Forty Days Plus Three
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-1769-4 (ISBN)
In these reflections on the readings for Lent and the Triduum, Monsignor McIlhon invites us to ponder the consistency between what we believe about human dignity and how we live that dignity. If Lent becomes a daily journey whereby we consent to become one with the visible features of Christ's risen life, waiting to be raised from the dyings of our life, then the paschal mystery becomes a marvelous experience.
Although he writes with great sensitivity and theological depth, Monsignor McIlhon does not become pedantic nor does he go beyond the depth of the average reader.
For priests, religious, and serious lay people looking for something more than pious writing about the most important season of the Church year, this book will make excellent Lenten reading.
Msgr. John J. McIlhon (1922-2006), was a priest of the diocese of Des Moines, and had served as a retreat director, teacher, hospital chaplain, and pastor, including a term as pastor-in-residence at the North American College in Rome. Monsignor McIlhon lived with a community of priests at the St. Joseph Educational Center, where he had served as an adult-education teacher and resource person since 1983.
Content
Preface 7
Foreword by Bishop William H. Bullock 9
But What About God's Longing? 13
Lent's Centerpiece 15
Prayer: Longing to See Christ 17
We Are Sacraments of God's "I Am" 19
From the Ends of the Earth 22
Contracts? Not God's Way of Being Fair! 24
A Success you Can Take with You 27
Jesus Christ Makes the Difference 29
To Remember Is to Be Re-membered 31
Forgiveness, a Journey into Mystery 33
Raising Questions Is the Answer 36
Transfiguration? But Climb the Mountain First 38
A Good Reason to "Keep Still" 40
The Good News of Good Friday 43
"God Doesn't Answer My Prayers!" Really? 45
Responsibility: Care Shared 47
Israel, God's "Fair Lady" 49
"Send in the Clowns" 52
"If Only You Knew . . .!" 54
"So What!" 57
God Is Not a Reservoir 59
Faith Scary? Comfortability's the Problem 62
Borne Aloft on Ego's Wings 64
Become What You Celebrate 67
Believable Signs Mean Believable Identity 70
The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Whole Truth 72
Atonement: Taking It Out on Christ? 75
"To Be or Not to Be" (Holy, That Is) 77
Humanity: Worth Jesus? 80
No Cross, No Resurrection 83
Fidelity to Covenant: Prayer's Power 86
Freedom and Human Development 88
More than Script or Sound 91
Too Good to Be True? 93
Be Careful of the Gods on Whom You Fix Your Gaze 96
In Heaven as it Is on Earth 99
Melchizedek Who? 102
The Wider Vistas of Priesthood 105
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life 108
Humanity, Not Palms, Gives Glory to God 111
We Have Something God Doesn't 114
Discipline Makes Room for Christ 117
Poverty of Spirit Enables Christ to Be Life's Centerpiece 119
Obedience Is Not Subservience 122
In Touch with Christ's Blood Today 125
A Day Whose Emptiness Is the Promise of Fullness 128
Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday: Two Prisms for Baptism 130
Notes 134
| Verlagsort | Collegeville, MN |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 198 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8146-1769-7 / 0814617697 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8146-1769-4 / 9780814617694 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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