Download or read book Priests What Lies Ahead written by Carlos Granados and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through in-depth interviews, four prominent Church leaders refl ect on the mission of the Catholic priest in the modern world. They discuss how changes in the Church and the societies in which Catholics live present priests with both challenges and opportunities to be teachers, fathers, physicians, and shepherds in imitation of Jesus Christ. In order to better understand these four images, four priests—Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop Luis Ladaria, Cardinal George Pell, and Msgr. Livio Melina— present their personal insights on the meaning and the future of the priestly vocation. Within the framework of an extended conversation with Father Carlos Granados, they offer vivid, straightforward testimonies of their own experiences while raising and answering the major questions about the priesthood today.
Download or read book Priests What Lies Ahead written by Carlos Granados and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers in-depth interviews of four prominent priests and Church leaders on the meaning and vocation of the Catholic priesthood today. The changes that our society and the Church are going through in the modern world present an opportunity for a new, broader productivity and impact of the priest. Those interviewed show that today's priest will be able to achieve that impact by focusing on what he is called to be: teacher, father, physician and shepherd. These are four images of the One Priest, who is the true Teacher, Father, Physician and Shepherd: Christ the Lord. In order to better understand these images of the priesthood, four priests - Archbishop Charles Chaput, Fr. Luis Ladaria, Cardinal George Pell, and Fr. Livio Melina - present their personal insights on the meaning and future of the priestly vocation. They present these insights with the authority, the experience, and the gravity of their own priesthood on what makes a priest's life productive and spiritually fruitful. Within the framework of an extended conversation with another priest, Fr. Carlos Granados, they present to us a vivid, straightforward testimony, while raising and answering the major questions about the priesthood.
Download or read book The Priesthood of All Believers written by Walter Shurden and published by Smyth & Helwys Pub. This book was released on 1993-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Priests written by Garry Wills and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times–bestselling author Garry Wills provides a provocative analysis of the theological and historical basis for the priesthood In a riveting and provocative tour de force from the author of What Jesus Meant, Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills poses the challenging question: Why did the priesthood develop in a religion that began without it and, indeed, was opposed to it? Why Priests? argues brilliantly and persuasively for a radical re-envisioning of the role of the church as the Body of Christ and for a new and better understanding of the very basis of Christian belief. As Wills emphasizes, the stakes for the writer and the church are high, for without the priesthood there would be no belief in an apostolic succession, the real presence in the Eucharist, the sacrificial interpretation of the Mass, and the ransom theory of redemption. This superb study of the origins of the priesthood stands as Wills’s towering achievement and will be of interest to all inquiring minds, believers and non-believers alike.
Download or read book The Priest Is Mine written by Dominic Ameri Itto and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sudanese immigrant Maria Lore-za won the heart of the Catholic priest, Father Koma Marcianno, claiming him from the church for marriage. Despite their unhappy life, the couple raises two adoring sons and never divorce. This powerful novel considers the circumstances surrounding refugee families granted approval for resettlement in the United States and the problems they face. It is also a skewed love story. Maria Lore-za is a strikingly beautiful young woman who takes nothing for granted. Her desire for men leads her to date Father Koma. She uses all her ploys to seduce and lure him away from God. Koma faces the choice between serving the house of the Lord or marrying. Not long after choosing Maria, he discovers she is also having sex with other men, actions she calls "a gift from God." She believes that before a woman dies she should enjoy free sex. Maria argues that virgins won't be welcomed after death into the kingdom of God and she becomes a crusader for her beliefs. But she also uses her wealth to give back to the community and provides financial support and shelter to families in need. Maria is blessed with her two sons and owes her wealth to a business that sells beauty products. Her business thrives amid the shrinking economy because her customers spend their money on makeup rather than groceries. Dominic Ameri Itto, Ph.D., currently works for the State of Tennessee in the Department of Human Services. Originally from Southern Sudan, he has earned degrees at universities around the world. This is his first book. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/DominicAmeriItto
Download or read book Models of Priestly Formation written by Declan Marmion and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The preparation of new priests for ministry currently faces closer scrutiny than at any time since the Reformation, and the importance of effective priestly formation has perhaps never been clearer in the entire history of the Church. In Models of Priestly Formation, some of the world’s leading experts on the topic consider priestly formation since Vatican II, explore current best practices internationally, and imagine what the future of such formation might look like. The book promises to become an essential reference for every person involved in priestly formation and for anyone interested in understanding better how it is carried out and how those who do it think about their task. The eBook edition includes four additional essays.
