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PublisherFranciscan Media

ISBN-100867166770

ISBN-139780867166774

eBay Product ID (ePID)52420277

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Book TitleBlessed Are the Bored in Spirit : a Young Catholic's Search for Meaning

Number of Pages131 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSpirituality, Christian Education / Children & Youth, Christianity / Catholic

Publication Year2006

GenreReligion

AuthorMark Hart

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-002555

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal282.092 B

SynopsisIs that your experience of Catholicism? Is yours a faith of Thou Shalt Nots? If so, forget about a dreary life of mindless obedience to rules you don't understand. It's time to enter into the transforming light of your Creator who invites you to live from the still center of his undying love. The author's humorous and hard-hitting reflections drive home the point that God isn't calling the reader to be a good person--someone who merely obeys the rules--but a new person in Jesus Christ. The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible., Too many young Catholics experience their faith as Mark Hart did: They rarely miss Mass even if they don't understand it; they have a Bible even if they never read it; they go to confession even if they aren't particularly repentant. Is that your experience of Catholicism? Is yours a faith of Thou Shalt Nots? If so, forget about a dreary life of mindless obedience to rules you don't understand. It's time to enter into the transforming light of your Creator who invites you to live from the still center of his undying love. The author's humorous and hard-hitting reflections drive home the point that God isn't calling the reader to be a good person'someone who merely obeys the rules'but a new person in Jesus Christ., My image of God the Father, enthroned in heaven in flowing white robes and Birkenstock sandals, was overshadowed by my certainty that he didn't want me to have any fun. God was all about rules.--from Chapter Five Too many young Catholics experience their faith as Mark Hart did: They rarely miss Mass even if they don't understand it; they have a Bible even if they never read it; they go to confession even if they aren't particularly repentant. Is that your experience of Catholicism? Is yours a faith of Thou Shalt Nots? If so, forget about a dreary life of mindless obedience to rules you don't understand. It's time to enter into the transforming light of your Creator who invites you to live from the still center of his undying love. The author's humorous and hard-hitting reflections drive home the point that God isn't calling the reader to be a good person--someone who merely obeys the rules--but a new person in Jesus Christ. The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.

LC Classification NumberBX4705.H32A3 2006