book of Ezekiel,” in I Am ... Roland Murphy regards it“asa true commentaryonGen 1—2,” sinceinitthe sages of Israel “recognizeda sound ...
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Divine Providence in the Bible: Old Testament
By John H. WrightFor a discussion of the origin of this expression, see W. Zimmerli, “Knowledge of God According to the Book of Ezekiel,” in I Am ... Roland Murphy regards it“asa true commentaryonGen 1—2,” sinceinitthe sages of Israel “recognizeda sound ...
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Carthusian Spirituality: The Writings of Hugh of Balma and Guigo de Ponte
By Hugh, Hugh of Balma, GuiguesBeyer , Jean . " Saint Ignace de Loyola chartreux . ” Nouvelle revue théologique 78 ( 1956 ) : 937–51 . Burrows , Mark S. Jean Gerson and “ De Consolatione Theologiae ” ( 1418 ) : The Consolation of a Biblical and Reforming Theology for ...
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Being Still: Reflections on an Ancient Mystical Tradition
By Jean-Yves LeloupThe young man understood that it was necessary not only to blossom but to wither . He understood the words of the prophet : ' All humanity is grass and all its beauty like the wild flowers . The grass withers and the flower fades .
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Modern Catholic Social Teaching: The Popes Confront the Industrial Age, 1740-1958
By Joe HollandClearly a member of the zealot party , Cappellari took the name of the ancient monk - pope Gregory I , also known as Gregory the Great . 7 Recalling his predecessor's style , the new Gregory encouraged a revival of monasticism , as well ...