Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 656
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 660
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Leonard J. DeLorenzo
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Published: 2017-02-02
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 0268100969
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The saints are good company. They are the heroes of the faith who blazed new and creative paths to holiness; they are the witnesses whose testimonies echo throughout the ages in the memory of the Church. Most Christians, and particularly Catholics, are likely to have their own favorite saints, those who inspire and “speak” to believers as they pray and struggle through the challenges of their own lives. Leonard DeLorenzo’s book addresses the idea of the communion of saints, rather than individual saints, with the conviction that what makes the saints holy and what forms them into a communion is one and the same. Work of Love investigates the issue of communication within the communio sanctorum and the fullness of Christian hope in the face of the meaning—or meaninglessness—of death. In an effort to revitalize a theological topic that for much of Catholic history has been an indelible part of the Catholic imaginary, DeLorenzo invokes the ideas of not only many theological figures (Rahner, Ratzinger, Balthasar, and de Lubac, among others) but also historians, philosophers (notably Heidegger and Nietzsche), and literary figures (Rilke and Dante) to create a rich tableau. By working across several disciplines, DeLorenzo argues for a vigorous renewal in the Christian imagination of the theological concept of the communion of saints. He concludes that the embodied witness of the saints themselves, as well as the liturgical and devotional movements of the Church at prayer, testifies to the central importance of the communion of saints as the eschatological hope and fulfillment of the promises of Christ.
Author: Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
Publisher: Aeterna Press
Published: 2016-06-27
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The dignity of the priest is also estimated from the power that he has over the real and the mystic body of Jesus Christ. With regard to the power of priests over the real body of Jesus Christ, it is of faith that when they pronounce the words of consecration the Incarnate Word has obliged himself to obey and to come into their hands under the sacramental species. We are struck with wonder when we hear that God obeyed the voice of Josue The Lord obeying the voice of man and made the sun stand when he said move not, O sun, towards Gabaon, . . . and the sun stood still.
Author: Hamish F. G. Swanston
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780892438426
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first, full-length study in English of this amazing theologian, saint, & author. It shows Alphonsus shaping a theology out of his experience in the classroom, the opera house, & the law courts - a theology that still survives today in over 20,000 editions of his works. Hamish Swanston, born in 1933 & ordained in 1960, has taught at universities in Europe, the United States, & Latin America. On his election at Canterbury in 1977, he became the first Roman Catholic to head a Department of Theology at a British university since the Reformation. Besides writing a number of works exploring the character of the Church & Creeds, he regularly lectures in Europe & across the United States in 17th & 18th century opera. Currently, he is producing a study of the life & work of the distinguished Celeste Crostaros to be published in 1996.
Author: Cardinal John Henry Newman
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Published: 2007-06-01
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 1602065756
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Still considered essential reading for serious thinkers on religion more than a century and a half after it was written, this seminal work of modern theology, first published in 1845, presents a history of Catholic doctrine from the days of the Apostles to the time of its writing, and follows with specific examples of how the doctrine has not only survived corruption but grown stronger through defending itself against it, and is, therefore, the true religion. This classic of Christian apologetics, considered a foundational work of 19th-century intellectualism on par with Darwin's Origin of Species, is must reading not only for the faithful but also for anyone who wishes to be well educated in the fundamentals of modern thought.
Author: Nicholas Ayo
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 148
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this brief but comprehensive book, Father Ayo examines the riches in this prayer: the philological, historical, and theological origins and the profound spiritual implications of the Gloria Patri.