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A critical Anthology of English Recusant Devotional Prose 1558-1603 Catholic $35.00 |
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Vintage Religious Wood Cross Devotional Catholic Charm Medals Pope Blessed $89.00 |
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Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible (NRSV): Featuring Dai $22.60 |
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Devotional Verses by Anglo-Catholic, An [Paperback] $19.80 |
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Lot of 8 Vintage Catholic Devotional Booklets — Blessed Sacrament, Purgatory $5.00 |
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Catholic Devotional for Lent 2011 Magnificat Lenten Companion $10.99 |
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Vintage Catholic Devotional Booklet ‘My Imitation of Christ’ Thomas Kempis 1954 $3.00 |
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Vintage Catholic Devotional Book with box “Christ in the Gospel” 1949 $15.50 |
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Old Station of the Cross number 1 Catholic Devotional Statue Church Saint Jesus $40.00 |
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Infant Of Prague Holy Child Religious Christian Catholic Devotional Figurine 5″ $20.50 |
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St. Jude Thaddaeus Catholic Statue Devotional Figurine $19.99 |
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New Catholic Patron Saint St Our Lady of The Rosary Devotional Tin Rosary Case $5.95 |
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Catholic Devotional FRAMES Suffering Jesus and Sorrowful Mother Mary PAIR $9.50 |
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Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible N.R.S.V. (Zondervan) – Paperback $19.99 |
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3 FOR 1!!! LOT OF 3 CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS PRAYER DEVOTIONAL INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS $9.95 |
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Vintage Glow in the Dark XXV Holy Year Rosary Commemorative Catholic Devotional $9.99 |
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PRAYER BOOK Devotional BIBLE Catholic VICTORIAN c1890 German ORNATE Bone BRASS $55.00 |
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Christian Meditation CD: Taking Control of Your Thought Life $19.95 Christian Meditation and Relaxation CDs help believers to internalize God’s Word, learn to live in the present, calm uncontrollable and raging thoughts, release toxic emotions, and enhance their communication with God. Each 80 CD contains an overview, three guided meditations, and an invitation for salvation. A great gift for unsaved friends or worriesome Christians. Two additional volumes coming … |
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Be Still: Songs of Comfort $13.99 Named Catholic Artist of the Year in 2001, Vince Ambrosetti is a composer, pianist, and vocalist dedicated to spirituality. Be Still contains songs of comfort. Artist: Vince Ambrosetti Format: audio CD, one disc, 10 tracks Run time: approximately 40 minutes Studio: International Liturgy Publications Music Track listing:1. Do Not Be Afraid 3:50 2. Like a Ship 3:21 3. Lord Is My Shepherd 4:59 4. Yah… |
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The Power of the Rosary (The Prayer of the Holy Gospel) $75.00 Fr. John Corapi has been preaching and exhorting people for over 10 years to pray the Rosary – the prayer of the Holy Gospel. In this new series, Father gives the compelling argument of why the Rosary is such a powerful prayer. This 3 hour set contains Father’s teaching on the Rosary, as well as Father praying the Rosary with deeply devotional meditations on the fifteen mysteries. Father’s life… |
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Children Noahs Ark Rosary Blessed By Pope Benedetto XVI with Guardian Angel Devotional Holy Card with Medal This religious item was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in Rome, Italy… Included is little card with the blessing. We also have some items that have not been blessed but equally beautiful… |
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Blessed By Pope Benedetto XVI Made in Italy Black Wood Devotional Saint Bracelet eye catching Saint bracelets. Each bracelet is adjustable, and features 10 panels of B&W Italian art. This bracelet appropriate for any age or gender. –… |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Devotional Notecard Saint Religious Thank You Cards $5.99 Every set comes complete with 10 beautiful, full-color cards and 11 envelopes. Each note card includes a featured prayer on back and is blank inside for jotting down your own special thoughts, notes or condolences. Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 10 cards/11 envelopes per set, 12 sets/pk — Cardstock/Envelopes — 4 x 6″ H (closed)… |
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Purrfect Puzzles St. Patrick 1000 Piece Puzzle $17.99 … |
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Purrfect Puzzles St. Brendan The Navigator 1000 Piece Puzzle $17.99 … |
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Purrfect Puzzles The Twelve Days of Christmas 1000 Piece Puzzle $17.99 The Celtic Collection of puzzles contains original and vivid artwork from the land of myths and legends Colourful artwork created by Dublin born artist Rachel Arbuckle Purrfect Puzzles are made in The Netherlands to the highest quality, using recycled materials, in a compact ‘Eco Box’ The well-fitting pieces are varied, glare-free, durable and thicker than normal. Finished Size 50 x 66.5cm Comes w… |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe air freshener $2.99 Guadalupe Air Freshener Description: Each Air Freshener includes a devotional verson on the back. Rose Scented. — Scented Cardstock/Cord — 2 1?2″ W x4″ H… |
