Armas para la Lucha Espiritual

Principios que pueden cambiar la vida, el ministerio, el hogar, la iglesia y el mun-do, a través de la oración.

Using the perspectives of history, pastoral theology, and cultural studies, the author presents a brief, popular, and informative introduction to the way that Catholicism has come to be practiced throughout Latin America, and is finding itself practiced in more and more multicultural Latino parishes in the United States. It looks also at the lived experiences of Latino Catholics in the Carribean, Mexico, Central or Meso America, the Northern Andes, The Southern Andes, The Southern Cone, and Brazil. It examines the cultural and theological particularities of Latin American Catholicism as...

How does the entrance song of the Mass function within the Roman Rite? What can it express theologically? What should Roman Catholics sing at the beginning of Mass? In this groundbreaking study, Jason McFarland answers these and other important questions by exploring the history and theology of the entrance song of Mass. After a careful history of the entrance song, he investigates its place in church documents. He proposes several models of the entrance song for liturgical celebration today. Finally, he offers a skillful theological analysis of the entrance song genre, focusing on the song...

"These offer directions, suggestions and materials for improving liturgical celebrations and participation in them. They cover the major aspects of the liturgy: liturgical seasons, the sacraments, ministries, etc. They are prepared at the Centro de Pastoral Liturgica, with contributions by a variety of authors. Also works by a single author. Most Dossiers have had multiple printings. Presents all the reading and gives suggestions for the homily or for personal reflection. Contains a selection of phrases as echoed responses to prayer, introductions, etc.

"A lively and accessible take on ancient techniques for transforming terror and pain into joy and compassion" (O magazine)—now available in Spanish. Pema Chödrön nos enseña que siempre tenemos la oportunidad de elegir: podemos permitir que las circunstancias de nuestras vidas nos endurezcan y nos hagan cada vez más resentidos y temerosos, o podemos dejar que nos ablanden y nos hagan más benevolentes. Aquí Pema nos da las herramientas para lidiar con los problemas y dificultades que la vida nos depara. Ella nos enseña que esta sabiduría siempre está a nuestra disposición, pero...