Alter Christus.Alter Christus John J. Gilchrist Ave Maria Ave Maria (ä`vā märē`ä) [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. Press PO Box 428, Nortre Dame, IN 46556-0428 1594710317 $14.95 1-800-282-1865 www.avemariapress.com During the course of his 47 years of ministry, Msgr. John J. Gilchrist has served as a parish priest, high school teacher, chaplain, and is a columnist for "The Catholic Advocate", the Catholic newspaper for the Archdiocese of Newark. Msgr. Gilchrist draws upon his experiences, studies, and reflections in Alter Christus: St. Paul Speaks To Priests, to provide his fellow clergy with inspired and inspiring insights into being a priest and pastor within the Catholic community. He reveals that being a priest is a calling, not a profession, and the core of priesthood is sacrifice and service. A number of priestly obligations are surveyed and commented upon, including fidelity, the homily homily (hŏm`əlē), type of oral religious instruction delivered to a church congregation. In the patristic period through the Middle Ages the focus of the homily was on the explanation and application of texts read or sung during the celebration of the liturgy. Works of literature giving moral advice are also called homilies., the laity, and love as a priest's primary motivation. Msgr. Gilchrist also comments upon the obligations and opportunities provided the priest to guide the Catholic community of faith in service to the Lord, especially in times of turmoil, strife, and calamity. Enhanced with a bibliography, Alter Christus should be considered as a "must read" for anyone who aspires to the priesthood, all those currently in service to their parish or diocese, and the lay reader with a concern for, and in support of, their clergy. |
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