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Book All Things Anglican

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  • Author : Marcus Throup
  • Publisher : Canterbury Press
  • Release : 2014-10-01
  • ISBN : 1786220695
  • Pages : 99 pages

Download or read book All Things Anglican written by Marcus Throup and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Things Anglican offers a lively and accessible introduction to Anglicanism for anyone wanting to know what makes it distinctive. Whether you are training for Anglican orders, are curious about another denomination or would like to join an Anglican Church, this guide will introduce you to the basics of Anglican identity and the ways of the Church of England.

Book Clericalism

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  • Author : George B. Wilson
  • Publisher : Liturgical Press
  • Release : 2017-06-15
  • ISBN : 0814639828
  • Pages : 180 pages

Download or read book Clericalism written by George B. Wilson and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searching for answers in the midst of the sexual abuse crisis in the church, many blamed the clerical culture. But what exactly is this clerical culture? We may know it when we see it, but how can we 'whether clergy or laypeople 'go about dismantling it and putting in place a new, healthy culture? George Wilson has spent decades working with organizations to help them discover, and often recover, their foundational calling. He is also a Jesuit priest engaged in the lives of congregations. In Clericalism: The Death of Priesthood he brings together both capacities and gives his sense of the challenges facing the church. As members of the church, Wilson maintains, we are all responsible for creating a clerical culture. And we are also responsible for that culture's transformation. Clericalism aids this transformation by helping us examine some underlying attitudes that create and preserve destructive relationships between ordained and laity. After looking at the crisis and establishing where we are now, this book challenges us with concrete suggestions for changing behaviors. We are lay and ordained, but all baptized into the royal priesthood of 1 Peter 2:9, all called to spread the Gospel and do the work of God's love in the world. Ultimately, this is a hopeful book, looking for the restoration of a genuine priesthood, free of clericalism, in which we become truly united in Christ..

Book Rite of Ordination

Download or read book Rite of Ordination written by Catholic Church and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pastoral Letters of the United States Catholic Bishops

Download or read book Pastoral Letters of the United States Catholic Bishops written by Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 6 spine title: Pastoral letters. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. v. 6. 1989-1997.

Book Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops

Download or read book Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops written by Catholic Church. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and published by Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. This book was released on 2004 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Goodbye  Good Men

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  • Author : Michael S. Rose
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2015-03-10
  • ISBN : 162157427X
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Goodbye Good Men written by Michael S. Rose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goodbye, Good Men uncovers how radical liberalism has infiltrated the Catholic Church, overthrowing traditional beliefs, standards, and disciplines.

Book Pastores Dabo Vobis

Download or read book Pastores Dabo Vobis written by Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Paul II on the mission and the formation of the priests of the future

Book The Vincentians  A General History of the Congregation of the Mission

Download or read book The Vincentians A General History of the Congregation of the Mission written by John E. Rybolt and published by New City Press. This book was released on with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUBTITLE OF THIS SIXTH AND FINAL VOLUME of The Vincentians, “Internationalization and Aggiornamento (1919–1980),” describes the growth and change of the Congregation of the Mission in the twentieth century. Formerly European in focus, the provinces of the Congregation gained their own voice. Membership in mission lands, such as China, Brazil, and Ethiopia, surged, as local vocations joined their European confreres. The same is true of maturing provinces elsewhere. St. Vincent de Paul’s congregation became internationalized in both outreach and membership. The Vincentians in these recent decades also tasted the bitterness of persecution. The Congregation was suppressed at various times in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Its members often reacted by moving elsewhere, thus furthering the internationalization of the Vincentian charism. Under the Nazis and Communist regimes, many suffered imprisonment, torture, and death. The provinces of Central Europe (Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland), to say nothing of China, were particularly hard-hit. Updating (aggiornamento) was the watchword toward the close of this period. As society changed, so did the Church, and with it the Vincentians. The process was difficult and painful, but it moved the Congregation in directions originally laid down by the Founder. Increasingly, the members emphasized mutual cooperation with many Vincentian-inspired lay organizations, the Vincentian Family. The inspiration shared among them all has been a further manifestation of the compelling insights of St. Vincent de Paul.

Book The Madonna Files

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  • Author : Stephen Ryan
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2013-07-01
  • ISBN : 161160611X
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book The Madonna Files written by Stephen Ryan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Powerful book of adventure and faith" - FRANK SCHAEFFER - New York Times best selling author of fiction and nonfiction. With unexpected turns and a full dose of scholarly intrigue along the way, The Madonna Files is a contemporary religious thriller that explores the hidden secrets of Catholic Church. Five years in the making, The Madonna Files is "The most prophetic book of our times" The Madonna Files has been compared to Da Vinci Code, the historical fiction by Malachi Martin, The Shack, even G.K. Chesterson's Father Brown mysteries. Stephen Ryan's explosive debut novel challenges the prevailing orthodoxies of American history and Christianity, and reveals the dynamic presence of the Virgin Mary throughout the ages. On the quiet campus of M.I.T., a math professor is asked by the Vatican to determine the probability that six children are telling the truth. The children, from a small town in Bosnia, a town filled with sacred drama, say they see the Virgin Mary.

