Roman Pilgrimage

Roman Pilgrimage
Author: George Weigel
Publisher: Constellation
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0465027695

The annual Lenten pilgrimage to dozens of Rome’s most striking churches is a sacred tradition dating back almost two millennia, to the earliest days of Christianity. Along this historic spiritual pathway, today’s pilgrims confront the mysteries of the Christian faith through a program of biblical and early Christian readings amplified by some of the greatest art and architecture of western civilization. In Roman Pilgrimage, bestselling theologian and papal biographer George Weigel, art historian Elizabeth Lev, and photographer Stephen Weigel lead readers through this unique religious and aesthetic journey with magnificent photographs and revealing commentaries on the pilgrimage’s liturgies, art, and architecture. Through reflections on each day’s readings about faith and doubt, heroism and weakness, self-examination and conversion, sin and grace, Rome’s familiar sites take on a new resonance. And along that same historical path, typically unexplored treasures—artifacts of ancient history and hidden artistic wonders—appear in their original luster, revealing new dimensions of one of the world’s most intriguing and multi-layered cities. A compelling guide to the Eternal City, the Lenten Season, and the itinerary of conversion that is Christian life throughout the year, Roman Pilgrimage reminds readers that the imitation of Christ through faith, hope, and love is the template of all true discipleship, as the exquisite beauty of the Roman station churches invites reflection on the deepest truths of Christianity.

40 Days, 40 Ways

40 Days, 40 Ways
Author: Marcellino D'Ambrosio
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2015-03-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1616368950

If you're looking for a new Lenten experience, here are forty fresh ideas. Some will challenge you to deepen your prayer life; others will open your mind to new ways to serve others. Each of the forty ways includes a reflection to help you understand more about Lent and why it matters. You'll learn how to have a more creative experience of Lent. You'll discover positive, proactive ways to take action instead of the same old routine of giving something up. The result will be spiritual transformation and a closer walk with Christ—not only during Lent but throughout the year.

Toward Easter

Toward Easter
Author: Patrick Troadec
Publisher:
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN: 9781949124255

"O God, who desirest not the death, but the repentance of sinners, in Thy goodness vouchsafe to bless these ashes which we purpose to put upon our heads in token of our lowliness and to obtain forgiveness: so that we who know that we are but ashes?may deserve to obtain from Thy mercy the pardon of all our sins, and the rewards promised to the penitent." - Meditation on Ash Wednesday.Fr. Troadec's best-selling series continues in this third book Toward Easter. Father uses the liturgy of the Lenten season to assist us in our daily prayer, meditation and spiritual growth.Each of the daily meditations covered in this book includes a:Quote taken from Scripture, the Mass, or the Spiritual Fathers.Meditation: A particular truth of the Faith and how it applies to us.Prayer: Two short daily prayers for the reader to choose from.Thoughts: Daily recollections that illustrate a profound point.Resolution: Three simple and practical resolutions.Anyone looking to draw closer to God through the liturgy of His Church while developing the habit of daily spiritual reading and meditation needs to read this series! It continues to be a wonderful and trusted aid for Catholics of any age or walk of life. A profoundly Catholic and truly practical guide to daily growth in holiness.

The Lenten Spring

The Lenten Spring
Author: Thomas Hopko
Publisher: RSM Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1983
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780881410143

Forty meditations on Great Lent based on liturgical, scriptural and patristic texts.

Pilgrimage to Pascha

Pilgrimage to Pascha
Author: Steven J. Belonick
Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967963

This unpretentious little book of meditations based on Scripture, ancient hymns, and writings from Church Fathers will nourish the souls of reflective seekers during the forty-day period of Great Lent. Authors of each meditation have delved deeply into the sins and shortcomings of their own hearts, enabling readers to share in a collective human experience-from darkness to light, from despair to hope, and from isolation to commonality in the body of Christ-as they move steadily toward our Lord's Resurrection. The first edition of this book (titled A Journey through Great Lent, edited and authored by Archpriest Steven John Belonick, with coauthors Michele Constable and Michael Soroka), was published by Light & Life Publishing in 1998.

Calvin's Ladder

Calvin's Ladder
Author: Julie Canlis
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2010-06-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 080286449X

Calvin's Ladder traces the theme of participation in early Christian spirituality, then reveals how Calvin reworks it into the heart of his Protestant manifesto on theology. --from publisher description

A Year with the Church Fathers

A Year with the Church Fathers
Author: Scott R. Murray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Common lectionary (1992)
ISBN: 9780758625915

Drawn from the themes of Scripture itself, these devotions consider the salvation plan of God fulfilled in Jesus and carried to the world through the Church. The in-depth, thought-provoking content offers rich insight into Scripture and the Christian life and encouragement in the faith. Along the way you will drink deeply of the fountain of eternal life and gain in understanding of the message of God's Word. The daily devotions of A Year with the Church Fathers follow the seasonal movements of the Christian Church Year in a broad, general fashion, but not in the more focused and specific way that one expects for the lessons appointed for particular Sundays and festivals of the Church Year.