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Blending of a theoretical understanding of the Spirit flowing from Scripture and contemporary theology with a practical application of this theory to daily life.

Although dealing with a difficult subjefct, the author writes clearly and readably, making excellent use of parables and images to clarify those things which defy straightforward explanation.

These prayers and reflections have grown out of a daily listening to God in the changing seasons of my heart. They are the seasons of Emptying, Hoping, Loving and Healing, Dying and Rising, and Believing. I share with you the seasons of my heart. Perhaps through these prayers and reflections you may grow more sensitive to the abiding presence of God in the seasons of your heart.

A collection of positive Catholic writings on Gay and Lesbian issues.

One of the most encouraging effects of Vatican II has been the marked upsurge of interest in theology among lay people who are searching for ways to deepen their understanding of the experience of the Christ-event in their lives.

Religion only makes sense if it relates to our lives as we experience them. The same holds true for religion courses. A textbook for Roman Catholic education.

This is in response to the question: "What does it mean to live a life in the Spirit of Jesus Christ?".

Experience the same Spirit-filled words that Mother Teresa shares with the poor, the dying, the hurting, and the skeptical. The quotes, stories, and prayers in this book are hers.

"In the spiritual life it is important to be in touch with one's capacity for evil as it is to be in touch with one's capacity for good," says author James McNamara. In the Power of Compassion he describes how this insight leads to true compassion he describes how this insight leads to true compassion and to personal conversion. McNamara examines the experiences of powerlessness and meaninglessness, and the tendency toward a pseudo-innocence which is characterized by naivete and seeking excuses rather than taking responsibility for oneself.

In the changing situations of history Christians are called upon to give a public account of the hope that is them. In Faith and the Future noted theologian Walter Kasper addresses himself to just such an account for the 1980s, a decade characterized not by the utopian ideas of evolutionary and revolutionary progress of the sixties and early seventies but by an increasing fear of the future - fear, despair, and loss of hope.