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Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible $24.99 “The >Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible> is designed specifically to nourish a woman’s spirituality, making it easy to form a habit of daily prayer and reading. It includes a year’s worth of meditations, drawn from classic and contemporary sources, all written by women. > Designed especially to meet the needs of Catholics and those accustomed to liturgically-based forms of worship, it includes a six-year reading plan tied to the lectionary, making it easy to locate readings for daily and Sunday liturgies. Additionally, each weekend devotional is based on the life of a particular woman of the Bible, helping you see the relevance of her story today. Each book of the Bible is preceded by a brief introduction highlighting its historical context and its most important themes. Additional articles focus on topics like the sacraments, holy days, the liturgy, and spiritual direction, explaining the link between tradition and Scripture to help you gain a greater understanding of your faith.>> > > >>> > > >>Click here to read a sample chapter!>> >Adobe Acrobat is required. Click >here> to download> > > >” |
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Catholic Women”s Devotional Bible $21.77 A Bible designed to make Scripture more accessible to Catholic women, focusing on deepening their spirituality by nurturing a love for God and his Word and teaching them how to use Scripture in … |
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The Catholic Women’s Devotional Bible $20.99 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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The Church Moves Out: A Devotional Commentary on the Catholic Epistles $16 “This devotional commentary will help readers grow in faith and trust to move out into the world, confident in the gospel they proclaim and rooted in the blessings of the church.” |
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A Catholic Woman”s Book Of Days $13.64 Author Amy Welborn has created a one-volume daily devotional for Catholic women… |
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A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days $12.95 “Author Amy Welborn has created a one-volume daily devotional for Catholic women. The entries are brief, pointed, and written to help Catholic women connect their everyday concerns with God’s Word in the context of their Catholic faith. Each entry is introduced by a Scripture verse and followed by a one-sentence prayer.” |
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Treasury Of Catholic Devotions $15.92 This new double CD set includes these classics of Catholic devotional prayer: – The pray-Along Rosary, Including the Mysteries of Light, a companion for those with limited time to pray each day; – … |
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Devotional Souvenirs $11.5 Devotional Souvenirs |
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Warfare Devotional $14.95 Warfare Devotional |
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Devotional Pieces. $12.88 Devotional Pieces. |
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Devotional Poetry $13.64 Devotional Poetry |
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Devotional Guides. … $22.11 Devotional Guides. … |
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Devotional Hymns $15.16 Devotional Hymns |
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Devotional Verses $20.13 Devotional Verses |
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Devotional Melodies $14.4 Devotional Melodies |
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A Catholic Heart Day by Day $11.33 The Catholic Heart Day by Day combines story and devotional writing that seeks to inspire faith. Not a book of theology or doctrine, the resource is about the living love, action, and heroism of everyday Christians. |
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A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days $12.95 Finding God Every DayGod is present to us in ways too numerous to count. Unfortunately, we are often so busy that we fail to recognize and respond to this active presence. A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days offers daily meditations that clear a spiritual place—a time in our day when we can set our hearts on God. The meditations are brief, pointed, direct, and personal—and will connect you to God’s word and the Catholic faith.While a number of successful devotionals for women have been published for the general Christian market, A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days is the first resource in the Catholic market featuring daily devotions and prayers for women. Written by Amy Welborn, the devotional entries are pointed and brief, and help Catholic women connect their everyday concerns with God’s Word in the context of their Catholic faith. Each entry is introduced by a Scripture verse and followed by a one-sentence prayer. These devotions and prayers are sure to provide Catholic women with a dose of God’s grace each day of the year. |
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American Catholic History: A Documentary Reader $25 Catholics were among the early Spanish explorers to the “New World,” and they have a long and rich history in the United States. By taking account of significant letters, diaries, theological reflections, and other primary documents, we can listen to the voices of what real Catholics in this country have thought, believed, feared, and dreamed.American Catholic History makes available original documents produced in North America from the earliest missionary voyages in the sixteenth century up to the present day. The texts have been selected to illuminate the complex history, beliefs, and practices of what has become North American Roman Catholicism. They are prefaced by brief editorial introductions which provide historical and biographical context for the texts. They illuminate broad themes in the development of the tradition, from its grappling with new frontiers to its long-time status as outside mainstream culture, and from its intellectual life and political engagement to patterns of worship and spirituality.American Catholic History offers an overview of the American Catholic experience from both the “top down” of institutional and intellectual history as well as from the “bottom up” of social, devotional, women's and ethnic histories. |
