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Freedom. Here in the United States we take that word for granted. The reality of the search for freedom rings true and sharp for Leo Wysochansky. In this memoir Wysochansky tells of his upbringing at a time of social and economic upheaval in Eastern Europe. His family were hard workers and still felt the heavy hand of Polish then German oppression. Walk with Wysochansky as he is forced to travel from place to place for work-sometimes going hungry. Sit with him as he awaits word of the safety or the end of family members. Applaud with him when safety-even if only temporary-is found. Mourn his losses and celebrate his successes. This is a story that every privileged American should read to all...
The Official Catholic Directory TM is the most authoritative and trusted source of names and contact information for the Church's hierarchy and membership throughout the United States. Completely updated for 1999, it provides clergy and laypeople the most complete picture of today's Catholic Church.Organized alphabetically by diocese, Part I of this invaluable directory lets you easily locate any of the more than 60,000 clergy and thousands of laity in 205 archdioceses and dioceses in the country, including Eastern Churches and Territorial Sees. With Part I you'll also receive the highly acclaimed Pilgrimage Destinations Guide, a standalone, softcover resource detailing Catholic shrines, chu...
The mission of the Church is to introduce the person of Christ to individual human beings who by faith enter into communion with God. This does not involve adapting information to a particular context, but rather establishing the context prescribed by God for the presence of Christ wherever we happen to be among the peoples of the world. Contextualization, then, creates a new invitational core context which is host to the presence of the divine person. This is defined with the help of the gifts of ecclesial Tradition, which enables conditions that facilitate communion, and which thus helps us engage the world.
The church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi is one of the major surviving monuments of twelth-century Byzantium. Commonly referred to simply as Nerezi, the church is distinguished as a foundation built by a member of the imperial family, decorated by some of the best artists of the period, and crowned by five domes in emulation of famous buildings of the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. Thus, although located on the Byzantine periphery, in what is now the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nerezi stands as an important testimony to twelfth-century Constantinopolitan artistic and architectural trends. Its significance becomes even greater considering that, uniquely among its contemporaries,...
Contains opinions of cases decided in the Eighth and Seventeenth judicial districts of Pennsylvania, comprising the counties of Northumberland, Union and Snyder (varies slightly).