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ALL YOU HOLY WOMEN, PRAY FOR US!
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ALWAYS FORWARD
Always Forward continues the account of the first Benedictine monastery in the United States, Saint Vincent Archabbey, taking up the story from Mission to America: A History of Saint Vincent Archabbey, The First Benedictine Monastery in the United States. Jerome Oetgen follows up the conclusion of Mission to America, which ended with the disastrous fire of January 28, 1963, adding in new material from the abbacy of Denis Strittmatter (1949-1963), and tracing the story of the Saint Vincent monastery, parish, seminary, college, prep school, and scholasticate in Latrobe through archabbots Rembert Weakland (1963-1967), Egbert Donovan (1967-1979), Leopold Krul (1979-1983), Paul Maher (1983-1990) and Douglas Nowicki (1991-2020). Always Forward is not just the story of Benedictine monks in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. From the days of Saint Vincent founder Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B., whose work brought Benedictine monasticism to America, his successors developed and continued missionary work in North America, such as Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Georgia; in South America, where Benedictines serve at São Bento Monastery in Vinhedo, Brazil; and in Asia, where they serve at Wimmer Priory in Taipei, Taiwan.
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AN OVERVIEW OF GREGORIAN CHANT
The modern liturgical movement owes a great debt to Solesmes monk Dom
Eugène Cardine (1905-1988), whose tireless research in the ancient
manuscripts uncovered the elusive secrets of Gregorian Rhythm, thus
revealing some of the original pristine beauty of Gregorian chant. In this
volume, Dom Cardine sums up the origin, decline, and restoration of the
chant, and challenges researchers to continue his work.
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ANCIENT FAITH FOR THE MODERN WORLD
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ANCIENT PATHS: BENEDICTINE GUIDANCE
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AND SO WE PRAY 2: SUPPORTING YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE YEARS
From Maribeth ~~
"Both of my books are full of personal stories shared with me by generous Christian women who struggled in one way or another with their child's college years. For each situation they described, I turned to Scripture and the teaching of the Catholic Church to offer moms with lots of practical, relevant help.
Each chapter includes personal stories, an application of Church teaching, a prayer, and follow up Scriptures on the theme for further recollection or journaling. The books are ideal for small groups of Praying College Moms but I have also heard from moms who have just picked it up, and read it slowly and prayerfully! (And some read it in one sitting, too).
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AND SO WE PRAY: GUIDANCE FOR MOMS WITH COLLEGE-AGED YOUNG ADULTS (COMPLETE)
As mothers, we want to activate the most powerful weapon imaginable to help our children succeed in their college-aged years. That weapon is prayer. ...And So We Pray will help you pray in a deep and meaningful way through this time of transition by providing you with thought-provoking, faith-based, real-life applications to contemporary issues that you and your young adult may face during the exciting, and sometimes challenging, college years and beyond.
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AROUND THE MONASTIC TABLE: GROWING IN MUTUAL SERVICE & LOVE
It is said that the heart of the home is the kitchen tale, and the same is true of the monastic home. Saint Benedict devoted ten chapters to the monastic tale and to providing and serving food as well as necessities; inserted in the middle are chapters on the sick, the aged, and children. That arrangement makes it clear that the tale is about care, not just discipline. Sister Aquinata Backmann offers a thorough study of these core chapters in Benedict's Rule. Drawing on scholarship and personal experience of the monastic tale, she demonstrates in this commentary the relationship between Benedict's Rule and other rules, including those of Basil, Augustine, and the Rule of the Master. More than discipline, what comes through here is the focus on care for weaker members, practicality about work schedules and demands, and the overall desire to meet the needs of the brothers and sisters sharing life together.
Aquinata Backmann, OSB, PhD, is a member of the Benedictine Missionary Sisters of Tutzing, Germany. She has taught in Rome since 1973 at the Pontifical Institute for Spirituality and Moral Theology Regina Mundi and as the first woman professor at Sant' Anselmo. She is the author of Perspectives on the Rule of Saint Benedict, also published by Liturgical Press.
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ART OF WINNING SOULS
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ARTS & THE CHRISTIAN IMAGINATION: ESSAYS ON ART, LITERATURE & AESTHETICS
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ASCENT OF MOUNT CARMEL
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ATCHISON BLUE
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BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND (REVISED EDITION)
She teaches how to deal with thousands of thoughts that people think every day and how to focus the mind the way God thinks. And she shares the trials, tragedies, and ultimate victories from her own marriage, family, and ministry that led her to wondrous, life-transforming truth--and reveals her thoughts and feelings every step of the way.
This special updated edition includes an additional introduction and updated content throughout the book.
