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BOOKS BY FATHER M.-D. PHILIPPE
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"Only in so far as he recognizes his Creator's sovereign rights over him can man fully realize his own nature. If he does not discover God, and does not recognize God's rights, but looks at himself as his own master, he fails to discover the source and object of his being, and then he is like a traveller who has lost his way, knowing neither where he comes from nor where he is going to."
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"Father Philippe's treatment of the first chapter of St. John' s Gospel, while avoiding the heavy esoteric quality seen in much scriptural commentary, brings to light in a remarkable way the personality of St. John, his entrance into the mistery of Christ, and the absolute claims of personal discipleship. There are insights here that can serve a lifetime of reflection into the spiritual life."
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This book is a response to Socrates' invitation to 'know thyself'. The journey moves from immediate experience to the discovery of First Being, with the human person as the central figure of inquiry. This is an important work in the renewa of metaphysics called for by Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides and Ratio (1998).
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A cycle of ten philosophical conferences of introduction to metaphysics given at Université Libre des Sciences de l'Homme in Paris in 1980-1981. |
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"The pure creature who most lived by Christian grace, who utilized all its riches while being immersed here on earth in a regime of faith and hope, is the Most Holy Virgin. Through Gabriel's salutation and the fiat, Scripture testifies to the exceptional fullness of grace and charity which the Holy Virgin possessed at the Annunciation in her state as a believer. Tradition presents her to us as the creature who experienced the closest intimacy with God and Christ, the one who received the greatest love from the Father and Christ."
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Pope John Paul II wrote in the beginning of his encyclical letter Redemptoris Mater: "In the night of the Advent expectation, Mary began to shine like a true Morning Star". As the Third Millenium dawns, Mary still appears as this Star which precedes Christ, Sun of Justice, the hidden source of all renewal in the Church. She teaches us all the demands of the Holy Spirit upon the Church today. |
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"The first complete translation from the French of Father Philippe's Mystères de miséricorde, published in 1958 and again in 2000, makes available to the English speaking public an extraordinarily rich trilogy of consideration on God's wonderful plan to pour out His mercy upon the world through the maternal mediation of the blessed Virgin Mary." Rev. Seraphim Michalenko, M.I.C. |
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Thirteen conferences by Father Marie-Dominique Phillipe, O.P., and Father John-Mary Foster, F.J., recorded in March and April 1989 by the Catholic Communications Network in Corpus Christi, Texas. |
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Retracing Reality can be ordered from your book dealer or online from Amazon. The other books can be ordered from the Brothers of Saint John: Congregation of St. John, 505 Century Drive South, Laredo, TX 78046, USA. For further information on how to receive the English edition of the quarterly newsletter Letter to Our Friends, please e-mail us.
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ARTICLES IN LETTER TO OUR FRIENDS
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The Worship of God. Faith and Fact Books 16, 1959. Reprint:
Congregation of St. John, Laredo, TX.