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Redemptorist Pastoral Publications

Redemptorist Pastoral Publications is a small South African venture undertaken in the spirit of St Alphonsus Liguori. The aim of the venture is to provide a contextual treatment of pastoral issues in a way that combines clarity with brevity and simplicity with theological respectability.

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Email: saredemptorist@lantic.net

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A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MASS - R15.00
Fr Scott Davidson CSsR

We live in a time when many feel that we hve lost a sense of the sacred. Here is a book to refresh us by helping to mediate more deply on the mysteries of the Eucharist. We are invited to undertake a spiritual journey into the meaning of the Eucharist, first as a whole and then, step by step into the Mass itself.

   

BECOMING WIDOWED - R15.00

Toni Rowland shares her experience over 5 years of widowhood with honesty and a deep sense of the spirituality of this last stage of marriage. Toni and Chris had been married for 33 years at the time of Chris’ death and had been involved in various forms of marriage and family ministry for some 21 years. Her story is interspersed with poems and some words of advice to accompany widowed people on their way.

   

HANDBOOK FOR TODAY'S CATHOLIC - R40.00

The Catholic Church has embarked on it's third millenium, this revised and updated - fourth - edition explains the basic doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church for the present generation. Written in easy-to-read, easy-to-understand language, it details the essential faith basics of Catholicism, suggests practical ways readers can integrate the Catholic faith in their lives, and also discusses practical ways to live the faith in the spirit of Vatican Council II.

   

Faith for the Future

FAITH FOR THE FUTURE - R70.00

At last FAITH FOR THE FUTURE has been printed in SA and we an now offer it to you at the amazing price of R70,00 per copy. A popular yet authentic interpretation of the teaching of the Catholic Church which is appropriate for today's world. Based on the highly acclaimed Catechism of the Catholic Church, this book offers the reader an opportunity to re-examine and explore their own personal "Faith for the Future" in ways which relate to life experiences. Ideal for RCIA and confirmation groups.

   

Praying to God as a Friend

PRAYING TO GOD AS A FRIEND - R10.00
St Alphonsus Liguori - pp48

The genius of St Alphonsus lies in his realization that all people everywhere are seeking intimacy with God. In his writings, St Alphonsus never tires of presenting the God who loves beyond anything that we can imagine. His aim is 'to back us into a corner' with such proof of God's love that we will learn to respond spontaneously to the God who calls us friend.

St Alphonsus believes that people learn to pray by praying. Instead of long explanations, you will find brief instructions and examples of intimate prayer with God. This booklet treats:

* Prayer as friendship with God
* Praise for the Gifts of Creation
* Praying in the Presence of God
* Prayer's for God's Forgiveness
* Seeking the Consolation of God
* Praying with Confidence in God

Also available in Zulu as "Ukuthandaza kuNkulunkulu Ongumngani Omthandayo" nd in Afrikaans as "Praat met God as jou dierbaarste vriend".

   

Learn to Pray

LEARN TO PRAY - R10.00
Discovering different forms of prayer - pp36

This is a booklet that contains practical teaching on how to pray. It emerged from Redemptorist missioners who found that people were constantly asking them for help on how to pray. As a result they started a School for Prayer that is now an important part of the Redemptorist parish missions. This booklet develops the teaching of the School for Prayer and makes it available to many more people.

"Learn to Pray" includes practical teaching on:

* Preparing for prayer
* Praying with the scriptures
* Praying with the imagination
* Meditative prayer
* Contemplative prayer
* Centering prayer
* Praying as you breathe
* The Jesus prayer
* Praying with icons
* The Prayer of the Church
* Prayer around the Cross

This booklet will help you discover the great gifts that God wants to give you through prayer. Through it God will gently lead you into discovering what different ways of praying best suit your personality and needs.

Also available in Zulu as "Funda uKuthandaza (Ukutola izindlela ezahlukene zokukhuleka)"

   

Be Reconciled

BE RECONCILED! - R10.00
Going to confession today
Sean Wales CSsR - pp36

This booklet addresses questions which people have about sin and forgiveness and looks particularly at the role of the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession in the Christian life. It looks at:

* our experience of sin
* the forgiveness Jesus offers us
* how the Church makes this forgiveness available to us today
* the history of the Sacrament
* how it is celebrated today
* guideline for going to confession today

This booklet has helped many people who have not been to confession for years and those who have been going regularly but have felt that they could be getting more out of it. With great sensitivity it helps all of us to a better appreciation of this gift that God has given us.

