A collection of reflections written by theologians, liturgists, scriptures scholars, historians, journalists, and broadcasters for funerals.

Funeral Homilies

Liam Swords

Religion & Spirituality

Columba Books

Reflections on the Sunday gospels of Year A, Matthew's Year, of the Roman Lectionary. For each Sunday, he gives the text of the gospel reading, a short introductory note that puts the reading in its liturgical or scriptural context, and he summarizes the Good News of the reading in a sentence or two. He then gives two reflections on each reading, the first normally being a commentary on the text and the second being more reflective and imaginative, relating the reading to the world of today. This series has been used not only by homilists but also by groups who come together for prayer or discussion. Fr O'Flynn's lively readable style makes the best insights of modern scholarship accessible. He is an experienced retreat preacher and spiritual director. ""Superb...There is so much

The Good News of Matthew's Year

Silvester O'Flynn

This is the third volume of the series An Irish Reader in Moral Theology: the Legacy of the Last Fifty Years. The first volume dealt with foundation issues in morality, the second with sex, marriage and the family. The editors have now brought together what they consider to be the most significant articles from journals and books by Irish theologians in the area of medical and bio-ethics. Here is a rich source for those who seek to bring themselves up to date on what is happening.

Irish Reader in Moral Theology: The Legacy of the Last Fifty Years Vol 3: Medical and Bio-ethics

The Irish Centre for Religious Education hosted two international conferences that were a major contribution to the dialogue about what constitutes good education and good religious education in the pluralist context that is Ireland today. The proceedings of these two very successful conferences are made available in this publication.

Toward Mutual Ground: Pluralism, Religious Education and Diversity in Irish Schools

Religious Studies

This is a collection by Fr Mark Hartley OCSO, a Cistercian monk of Mount St Bernard Abbey, Leicester, Ireland. Fr Mark's preaching is fluent and spontaneous, and his gentle, unflamboyant style will appeal to many. That, and his ability, despite his apparent isolation in a monastery, to connect his spiritual insights with what was going on in the world, makes this book ageless. Fr Mark kept abreast of current affairs and events, and had a genuine understanding of the lot of ordinary people. He may not have been in the world but he was certainly of it, and this comes across in each of the sermons in this book.

I Have to Come Up With a Sermon...: Year A

Christian Books & Bibles

Hartley, Mark

Ministry & Evangelism

This book is the work of an international group of religious and scholars, under the leadership of Redemptorist Archbishop Joseph Tobin, formerly Secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life. With a wealth of pastoral experience and theological insight from orders both old and new, this book studies the legacy left behind by a Council that stood at the bridge between the modern and the postmodern age. "The collected papers make clear that the necessity of faith in the future has profound ministerial and theological implications. They are exegetically grounded, theologically nuanced, historically informed, and pastorally appropriate."--Romero D'Souza, The Salesian Community, December 2014

A Future Built on Faith: Religious Life and the Legacy of Vatican II

A Tale of Nine Centuries: The Story and Spirituality of the Le Cheile School Trust

Collins, Una

This work comprises a selection of Monsignor Tom Waldron's sermons and articles, written throughout his life. The tone is conversational, and the topics expansive. Monsignor Waldron was very well known as a writer and radio presenter and was considered the best preacher of his generation in Ireland. His success as a preacher can be attributed to three things: his understanding of people, his sense of language, and his keen theological insight.

Earthing the Word: Selected Writings from The Furrow

Waldron, Thomas G.

Trevor Morrow wrote this book to show why the Presbyterian Church in Ireland ascribes to men and women full equality in church leadership, based on the teaching of scripture. It is the fruit of years not only of biblical study and preaching, but also of experience in applying the gospel to life.

Equal to Rule: Leading The Jesus Way

Morrow, Trevor

Visitors and pilgrims have been coming to Glendalough since early Celtic times, and today it is one of the most-visited ancient sites in Ireland. This detailed guidebook brings out the timeless mystery of this ancient and sacred place, and reveals the treasures of the rich traditions of the area, the legends and stories of its patron, St Kevin, and the lives, lifestyles and beliefs of its inhabitants since earliest times. Uniquely, this guidebook is also a book on Celtic spirituality, based on a pilgrimage journey through Glendalough where both visitor and pilgrim are helped to make connections between the Celtic spirituality of St Kevin and his followers and a spirituality relevant for their own lives today. "It brings to both pilgrims and tourists a new source of inspiration linking the sixth century spirituality of Kevin and his followers with modern times in a meaningful way. In fact, it fills a void and gives food for thought and personal reflection."--The Irish Catholic.

Glendalough: A Celtic Pligrimage

Travel

RODGERS, MICHAEL

Specialty Travel

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