Secretariat for Parish Life
of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Living the Faith
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Secretariat for Parish Life of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Living the Faith |
The following books and pamphlets are available for purchase for parish and personal evangelization work. For more information or to order specific works, please contact the Office of Evangelization at mmach@dioceseofcleveland.org, mhamilton@dioceseofcleveland.org or call the office at 216-696-6525 Ext. 4530. We would be happy to help you with your parish’s needs.
Outreach to Inactive Catholics
Evangelization Teams and Resources
Core
Evangelization Documents:
On Evangelization in the Modern World, Evangelii Nuntiandi. Apostolic Exhortation of Paul VI. St. Paul Books & Media. $1.25
Go and Make
Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the
United States. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC,
1992. $3.50
In March 1990, the Committee on Evangelization of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, presented plans to develop a national plan and strategy for evangelization to the NCCB Administrative Committee. After conducting a broad consultation with dioceses, state Catholic conferences, religious communities, and national organizations, the Committee on Evangelization submitted a final draft to the plenary assembly of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States was approved and adopted on November 18, 1992.
Text, Study
Guide and Implementation Process for Go and Make Disciples: A National
Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States.
Susan W. Blum Gerding, Ed.D., National Council for Catholic
Evangelization, Washington, DC, 1993.
$6.95
Go and Make Disciples offers an unequivocal statement by the bishops regarding the primary mission of the whole Church in the United States: evangelization! As an aid in reading, studying and implementing Go and Make Disciples, the National Council for Catholic Evangelization has provided this “three-in-one” manual which combines the complete Text of the Bishops’ National Plan and Strategy, a Study Guide and an Implementation Process to help you and your group “make this plan your plan!”
Commentary
and Planning Guide for Personal, Parish and Diocesan Planning for Go and
Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization
in the United States. Frank DeSiano, CSP and Kenneth Boyack, CSP, Paulist National
Catholic Evangelization Association, Washington, DC, 1993.
$6.95
This book contains…
The complete text of Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States.
A commentary with questions for personal use and group formation.
A section featuring additional resources for implementing Go and Make Disciples.
A chapter on evaluating evangelization projects and programs.
A complete leader’s guide.
Christ Renews His Parish: A Parochial Spiritual Renewal Process. Robert P. Edwards and John O. Jacoby; Christ Renews His Parish, P.O. Box 19100, Cleveland, OH; 1997; $40.00.
Christ Renews His Parish is a copyrighted parish renewal process that has existed since 1969 and has been recommended by the renewal office of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. It has been used as the primary instrument of personal and parish renewal in over 826 parishes in 31 states in the United States and Italy. Over the years, it has been structured so that it becomes part of normal parish life without becoming another parish organization. It is also not associated with any particular school of spirituality nor mode of prayer. CRHP is sacramentally based and utilizes much prayer, scripture and sharing.
Outreach
to Inactive Catholics:
Re-Membering:
The Ministry of Welcoming Alienated and Inactive Catholics.
Sarah Harmony, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1991.
$6.95
Re-Membering is the ministry of welcoming alienated and inactive Catholics back to the Eucharistic table and to full active discipleship for Jesus Christ. It honors the process of conversion so important on this returning journey, and it respects the reconciling ministry of the entire Catholic Christian community.
Parish
Ministry for Returning Catholics.
Patricia Barbernitz, Paulist Press, Mahwah, NY, 1993.
$6.95
This book provides practical pastoral and catechetical information that will be most helpful to parish staffs as well as parish volunteers who desire to begin ministry to returning Catholics. It sheds light on the obvious areas that need to be considered in beginning this ministry and brings to light other areas that might not be so obvious—but which experience has shown to be important. Written in ‘layman’s’ language with the inclusion of many real-life stories, Patricia Barbernitz’s Parish Ministry for Returning Catholics is an excellent resource for implementing Goal II of the newest evangelization document from the U.S. Bishops, Go Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States.
Reaching Out
– A Manual for Evangelizing Inactive Catholics.
Evangelization Ministry, Archdiocese of Louisville, Louisville, KY,
2002. $13.50
Reaching Out – A Manual for Evangelizing Inactive Catholics has as its focus reaching out to our fellow Catholics who have been alienated from the Church. Incorporating information gathered from diocesan offices of the Archdiocese of Louisville, the manual includes areas such as: preparation of parish teams, facilitator training information, suggested follow-up processes for integrating those who decide to return to the church, and a suggested bibliography and agency assistance sheet (adaptable to fit your needs).
St. Monica
Ministry: Spiritual exercises to help you with a loved one’s faith
crisis.
Jack Buchner, PhD, Cathedral Foundation Press, Baltimore, MD, 1998.
$12.00
What do you say to a good parent, grieving over a grown child who has left the Catholic faith of childhood? How many times do pastoral ministers face this heartbreaking situation? Dr. Buchner has prayed over this challenge, has conducted workshops for parents, and now has enriched us all by putting the results of these reflections and experiences in a book, St. Monica Ministry.
