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Jesus' Love Stories

Scriptural Insights Into the Spirituality of Christian Loving

By: John F. Loya,Joseph A. Loya

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Jesus' Love Stories

Scriptural Insights Into the Spirituality of Christian Loving

By: John F. Loya,Joseph A. Loya

John and Joseph Loya, brothers who serve the Catholic Church as a diocesan priest and a religious priest, respectively, take fifteen of Jesus' most well-known parables: The Prodigal Son, The Publican and the Pharisee, The Good Shepherd and the Lost Sheep, The Generous King and the Fearful, Lazy Steward, etc., and weave a philosophy and theology of love as told--and lived--by Jesus. The authors employ the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Deus Caritas Est (God is Love) as a theological touchstone for the proper understanding of Christian love, and offer additional inspirational commentaries on love drawn from the spiritual traditions of both the Christian West and the Christian East. This gentle, engaging book will assist readers in discovering the peace, joy and freedom that come with loving as God loves us. +

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Paulist Press

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0809144395

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9780809144396

Gifts from the Poor

By: John F. Loya

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Gifts from the Poor

By: John F. Loya

Gifts from the Poor asks a question. It is a fundamental question that each person must ask him or herself, "will you live by fear, or by faith?" Drawing on his experience as a missionary in EI Salvador, John Loya reflects on his encounters with the people of that country and presents these reflections as gifts from the poor. These gifts are lessons in what it means to choose faith over fear. He tells us many stories of persons and events, and then he turns to scripture with a sensitivity that reaches to the heart of each story. The result is a collection of gems in the great tradition of spiritual writing, but with radical implications for our daily lives. From the midst of strife-torn EI Salvador, Loya's message is not one of strident anger, but of compassion and love. He calls us to love in fait, not a sentimental love, but a true love that acts and is prepared to sacrifice. Whether we live in the Third World or the world of privilege, we all face the same choice: "Will we live by fear, or by faith?" Which will you choose?

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1725230119

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Costly Love

The Way to True Unity for All the Followers of Jesus

By: John H. Armstrong

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The Way to True Unity for All the Followers of Jesus

By: John H. Armstrong

John Armstrong knows from personal experience how easy it is to put too much emphasis on correct teaching in our experience of church—and how easily we lose sight of the love on which Christ built his church when we do so. In Costly Love, Armstrong acknowledges the importance of doctrine and theological discussion in the church, but he urges Christians to focus first on whether we are following Jesus’ new commandment: to love as he loved. Our actions of love will begin to bring us closer to unity with one another and with God.

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237

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New City Press

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1565486161

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9781565486164

Gifts from the Poor

By: John F. Loya

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