Lecciones bíblicas creativas: Juan

The church is clamoring for enlightenment to deal with the chaos in which modern society lives. Dr. Stott has given us the orientation that we desire so that we as Christians can be light in the world. He deals with themes like the nature of our social commitment, international problems, the nuclear threat and the environment, economic inequalities and human rights, work and unemployment, labor relations, racism, lifestyle, sexual ethics, marriage, divorce, abortion and homosexual relationships.

Burned up? Chewed up? Washed up? If so, have courage. You may be just one step away from something good in your life. Most of us, if we had our own way, would avoid reaching the point of desperate dependence on someone else. But when your dependence is on God, you can reach that position where you can begin to see God as your sole source in every area of life, especially for spiritual, emotional and relational health.

Los seres humanos nos solemos relacionar con Dios en dos tiempos: primero le echamos en cara los males que nos aquejan; y, en un segundo momento, postulamos su existencia para que los remedie en un mundo futuro, más allá de la muerte. De esta forma, el mal es, casi al mismo tiempo, la gran objeción contra Dios y la condición de posibilidad de su existencia. Parece imposible, a la vista de tanto sufrimiento, que exista un Dios bueno y todopoderoso; y sería terrible, a la vista de tanto dolor, que no existiera ese Dios. Es lo de Pascal: «Incomprensible que exista Dios e incomprensible que ...

Drawing on Saint Alphonsus Liguori's heritage of prayer, this volume presents 36 prayer services, including six in Spanish, to honor and celebrate Redemptorist themes. These services arise out of the need to find new forms of prayer that can foster an intensely personal sharing of the Redemptorist mission and spirituality. Each prayer service integrates Scripture, the writings of Saint Alphonsus, faith sharing, and appropriate symbols and rituals. One of prayer services honors newly beatified Francis Xavier Seelos.