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American Catholic History: A Documentary Reader $9.57 Catholics were among the early Spanish explorers to the “New World,” and they have a long and rich history in the United States. By taking account of significant letters, diaries, theological reflections, and other primary documents, we can listen to the voices of what real Catholics in this country have thought, believed, feared, and dreamed.American Catholic History makes available original documents produced in North America from the earliest missionary voyages in the sixteenth century up to the present day. The texts have been selected to illuminate the complex history, beliefs, and practices of what has become North American Roman Catholicism. They are prefaced by brief editorial introductions which provide historical and biographical context for the texts. They illuminate broad themes in the development of the tradition, from its grappling with new frontiers to its long-time status as outside mainstream culture, and from its intellectual life and political engagement to patterns of worship and spirituality.American Catholic History offers an overview of the American Catholic experience from both the “top down” of institutional and intellectual history as well as from the “bottom up” of social, devotional, women's and ethnic histories. |
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Blessed among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time $24.95 With a record-tying three Catholic Press Awards to its name, Blessed Among All Women has been a sensation in religious publishing. Robert Ellsberg gained renown with his first book, All Saints, which has become a modern classic of devotional writing (over 80,000 copies sold). Using that classic as his starting point, Ellsberg’s Blessed Among All Women offers devotional sketches on history’s greatest women. From Joan of Arc and Dorothy Day to Emily Dickensen, from Anne Frank to Mary Magadalene and Lady Godiva, Ellsberg offers insights into the way that women of all faiths and backgrounds have lived out the lives of sanctity, mysticism, social justice, and world reform. The material is organized around beatitudes, with each section discussing women who have excelled in one aspect of spiritual life — including peacemaking and purity of heart. |
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Book of All Saints $15.19 Adrienne von Speyr, a renowned mystic and spiritual writer from Switzerland, was received into the Catholic Church at the age of 38 by one of the theological giants of the 20th century, Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, on the Feast of All Saints, 1940. Balthasar became her spiritual director and confessor until her death in 1967, during which time Adrienne was favored with many gifts of authentic mystical prayer. Balthasar considered one of the central characteristics of Adrienne’s prayer to be her transparency to the inspirations she received from God, along with a deep personal communion with the saints.Over a period of many years, Adrienne would see the saints (and other holy people) at prayer, and she would dictate what she saw to Fr. von Balthasar – while she was in a state of mystical prayer. This book presents these powerful, unique mystical insights into the prayer lives of many saints and holy people taken from Adrienne’s direct visions of them in prayer. Here are the names of just a small number of the Saints whose prayer lives we get a glimpse of in this amazing book: St. John the Apostle, St. Augustine, St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. John Bosco, St. Edith Stein and many, many more. Fr. von Balthasar gathered these spiritual vignettes into the first volume of the “Nachlasswerke” (works intended to be published only after Adrienne’s death), the Book of All Saints. In this amazing spiritual work, the reader is able to participate in the devotional and spiritual life of the Church throughout the centuries by learning how numerous saints and holy people prayed, thus reflecting on the timelessnessand beauty of the prayer of the Church. |
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Cardinal Bernardin’s Stations of the Cross: Transforming Our Grief and Loss Into a New Life $14.99 “The legacy of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin is more precious than ever, and Eugene Kennedy brings it fully alive. Bernardin and Kennedy together represent religious hope at its most compelling. For Catholics this book is an act of rescue; for all, it is an act of redemption.”- James Carroll, author of Constantine’s Sword and Secret Father”The passage of years has only magnified the pastoral and spiritual greatness of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. In Eugene Kennedy he has a devoted and insightful admirer and friend. This splendid book will surely expand that circle.”- Rev. Richard P. McBrien, author of Catholicism”A wonderful spiritual journey, not only for Catholics but for all who celebrate the passion and death of Christ through this marvelous liturgical devotion.”- Rev. Theodore, M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus University of Notre, Dame”An excellent companion to the erudite Catholic or the curious Protestant’s Lenten devotional journey.”- Publishers Weekly |
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Catholic Cardlinks $8.74 Fire up your kids and see their love and knowledge of the Bible grow with this exciting, interactive learning tool! The third in the vastly popular series, Catholic Cardlinks: The Bible showcases 48 famous biblical topics that give young Catholics a solid introduction to the essentials of the Bible while reinforcing important points of Catholic doctrine, tradition, and devotional life. Dynamic and fun, this imaginative resource offers an entirely new way to present the Bible’s rich content to learners of all ages. Beautifully illustrated, it details the stories, people, places, and events near and dear to every Catholic. Through 20 Old Testament and 28 New Testament cards, readers gain the history, meaning, and everyday significance of: The Creation The Eucharist Abraham, St. Peter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary Magdalene, and even Pontius Pilate, as well as many other biblical characters The Psalms and the Gospels And much more! Deliver the treasures of the Bible in a package with a proven track record of attracting the attention of young learners. |