Download or read book The Rambles of a Wandering Priest written by Allen Martin Bair and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the path of Jesus Christ and one man's observations while trying to walk it. It is not for the faint of heart, or of faith. It is written to Christians, primarily about Christians and the Church in general. At times, it is brutally honest. It challenges modern "Christian" teachings with the faith of those Christians who came before us. It speaks with the voice of the ancient Church within the language of psychology and today's pop culture. It shouts for a return to the core principles of what Jesus taught. It cries out that the first person who needs to be discipled is one's own self.
Download or read book Africa What Lies Ahead written by Dunduzu Kaluli Chisiza and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dunduzu Kaluli Chisiza’s Africa: What Lies Ahead represents an early effort by a Malawian nationalist to craft a vision for the country and Africa’s progress in the areas of politics, economy, religion, and culture. Republished at a time when Malawi struggles with corruption, economic stagnation, regional and ethnic challenges, it offers refreshing ideas about what needs to be done to contain these vices.
Download or read book Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822 2012 written by Matthew Andrew Wasniewski and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compilation of historical essays and short biographies about 91 Hispanic-Americans who served in Congress from 1822 to 2012"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822 2012 written by Matthew Andrew Wasniewski and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2013 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compilation of historical essays and short biographies about 91 Hispanic-Americans who served in Congress from 1822 to 2012"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Priests of God Unveiling the Order of Melchizedek written by John F. Finkbeiner and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (The latest in the PROPHETS, PRIESTS AND KINGS SERIES is here for serious Bible students. Misunderstandings and misinformation on the true priesthood of Christ are addressed by several hundred relevant Scripture passages. With God’s Word as the authority, the role of priests is defined before the search for the mysterious Christ-like figure, Melchizedek, can begin. The entire Bible is examined for clues to the man that Genesis 14:18 calls ‘Priest of God Most High.’ Following each lead, Scripture takes the investigation in a unique direction. Concluding Melchizedek had flesh-and-blood pays dividends when the pursuit leads to a “person-of-interest.” From there, a case is solidly built for one of the most dramatic Bible discoveries of any era. Until now, God has cloaked Melchizedek in mystery. Solving this mystery is the Lord’s gift to his last day’s saints, The Priests of God. Knowing who was hidden behind the veil will have tremendous implications for the priestly order of Melchizedek. Get ready to be challenged. Get set to objectively re-think and re-examine all you have learned about prophecy. Be prepared for a life-changing and mind-blowing experience. You must be open to the Spirit. Your destiny as God’s servant awaits.)
Download or read book International Priests in America written by Dean R. Hoge and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign-born priests have always played a significant role in America. Only from 1940 to 1960 did the church produce enough native-born priests to serve its parishes. In the past, those priests usually came from Europe, most notably Ireland. In the future, most of the world will be served by priests from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, particularly India and Nigeria. Sixteen percent of the priests serving in the United States since 1985 are foreign-born and the number is rising. But many Americans prefer not to have them in their churches, saying the language and cultural differences are too great, and the screening isn't sufficient. International Priests in Americastudies this phenomenon from the perspective of parishioners, lay ministers, diocesan leaders, and priests. This groundbreaking book is guided by two questions: Should the Catholic Church in the United States bring in more international priests? If so, how should this be done?