The
Evangelizing Catholic: A Practical Handbook for Reaching Out.
Frank P. DeSiano, C.S.P., Paulist Press, Mahwah, NY, 1998.
$11.95
A “how-to” book on individual and parish evangelization, The Evangelizing Catholic contains a wealth of information and incentives to help the average Catholic and average parish discover opportunities and practical strategies for “reaching out” in faith.
Inviting Catholics Home: A
Parish Program.
(Formerly Catholics Returning Home, self-publication) Sally L. Mews,
Liguori Publications, Liguori, MS, 2002. $14.00
Why do people leave the Church? A bad experience, loss of interest, anger, misunderstanding – the list could be a long one. Once out of the Church, why do people feel the need to come back? Illness, death, good fortune, personal crisis – again, it could be a long list. But how do you come back? For some people this is a real problem – they don't know how to come back to the Church.
This book is about "Catholics Returning Home," a six-week support program that is aimed at helping Catholics return to the Church. The program uses a nonjudgmental approach that is designed to recognize the feelings of each participant, and to help all participants understand that they are not alone. Anonymous program activities point out shared experiences and help participants to view old problems in a new light. Although "Catholics Returning Home" is presented as a lay-based, team-outreach ministry to nonpracticing Catholics, the program encourages clergy participation especially in the areas of the Mass and changes brought about by Vatican II. Suggestions for publicizing the program and recommendations for follow-up with program participants combine to make "Catholics Returning Home" an effective evangelization effort.
This book will prepare you to take part in one of the most rewarding ministries in the Church today, a ministry of reconciliation and healing that begins by Inviting Catholics Home.
Share Your Faith: A Behavioral Approach to Evangelization Training. Susan W. Blum, Jeremiah Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1990. $5.95
Believing in
Jesus: A Popular Overview of the Catholic Faith.
Leonard Foley, O.F.M., St. Anthony Messenger Press, Cincinnati, OH,
1981. $5.95
Believing
in Jesus is more than
just another catechism. It is
a book which captures the Christian’s continuing journey of faith,
every-new, ever-alive—yet founded on the steadfast love of God for us,
his people. It is a book that
is sure to make your life a more Christian life through better
understanding.
Covering the complete spectrum of Catholic faith—and centering on Jesus—this book clearly embodies the spirit of Christian belief and practice. In five major sections and 27 separate chapters, Father Foley leads the reader on a journey from earliest Old Testament times through a world “starting over” in Jesus to the “end time” when Jesus will come again and we will share fully in his life.
What It
Means To Be Catholic.
Father Joseph M. Champlin, St. Anthony Messenger Press, Cincinnati,
OH, 1986. $4.95
Do
you struggle to develop a healthy self-esteem?
Search for true happiness? Long
for heroes or models? Desire
to make up and start over after disagreements and disputes?
Need help in coping with life’s hard knocks?
It
would be no surprise if your answer to each of those questions were
“Yes.” They are commonly
experienced and keenly felt human concerns in today’s world.
This book deals with a dozen of these and other similar issues
facing people who live in our contemporary society.
It tries to identify those concerns in the context of a short story. Then it attempts to show how the basic major teachings and well-known practices of the Roman Catholic Church can help us both understand these challenges and deal with them.
The Catholic
Way of Life. David Byers, Neil Parent and B. Allison Smith, Paulist
National Catholic Evangelization Association, Washington, DC, 1990.
$9.95
The Catholic Way of Life is a creative new resource that provides…
An appealing introduction to the Catholic faith for inquirers.
An engaging resource for those participating in the precatechumenate and the catechumenate.
A treasure for active Catholics who wish to update and renew their faith.
Invitation:
the Search for God, Self and Church.
A Catholic Learning Guide for Adults.
Rev. Alfred McBride, O.Praem., Paulist National Catholic
Evangelization Association, Washington, DC, 1984.
$
Insightful and informative answers to common questions people have about the Catholic faith and the Catholic Church! Special features include:
The easy-to-use question and answer format, which lends itself well to group or individual study.
Instructive excerpts from the new Catechism of the Catholic Church.
A helpful section titled “How to Use Invitation.”
The most important Catholic prayers.
A detailed index for finding information quickly and easily.
Our Hearts
Were Burning Within Us: A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the
United States. Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, United States
Catholic Conference, Washington, DC, 1999.
$5.95
“Were not our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?” (Lk 24:32). The U.S. bishops renew their commitment to adult faith formation, addressing the opportunities and potential, challenges, and concerns of this area of ministry. Goals, principles, and content approaches are provided to help leaders as they reach out to the adults in their community.
Neighborhood
Ministry Basics: A No-nonsense Guide.
