Books - Winter 2002

Teilhard De Chardin - Reconciliation in Christ
$14.95
by Jean Maalouf (ed.) The French Jesuit Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was a scientist, mystic, visionary, and one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. With its selected texts on reconciliation, Maalouf’s work reaches the very core of Teilhard’s mind. Teilhard envisioned a reconciliation of what seem to be contradictory experiences: adoration and intellect, spirit and matter, sacred and secular, religion and science, creation and evolution. In Christ, he recognized the active Agent, the unifying Center, of the creative and redemptive process, and the source of our happiness. The reader will enjoy a journey with a passionate apostle of the unity of all creation and one of the most engaging and influential figures of our time. 208 pages, paperback; New City press March 2002.

Medieval Women Mystics
$13.95
Gertrude the Great, Angela of Foligno, Birgitta of Sweden, Julian of Norwich. Author: Elizabeth Ruth Obbard (ed.) While women’s contribution to spirituality has often been overlooked or minimized in the past, there is a vital and growing interest in it today. Medieval Women Mystics presents essential writings of 4 women of the 13th and 14th centuries.

This is essential reading for anyone interested in medieval and/or women’s spirituality, church history, as well as persons associated with the religious orders represented by these mystics (Benedictines, Franciscans, Brigettines). 168 pages, paperback. New City Press Feb. 2002.

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Transformed By Love
$16.95
The Soul's Journey to God in Teresa of Avila, Mother Aloysius of the Blessed Sacrament, Elizabeth of the Trinity by Shirley Darcus Sullivan.

Drawing from three Carmelite mystics, Sullivan describes the soul’s inward journey to God and its outward journey to love of neighbor. Of particular interest is the author’s unique and enlightening reading of the images in Teresa’s Interior Castle and the ample excerpts of the so far little known but very timely writings of Mother Aloysius of the Concord, New Hampshire, Carmel.

Essential reading for anyone interested in spirituality in general, and the Carmelite tradition in particular. Hardcover, 128 pages, New City Press Feb. 2002

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Meditations on the Sunday Gospels - Cycle A
$11.95
NCP:1565480864*
by John E. Rotelle, O.S.A. (ed.) The ‘Commentaries’ offered here are more than elucidations of the lectionary texts. Rather, they are meditations, mostly by well-known scholars and saints which bring out not just the original meaning of the texts as the sacred authors wrote them, but use the texts to confront us in the present with the very presence of God and his word. These reflections will serve primarily to quicken personal devotion and secondly to inspire the homilist in the public liturgy. A fine resource for both preachers and 'ponderers' of the Sunday readings. These collections serve both as a stimulant for personal prayer and as optional readings for public prayer celebrations. Drawn primarily from the works of twentieth-century spiritual writers, the collection complements the patristic writings included in the Liturgy of the Hours. Though cast in formal English that contemporary Christians will be able to identify with, the selections concentrate on the enduring aspects of the Paschal Mystery as it is celebrated throughout the church year. If read carefully and prayed sincerely, they should prove to be living words through which the Word of God is meditated into the minds and hearts of Christians today.

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Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church
$15.95
IP:0898708605
by Catherine and Peter Fournier. This is an illustrated book full of wonderful activities for children and families to help better understand and celebrate the Lent and Easter seasons. This large size, spiral bound volume is the perfect book for families to learn together and share the traditions of this important time of the liturgical year. Filled with a variety of family activities, saint's celebrations and crafts, this book has something for everyone in the family. Family activities include making of a Paschal Candle, special Stations of the Cross, a Family Altar, a Garden for Mary, the Seder Meal, activities, recipes for special homemade breads and more. Also included are stories of special saints for the season with activities and prayers. Finally, it offers numerous craft activities including cross stitching Guardian Angel patterns, making alms boxes, Easter eggs, Stained-glass pictures, table runners, and many coloring pages. It also includes a helpful index. Spiral bound, 110 pages, Ignatius Press.

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My Life on the Rock
$14.99
You see his face each week on Catholic TV. Now read his compelling story.

Featuring a new chapter, Leading Others to Christ (co-written with Dr. Scott Hahn)by Jeff Cavins.

Jeff Cavin's My Life on the Rock is one of the most moving, inspiring and even entertaining conversion stories you will ever read. My Life on the Rock is the dramatic, emotional and humorous conversion story of Jeff Cavins, one of the brightest new teachers and converts to come into the Catholic Church in recent years. Jeff's story is one of "rebellion" and homecoming. He rebelled against his father and his faith - and then returned home after a series of providential events.

A Protestant pastor of 13 years, Jeff's story will make you laugh, make you cry, and keep you turning page after page. The host of EWTN's popular show, "Life on the Rock", Jeff spent 12 years as a Protestant pastor before returning to the Catholic faith. His story is filled with unique twists and turns: he was shot at, fasted for a month (and not by choice!), and witnessed to celebrities like Walter Cronkite, Sophia Loren, and renowned atheist, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, for which he was almost fired.

The new chapter, Leading Others to Christ, shows the Catholic reader how to lead non-Christians to a relationship with Jesus Christ, and non-Catholic Christians to see the Church as the most complete way to experience Christ.

My Life on the Rock is the perfect book for friends who have left the Church, and those who desire a powerful story of Catholic conversion.

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Rapture Trap, The
$11.99
by Paul Thigpen.

LEFT BEHIND?

You hear it everywhere these days: the claim that Jesus Christ is coming back to earth not once, but twice. He's coming in secret to "rapture" Christians from the earth - enabling them to escape the terrible tribulations prophesied in the Bible for the earth's last days.

And what about everyone else? They'll be left behind to face the horrors of the Antichrist. Is this a true Christian teaching? Is it found in the Bible? The short answer: "No"

In The Rapture Trap, Paul Thigpen lays out in clear, simple terms the biblical foundations of Catholic teaching on the close of the age - the "end times". Along with Scripture, he draws from Tradition, the Catechism, Church history, and contemporary experience to reveal the shortcomings of the rapture doctrine-and the larger tangle of twisted religious teachings to which it's tied.

You'll discover:

* The origins of the novel "rapture" doctrine and its theological flaws.
* What spiritual dangers await those who are snared by this widespread religious deception?
* Why the rapture idea is so seductive to Christians.
* Why a merciful God would execute a Final Judgment.
* Why Judgment Day will ultimately be a Day of Celebration.
* Why simply "professing Jesus as Lord and Savior" is not enough to save you.
* What the Catholic Church teaches (and doesn't teach) about the end of the world.
* 11 insights the Church offers us about the second coming of Christ.
* 13 guidelines for discerning the validity of claims to private revelation.
* 13 guidelines for discerning the validity of "messengers" with claims to private revelation.
* The five ways Catholic theologians interpret the Book of Revelation.
* What the Church teaches about the Antichrist.
* The subtle (and not so subtle) anti-Catholic agenda from promoters of the secret "rapture" doctrine.
* Why Christians need a living voice - the Magisterium of the Church - to interpret Sacred Scripture with God's authority.
Great book - finally the Catholic perspective of the End Times.

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