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Archdiocesan Liturgical Handbook Published By Archdiocese of Portland

Archdiocesan Liturgical Handbook Published By Archdiocese of Portland

Intended primarily for priests and deacons, this is not only practical and legal, it is also inspirational. Drawing on, for example, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Sacrosanctum Concilium, it describes the Church's vision of what the liturgy and the sacraments are for and then orders the practical and legal norms to this. 

Why AA Works! The Value of Daily Non-Sacramental Confession and House Groups, Part 1 Avoiding Scrupulosity

Why AA Works! The Value of Daily Non-Sacramental Confession and House Groups, Part 1 Avoiding Scrupulosity

The Vision for You process leads us to an accurate and deep confession that brings joy. We cannot confess too many sins if what we say is accurate and true. Scrupulosity is anxiety caused by a lack of trust in God’s infinite mercy which leads to repetition and needless over-elaboration of detail in the description of any one sin.

Painting the Nude: The Theology of the Body and Representation of Man in Christian Art

Painting the Nude: The Theology of the Body and Representation of Man in Christian Art

In this book, Clayton provides us with a synthesis that places all within the context of the greater tradition of Catholic thinking on these topics and shows how, far from being a radical departure from it, the Theology of the Body is reinforcing a traditionally Christian and conservative approach to the nude in art. - Deacon Keith Fournier

This is Spiritual Warfare - But Take Heart, the War is Won!

This is Spiritual Warfare - But Take Heart, the War is Won!

I am delighted that Sophia Institute Press is going to use my painting of St Michael for the cover of an upcoming book, Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits, which will be published next month. Charlie McKinney of Sophia Institute Press told me that he chose it because he likes the sense of effortlessness ease with which St Michael deals with evil personified, the Devil.

Book recommendation: Ben Shapiro's Right Side of History

Book recommendation: Ben Shapiro's Right Side of History

This book brilliantly introduces us to the story of who we are in the West and why it is so good to be alive today. Shapiro explains how Greek philosophy and the Jewish and Christian faiths have been the forming influences of who we are. If we want to preserve and nurture a good society, it should be part of the general education of every young person in America.