Vento anthony thomas (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fr. Groeschel was described in his EWTN tribute as a 'faithful son of the Church, loving father of the poor, ardent preacher of the gospel, and dedicated follower of St. Francis.' While it is difficult to summarize a man such as Fr. Groeschel into a few short phrases, these will serve as a focal point to this exploration into his life, works, and legacy. Whenever possible, his own words will be used to exemplify these aspects as his prolific writing and talks provide ample evidence. As a TV host, we are blessed with quite a lot of footage of this man and his mind. With over thirty books written as well, there is not much left to say about that man that he has not already said himself. I have chosen two of these works specifically for a myriad of reasons. Arise From Darkness: What to Do when Life Doesn't Make Sense is a sort of manual for those dealing with anxiety, fear, hopelessness, death, addiction, or other kinds of darkness that threaten one's faith life or personal life. It was written to provide some solace in the hope of gaining God's grace and a bit of understanding. Much like the other book used frequently throughout this work, it has a deeply psychological aspect that showcases Fr. Groeschel's deep knowledge of the human mind and how faith can offer help to those suffering mentally and spiritually. The other work, Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones: Spiritual Answers to Psychological Questions is similar in this aspect. It is different in that it focuses more deeply on the Scriptures and other Christian literature for guidance in the area of psychology. These and video clips from the EWTN television show Sunday Night Live serve as the main sources for the look into Fr. Benedict Groeschel's life, mind, and ministry. Accounts of those who knew him or worked with him are also included as needed to round out the man we are attempting to investigate. If the four areas already mentioned were not able to cover all that Fr. Groeschel was, looking into his work as a speaker and writer as well as his psychological insights would likely be more than enough to flesh out the man we are attempting to remember.To start, though, one usually turns to the beginning.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is something sad in death, without any doubt: it is sad that our near and dear leave this world. But contemporary culture, the culture of radical secularization has reduced this issue to a marginal problem, i.e. a problem which should be ignored, for one reason or another. Our attitude toward death is wrong: yes, we should be sad in such situations, we should respect the deceased ones, it is true. Notwithstanding, what is much sadder is a wasted life, a life deprived of love, faith and care of others. Not that death is terrible in itself, as we already stated; terrible is a life which has not fulfilled itself. It is a disaster to live one's whole life in darkness, thinking that life is deprived of any meaning; or, giving oneself to material pleasures and fornication, to condemn oneself to eternal torment in Hell. We need to reflect on our life, on the meaning of life, on our acts and moral conduct. Atheism has disastrous ramifications not only because it rejects God, but also because it deceives the human beings whose way of thinking is influenced by its principles. Atheism makes us look at the phenomenon of death as a natural process, as an event which proves that man is part of nature. And the truth is the opposite: death shows that man is different; only man has an idea of what is death, and only man can really be afraid of death.Finally, there is a singularity in death. Singularity means a phenomenon which is unique, which is not common nor general. One cannot describe what happens when there is singularity. This notion comes from Physics where special types of events are signified. Singular are such events and processes whose properties, or course, or direction, cannot be predicted nor defined. Singularity is present in the so-called black holes, hypothetical material entities where the density of matter is negative, and gravitation- inimaginable. It is claimed that singularity cannot be even reflected upon- if a given person found him/herself in a black hole, he/she will never understand it, will never be able to think about it. Death is a singular event in such a sense- there is no way to communicate any information about it, information which will pass beyond the borderline between life and death. And in this singularity our conviction that there is another reality beyond death is rooted- we know that death is not exactly a natural process, we know that there is something more in it, and we intuitively know that there is another reality beyond it. It is evident that death is a transition, and there must be another reality where the process of transition takes us; but no one could return from there and tell us how it is like in Hereafter. Science will never be able to describe this transiiton completely, for it lacks again this information which exists only in a state of singularity. Death remains a mystery and its experience is the only certain source of real knowledge. The rest is a matter of faith.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the one hand, the percentage of infertility among young couples is increasing; on the other hand, there are many ways to 'produce' children in an artificial, 'technological' way. The latter option seems tempting. Technologies today are seen as substitutes for many human activities; they take the role of human beings with the aim to 'improve' our well-being. Methods such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) demonstrate that people today rely too much on technologies to solve their problems. Of course, there are couples honestly believing that in vitro procedures are safe and do not violate any principle of morality. This lack of knowledge is thus part of the problem: we are surrounded by an ocean of information, this 'ocean' being full of every type of idea, theory, conception, and so forth. But the information regarding in vitro fertilization is 'filtered.' It is often subjected to censorship, or is distorted in such a way as to show that in vitro procedures are completely 'safe' and that this procedure only yields positive effects for the couples and the society as a whole. The present book will show that things are not that simple: artificial methods employed for reproduction are often harmful and are always immoral.…

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.