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Your life needs the power of forgiveness today more than ever before.
We all need to forgive somebody. Who is yours? Just thinking about it may bring up a deep, painful hurt you'd rather ignore. Forgiveness is hard. It takes time. But it's also the ultimate power tool for a brighter future.
Why is forgiveness the ultimate power tool? Because it's underrated and underutilized. We too often forget that forgiveness can free us from the hurts of the...
2) Ask Her
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What is Mary's heart really like?
The first thing I did when Matthew Kelly asked me to write this book was to prayerfully ask Mary to reveal herself to me. What was her heart really like? How did she love? What did she want me to learn?
And so it began, these beautiful and profound exchanges she and I had in prayer. I read about her. I studied her. I asked if she would inspire in me the things that were important to her. I discovered a soul full...
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Since the closing of Vatican II (1962-1965) nearly fifty years ago, several multivolume studies have detailed how the bishops at the council debated successive drafts and finally approved the sixteen documents published as the proceedings of the council. However, opinions vary, sometimes sharply, about the implications of Vatican II. This volume explores the major flashpoints.
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An inviting dialogue for exploring and understanding the Catholic faith today. Laurence McTaggart knows that many people have been hurt by the Catholic church, are confused by it or disagree with it. A Benedictine Monk, he aims to give a message of peace and reconciliation to those disaffected while encouraging other Catholics and those considering the faith. By exploring the Church's teaching and the issues that arise from it, McTaggart presents...
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Marcantonio Colonna's The Dictator Pope has rocked Rome and the entire Catholic Church with its portrait of an authoritarian, manipulative, and politically partisan pontiff. Occupying a privileged perch in Rome during the tumultuous first years of Francis's pontificate, Colonna was privy to the shock, dismay, and even panic that the reckless new pope engendered in the Church's most loyal and judicious leaders. The Dictator Pope discloses that Father...
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We've all had good Christmases. Some of us have even had down-right bad Christmases. But if you want yourself and your family to have the best Christmas ever, you must first understand what makes them either the most wonderful days of the year or days you try to avoid.
One of the most common downfalls of the holiday season is our obsession with being busy. Even if we don't want to, we allow ourselves to get swept up in the chaos of shopping, wrapping,...
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33 DAYS to EUCHARISTIC GLORY
A Spiritual Pilgrimage
At critical times throughout Salvation History, God's people have been invited to consecrate themselves. We are at one of those critical times in history, and consecrating ourselves, our families, our country, and indeed, the whole world to the Eucharist may make all the difference.
33 Days to Eucharistic Glory is the first ever Eucharistic Consecration. This unprecedented spiritual resource...
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Las Apariciones Místicas de María recopila los encuentros más inspiradores y fascinantes con María, la Madre de Jesús, en un libro magnífico que seguramente reavivará la fe y la esperanza que hay en cada uno de nosotros. Desde países devastados por la guerra hasta depresiones económicas devastadoras, y desde tiempos de enfermedad hasta momentos de conflicto personal, estas historias son una prueba más del amor incondicional y la compasión...
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Que nous soyons de tradition chrétienne ou sans ancrage religieux, un devoir citoyen s'impose désormais à nous, celui d'interagir harmonieusement avec les personnes de diverses croyances que nous ctoyons tous les jours. Les textes qui forment l'essentiel de ce livre sont ceux d'un chrétien catholique qui a des connaissances théologiques en même temps que ceux d'un spécialiste des religions de l'Inde qui s'intéresse aux questions anthropologiques...
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History and literature are full of epic journeys.
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered America. Marco Polo bridged the cultures of East and West as he traveled along the Silk Road. Odysseus took a legendary journey home in the Odyssey. Frodo and Sam persevered on their quest to destroy the Ring in The Lord of the Rings.
Now it's your turn.brbrYou are about to embark on an incredible journey. This isn't just another...
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Faithful Catholics are beginning to realize it's not their imagination. Pope Francis has led them on a journey from joy to unease to alarm and even a sense of betrayal. They can no longer pretend that he represents merely a change of emphasis in papal teaching. Assessing the confusion sown by this pontificate, Lost Shepherd explains what's at stake, what's not at stake, and how loyal believers should respond.
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En momentos críticos a lo largo de la Historia de la Salvación, el pueblo de Dios ha sido invitado a consagrarse. Estamos en uno de esos momentos críticos de la historia, y consagrarnos a nosotros mismos, a nuestras familias, a nuestro país y, de hecho, al mundo entero a la Eucaristía, puede marcar toda la diferencia.
33 Días hacia la Gloria Eucarística es la primera Consagración Eucarística de la historia. Este recurso espiritual sin precedentes...
15) The Life of Mary
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This book is concerning the life and times of Mary, mother of Jesus, and her continued presence throughout history. Through the pages you will find combinations of historical and Biblical accounts, along with inspiring stories that illustrate her life. From the time before she was born, Mary was preordained to have a calling on her life. She was handpicked to be chosen by God. You will also get a glimpse into the many religious perspectives that show...
16) Brothers in Arms
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A story of an unlikely friendship on a spiritual search for God.
The summer of 2022 saw an unprecedented heatwave in Spain and the author, a Jesuit priest was accompanying a Dublin taxi driver on a walking retreat on the Ignatian Camino to Manresa, near Barcelona. This book tells the story of that testing pilgrimage: trying to find a way through severe heat; the challenges of walking together, finding accommodation and negotiating unexpected hurdles;...
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El Libro de los Mártires es un clásico de la literatura mundial cuyo impactante contenido resultó en fuertes cambios en la conciencia religiosa y política de Inglaterra. El autor, John Foxe, no ahorra a los lectores los detalles de las torturas sufridas por mártires como Andrés, Mateo, Santiago, Juan Wycliffe, Juan Huss, entre muchos otros. Foxe, que también fue perseguido y acusado de herejía, recurrió a la escritura con la esperanza de...
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The world is witnessing today a war against Truth. Many say Truth can change as a function of the times. Others make their own truth, relying on what they observe or what they hear from others. Appeals to faith and reason are largely ignored.
WHICH PATH TOWARD ETERNITY? states categorically that Truth is absolute, deriving from the eternal Word of the Living God; that we have been created to know Him, love Him, and serve Him so that we can aspire...
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Can early medieval monasteries serve as a model of sustainable development and environmental conservation in today's world? Inspired by Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Sí and Benedictine communities around the world whose shared monastic values inform ecological practice, Monastic Ecological Wisdom uncovers the hidden story of early Christian and monastic care for the earth.
In Monastic Ecological Wisdom, Samuel Torvend shows how it is possible...
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You may think you are familiar with three of the most important Biblical figures: Abraham, Moses and St Paul. You may have a Hollywood image in your head of noble, heroic men, inspired by God and doing his holy work. Think again. It's time to discover the sordid truth. Abraham was the world's first recorded psychopath, willing to slaughter his own son as a human sacrifice to his "God". Moses was a prince of Egypt, and one of the followers of the heretic...
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