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A collection of essays by leading moral theologians on the topic of how being good is related to being holy in the context of pastoral life.

Spirituality and Moral Theory: Essays from a Pastoral Perspective

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Paulist Pr

The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ's paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ's passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives. In The Way Of Mystery, James Keating and Dennis Billy examine the Eucharistic mystery to uncover its significance for Christian life today. They seek to discover what implications the simple act of breaking bread together has for the concrete decisions Christians make. And they point out how, if Christian worship is to enliven the believing community, it must help the faithful to integrate the spiritual and moral dimensions of their lives by leading them to embrace the attitudes and values embraced by Christ. The book is intended for an educated lay audience. It is also idea for adult continuing education classes, as a text for undergraduate courses seeking to integrate faith and the moral life.

The Way of Mystery: The Eucharist and Moral Living

Dennis Joseph Billy

This book presents an image of the moral life that first emphasizes the need to convert one's heart to Christ in order to then appropriate a Catholic vision of what is right and good and true.

Moral Formation in the Parish: With Your Whole Heart Turn to God

Anthony J. Ciorra

Alba House

Deacon James Keating's newest book, Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness affirms that the sharing of hearts is a necessary commitment in both marriage and prayer. If we can learn what the key elements to sharing the heart are and equally what the key elements to receiving the heart of another are, then we will know the greatest of intimacy in both prayer and marriage. The mingling of the love of spouse with and in the love of God is and has always been the foundation for a life of peace, creativity, and vibrancy, not to mention sanctity. In fact, we cannot even understand what marriage is unless we look at how Christ loved His Bride, the Church, till the end (Jn 13:1). For the baptized, Christ has joined His love for the Church to the Sacrament of Marriage and Marriage, to His love for the Church. Each couple is called to allow Jesus to bring them into this great love of His. The couple is not supposed to do all the work of love; they are called to let Jesus gift them with His own spousal love. In other words, couples should let Jesus live His spousal love for the Church over again in their own love for one another. They do this by simply asking Him in prayer to do so and by sharing their needs and desires with Him. Marriage is not a self-help relationship; it is a deep partnership with Christ.

Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness

Institute for Priest Formation

This book is a compilation of essays submitted for a theological seminar held on the campus of Creighton University and sponsored by The Institute for Priestly Formation. The theme of the seminar was 'Priestly Identity and Its Relationship to Human Maturation and Theological Teaching.' During the course of the seminar, the participants were asked to reflect upon the role of the psychological sciences as they interpenetrate with theology to bring forth within priestly formation men of affective maturity.

Seminary Theology III: Seminary Formation and Psychology

The Institute for Priestly Formation

Entering Into the Mind of Christ: The True Nature of Theology is a compilation of essays that were written to address the question: 'How does spirituality supply theological study with the correct method?' These essays affirm the fact that the study of theology necessarily involves spirituality. The essays explore the definitions of 'theology' and 'spirituality,' recognizing that the two concepts are often defined incompletely. Furthermore, the role of faith, as well as the importance of dialogue, in the understanding and practice of theology is presented.

Entering Into the Mind of Christ: The True Nature of Theology

La Oración Conyugal: Un Camino a la Felicidad Conyugal (Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness) (Spanish Edition)

Culture, Contemplation, and Seminary Formation

Religious Studies

Institute of Priestly Formation

Deacon James Keating's book Abiding in Christ: Staying with God in a Busy World is a how-to-pray resource. This book helps readers to find a quiet space wherein they can be present to God and offers suggestions of how they can be more open to God's movement within them.

Abiding in Christ: Staying with God in a Busy World

Worship & Devotion

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