"…a brilliant book of immense practical usefulness. —Our Sunday Visitor A Modern Classic "The joy and excitement of theological knowledge is like the joy and excitement of any other love." —From Chapter One Clear, precise and inspiring, Theology for Beginners has been acclaimed as one of the outstanding modern introductions to theology. More than a compendium of the central doctrines of Catholicism, however, the book is designed to ..."
Christ in Eclipse A Clinical Study of the Good Christian by FrancisJosephSheed Hardcover, 158 Pages, Published 1978 by Andrews Mcmeel Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-8362-3302-5, ISBN: 0-8362-3302-6
"Argues that many people lead dedicated, Christian lives, but have little direct awareness of Christ, and suggests ways to know Christ better"
"Dust jacket price clipped, creased and worn, page edges tanned, bookseller's pencil marks. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday."
"A couple of years ago I visited a town where I was to lecture. A young woman told me she was coming to my lecture, and then asked what it was to be about. I said “The Blessed Trinity.” She said “Oh,” and then after a distinct pause “Ah well.” In other words, if her Bishop wanted her to listen to a lecture on the Blessed Trinity, she would listen to it: she hoped, doubtless, that she would do even harder things if her Bishop called for t ..."
"Frank J. Sheed, one of the most distinguished and popular Catholic writers of the twentieth century, is known as a champion of the faith. The Action of the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, a new edition of his original book, is another example of Sheed's ability to shed light on the mysteries of our faith. With his keen insight, Sheed notes that action upon mankind, individually and in community, is the special function of the H ..."
A Map of Life(2nd Edition) (Prayer & Practice) by FrancisJosephSheed Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2001 by Sheed And Ward ISBN-13: 978-0-7220-7393-3, ISBN: 0-7220-7393-3
"One of the best short statements on the Catholic faith ever written."
"In The Way of Compassion, Father Richard C. Antall uses the experiences of seven contemporary women he knew during his years as a missionary in El Salvador to create a modern meditation on the traditional Seven Sorrows of Mary. He demonstrates the importance of perseverance, strength, courage, and dignity of women."
"The second Hackett edition of the Sheed translation, a classic in its own right, offers a wealth of notes on philosophical, theological, historical, and liturgical issues raised by the Confessions, as well as paragraph numbers of the Latin ..."
"This modern spiritual classic by Frank Sheed, the renowned author, publisher and lecturer, is brought back into print for the benefit of new generations of readers to develop a deeper, more profound knowledge of Jesus Christ. Sheed's concern with the Gospels is to come to know Christ as he actually lived among us, interacted with all the various people he encountered from his infancy to his passion and death--the God-man who was like us ..."
"You've heard his name--now read his classic spiritual autobiography. Here is St. Augustine's "Confessions, " an important and powerful book abridged and updated for today's reader. Written some sixteen hundred years ago, this Christian classic still speaks to readers, addressing concerns that trouble the human heart today just as they did in the fourth and fifth centuries. "Confessions" gives an account of God's grace in Augustine's lif ..."
"The author has studied the Jesus of the Gospels to see what light he can bring to our present religious, moral, social and political confusions."
The Holy Spirit in Action Why Christians Call Him "The Lord and Giver of Life" by FrancisJosephSheed Paperback, 93 Pages, Published 1981 by Servant Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-89283-109-8, ISBN: 0-89283-109-X
"The Holy Spirit in Action is a clear and revealing exposition of the Holy Spirit. It is
a fresh look at the activity of the Holy Spirit, based on keen spiritual insight and a
lifetime of learning by Frank Sheed, one of the eminent Christian writers of our ..."
"Theology for Beginners been acclaimed as one of the outstanding modern introductions to theology. It is clear, precise, and inspiring compendium of the central doctrines of the Christian faith. The author makes the truths of theology not only understandable, but exciting reading for the Catholic layman."
Faith Comes by Hearing(Updated) Study Outlines on Speaking the Faith by FrancisJosephSheed Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1980 by Sheed & Ward Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7220-3514-6, ISBN: 0-7220-3514-4
The instructed heart Soundings at four depths by FrancisJosephSheed Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1979 by Our Sunday Visitor, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-87973-629-3, ISBN: 0-87973-629-1
"Frank Sheed has revised and updated his masterpiece. Theology and Sanity in its new form retains all the fire and clarity of the original, is still profoundly committed to - and itself a fine example of - the rationality of Christian faith; but now takes full account of the many changes which have taken place in the Church in the thirty-five years since the first edition was published."
Christ in Eclipse A Clinical Study of the Good Christian by FrancisJosephSheed Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 1978 by Sheed & Ward Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7220-7819-8, ISBN: 0-7220-7819-6