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Did you ever wonder who prepared the stable where the baby Jesus was born? In this imaginary tale, Eli, who longs to be a shepherd like his father, is given the task of making the stable ready for the sheep to come down from the hills. But little does he know that in being obedient to his father, Eli is actually getting the stable ready for the Promised Messiah.

The child in Bethlehem would grow up to be a friend of sinners, not a friend of Rome. He would spend his life with the ordinary and the unimpressive. He would pay deep attention to lepers and cripples, to the blind and the beggar, to prostitutes and fishermen, to women and children. He would announce...

This book is a gift to help us step off the frenetic treadmill that the Advent season too often becomes. Its help comes by enabling us to listen deeply each day to the Advent scripture readings and John the Baptist's repeated Advent call to "prepare the way" for the holy babe who is coming.

Do you long for peace and rest during the stressful holiday season? "31 Days of December Peace" is a companion for Stanton Lanier's 2009 Best Holiday Album "December Peace" (ZMR Awards). Short stories and reflections from Stanton, and special friends from his musical journey, invite you into blissful...

You are invited to know John from his book as you may have never known him before. He may not be who some think him to be. In the book of The Joy of 1 John 1:9 you will come to appreciate more fully your identity in Jesus Christ. You will be able to understand and tell others the similarities and...

This book is a gift to help us step off the frenetic treadmill that the Advent season too often becomes. Its help comes by enabling us to listen deeply each day to the Advent scripture readings from the Daily Common Lectionary, Year C, and John the Baptist's repeated Advent call to "prepare the way" for the holy babe who is coming.

The book contains collective memoirs about family traditions, memories, travel stories and special Italian American memories. It is a keepsake for future generations. Also, the book shows the ways in which we remain connected to our Italian traditions and memories.

The third and final volume in a trilogy of prayer manuals compiled by Publishers Weekly religion editor Phyllis Tickle as a contemporary Book of Hours to guide Christians gently yet authoritatively through the daily offices. The Divine Hours is the first major literary and liturgical reworking...

Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! Born into an impoverished Polish family living in what was then the Russian Empire, Helena Kowalska heeded God's call to join the convent, where she was initiated in 1926 as Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament....

Este libro es el compañero perfecto para las familias durante el tiempo de Adviento. Cada semana comienza con una reflexión del Evangelio dominical que los padres e hijos pueden leer juntos, luego vienen: - reflexiones cotidianas, - actividades y - oraciones sencillas para que el Adviento sea significativo...

Where does Santa go when he's not at the North Pole making toys with the elves? Well, he loves the warm weather he finds in America, such as California, Hawaii, and Tennessee. Follow along as Santa travels across the USA, with updates from the elves at the North Pole!

A great bedtime story for your children or grandchildren. Build a spiritual foundation early, and they will not stray from it. This is the Gospel of John as told by the tree that was the Cross of Jesus. A novel and different way of telling the most important story in the world!Your child will never forget how important even a tree can be for the salvation of the world.

Junto con las ideas de Friederich Nietzsche y Sigmund Freud, las propuestas sociales de Karl Marx (1818-1883) y Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) a menudo han sido consideradas como el tercer gran foco intelectual del siglo XIX. El manifiesto comunista, obra cumbre de estos dos últimos autores, no solo...

DAILY WELLSPRING offers practical and spiritual insights for a fruitful way of living as it reflects on the following: *Successful living *Your real Treasure, Wealth and Power *Your Part in this World *Importance of others in your Life *Be a Blessing *Life of Gratitude and, *Investment Author Andrew...