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Matthew Mills uncovers and draws together vibrant contributions to Marian doctrine and devotion by some of those then living in England under the sixth-century Rule of St. Benedict: the Benedictines and their successors, the Cistercians. In a thematic unfolding of Mary's life and identity, a picture emerges of a Mariology shaped by the constant of monastic liturgy, anchored in the biblical and patristic wisdom cherished and transmitted by the Venerable Bede, and animated by love. Towering figures are also placed within a wider landscape alongside lesser known but still significant others.

The Light of Christ provides an accessible presentation of Catholicism that is grounded in traditional theology, but engaged with a host of contemporary questions or objections. Inspired by the theologies of Irenaeus, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman, and rooted in a post-Vatican II context, Fr. Thomas Joseph White presents major doctrines of the Christian religion in a way that is comprehensible for non-specialists: knowledge of God, the mystery of the Trinity, the Incarnation and the atonement, the sacraments and the moral life, eschatology and prayer.

Nearly 40 years ago, Ralph Martin's best-selling A Crisis of Truth exposed the damaging trends in Catholic teaching and preaching that, combined with attacks from secular society, threatened the mission and life of the Catholic Church. While much has been done to counter false teaching over the last four decades, today the church faces even more insidious threats from outside and within. In A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward, Martin offers a detailed look at the growing hostility to the Catholic Church and its teaching.

La biografia dell'esorcista più famoso al mondo, padre Gabriele Amorth: trent'anni di battaglie dedicate a combattere il diavolo. Attraverso una serie di conversazioni con padre Gabriele Amorth, trascritte con estrema fedeltà di pensiero e di linguaggio, Elisabetta Fezzi ci restituisce in questo libro un vero e proprio testamento spirituale dell'esorcista più famoso al mondo. Apprendiamo così particolari curiosi della sua vita, della sua vocazione e della sua lunga attività esorcistica. Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016) è stato il più importante esorcista italiano e un grande mariologo.

Riscopri ogni giorno la tua unicità e il tuo valore perché sei una meraviglia. In questo audiolibro sono raccolti i consigli del Pontefice per vivere una vita buona, piena e spiritualmente sana. Non lasciare che i momenti di difficoltà e sconforto spengano la tua luce: sogna, dona gioia, apri il tuo cuore al prossimo. Affidati a Dio e assapora la vita di ogni giorno.

A chi le chiede come riassumerebbe la breve esistenza di suo figlio, morto ad appena 15 anni, la mamma del beato Carlo Acutis risponde con queste parole: "Direi che tutta la sua vita verteva sull’incontro quotidiano con Dio. Non aveva bisogno di tante cose. Lo definirei controcorrente in un tempo come l’attuale. Carlo ha vissuto in pienezza la sua breve esistenza. E ha lasciato una splendida testimonianza".

Don Raul Salvucci nel libro Le potenze malefiche. Come operano come si combattono offre un lucido e interessante approfondimento del tema delle potenze malefiche. Attraverso un linguaggio coinvolgente e spiritoso, egli mette in guardia dai pericoli legati all'interesse per maghi, oroscopi e sette, mantenendo un equilibrio che evita il macabro e il terrore, e riesce a trattare un argomento così oscuro con una semplicità, un'ironia e un'efficacia davvero sorprendenti. Il libro presenta anche una parte introduttiva interessante, che include alcune riflessioni di Papa Francesco sull'argomento.

Many Catholics have either left the Church or been scandalized by the errors or immorality rampant in her clergy. We've watched aghast as faithful Catholics have been restricted or punished without just cause, while those who confuse, contradict, or undermine the Faith are elevated. In this bold and urgent book, the authors notice an apparent absurdity: those most disciplined by the Church at this time are often least deserving of correction. This protracted state of confusion and injustice, plain for all to see, has shaken the faith of millions.

Begun five years after he entered the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, The Sign of Jonas is an extraordinary view of Merton's life in a Trappist monastery, and it serves also as a spiritual log recording the deep meaning and increasing sureness he felt in his vocation: the growth of a mind that finds in its contracted physical world new intellectual and spiritual dimensions.