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Catholic Theology in Shakespeare’s Plays $49.5 David N. Beauregard explores and reexamines Shakespeare’s theology in Catholic Theology in Shakespeare’s Plays from the standpoint of current revisionist history of the English Reformation. This new perspective is based on three developments. Currently, there is a steadily growing interest in Shakespeare’s Catholic background. Recent evidence has surfaced strongly suggesting that Shakespeare’s father and daughter were both Catholic. John Shakespeare’s ‘Spiritual Testament’ and his presence on the recusant rolls are now accepted as indications of his Catholicism, and the listing of Susanna Shakespeare by the Stratford ecclesiastical court as among those ‘popishly affected’ suggests a continuity of Catholicism in the Shakespeare family. Second, the revival of the theory that Shakespeare’s ‘lost years’ were spent in the service of a Lancashire Catholic nobleman accords with these indications. Third, and most importantly, the work of Christopher Haigh, Eamon Duffy, J. J. Scarisbrick, and others has led to a revised understanding of the English Reformation, which maintains that the English Reformation was imposed from above but resisted by the general populace so that it took root very slowly. In the words of Christopher Haigh, late sixteenth-century England was a ‘Protestant nation, but not a nation of Protestants.’ These three recent developments indicate an obvious need for a reconsideration of Shakespeare’s theology. This study examines his plays from the perspective of Catholic theology and the revisionist history of the English Reformation to provide an even view of Shakespeare’s theology. It describes the effect of Catholic theology on the plays, noting points of difference in theological doctrine, sacramental liturgy, and devotional practice. |
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Catholic Woman’s Book of Days $12.95 Finding God Every DayGod is present to us in ways too numerous to count. Unfortunately, we are often so busy that we fail to recognize and respond to this active presence. A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days offers daily meditations that clear a spiritual place—a time in our day when we can set our hearts on God. The meditations are brief, pointed, direct, and personal—and will connect you to God’s word and the Catholic faith.While a number of successful devotionals for women have been published for the general Christian market, A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days is the first resource in the Catholic market featuring daily devotions and prayers for women. Written by Amy Welborn, the devotional entries are pointed and brief, and help Catholic women connect their everyday concerns with God’s Word in the context of their Catholic faith. Each entry is introduced by a Scripture verse and followed by a one-sentence prayer. These devotions and prayers are sure to provide Catholic women with a dose of God’s grace each day of the year. |
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Compendium of Theology By Thomas Aquinas $19.95 Towards the end of his life, St. Thomas Aquinas produced a brief, non-technical work summarizing some of the main points of his massive Summa Theologiae. This ‘compendium’ was intended as an introductory handbook for students and scholars who might not have access to the larger work. It remains the best concise introduction to Aquinas’s thought. Furthermore, it is extremely interesting to scholars because it represents Aquinas’s last word on these topics. Aquinas does not break new ground or re-think earlier positions but often states them more directly and with greater precision than can be found elsewhere. There is only one available English translation of the Compendium (published as ‘Aquinas’s Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas’s Own Concise Version of his Summa Theologiae,’ by Sophia Institute Press). It is published by a very small Catholic publishing house, is marketed to the devotional readership, contains no scholarly apparatus. Richard Regan is a highly respected Aquinas translator, who here relies on the definitive Leonine edition of the Latin text. His work will be received as the premier English version of this important text. |
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Crossing Confessional Boundaries: The Patronage of Italian Sacred Music in Seventeenth-Century Dresden $35 Shortly after assuming the Saxon throne in 1656, Lutheran Elector Johann Georg II (r. 1656-80) replaced the elder Kapellmeister Heinrich Schütz with younger Italian Catholic composers. Seemingly overnight, sacred music in the most modern Italian style, first by Vincenzo Albrici (1631-90/96) and later by Giuseppe Peranda (ca. 1625-75) supplanted the more traditional Schützian sacred concerto and Spruchmotette, effecting a change in musical and spiritual life both within the walls of the Dresden court and beyond. Drawing on extensive research in primary source materials, Frandsen explores the elector’s “Italianization” of the Hofkapelle with castrati and other Italian virtuosi, and examines the larger confessional conflict that gripped the city of Dresden and its implications for the Catholic-leaning elector’s musical agenda. She then examines the Latin texts set by Albrici and Peranda, a body of works dominated by expressions of mystical devotion typical of the repertoire then heard in Italy. However, drawing upon recent studies of the phenomenon of “new piety” in seventeenth-century Lutheranism, Frandsen locates these texts squarely within the realm of contemporary Lutheran spirituality, and demonstrates their congruity with devotional materials used by Lutherans since the mid-sixteenth century. In her discussion of the sacred concertos of Albrici and Peranda, she takes the concept of musica pathetica as a point of departure, and also explores the formal and stylistic relationships between the Roman motet and the new sacred concerto in Dresden. Finally, with the help of liturgies recorded in court diaries, she reintegrates this music into its original performance environment, and demonstrates how tightly the works of these Italians were woven into the Gospel-determined thematic fabric of the services celebrated during the church year. A fascinating account of the uneasy alliance of two confessions at the prominent |
