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Luigi Giussani, a high school religion teacher throughout the 1950s and 1960s, grounded his teachings in the vast body of experience to be found in Christianity's two-thousand-year history.

The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) was a watershed event in the history of the Catholic Church, a critical self-examination that sought at once to rediscover the most ancient sources of Christian thought and practice and to bring these traditions into the modern world.

The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) was a watershed event in the history of the Catholic Church, a critical self-examination that sought at once to rediscover the most ancient sources of Christian thought and practice and to bring these traditions into the modern world.

In this ambitious and pioneering work, Catherine Foisy puts the experiences of Quebec missionaries into perspective, describing the ways in which they interweave with the socio-ecclesiastical transformations peculiar to Quebec and with those of Catholicism in mission countries.

Evangelicals have been scandalized by their association with Donald Trump, their megachurches summarily dismissed as ';religious Walmarts.

In 1770, the priest Nicolas Vernier was accused of neglecting church services, inappropriate behaviour in the confessional, financial improprieties, and affairs with the village schoolmistresses.

In the twenty-first century, the word Presbyterian is virtually synonymous with ';austere' and ';parochial.

The year 2015 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second Vatican Council, which aimed to align the Church with the modern world.

For many American Catholics in the twentieth-century the face of the Church was a woman's face.

The year 2015 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second Vatican Council, which aimed to align the Church with the modern world.

In this ambitious and pioneering work, Catherine Foisy puts the experiences of Quebec missionaries into perspective, describing the ways in which they interweave with the socio-ecclesiastical transformations peculiar to Quebec and with those of Catholicism in mission countries.

Evangelicals have been scandalized by their association with Donald Trump, their megachurches summarily dismissed as "e;religious Walmarts.

In The Mystery of Sufferinga timeless classic first written in 1963celebrated British Benedictine monk, author, and sculptor Hubert van Zeller (1905-1984) offers an eloquent response to the question of human suffering: Those who endure suffering with hope and trust in Divine Providence will embark on an ever-deeper path to holiness that leads to eternal glory.

We may often wonder, Are my prayers effective?

Bringing a longue durée perspective to the issue, this book traces different theories of doctrinal development from antiquity to the present day.

The French Jesuit Isaac-Joseph Berruyer's Histoire du peuple de Dieu was an ambitious attempt to connect the ideas of the Enlightenment with the theology of the Catholic Church.

The Religious Sense, the fruit of many years of dialogue with students, is an exploration of the search for meaning in life.

The Religious Sense, the fruit of many years of dialogue with students, is an exploration of the search for meaning in life.

Early Pentecostal revivals swept through Canadian communities, big and small, in the early 1900s.

The concept of vocation in an early modern setting calls to mind the priesthood or religious life in a monastery or cloister; to be "e;called"e; by God meant to leave the concerns of the world behind.

The concept of vocation in an early modern setting calls to mind the priesthood or religious life in a monastery or cloister; to be "e;called"e; by God meant to leave the concerns of the world behind.

In recent years every major institution has had to adapt to the fast-evolving technologies of the digital age or risk being left behind.

Father Luigi Giussani engaged tirelessly in educational initiatives throughout the course of his life.

Healthcare settings are notoriously complex places where life and death co-exist, and where suffering is an everyday occurrence, giving rise to existential questions.

For generations eastern Nova Scotia was one of the most celebrated Roman Catholic constituencies in Canada.

Father Luigi Giussani engaged tirelessly in educational initiatives throughout the course of his life.

In recent years every major institution has had to adapt to the fast-evolving technologies of the digital age or risk being left behind.

Are you struggling to find meaning in your hardships?

So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear.

A new study by Msgr.

A companion series to the acclaimed Word Biblical CommentaryFinding the great themes of the books of the Bible is essential to the study of God's Word and to the preaching and teaching of its truths.

Substance use disorder claims more than 175,000 lives every year in the United States, making it the third leading cause of death in this country.

The experience of suffering has posed a profound existential challenge to human hearts and minds throughout history.

In his introduction, Fr.

From the earliest days of the Church through modern times, women have always played a unique and critical role in the story of Christianity.

"e;Through the Apostles, we come to Jesus himself.

In 1980, two men sit down to record a conversation.

In every era of the Catholic Church, holy men and women have shaped history through their gifts and talents and, most importantly, through their resolute commitment to Jesus Christ.

From popes to television personalities to high school students, everyone who encountered Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete knew there was no one like him.

Most people want to connect with God in a personal manner if possible.

Taking the famous Gerard Manley Hopkins poem on vocation 'As Kingfishers Catch Fire' and the Lord's Prayer as its framework, For This I Came offers seventy reflections on the spirituality of priesthood to encourage and sustain all in ministry.

This book is a thorough study of Martin Luther and what he wrote about the Jewish people.

"OVNIS (Un Mito Moderno sobre Cosas que se Ven en el Cielo)" es un ensayo escrito por Carl Gustav Jung que aborda la temática de los OVNIS y los encuentros extraterrestres.

How a Presence-Centered Life Changes EverythingBalancing Scripture and Spirit, pastor and professor Roger Helland shows pursuing God's presence isn't about seeking signs and wonders--it's about seeking God's kavod: His radiant glory, His manifest presence.

Descubre la espiritualidad franciscana a través de un recorrido profundo y transformador con el nuevo libro "Orar y vivir con san Francisco de Asís" por Francisco Pérez Hermoso, OFM.

***Sanctuary is sometimes used loosely as synonymous with refuge but Geoffrey Care's book examines the true early meaning of sanctuary as applied by the church which gave respite, albeit for a limited time, from both authority and the mob.