Conversion? What Kind do I Need at this Time in My Life?
We know our conversion toward a deeper union with God is ongoing, but conversion from what to what? More specifically, what kind of conversion do I need at this particular time in my life journey? As you might guess, conversion is a rich and
varied experience, not a once-and-for-all event, and it takes different forms. These reflections and discussions will explore four major forms of conversion: religious, psychic, moral, and intellectual.
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Lenten Prayer Guide
In contrast to many other Lenten prayer guides, this booklet is more than a series of rote meditations. Instead, you will find brief reflections to use as springboards for your own unique meditation on the gospels of the Lenten liturgy. To enhance your meditation, a brief commentary or background on the gospel passage is also provided. - 40 page perfect-bound paperback; 8,400 word
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Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, disciple of Saint John the Apostle and friend of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, was a revered Christian leader during the first half of the second century.
Saint Ignatius, on his way to Rome to be martyred, visited Polycarp at Smyrna, and later at Troas wrote him a personal letter. The Asia Minor
Churches recognized Polycarp’s leadership by choosing him as a representative to discuss with Pope Anicetus the date of the Easter celebration in Rome—a major controversy in the early Church.
Only one of the many letters written by Polycarp has been preserved, the one he wrote to the Church of Philippi in Macedonia.
At 86, Polycarp was led into the crowded Smyrna stadium to be burned alive. The flames did not harm him and he was finally killed by a dagger. The centurion ordered the saint’s body burned. The “Acts” of Polycarp’s martyrdom are the earliest preserved, fully reliable account of a Christian martyr’s death. He died in 155.
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The branch of philosophy that deals with the area of knowledge, its source, criteria, kinds, and the relationship between what is known and the one who is knowing it.
