Drawing upon the long history of care in the sacramental mission of the clergy, especially since the reforms of Vatican II, Father Duffy offers a new model that can stimulate both Catholic and Protestant pastoral care to fresh thinking and imaginative reconstruction.
The apostle wrote: "e;Whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
The "e;Prince of Bible Expositors"e; presents the stirring events of Jeremiah's career in this volume--one of the most oustanding works on this subject ever published.
The most unique feature of this book is its claim that the Gospel of Mark is a story told twice: once as the account of John the Baptist and Jesus, and again as the story of Elijah and the Son of Man.
An Indispensable Resource for Pastoral AgentsResponding to the need for resources to set up, sponsor, and lead retreats, Planning and Implementing Retreats: A Parish Handbook provides an array of simple yet creative tools to achieve a successful outcome.
"e;We Speak the Word of the Lord: A Practical Plan for More Effective Preaching"e; will help all priests, deacons, chaplains and other ministers called to proclaim God's word.
In With Roots & Wing, Jay McDaniel brings together insights from the natural sciences, Christian theology, and interreligious dialogue, breaking new ground in the search for a wholistic spirituality for our time.
"e;I have a sense that the times themselves, apart from more or less deliberately created crises, render strong things fragile, and fragile things mortally endangered.