Paul Cook and Judith Zeiler, The Pastoral Press, Washington, DC,
1986. $7.95
Reach out to all the members of your parish community. Share the responsibility of one-to-one ministry with a group that makes such ministry a reality. Neighborhood Ministry Basics shows you step by step how to renew and revitalize your worship community, welcome the return of members, and strengthen the bonds that unite your parish family.
Christian
Hospitality: A Handbook for Parishes.
Evangelization Ministry, Archdiocese of Louisville, Louisville, KY,
2002. $9.50
This handbook has been a success with parishes that are intent upon improving their spirit of welcome. The newest chapter on intercultural hospitality combines with updated information on the theology of welcome, liturgical hospitality, welcoming people with disabilities and reaching out to welcome all people to form the recently revised handbook. Practical suggestions and models of successful welcoming committees are also included.
Evangelization Teams and Resources:
A Time to
Listen…A Time to Heal.
Committee on Evangelization, National Conference of Catholic
Bishops, Washington, 1999. $4.95
Building on Go and Make Disciples, the bishops’ pastoral plan for evangelization, this new directory was developed to further Pope John Paul II’s call for reconciliation. The directory includes reflections, models, and faith sharing guides for evangelization staffs and all those involved in mission work.
Evangelization
Teams in the Making: A Catholic Parish Manual.
Dorothy Hulburt and Sr. Priscilla Lemire, RJM, Jeremiah Press,
Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 2000. $9.95
Evangelization Teams in the Making by veteran Catholic evangelizers, Dorothy Hulburt and Sr. Priscilla Lemire, offers parish leadership down to earth, nitty-gritty pre-planning assistance in the formation of dynamic, effective parish evangelization teams. This book also helps readers to identify their own unique evangelization style and discusses six different types of evangelization styles, all representative of evangelization teams today.
Evangelization
Parish Workbook.
Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1995.
$
A discussion and planning guide for:
Parish Staff
Leadership Groups
Parish Pastoral Council
Small Faith Communities
Evangelization Group/Committee
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Program
Thy Kingdom
Come: A Manual for Evangelization Staff.
Committee on Evangelization, National Conference of Catholic
Bishops, Washington, DC, 1999. $3.95
Revised edition is designed for the use and training of those involved in the work of evangelization. Contains a preface, general information on the Catholic approach to evangelization, and specific sections on evangelization at the diocesan and parish levels. A resource section includes foundational documents, materials from Pope John Paul II and the U.S. bishops, and related organizations. Preface by Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Evangelization.
Pastoring the
Pastors; Resources for Training and Supporting Pastoral Facilitators for
Small Faith Communities.
Arthur
R. Baranowski, St. Anthony
Messenger Press, Cincinnati, 1988. $6.95
The real test of how serious a parish is about restructuring into base churches is how much effort it puts into training and supporting pastors for these small faith communities. These pastors, or pastoral facilitators, are the link between the small church community and the parish; they are also what keep the small faith community a church. Pastoring the ‘Pastors’ provides everything a parish staff or core team needs to train and support pastoral facilitators within the Called to Be Church process.
Hear I Am, Send
Me: A Conference Response to the Evangelization of African Americans and
The National Black Catholic Pastoral Plan.
National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC, 1990.
$3.95
In response to the needs and expectations of the estimated 2 million African American Catholics in the United States, and in order to reach the 6 million African Americans who do not belong to an organized church, the Committee on Black Catholics, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, prepared Here I Am, Send Me: A Conference Response to the Evangelization of African Americans and “The National Black Catholic Pastoral Plan.”
Lay
Ecclesial Ministry: The State of the Questions.
A report of the Subcommittee on Lay Ministry, Committee on the
Laity, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC, 1999.
$5.95
A must for all active church ministers and for those preparing for such ministry. Presenting a summary of the “Leadership for Ecclesial Lay Ministry” project, the Subcommittee on Lay Ministry invites the U.S. bishops to determine the future course of the project in order to serve the need for leadership at the national level and provide practical assistance at the local level. The report offers conclusions and background information on the following areas: (1) the term lay ecclesial minister, (2) toward a theology of lay ecclesial ministry, (3) preparation of lay ecclesial ministers, (4) the relationship between lay ecclesial ministers and ordained ministers, (5) financial and human resource issues, and (6) multicultural issues.
Letter to
the Elderly. John Paul II, United States Catholic Conference, Washington,
DC, 1999. $2.95
“As an older person myself,” Pope John Paul II encourages older people of all languages and cultures to see “every season of our lives as a gift” and to “put their time, talents, and experience at the service of others.”
A Theology
As Big As The City.
Ray Bakke, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL, 1997.
$12.00
How does God see the City? What does Scripture have to say about urban ministry? These are the questions Ray Bakke has systematically addressed, beginning with Genesis and continuing through to Revelation. Here is a biblical theology that will constantly surprise and challenge as you get a glimpse of how big God’s view of the city really is.
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