Book Manchu period  1894 1911

Download or read book Manchu period 1894 1911 written by John Van Antwerp MacMurray and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bishop Chase s Defence of Himself  Against the Late Conspiracy at Gambier  Ohio

Download or read book Bishop Chase s Defence of Himself Against the Late Conspiracy at Gambier Ohio written by Philander Chase and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Screen Priests

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  • Author : Peter Malone
  • Publisher : ATF Press
  • Release : 2019-08-19
  • ISBN : 1925872920
  • Pages : 718 pages

Download or read book Screen Priests written by Peter Malone and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is never a shortage of priest characters on our screens. Even Spencer Tracy, Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald won Oscars for playing priests. Robert de Niro has been ordained four times (including a bishop). Many stars have been eager to play priests, as have numerous supporting actors. The question arises: how have been priests portrayed over the decades? There have been kindly priests with their advice, stern priests who laid down the law, heroic priests on mission, in more recent years, priests who have been abusers. And there have been priests who were part of the scenery, especially at funerals. This is something of a comprehensive look at priests on screen, looking at portrayals from the late 19th century, over the decades, for 120 years. The films considered are mainly English-language but quite there are a number from other cultures. The book offers some Church background and developments, the range of films, a highlighting of a key film representing each decade. It also has separate chapters on Irish priests, Australian priests, exorcism priests and a chapter on films and abuse. There also Appendices on historical films, saint priests and popes. While one could read the book from cover to cover, it is mainly a book for reference. There are some detailed appreciations. There are some shorter considerations. Not everyone can see every film, not for want of trying! There are Indexes for exploring: film titles, directors, and actors who have played priests. Screen Priests is a fascinating historical look at films about Roman Catholic priests from the first until Martin Scorseses 2016 religious and cinematic masterpiece Silence. With the scope spanning decades and the breadth embracing films mostly from the United States, Britain, Ireland, Canada and Australia, the researcher will find a treasure trove and the film aficionado will relish Peter Malones encyclopedia knowledge and sometimes trivia of the world of priests on the silver screen.

Book Reformation and Education

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  • Author : Simon J.G. Burton
  • Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
  • Release : 2022-03-07
  • ISBN : 3647560553
  • Pages : 293 pages

Download or read book Reformation and Education written by Simon J.G. Burton and published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. This book was released on 2022-03-07 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closely entwined with the educational revolution of early modernity, the Reformation transformed the pedagogical landscape and culture of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Embracing a broad understanding of the Reformation this volume examines the confessional dynamics which shaped the educational transformations of early modernity, including Calvinists, Lutherans, Anabaptists and Roman Catholics in its scope. Going beyond conventional emphases on the role of the printing press and theological education of clergy in university settings, it also explores the education of laity in academies, schools and the home in all manner of topics including theology, history, natural philosophy and ethics. More well-known figures like John Calvin and Philipp Melanchthon are examined alongside less-well known but important figures like Caspar Coolhaes and Lukas Osiander. Likewise, more prominent centres of reform including Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands are considered together with often overlooked locations like the Czech Republic and Denmark.

Book Catholic Church in Lower Silesia against Communism  1945   1974

Download or read book Catholic Church in Lower Silesia against Communism 1945 1974 written by Kazimiera Jaworska and published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post-war Lower Silesia was intended by the communists to be a "laboratory of socialism". Hence, they developed and pursued a special policy towards the Catholic Church. The book highlights the specificity of the pastoral ministry provided by the successive rulers of the Church in Wrocław (Karol Milik, Kazimierz Lagosz, Cardinal Bolesław Kominek) in the realities of the communist state. It shows the role of Cardinal Kominek who was persecuted for his attitude towards communists, his activity in the Polish Episcopate and in the forum of the universal Church. Moreover, it presents the system of repression aimed at diocesan clergy and religious orders and limiting theological education. With the objective of secularising the Lower Silesian society, the communists put emphasis on promoting their ideology, especially among the young generation. The Church responded with speeches by hierarchs condemning these activities and with pastoral initiatives to slow down the process.

Book Michael Power

Download or read book Michael Power written by Mark George McGowan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2005 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Toronto's first Roman Catholic bishop also serves as a compelling history of Canadian Catholicism.Winner of the 2006 Heritage Toronto Book Award for excellence.

Book The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church

Download or read book The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church written by Raymond G. Helmick SJ and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic Church in the United States and Europe has seen declining numbers both in regular attendance and in clergy and religious life.Scandals have torn at people's allegiance, and feelings of disappointment, disillusion, and anger have become widespread. Church authorities have seemed reluctant to acknowledge or address these problems and have responded with vexation to those who raise them from the Right or Left. The Crisis of Confidence in the Catholic Church examines the roots of this crisis in light of the nature of the Church community, its institutional structure, and the historical experiences that have brought it to this pass. Raymond Helmick, SJ, traces the problems of the Catholic Church far back in its history - concentration of Church leadership on control of the Christian population, a requirement of obedience to their rulings rather than on the Gospel values of Jesus, the defensiveness and self-righteousness in the face of any criticism. Helmick also emphasizes the role of the Second Vatican Council as it brought the Church to an awareness of its potentiality for an active life of faith by its total membership. How will the Church revive? Helmick believes that a new growth of Christianity can come now only by a return to the love and care of its original premises, to the things that are redolent of the life of Jesus. The 'new evangelization' can only be done by living a Christian life, giving an example.

Book Fathers  Pastors and Kings

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  • Author : Alison Forrestal
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2013-07-19
  • ISBN : 184779615X
  • Pages : 427 pages

Download or read book Fathers Pastors and Kings written by Alison Forrestal and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book explores how conceptions of episcopacy (government of a church by bishops) shaped the identity of the bishops of France in the wake of the reforming Council of Trent (1545–63). It demonstrates how the episcopate, initially demoralised by the Wars of Religion, developed a powerful ideology of privilege, leadership and pastorate that enabled it to become a flourishing participant in the religious, political and social life of the ancien regime. The book analyses the attitudes of Tridentine bishops towards their office by considering the French episcopate as a recognisable caste, possessing a variety of theological and political principles that allowed it to dominate the French church.