In this first of two volumes of the Gospel according to Luke, Joseph A. Fitzmyer provides an exhaustive introduction, a definitive new translation, and extensive notes and commentary on Luke's Gospel. Fitzmyer brings to the task his mastery of ancient and modern languages, his encyclopedic knowledge of the sources, and his intimate acquaintance with the questions and issues occasioned by the th…
Kita sering melihat beberapa orang berjubah putih di altar mendampingi pastor dalam Misa/Perayaan Ekaristi. Penampilannya mirip pastor dan juga membagikan komuni kepada umat. Siapakah mereka? Mereka adalah prodiakon. Mereka adalah awam yang tugas-tugasnya ditetapkan oleh Pastor Paroki dan Uskup, antara lain yang utama adalah membantu pastor dalam membagi komuni kepada umat dalam suatu Perayaan …
If we are material beings living in a material world -- and all the scientificevidence suggests that we are -- then we must find existential meaning, if there is such a thing, inthis physical world. We must cast our lot with the natural rather than the supernatural. ManyWesterners with spiritual (but not religious) inclinations are attracted to Buddhism -- almost as akind of moral-mental hygien…
This textbook is a systematic guide to the extensive field of spirituality. Kees Waaijman charts the multiform phenomenon of the spirituality of ordinary people, the great spiritual traditions and the force of counter-movements. From the foundation of this survey he answers questions What exactly is spirituality? What forms can a scholarly approach take? Finally, the book provides methodic acce…