My Religion: Reel Or Real?

My Religion: Reel Or Real?
Author: Benjamin A. Vima
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2013-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490713646

As the cradle-religion I belong to has been, at every age, probing into her managing and conserving of the Mmysterious Ttreasures entrusted to her, with the enlightenment, offered by Vatican Council II, I too longed to scrutinize my own handling of Catholic Christian Ffaith. I wanted to examine whether the religion I practice personally was real or reel? tTrue or false? gGenuine or false? aAuthentic or artificial? hHeartfelt or routine? fFruitful or poisonous? oOriginal or counterfeit? sSingle-hearted or double-hearted?' Certainly, as a priest I had lot of occasions like recollections and retreats regularly to regularly assess the genuineness of my religious holdings and practices. Though I began 10ten years back, gathering all my scribbles and journals of evaluation about my personal religion, I started putting them seriously into a book form only after Pope Benedict XVI announced year 2012 as the Year of Faith. I considered it a call from God who wanted to befriend me more intensely and to promote to my friends this habit of assessing one's own faith. This is how this book was conceived and shaped. This book can be considered as a self-imposed act of examining my conscience about the identity, nature, and application, and practice of religion in my life. I hope and pray this effort of mine will surely assist my readers do the same, not only during this Year of Faith as it would be ended 24 November 24, 2013;, but also later on in life when tumult of waves and trials is daunting against our faith and religion.

Discipled Leadership

Discipled Leadership
Author: Rev. Benjamin A. Vima
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2018-12-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490792759

The content of the book is a keen observation and thorough analysis and transparent proclamation on Church leadership with all its bright and dark sides as of today. In the light of Jesus’ Gospel-democracy, leadership here zooms out to all humans who have committed to Jesus as their Master who has granted them reciprocally in their Baptismal birth a big share in his leadership. Together with leadership-right Jesus too has put before them many demanding missives and indispensable duties to be fulfilled. This book is made of three sections: Genesis of discipled leadership; Master’s personal demands from discipled leaders; and His official demands from them in executing discipled-leadership. It is a book of the day when thousand and one heinous complains and reports, blasted out in social media against the political and social leadership and very sadly against religious and spiritual leaders. Some of those reports may be probably out of proportion; but almost 85% of them are experiential, legally-investigated and publicly confessed and testified by so many eyewitnesses. Author Fr. Vima assures, if the content of the book is meditated and prayed, chapter by chapter, there will be lot of spiritual and mental gain and support for the readers, especially those who struggle in their management of critical leadership in the Church environment.

Reel Spirituality

Reel Spirituality
Author: Robert K. Johnston
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2006-12
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0801031877

A comprehensive study of theology and film that explores how the Christian faith is portrayed in film throughout history.

Ministry in Tears

Ministry in Tears
Author: Rev. Benjamin A Vima
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2015-12-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490766707

In this book, the two priest brothers portray the tears they shed in priestly ministry, not merely to ventilate their emotional outbursts or confessions to their friends, kith and kins, and even their so-called enemies, but most of all, to celebrate those tears as part of the blessing that has come to strengthen their union with the Lord, with the church, and certainly with their lifelong neighbors. The kind of tears their eyes showered were those of gratitude, joy, and sorrow. Their discussion also would bring home to every good-willed people how the foreign-born priests who serve the church in different continents not to be considered as mere international priests in a modern business term, rather to be esteemed as the true missionaries sent by the Lord for the impending purpose of new evangelization. Ultimately, their dream in this dialogical venture is to bring their readers, especially their (international) fellow missionary priests, closer to Jesus, the one they love the most, and to the church, his beloved spouse.

Hilltop Scriptural Meditations

Hilltop Scriptural Meditations
Author: Rev. Benjamin A Vima
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490774513

During all the HILLTOP moments in Jesus life not only he was informed and confirmed by his Father about his true identity and mission, but also he shared those inspirations with his followers. This is what the Scriptures and the Church exhorts us to encounter during our personal prayertime. The author esteems of his retirement-life of solitude as a hilltop milieu, which is very conducive to meditate in the presence of God who is the Highest. According to the author, Where the Highest is there the Hilltop is. And he asserts, the meditations found in this work have been collected when he was at His Highest Place. This book contains 105 weekend meditations, based on Liturgical Years A & B-Sunday Scriptural passages. Author writes in his Forward: I dream to see this work as a handbook to be used either in the hands of every Christian at his/her Sabbath Prayer Hours or at the desks of preachers during the preparation of their Sunday homilies.

ON THIS DAY Heavenly Food for Spiritual Hunger

ON THIS DAY Heavenly Food for Spiritual Hunger
Author: Fr. Benjamin A Vima
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1698717563

‘On this Day’ is a prayerful and meditative work, consisting of daily reflections and prayers on Scriptural passages used in seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. Its content, as spiritual food, comes out of the enlightening Scriptural words, proclaimed by the Church during everyday Masses. We are pilgrims in this world walking, marching, jogging, or running to reach our ultimate life’s destiny for which God has designed and created us. Every day is so important because, as the Bible points out, today is the only Day God has entrusted to us to prepare for our meeting Him. It is the only Day every human has in hand to please God. It is the only Day every God’s child is given to reciprocate to his Father’s Covenantal Love. It is the author’s earnest desire that ‘On this Day’ may assist his readers in their spiritual and religious exercises through which they gain sufficient heavenly energy to make each day pleasing to the Lord and to magnify His Glory.

My Religion

My Religion
Author: Charles Lamar Garrison
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2012-08-16
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1477132279

Winding down the deceit soaked pavement of Chicago’s infamous Cabrini Green housing project through the drug infested plight of Columbus, Ohio’s Lower Westside. Imprisoned stick up kid and contract killer Remorse Evans details his life of crime. All the while attempting to survive within the walls of one of the nations most notorious prisons, S.O.C.F. better known as Lucasville Max.

The Gospel Conversational Church

The Gospel Conversational Church
Author: Sam Greer
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1973681447

The Gospel Conversational Church was written for the purpose of helping churches cultivate a gospel conversational culture. A two-fold strategy was used to accomplish this purpose: (1) Prophetic inspiration from the Word of God was expounded in order to answer the question of why we should cultivate a gospel conversational culture, and (2) practical insights on how to cultivate such a culture was espoused. The Gospel Conversational Church was written for the local church and to the local church. The book is written in such a way where pastors and leaders can use it as a training tool. Yet, small groups can use it as a way to study a local church’s responsibility to fulfill the Great Commission.

Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema

Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema
Author: Bhaichand Patel
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0670085723

Hindi cinema has cast a seductive spell over its spectators for close to a century now. Visually arresting, dynamic in outlook and pulsating with life, Bollywood has entertained and enthralled moviegoers over the years with its melodious music, its colorful drama and its lively plotlines. At the very heart of the Bollywood mystique is the towering presence of its galaxy of stars demigods and divas who have shaped and defined popular cinema, and popular imagination, from one generation to the next. "Bollywood s Top 20 "is an exciting collection of brand new essays by renowned writers that pays tribute to Hindi popular cinema s biggest stars of all time from Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Madhubala to Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor who are indispensable to the Bollywood pantheon. Each piece offers unique insights into the lives of Bollywood s most exceptional legends their struggles and triumphs, downfalls and scandals, and the inscrutable x-factor that made them carve a niche for themselves in an industry bursting with talented professionals and desperate hopefuls."