Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does), Scott Hahn, Image Publishing, New York, 2014. Chapter 1: A Light Goes On in Bethlehem The family is the key to understanding Christmas. The Christmas event is God inviting us … [Read more...]
The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren. Howard Books, 2008. "Regardless of your background, religion, problems, or circumstances, Christmas really is the best news you could get. Beneath all the visible sights and sounds of Christmas are some simple … [Read more...]
1: Study "We must study to be priest-victims. This will attract more vocations!" (40) "Only labourers, not idlers, are acceptable instruments. The priest must study to perfect his mind, not wearying the people with stale repetitions" (81). 2: … [Read more...]
What is Marian Consecration? "Marian consecration is all about a new way of life in Christ. The act of consecrating oneself to Jesus through Mary marks the beginning of a gloriously new day, a new dawn, a brand new morning in one's spiritual journey. … [Read more...]
The Dimensions of the Church: A Postconciliar Reflection by Cardinal Avery Dulle. Newman Press, Westminster, MD, 1967. Introduction Cardinal Dulles book is a postconciliar reflection on the sacramental ecclesiology of Vatican II, as highlighted … [Read more...]
Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Translated by Adrian Walker, Ignatius Press, 1996. Foreward "Today as always, the will to take action in regard to the Church must find the patience first to ask … [Read more...]
De Montfort, Louis-Marie G. The Secret of Mary: Unveiled to the Devout Soul. Translated by A. P. J. Cruikshank. London: Art and Book Company, 1909. "The secret of Mary" is that she is the most humble, most honorable, and most efficacious way to … [Read more...]
Here are 3 great Ratzinger quotes I found on the theme of "covenant" while writing a Scripture paper. "Image of God" and "Covenant" “When we say that man is the image of God, it means that he is a being designed for relationship; it means that, in … [Read more...]
Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, Anashi Press Ltd: Toronto, ON 1998. Print My notes from the book: Introduction This book is essentially 5 talks that Jean Vanier gave on the CBC radio program Ideas, the 1998 Massey Lectures. This book is more about … [Read more...]
Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, Anashi Press Ltd: Toronto, ON 1998. In Vanier's chapter, The Path to Freedom, he discusses the art of accompaniment as an essential step to freedom and inner liberation. "The word "accompaniment," like the word … [Read more...]