   

Healing

HEALING - R10.00
Susan Rakoczy IHM - pp31

This booklet looks at how Jesus' desire for us to be well and whole can be brought to bear on the human condition of sickness and suffering. It shows us how we can make Jesus' own ministry of healing and the healing ministry of the Church effective in our lives today and how Jesus can touch different aspects of our lives today.

"Healing" includes practical teaching on:

* different dimensions of healing
* Jesus' ministry of healing
* the healing ministry of the Church
* how to pray for healing
* the sacraments of healing
* healing in Africa
* what if people are not healed
* God's vision of a world made new

This booklet has helped many people who are in need of healing. It is also helpful for all those who are involved in the healing ministry in the Church.

   

Catholics & Divorce

CATHOLICS and DIVORCE - R10.00
Sean Wales CSsR - pp48

This booklet explains the teaching of the Church, and the working of its Canon Law and MarriageTribunals. It provides both practical information and pastoral care on matters such as:

* the ideal of Christian marriage
* the reality of divorce
* the dissolution of the marriage bond
* annulment and what is involved in the annulment process
* how divorced people contribute to the life of the Church
* the situation of those who are divorced and remarried
* the Church's internal forum
* the possibilities of pastoral care

"Catholics and Divorce" is written in a sensitive, pastoral style that seeks to help both those affected by divorce, and those who seek to minister to them. It is rooted in the conviction that whatever our marital situation, God never divorces us but is always ready to bring us to healing and wholeness.

   

Novena

NOVENA - R10.00
To our Lady of Perpetual Help - pp40

This booklet is an uptodate version of the traditional Novena devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It contains two versions of the Novena Service, one of which is in the context of Evening Prayer of the Church. The Introduction explains the meaning an icon and describes the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. This booklet is very helpful in personal, family and group devotion to the Mother of God.

This booklet is also available in Zulu as "INovena Yenkosikazi Yensizo Epheleleyo".

   

Praying Stations of the Cross

PRAYING THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS - R10.00
with St Alphonsus Liguori - pp35

This booklet has been adapted from the original writings of St Alphonsus Liguori and arranged for contemporary use by Sr Margaret O'Shea IHM. It is beautifully illustrated on alternate pages by photographs of traditional wood carvings of the Stations of the cross by Bernard Gcwensa, one of the most significant artists in the Church in South Africa.

   

Right & Wrong

RIGHT AND WRONG: - R20.00
How Catholics tell the difference
Sean Wales CSsR

This book addresses the gnawing questions we all have about morality. What is morality in the first place? How do we tell the difference between right and wrong? Are there any reliable guides to ehlp us in our moral perplexity? where does the Church come in? What about conscience?

After discussing some of these basic issues attention is then focues on a series of actual moral questions arising out of many Parish Missions.

This book concludes with a reflection on the heart of Christian morality - Jesus.

   

An Alphabet of Prayer

AN ALPHABET OF PRAYER - R15.00
Edited by Sean Wales CSsR

The More we pray, the more we want to pray. And we want to pray properly. The two people who went up to the Temple to pray (Lk 18:9-14) teach us that there is a good and bad way of praying. A healthy hunger for prayer flows over into a longing not only to become a prayer but to connect our prayer with every aspect of life. We sense that real prayer should make a real difference to our lives.

This little book looks at many different ways of praying and offers actual prayers to root us in prayer-life of the faith community.

If it broadens our horizons in prayer, if it makes some ways of praying more rooted in real life, or if it kindles our deepest desire for God, then it will have served its purpose.

And when you pray, remember those who shared their prayer with you in these pages.

   

CATHOLIC LINK: view example >

Is a weekly bulletin published by the Redemptorists for the Church in Southern Africa it treats of various catechetical aspects of the faith and is also inspirational in character. The Catholic Link has a circulation of over 50,000 copies per week and is distributed in many parishes throughout Southern Africa.

 

 

 



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