by SrDeniseSickinger | Nov 11, 2021 | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, books, Ecclesial News, On Sale
During the past five decades, the Second Vatican Council has been alternately celebrated or maligned for its supposed break with tradition and embrace of the modern world. But what if we’ve gotten it all wrong?Have Catholics—both those who embrace the spirit of Vatican II and those who regard it with suspicion—misunderstood what the council was really about?Fr. Blake Britton discovered the truth and beauty of the council while he was in seminary and he has witnessed firsthand the power of its teachings in the life of his own parish.In Reclaiming Vatican II—a partnership between Ave Maria Press and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries— Fr. Britton presses beyond the political narrative foisted upon the post-conciliar Church and contends that Vatican II was neither conservative nor liberal, but something much more beautiful and challenging.Watch the short video here: books.wordonfire.org/reclaiming.Fr. Britton clears up misconceptions about the council and reveals how—when properly understood and applied—it fosters a richer experience of being in the Church.Fr. Britton says Vatican II promotes a radical return to the Church Fathers and the Scriptures, holding both a commitment to tradition and the need for constant renewal in life-giving balance, recenters the Church on sacred liturgy and encourages both active participation...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Nov 9, 2021 | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, books, Ecclesial News, On Sale
Friends,I am happy to share with you a new book from Word on Fire, Reclaiming Vatican II: What It (Really) Said, What It Means, and How It Calls Us to Renew the Church.The Second Vatican Council was one of the most significant cultural and ecclesiastical events of the twentieth century. Though practically everyone acknowledges its importance, Catholics have been debating its precise meaning and application for the past sixty years. Consequently, the great missionary vision of Vatican II remains largely unrealized.Fr. Blake Britton’s new book, Reclaiming Vatican II, shows how to recover it, primarily by returning to the council’s four major constitutions. Fr. Britton is an able guide, radiant and thoughtful, with an infectious joy and love for the council. He stands on the vanguard of a new generation tasked with finally bringing the council’s vision to fruition.I warmly commend this book to anyone wanting to understand Vatican II, but especially to young Catholics confused about the council and those skeptical about its relevance today: books.wordonfire.org/reclaiming.Peace,+ Bishop Robert...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Nov 8, 2021 | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, books, Don Bosco, Pilgrimage
COME SEE IT WITH US IN PERSON ON PILGRIMAGE 2022! In October 1861, Don Bosco started the procedure for the opening of a Printing Press at the Oratory. The government raised various obstacles and objections but ultimately granted the necessary permission. The School of Printing Press immediately became a training ground, published numerous volumes and booklets. In 1876 Don Bosco also founded its “extension-branch” in Genoa-Sampierdarena and in August 1877 he officially launched the Salesian Bulletin. After its initial days, the first real Printing Press was built in 1883, where the editions hitherto printed outside Turin were produced. The printing house was operational until 2012, the year in which it was closed, the day after the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of its foundation. Since 2013, the ancient machines have been exhibited, so as to recreate the environment of a printing press, as it was in Don Bosco’s time. RELATED ARTICLE(S) The Bell of the Oratory Italy – The Church is the daughter of Mary Help of Christians RMG – Many innovations in new volume of Don Bosco’s Letters Italy – The “Valdocco Shop” goes...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Nov 3, 2021 | Advent, books, Children, Family MInistry, On Sale, Prayer & Worship, Spiritual Life, Teens and Young Adults
The changes we make to our homes, the special care for friend and neighbor in this season—these are simple expressions of a greater transformation taking place. Caryll Houselander wrote of Our Lady, “Walking in the streets of Nazareth to do her shopping, to visit her friends, she set His feet on the path of Jerusalem. Washing, weaving, kneading, sweeping, her hands prepared His hands for the nails.” Browse our sale collection for thoughtful gifts and resources to prepare for the coming of the Savior! Shop Now Enjoy 25% off* these titles, no coupon necessary. Get Our Latest Advent Calendar! Through the poetic illustrations of this large Advent calendar you can share the joy of the angels and the adoration of the shepherds in front of the Nativity scene. Buy Now Books for Advent The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion Kendra Tierney provides hundreds of prayers for the important seasons and feasts of the Church calendar. This book includes the devotions, blessings, litanies, and novenas mentioned in her Compendium, along with daily prayers, down-to-earth suggestions, and occasional bits of humor. Buy Now Waiting for Christ Journey with St. John Henry Newman through Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, meditating on the coming of Christ and the Christian life. His masterful knowledge of the lives of...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Oct 26, 2021 | books, Justice, On Sale, Outreach, Salesian Family, Salesian Spirituality, Service to the Poor, Social Commitment
21 October 2021 The “Don Bosco College” in Mannuthy has brought about a series of events under the “WE CARE” project. It involved helping the Flood affected people from 2018 and 2019, going out of the way and becoming Covid Warriors during Pandemic and amidst all that held International Webinar on the theme including the excluded. “Our priority to take sides with the sidelined and go with the “Last the Least and the Lost” has seen Academic interventions as it is an IUS” Fr Raju Chakkanattu, Principal of the “Don Bosco College”, explains. These are the six books under the WE CARE Series. Two books on Flood Disaster Risk Reduction: Insulate Kerala: Hard Lessons from Flooded Fury Beyond the Flood: Lessons for Insulating Kerala. One on the Pandemic: When the World Dares the Odd: Life During Pandemic And the more recent books on Social Inclusivity: The Ousted: Embracing the Marginal Stigma: Reflections on Those left out at the Existential Peripheries The Resilient: Women’s war on subjugation. “Just as Don Bosco said, we need to cater to the poor and the abandoned. As an institution of Higher Education, we believe in giving also academic contributions in researches and publications to form part...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Oct 20, 2021 | books, Catholic News, On Sale
Reading spooky fiction in the Fall is as mandatory as listening to ghost stories around a campfire! But there is more to it for the Catholic reader—we know that mystery is essential to our faith. God gave us winds and mists, harvest moons, and dying leaves as meditation on His mystical plans for our immortal souls. We stretch with the season toward what is beyond this world, preparing for the month of remembering our dead. Our mystery collection will thrill you with the supernatural, without ignoring the deepest foundations of our faith. Enjoy 25% off* these exciting novels! Spooky titles at 25% off* the full price with code SPOOKY25 Providence Blue At his typewriter in little Cross Plains, Texas, Robert E. Howard created big characters—Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane, Conan the Barbarian—who shaped the art of fantasy fiction for generations. But Howard would never know it. On June 11, 1936, at thirty, he shot himself outside his country home. Why would he do it, and where could death have taken him? Buy Now See No Evil In the newest title from the Father Gabriel Mystery series, the detective priest is less than pleased to find himself the reluctant guest at a wealthy local family’s Christmas party. When the odious Victor Gladstone is found...
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