When this ministry first began more than twenty years ago, such an explosion of evangelism seemed more of a dream than a reality. Today that dream is taking on the contours of reality more and more. The Church of Jesus Christ is growing throughout the world at an unprecedented rate. This is due in large measure to the fact that an ever-increasing number of lay people are realizing their respons…
TELE-VISITATION MANUAL How to use your phone to: Carry on an effective counseling ministry. Follow-up new Christians. Disciple believers. Share your faith. Enhance your visitation ministry. Increase your church attendance. Invite people to special events. “ONE TO ONE” Discover how your phone can be used to transform lives. SHARES PROVEN TELEPHONE TECHNIQUES Here is a step-by…
For too long students have had to resort to nineteenth-century works for scholarly, evangelical studies of Jesus' parables. At last they can turn to a contemporary analysis of the parables by an acknowledged New Testament scholar. While the exposition is in non-technical language, the footnotes are laden with references to scholarly monographs and discussions of technical matters. Each of th…
The Abbot of St. Jerome does fine service in The Breviary Through the Centuries to both the scholar researching the origin of the breviary and the non-professional wanting to know how this great and now formalized prayer of the Church has come to its present status. Combining the insights of critical research with a spiritual and ecclesial sense of the depths of the Divine Office, Dom Pierre …
A 16th century Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci was the founder of the Catholic Mission in China and one of the most famous missionaries of all time. A pioneer in bringing Christianity to China, Ricci spent twenty eight years in the country, in which time he crossed the cultural divides between China and the West by immersing himself in the language and culture of his hosts. Even 400 years later, h…
"~What appeared to be a failed revolution at Tian'anmen became the springboard for an unprecedented work of God in the hearts of Chinese intellectuals. Soul Searching represents the firstfruits of this spiritual revolution among former democracy activists who are finding, in the words of Wang Ce, ""the pearl inside the shell"".~"
Father Peter G. van Breemen’s first book deals directly and cogently with the confrontation of God and man in prayer. It treats specifically biblical themes and Gospel incidents to explore the meaning of prayer, acceptance, faith, sin, service, suffering, and joy. Quietly, without benefit of the great advertising funds available to so many lesser books published in our generation, the work wa…