Ritual Practices category: 1070 books
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
This contains the Scottish Psalter and Scripture Paraphrases, the primary hymnal of the Church of Scotland up through the 19th century. The Church of Scotland is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation.
by V. Rev. Gregory Bellarmine SSJC+
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Pray the Pre Vatican II, Traditional Roman Catholic Breviary to sanctify the summer day, in English totally in order! No back and forth flipping, no excessive clicking, no complex calculating what Day it is or which propers, or antiphons - just click the Date and pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Super...
Letter and Spirit
From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2005
The bestselling author of The Lamb’s Supper continues his thoughtful exploration of the complex relationship between the Bible and the Catholic liturgy in a revelatory work that will appeal to all readers.
Scott Hahn has inspired millions of readers with his perceptive and unique view of...
Ancient-Future Worship (Ancient-Future)
Proclaiming and Enacting God's Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
With the many models of worship available, choosing a style to worship God can be a bit overwhelming. Is it better to go with traditional or contemporary models? Christians may find themselves asking how early believers worshiped and whether they can provide insight into how we should praise God today.
Rooted...
Baptism
An Important Step in Your Life with Christ
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How should you be baptized—submersion, sprinkling, pouring? Does it matter? What about baptizing babies? What does baptism say about their relationship with God and their salvation? What is baptism all about anyway, and why should we be baptized? These questions and more are expertly answered in Baptism....
by Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Eldership at the Lord's Table was written to meet the needs of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) elders in the 21st century. Elders in particular congregations may minister in a variety of ways, but the one common ministry setting for elders throughout the denomination is weekly ministry at the...
Friends & Enemies
A book of short prayers & some ways to write your own
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2004
Short prayers about friends, enemies, relationships and the particular moments and places of our daily lives. Includes instructions for three prayer-writing workshops.
Eggs and Ashes
Practical & liturgical resources for Lent and Holy Week
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2004
Modern, relevant resources to accompany readers through Lent and Easter for many years, with material for Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Mothering Sunday, Palm Sunday and Holy Week, as well as suggestions for a Lent discipline.
Acorns and Archangels
Resources for Ordinary Time - The Feast of the Transfiguration to All Hallows'
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
A collection of resources for the late summer and autumn period of Ordinary Time, covering the weeks from the Feast of the Transfiguration to All Hallows' Eve.
Bare Feet and Buttercups
Resources for Ordinary Time - Trinity Sunday to the Feast of the Transfiguration
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
A collection of worship and reflection resources for the summer period of Ordinary Time - prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections and meditations, written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others.
Confirmation
How a Sacrament of God's Grace Became All about Us
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
What are we doing when we confirm teenagers? Why is the religious education of teenagers so perplexing? Why is confirmation often a moment of "graduation" out of parish life?
Confirmation: How a Sacrament of God's Grace Became All about Us tells the story of how confirmation, more...
by John C. Seitz
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
In 2004 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston announced plans to close more than eighty churches. Distraught parishioners occupied several of these buildings in opposition to the decrees. Seitz tells the stories of these resisting Catholics in their own words, illuminating how they were drawn to reconsider the past and its meanings.
by Greg Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2017
The people of God in history have always had symbols that spoke of heavenly realities.
From the animal skin God made for Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:21), the tent of tabernacle, animal sacrifice in Solomon's temple, Water Baptism, Holy Communion to the Head Covering in the New Testament Church,...
Everyday Sacrament
The Messy Grace of Parenting
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
In Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parenting Laura Kelly Fanucci sees the Catholic sacraments through the smudged and sticky lens of life with little ones. From dinnertime chaos to bath-time giggles to never-ending loads of laundry, Laura stumbles into the surprising truth of what the seven...