The Ladder of the Beatitudes

The Ladder of the Beatitudes
Author: Jim Forest
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608330826

Drawing on stories from the lives of the saints, scripture, and everyday life, Jim Forest opens up the mysteries of the Beatitudes. These ancient blessings, with which Christ began his Sermon on the Mount, are all aspects of communion with God. As Forest shows, they are like rungs on a ladder, each one leading to the next. They appear at the doorway of the New Testament to provide an easily memorized summary of everything that follows, right down to the crucifixion ("Blessed are you who are persecuted") and the resurrection ("Rejoice and be glad").

North Star

North Star
Author: Dorrie Papademetriou
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2001
Genre: Aleuts
ISBN: 0881412236

In 1794 a group of Russian orthodox missionaries landed on Kodiak Island, Alaska, with the intent of preaching to native Americans, baptizing those who would accept the Christian life and developing for them both academic and agricultural schools. Of these missionaries, Father Herman lived among the Aleut people for over 40 years, and earned the nickname Apa or Grandfather. He was often involved with local authorities concerning the rights of local natives, who were constantly violated by explorers and foreign authorities. In this volume, author Dorrie Papademetriou captures the essence of the monk and the world of Apa and the Aleut people comes alive in illustrations of northern lights, Kodiak bears, giant cabbages and angel's wings.

The Wonderful Life of Russia's Saint Sergius of Radonezh

The Wonderful Life of Russia's Saint Sergius of Radonezh
Author: Alvin Alexsi Currier
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781888212242

Bartholomew was a little boy who loved the forest, his family and God. But little Bartholomew was sad, because he couldn't read. One day he went into a forest and found a holy monk who gave him some blessed bread and prayed for him to read.and he did! Bartholomew became the monk Sergius, and soon grew into a holy saint who performed many miracles: a famine was ended through his prayers, a little boy rose from the dead, and a drought was diminished by a miraculous spring that rose up from his intercessions. Read about the life of St. Sergius from the age of seven until his repose several years, and several miracles later. A full-picture book that is beautifully written and illustrated. For ages 4-12.

The Law of God

The Law of God
Author: Seraphim Slobodskoi
Publisher: Holy Trinity Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780884650447

This is the English edition of the classic Russian textbook designed for parents to teach their children "all the fundamental points of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life." Because children are growing up quickly in a society that raises serious and agonizing questions the author does not teach in naive stories that remain stories only. It offers an overview of the whole of the Old and New Testaments as well as instruction on prayer, worship and what it means to live by the teaching of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. Lavishly bound and made to last. Well illustrated with black and white photographs and icons.

Blessed are You

Blessed are You
Author: Eileen Egan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Beatitudes
ISBN: 9780898707243

These reflections of Mother Teresa point to the heart of the Beatitudes, the Gospel, as a sign of contradiction to the world and a source of spiritual freedom for all who follow Jesus. It includes reflections by Mother Teresa on the Beatitudes and pictures of Mother Teresa and her Sisters living that Beatitude.

The Royal Road to Joy

The Royal Road to Joy
Author: David Bird
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2004-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781595250025

This book is relevant to every Catholic who is looking to live the life of the Gospel. Living the beatitudes will deepen the understanding of what it means to be a eucharistic people. The Royal Road to Joy: The Beatitudes and the Eucharist tells us how the living of the beatitudes is not only relevant, but actually helps in a deeper understanding of what is celebrated at the altar. This book examines the profound process of Christian conversion in which our basic attitudes are radically changed toward ourselves, toward what happens to us, toward other people, and finally toward God. This is the road to joy we find in the beatitudes. In this deeply spiritual text, Dom David Bird presents two interrelated commentaries -- one on the eight beatitudes, the other on the Mass -- that make clear the intimate connection between the spirituality of the beatitudes and the eucharistic celebration. Book jacket.

The Beatitudes

The Beatitudes
Author: César Franck
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1899
Genre: Beatitudes (Music)
ISBN: