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Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574556049
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Opening Doors of Welcome and Justice to Parishioners with Disabilities written by and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781574554502
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)
Download or read book United States Catholic Catechism for Adults written by Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-542) and indexes.
Author : Thom S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1462765467
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (627 download)
Download or read book Becoming a Welcoming Church written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most church members don't see their churches clearly. In almost all of Thom S. Rainer's consultations, church members perceive their church to be friendly. But as he surveyed guests, he found that the guests typically saw church members as unfriendly. The perception chasm existed because the members were indeed friendly . . . to one another. The guests felt like they crashed a private party. Bestselling author Thom Rainer (I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church) has a game plan for churches to become more hospitable. In a format that is suitable for church members to read individually or study together, Rainer guides readers toward a practical framework for making a difference for those who visit their church. Churches may use Becoming a Welcoming Church to assess and audit where they are on a spectrum between welcoming and wanting. Additionally, churches can use the companion book We Want You Here to send guests home with a compelling vision for what pastors want every guest to know when they visit.
Author : John E. Barone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780829445169
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (451 download)
Download or read book The Adaptive Teacher written by John E. Barone and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adaptive Teacher is full of ready-to-use tips to help teachers and catechists create a culture of inclusion for students, including those with disabilities.
Author : Summer Kinard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944967611
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (676 download)
Download or read book Of Such is the Kingdom written by Summer Kinard and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability is not a boundary to holiness, because God is with us. But it can sometimes be an obstacle to full participation in the life of the Church, simply because many do not understand what is needed to help people with disabilities overcome any physical, mental, or interpersonal challenges they may face in church and in leading an Orthodox Christian life. This book addresses the question from theological, practical, and experiential perspectives, giving individuals and families with disabilities the opportunity to voice their needs and suggest some things the rest of us can do to make them welcome in the household of God.
Author : Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1646800125
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (468 download)
Download or read book Responding to Suicide written by Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Resource of the Year award and a first-place award in resources for ministry from the Association of Catholic Publishers and a third-place award in pastoral ministry books from the Catholic Media Association. Many pastoral leaders feel ill-equipped to respond to the turmoil of those who face the death by suicide of a loved one. Responding to Suicide is the first book written for Catholic leaders that takes a holistic approach to understanding suicide and ministering effectively in its aftermath. More than a dozen leading mental health practitioners, Catholic theologians, and pastoral care experts share how best to respond to suicide as leaders in parishes, schools, healthcare systems, and other Church settings. The book offers a cross-disciplinary approach that provides basic information about the central role of mental health in suicide and clarifies Church teaching about suicide, funerals and burials for those who have died by suicide, and their afterlife. The National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that suicide was the tenth most common cause of death among Americans of all ages in 2017 and the second leading cause of death among fifteen to twenty-four year-olds. Death by suicide is usually sudden, often violent, and frequently comes at the end of a long and difficult struggle with a mental illness. Heaped on top of that is a social stigma that leaves loved ones in shock and often burdened with shame. Responding to Suicide addresses common concerns of the bereaved following a suicide: skepticism that Catholic leaders will understand; fear that the Church teaches that their loved one is in hell; and belief that they will find little if any support in the Church. More than a dozen contributors from across the spectrum of Catholic life provide rich guidance rooted in firsthand experience of suicide loss. Contributors include Deacon Ed Shoener, Bishop John P. Dolan, Msgr. Charles Pope, Leticia Adams, Archbishop Wilton Gregory, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, and clinical experts in the field of mental health and suicide. They share personal stories of loss, grief, hope, and healing, and clear up misconceptions about Church teaching. They offer practical takeaways for pastoral leaders: dos and don’ts when talking about suicide guidance for preaching and planning funerals information on the role of mental illnesses in suicide resource lists for those who grieve as well as for your own professional development suggested protocols for ministering to a school or parish community following a suicide ideas about forming parish outreach ministries to the bereaved that address the needs of suicide loss
Author : David Rizzo
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 0829436529
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)
Download or read book Faith, Family, and Children with Special Needs written by David Rizzo and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s hard enough for today’s parents to raise faith- filled children. But for the parents of kids with special needs, the challenges can be almost overwhelming; these parents’ own spirituality may suffer amidst the daily obstacles of raising a child with disabilities, and they may wonder how—or even if—their child can ever experience a meaningful spiritual life. In Faith, Family, and Children with Special Needs, David Rizzo—whose 12-year-old daughter has autism—offers great hope for parents who want to grow in their own spirituality while helping their children with disabilities experience God in a deeper way. Throughout the book, Rizzo’s abiding though sometimes tested Catholic faith is made clear as he thoughtfully explains everything from the practical, such as how parents can maintain sanity during Mass when the child with special needs becomes disruptive, to the profound, such as how parents can understand God in a way that is relevant to their predicament. At other times, Rizzo’s advice is intended to help the child grow in his or her own faith, as when he explains how kids with special needs can participate meaningfully in the Eucharist. By looking at big-picture issues of faith while also providing speci fic tips to nurture spiritual growth in parents and in their children with disabilities, Faith, Family, and Children with Special Needs will serve as a highly useful and inspiring resource for anyone in the community of faith who interacts with children with disabilities.
Author : Lawrence R. Sutton
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 0829438912
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)
Download or read book How to Welcome, Include, and Catechize Children with Autism and Other Special Needs written by Lawrence R. Sutton and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deacon Larry Sutton knows first-hand how important and rewarding catechizing children with developmental disabilities can be. In How to Welcome, Include, and Catechize Children with Autism and Other Special Needs, he provides bishops, pastors, DREs, and other diocesan and parish leaders with a guide for creating a program that addresses the needs of children with physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities and welcomes them into the life of the parish. How to Welcome, Include, and Catechize Children with Autism and Other Special Needs helps parishes: Understand disabilities—and abilities Build relationships with children with special needs? Provide one-on-one customized catechesis using existing resources Inspire teens to volunteer Revitalize, educate, and involve the entire parish How to Welcome, Include, and Catechize Children with Autism and Other Special Needs provides the insights needed to build an effective faith formation program. By sharing stories of success and inspiration that affect everyone—pastor, parent, student, teenager, and teacher—he delivers the unexpected: that catechizing children with special needs actually nurtures the faith of the entire parish.
Author : Sally Patton
Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
ISBN 13 : 9781558964792
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (647 download)
Download or read book Welcoming Children with Special Needs written by Sally Patton and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 2004 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis Grant Macaskill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781481311250
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Autism and the Church written by Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis Grant Macaskill and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 76 million people worldwide are affected by autism--current figures suggest that 1 in 100 people live somewhere along the autism spectrum, though many remain undiagnosed. Frequently, autism occurs alongside other conditions, such as anxiety or depression. Yet despite autism's prevalence and impact, the church remains slow to adapt, with responses that are often poorly informed and irresponsible. In Autism and the Church Grant Macaskill provides a careful, attentive, and sustained analysis of the reality of autism within the church and how this should be approached theologically. Macaskill demonstrates that attempts to read the Bible with reference to autism are often deficient because they move too quickly from the study of particular texts to claims about the condition and how it should be viewed. This leads some Christians to see autism as something that should be healed or even exorcised. Macaskill instead invites readers to struggle with the biblical canon, in ways shaped by the traditions of the early church, to a process of interpretation that calls upon the church, following Christ's teaching, to cherish those who experience autism as part of the diverse gifting of Christ's body. Accordingly, he calls churches to consider the implications of autism in their congregations and to explore how best to accommodate the particular needs of persons with autism in public worship and pastoral care, while valuing their distinctive contribution. In short, Macaskill challenges the church to think biblically about autism. Autism and the Church teaches readers that those with autism belong to the church, demonstrating that, if responsibly read, the Bible provides a resource that enables the church to recognize the value of those with autism. Macaskill shows how the Bible can help both individuals and church bodies flourish, even as the church deals faithfully with the opportunities and challenges that come with understanding autism. He writes as a biblical scholar intimately familiar with the experience of autism, dealing honestly with the real difficulties that can accompany the condition, while challenging misconceptions.
Author : Amy Webb
Publisher : Beaming Books
ISBN 13 : 1506480233
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)
Download or read book When Charley Met Emma written by Amy Webb and published by Beaming Books. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 Foreword INDIES Award Bronze Medal, When Charley Met Emma teaches kids about disability, empathy, and the beauty of friendships with people who are different from you. When Charley goes to the playground and sees Emma, a girl with limb differences who gets around in a wheelchair, he doesn't know how to react at first. But after he and Emma start talking, he learns that different isn't bad, sad, or strange--different is just different, and different is great! This delightful book will help kids think about disability, kindness, and how to behave when they meet someone who is different from them.
