A contemporary, easy-to-read guide to morality for the faithful, ordinary, searching adult of the 21st century, this book of insightful commentary and questions for meditation shows readers how to live Lent to the fullest each and every day.

The Heart of the Diaconate assesses the character and future role of the diaconate in a Church that is experiencing major transitions in immigration, evangelization, family life, moral sensibilities, and clerical formation.

Listening for Truth leads men and women in a search for a fuller experience of God that begins in prayer, grows in the rediscovery of our spiritual being, and grounds itself in the truth of Jesus Christ. A presentation of the Christian life as an engagement of the whole person — body, mind, and soul — in the challenge of daily living. Paperback

The collaboration of priests and deacons in the ministry of the gospel has not always been without some tension. Remain in Me encourages clergy with this vital challenge through concrete commitments to spiritual direction and a new way of engaging God even while ministering. The book addresses their mutual dedication to remain with Christ in prayer even in the service of parishioners.

In the 1890s Australian and New Zealand women became the first in the world to win the vote. Buoyed by their victories, they promised to lead a global struggle for the expansion of women’s electoral rights. Charting the common trajectory of the colonial suffrage campaigns, Distant Sisters uncovers the personal and material networks that transformed feminist organising. Considering intimate and institutional connections, well-connected elites and ordinary women, this book argues de...

A self-directed retreat for deacons in the Catholic Church designed to lead the deacon into silent adoration and deeper appropriation of his call from Christ to become a deacon.

Chicago Police homicide detectives Jim Ryan and his partner Brian Dwyer, already loaded with open homicide investigations, are assigned to investigate a robbery homicide at a currency exchange on Chicago’s south side. During the robbery the manager of the currency exchange is shot and left for dead, and an armored car messenger making a money delivery is murdered. The investigation quickly expands to a second crime scene when the manager’s husband is found murdered and their home torched. ...

Chicago police detectives Jim Ryan and his partner Brian Dwyer are struggling with family problems, department politics, and are under investigation by Internal Affairs for possible federal civil right violations when they killed two armed robbers. Now they are being assigned to assist in the hunt for a crew of home invaders that have been terrorizing the city and suburbs. The home invaders hit again and make the biggest score of their career. They also make the biggest mistake of their li...

The Character of the Deacon describes and moves forward the current theological and scriptural understanding of the diaconate.

As we head toward the 50th anniversary of the Diaconate in the U.S. it is appropriate to reflect upon its character and perhaps its future role in a Church that is experiencing major transitions in immigration, evangelization, family life, moral sensibilities and clerical formation. The diaconate exists as a vocation of creative tension, a cleric living a lay life, and must remain in this tension if the church is to possess, in any concrete way, a diaconal imagination. A future diaconate m...

Is your goal to improve your awareness and health via meditation and you're interested in a script to follow? If so, please read on...Do you find yourself frequently overwhelmed by anxiety? Lack of resolve? Disorders of sleep, like insomnia? Do you worry a lot, instead? If you experience sleeplessness on a regular basis, this audiobook can help you combat such issues by providing you with soothing, bedtime listening.Guided Self-Healing Meditations reveals:A stress-r...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Sleep - An Introduction2 - The End of the...