Ofm: 45 books
Saying Yes
Discovering and Responding to God's Will in Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
What is God asking of me? How do I know if this is really of God and not simply my imagination? Should I follow my head or my heart? Discerning God's will is an ongoing process – not a static, one-time decision. Albert Haase, OFM, scholar of Christian spirituality and spiritual mentor to hundreds of...
The Franciscan Tradition
Franciscan Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved saints. His commitment to God's will, his yearning to embrace poverty, and his attentiveness to the Spirit's presence in his life continue to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike. The Franciscan Tradition highlights some of the most influential...
Jesus Began to Preach
The Mystery of God's Word
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
In this volume, a thoroughly revised and expanded version of The Mystery of God's Word, Father Raniero Cantalamessa engages the profound idea of the Eternal Word that becomes Life. The main and constant focus of the book is to show how the word of God illuminates and engages our existence. Cantalamessa...
Isaiah
Volume 13
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The book of Isaiah uses both prose and poetry to engage readers in a drama of great emotion and intensity. Although the circumstances under which this book took its present form remain in scholarly dispute, this commentary highlights its larger purpose-to provide the people of Judah and Jerusalem...
Daybreaks Horan Lent 2018
Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Lent is a time to find the joy of God’s light in even the darkest moments of the forty days following Ash Wednesday. It is a time to seek the joy in life and the gifts of God’s grace as we prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord. For while it may seem like we’re never going...
Daybreaks Advent (Horan)
Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Advent is a season of hopeful waiting for the light of Christ to appear at dawn after a long, cold night. It is a time of hopeful waiting as we ponder the mystery of the Incarnation, the unique and salvific way that God became with us—Emmanuel. It is a time of preparation, of renewal, of celebration...
Anti-Catholicism in American History: A Reinterpretation
Human Identity Needs Theory and the Bible Riots of 1844
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Kyle Haden, OFM, examines the tumultuous and dangerous religious and social landscape of antebellum America and vividly demonstrates the religious and social constructs that helped define "true American identity," as this was understood by the Protestant majority and experienced by the influx...
Athanasius and His Legacy
Trinitarian-Incarnational Soteriology and Its Reception
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Athanasius was a fiery and controversial bishop from Egypt, driven from his See no less than five times. Yet, his work served as a keystone to the settlement of the central disputes of the fourth century, from the Trinitarian and christological debates at Nicaea to the formulation of the divinity...
Mystagogy of the Eucharist
A Resource for Faith Formation
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Explore the deeper meaning of Eucharistic celebration with a highly regarded expert on liturgy. In Mystagogy of the Eucharist Gilbert Ostdiek, OFM, draws on ritual actions, liturgical symbols, prayer texts, and reflective commentary to help participants in the liturgy name and reflect on the meaning...
Life in Christ
A Spiritual Commentary on the Letter to the Romans
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
In Life in Christ Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the papal household, presents a project ofre-evangelization and spiritual renewal based on St. Paul's Letter to the Romans. It is therefore neither an exegetical commentary nor a theological treatise, but goes straight to the heart of what animated...
The Gift of Being
A Theology of Creation
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
In view of the critical environmental problems confronting the modern world, reflection on the nature and meaning of the world and on humanity's place in it becomes increasingly important. While Christian theology has done this for centuries, the present situation calls for a serious rethinking of...
Galatians and Romans
Volume 6
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
In his thorough, yet concise commentary on Galatians and Romans, Robert Karris, O.F.M. encourages his readers to take a head on approach to reading and interpreting the biblical text. He discusses form and purpose, message, and basic outline to help readers understand Galatians and Romans.
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by Kevin E. Mackin OFM
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
When the living Christ communicates his life to us, this bread we eat and this cup we drink from should not only form us into a community of deeper faith but also should empower us to reach out compassionately to the people around us. Yes, the Eucharist is a going forth. We must go from the church...
by Fr. Kevin E. Mackin OFM
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
God speaks to us in the Bible so we can grow in holiness. With every reading, new understandings of our life with God emerge, and we will be better inspired to enjoy God’s many gifts for us. Some texts in the Bible evolved over decades; others did so over centuries. In fact, at least forty authors...