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Explore the contemplative mysticism of Thomas Merton in this one-of-a-kind retreat. Led by gifted professor, author, and contemplative retreat leader Fr. Donald Goergen, O.P., this life-changing series will capture your spiritual imagination and deepen your life with Christ. As Prof. Lawrence...

Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth-century Christian mystic, important English theologian, and visionary writer. Indeed, her masterpiece, A Revelation of Divine Love, is the first book written by a woman in English. Six centuries after her death, she continues to inspire readers with her pious...

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In questo audioBook è narrata la vita di papa Roncalli. La ricostruzione minuziosa dei passaggi fondamentali della sua esistenza, le vicende e i dialoghi tratti da documenti e testimonianze dirette, mettono a fuoco la sua infanzia, la giovinezza e poi la formazione in Seminario e il Sacerdozio. E poi gli anni in veste di Nunzio Apostolico attraversando la guerra e i grandi fatti che sconvolsero il XX secolo.

Siebzehn Tage nach dem Tod von Johannes Paul II. wurde unerwartet rasch und mit offenbar großer Stimmenzahl der deutsche Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger zu dessen Nachfolger gewählt und die Freude in aller Welt war übergroß, als der Papst auf den Balkon über dem Petersplatz trat, um sein Amt zu beginnen als einfacher Arbeiter im Weinberg des Herrn, wie er sich selbst beschreibt. Hinter ihm liegen schwere Wochen: vor den Augen der Welt hielt er für seinen Vorgänger den Trauergottesdienst.

2016 Winner of the Gospel Coalition Book Awards At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. “Nobody is not a divided self, of course,” he once told an interviewer, “but I think it’s rather strong in my...

We must position ourselves to receive. In any circumstance where a giver is giving, the recipient must position themselves to receive. Spiritually, you cannot receive a gift from God unless you position yourself to receive that gift. In fact, if you are not in position, God's blessing will crush you, and it will cause the opposite effect that was intended.

George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican - famously converting to Christianity in 1931 after conversing into the night with his friends, J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugh Dyson - and how Lewis delivered his wartime talks to a traumatized British nation in the midst of an all-out war for survival.

At the age of 21, Monica Baldwin - the niece of Stanley Baldwin - entered one of the most strictly enclosed contemplative orders of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 48, and after struggling with her vocation for many years, she left the convent. But the world Monica had known and forsaken in 1914 was very different from the world into which she emerged at the height of the Second World War.

John Wesley was an 18th-century preacher, theologian, and cleric who helped found the Methodist movement with his brother, Charles. Arguably one of the most important Christian voices of his day, Wesley wrote in his journal on a daily basis, capturing his views, thoughts, feelings, and prayers on paper to share with the world. The journal contains 50 years' worth of this great man's reflections and experiences and is widely considered one of the great spiritual classics.

In questa biografia dallo stile documentaristico, corredata da fonti storiche, ripercorrerai la vita di uno dei santi più amati. Francesco di Assisi conquista per la sua dolcezza, il suo coraggio, ma soprattutto per il suo essere libero. Un uomo e un santo capace di mettere in discussione il mondo e la società oggi come allora.

Als Joseph Ratzinger im April 2005 zum Papst gewählt wird, als erster Deutscher seit 482 Jahren, blickt der 78-Jährige auf eine beeindruckende Karriere zurück. Geprägt durch das katholische Elternhaus in Oberbayern, wird er Priester, Professor für Theologie, schließlich Kardinal und rechte Hand von Papst Johannes Paul II.

From childhood to his deathbed, this story follows the decisions of Francis at various stages of his remarkable life. From an audience with the Pope to an audience with a sultan, Francis was always grounded in a remarkable message.

Jonathan Edwards is perhaps best known for his "fire and brimstone" approach to preaching which emphasized the sovereignty of God, the depravity of humankind, the reality of hell, and the necessity of a conversion experience. Experience the reasoning of the great Puritan philosopher in his sermons, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," the most famous sermon in American history, and "Pardon for the Greatest of Sinners."

The Bible warns that Christians will face persecution, and for many, that has meant imprisonment, torture, and even death. In this abridged recording of Foxe's Christian Martyrs of the World, you'll be challenged by the powerful witness of early church leaders who paid the ultimate price for their Lord.

El Cardenal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, desde el 13 de marzo de 2013 Papa Francisco, y el Rabino Abraham Skorka, rector del Seminario Rabínico latinoamericano, son dos tenaces promotores del diálogo interreligioso, a través del cual buscan construir horizontes comunes sin diluir las particularidades que los caracterizan.

In this compelling portrait of Paul the man, his message, and his world, Robin Griffith-Jones reveals the apostle as a brilliantly entrepreneurial witness to the transforming presence of Jesus himself. This groundbreaking book unlocks Paul′s letters, revealing their purpose and power as never before.

The spiritual legacy of a literary master — and mentor To many who have discovered his books, C. S. Lewis is more than simply a writer; he has been a spiritual mentor. Here, over fifty Christians share how meeting the mind and imagination of Lewis in his books sparked the beginning or changed...

C. S. Lewis is one of the most influential Christian writers of our time. But while it was clear from the start that he would be a writer, it was not always clear he would become a Christian. A Life Observed tells the inspiring story of Lewis’ spiritual journey from cynical atheist to joyous...

John Henry Newman: A Mind Alive paints a vivid and nuanced portrait of Newman as a thinker, a friend, a priest, and shows us how he approached some of the controversial issues that still divide Christians. Those who want to come to know Newman better and to learn from him will be able to meet him in this concise and elegant new study.