From Humdrum to Holy

From Humdrum to Holy
Author: Fr. Ed Broom
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2016-07-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162282198X

Do you attend Mass out of love rather than obligation? Are you closer to God now than you were a year ago? Are you able to keep a consistent prayer life? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, your spiritual life needs a jump-start. In Humdrum to Holy, popular priest and radio host, Fr. Ed Broom, will stir in you a holy reverence and spiritual joy that’ll point your soul to heaven. By following the wise counsel of this experienced spiritual advisor and confessor, you’ll first learn how to identify your “kryptonite” — those hidden sins in your life that keep God from working in your soul. Fr. Ed will walk you through the simple steps to creating a plan of life — your roadmap to the heights of holiness. In a clear, methodical, and practical way, you’ll learn how to cultivate virtues like patience and purity — virtues that are difficult to attain but essential for happiness in this life and getting into heaven in the next! You’ll discover some of the most potent Catholic traditions, such as lectio divina, that have made saints out of countless sinners. And he’ll show you how to transform pious practices such as Confession and Eucharistic adoration into a powerhouse of graces flooding into your soul. And finally, you’ll learn how to keep your spiritual life strong by forming a healthy conscience, and how the pains of suffering can be transformed into the tears of joy. Scripture tells us that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. Our world needs saints, and God is offering you the graces needed to become one. Leave behind the humdrum spiritual life and open the door to the road to sainthood. Fr. Broom is ready to show you the way.

Remembering a Dream

Remembering a Dream
Author: Francis J. Moloney
Publisher: ATF Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2024-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1923006754

In order to mark the bicentenary of the foundational dream that Saint John Bosco experienced when only nine years of age (1824), this book offers readers reflections on a number of biblical and theological themes that emerge from the simplicity yet depth of that dream. In the first place, certain elements from the life and person of Jesus are presented as the model for a so-called 'Salesian' spirituality and life-style. Those elements are outlined as an awareness that Jesus never abandons his fragile disciples, and that a genuinely Christian education writes on the hearts of the young. They are never abandoned in the challenging all-pervasive secularity of contemporary society. It closes with a summons to a deeper awareness of the universal possibility of 'the perfection of love' as Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) taught, well before his fellow Savoyard, John Bosco (1815-1888).

Mamma Margaret

Mamma Margaret
Author: Teresio Bosco
Publisher: Don Bosco Publications
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780954838850

How to Grow in Faith

How to Grow in Faith
Author: Fr. Michel Remery
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2021-04-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1681927721

How to Grow in Faith challenges Catholics of all ages, especially young people, to ask questions, search for answers together, and discover how God loves each of them very deeply. Using Tweeting with GOD and Online with Saints as a basis, this book comprises a full, interactive catechetical program for participants, including online material, videos, mobile apps, social media, and assorted activities. Those engaged in youth, young adult, and adult ministries will find this to be a valuable resource, which can be used in religious education, sacrament preparation, RCIA, and marriage preparation. The program is versatile enough to be utilized by people who are completely new to the Faith as well as those searching to deepen their understanding. The personalized program consists of eighteen meetings and can be spread over the course of months and even years. Each meeting begins with a question that helps participants to explore their faith through interactive exercises and profound dialogue. Participants grow together while searching for answers that reveal the truth about life, love, and faith. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Father Michel Remery is a Catholic priest, founder of Tweeting with GOD, and author of several books, including Online with Saints. He studied architecture (1992–96) and worked for the Dutch Royal Air Force and as a consulting engineer before studying philosophy and theology in Rome (1999–2006). His Ph.D. dissertation was on the relationship between liturgy and architecture. As a priest, he has worked especially with young people and students. He served as Vice Secretary General of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2012–17), overseeing commissions related to social communications, youths, and catechesis. In 2018, he continued his priestly ministry in Luxembourg as national youth chaplain and internationally as director of Tweeting with GOD.

The Future of Humanity

The Future of Humanity
Author: Sahr Lord Emmawa
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2023-01-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982296704

A young man named Emmateh found himself in a charitable organisation called Don Bosco. In Don Bosco he encountered some white salesians who came from different parts of the developed world. In Don Bosco Emmateh gained scholarship to go to Australia and study theology. Australia invented a unique medication to modify his intellect. His way of thinking, his imagination and his wisdom. The drug empowered him to propose a fantastic idea in a paper he wrote to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He called the idea “The Future of Humanity.” This idea gained popularity worldwide. Finally, there was a huge campaign and support to bring his idea to life. Now, find out about Emmateh and his great idea.

Hold Nothing Back

Hold Nothing Back
Author: Patrick Jordan
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-02-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0814646808

Dorothy Day (1897–1980) was a well-known American journalist, activist, and Catholic convert whose cause for sainthood has been endorsed by the US bishops. She wrote numerous articles over a period of several decades for the prominent lay Catholic magazine Commonweal. Hold Nothing Back is gleaned from those writings. It includes reflections on her life as a single mother, her time in jail for civil disobedience, her struggles to keep the Catholic Worker movement she cofounded afloat, and her travels on crowded buses to report from the front lines about labor disputes, racial inequality, and poverty. At the heart of whatever Day wrote lies a profound and prophetic faith. Hold Nothing Back—a new, abridged edition of the previously published Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal—gives a glimpse of her remarkable humanity and endurance, and of the vibrant spirituality that underlay them.