Ritual Practices category: 1070 books
Liturgy and the New Evangelization
Practicing the Art of Self-Giving Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
In Liturgy and the New Evangelization, Timothy O’Malley provides a liturgical foundation to the church’s New Evangelization. He examines questions pastoral ministers must treat in order to foster the renewal of humanity that the New Evangelization seeks to promote. Drawing on narrative, as well...
That's Why We Sing
Reclaiming the Wonder of Congrational Singing
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
In this booklet, Darryl Tippens issues a rousing call to renew our great heritage of congregational singing. First, he recalls some of the main reasons why singing is central in the life of the church. And second, he offers specific suggestions for preserving and renewing the practice of congregational singing today.
Doing December Differently
An alternative Christmas handbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2006
Explores how people of faith and goodwill might mark the midwinter season and the Christmas festival with integrity and simplicity.
Lay Preaching Basics
A Practical Guide to Leading Worship
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Do you want to learn how to preach and lead worship, but don’t know where to start? This practical guide by experienced Methodist Lay Preacher Rosalie Sugrue will get you going.
Or perhaps the preacher hasn’t arrived to take your service and you don’t know what to do. The first chapter...
by Richie Cooley
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2018
Recent headlines have highlighted the fact that Pope Francis doesn't believe in Hell. This should come as no surprise, for he has stated such a belief in the past. This contradicts the teaching of his own church. Although Hell is real, yet it's admirable that the Pope has rejected tradition for the...
by Michael Dubruiel
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2007
This pocket guide is meant to serve as an aid to such a varied group as those who:Confess regularlyAre becoming CatholicAre making their First ConfessionHave been away from this sacrament for some timeAre waiting for a "sign" that God can forgive whatever horrible sin has been committedYou...
Total Ministry
Reclaiming the Ministry of All of God's People
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1995
Used successfully in Episcopal dioceses and congregations, Total Ministry describes a new way for local congregations (especially small ones) and judicatories to organize their response to God's call and to provide resources, support, and encouragement for ministry-a way that is not dependent only on full-time, seminary-trained, ordained leaders.
GLI OTTO SPIRITI MALVAGI - Meditazioni teorico-pratiche sui Vizi Capitali
Note di Beppe Amico
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 25, 2017
Davvero utile questo piccolo libricino di Evagrio Pontico. Ricordo che quando lo lessi per la prima volta ne rimasi affascinato perchè l’autore ha saputo condensare una grande varietà di temi in poche pagine rendendole efficaci per chi le legge.
Infatti, la trama del libro e la sua impostazione...
by Beppe Amico
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Questo libro presenta i Comandamenti cattolici riattualizzati al Terzo Millennio. Commenti, analisi e pareri di studiosi, religiosi e teologi sui temi più scottanti del decalogo. Si affrontano anche le tematiche maggiormente controverse della fede cristiana come la morale, l’omosessualità, il...
Spirit and Sacrament
An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Spirit and Sacrament by pastor and author Andrew Wilson is an impassioned call to join together two traditions that are frequently and unnecessarily kept separate. It is an invitation to pursue the best of both worlds in worship, the Eucharistic and the charismatic, with the grace of God at the center.
Wilson...
Worship in the Joy of the Lord
Selections from Chip Stam's Worship Quote of the Week
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Worship in the Joy of the Lord is a curated collection of over 300 quotations on the deep meaning and purpose of Christian public worship designed to inspire, challenge, and equip worshipers and worship leaders to be transformed by the renewing gospel of Jesus Christ. John D. Witvliet is director...
by Kathleen M. Black
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Black uses shared stories, blended music, and the arts to enliven worship in culturally and linguistically diverse congregations. She provides biblical and theological foundations and practical methods and models for creating culturally-conscious worship.
What's the Smoke For?
And Other Burning Questions about the Liturgy
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
What are Vespers? Where have the consecration bells gone? Why do some liturgical ministers vest and others don’t? Blinking sneakers on altar servers, Christmas trees in January . . . what is that all about? These are some of the candid questions that Catholics and others often wonder about the liturgy....
The Power of Godliness
Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
The Power of Godliness is a key work to understand Mormon conceptions of priesthood, authority, and gender. With in-depth research and never previously used documents, Jonathan A. Stapley explores the rituals of ordination, temple "sealings," baby blessings, healing, and cunning-folk traditions. In...