In this look at the Ten Commandments, Father Joseph Champlin uses the Catechism of the Catholic Church to connect contemporary moral issues with official Church teaching.
More than one million bereaved Catholic families have drawn comfort from the pastoral wisdom of Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin (1930-2008) in Through Death to Life since its original publication in 1979. This leading Catholic funeral planning resource contains all of the approved lectionary readings and other liturgical texts needed to celebrate a funeral Mass. Two distinct numbering systems in the volume coincide with official liturgical books as well as Ave’s Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal card set for presiders. This easy-to-use aid is a practical tool for priests, deacons, and lay pastoral ministers as they help grieving Catholics plan the funeral of a loved one. Families can select the readings and prayers that they find most fitting for the Mass and record them on an easy-to-follow selection sheet, which is included with the book. This information is given to the presiding priest or his designate to prepare the funeral liturgy. A comforting pastoral introduction and an appendix explaining Church teaching on the practice of cremation are included.
This book offers authentic, sometimes controversial, but always down to earth guidance for Catholics seeking to follow Christ in today's complex world. Reading through it is a long term, ambitious goal.
Pairing anecdotes from everyday life with a spiritual suggestion and scriptural thought, Champlin offers 100 spiritual reflections that invite readers to "take five" and focus on the seemingly little things in life.
In The Eucharist, popular writer and lecturer Joseph M. Champlin explores the eucharistic mystery from three different perspectives: first as sacrifice, then as sacrament, and finally as presence. In addition to this, he analyzes another mystery of faith: the Paschal, Passover, or Easter Mystery of Christ's life, death, resurrection, and return." "The book outlines several desirable inner qualities with which we greet the Risen Christ as our guest, and describes ways in which the Eucharist can inspire us to serve others. Each chapter begins with a personal reflection by a eucharistic minister and concludes with a brief related excerpt from the Catechism of the Catholic Church."--BOOK JACKET.
An updated handbook for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion which provides them with historical, theological and inspirational material as well as the most current liturgical directives.
The message of stewardship invites us to give our time, talent, and treasure in gratitude for our abundant blessings. Fostering grateful caretakers in parishes is an ongoing task that requires vision, courage, and trust. In Grateful Caretakers of God's Many Gifts, the first major revision of Fr. Joseph Champlin's ground-breaking sacrificial giving program, Father Champlin continues to encourage the sharing of treasure, time, and talent--transforming parishioners into grateful caretakers of God's many gifts. Grateful Caretakers of God's Many Gifts provides a theological and biblical basis for stewardship and gives detailed guidance for sharing time, talent, and treasure. It also offers the history, foundational principles, and implementation steps for sacrificial giving, a form of stewardship. The manual likewise provides a wealth of material for sustaining and strengthening grateful caretaking in a parish on a long-term basis. Finally, it offers practical suggestions on a number of special issues in stewardship including accountability, annual renewals, customized direct deposit of Sunday offerings, planned giving and parish stewardship councils, and training our youth to share. Father Champlin shows that the sacrificial giving process effectively supports grateful caretakers of God's gifts: people in the parish willing to share significantly their time, talent, and treasure for the Church and the world. It has been proven in practice, is biblically and theologically sound, actively involves lay persons, touches the hearts of parishioners, is uncomplicated and inexpensive to implement, produces impressive short-term results, and provides long-term possibilities. Grateful Caretakers ofGod's Many Gifts builds on Father Champlin's original sacrificial giving publications in both the theory and practice of how to motivate parishioners to become active stewards of their faith. It has on-going value for those concerned about fostering grateful caretaking in a parish.
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With these short reflections, based on the Lectionary's daily readings for Advent, the wisdom of Monsignor Joseph Champlin will help even the busiest of us to take time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. Along with each daily reflection, Monsignor Champlin profiles a saint or holy person whose example will aid us in deepening our Advent experience. Also included is a daily question to ponder.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Visionary Leader shows how anyone can become a better leader by learning the 12 essential leadership traits: vision, affirmation, self-esteem, courage, priorities, empowerment, reading and reflection, scientific sensitivity, listening, correcting and evaluating, excellence, and service.
A comprehensive lay spirituality formation program for those who are seeking a deeper, more meaningful spiritual relationship with Christ. Participants are invited to open their minds, share thoughts and opinions, review gospel passages, and apply the Way, the Truth, and the Life in their cultural relationships.
Designed for newly appointed ministers and for those with long experience, it provides historical back-ground on the office, theological and ritual training, and spriritual enrichment for lay person who serve at the altar or who carry the Eucharist to shut-ins.
Based on four years' experience with more than 500 children, this practical guide describes a successful program for children who will receive the sacrament of reconciliation before the sacrament of communion, and offers a positive psychology for parents and teachers to help make it a rich and rewarding experience.
For those anticipating marriage, this book challenges couples to deal with the question, "Should we marry?", from a nonromantic perspective. Father Champlin deals compassionately, yet directly, with the question of cohabitation, and clearly states and clarifies the church's teaching on this practice, and raises awareness of the ultimate negative impact of cohabitation on the sustainability of marriage.
Offers concrete and practical suggestions for a real plan of action. Instilling the notion of sacrificial giving or stewardship in parishioners leads to tangible results. Father Champlin, a respected and active promoter of sacrificial giving, knows the keys to motivating pastoral staff and parishioners alike.
New and invaluable service booklet for Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers in bringing Communion to the sick. Father Champlin, who has both lectured and written at length about this ministry, has geared the work directly for such Ministers and included a series of pastoral instructions and guidelines that will be of great benefit to them.
This program helps parishioners come to a decision about how much they should donate to their parish community and charities needing their assistance. This basic manual aims at motivating parishioners to donate ten percent of their gross income to the Lord. All the information needed is given in clear sample forms.
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