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Death and Art $23.15 In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under 40 and the Catholic Church taught that, after dying, the soul faced a terrifying and uncertain onward journey, death was a major cultural preoccupation. This fascinating book sets out the beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife in a mainly Catholic Europe, and explores how these shaped attitudes to the visual arts.Explaining Medieval and Renaissance concepts of the afterlife, indulgences, purgatory, and salvation, this volume reveals how people of every background commissioned devotional works and wore protective amulets, built tombs, and went on pilgrimages – all to improve their soul”s chances after death. Fully illustrated with images from a wide range of media including sculpture, jewelry, and painting, this is a unique look at the art of death. |
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Death and Art: Europe, 1200-1530 $13.68 In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under 40 and the Catholic Church taught that, after dying, the soul faced a terrifying and uncertain onward journey, death was a major cultural preoccupation. This fascinating book sets out the beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife in a mainly Catholic Europe, and explores how these shaped attitudes to the visual arts.Explaining Medieval and Renaissance concepts of the afterlife, indulgences, purgatory, and salvation, this volume reveals how people of every background commissioned devotional works and wore protective amulets, built tombs, and went on pilgrimages – all to improve their soul’s chances after death. Fully illustrated with images from a wide range of media including sculpture, jewelry, and painting, this is a unique look at the art of death. |
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Exile in Erin Exile in Erin Exile in Erin: A Confederate Chaplain’s Story a Confederate Chaplain’s Story a Confederate Chaplain’s Story $15.95 John B. Bannon excelled in four distinct capacities: as a pastor of a thriving Catholic congregation in St. Louis; as a chaplain with the First Missouri Confederate Infantry at Pea Ridge, Corinth, and Vicksburg; as a diplomat winning Irish support for the cause of the Confederacy; and as Ireland’s greatest preacher in the 1880s.William Barnaby Faherty’s latest book, Exile in Erin: A Confederate Chaplain’s Story, looks at new historical research and covers the entire life of this great man. It examines Bannon’s boyhood in Ireland and his early years as a priest in St. Louis. Bannon gave up a major parish to serve the spiritual needs of the soldiers in the field — the only chaplain in either army to do so. He turned Irish opinion to sympathy for the South, then reoriented himself in his native land after the war. His preaching was part of a devotional revolution that put new life in the Irish Church.In reading Exile in Erin, Civil War buffs will view the conflict from an unusual vantage, students of Irish history will understand the Celtic religious scene from Catholic emancipation in 1827 to the vote for home rule, and all readers will meet an inspirational personality. |
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Faith We Profess: A Catholic Guide to the Apostles’ Creed $13.95 This fascinating summary of Catholic beliefs examines the Apostles’ Creed as both a treasury of faith and an invitation to entrust oneself more completely to God. Noted Washington, D.C. pastor and teacher Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi offers a simple introduction to Catholicism blending sound Catholic teaching with scripture, the wisdom of the saints, literature, and personal anecdotes to offer a synopsis of the faith suitable for lifelong Catholics and inquirers alike. Vaghi deftly explains how this oldest of the Church’s creeds is not only a summary of Catholic beliefs, but an invitation to entrust oneself to God. Twelve chapters corresponding to the twelve articles of the Creed offer a fast-paced tour of the Catholic faith, with particular attention to sometimes neglected aspects distinctive to Catholicism. Questions for reflection and prayers are included for group and/or devotional use. |
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France and the Cult of the Sacred Heart: An Epic Tale for Modern Times $55 In a richly layered and beautifully illustrated narrative, Raymond Jonas tells the fascinating and surprisingly little-known story of the Sacré-Coeur, or Sacred Heart. The highest point in Paris and a celebrated tourist destination, the white-domed basilica of Sacré-Coeur on Montmartre is a key monument both to French Catholicism and to French national identity. Jonas masterfully reconstructs the history of the devotion responsible for the basilica, beginning with the apparition of the Sacred Heart to Marguerite Marie Alacoque in the seventeenth century, through the French Revolution and its aftermath, to the construction of the monumental church that has loomed over Paris since the end of the nineteenth century. Jonas focuses on key moments in the development of the cult: the founding apparition, its invocation during the plague of Marseilles, its adaptation as a royalist symbol during the French Revolution, and its elevation to a central position in Catholic devotional and political life in the crisis surrounding the Franco-Prussian War. He draws on a wealth of archival sources to produce a learned yet accessible narrative that encompasses a remarkable sweep of French politics, history, architecture, and art. |
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Francis of Assisi $12.95 When a small village was plagued by a wild wolf, it is told that a humble friar named Francis came and met the predator with nothing but his gentle words-and turned the wolf from a menace to a welcome citizen. This graceful man, who spoke to each part of Creation as a sister or brother, has become one of the most beloved of all saints. In both joy and adversity, Saint Francis served as a bold example of how to live completely and authentically as a follower of Christ. From his survival as a prisoner of war to the series of awakenings that helped him to reform the Catholic Church, Francis drew his strength from his miraculous, loving union with the natural world. Saint Francis of Assisi is an essential devotional reader for building your personal connection to the spirit of this modest Italian sage. Through stories, prayers, and his own writings, you are invited to share in Francis nourishing devotion to God, and in his profound compassion toward all living things. |
