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Is there an art of dying well? If human lives have a meaning—and we experience them as profoundly meaningful—then so must our deaths and the deaths of our loved ones. Too often we are tempted to ignore our own mortality and fill our lives with distracting and strenuous activity. Yet, despite all our efforts, death plays an inescapable role in shaping our lives. Whether due to ordinary circumstances, a life-threatening diagnosis, military service, or even religious or ethnic persecution, we are called at times to have the courage to accept the possibility of death. On Christian Dying gathers original texts from the great saints and teachers of the Christian tradition to present 2000 years...
In this prodigiously researched book, Emanuel Adler addresses the hotly contested issue of how developing nations can emerge from the economic and technological tutelage of the developed world. Is the dependence of Third World countries on multinational corporations—especially in the realm of high technology—a permanent fixture of an inherently unequal relationship? Or can it be managed by the developing nations for their benefit? By a masterful comparative study of the development of science and technology in Argentina and Brazil, the author discusses governmental policies that are effective in attaining autonomous technological development. Professor Adler provides a useful corrective ...
If every priest in the Church knew this book and practiced what it says, we would have a different Church. Says the priesthood admits of no mediocrity; that a priest will either be a true priest and do immense good, or he will be an instrument of great evil. Gives firm, practical instructions to priests for both their personal life and their ministry-delicacy of conscience, hearing confessions, good example, etc. By one of the greatest priests who ever lived.
Holy healings and countless cures: Miracles wrought daily through God's beloved saints in our lifetime
Interparental Conflict and Child Development provides an in-depth analysis of the rapidly expanding body of research on the impact of interparental conflict on children. Emphasizing developmental and family systems perspectives, it investigates a range of important issues, including the processes by which exposure to conflict may lead to child maladjustment, the role of gender and ethnicity in understanding the effects of conflict, the influence of conflict on parent-child, sibling, and peer relations, family violence, and interparental conflict in divorced and step-families.
The metropolitan region of Campinas, made by 19 cities, Concentrate expressive part of “PAULISTA” PIB due to the strong presence of entrepreneur of economic importance ,that need of professional with good scientific and technologic base ,this is the reason of this book written by several writers. This population is able to learn how to learn and enabled to solve problems aggregate new knowledge. Campinas is drawn as one futurist and dynamic city. The region is one of most dynamic and important in the economic and social Brazilian scenery, it has more than 2.600.000 people and it´s the 9th big metropolitan region of Brazil. . Recently, the Exam magazine published some statistic about imp...
The saints are friends of God, and they want to become your friends, too! Some saints played soccer or rode horses. Others stood up for those who were being bullied and bravely worked for justice. Every saint has a unique story to share. Introduce intermediate readers to the amazing life stories of the saints. In print for decades, this fourth edition of a classic, bestselling, two-volume set of books contains engaging stories on a variety of saints for each day of the year.
«Reflexiones sobre el sacerdocio bajo sus aspectos teológicos, filosóficos, pastorales, morales y litúrgicos, podría ser un subtítulo de la erudita obra: SACERDOTES PARA SIEMPRE del Padre CARLOS MIGUEL BUELA, Fundador del “Instituto del Verbo Encarnado” para misioneros ad Gentes y de las “Servidoras del Señor y de la Virgen de Matará”. Y con decir esto, ya tenemos sobrada presentación para acreditar al autor, como experto en vocaciones sacerdotales y religiosas. Al respetable volumen de la obra, con más de 800 páginas, se agrega la fluidez y calidad de su escritura, constituyendo un arsenal de citas de textos escogidos de la Biblia, los Santos Padres, Mensajes Pontificios y Documentos Conciliares, especialmente de Trento y Vaticano II, síntesis este último Concilio Pastoral, de toda la doctrina católica, compendiada a su vez en el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica» (Pbro. Victorino Ortego. Tomado del prólogo del libro).
Depressive disorders are among the most common types of psychopathology in the United States. Adolescent-onset depressive disorders represent particularly insidious conditions because of their strong association with chronic and recurrent emotional problems in adulthood. This handbook offers authoritative reviews of research on the nature, ca