Author : Kelly Mantoan
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 168192417X
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Better Than OK written by Kelly Mantoan and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Every day is joyful. Every day is a gift. Every day I can thank God from the bottom of my heart.” Kelly Mantoan wasn’t always able to say these words. As a mother of five children, two with profound disabilities, all her energy and attention was focused on her children’s diagnoses and round the clock care. Drained and struggling, Kelly wondered if she had what it took to be the kind of parent they needed. She craved support as a Catholic mother with special-needs children, but felt lost and alone when she tried to rely on secular support groups or well-meaning friends and family who had no experience in the special-needs community. If you can relate to Kelly’s story, Better Than OK: Finding Joy with Special- Needs Children is the hope-filled book you need today. In her down-to-earth way, Kelly shares the steps parents need to take to shift their focus away from the negatives of a diagnosis and towards acceptance, renewed faith, and joy. This book is a must-read for special-needs parents, but I would recommend it to any parent who needs a dose of wisdom and encouragement. — Jen Fulwiler, bestselling author and standup comic Sometimes special-needs parents need practical tips. Sometimes we need prayers. And sometimes we just need to know that we're not alone. ... This engaging new book is a true gift to the parents of kids with special needs. — Bonnie L. Engstrom, mom of eight and author of 61 Minutes to a Miracle This book is a gem for all special-needs parents, by turns funny, poignant, and always honest. It's the book I wish my parents could've had when I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in the 90s. — Emily M. DeArdo, author of Living Memento Mori: My Journey Along the Way of the Cross A truly important book for Catholic parents of special-needs children, and for family members, friends, and members of parish communities who want to better understand and more effectively support them. — Kendra Tierney, author of The Catholic All Year Compendium ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelly Mantoan is the founder of Accepting the Gift, an online apostolate that provides resources and support to Catholic special-needs parents. She also blogs at This Ain’t the Lyceum about homeschooling, special-needs parenting, and Catholic family life. She enjoys creating useful posts and resources for her followers and speaking to groups about how God’s plan for our lives is often much better than anything we can imagine.
Author : Rev. Michael S. Driscoll
Publisher : Liturgy Training Publications
ISBN 13 : 1618331000
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (183 download)
Download or read book The Liturgy Documents, Volume Two written by Rev. Michael S. Driscoll and published by Liturgy Training Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable resource for clergy, students, and liturgists, this revised volume assembles the liturgical documents needed for the study and preparation of parish sacramental rites, and other liturgies, such as Masses with children, the Liturgy of the Hours, and Eucharistic adoration. This second edition now includes the praenotanda from the sacramental rites, along with additional documents needed to prepare the Mass, blessings, and the Sacred Paschal Triduum. A pastoral overview introduces each document, explaining the purpose of the document, the degree of its authority, and its practical implications. With an extensive index and a glossary of terms, this volume is designed for easy navigation and frequent reference.
Author : Albert A. Herzog Jr.
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532607717
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry written by Albert A. Herzog Jr. and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides pastors, seminarians, and interested laity with the background necessary to understand the need for disability ministry and the contexts out of which the church's ministry among people with disabilities must emerge. This is true not only for descriptions of ministries over the past sixty years, but also the challenges disability poses for biblical studies, church history, Christian theology, and ethics. Insights are gained not only from mainstream secular and religious sources but from evangelical and other conservative materials. The blending of items from different religious resources reveals just how ubiquitous disability is and the need for disability ministry--now and for many years into the future. The book's format is such that either it can serve as a text for courses on disability ministry, or individual chapters can be employed in various courses on selected topics in biblical studies, history, theology, and ethics. Pastors and lay leaders will enjoy the depth of coverage for each topic. This is a book about a serious subject, for serious readers. Its materials are designed to inform, stimulate, and promote disability ministry as a topic worthy of serious study.
Author : Charlotte Riggle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984612444
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (124 download)
Download or read book Catherine's Pascha written by Charlotte Riggle and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey Kaster
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9781580510578
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Parish Faith Formation Assessment and Planning Tool written by Jeffrey Kaster and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are new members being welcomed into your parish? How are parishioners being challenged to grow in their relationship with God and in service to others? Parish Faith Formation Assessment and Planning Tool, winner of the 1997 Research Award from the National Conference of Catechetical Leadership, helps identify key areas in faith formation for assessment and planning. This book is solid and comprehensive, yet flexible enough to meet individual needs.
Author : Christy Wilkens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781646801114
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Awakening at Lourdes written by Christy Wilkens and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christy Wilkens made the long trek to Lourdes with her husband, Todd, and their toddler, Oscar--who was plagued by mysterious seizures--through a program with the Order of Malta. In the spiritual memoir Awakening at Lourdes, Wilkens shares that while Oscar's condition did improve slightly after their visit, the real healing took place between husband and wife, who unexpectedly discovered a deeper love for each other, a renewed sense of appreciation for their faith community, and an abiding confidence in God's mercy.
