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Offering an accessible translation of the classic Ignatian text The Spiritual Exercises, this reference provides step-by-step commentary that explains its meaning and relevance to the modern spiritual life. An important resource for those seeking to grow...

'Michael Ramsay's profound simplicity leaps off the page . . . The Christian Priest Today can be read with great and lasting benefit by anyone interested in this strange and magnificent vocation.' John Pritchard, author of The Life and Work of a Priest ...

In this addition to the well-received Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS), seasoned New Testament scholar and popular speaker Peter Williamson interprets Revelation from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay...

The complete and unedited edition of Thomas Merton's famous autobiography, one of the greatest works of spiritual pilgrimage ever written. Travelling in his early years with his artist father in the United States, France and England, Thomas Merton...

Searching for answers in the midst of the sexual abuse crisis in the church, many blamed the clerical culture. But what exactly is this clerical culture? We may know it when we see it, but how can we 'whether clergy or laypeople 'go about dismantling it...

St John of the Cross testifies to a God who longs to meet us in our deepest need. Whilst rejection and imprisonment played their part in the life of this sixteenth-century Spanish friar, John's poetry and prose reveal the beauty and power of a wondrous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088100752Author Heinrich KramerFormat HardbackPage Count 326Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

In less than a decade the notion of 'synodality' has emerged as a central theme in Catholic life and thought, especially in Catholics' self-reflection on who they are as the People of God: ecclesiology. The notion of the Church as 'synodal' has early...

A new edition featuring Saint Augustine's dialogue on immortality from a tenth-century Latin manuscript, accompanied by an Old English vernacular adaptation translated into modern English for the first time in a hundred years.Around the turn of the tenth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958972168Author Bede GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780785230489Author Catholic Bible PressPage Count 1472Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1069gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 181mm * 38mm

Bestselling author Scott Hahn explains the 'how and why' of the Catholic faith, drawing from Scripture, his own struggles and those of other converts, as well as from everyday life and natural science. Hahn shows that reason and revelation, nature and...

The spiritual diaries of Pope St John Paul II - published for the first time ever in English. The most intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time. Ten years after his death, the popularity and devotion towards John Paul II,...

Deserted by his mother and abandoned by his father at just three months old, Jerry Coyne was sent to live in a Catholic children's home run by nuns of the order of the Sisters of Nazareth. Life soon settled into a rhythm and then, one day, the beatings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780895555304Author Alban ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Tan Books & Publishers Inc.Publisher Tan Books & Publishers Inc.

The full collection of conference talks from Pope Francis's appointed retreat master, Timothy Radcliffe, heard first during the historic October 2023 General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality. The Synod on Synodality held in Rome in October 2023,...

This addition to the Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments series provides readers with a deeper appreciation of God's gifts and call in the Sacraments through a renewed encounter with God's Word. New Testament scholar Isaac Morales, OP, offers...

'We are the Beloved. We are intimately loved long before our parents, teachers, spouses, children and friends loved or wounded us. That's the truth of our lives. That's the truth I want you to claim for yourself. That's the truth spoken by the voice that...

How do you follow Jesus without burning out?Gold Medal Winner, 2018 Illumination Book Awards, Enduring Light"This thoughtful collection of Day's reflections incorporates abundant material for contemplation, all drawn from her extensive writings .....

This landmark resource, the first fully-based on the authoritative NABRE translation, contains the trustworthy study notes, expanded essays, and informational sidebars which have guided and informed students and general readers for 25 years. In this new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621386414Author Bryan HoughtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640601772Author Editors at Paraclete PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Paraclete Press (MA)Publisher Paraclete Press (MA)Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852447208Author Nicholas SchofieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint GracewingPublisher GracewingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

Tomas Halik provides a poignant reflection on Christianity's crisis of faith while offering a vision of the self-reflection, love, and growth necessary for the church to overcome and build a deeper and more mature faith. In a world transformed by...

'A compelling biography of one of the greatest men of the modern age. Stanford is particularly brilliant on the tensions inside Luther's private and spiritual life. This is a very fine book, written with a flourish.' Melvyn BraggThe 31st of October 2017...

Benedictine spirituality is simple and down to earth. Not only does the Benedictine lifestyle fit well within the walls of the monastery, its interpretation of life is also suitable to other forms of society. In The Rule of Benedict for Beginners, Wil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250207920Author Anthony McCartenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 218mm *...

These profound and inspiring reflections on the Gospel of John will open to preachers, religious, and parish groups interested in Scripture, the treasures that the Fourth Gospel contains for the life of the world.Brendan Byrne draws on the insights in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621389552Author R J SnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780785230397Author Catholic Bible PressPage Count 1472Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 838gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 159mm * 38mm

'Priestdaddy caused a sensation when it hit bookshelves in 2017' Vogue 'Glorious' Sunday Times'Laugh-out-loud funny' The Times'Extraordinary' Observer'Exceptional' Telegraph'Electric' New York Times'Snort-out-loud' Financial Times'Dazzling' ...

These five superb homilles by the newly elected Pope, Benedict XVI, provide a clear and biblically based explanation of the first few chapters of the Bible. Reissued with a new cover and ISBN to celebrate Joseph Ratzinger's election. While the stories of...

The Number One BestsellerShortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2021'A great achievement . . . Brilliant, engaging and essential' Colm Toibin'At once intimate and epic, this is a landmark book' Fintan O'TooleWhen Dubliner Derek Scally goes to Christmas...

Gregory of Narek (c. 945-1003), a monk and a priest, is best know for his poetic works, and one of the few armenian commentators on the Song of Songs, which was so great a focus among western monastic writers of the patristic and medieval periods. Living...

Emeritus Pope Benedict commanded both adulation and unremitting criticism. To millions, he was a beacon of light in a turbulent modern world. In this second volume of Peter Seewald's authoritative biography, the story continues from the Second Vatican...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621383352Author Maolsheachlann O CeallaighFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621382195Author A Benedictine MonkFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A journey from where we are to achieving true happiness. Sister Mary David Totah was a nun of the Benedictine contemplative community of St Cecilia's Abbey on the Isle of Wight. American by birth, she was educated at Loyola University, the University...

Archbishop Rowan Williams's study of Teresa of Avila exemplifies his own deep spiritual theology. Together with her contemporary and friend, St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila stands at the highest point of Catholic spiritual writing in the...

What does it mean to be a healer in the modern world? In this hope-filled and profoundly simple book, Henri Nouwen offers a radically fresh interpretation of modern ministry. Here he inspires devoted men and women who want to be of service in their...