The Healing Touch of Affirmation

Kane, Thomas A.

Religion & Spirituality

Affirmation Books

In this book, father Paul Keyes shares a special gift of insight with all of the Christian community in general and with those who have been chosen to serve in the diocesan priesthood in particular. His gift is one of invitation; he invites us to live reflectively, not reactively like so many men in diocesan ministry. Seminarians preparing for parish ministry will find Father Keye's meditation on John the Baptist compelling in its invitation to authenticity of Christian witness. It is evident that the author has learned not only from the experiences of his brother priests but also from his own experiences as a spiritual director and seminary professor. Reading this book will benefit priests, seminarians, and all persons concerned with diocesan ministry. The two main sections of the book, Obstacles to Pastoral Care and Facilitating Conditions for Pastoral Care should help many priests have renewed enthusiasm and sustained encouragement in their calling to daily work.

Pastoral Presence and the Diocesan Priest

Keyes, Paul T.

Covers are faded at edges and on spine, internally clean, v. good copy.

Affirming the Human and the Holy

Philomena Agudo

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Minor fading to edges and spine, small dog-earing to back cover, small stain to back cover and backmatter, minor scuff marks to front cover.

Belonging : issues of emotional living in an age of stress for clergy and religious

Franasiak, E. J.

Urgent Longings

Tyrrell, Thomas J.

"Happy Are You Who Affirm: A Book of Reflections" is about life, its struggle and its beauty. This book does not have all the answers concerning our journey in life, but it does have some of them. The reader is invited to pause and consider the thoughts expressed herein. While this book is about affirmation, the author makes no claims to having discovered a new theory of affirmation. However, he does note his indebtedness to the writings and scholarship of Martin Buber, and to the German Thomistic philosopher Josef Pieper. Buber and Pieper are the great names in philosophical and psychological thought concerning affirmation. Affirmation is basically gospel living, and though the author's psychotheological approach to this topic is original, certainly this approach is one of emphasis and explanation rather than discovery.

Happy Are You Who Affirm

Thomas A. Kane

The difficult decision to seek psychotherapy led Sr. Clare, a religious woman, through a 3-yr journey as a nonresident client at the House of Affirmation in Whitinsville MA. She came to therapy feeling fearful and depressed. With the help of her therapist, she journeyed into her past, touching and dealing with the repressed wounds and scars of life. The therapeutic process gradually led her out of her inner chaos to the experiential discovery of her center -- of the heart of her being -- God.

Journey Out of Chaos

Clare, Sister

Medical Books

This book attempts to construct a philosophy of the priesthood, an endeavor that may seem strange to some. After all, philosophy, many priests will recall from their days as seminarians, was a dry, abstract discipline that was supposed to be the handmaiden of theology. Philosophy was anything but practical. Indeed its professors and proponents seemed to glory in its impracticality and its extremely speculative caste. Another objection to a philosophy of priesthood might focus on the very possibility of such an entity. Because the meaning of Christian priesthood is tied to the meaning of Christ and Christian revelation, a theology of priesthood is possible, but can there be a philosophy of priesthood? This book is rooted in the belief that a philosophy of priesthood is neither impractical nor impossible. When it is most profound, philosophy deals with mystery. To philosophize about priestly existence is to raise the most radical kinds of questions. Such philosophizing also unveils the most exciting and inspiring kind of truth. Let the journey begin...

The Priest As Person: A Philosophy of Priestly Existence

Lauder, Robert E.

Midlife Wanderer: The Woman Religious in Midlife Transition

Murphy, Sheila M.

Reflective Living: A Spiritual Approach to Everyday Living

Brissette, Claire M.

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