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| Showcasing Heller’s trademark songwriting, The Pretty & The Plain features lyrics that are both introspective and exploring. Musically, her influences are diverse, sighting Damien Rice and Over The Rhine, with a lyrical intricacy akin to Patty Griffin. The result is an exceptional collection of songs that are warm and engaging with a bit of an edge. Her songs resonate with people from all walks of life as she balances light-hearted humor and poignant truths with her listeners. |
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| The winter doldrums are just settling over Acorn Hill when a movie crew comes to scout out locations for an upcoming film. The director wants Grace Chapel to be the setting for a pivotal scene and the town itself is a perfect back drop for the film. While some residents are thrilled about the revenue the shoot will bring, and some want to star in the picture, others are less certain that the disruption will be welcome, and a director with a nefarious reputation doesn't help. Can the town keep from becoming star-struck long enough to make a wise decision? Meanwhile, Alice and Loise fear losing Jane when she is offered a place on a nationally syndicated cooking show, Louise learns how to handle an overly zealous piano student, and a guest draws all the sisters unexpectedly into a new past time. Soon the Howard sisters along with the rest of Acorn Hill will have to decide if the price of fame is worth paying. |
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| The Priest is the first book in a new companion series to A Lineage of Grace. Each novella peers into the life of one of five biblical men (such as Aaron, Jonathan, Barnabus) who stood behind the great heroes of faith. In The Priest you'll meet Moses' brother Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. How will Aaron support Moses while he struggles with being satisfied with God's plan for his own life? Be inspired by how this seemingly secondary character plays a key role in supporting his leader and impacting the faith for eternity |
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| 'The beloved Archbishop Sheen, whose cause for canonization is open in Rome, presents a profound and deeply spiritual look at the meaning of the priesthood and relationship of the priest with Christ as an "alter Christus". ' Sheen delves deeply into what he considers the main character of the priesthood, and one not often discussed, that of being, like Christ, a "holy victim". To be like Christ, Sheen emphasizes that the priest must imitate Christ in His example of sacrifice, offering himself as a victim to make His Incarnation continually present in the world. ''"Unlike anyone else, Our Lord came on earth, not to live, but to die. Death for our redemption was the goal of His sojourn here, the gold that he was seeking. He was, therefore, not primarily a teacher, but a Savior. Was not Christ the Priest a Victim? He never offered anything except Himself. So we have a mutilated concept of our priesthood, if we envisage it apart from making ourselves victims in the prolongation of His Incarnation." ' "Bishop Fulton Sheen ' |
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| In this 13-part series, Fr. Frederick Miller, a teacher of seminarians at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, takes a look at the gift of the priesthood of Jesus. His “insider's perspective� shows us what the priesthood is all about: from it's beginnings to Our Lord's ministry on earth and the reflection of the Early Church Fathers. He discusses the discernment of the call. |
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| The Priests Expansion Set introduces 251 new and re-printed characters, enhancements, and artifacts from the Bible to bring more strategy and excitement to your Redemption games. |
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| The mixed results of the ecumenical dialogue since the Second Vatican Council have made it clear that the primacy of the Bishop of Rome remains the single most serious obstacle on the path of ecumenism. ' In his landmark 1995 encyclical Ut unum sint, Pope John Paul II reiterated the constant teaching that the Catholic Church “has preserved the ministry of the Successor of the Apostle Peter, the Bishop of Rome�. He also invited leaders and theologians of other Christian communities to engage in a “patient and fraternal dialogue on this subject-to find a way of exercising the primacy which, while in no way renouncing what is essential to its mission, is nonetheless open to a new situation�. ' This book explores in depth the discussion of papal primacy in the Catholic-Orthodox, Catholic-Lutheran and Catholic Anglican dialogues, along with an appendix on the concept of “Sister Churches�. Each chapter describes how the primacy is viewed in the respective churches or ecclesial communities, then it analyzes the documents of the official ecumenical dialogue and realistically evaluates the results achieved thus far. Father Adriano Garuti, O.F.M. , since 1975, has served with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith while continuing to teach ecclesiology and ecumenism at the Antonianum.' |
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| 'Margherita Guarducci, acclaimed scholar of ancient literature, extending her research to various disciplines, such as philology, ancient history, archaeology and epigraphy, demonstrates how they contribute toward clarifying and resolving a centuries-old problem: the primacy of the Church of Rome over the other Christian Churches. ' The resulting picture spans over two millennia of history, illuminated by several “primacies� of Christianity, gathered and evaluated together for the first time: ownership of the oldest Christian basilica, the oldest portrait of Christ, the oldest icon of Mary, and, most importantly, the oldest relic of St. Peter in the Vatican Basilica. ' Guarducci gives evidence of certain concatenations of events which tend to confirm the primacy of the Church of Rome, the ancient universality of which survives to this day in the spiritual primacy of the Roman “Catholic�" that is, Universal"Church. And this survival is guaranteed down through the centuries by the extraordinary presence in the Vatican of the authentic earthly remains of the Apostle whom Christ selected as His vicar on earth. Illustrated ' ' Margherita Guarducci is a former professor at La Sapienza di Roma University, and a member of various academies including the British Academy and the Accademia dei Lincei. In addition to this book, her long years of research in the Vatican culminated in her book, The Tomb of St. Peter .' |
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| Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. In The Prince, beloved author Francine Rivers illuminates the life of Jonathan. In this new series of hardcover biblical novellas from beloved author Francine Rivers, each novella tells the story of one of five biblical men who stood behind the great heroes of the faith: Aaron the priest, Caleb the warrior, Jonathan the prince, Amos the prophet, and Silas the scribe. In the vein of the Lineage of Grace series, these books will entertain, challenge, and inspire, directing readers back to the Bible as the ultimate source of truth and hope. |
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| Now with a new cover, Lori Wick’s bestselling contemporary love story The Princess (over 200,000 copies sold) will reach even more readers. In the Land of Pendaran, Shelby Parker lives a humble but good life. Her special qualities are eventually noticed by the king and queen of the House of Markham, who seek a new wife for their widowed son, Prince Nikolai. To uphold the tradition of their country, Shelby and Nikolai agree to an arranged marriage. But while Nikolai is a perfect gentleman in public, he remains distant at home, leaving Shelby to wonder what is in his heart. Will the prince ever love her as he did his first wife? Can the faith they share overcome the barriers between them? |
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| A gripping drama starring Alec Guinness about a Cardinal imprisoned in a Soviet bloc country. His captors attempt to break his determination not to be used as a propaganda tool. Loosely based on the real-life experiences of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty, a Hungarian leader during and after World War II. Regarded as one of Guinness' best performances. Also stars Jack Hawkins. Movie shown in Black and White. This DVD contains the following language options: English with optional French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles |
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| C. S. Lewis is best known for his journey from atheism to belief as described in "Mere Christianity." But his struggles did not stop upon conversion. Lewis went on to wrestle with one of the central debates of the faith: how can a good and powerful God allow human suffering? Join Lewis as he resists the temptation to believe God is too small for big questions and plunges headlong into an unrelenting test of his new faith. |
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