Títulos en Vida cristiana

“Il sorriso è una carezza, un dono che ha grande valore. Dobbiamo imparare di nuovo a sorridere, a lasciarci invadere da una gioia nuova”. Il manifesto di Papa Francesco per rinascere grazie a un sorriso. Scopri come vivere con la gioia – vera e duratura – che è manifestazione dell'amore di Dio. Accogliere e condividere questa serenità è sempre stato al centro del messaggio del Pontefice per tutti i fedeli. Ancora una volta, papa Francesco ci sprona a non abbandonarci al pessimismo e al cinismo, ma ad abbracciare la vita e il prossimo con un sorriso.

La ricetta per la felicità di Papa Francesco. Come arrivare a una felicità duratura e reale? Senza lasciarsi abbindolare dalle promesse illusorie di un appagamento e un successo facili, bensì con autoironia e sognando in grande? In questo audiolibro, i suggerimenti del Pontefice per la vera realizzazione di se stessi si intrecciano con citazioni dai suoi autori preferiti: da Dante a Sant'Agostino, da Fellini a Dostoevskij. Perché "la felicità è rivoluzionaria".

In occasione del Giubileo della Misericordia, Papa Francesco si rivolge a ogni uomo e donna del pianeta in un dialogo semplice, intimo e personale. La sintesi del suo magistero è raccolta in questa intervista, arricchita dal racconto della sua vita e delle vicende di tante persone incontrate lungo il cammino. Papa Francesco è il volto di una Chiesa che non giudica, che non rinfaccia le fragilità e gli errori, ma che accoglie sempre. La misericordia è il volto del suo pontificato.

«La vita non è fatta di aggettivi ― buono, cattivo, intelligente, negligente, ribelle ― ma di verbi. Nascere, crescere, studiare, lavorare, amare, odiare, parlare, ascoltare. Se poi i verbi li coniughi, allora ti accorgerai del capolavoro che hai davanti.» Don Mazzi non si è mai lasciato fermare dalle etichette dei perbenisti e dei benpensanti, non ha mai smesso di cercare le persone nascoste dietro gli errori, gli insuccessi, le colpe.

Avete presente quando una serie di pensieri negativi vi stringono in una morsa, impedendovi di agire? Quando i problemi paiono ingigantirsi, assumendo le sembianze di qualcosa di mostruoso, impossibile da affrontare? Beh, significa che anche voi – come milioni di altri esseri umani – siete caduti vittime dell'ansia. La mente è un luogo misterioso e pieno di insidie, ma anche colmo di risorse che necessitano solo di essere scovate.

Con palabras muy cálidas y audaces, este texto presentael amor de María Magdalena por Jesús y de Jesús por ella. María Magdalena encarna la sucesión de estadios del amor humano, lo cual es diferente de lo que representa María de Nazaret. La primera encarna el arquetipo de la amante (en su doble versión transgresora y sublime), mientras que la segunda ensalza el ideal de la virginidad y de la maternidad. María es el nombre de la Madre-Hermana-Esposa, porque,en verdad, se trata de un único ser: la naturaleza humana hipostasiada en una persona.

Rezo de nueve días, rimado, para pedir ayuda en asuntos de prosperidad a la Divina Providencia. Incluye Oración Diaria y Copla para pedir la bendición de la Divina Providencia.

On many occasions throughout the history of the Catholic Church, God has provided visible proof of the invisible reality of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the holy eucharist. In Eucharistic Miracles, Joan Carroll Cruz documents 36 such miracles. Finally, it also recounts miraculous eucharistic phenomena in the lives of saints: saints who lived with only the eucharist for sustenance, received communication miraculously, or experienced raptures, ecstasies, levitations, visions, locutions, and more.

Many readers of the Bible assume that when Jesus did a miracle it was, fundamentally, to prove that he was God; Jesus was pulling out his God card. What is startling is that Jesus never made the case that this was the primary purpose of his miracles. If we miss what his miracles do reveal, we may be missing out on great insights into the one who loves us and came to rescue us. Brian leads his listeners to a fresh vision of what is conveyed in the gospel accounts of Jesus' miracles. Uncovering what is there in the text, we see the miracles in a reinvigorated, vibrant way. 

Does motherhood matter? Have we lost our sense of identity, especially through social media, which can pour both accolades and acid into our hearts and minds? Does our role as a mother have any lasting purpose? What about the hard stuff? Do we self-medicate more than we self-motivate to fight for our families? If we don't have a sense of purpose, how will our children? Chimene Shipley Dupler believes you are created for more. You are created in the image of God. You have value, significance, and purpose. You are chosen!

Step 13 is the true story of how one man struggled with alcohol addiction and how God used this life to bring glory to himself. Jim Brissey opens his heart and honestly portrays his day-to-day struggle to give up his "[G]ood friend, Buzz". As he shares his own struggles to overcome alcohol and worship God to the fullest, Jim testifies that God can indeed use anyone to bring others to him.

This audiobook is about worship. It's about how absolutely important worship is, and how it may be the highest calling and occupation of the believer. It's about how God calls us all to be his worshippers, and how every single one of us can make an impact and a difference in the society in which we live.

As a woman leading a life of influence, you may find yourself without sufficient clarity or equipping for the challenges you face. For many, the role of wife of a leader is one thrust upon rather than chosen. For others, it is a responsibility embraced but no less complicated to navigate. In either case, as one sharing a journey with a world-changer, this audiobook is for you. Within The Leader's Wife, Debby Thompson addresses some of the most difficult questions facing wives of leaders. With vulnerability and candor, Debby speaks from her own mistakes and discoveries. 

Have you ever felt like you wanted to serve God but you didn’t know how? Have you sought guidance from your church or the people around you but weren’t sure if they were giving you the best advice. You may have felt like some people were dishonest, backstabbers, self-indulged, money hungry, or possibly hypocrites. Not everyone is that way, but some people have made you wonder and perhaps doubt your faith. Occasionally, you might feel like the church is not the right place for you.

After a week of hearing ghostly noises, a man is visited in his home by the spirit of his mother, dead for three decades. She reproaches him for his dissolute life and begs him to have Masses said in her name. Then she lays her hand on his sleeve, leaving an indelible burn mark, and departs... 

Western civilization has no more eloquent defender than Anthony Esolen, a man who has counted the cost, and paid it, of leading the way in that defense. Following on his compelling prior volume, Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity, Professor Esolen returns, this time in defense of boys and an experience of boyhood that is on the wane, if not extinguished in many quarters of the modern world.

People with bad feelings and feeling-directed behavior - anger, fear, worry, depression - usually are given a psychiatric label. Initially, I was comfortable with that approach, but I have come to realize that people must be evaluated based on a proper understanding of the Bible. When that happens, the whole person (thinking, wanting, and doing) will be considered - not just outward behavior and feelings.

With God's help, author Richard Battle overcame many personal and health obstacles. Listen to his inspirational story.

On one side is a dominant narrative the author believes is universal, which he calls our human "fear story". On the other side is the competing narrative that is also universal called God's "love story". Love's Resurrection: Its Power to Roll Away Fear's Heaviest Stone is the author's account of how human fear stories, including that which now dominates the mood of today's United (yet deeply divided) States of America, culminate in what he calls Great Awakenings of nation, church, and ourselves as individuals. 

Man Made by Grace is a play on the concept of how to become a man of God and the grace that God has given to man. Acknowledging Christ in 1993 was a decision that at the time I believed that I did on my own, for myself, but nothing could have been farther from the truth. It is and was the awesome love of God that drew me into awareness of the need, but it was the foundation of love that prepared me for his grace.