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BE NOT TROUBLED: A 6-DAY PERSONAL RETREAT WITH FR. JEAN-PIERRE DE CAUSSADE (BASED ON THE SPIRITUAL CLASSIC ABANDONMENT TO DIVINE PR)
For more than 250 years, Abandonment to Divine Providence by Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade has offered inspiration and spiritual balm for those plagued with doubt, anxiety, and fear. Motivated by his own life-changing encounter with this spiritual classic and the popular resurgence in practicing Christian mindfulness, bestselling author and retreat leader Rev. Jeffrey Kirby serves up six meditations, rooted in Caussade's work, for today's reader and presents them as a personal retreat. Perfect for anyone looking to renew their trust in God and live freely in the present moment, Be Not Troubled invites you to let go of what you can't control and discover a place of deep serenity in God.
How does the contemporary person who is constantly forced to multitask, is fragmented and torn in different directions, and feels more connection through technology than through face-to-face interaction come to know and experience God's presence?
In Be Not Troubled, Kirby draws on his decades of experience as a popular retreat leader and speaker to offer you the wisdom of Caussade distilled into a six-day personal retreat that equips you to embrace the present moment and shake fear from your mind--all by recognizing the power of God.
This process begins with time-tested tools drawn from the renowned spiritual classic Abandonment to Divine Providence, which presents a series of influential spiritual reflections from Caussade, a beloved eighteenth-century French Jesuit.
In popularizing this classic for today's readers, Be Not Troubled
Practical steps, invitations to practice presence, and reflective prayers guide you through these spiritual habits, which are broken out into six days of brief, accessible meditations that can be completed in the midst of your daily life.
Rather than the future or the past, and rather than in cyberspace or somewhere else, God is found in this moment and in this place. The present moment can be lived and cherished as a sacrament, a visible sign of invisible graces. And it's in this sacrament that we can most know ourselves and encounter the living God.
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BECOMING HUMAN
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BECOMING WOMEN OF THE WORD: HOW TO ANSWER GOD'S CALL WITH PURPOSE & JOY
The women God called to bring his chosen people into the world were ordinary women who struggled with emptiness, oppression, infertility, and loss--yet who found strength and hope in God. In her first book, Sarah Christmyer--codeveloper of The Great Adventure Catholic Bible study program--pairs the stories of key Old Testament women with stories of women she has known to show us how we can hear God, say yes to his call, and share him with the world just as they did.
Breaking open the scriptures to reveal the historical, cultural, and biblical context in which Old Testament women lived, Sarah Christmyer breathes new life into their stories and makes their lives surprisingly relatable. In the process, she shares stories from her own faith journey and the lives of family and friends to show how the same principles that turned ordinary women into heroines of the faith are true for our lives today.
Each chapter of Becoming Women of the Word highlights the spiritual legacy of one or more women in the Old Testament. Their world was vastly different from ours, yet they faced the same questions we do: when we can't feel God's presence, where do we find help? When our world is collapsing, where is God? Why should we trust him? How can we trust him? Christmyer simply and clearly draws from the lives of these women important principles that help us to trust--even as we struggle with doubt. For example:
These unforgettable portraits create a colorful mosaic of faith, encouraging us to mine God's Word for spiritual treasure and to pass on the gift.
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BENEDICT BACKWARDS: READING THE RULE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
In Benedict Backwards, Terrence Kardong builds the case that the Rule of Benedict is best read "backwards," that is, with emphasis on the last chapters, not the first ones. Benedict starts out dependent on the Rule of the Master, but he ends on a much more self-assured note, revealing more about his own thoughts on matters of monastic life. Kardong shows the final chapters of the Rule are primarily about community, and they provide insight into Benedict's vision for his monks.
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BENEDICT IN THE WORLD: PORTRAITS OF MONASTIC OBLATES
In Benedict in the World, Linda Kulzer, O.S.B., and Roberta Bondi have gathered stories of many of the ordinary and extraordinary men and women Benedictine oblates--members of the Benedictine family who live in the world.
Benedict in the World begins with an introductory chapter citing some reasons for an influx of Benedictine oblates into monasteries today. It then presents in detail a collection of the lives of nineteen significant Benedictine oblates who lived from the years 973 to 2000.
Nearly half the contributors are themselves Benedictine oblates and most of the others are professed Benedictine monastics. The combined effort offers support and inspiration to those who have loved their oblate journey and brings to light the lives of these outstanding lay monastics. Among the more well-known oblates included are Dorothy Day, Patrick and Patricia Crowley, Jacques and Raissa Maritain, Walker Percy, H. R. Reinhold, and Elena Cornaro.
