Gemma Simmonds

Sieger Köder

Sieger Koder paints images of Scripture and daily life to reveal glimpses of our hidden God. This book offers reflections to facilitate understanding of the symbolism of each of the 16 images in the collection. These prayerful meditations are based on one of the themes that are proposed for each painting and include applications for our personal life. There are also suggestions for the relation celebration themes and scripture links Scripture links included.

Glimpses of the Divine

David Lonsdale

James Sweeney

Keeping Faith in Practice is a Roman Catholic reflection on Practical and Pastoral Theology. This book presents an exploration of how theology engages with the dimension of practice in the life of the Church and contemporary society and culture. It covers the main focal points of a Catholic view of pastoral/practical theology.

Aspects of Catholic Pastoral Theology

Keeping Faith in Practice

Andrew Davison

Alison Milbank

Philip North

Anna Matthews

Ric Thorpe

Rowan Williams 

God’s Church in the World: The Gift of Catholic Mission presents a confident and joyful assertion of the Catholic character of Christian mission and its sacramental nature, exploring the transforming role the Catholic tradition can play in the evangelism. A range of outstanding contributors explore the gifts that the Catholic tradition - formed by a conviction that the presence of Christ in the Eucharist intensifies and motivates an awareness of the sacramental presence of Christ in the world – can bring to the church’s engagement with the world. Chapters include: • Mission and the Life of Prayer • Mission and the Sacraments • Catholic Mission in Practice • The Virgin Mary and Mission • Vocation and Mission • The Sacraments as Converting Ordinances • Social Justice and Growth in Anglo-Catholic Churches • Reflections on Scripture and Catholic Mission • Catholic Mission: Historical Perspectives The contributors represent the breadth of Catholic traditions and identities in the Church of England today.

The Gift of Catholic Mission

God's Church in the World

Retreats give us a space for contemplation and developing our relationship with God, but they aren't always possible. So can we still appreciate and detect the everyday God, even without special 'holy' places and spiritual practices? Dancing at the Still Point is a book for those who can't or aren't ready to go away for a residential Christian retreat, but who want to be in daily relationship and connect with God in a satisfying way. In sessions that you can work through at your own pace, Gemma Simmonds guides us through the practices and disciplines of retreats, such as being still physically and spiritually, developing a habit of prayer and learning some basic discernment skills. With insights from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, she explores how we can fold these practices into every day and shows that a rich life of prayer, in which we have time and space to let God be present, is achievable even in a busy working or family life. Practical and flexible, Dancing at the Still Point will help you find a richer and more balanced life, where the spiritual takes its rightful place amid all the other calls on time and attention.

Retreat Practices for a Busy Life

Dancing at the Still Point

Gemma Simmonds

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