References: * These three were my main sources for the centuries of our faith. The rest were used also – some a little, some a lot – with the exception of number 11. 1. * The Collegeville Church History Time-Line With Fold-out Time-LIne by Joseph F. Kelly, Liturgical Press, 2005, 24 pages 2. * The [...]
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History of Our Faith – References
Posted in Book Recommendations, Books in church library, History of faith by century on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
History of Our Faith – from the second to the third centuries
Posted in Book Recommendations, History of faith by century on April 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By the end of the second century … the main standards of … Christianity became recognized: the agreement on the core books of the New Testament and on the necessity of retaining the Jewish scriptures (the canon) the development of short summaries of belief called creeds, which were used to instruct candidates for baptism (creed) [...]
Church library books by category …
Posted in Book Recommendations, Books in church library on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Click on bycatthenauthor or bycatthentitlenew to access a list of the church library books – by category and then by either author or title - that are on the stand in the back of the chapel.
Church library books by author …
Posted in Book Recommendations, Books in church library on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Click on byauthornew to access a list of the church library books – by author – that are on the stand in the back of the chapel.
Church library books by title…
Posted in Book Recommendations, Books in church library, Catholic Speaker CDs on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Click on bytitlenew to access a list of the church library books – by title – that are on the stand in the back of the chapel.
Listen! and Give Us This Day & the Magnificat
Posted in Book Recommendations, Evangelization, Media Reviews, Prayer on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Listen!” is my word for today.
Lectio Divina – a good book about it
Posted in Book Recommendations, Media Reviews, Prayer on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lectio divina is being encouraged by the church today as a way to better understand Sacred Scripture and as a way to pray. Dr. Tim Gray is his book Praying Scripture for a CHANGE, An Introduction to Lectio Divina not only gives the rationale behind doing it but explains, very well, practical ways of doing it. He [...]
Blessed Kateria Tekakwitha & the Magnificat
Posted in Book Recommendations, Media Reviews, Prayer on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The July 2011 issue of Magnificat includes these intercession prayers for Blessed Kateri’s feast day on July 14: For the whole Church: – instill in all believers the universal vision of the Gospel of salvation. Response: Fill your people with your praise, O Lord! For all native peoples to whom the good news of Christ [...]
Advice for graduates (response 3)
Posted in Advice for graduates, Book Recommendations on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this book by pastor and professor at Open Door Baptist College in Kansas City Brent D. Earles, we find 31 chapters on aspects of life such as Foundations: Ground Floor, Selah: Shhh!, Loneliness:Is Anyone Out There?, Brokenness: Cast of Thousands with each one beginning with some verses from the psalms. He uses quotations, stories, [...]
Had a tough week, fell three times
Posted in Book Recommendations, Life's Challenges, Media Reviews on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The obvious meditation, since this happened the week before Easter, includes “Parkinson’s is my cross, my husband is my Simon, etc.” But before I tell more of the story, I would like to recommend a book called 365 Saints: Your Daily Guide to the Wisdom and Wonder of Their Lives