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May crowning, mass, and Merton : and other reasons I love being Catholic
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May crowning, mass, and Merton : and other reasons I love being Catholic / Liz Kelly.
ISBN
0829420258 (pbk.)
9780829420258 (pbk.)
Published
Chicago, Ill. : Loyola Press, c2006.
Physical Description
xv, 270 p. ; 21 cm.
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Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 11, 2008
Contents
Part one: Objects with meaning
The crucifix
Holy water, incense, and candles
Holy gear
The Rosary
Kneelers
The Pietà
Michelangelo's creation frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
The Scala Santa and devotion
Wedding bands on the hands of nuns
Part two: Those who journey with us
Mary
The archangels : St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael
Pope John Paul II
Flannery O'Connor
The young Thomas Merton in Rome
Mary Lou Williams and the blessing of conversion
The communion of saints
The Swiss guard
St. Joseph of Cupertino
Bd. Pier Giorgio Frassati
The imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis
Part three: Devotion in practice
May crowning
The anima christi, soul of Christ
Adoration
Fasting
Silence
The "Ave Maria"
Forgiveness and the Sacrament of Confession
The Rosary of the Holy Wounds and St. Mary Martha Chambon
Pilgrimages
House blessings
The Eucharist
The sign of peace
Part four: Truths that bring grace
To arrive at love
Heavenly humor
Celibacy
The pro-life life
The promise of the Holy Spirit
The names of God
God comes to meet us
Visit the imprisoned : a corporal work of mercy
Belonging to the universal church
Part five: Rhythms of the faith
Daily mass
The Feast of the Epiphany
Ash Wednesday
The sixth station : Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
The tenth station : Jesus is stripped of his garments
The hour of divine mercy
Tenebrae
Easter
Epilogue: the cross.
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