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From Altar-Throne to Table $90.32 This book investigates one of the most successful liturgical reforms in Catholic history. Only a century ago, faithful, practicing Catholics received Holy Communion only once a year; now, among American English-speaking Catholics, Holy Communion is a routine, weekly devotional practice. This book explains how and why this ritual sea-change happened. |
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From Altar-Throne to Table: The Campaign for Frequent Holy Communion in the Catholic Church $60.81 This book investigates one of the most successful liturgical reforms in Catholic history. Only a century ago, faithful, practicing Catholics received Holy Communion only once a year; now, among American English-speaking Catholics, Holy Communion is a routine, weekly devotional practice. This book explains how and why this ritual sea-change happened. |
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Catholic Education: a Framework for Catholic Administrators in Thailand
Reason to exist as Catholic School
The Purpose of a Catholic School is to be a Catholic School. Any institution which bears the name Catholic and participates in this mission must find its own specific mission under its maternal shadow. The Catholic school must be of, with and for the church because her purpose, identity and mission proceed from the Communion of the Church. In words of Congregation for Catholic school, the church clearly indicates that the establishment of catholic school is for the mission of the church. It asserts that “To carry out her saving mission, the Church uses, above all, the means which Jesus Christ has given her. She also uses other means which at different times and in different cultures have proved effective in achieving and, promoting the development of the human person. She establishes her own schools because she considers them as a privileged means of promoting the formation of the whole man, since the school is a centre in which a specific concept of the world, of man, and of history is developed and conveyed”.
The Sacred congregation for Catholic School emphasizes catholic school to present itself catholic and states clearly that for this reason only that catholic school has the right to exist. It states the following:
“While acknowledging this duty of the local Churches, the Sacred Congregation believes that now is the opportune moment to offer its own contribution by re-emphasising clearly the educational value of the Catholic school. It is in this value that the Catholic school’s fundamental reason for existing and the basis of its genuine apostolate is to be found. “
In line with the above, the great Western Bishop Augustine states “Catholic schools are an extension of the Catholic Church, a cell of the Body of Christ”. Since the church has its mission in evangelization, She establishes her own schools because she considers them as a privileged means of promoting the formation of the whole man, since the school is a centre in which a specific concept of the world, of man, and of history is developed and conveyed.
In support of the above view, Deacon Keith Fournier, a Deacon of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia asserted that “The Catholic School derives its’ very reason for existence, its’ identity, by living in the Heart of the Church. It finds its missionary assignment only when it sees its placement within the Ark of the Church. Thus, like the Church of which she is an extension, the Catholic school shares in the mission of Jesus Christ”.
To conclude the catholic school does not exist for itself. It owns its existence on the mission of the church that is to evangelize. The existence of catholic is therefore is to inform and educate the whole student, who is an integrated human person, in the teaching, “the mind” of the Catholic Church, thus preparing men and women with a profoundly Catholic Vision of life. Catholic school therefore finds its true justification in the mission of the Church. This justification finds its meaning on an educational philosophy in which faith, culture and life are brought into harmony. Through it, the catholic school evangelizes, educates, and contributes to the formation of a healthy and morally sound life-style among its students. Only by doing this will the Catholic school fulfill its vital mission and has the right to pursue its existence.
Catholic school mission
As mentioned above, Catholic school attaches its meaning to mission of the church. The church herself is clear of her mission for She always and seriously reflects on it. In the Catholic school (1977), she states the Church is constantly deepening her awareness of herself and meditating on the mystery of her being and mission. Thus she is ever rediscovering her living relationship with Christ “in order to discover greater light, energy, and joy in fulfilling her mission and determining the best way to ensure that her relationship with humanity is closer and more efficacious” – that humanity of which she is a part and yet so undeniably distinct. Her destiny is to serve humanity until it reaches its fullness in Christ. Evangelisation is, therefore, the mission of the Church; that is she must proclaim the good news of salvation to all, generate new creatures in Christ through Baptism, and train them to live knowingly as children of God.
In light of the above catholic school as part of the church can not do otherwise, but to evangelize, that is it must proclaim the good news of salvation to all, generate new creatures in Christ through Baptism, and train them to live knowingly as children of God.
The church herself realizes that to find Her light and strength she needs to constantly renew Her living relationship with Christ. Moved by the same Spirit, Catholic school must always deepen its awareness and meditates on the mystery of its being and mission so that it is ever rediscovering its living relationship with Christ. As a result Catholic school will be able to discover greater light, energy, and joy in fulfilling its mission and determining the best way to ensure that its educational mission with the young will be more efficacious and more fruitful until it reaches its fullness in Christ.
