Dennis Joseph Billy

"Using the concept of "deep heaven," an image borrowed from C. S. Lewis's popular work of Christian fantasy The Great Divorce, the basic christological truths of the faith are considered in the context of human happiness. Six important aspects of Jesus' redeeming actions from the Apostles' Creed are examined: his incarnation, passion and death, descent into hell, resurrection, ascension, and second coming. Each chapter concludes with a series of reflection questions and meditative prayers to assist the reader in uncovering practical applications for his or her life and relationship with God."--BOOK JACKET.

Longing for Deep Heaven

C.S. Lewis on the Fullness of Life

Dennis Billy

When the manger or the cross are front and center, it?s easier to pay attention to our faith. Kathleen M. Basi explains how to keep the light of faith burning bright in your family during the other two-thirds of the liturgical year, Ordinary Time. In This Little Light of Mine: Living the Beatitudes, Basi shows you how to grow spiritually using the Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments as your guide.

The Cloud of Unknowing

James Keating

The Vatican II documents remind us that the spiritual journey is not made in a vacuum, that God has chosen to save us, not individually, but as The People of God. The Eucharist must help Christians to make their choices by discerning out of Christ's paschal mystery. For this process to take place, however, Christians must first understand how the Eucharist puts them in touch with Christ's passion, death, and resurrection, and what concrete implications being in touch with this mystery has for their daily lives. In The Way Of Mystery, James Keating and Dennis Billy examine the Eucharistic mystery to uncover its significance for Christian life today. They seek to discover what implications the simple act of breaking bread together has for the concrete decisions Christians make. And they point out how, if Christian worship is to enliven the believing community, it must help the faithful to integrate the spiritual and moral dimensions of their lives by leading them to embrace the attitudes and values embraced by Christ. The book is intended for an educated lay audience. It is also idea for adult continuing education classes, as a text for undergraduate courses seeking to integrate faith and the moral life.

The Eucharist and Moral Living

The Way of Mystery

A step-by-step journey focusing on the tasks of developing a rich and intimate faith that likens these tasks to those necessary to learning how to walk.

Ten Steps on the Journey

Into the Heart of Faith

Thomas A. Kempis

While many contemporary readers seek the richness of classical spirituality, some find the language and thought patterns of The Imitation of Christ distant and difficult to understand. Fr. Dennis Billy, noted teacher and spiritual guide, helps today's readers interpret The Imitation by raising their awareness of how the world of Thomas ? Kempis colored and shaped his presentation of the spiritual life. Using the accessible translation of The Imitation of Christ by William Creasy, Fr. Billy highlights how today's Christians can interpret and apply The Imitation to their own spiritual journeys. Each chapter is preceded by a brief introduction and followed by a set of thoughtful reflection questions that help readers understand and apply the text.

Thomas À Kempis : a Spiritual Commentary and Reader's Guide

The Imitation of Christ

A Historical, Theological, and Literary Study

The Ysengrimus, Allegory and Meaning

"Conscience and Prayer takes the new conversation between Christian spirituality and moral theology to a deeper level of precision and focus. The authors argue that the relationship between moral theology and spirituality can best be explored by looking at how conscience is related to prayer. In exploring this relationship, both historically and theologically, Billy and Keating open new ways to approach the fundamental aspects of Catholic moral theology."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Spirit of Catholic Moral Theology

Conscience and Prayer

A manifesto for contemplative ethics, which seeks to integrate spirituality and morality, contemplation and action, goodness and holiness in the lives of believers and the people they serve.

An Introduction

Contemplative Ethics

Father Billy's powerful reflections on faith in the life of the disciple of Christ, with accompanying reflection questions, can be an excellent vehicle for prayer and study groups, RCIA programmes, and ongoing faith formation for adults.

Living the Faith in Today's World

Tending the Mustard Seed

A classic work of Russian spirituality, this tale of a nineteenth-century peasant seeking the truth with simple humility has lifted up and influenced numerous readers everywhere. In fact, this classic work, the account of an anonymous pilgrim's experiences wandering with the Jesus Prayer from place to place, across the steppes of Russia and into Siberia, has been translated into the world's major languages. This book is a true search for enlightenment, a spiritual search for a way to obey the scriptural imperative to "Pray without ceasing, " a book to be savored and re-read.Dennis Billy writes an insightful commentary that helps the reader mine the depths of this little book which is-in its simplicity and joy-a condensed course on theology. Father Billy becomes our spiritual guide through The Way of the Pilgrim, summarizing the narratives and highlighting the main points of the pilgrim's story, providing reflections that follow each narrative summary that makes explicit what each section teaches about prayer, and, finally, posing a series of reflection questions that will encourage readers to examine the teachings of The Way within the circumstances of their own lives. Father Billy writes a truly welcoming, companionable, and essential adjunct to one of the great classics of Christian literature.

Dennis Joseph Billy

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