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In December 1531 on the hill of Tepeyac in what is present-day
Mexico City an Indian named Juan Diego beheld an apparition of the
Mother of God. With the attire and features of an Indian maiden and
addressing Juan Diego in his native tongue she instructed him to
tell the bishop to build a shrine on that spot. As a sign she left
her image on his cloak - the miraculous image of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Drawing on a lifetime of reflection Father Virgil
Elizondo has written Guadalupe, an account of the story and meaning
of one of the most powerful religious symbols of our day. For
centuries Guadalupe has served as one of the sustaining symbols of
Mexican, Latin American, and U.S. Hispanic identity and
spirituality. But more than that, in this lyrical and inspiring
work Elizondo shows that Our Lady of Guadalupe has an even wider
significance and relevance to the church universal at the dawn of a
new millennium.
Caryll Houselander (1901-54), an English Catholic laywoman, artist,
and visionary, was driven by a strong identification with the poor
that enabled her in fresh and insightful ways, to proclaim the
'Christing of the World.' Wright interweaves texts and images into
an intimate encounter with a fascinating woman, a 'divine
eccentric,' and a gifted reader of souls.
Hans Urs von Balthasar is widely recognized as perhaps the greatest
Catholic theologian of the twentieth century. No writer has better
revealed the spiritual greatness of the revelation to which the art
of the church and the historic liturgies bear witness. Yet students
and nonspecialist readers often find Balthasar daunting and
difficult. This volume is the ideal introduction to his work. It
unlocks the treasure of his theology by focusing on the beautiful,
the good, and the true. These are the three qualities of being
around which his great trilogy--"The Glory of the Lord,"
"Theo-Drama," and "Theo-Logic"--revolves. Though brief, the book
captures the essence of what Balthasar wished to say.
Postmodernity is a name that has been attached to our cultural
milieu. Among its features are a sense of historical consciousness,
a recognition of the social construction of knowledge, an
appreciation for pluralism, and a suspicion of grand narratives. It
is a cultural worldview that is naturally suspicious of Christian
"mission." Meanwhile, conservative Catholics are equally suspicious
of postmodernism, associating it with relativism, secularism, and
syncretism). Drawing on his own mission training and experience,
John Sivalon believes the gospel can and must be inculturated in
any culture, and he believes that postmodernism, rather than
rendering Christian mission meaningless, breathes fresh insight,
vision, and life into Vatican II's notion that mission is centered
in the very heart of God. Above all, postmodernism offers "the gift
of uncertainty"--the ground of questioning, Why are we doing this?
What should we do? How is it best done? With actual case studies
that reflect the new face of mission, Fr. Sivalon offers a hopeful
vision of how the Gospel retains its challenge and relevance in an
age of uncertainty and change.
In this vivid and deeply felt collection of essays, Ron Hansen talks about his novels, childhood, family, and mentors such as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a "tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher," finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Surprisingly intimate, A Stay Against Confusion brings together the literary and religious impulses that inform the life of one of our most gifted fiction writers.
A major force at Vatican II, Jesuit priest Karl Rahner's writings
effect a paradigm shift in modern theology. This anthology
showcases the masterful spiritual writings by one of the great
religious thinkers of all time.
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Opens eyes and hearts to Our Lady's Sorrows. Includes many
traditional prayers to Our Sorrowful Mother, the Special Favors
promised to her devotees, the Seven Promises to those who meditate
on her Tears and Dolors. A favorite little book of prayers and
devotions to Mary! (5-2.00 ea.; 10-1.75 ea.; 25-1.25 ea.; 50-1.00
ea.; 100-.75 ea.).
Invokes the memory and the challenge of the martyrs of El Salvador,
including Sobrino's friends and colleagues of the Central American
University and the poor and nameless who continue to suffer today.
Charles de Foucauld sought to proclaim the gospel not simply by his
words but by his life. Living among the Muslim poor of Algeria, he
sought to be a "universal brother", a witness to the love of God
for all people. Though at the time of his violent death he had
attracted no followers, his story later inspired the foundation of
the Little Brothers and the Little Sisters of Jesus. This volume
offers a poignant entry into the heart of a modern mystic and
martyr.
Robert J. Schreiter brings together acute analyses of the Christian
world mission agenda by astute observers of both church and world.
In six chapters -- including Schreiter's own essay on a new
ecumenical catholicity and a seventh by him on the status of the
global Christian mission agenda, focusing especially on the
Catholic role in mission -- the reader is taken on a trip that
reveals how globalization entails both local and international
responses.
A man moves from a capital city to a remote town in the border
country, where he intends to spend the last years of his life. It
is time, he thinks, to review the spoils of a lifetime of seeing, a
lifetime of reading. Which sights, people, books, fictional
characters, turns of phrase and lines of verse will survive into
the twilight? Feeling an increasing urgency to put his mental
landscape in order, the man sets to work cataloguing his memories,
little knowing what secrets they will yield and where his `report'
will lead.Border Districts is a jewel of a farewell from one of the
greatest living writers of English prose. Winner of the Australian
2018 Prime Minister's Literary Award and shortlisted for the 2018
Miles Franklin Award, this is Murnane's first work to be published
in the UK in thirty years.
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