The Unchanging Heart of the Priesthood: A Faith Perspective on the Mystery and the Reality of Priesthood in the ChurchIn The Unchanging Heart of the Priesthood, Father Thomas Acklin presents an apologetic for that which is immutable?that which cannot change since it is found in the unchanging heart of Christ. Father Acklin refutes modern misconceptions and false understandings of the priesthood, while uncovering the beauty, strength, and hope that is found in God's plan. This book will encourage the heart of every priest and help the laity to understand and appreciate the reality and mystery of the priesthood in the Church. In The Unchanging Heart of the Priesthood Father Thomas Acklin presents an apologetic for the immutability of the priesthood?that which cannot change since it is found in the unchanging heart of Christ. Father Acklin refutes modern misconceptions, while uncovering the beauty, strength, and hope that is found in God's plan, bringing the reader to an appreciation of the reality and mystery of the priesthood in the Church. |
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Page iv
... of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained therein that those who have granted the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed. I will give you shepherds after my own heart. — ...
... of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained therein that those who have granted the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed. I will give you shepherds after my own heart. — ...
Page xi
... expression of it often hostile. Editorials in several national news magazines have called for the ordination of women, the abandonment of the more than millennium-old tradition of a celibate priesthood, and, in some instances, the ...
... expression of it often hostile. Editorials in several national news magazines have called for the ordination of women, the abandonment of the more than millennium-old tradition of a celibate priesthood, and, in some instances, the ...
Page xvii
... expressed in generous good works, has been replaced by innumerable gimmicks aimed at self-fulfillment or self-realization. All this has led, as it must lead, to a loss of faith and even to a decline of Christian morality, resulting in ...
... expressed in generous good works, has been replaced by innumerable gimmicks aimed at self-fulfillment or self-realization. All this has led, as it must lead, to a loss of faith and even to a decline of Christian morality, resulting in ...
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... expressed my opinion that his use of Freudian psychoanalytic concepts in relationship to the priest was contrived. But my strongest objection to The Changing Face of the Priesthood was the painful lack of any reference to the ...
... expressed my opinion that his use of Freudian psychoanalytic concepts in relationship to the priest was contrived. But my strongest objection to The Changing Face of the Priesthood was the painful lack of any reference to the ...
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... expressed by others? Has there been a tendency to focus all the power in one office, in a way that is patriarchal and unbiblical? And are there roots in the Old Testament for the way the Church understands priesthood and for the three ...
... expressed by others? Has there been a tendency to focus all the power in one office, in a way that is patriarchal and unbiblical? And are there roots in the Old Testament for the way the Church understands priesthood and for the three ...
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