The School of Compassion: a Roman Catholic theology of animals   Deborah M Jones    NEW
The author engages with the Catholic Church’s contemporary attitude towards animals. In the first part she explores the history of the Church’s ideas about animals, the second part forensically examines the Catechism of the Catholic Church's four paragraphs which relate particularly to animals, and finally major contemporary issues are raised. Themes emerge, such as the renewal of creation in the apocryphal legends, in the Desert Fathers, and in Celtic monasticism. The spirituality of St Francis of Assisi, the legal status of animals, and liturgies of the Eastern Catholic Churches are also looked at for the light they shed on the Church’s thinking. "What Dr Deborah Jones has discovered is a remarkably more complex, infinitely richer, and considerably more animal-friendly Catholic tradition than might be supposed by the usual caricatures. This book is the fullest systematic treatment of the moral status of animals within the Roman Catholic tradition.It is the result of painstaking scholarship, wide reading, and, most of all, insightful theological exploration. It ... provides a stream of fresh perspectives on our lives with God’s other creatures. It is a deeply Catholic work, and I pray that it strikes a deep chord within the Catholic community.” - Revd Professor Andrew Linzey [more details...]
Code: B2099        £14.99  
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Fulton Sheen   Louise Merrie    NEW
Archbishop Sheen continues to inspire people as they realise that he provided answers for the same problems that we face today. He lived a public life, constantly promoting the Faith through his work as a professor, through his books and articles, his radio and television programmes, his lectures, his classes for converts, his service as a National Director for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, and as a Bishop. Yet he also maintained a strong inner life of prayer that enabled him to remain a faithful priest. His reputation for holiness is why the cause for his canonization began in 2002 and continues to progress. He may eventually be named a saint. [more details...]
Code: B2072        £1.95  
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Gardening for God   Jane Mossendew    
A spiritual and practical guide to gardening. Gardens have always occupied an important place in Holy Scripture, from the garden of Eden to the many horticultural images used by Christ himself. This booklet is an invitation to remember God when we head out of our back door. It shows how we are brought closer to God through being surrounded by, and helping to grow, His creation. From the different flowers that accompany us throughout the liturgical year, to the importance of making time for reflection, a garden has an eloquent language that this text helps to unpack. Jane Mossendew was raised as an Anglican and converted to Catholicism in 1959. In 2006, after a career in education, Jane retired from London to her garden in the south of France. [more details...]
Code: B1992        £2.50  
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Give God A Chance   Robert Kelly SJ    
How to let God take charge of your life. '..this book will certainly make you think.' The Universe [more details...]
Code: B0377        £5.95  
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Healing in the Spirit   Jim McManus    
In this widely acclaimed book, Jim McManus focuses on the rediscovery of the healing power of prayer, and the recovery of the healing ministry within the Church. Includes a chapter on the healing power of forgiveness. [more details...]
Code: B1071        £10.95  
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The Inside Job: A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem   Fr Jim McManus    
True self-esteem is a gift that only we can give to ourselves; and only we can deprive ourselves of it. This book explores a rich, personalistic spirituality, made relevant to the reader through the insights of modern theology and psychology. [more details...]
Code: B1072        £7.95  
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Finding Forgiveness   Jim McManus and Stephanie Thornton    
Looks at every facet of unforgiveness - its causes, symptoms and consequences. Then, drawing on real-life case studies, the words and examples of Jesus, they demonstrated the truly healing power of forgiveness and guide the reader in the search of this elusive quality. [more details...]
Code: B1073        £7.95  
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The Healing Power of the Sacraments   Jim McManus    
In this revised and expanded edition, McManus explores how lives are healed, changed and enriched through the Sacraments of the Catholic Church. [more details...]
Code: B1074        £10.95  
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The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in the Da Vinci Code   Carl E Olson, Sandra Miesel    
The definitive response to and critique of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", and its careful research will also help those confused by other similar works by disreputable conspiracy theorists. "Finally! Someone has taken the trouble to counter the absurdities of "The Da Vinci Code". And unlike the original, "The Da Vinci Hoax" is a delight to read." - Prof. P Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University [more details...]
Code: B0957        £11.50  
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Journey to Freedom   John Pridmore with Greg Watts    
"Many of us can feel trapped and in prison, that life is not worth living and that there are parts of us which we find hard to accept" says John Pridmore, former London gangster and international speaker. He explores why so many of us sense there is something missing from our lives and why feelings of fulfilment and happiness are so short lived. Drawing on his own experiences and those of the men and women he has encountered on his travels, whose lives and ideas have shaped our modern culture and society, he discusses issues such as the nature of love, sexuality, spirituality and forgiveness. He looks deeply at the wounds many of us cannry and how we can find peace, healing and a sense of real freedom. This is a book that can show you how to accept yourself, have richer personal relationships and discover what it is that makes you truly unique. In large print, easy to read format. [more details...]
Code: B1765        £7.95  
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From Gangland to Promised Land   John Pridmore with Greg Watts    
He was a serious ‘Face’ in London’s East End – His jackets were tailored to hold his machete and knuckledusters – His Drug deals netted him thousands – He had a penthouse, sports cars and women – He nearly killed a man outside a nightclub – Then something extraordinary happened… The second edition of this best-selling biography, Greg Watts tells the compelling story of John Pridmore's conversion to Christianity. John now speaks in prisons and schools, and has appeared on EWTN TV. [more details...]
Code: B1319        £7.95  
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The Gangsters Guide to God   John Pridmore with Greg Watts    
The Gangster's Guide is less an autobiography than a series of meditations and observations on modern life illustrated with autobiographical sketches, and backed up by tales from the lives of Christians Pridmore admires. These range from Jesus and the apostles to Louis Pasteur, Mother Teresa, and members of his own family. The book is divided into short chapters with titles such as `The Guv'nor ­ God', `Get over it ­ self forgiveness' and `Giving up the gear ­ addictions' providing a unique blend of contemporary and eternal themes. [more details...]
Code: B1320        £7.95  
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Healing the Wounds of History   Peter Hocken    
Repentance is key for reconciliation and healing between individuals. What does one do, however, when it is a question of institutional sin, deep seated prejudices, racism, or wrong doing that may have been done by a nation, group or even by individuals representing the Church many years ago? Pope John Paul II has played a particularly significant rote in Christian initiatives for reconciliation. To help us reflect on this area, in this paper, Fr Peter Hocken looks at the whole area of Repentance for the sins of the past and the significance of the Purification of Memories. He also gives some practical advice on how people might get involved in this. [more details...]
Code: B0917        £0.75  
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A Time for Compassion   Michael J Cunningham, SDB    NEW
Today we are being confronted with new challenges that touch both our personal lives and our world. We are being asked to live the paschal journey of Jesus whose mission is to unite all things in heaven and earth. God calls people from a fear-based religion of rules and regulations to a love-based religion, in which a profoundly relational God invites all humanity into union and communion. [more details...]
Code: B2104        £7.00  
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