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Counsels of Religion by ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAlawī ʻAṭṭās Pdf
Thorough and enlightening, this account examines the religious practices of Islam. From discourses on reciting the Qur'an and abiding by the five pillars of Islam--profession of faith, prayers, fasting, giving of alms, and pilgrimage--to the role of taqwa--or God fearing--in attaining a good ending to life, this comprehensive guide touches upon many essential aspects of Islam. Additional chapters cover "Ruinous Things," such as arrogance, resentful envy, and avarice, as well as "Saving Things," including repentance, sincerity, reflection, and short hopes.
For more than a century, the teaching authority of the Catholic Church has attempted to walk along with the modern world, criticizing what is bad and praising what is good. Counsels of Imperfection described the current state of that fairly bumpy journey. The book is divided into 11 chapters. First comes an introduction to ever-changing modernity and the unchanging Christian understanding of human nature and society. Then come two chapters on economics, including a careful delineation of the Catholic response, past and present, to socialism and capitalism. The next topic is government, with one chapter on Church and State, another on War, and a third that runs quickly through democracy, human rights, the welfare state, crimes and punishments (including the death penalty), anti-Semitism, and migration. Counsels of Imperfection then dedicates two chapters on ecology, including an enthusiastic analysis of Francis’s “technocratic paradigm”. The last topic is the family teaching, which presents the social aspects of the Church’s sexual teaching. A brief concluding chapter looks at the teaching’s changing response to the modern world, and at the ambiguous Catholic appreciation of the modern idea of progress. For each topic, Counsels of Imperfection provides biblical, historical and a broad philosophical background. Thomas Aquinas appears often, but so does G. W. F Hegel. The goal is not only to explain what the Church really says, but also how it got to its current position and who it is arguing with. In the spirit of a doctrine that is always in development, Counsels of Imperfection points out both strong-points and imperfections in the teaching. The book should be of interest to specialists in Catholic Social Teaching, but its main audience is curious newcomers, especially people who do not want to be told that there are simple Catholic answers to the complicated problems of the modern world.
Spiritual Counsels of Father De Caussade by S.J. de Caussade Pdf
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, of the Society of Jesus in France, was one of the most remarkable spiritual writers in the 18th Century. His works have gone through many editions and have been republished, and translated into several foreign languages. In these Counsels, De Caussade's repeated advice is to welcome the gifts from God that can only be experienced in the present moment. This abandonment to God won't always give us the things we think we want, but it will give us peace.
Counsels Concerning a Religious Vocation by St Alphonsus M Liguori Cssr,St. Alphonsus Liguori Pdf
I. We ought to conform to the designs of God in the choice of a state of life, whatever it may be 4 II. The vocation to the religious state. How important it is to follow it promptly 8 III. Means to be employed for preserving a religious vocation in the world 21 IV. Dispositions required for entering religion 37 V. Trials that we must expect to have in the religious life 65 Conclusion 73 Great advice from a Doctor of the Church, St Alphonsus Liguori, CSSR
The Laity in the Life of the Counsels by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf
Overcoming the dualism between the Church and the world requires a decisive engagement: the yeast must disappear into the dough in order to become bread, but this bread must in turn be consecrated to God. With his characteristic theological depth and historical breadth, von Balthasar discusses the development of secular institutes-groups of lay people who live the life of the counsels, poverty, chastity, and obedience, in the world-as a response to the problems of our time. In the process, he sketches the outlines of a theology of states of life in the Church, presents a fascinating account of the development of vows and the religious life in the history of the Church, and compares the new secular institutes with other lay movements in today's Church. This book, which is a collection of essays von Balthasar wrote over a period of forty years, makes apparent like no other the historical and theological significance of secular institutes, and their fruitful potential.
Now in its second printing, this modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth-century teachers of Optina Monastery in central Russia, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately accessible, and universally applicable, these counsels resemble the sayings of the ancient Desert Fathers. Appropriate both for prolonged study and for daily devotional reading.
Counsels of Faith and Practice by William Charles Edmund Newbolt Pdf
Excerpt from Counsels of Faith and Practice: Being Sermons Preached on Various Occasions The author wishes to express his thanks to those who have so kindly helped him in preparing these sermons for the press; and especially his thanks are due to a kind friend, who prefers to remain anonymous, for his careful supervision, and for several valuable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Counsels of Faith and Practice: Being Sermons Preached on Various Occasions by W. C. E. Newbolt Pdf
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Thomas Merton once described the Precautions and Counsels of St. John of the Cross as "the most detailed and concrete and practical set of rules for arriving at religious perfection I have ever seen." Yet many today need assistance in discovering the treasures these brief works contain. In this book, Susan Muto continues her efforts to open up the riches of John of the Cross for modern audiences. She shows how these challenging texts, first written for sixteenth century friars and nuns, are firmly rooted in the values of the Gospel, and offer essential practical and spiritual wisdom for contemporary men and women of every age and way of life. Also included are a translation of the Precautions and Counsels by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D., as well as a preface by the translator.
Three Counsels of the Divine Master for the Conduct of the Spiritual Life, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by Edward Meyrick Goulburn Pdf
Excerpt from Three Counsels of the Divine Master for the Conduct of the Spiritual Life, Vol. 2 of 2 Christian must not only refrain from vice, but must cultivate virtue, 43 - The tongue must utter good words, and not merely abstain from evil words, 43, 44 - Words may be a vehicle of grace, 44 Life as well as death in the power of the tongue, 4 5 Redeem ing the time, literally means buying up the opportunity, 46 The Christian to be ready to give to each man a reason of his h0pe, 47 - By the grace of the Holy Spirit he must be able so to discern character that he may meet individual needs, 48 - The captive maid in Naaman's house an instance of use of opportunities, 48, 49 - Her sympathy and faith, 50 - The absence of narrowness in her, 51, 52 - No person in too humble a position to be useful in this way, 52 - Sympathy and goodwill necessary, 5 3 - Even the mere expression of genuine sympathy is helpful, 53 - But faith also is needed, 5 3 - Leading others to Christ the highest form of helping them by our words, 53, 54 - We may help them to realise some special side of divine truth, 54 - These opportunities would oftener occur if we watched for them, 54 - Every trivial detail or chance meeting with others is under the control of Divine Providence, 54 - Pray every morning for opportunities of helping others by our words, 5 5. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