“Il sorriso è una carezza, un dono che ha grande valore. Dobbiamo imparare di nuovo a sorridere, a lasciarci invadere da una gioia nuova”. Il manifesto di Papa Francesco per rinascere grazie a un sorriso. Scopri come vivere con la gioia – vera e duratura – che è manifestazione dell'amore di Dio. Accogliere e condividere questa serenità è sempre stato al centro del messaggio del Pontefice per tutti i fedeli. Ancora una volta, papa Francesco ci sprona a non abbandonarci al pessimismo e al cinismo, ma ad abbracciare la vita e il prossimo con un sorriso.

Martin Luther, full of compassion, grief, disappointment, and frustration, turns away from his entreaties to and debates with church leaders and writes instead to the German political leaders. With extreme clarity, Luther explains in this letter the unbalanced nature and habits of the religious institution - certain at this point that the German people could only be set free from this continual and escalating religious destruction through the intervention of their government.

Here is the book that will help you climb St. Paul's "eight steps," to attain happiness, holiness, and Heaven. Bestselling author Kevin Vost breaks open St. Paul's life and spirituality through the lens of St. Thomas Aquinas, as well as other saintly and noble men and women.

La ricetta per la felicità di Papa Francesco. Come arrivare a una felicità duratura e reale? Senza lasciarsi abbindolare dalle promesse illusorie di un appagamento e un successo facili, bensì con autoironia e sognando in grande? In questo audiolibro, i suggerimenti del Pontefice per la vera realizzazione di se stessi si intrecciano con citazioni dai suoi autori preferiti: da Dante a Sant'Agostino, da Fellini a Dostoevskij. Perché "la felicità è rivoluzionaria".

In the west the cowboy way is a code of living. It is a mode of determination and perseverance that won't quit until the job is done. It is also a lighthearted way of having fun even through life's ups and downs. The Catholic Cowboy Way takes these same virtues and incorporates them into our walk with Christ. Following Jesus takes grit. By going all in with Him, Jesus teaches us how to fulfill the Father's will with passion and zeal. By learning from our Lord, we can also develop a childlike heart that can find peace and joy in the midst of the craziness of life in the twenty-first century.

Noah was directed by the Lord to make an ark, in which he, his family, and a number of birds and animals, would not be drowned by the flood. God’s decision to bring a flood upon the earth was deeply influenced by the reality of evil that He saw carried out by the human race. The song by Chey, The Book of Life at the end of the sermon, gives the listener an opportunity to reflect on the sermon.

A rare firsthand account of the three popes who worked to modernize the Catholic Church—and to evangelize the modern world—from a renowned international lawyer, Harvard law professor, and former ambassador to the Vatican “Mary Ann Glendon’s book joyfully, and with humility, brings us...

When someone we love dies, it's difficult to look beyond our grief to understand that they are still with us. And yet we hear in the funeral liturgy that "life is changed not ended." In Our Faithful Departed, University of Notre Dame theologian Leonard J. DeLorenzo shows us what this means and how we are called to remain faithful in our relationships with the dead.

Christian doctrine sees creation not as a one-time event but rather as an eternal outpouring of divine merciful love. In Creation: A Catholic's Guide to God and the Universe, Christopher Baglow explores how the doctrine of creation addresses the why of the universe, making it perfectly open to science, which helps us to answer how the universe came to be and continues to exist.

Most parents have no trouble telling their children how to dress, drive, study, or shave, but struggle to talk with them about how best to live about real love, faith, integrity, values, true enrichment, and success. In the tradition of Tuesdays With Morrie, Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft shares with us the wisdom that he has compiled for his children as his best gift to them. These heart-to-heart chats present priceless truths to live by in a casual yet compelling way.

Con su figura extraordinaria y ―en palabras del Papa Francisco― «tan cercana a nuestra condición humana», san José es muy próximo a quienes somos personas corrientes, sin que por ello nuestras vidas carezcan de importancia para Dios y para los demás. El Santo Patriarca nos enseña mucho más de lo que a primera vista pueda parecer. Nos muestra caminos de santidad, fe, oración, amor a la familia, humildad, laboriosidad, desprendimiento…