When you are facing the troubles and pains of everyday life, do you feel that, instead of overcoming them, they are overcoming you? Are you letting your troubles get the best of you instead of seeking Gods help to deal with your challenges? As Christians, we must learn to turn to God for help in dealing with and ultimately resolving our problems. In Learning to Untie Gods Hands author Sherry York talks about the need for us to be able to understand what it takes to overcome the difficulties in our lives. The negative behaviors we sometimes use in dealing with those troublessuch as bitterness, jealousy, and the inability to forgive ourselves and otherscan keep God from working in our lives. York offers seven steps that can turn your life around just as it did for her. It is her belief that God wants to give us the things we will need to fight our enemy the devil, but first we must untie Gods hands so that he can do His work with us. In order to untie Gods hands, however, you must first be in Gods hands. The most important step in untying Gods hands is that you must be born again. By following these seven steps and becoming a willing, obedient vessel, you can have the opportunity to experience Gods love, help, and understanding in your life.

From his first appearance on a Vatican balcony Pope Francis proved himself a Pope of Surprises. With a series of potent gestures, history's first Jesuit pope declared a mission to restore authenticity and integrity to a Catholic Church bedevilled by sex abuse and secrecy, intrigue and in-fighting, ambition and arrogance. He declared it should be 'a poor Church, for the poor'. But there is a hidden past to this modest man with the winning smile. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was previously a bitterly divisive figure. His decade as leader of Argentina's Jesuits left the religious order deeply split. And his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions – on which this book casts new light. Yet something dramatic then happened to Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He underwent an extraordinary transformation. After a time of exile he re-emerged having turned from a conservative authoritarian into a humble friend of the poor – and became Bishop of the Slums, making enemies among Argentina's political classes in the process. For Pope Francis – Untying the Knots, Paul Vallely travelled to Argentina and Rome to meet Bergoglio's intimates over the last four decades. His book charts a remarkable journey. It reveals what changed the man who was to become Pope Francis – from a reactionary into the revolutionary who is unnerving Rome's clerical careerists with the extent of his behind-the-scenes changes. In this perceptive portrait Paul Vallely offers both new evidence and penetrating insights into the kind of pope Francis could become.

The Song of Songs, which is Solomons. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee (Song of Solomon 1:13). Our Lord is our great, great love, and we will do anything for Him because He first loved us. When the fragrance of our sins flooded His Fathers nostrils, all of heaven was searched for a remedy so that we could be united with God the Father. Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of Man, volunteered to come to earth to face death and be crushed on a wooden cross to pay mans debts once and for all. He is our Rose of Sharon. I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys (Song of Solomon 2:1). His death on the cross and the shedding of sinless blood generated the sweetest fragrance all the way to heaven, which provided a way for all men to be free.

When you are facing the troubles and pains of everyday life, do you feel that, instead of overcoming them, they are overcoming you? Are you letting your troubles get the best of you instead of seeking God’s help to deal with your challenges? As Christians, we must learn to turn to God for help in dealing with and ultimately resolving our problems. In Learning to Untie God’s Hands author Sherry York talks about the need for us to be able to understand what it takes to overcome the difficulties in our lives. The negative behaviors we sometimes use in dealing with those troubles—such as bitterness, jealousy, and the inability to forgive ourselves and others—can keep God from working in our lives. York offers seven steps that can turn your life around just as it did for her. It is her belief that God wants to give us the things we will need to fight our enemy the devil, but first we must untie God’s hands so that he can do His work with us. In order to untie God’s hands, however, you must first be in God’s hands. The most important step in untying God’s hands is that you must be born again. By following these seven steps and becoming a willing, obedient vessel, you can have the opportunity to experience God’s love, help, and understanding in your life.

"Homilies for Weekdays: Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials" is a requested and welcome addition to the first two volumes of weekday homilies by Father Don Talafous, OSB. Here, he offers creative homily suggestions for solemnities, feasts, and obligatory memorials that fall on weekdays. Readers will deeply appreciate the faithful representation of the Scripture readings and their practical applications for Christian living. "Don Talafous, OSB, PhD, serves as alumni chaplain for Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is author of "Homilies for Weekdays: Year I "and"Homilies for Weekdays: Year II."

Why don't you love me? 7 years of tribulation The murder of Jesus Christ Take another look at God Tear down them walls I don't want you anymore The laughing, mocking God Chance after Chance

Can science, psychology, and biology explain miracles? This three-volume set attempts to answer that question, presenting the latest, as well as classic, thinking and research regarding miracles from fields that include psychology, psychiatry, theology, biology, and history. We have all heard of what seem miraculous events, which have surfaced across history. They range from stigmata and bleeding icons to deadly tumors that disappear and healers who succeed just by laying hands on the afflicted; from people who can predict unexpected events to so-called mediums and those who can allegedly see and speak with the dead. These books, led by an eminent scholar who serves as series editor for the Praeger series Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality, examine miracles of body, mind, and spirit, presenting the most recent research and writing on these uncommon events, aiming to bring hard science to some of the most persistent and peculiar phenomena associated with the human race. Can science, psychology, and biology explain miracles? This three-volume set attempts to answer that question, presenting the latest, as well as classic, thinking and research regarding miracles from fields that include psychology, psychiatry, theology, biology, and history. From news of a crippled woman who left her wheelchair and walked after an evangelist prayed over her, to stories of people who died on the operating table only to be revived to tell of bright lights and the pathway to the afterlife, we've all heard of what seem miraculous events. They have surfaced across history. They range from stigmata and bleeding icons to deadly tumors that disappear, and healers who succeed just by laying hands on the afflicted; from people who can predict unexpected events to so-called mediums and those who can allegedly see and speak with the dead. Some miracles are intricately tied to religious beliefs, but there are millions of people who ascribe to no particular religion, yet still believe that things happen that defy all laws of nature, and thus defy scientific explanation. In these books, eminent scholar J. Harold Ellens and his team of expert contributors examine miracles of body, mind, and spirit, presenting the most recent research and writing on these uncommon events as they aim to bring hard science to some of the most persistent—and peculiar—phenomena associated with the human race.