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MARIAN THOUGHTS - POPE BENEDICT XVI
$9.95
This selection of 100 distinct Marian thoughts by Pope Benedict XVI is drawn from a variety of sources, including homilies, addresses, and the encyclical DEUS CARITAS EST (GOD IS LOVE). The Holy Father’s reflections cover the significant moments in the life of Our Lady: the Annunciation, the Visitation, her MAGNIFICAT, the birth of Jesus, the death of Jesus on the Cross, Pentecost, and the Assumption. The Pope reflects also on Mary as a disciple of Jesus and on Marian devotion. This beautifully expressive volume concludes with several prayers to the Blessed Mother of Jesus and our Mother.

No. of Pages: 96
Size: 4 X 6 1/4 inches
Color: FULL COLOR
Cover: HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET
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Benedict of Bavaria: An Intimate Portrait of the Pope and His Homeland
$24.95
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Just in time for the Pope's April 2008 visit to the US! Highlighting a little-known personal side of Pope Benedict XVI, this book places him in the context of his homeland, Bavaria - a place which Brennan Pursell has come to know well through extensive travel and study over the last 12 years. Explore the extraordinary brilliance of Pope Benedict's mind and the universality of his vocation within the context of his identity as a simple Bavarian son. Includes color photos and a rare look at a day in the life of the Pope. Hard cover with dust jacket, 300 pages.

Author: Brennan Pursell
Publisher: Circle Press
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Do I Have to Go?
$12.99
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Do I Have to Go? 101 Questions About the Mass, the Eucharist, and Your Spiritual Life

From playing video games to sleeping-in, teens can think of countless things they would rather do than go to Mass on Sunday morning. That is, unless they knew what they were missing. Do I Have to Go? explains the meaning and the mystery of Mass in such a way that teens will be asking, "Why wouldn't I go?"

With wit, clarity, and common sense, Matthew Pinto and Christopher Stefanick answer the tough questions teens have about the Mass; from the rituals contained in the liturgy, to the doctrines of the Eucharist and the Priesthood. When teens understand that the Mass is literally the meeting place between heaven and earth there is nothing in the world that can keep them from it. In Do I Have to Go?, they will learn:

- Why the Mass is an essential part of the Christian life
- The mystery of the Eucharist as the Real Presence of Jesusâ€™s Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity
- How the redemptive work of Jesus Christ is communicated to and through the Church and the sacraments
- The meaning of all the gestures and symbols of the the Mass
- How the Mass has developed from its roots in the Old Testament, through its institution by Christ
- The importance of the liturgical seasons for the spiritual life
- And much, much more

Author: Matthew Pinto, Chris Stefanick
Publisher: Ascension Press
Soft cover, 175 pages
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