Chapters are "Foreword: On Being a Benedictine Oblate," by Roberta Bondi; "Introduction," by Linda Kulzer, OSB, "Monasticism Beyond the Walls," by Linda Kulzer, OSB, "Carolyn Attneave: Catcher of the Light," by Paschal A. Morlino, OSB; "Oblate and Heroine: Elena Lucrezia Scholastica Cornaro Piscopia (1646-1684)," by Ann Kessler, OSB; "Patrick Crowley: Oblate of St. Benedict," by Patty Crowley; "Faith in Action: The Lives of Patrick and Patricia Crowley," by Margaret Colleton; "Evelyn Davie's Dream Deferred," by Mary Ruth Coffman, OSB; "Prayer and Work in the Light of Dorothy Day," by Rita (McClain) Tybor; "Eric Dean: Presbyterian Pilgrim," by Phyllis K. Thompson; "Believing Is Seeing: Frances of Rome, Patron of Benedictine Oblates," by Susan Anderson Kerr; "Rumer Godden: Oblate Novelist," by Catherine Wybourne, OSB; "Edith Gurian, Oblate Peter," by Mary Anthony Wagner, OSB; "Henry II: Monk-King," by Hugh Feiss, OSB; "On the Road to Emmaus: The Spiritual Journey of Joris-Karl Huysmans," by George C. Tunstall; "Emerson Hynes: A Vocation to Conversation," by Owen Lindblad, OSB; "St. Benedict and the Maritains," by Lucie R. Johnson, OBLSB; "Walker Percy: The End of His Beginning," by Edward J. Dupuy; "Faithful to the Very End: Oliver Plunkett, Irish Martyr and Archbishop," by Jem Sullivan; "Denys Prideaux: The Oblate Abbot," by Charles Preble; "H. A. Reinhold: Architect of the Liturgical Movement in America," by Julia Upton, RSM; and "Rita Sorg's Life of Joyful Hope: Remembering the Transfiguration on Tabor," by Donald Raila, OSB
Linda Kulzer, OSB, PhD, is co-editor of Medieval Women Monastics: Wisdom's Wellsprings and Purity of Heart in Early Ascetic and Monastic Literature: Essays in Honor of Juana Raasch, OSB, published by The Liturgical Press.
Roberta Bondi, DPhil., is a Professor of Church History at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and the author of nine books in the area of spirituality.
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BENEDICTINE HANDBOOK
The Benedictine Handbook is a lifelong companion for oblates, associates, and friends of the Benedictine communities. Many people who visit communities for retreats and quiet days look for help in integrating into their daily lives some of the things they see and experience. This handbook will help people follow the Rule of Benedict as it explains the essential elements of Benedictine spirituality. It provides information on the spread of the Benedictine movement, its outstanding figures, and the main branches of the Benedictine family today. It also includes a simple version of the Daily Office and a collection of Benedictine devotions. It is a member's handbook that deepens the sense of belonging among those who seek regular contact with a Benedictine community.
The Benedictine Handbook will appeal to a broad range of readers who may or may not be familiar with Benedictine literature. The contributors to The Benedictine Handbook come from Benedictine backgrounds in the United States and Europe.
Chapters and contributors include in Part One: Tools of Benedictine Spirituality *The Work of God, - by Demetrius Dumm; *Lectio Divina, - by Michal Casey; *Prayer, - by Mary Forman; *Work, - by Lauren McTaggart; *Perseverance, - by Kym Harris; *The Vows, - by Richard Yeo; and *Hospitality, - by Kathleen Norris. Part Two: The Benedictine Experience of God includes *A Simple Daily Office, - by Fr. Oswald; *Benedictine Prayers, - by Fr. Anthony; *A Benedictine Who's Who, - by Robert Atwell; and *Benedictine Holy Places, - by ColmanO'Clabaigh. Part Three: Living the Rule includes *In Community, - by Columba Stewart; *In Solitude, - by Maria Boulding; *As Oblates, - by Patrick Phelan; and *In the World, - by Esther de Wall. Part Four: The Benedictine Family includes *A Short History, - by Joe Rippinger; *Benedictine Orders, - by Dominic Milroy; and *The Cistercian Tradition, - by Nivard Kinsella. The contributors to Part Five: A Glossary of Benedictine Terms are Terrence Kardong and Jill Maria Murdy. A Benedictine Handbook also includes *Preface to the Rule, - by Patrick Barry; and *The Rule (Patrick Barry's Version). -
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BIBLE (MEDITATION BOOKLET)
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BIBLE - NEW AMERICAN GIFT EDITION
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BIBLE DAY BY DAY
Minute Bible meditations for every day of the year, including a short Scripture text and brief reflections. Illustrated and printed in two colors. Includes ribbon marker.
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BIBLE FACTS & FIGURES
A volume in the St. Joseph Bible Resources series from Catholic Book Publishing, Bible Facts and Figures provides essential Bible information in a concise and accessible format. In 32 pages, this full-color, fully illustrated book of facts and figures offers Scripture tables, charts, diagrams, and useful verse-finders. This book is a treasury of information about Sacred Scripture for use in schools, in Bible study groups, or for the individual inquirer.
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BIBLIA DE AMERICA
Conference in Mexico and with the authority of the Episcopal
Conferences in Colombia and Chile, is from the original texts
and offers ample introductions; useful notes; maps; chronological
events; and a Bible dictionary. Its pastoral character
makes it an excellent choice for laypeople, religious, and
priests.
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