Ritual Practices category: 1070 books

How might Ambrose of Milan, Hildegard of Bingen, and Catherine of Siena inspire us to improve Sunday worship? What about Lawrence, John of Damascus, Thomas Cranmer, Johannes Kepler, Margaret Fell, and Dorothy Day? Even Amy Carmichael can point our assemblies toward more profound worship. In Saints...

Worship Worthy offers Jesus-centered truth and praise expressed through alliterative poetry. It celebrates the Person and Work of Jesus, mixing theology and doxology to provoke adoration in the deeper levels of the soul. Well-suited for personal worship, family devotions, and homeschool, Sunday...

A short note gives the context for each Sunday's scripture readings in the Roman Catholic Lectionary – who, why, and for whom.This volume contains notes for the Sundays and principal feasts in Year A from Trinity 2017 to Christ the King 2017. Similar volumes have been published for Year...

Accelerating diversity of lifestyles has created a crisis for worship designers. One size does not fit all. No worship service can be “blended” to address the complete needs of a congregation. Moreover, church “shopping” is ending as people are choosing a worship service that directly meets...

The Divine Office: Explanation of the Psalms and Canticles includes St. Alphonsus De Liguori's comments on the Psalms and Canticles. A table of contents is included.

Defending Pope Francis's teaching on Amoris Laetitia, this book calls for approaching those who find themselves in complex relationships, with love, compassion, and mercy.

Many people are agnostics or atheists or have turned to other faiths, because of what they see in the most evident structures and actions of the Christian church down through the centuries. It is essential to face this issue and try to determine how Christianity arrived at this sad position.

It has been a Catholic tradition through the centuries to meditate on the Stations of the Cross so that it becomes our way of life. Mary, the Mother of Jesus, made that first way of the cross. The stations in this booklet present that viewpoint. Stopping with Mary at each of the fourteen locations...

These Forty Days is a devotional companion for the season of Lent.According to the Scriptures the devil tempted Jesus during a period of fasting and prayer that was preparation for Jesus’ public ministry and passion. Throughout the Bible, times of desert preparation often preceded significant ministry....

Offers pastors new inspiration and fresh worship encounters with God. Worship is the most important time in the life of the gathered faithful. Inspirational and accessible, this book is will help pastors and worship leaders fully ground worship in scripture and tradition while being responsive to...

To tithe or not to tithe? Tithing is one of the most misunderstood and abused aspects of modern day religion, and there are fine Christian leaders on both sides of the issue. Images of tele-evangelists and pastors living extravagant lifestyles can fuel resentment and mockery, but the defence is often...

Though there are various genres of music—country, rap, rock, and pop, to name a few—the Christian music genre is the only genre defined by its lyric. But, how understanding are we as we write, sing, and lead others in worship with these words? The Words We Sing is an exploration of 49 words and phrases...

Relationship is a two-way street and in this book, I discuss how we can follow God’s example by reciprocating to His love language which is giving. We need to understand that God has feelings and He responds to our motives therefore when man is in good standing with his creator blessings are released...

Cally Hammond looks at how words function as carriers of semantic content (communicating facts and doctrines; telling stories; articulating emotions and spiritual perceptions) and then contrasts this with words as they function as physical entities striking the ear, so as to evoke emotions, memories...