Can Catholic parishes become communities of missionary disciples that bear lasting fruit? If so, what does it take to move them in that direction?Through his years as pastor of Saint Benedict Parish in Halifax, Canada, Fr. James Mallon discovered that the answer to the first question was a resounding yes! Tailored for Catholics, Alpha played a key role in the transformation of the parish he pastored.Unlocking Your Parish: Making Disciples, Raising Up Leaders with Alpha aims to provide insight into what Alpha can do to help any Catholic parish become a vibrant, mission-focused community.
Can Catholic parishes become communities of missionary disciples that bear lasting fruit? If so, what does it take to move them in that direction? Through his years as pastor of Saint Benedict Parish in Halifax, Canada, Fr. James Mallon discovered that the answer to the first question was a resounding yes! Tailored for Catholics, Alpha played a key role in the transformation of the parish he pastored. Unlocking Your Parish: Making Disciples, Raising Up Leaders with Alpha aims to provide insight into what Alpha can do to help any Catholic parish become a vibrant, mission-focused community.
Veteran journalist Ron Steinman gathers candid reminiscences from seventy-six men (including Senator John McCain) who lived through the brutalities of combat in the Vietnam War. A Soldiers' Story provides a vivid and gripping oral history of the fear, fellowship, trauma and triumph of these Marine, Army, Air Force, and Navy veterans. Complete with maps and battlefield photographs, these indespensable first-hand accounts provide a unique front-line record of Vietnam - from its surreal horrors, to the comradeship and courage forged in battle. From the jungles of Southeast Asia to life back in the United States as veterans of an unpopular war, A Soldiers' Story also includes complete and updated biographies of the brave men who are profiled. This is a book that goes beyond the military and political implications of Vietnam, to the truth of what the war cost - and who actually paid the price.
SYNOPSIS The choice of actions and decisions requires skill and wisdom, not just self-interest or just group interest. Containing 21 precepts, The Way to Happiness helps guide one in those choices encountered in life. This might be the first nonreligious moral code based wholly on common sense. FULL DESCRIPTION True joy and happiness are valuable. If one does not survive, no joy and no happiness are obtainable. Trying to survive in a chaotic, dishonest and generally immoral society is difficult. Any individual or group seeks to obtain from life what pleasure and freedom from pain that they can. Your own survival can be threatened by the bad actions of others around you. Your own happiness can be turned to tragedy and sorrow by the dishonesty and misconduct of others. I am sure you can think of instances of this actually happening. Such wrongs reduce one's survival and impair one's happiness. You are important to other people. You are listened to. You can influence others. The happiness or unhappiness of others you could name is important to you. Without too much trouble, using this book, you can help them survive and lead happier lives. While no one can guarantee that anyone else can be happy, their chances of survival and happiness can be improved. And with theirs, yours will be. It is in your power to point the way to a less dangerous and happier life.
Veteran journalist, Ron Steinman, profiled 76 Vietnam vets. Complete with maps & photographs, their stories are a record of the horrors & fellowship they experienced.
Solutions for a Dangerous Environment We live in a perilous world, a dangerous environment. Watch television news or read your daily newspaper and you are subjected to a daily diet of robberies, rapes, riots, murders, fires, earthquakes, floods and famines. Do you find yourself becoming disturbed by what is happening around you? Do you feel helpless, unable to control these events? Do you even sometimes feel afraid? In this booklet, L. Ron Hubbard dissects this phenomenon of the dangerous environment, providing methods that will not only help you overcome your fears, but allow you to help others. Applied on a broad scale, this information brings about an enormous calming influence and enables people to lead happier lives. Used on an individual scale--by you--it will enhance the lives of your family, friends and associates. * Do you find yourself getting anxious over world conditions? * Do you feel helpless, unable to control these events? * Do you even sometimes feel afraid? For the solutions and answers to these situations, buy and read this booklet.
The Death of Meriwether Lewis And Other Plays Another brilliant collection of plays from Ron Larson, The Death of Meriwether Lewis and Other Plays includes three never before published works by the author: The Death of Meriwether Lewis, The Death of George Wythe, and Crowds and Madness: Patrick Henry and His Family. Following his critically acclaimed publication of A Tragedy At Hillsville, fans won't be disappointed with these historical plays which continue Larson's unique and vivid portrayal of the rich history of early Virginia and some of the larger-than-life personalities who helped to define it.
Contents: Take care of yourself -- Be temperate -- Don't be promiscuous -- Love and help children -- Honor and help your parents -- Set a good example -- Seek to live with the truth -- Do not murder -- Don't do anything illegal -- Support a government designed and run for all the people -- Do not harm a person of good will -- Safeguard and improve your environment -- Do not steal -- Be worthy of trust -- Fulfill your obligations -- Be industrious -- Be competent -- Respect the religious beliefs of others -- Try not to do things to others that you would not like them to do to you -- Try to treat others as you would want them to treat you -- Flourish and prosper.
L. Ron Hubbard exposed the brutal truth of a psychiatric chemical onslaught, the likes of which this world has never seen. This, then, is the story of 21st century cultural wastage. Also detailed is Mr. Hubbard s clear and understandable solution to all chemical toxins, with the Purification Program and the worldwide network of Narconon rehabilitation centers. Narconon is the by far most successful drug rehabilitation program, with the maximum percentage of those who never revert to drugs again. This volume covers L. Ron Hubbard's development and discoveries, as well as a history of its organizations, that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives by getting them off of drugs permanently.
Another brilliant collection of plays from Ron Larson, Three New Plays From the Old Dominion includes three never before published works by the author: Thomas Jefferson's Nephews, Black Horse Harry Lee, and The Bizarre Randolphs. Fans won't be disappointed with these historical plays which continue Larson's unique and vivid portrayal of the rich history of early Virginia and some of the larger-than-life personalities who helped to define it.
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