In the words of the Congregation for Catholic education, the church further shed light to catholic school of its commitment. It asserts:
“The Catholic school is committed thus to the development of the whole man, since in Christ, the Perfect Man, all human values find their fulfillment and unity. Herein lies the specifically Catholic character of the school. Its duty to cultivate human values in their own legitimate right in accordance with its particular mission to serve all men has its origin in the figure of Christ. He is the One Who ennobles man, gives meaning to human life, and is the Model which the Catholic school offers to its pupils.”
The document continues to insist that Catholic school should transition itself from an institution to a community. This community dimension is primarily built on theological concept rather than a sociological category. Catholic school therefore should reflect its mission entrusted to it by the Lord, the Church gradually develops its pastoral instruments so that they may become ever more effective in proclaiming the Gospel and promoting total human formation. The Catholic school is one of these pastoral instruments; its specific pastoral service consists in mediating between faith and culture: being faithful to the newness of the Gospel while at the same time respecting the autonomy and the methods proper to human knowledge.
The document further ascertains that the Catholic school finds its true justification in the mission of the Church; it is based on an educational philosophy in which faith, culture and life are brought into harmony. Through it, the local Church evangelizes, educates, and contributes to the formation of a healthy and morally sound life-style among its members. The Holy Father affirms that “the need for the Catholic school becomes evidently clear when we consider what it contributes to the development of the mission of the People of God, to the dialogue between Church and the human community, to the safeguarding of freedom of conscience …”. Above all, according to the Holy Father, the Catholic school helps in achieving a double objective: “of its nature it guides men and women to human and Christian perfection, and at the same time helps them to become mature in their faith. For those who believe in Christ, these are two facets of a single reality”
Thus the catholic school needs to deepen its understanding on the mission of the church. Realizing the importance of its mission will provide a clear and distinct picture of what catholic school should be like and run itself in such a way that its service will be directed to the right path in enhancing its students in line with the mission of the church.
Examination of Catholic School Mission: A Synthesis of Faith, Culture, and Life
In order to respond to the new challenges faithfully and truthfully, Catholic school needs to examine its distinguishing characteristic of a Catholic school. Moreover the Church also invites Catholic school to reflect whether or not the words of the Council have become a reality. The Church describes it this way: “The Catholic school pursues cultural goals and the natural development of youth to the same degree as any other school. What makes the Catholic school distinctive is its attempt to generate a community climate in the school that is permeated by the Gospel spirit of freedom and love. It tries to guide the adolescents in such a way that personality development goes hand in hand with the development of the “new creature” that each one has become through baptism. It tries to relate all of human culture to the good news of salvation so that the light of faith will illumine everything that the students will gradually come to learn about the world, about life, and about the human person” (the Religious Dimension of Education in Catholic School).
In Declaration on Christian Education, the document asserts that “Christ is the foundation of the whole educational enterprise in a Catholic school. His revelation gives new meaning to life and helps man to direct his thought, action and will according to the Gospel, making the beatitudes his norm of life. The fact that in their own individual ways all members of the school community share this Christian vision, makes the school “Catholic”; principles of the Gospel in this manner become the educational norms since the school then has them as its internal motivation and final goal.” This vision is to form pupils into development of the whole man, in Christ, the Perfect Man. In Him all human values find their fulfilment and unity.
Meaning to say the core of Catholic school mission is on Christ and in Him it finds its manifestation in the principles of the Gospel. Catholic school must therefore be aware of this and devotes itself to cultivate human values in their own legitimate right in accordance with its particular mission to serve all pupils and its origin in the figure of Christ. In so doing only Catholic school can claim its achievement and on these educational norms only catholic school can qualify itself.
In the light of this vision, the Church suggests a means to form Her children in school. She considers culture as a means of communication to do so. She states “the Catholic school has as its aim the critical communication of human culture and the total formation of the individual, it works towards this goal guided by its Christian vision of reality “through which our cultural heritage acquires its special place in the total vocational life of man””
The church further suggests that Catholic school becomes aware of the existing relationship between faith and human culture in them and help them grow beyond this limited human reality. In GAUDIUM ET SPES, it stresses: “Human culture remains human, and must be taught with scientific objectivity. But the lessons of the teacher and the reception of those students who are believers will not divorce faith from this culture. This would be a major spiritual loss. The world of human culture and the world of religion are not like two parallel lines that never meet; points of contact are established within the human person. ……….Everyone should work together, each one developing his or her own subject area with professional competence, but sensitive to those opportunities in which they can help students to see beyond the limited horizon of human reality.”