Download or read book Forming Fathers Seminary Wisdom for Every Priest written by Fr. Carter Griffin and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Priests are called to be worthy spiritual fathers to the souls entrusted to their care. Years of seminary formation ideally forge them into faithful, generous, healthy priests, ready to serve the needs of the Church. But priests are not immune to the busyness, pressures, and distractions of a life of ministry. Over time, the lessons from their formation can fade into the background. Forming Fathers: Seminary Wisdom for Every Priest seeks to remind priests of the lessons so greatly needed to fulfill their calling faithfully. Originally delivered by Fr. Carter Griffin as talks to seminarians, this series of short, inspiring vignettes can help rekindle a priest’s first love and awaken the aspirations that brought him into the seminary in the first place. Much of what is contained in these pages is also applicable to Catholic laymen, themselves called to the virtues of Christian manhood, the responsibilities of discipleship, and the dignity of spiritual fatherhood. Fr. Griffin covers such central topics as the life of prayer, offering Holy Mass well, the importance of priestly friendships, and the need for fortitude. He addresses challenging issues, such as chaste celibacy, loving the Church, and living material simplicity, with simple truth. Priests may benefit most, however, from some of the themes that might have been overlooked in their seminary days: the importance of courtesy, the vital role of order and daily exposure to beauty, the virtue of magnanimity and its impact on priestly happiness, and exercising priestly leadership.
Download or read book Gathering the Priests written by Dan Harwell and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a powerful sound ringing out around the Earth today, a call to gather together believers from all across the world that will make up a strategic end-time remnant--the remnant of the priests. Within the pages of this book is a message that has the potential to radically change destiny. (Christian)
Download or read book My Life as a Night Elf Priest written by Bonnie Nardi and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ever since the creators of the animated television show South Park turned their lovingly sardonic gaze on the massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft for an entire episode, WoW's status as an icon of digital culture has been secure. My Life as a Night Elf Priest digs deep beneath the surface of that icon to explore the rich particulars of the World of Warcraft player's experience." —Julian Dibbell, Wired "World of Warcraft is the best representative of a significant new technology, art form, and sector of society: the theme-oriented virtual world. Bonnie Nardi's pioneering transnational ethnography explores this game both sensitively and systematically using the methods of cultural anthropology and aesthetics with intensive personal experience as a guild member, media teacher, and magical quest Elf." —William Sims Bainbridge, author of The Warcraft Civilization and editor of Online Worlds “Nardi skillfully covers all of the hot button issues that come to mind when people think of video games like World of Warcraft such as game addiction, sexism, and violence. What gives this book its value are its unexpected gems of rare and beautifully detailed research on less sensationalized topics of interest such as the World of Warcraft player community in China, game modding, the increasingly blurred line between play and work, and the rich and fascinating lives of players and player cultures. Nardi brings World of Warcraft down to earth for non-players and ties it to social and cultural theory for scholars. . . . the best ethnography of a single virtual world produced so far.” —Lisa Nakamura, University of Illinois World of Warcraft rapidly became one of the most popular online world games on the planet, amassing 11.5 million subscribers—officially making it an online community of gamers that had more inhabitants than the state of Ohio and was almost twice as populous as Scotland. It's a massively multiplayer online game, or MMO in gamer jargon, where each person controls a single character inside a virtual world, interacting with other people's characters and computer-controlled monsters, quest-givers, and merchants. In My Life as a Night Elf Priest, Bonnie Nardi, a well-known ethnographer who has published extensively on how theories of what we do intersect with how we adopt and use technology, compiles more than three years of participatory research in Warcraft play and culture in the United States and China into this field study of player behavior and activity. She introduces us to her research strategy and the history, structure, and culture of Warcraft; argues for applying activity theory and theories of aesthetic experience to the study of gaming and play; and educates us on issues of gender, culture, and addiction as part of the play experience. Nardi paints a compelling portrait of what drives online gamers both in this country and in China, where she spent a month studying players in Internet cafes. Bonnie Nardi has given us a fresh look not only at World of Warcraft but at the field of game studies as a whole. One of the first in-depth studies of a game that has become an icon of digital culture, My Life as a Night Elf Priest will capture the interest of both the gamer and the ethnographer. Bonnie A. Nardi is an anthropologist by training and a professor in the Department of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focus is the social implications of digital technologies. She is the author of A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing and the coauthor of Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart and Acting with Technology: Activity Theory and Interaction Design. Cover art by Jessica Damsky
Download or read book The Basic Plan for the Ongoing Formation of Priests written by National Conference of Catholic Bishops and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See Pamphlet 5-383 for duplicate copy.
Download or read book The Overlord s Thumb written by Robert Silverberg and published by Wildside Press. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young Earth explorer accidentally kills a native on the alien planet Markin, he is put on trial for blasphemy. The commander must make a difficult choice -- should he relinquish the man to alien justice or assert Earth's supremacy?
