Alfonso María de Ligorio

After many years of experience with churches, I observed that the maturing of the churches in general was being thwarted by the lack of genuine apostolic and five fold ministry. The book was written to illustrate the need for genuine fatherly leadership from the heart of maturity. Most books about apostolic leadership, although good and helpful, were more or less written from the point of view of application and performance of ministry rather than from the aspect of heart. Key editorial points are: Why we need leaders to be fathers. Why fathers should be honored and the results in the church...

Se trata de un libro fácil de leer pero cargado de contenido y argumento. Es una reacción sensata frente a quienes comparan la fe cristiana con "una fe ciega," incluso aquellos que se proponen --en forma frontal o sutil-- separar a los estudiantes de su tradición confesional. Los lectores descubrirán la clase de información histórica y de destrezas reflexivas que constituirán una robusta estructura para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes, quienes podrán defender con "una fe razonada" lo que la Biblia afirma como verdad. Easy to read yet loaded with meat and substance, this book is a...

"These offer directions, suggestions and materials for improving liturgical celebrations and participation in them. They cover the major aspects of the liturgy: liturgical seasons, the sacraments, ministries, etc. They are prepared at the Centro de Pastoral Liturgica, with contributions by a variety of authors. Also works by a single author. Most Dossiers have had multiple printings. Presents all the reading and gives suggestions for the homily or for personal reflection. Contains a selection of phrases as echoed responses to prayer, introductions, etc.

Como obra de elocuencia cristiana, las “Homilías sobre el Evangelio de San Mateo” son un monumento único y ejemplar en el que la voz de San Juan Crisóstomo tiene la resonancia eterna del evangelio que comenta. De ellas, cualquier alabanza resulta corta. Santo Tomás de Aquino las estimaba más que ser dueño de la ciudad de París; el célebre maurino Bernardo de Monfauçon se refería a ellas como la obra de más rico contenido moral de todo el orbe cristiano, y un patrólogo tan eminente como Altaner rinde homenaje a la exactitud exegética que en ellas campea, superior a la del...