The church clearly sees where the achievement of Catholic education lies in. She considers the achievement of the aim of catholic school not so much in the method of teaching or the subject matters but in the person of teacher who must be able to integrate culture and faith together. In the same document, it states “To achieve this specific aim of the Catholic school depends not so much on subject matter or methodology as on the people who work there. The extent to which the Christian message is transmitted through education depends to a very great extent on the teachers. The integration of culture and faith is mediated by the other integration of faith and life in the person of the teacher. The nobility of the task to which teachers are called demands that, in imitation of Christ, the only Teacher, they reveal the Christian message not only by word but also by every gesture of their behaviour. This is what makes the difference between a school whose education is permeated by the Christian spirit and one in which religion is only regarded as an academic subject like any other.”
Here too, in the communication of culture, teachers have a special role to play. They are the authors of, and the sharers in, the more lay aspects of culture; their mission, then, is to help the students come to understand, from a lay point of view, the global character that is proper to culture, the synthesis which will join together the lay and the religious aspects of culture, and the personal contribution which those in the lay state can be expected to make to culture.
Moreover the church considers teachers to be in an excellent position to guide pupil to a deepening of his faith and to enrich and enlighten his human knowledge with the data of the faith. The church suggests that teachers need to find occasions in teaching when pupils can be stimulated by insights of faith. They can use academic subjects to form pupils towards the development of a mature Christian and a total commitment to Christ. Furthermore teachers should also be concerned with the educational context when they apply their methods of teaching. In support of this aspect the church states:
“The communication of culture in an educational context involves a methodology, whose principles and techniques are collected together into a consistent pedagogy. A variety of pedagogical theories exist; the choice of the Catholic educator, based on a Christian concept of the human person, should be the practice of a pedagogy which gives special emphasis to direct and personal contact with the students. If the teacher undertakes this contact with the conviction that students are already in possession of fundamentally positive values, the relationship will allow for an openness and a dialogue which will facilitate an understanding of the witness to faith that is revealed through the behaviour of the teacher.”
From this it is clear that Catholic school has to review its entire programme of formation, both its content and the methods used, in the light of that vision of the reality from which it draws its inspiration and on which it depends. It means that all subjects and all activities in a Catholic School should be conducted and taught in consideration with culture of the pupils under the same aim that Christ is the center of their lives and in Him they find fulfillment of their lives. The achievement of this aim is mostly laid upon the endeavour of teachers, their endeavour to interweave faith and culture which has become the heart of individual subjects, makes for unity, articulation and coordination, bringing forth within what is learnt in school a Christian vision of the world, of life, of culture and of history.
Conclusion
The attempt of this paper was to present to catholic Educators in Thailand a framework on which they can base their response to the new challenges such as the crisis of values assumes the forms, often exalted by the media, of subjectivism, moral relativism and nihilism, the extreme pluralism pervading contemporary society leads to behaviour patterns which are at times so opposed to one another as to undermine any idea of community identity, and the rapid structural changes, profound technical innovations and the globalization of the economy affect human life more and more throughout the world (The Catholic School on the Threshold of Third millennium).
To function as an effectively Catholic educational institute, Catholic school can not but realize itself as Catholic. The understanding on Catholic school concept will come as an accident. It needs to be in continual reflection on its mission as part of the church which is to evangelize.
Deepening itself in the true knowledge of its mission catholic school will ultimately crystallize its idea of what Catholic school is like in the light of church’s teaching. As a result, a framework on which new content, new capabilities and new educational models can be drawn to face the new challenges. This framework focuses on the importance of synthesis of Faith culture and Life that means to integrate all the different aspects of human knowledge and growth of the virtues characteristic of the Christian through the subjects taught, in the light of the Gospel.
The achievement of this aim is mostly laid upon the endeavour of teacher, their endeavour to interweave faith and culture which has become the heart of individual subjects, makes for unity, articulation and coordination, bringing forth within what is learnt in school a Christian vision of the world, of life, of culture and of history. Teacher also has to lead the pupil on to a personal integration of faith and life through the relationship that will allow for an openness and a dialogue which will facilitate an understanding of the witness to faith that is revealed through the behaviour of the teacher.”
From this writing the following points are proposed:
1. Catholic schools in Thailand should not be clouded only with the vision of how to respond relevantly to the new challenges but also how to preserve their identity as catholic school.
2. Catholic school should give due importance to the formation of its teachers and also provide them with adequate knowledge and practice.
3. Establishment of Advanced Learning for Catholic Educators should be considered urgent and necessary.
REFERENCES
Congregation for Catholic Education, The Catholic School, 1977.
Congregation for Catholic Education, Lay Catholics in Schools: Witnesses to Faith, 1982.
Congregation for Catholic Education, The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School, 1988. Pope John Paul II, At the Beginning of the Third Millennium, 2001. Pope John Paul II, The Church in America, 1999.
Congregation for Catholic Education, The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, 1997.
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