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This book is in fair condition. There is significant wear on the front, back and the spine of the cover boards. The spine is exposed and frayed and the edges are worn. The corners are bumped and the cover is peeling back. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The image in the center of the front cover board is worn and fading.The pages are tanned and worn on the edges. "As soon as you wake make the sign of the Cross and say: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost Amen...." - Morning Prayers for Little Ones from Child's Key Of Heaven

This book is in good condition. There is some minor wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and the edges. The corners are bumped. The previous owners name is pasted on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are just yellowing, but clear of any markings. "In these days of high tension, both international and personal, the need for better understanding among people of all countries, all races, and all creeds is greater than ever before in the history of the world. An increased spirit of brotherhood, predicated on a clearer concept of the religious beliefs of others could well result in a new appreciation of their tenets, thereby creating an attitude of respect which is frequently lacking today both in business and in political contacts...." - Foreword from Days And Customs Of All Faiths

This book is in very good condition. There is no wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is no bumping or fraying, and the pages are clear of markings. The pages are white, crisp and clear. "As I began to say in the Introduction, the task of the first half of life is to create a proper container for one's life and answer the first essential questions: "What makes me significant?" "How can I support myself?" and "Who will go with me?" The task of the second half of life is, quite simply, to find the actual contents that this container was meant to hold and deliver. As Mary Oliver puts it, "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" In other words, the container is not an end in itself, but exists for the sake of your deeper and fullest life, which you largely do not know about yourself! Far too many people just keep doing repair work on the container itself and never "throw their nets into the deep" (John 21:6) to bring in the huge catch that awaits… Read More

This book is in very good condition.There is almost no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is one mark on the back cover board. The edges are as new, and the corners are not bumped. The pages are crisp, white and clear of all markings. "Introductory Rites: The ministerial function of the Introductory Rites is to call together the assembly of a community to listen to God's Word and to celebrate the Eucharist. The Entrance Procession and Entrance Song enables the assembly to enter into the spirit of the celebration, that is, to meet Jesus Christ...." - Order Of Mass from Glory & Praise

This book is in good condition. The is minimal wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is minimal wear on the edges of the cover boards, and there is no bumping. There are some stains on the front cover board. the pages are just turning yellow and tanned.The pages are clear of any markings. "Obtaining information about America's religious groups can be difficult, providing it to others is a king-sized undertaking. For one thing, there are so many. For another, finding a way to make contact with them to gather facts and figures, especially from the smaller, less highly organized ones, can be a mystery. And then there is the question of which ones to include in a reference book of this kind. Finally, classifying them - that is, under which heading, if any, to place them and how to list them by title - sometimes requires a judgement call or even a bold venture...." - Preface to the Eighth Edition from Handbook of Denominations in the United States

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and the edges of the cover. There is some bumping on the corners. The pages are yellowed but clear of any markings."In 1970 John Macquarrie came home from eight years as Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York, after lecturing at his own university, Glascow. He had of course been home before that, at such moments as for the 1968 Lambeth Conference, where (as again in 1978) he was a consultant. In Michaelmas 1970 he became a Canon of Christ Church and Oxford's Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity...." - Foreword from Mary for All Christians

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. The corners are slightly bumped. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. The author has signed the title page."...that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Isaiah 50:4What does one say to a congregation in need of revival? what does one say to disheartened Catholics in need of renewal? I pondered these questions on a daily basis from 1983 to 1997. Living out the answers to these questions became the primary focus of my life when Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly called me from a thriving rural parish to the heart of the city to "do something with the cathedral." Introduction from One Heart At A Time: Renewing The Church In The New Millennium

This book is an antique. It is in good condition considering it is over 100 years old. There is some wear to the cover and scuffing. The corners are also worn. Pages are tanning and spotted. There are some pencil markings inside the book.A summary of Catholic modernism by a Protestant, with a plea for it as the basis ... is found in Newman Smyth's Passing Protestantism and Coming Catholicism.

This book is in very good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is no yellowing or tanning of pages, and the pages are clear of any markings. "Gracious God, help us by your grace to prepare for the pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II. Renew us in the gift of your Holy Spirit who unites us with bonds of love and stirs within us the desire for reconciliation. As the Vicar of Peter, John Paul builds up the unity of the Body of Christ and seeks out all those who profess the name of Jesus. May we also become signs of reconciliation in the world and builders of unity in the Church...." - From Prayer For The Pastoral Visit Of John Paul II To Detroit

This book is in good condition. There is significant wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. The corners are worn. The previous owner's name is written on the inside of the front cover. The pages are tanned but clear of any marking."Why a new edition of the documents of Vatican II? For eighteen years I have been involved in the translation and publication of official Church documents, including those of Vatican II and its aftermath, and I have long felt that there is need for a volume containing not only the sixteen Council documents, but also as useful a selection as possible of the relevant subsequent official documents, those which dot the i's and cross the t's, as it were, of the sixteen...." - Introduction from Vatican Council II The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents