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Sustaining the Spirit offers us fresh insights into the meaning and reality of vocation. Traditionally, a vocation has been understood to be related to our life's work. In this book, however, you will discover how vocation expands far beyond work to encompass the essence, purpose, and direction of each individual life. Real-life anecdotes, original study, and down-to-earth points for reflection shed light on finding our true vocation in life through our callings, commitments, and challenges. Each of these elements is thoughtfully examined, with a view to practical application to our lives and greater sensitivity to the guidance of the Spirit. Book jacket.
A supplemental resource for confirmation preparation that focuses on spiritual growth and personal development for teenagers and their sponsors.
Growing Up Sexually helps students understand and discuss the changes associated with puberty and to apply the Roman Catholic approach to issues of sexual morality. This student booklet is designed to support the active-learning strategies in its companion teaching guide.
Learning to Communicate explores effective interpersonal communication, helps students understand and practice communication skills, and allows students to assess their strengths and weaknesses regarding communication. This student booklet is designed to support the active-learning strategies in its companion teaching guide.
Conversations about Calling explores management perspectives of the calling construct. Using Max Weber’s seminal work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, as a starting point, Myers seeks to enrich management perspectives of calling by integrating the contributions of other disciplines to the literature on calling. While the word 'calling' is casually used as shorthand for 'my ideal job', the calling concept has provoked deeper and varied interest among the secular and spiritual circles of both scholars and practitioners. Structured around the idea of four conversations, the book aims to promote a holistic examination of calling. Each conversation has a different focus, eluc...
Does parish life really matter? Do people really need community anymore? Are there really "sucessful parishes" out there? The authors says a resounding "yes" to all three in this engaging and challenging invitation to parish leaders. She offers essential principles that have evolved from discussions with pastoral leaders in a variety of ministerial settings, as well as careful study of sacred Scripture, theology, Church documents, and current research. She then pulls all the principles together by offering "seasonal renewal" focus points with examples of how the seasons can lead parishioners toward a living relationship with Christ--with Sunday Eucharist at the center. Turning Hearts to Christ is a dynamic and essential planning resource for pastors, parish leadership teams, pastoral staffs, pastoral council members, faith formation, evangelization, and stewardship committee members.
MMA is one of the world's fastest growing sports. The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries offers professional and amateur fighters and fans alike the sound professional advice they need to prevent and treat injuries, find a good training camp and partners, train smarter — not harder — and choose the right equipment. Dr. Jonathan Gelber translates complicated medical topics into a guide full of practical, easy-to-follow information, complete with step-by-step photos and diagrams. From joint injuries to preventing infection, from muscle strains to the hot topic of head injuries and concussions, Dr. Gelber outlines all the need-to-know details. Featuring advice from more than 40 UFC Hall of Famers and champions, as well as many of MMA's top athletes and elite trainers, The Ultimate Guide to Preventing and Treating MMA Injuries is a must-have for anyone serious about today's fight game.
At your pace and in your own place, you will learn what the Bible and the Catholic Church say about the Holy Spirit while also increasing your ability to sense the Spirit and benefit from it. Spirit & Truth vividly illustrates how life in the Spirit is at the heart of what the Church celebrates in confirmation. In a study-journal format, it allows candidates to: Work through a structured self-study on their own time, engaging in spiritual formation ôon their minutes.ö Study over 80 Old and New Testament passages as well as what the Church teaches about the Spirit. Reflect on their personal experience with the Spirit through open-ended questions based on Scripture passages. Spirit & Truth complements Have Faith: A Candidate and Sponsor Resource for Sustaining the Spirit for Confirmation and Beyond, also by Michael Carotta, and does not replicate any of that material. Candidates can use this journal and Have Faith as part of their preparation. Book jacket.
Discovering is a comprehensive parish religion curriculum for adolescents, grades six to eight. Each section comprises a student booklet and an accompanying teaching guide which is bound with a student booklet.
Create religion classes that address younger teen's real-life issues and differing learning styles. Our comprehensive set of minicourses and teaching resources focus on relationship building, active participation, and sound religious principles. The minicourse format for grades 6-8 -- with its detailed teaching guides, full-color student booklets, and video resource materials -- gives coordinators and teachers everthing they need to create a flexible, successful curriculum that meets students unique needs. Teaching guides make teaching easy and fun with step-by-step instructions and checklists, active learning strategies, prayer guidance and copies of student booklets for reference.